Dewain B. Hawley was born in New York State, the son of Manley Hawley and Amanda (Berray) Hawley.
Dewain's children by his first wife were Merton and Katie.
His 2nd wife was Marion Kay. They had Roy, Mildred, Agnes, and Howard.
In the 1870s, Dewain took up horse ranching at Howe, Idaho with his brother, Edwin at Clyde, Idaho, in the Little Lost River Valley. The name Clyde came from the fact that Dewain and his brother, Edwin Robert Hawley, introduced the Clydesdale horse to Idaho as a draft animal. The brothers became known as "The Horse Kings of Idaho". The mountain range along the Little Lost River Valley is known as the Hawley Mountains.
If you enjoy history, you may also wish to extract some information from "Memories of Market Lake", Volume II, by William Stibal Pettite. Here are a few passages:
The centennial year of 1876 saw the arrival of the Hawley brothers at Eagle Rock. In a few short years, they would be known as the founders of the Little Lost River country.
Dewain B. Hawley was the first permanent settler of Howe, while his younger brother, Edwin R. Hawley, began the community of Clyde, some 25 miles north.
Hawley Mountain near Clyde, Hawley Creek near Leadore, as well as Hawley Canyon is named for this family.
They operated a freight line from Salmon into Montana until their move to the Little Lost River area.
Before this, E.R. Hawley had engaged in the cattle business around Junction, now Leadore.
By 1900, the brothers were known as the "horse kings" of Southeastern Idaho with around 4,000 head ranging over miles of territory. Both men used a 9H6 brand, with E.R. branding on the left thigh and D.W. branding on the left shoulder.
Natives of New York State, moved with their parents to Ohio at an early age, later living in Michigan. As young men, they worked for various cattle outfits in Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.
The two felt Idaho was the place to settle, after their days on the range. Edwin was married to the widow of Joseph Yearian, at Bannack, Montana in 1878.
D.W. Hawley often stopped at a large café and hotel at Camas operated by Mrs. Almira Corbett Ray. Here he met an employee, Miss Marion Kay, whose parents ran a ranch at the entrance to Medicine Lodge.
They were wed July 1, 1884, at the ranch home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kay. The stoutly Mrs. Ray was maid of honor and George Kay, a brother of the bride, was best man.
The ceremony was performed by M.J. Stone, justice of the peace at Beaver. He wrote the wedding certificate in longhand on a slip of lined tablet paper, noting that Mr. Hawley was a resident of Little Lost River, Alturas County, and Miss Kay, a resident of Medicine Lodge, Oneida County.
Dewain Hawley's tax assessment when he first moved to Howe was listed at 35 horses, value $875; 188 goats, value $177; 20 hogs, value $20; two wagons, value $50; two harnesses, value $50; three cultivators, value $150, one binder, value $175. The county seat was Hailey.
Now Arco is the county seat, while Butte replaced Alturas as the county name. For a time, Howe was also in Fremont and then Jefferson counties.
Through considerable hard work and good management, the two Hawley brothers expanded their empire into Montana. At one time, around World War I, they were the largest supplier of horses to the United States Army.
Edwin R. Hawley was the first to die. He was stricken at his Clyde ranch at the age of 78 following a stroke in 1914. Burial was at Rose Hill in Idaho Falls, where a daughter and step-daughter rest.
His older brother, Dewain B. Hawley died the following year at 92, at Howe. He rests there near his son, Merton, and other family members.
Marion Kay Hawley died in 1941 and Christena Yearian Hawley died in 1942, aged 100 years.
Some of their large ranches were later sold to the Holland Brothers, Clarence, and Charles, who is deceased. It is doubtful there would have been a Clyde or Howe, Idaho had not Dewain and Edwin Hawley decided that Idaho Territory showed such great promise 100 years ago. One can be sure that neither Idaho nor the Hawleys ever regretted the move.
Information was Provided by Carl Bennett, Escondido, CA on December 23, 2006.
