COBLE, HARRY AND DORIS (MARSHALL)

Nora Coble was born in Miltondale, Kan-sas June 16, 1880 to Isac and- Amelia Beem and came to Hyannis in a covered wagon in 1888. She attended the first school in Hyan-nis, Nebraska and went through the 11th grade and then worked in the milinery department at Miller and Payne in Lincoln, Nebraska.

W.C. Coble was born July 29, 1876 in Dark, County Ohio. He was married to Catherine Hessen in 1897. A daughter Alma was born January 4, 1900. Catherine died. Alma and her Dad came to Hyannis, Nebraska in 1901.

Wilkie and Nora were married December 25, 1905. They lived on a homestead south of Hyannis where Glen was born. They sold out and bought the Moorcroft where Harry was born November 25, 1913 at the Moorcroft ranch, east and south of Hyannis. Doctor Barr was the doctor at that time in Hyannis. When Harrys was nine months old, his folks moved north of Whitman, Nebraska, thirty miles. They bought this ranch from Forkes and Minor. Harry went to school in Mullen, country school 2 years, Hyannis part of one year and 8 years in Whitman, Nebraska. He graduated from here in 1932 and he and Wayne Marshall tied for Valedictorian. In the fall of 1932, he went to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for the first semester and then came home to help his Dad on the ranch.

September 1, 1937, Harry married Doris Marshall, a neighbor girl. Her parents were Fred and Maggie Marshall. Doris was born in Whitman, Nebraska January 13, 1919 in the home where Earl Garwood now lives. She attended Lackey school and Dist. #94, then went 2 years to Whitman and graduated from N.S.A. Curtis in 1936. Her class celebrated their 50th anniversary at the Holiday Inn in North Platte September 1986.

Doris had five brothers: Floyd, Gerald, George, Wayne and Raymond, who are all deceased. She has one sister, Alice Van Natta who lives in Mullen. Doris taught two years in Dist. #94, one year after we were married.

Doris's father Fred was born September 16, 1884 at Gibbon, Nebraska, the eldest of six children. His father was a blacksmith and wheel wright in England. His mother's family raised Angus cattle and had a merchant ship in Scottland. Maggie, Doris's Mom, was eldest of ten children and was born October 1, 1887 in Stockton, Kansas to Edward S. and Jessie White Prindle. She and Fred were married October 18, 1905 near Gibbon at her parents home.

Doris and Harry lived with his folks the first year and moved to Johnnie Valley, three miles away in their new home in September 1938. In 1937, Harry, Glen and their Dad formed the Coble Cattle Co. Each had one third interest in cattle, machinery and 12,000 acres of land known as Camp. In 1943, they dissolved the Company and we bought the Newton place from Fred and Maggie Mar-shall, then leased 10,300 acres from Dad Coble until 1950 when we bought the east half of the old ranch. In 1959 we traded and bought land from the Carver. In 1968 we bought 4,000 acres from George Marshall and the same fall built a home in Mullen. In 1986 we bought 3200 acres from Kenneth Boyer and in 1985, Doris folks estate land.

September 1, 1987 we were married 50 years. We did have a wonderful celebration September 6, a day we will always cherish. It has been fifty busy years but what more could we ask for. There is no place like the Sandhills to live and no greater people. We have enjoyed all our activities in the ranch busi-ness. We started out with no phones, had trail roads (of which there are plenty yet), a 32 volt light plant and wind charger. Doris's folks gave us a Majestic range for a wedding gift and we were so proud of it. We still use it at the Carrier to heat up dinner when we do cattle work in the fall.

On the lighter side, Harry is 32 degree Mason, a member in Mullen 282 AF and AM. A life member of the Elks, a Shriner and belongs to Tehama Temple in Hastings, Nebraska. Doris and Harry are both mem-bers of Winifred Chapter 292 in Mullen and belong to the United Methodist Church.

We lost our first son, July 3, 1939. Doctor Howell came out to the ranch to deliver him. He was buried in the Whitman cemetery July 4, 1939. Gary was born April 6, 1941 at Hyannis and Jim was born September 17, 1942. Gary lives on a ranch one mile west of Keystone, Nebraska which he recently bought from McGinnley's. He is married to Joan Yokum. They have one child, Harry Jason. Joan has two children from a former marriage, Ted in the U.S. Navy and Celine works in Lincoln. Gary's children from a former marriage are Jennie, Gordon and Jolene.

Jennie is married to Steve Thurneau and live in Alaska. Gordon is with his Dad on the ranch and Jolene lives in Hastings, Nebraska. Jim lives on the home place and recently bought the south half of the George Marshall place. He is married to LaVerna Walker. They have two children. Bill works in Omaha for Ford and Lisa is a Beauty Operator and lives in Mullen.