My name is Ralph "Butch" Bockmier and I am looking for infomormation
about my grandfather, Ralph Henry Bockmier (Sr.). I never knew him and
want to find out more about who he was. I believe he lived in the
Spokane, WA area for at least part of his life but I really don't know
much else about him. Can you find info for me?

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 22 Dec 2004 19:07 PST

Do you have any idea (even close) when was he born or when he died?

tutuzdad-ga

Dear jared8-ga

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question. It looks like you?re not only in luck, but you also have
some relatively well-known family history!!!


RALPH HENRY BOCKMIER was the son of a prosperous pioneer family of
Whitman County Washington and who later became a quite a well-known
businessman in the lumber industry. He was born in Palouse, in Whitman
County, Washington on June 19, 1893. He was the son of  Paul T.
Bockmier, Sr. (erroneously listed as ?Paul B. Bockmier?) and Sarah
Emma (nee; Farnam) Bockmier and was their second oldest surviving
child. He was one of 6 surviving children, having had three brothers
and two sisters:

1.   Paul Thaddeus Bockmier, Jr. 
    
Birth:  15 SEP 1891  Palouse, Whitman, Washington 
Death:  28 FEB 1977  Colfax, Whitman, Washington 

2. RALPH HENRY BOCKMIER 

3. Carl William Bockmier
Birth:  01 JUL 1895  Palouse, Whitman, Washington 
Death:  21 FEB 1931  , Whitman, Washington 

4. Waneta Louise Bockmier 
Birth:  12 MAR 1902  Palouse, Whitman, Washington 
Death:  20 APR 1941  , Whitman, Washington 

5. Lettie Bockmier 
Birth:  21 FEB 1905  Palouse, Whitman, Washington 
Death:  02 JUN 1995  Modesto, Stanislaus, California 
     
6. Charles Fredrick Bockmier  
Birth:  22 JUL 1909  Palouse, Whitman, Washington 
Death:  12 JUN 1992  , , Washington 

Ralph Bockmier married Mae L. Turner (born September 13, 1896, died
1981) on September 7, 1919 in Ada County, Idaho. Oddly enough, records
indicate they had no children of their own but this could be due to a
simple error or an incomplete entry.

Ralph Bockmier died in Spokane, Washington July 1, 1969. 


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Paul Bockmier, your great grandfather, was born March 21, 1856 in
Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He married Sarah Farnam on October 19,
1890 in Whitman County, Washington and he lived there until he died on
January 23, 1935.

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Sarah (Farnam) Bockmier, your great-grandmother, was born in Nemaha,
Nebraska in February 1868. She died in Palouse, Whitman County,
Washington on May 27, 1949.

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Sometime after is death an anonymous donor left your Ralph Bockmier?s
personal papers with the Latah County Historical Society, Moscow,
Idaho. They were later donated to the Washington State University
Libraries in 1992 where the joined a small collection of papers that
the library had already acquired. His biography is covered fully in
the autobiographical material in his papers and some personal
correspondence, personal memoirs and at least one portrait photo dated
1917 is included as well.

RALPH BOCKMIER PAPERS, 1917 -- 1968
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/cg387.htm


You may find this of keen interest: Your great uncle, Paul Thaddeus
Bockmier. Jr. (your grandfather?s oldest brother) was somewhat well
known. He was an inventor of a drinking fountain among other notable
accomplishments in his live and his papers were also donated to the
Washington State University Libraries between 1959 and 1977. They
reveal some significant family history details including some personal
letters between him and Ralph (and his other siblings, cousins and
friends) that I?m sure will interest you.

PAUL THADDEUS BOCKMIER PAPERS, 1850-1977
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/cg94.htm
Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
INQUIRIES: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masccontact.htm


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