Dewain's children by his first wife were Merton and Katie.
His 2nd wife was Marion Kay. They had Roy, Mildred, Agnes, and Howard.
In the 1870s, Dewain took up horse ranching at Howe, Idaho with his brother, Edwin at Clyde, Idaho, in the Little Lost River Valley. The name Clyde came from the fact that Dewain and his brother, Edwin Robert Hawley, introduced the Clydesdale horse to Idaho as a draft animal. The brothers became known as "The Horse Kings of Idaho". The mountain range along the Little Lost River Valley is known as the Hawley Mountains.
If you enjoy history, you may also wish to extract some information from "Memories of Market Lake", Volume II, by William Stibal Pettite. Here are a few passages:
The centennial year of 1876 saw the arrival of the Hawley brothers at Eagle Rock. In a few short years, they would be known as the founders of the Little Lost River country.
Dewain B. Hawley was the first permanent settler of Howe, while his younger brother, Edwin R. Hawley, began the community of Clyde, some 25 miles north.
Hawley Mountain near Clyde, Hawley Creek near Leadore, as well as Hawley Canyon is named for this family.
They operated a freight line from Salmon into Montana until their move to the Little Lost River area.
Before this, E.R. Hawley had engaged in the cattle business around Junction, now Leadore.
By 1900, the brothers were known as the "horse kings" of Southeastern Idaho with around 4,000 head ranging over miles of territory. Both men used a 9H6 brand, with E.R. branding on the left thigh and D.W. branding on the left shoulder.
Natives of New York State, moved with their parents to Ohio at an early age, later living in Michigan. As young men, they worked for various cattle outfits in Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.
The two felt Idaho was the place to settle, after their days on the range. Edwin was married to the widow of Joseph Yearian, at Bannack, Montana in 1878.
D.W. Hawley often stopped at a large café and hotel at Camas operated by Mrs. Almira Corbett Ray. Here he met an employee, Miss Marion Kay, whose parents ran a ranch at the entrance to Medicine Lodge.
They were wed July 1, 1884, at the ranch home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kay. The stoutly Mrs. Ray was maid of honor and George Kay, a brother of the bride, was best man.
The ceremony was performed by M.J. Stone, justice of the peace at Beaver. He wrote the wedding certificate in longhand on a slip of lined tablet paper, noting that Mr. Hawley was a resident of Little Lost River, Alturas County, and Miss Kay, a resident of Medicine Lodge, Oneida County.
Dewain Hawley's tax assessment when he first moved to Howe was listed at 35 horses, value $875; 188 goats, value $177; 20 hogs, value $20; two wagons, value $50; two harnesses, value $50; three cultivators, value $150, one binder, value $175. The county seat was Hailey.
Now Arco is the county seat, while Butte replaced Alturas as the county name. For a time, Howe was also in Fremont and then Jefferson counties.
Through considerable hard work and good management, the two Hawley brothers expanded their empire into Montana. At one time, around World War I, they were the largest supplier of horses to the United States Army.
Edwin R. Hawley was the first to die. He was stricken at his Clyde ranch at the age of 78 following a stroke in 1914. Burial was at Rose Hill in Idaho Falls, where a daughter and step-daughter rest.
His older brother, Dewain B. Hawley died the following year at 92, at Howe. He rests there near his son, Merton, and other family members.
Marion Kay Hawley died in 1941 and Christena Yearian Hawley died in 1942, aged 100 years.
Some of their large ranches were later sold to the Holland Brothers, Clarence, and Charles, who is deceased. It is doubtful there would have been a Clyde or Howe, Idaho had not Dewain and Edwin Hawley decided that Idaho Territory showed such great promise 100 years ago. One can be sure that neither Idaho nor the Hawleys ever regretted the move.
Information was Provided by Carl Bennett, Escondido, CA on December 23, 2006.
Dewain B. Hawley was born in New York State, the son of Manley Hawley and Amanda (Berray) Hawley.
Dewain's children by his first wife were Merton and Katie.
His 2nd wife was Marion Kay. They had Roy, Mildred, Agnes, and Howard.
In the 1870s, Dewain took up horse ranching at Howe, Idaho with his brother, Edwin at Clyde, Idaho, in the Little Lost River Valley. The name Clyde came from the fact that Dewain and his brother, Edwin Robert Hawley, introduced the Clydesdale horse to Idaho as a draft animal. The brothers became known as "The Horse Kings of Idaho". The mountain range along the Little Lost River Valley is known as the Hawley Mountains.
If you enjoy history, you may also wish to extract some information from "Memories of Market Lake", Volume II, by William Stibal Pettite. Here are a few passages:
The centennial year of 1876 saw the arrival of the Hawley brothers at Eagle Rock. In a few short years, they would be known as the founders of the Little Lost River country.
Dewain B. Hawley was the first permanent settler of Howe, while his younger brother, Edwin R. Hawley, began the community of Clyde, some 25 miles north.
Hawley Mountain near Clyde, Hawley Creek near Leadore, as well as Hawley Canyon is named for this family.
They operated a freight line from Salmon into Montana until their move to the Little Lost River area.
Before this, E.R. Hawley had engaged in the cattle business around Junction, now Leadore.
By 1900, the brothers were known as the "horse kings" of Southeastern Idaho with around 4,000 head ranging over miles of territory. Both men used a 9H6 brand, with E.R. branding on the left thigh and D.W. branding on the left shoulder.
Natives of New York State, moved with their parents to Ohio at an early age, later living in Michigan. As young men, they worked for various cattle outfits in Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.
The two felt Idaho was the place to settle, after their days on the range. Edwin was married to the widow of Joseph Yearian, at Bannack, Montana in 1878.
D.W. Hawley often stopped at a large café and hotel at Camas operated by Mrs. Almira Corbett Ray. Here he met an employee, Miss Marion Kay, whose parents ran a ranch at the entrance to Medicine Lodge.
They were wed July 1, 1884, at the ranch home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kay. The stoutly Mrs. Ray was maid of honor and George Kay, a brother of the bride, was best man.
The ceremony was performed by M.J. Stone, justice of the peace at Beaver. He wrote the wedding certificate in longhand on a slip of lined tablet paper, noting that Mr. Hawley was a resident of Little Lost River, Alturas County, and Miss Kay, a resident of Medicine Lodge, Oneida County.
Dewain Hawley's tax assessment when he first moved to Howe was listed at 35 horses, value $875; 188 goats, value $177; 20 hogs, value $20; two wagons, value $50; two harnesses, value $50; three cultivators, value $150, one binder, value $175. The county seat was Hailey.
Now Arco is the county seat, while Butte replaced Alturas as the county name. For a time, Howe was also in Fremont and then Jefferson counties.
Through considerable hard work and good management, the two Hawley brothers expanded their empire into Montana. At one time, around World War I, they were the largest supplier of horses to the United States Army.
Edwin R. Hawley was the first to die. He was stricken at his Clyde ranch at the age of 78 following a stroke in 1914. Burial was at Rose Hill in Idaho Falls, where a daughter and step-daughter rest.
His older brother, Dewain B. Hawley died the following year at 92, at Howe. He rests there near his son, Merton, and other family members.
Marion Kay Hawley died in 1941 and Christena Yearian Hawley died in 1942, aged 100 years.
Some of their large ranches were later sold to the Holland Brothers, Clarence, and Charles, who is deceased. It is doubtful there would have been a Clyde or Howe, Idaho had not Dewain and Edwin Hawley decided that Idaho Territory showed such great promise 100 years ago. One can be sure that neither Idaho nor the Hawleys ever regretted the move.
Information was Provided by Carl Bennett, Escondido, CA on December 23, 2006.
Dewain's children by his first wife were Merton and Katie.
His 2nd wife was Marion Kay. They had Roy, Mildred, Agnes, and Howard.
In the 1870s, Dewain took up horse ranching at Howe, Idaho with his brother, Edwin at Clyde, Idaho, in the Little Lost River Valley. The name Clyde came from the fact that Dewain and his brother, Edwin Robert Hawley, introduced the Clydesdale horse to Idaho as a draft animal. The brothers became known as "The Horse Kings of Idaho". The mountain range along the Little Lost River Valley is known as the Hawley Mountains.
If you enjoy history, you may also wish to extract some information from "Memories of Market Lake", Volume II, by William Stibal Pettite. Here are a few passages:
The centennial year of 1876 saw the arrival of the Hawley brothers at Eagle Rock. In a few short years, they would be known as the founders of the Little Lost River country.
Dewain B. Hawley was the first permanent settler of Howe, while his younger brother, Edwin R. Hawley, began the community of Clyde, some 25 miles north.
Hawley Mountain near Clyde, Hawley Creek near Leadore, as well as Hawley Canyon is named for this family.
They operated a freight line from Salmon into Montana until their move to the Little Lost River area.
Before this, E.R. Hawley had engaged in the cattle business around Junction, now Leadore.
By 1900, the brothers were known as the "horse kings" of Southeastern Idaho with around 4,000 head ranging over miles of territory. Both men used a 9H6 brand, with E.R. branding on the left thigh and D.W. branding on the left shoulder.
Natives of New York State, moved with their parents to Ohio at an early age, later living in Michigan. As young men, they worked for various cattle outfits in Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.
The two felt Idaho was the place to settle, after their days on the range. Edwin was married to the widow of Joseph Yearian, at Bannack, Montana in 1878.
D.W. Hawley often stopped at a large café and hotel at Camas operated by Mrs. Almira Corbett Ray. Here he met an employee, Miss Marion Kay, whose parents ran a ranch at the entrance to Medicine Lodge.
They were wed July 1, 1884, at the ranch home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kay. The stoutly Mrs. Ray was maid of honor and George Kay, a brother of the bride, was best man.
The ceremony was performed by M.J. Stone, justice of the peace at Beaver. He wrote the wedding certificate in longhand on a slip of lined tablet paper, noting that Mr. Hawley was a resident of Little Lost River, Alturas County, and Miss Kay, a resident of Medicine Lodge, Oneida County.
Dewain Hawley's tax assessment when he first moved to Howe was listed at 35 horses, value $875; 188 goats, value $177; 20 hogs, value $20; two wagons, value $50; two harnesses, value $50; three cultivators, value $150, one binder, value $175. The county seat was Hailey.
Now Arco is the county seat, while Butte replaced Alturas as the county name. For a time, Howe was also in Fremont and then Jefferson counties.
Through considerable hard work and good management, the two Hawley brothers expanded their empire into Montana. At one time, around World War I, they were the largest supplier of horses to the United States Army.
Edwin R. Hawley was the first to die. He was stricken at his Clyde ranch at the age of 78 following a stroke in 1914. Burial was at Rose Hill in Idaho Falls, where a daughter and step-daughter rest.
His older brother, Dewain B. Hawley died the following year at 92, at Howe. He rests there near his son, Merton, and other family members.
Marion Kay Hawley died in 1941 and Christena Yearian Hawley died in 1942, aged 100 years.
Some of their large ranches were later sold to the Holland Brothers, Clarence, and Charles, who is deceased. It is doubtful there would have been a Clyde or Howe, Idaho had not Dewain and Edwin Hawley decided that Idaho Territory showed such great promise 100 years ago. One can be sure that neither Idaho nor the Hawleys ever regretted the move.
Information was Provided by Carl Bennett, Escondido, CA on December 23, 2006.
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HAWLEY
DEWAIN B. HAWLEY
BORN APR. 6, 1823
DIED AUG. 30, 1915
AGED 92 YRS, 7 MOS, 24 DAYS.
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