Hi, Wild Bunch! Here's another interesting puzzle. Any ideas? I've not seen Cohoppe as a surname or place name in New Mexico. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: Aubrey & Yuvonnia Owen To: nmgen Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 5:52 AM Subject: Re: Chaves Query Cohoppe Ranch Thanks! My brother, who was two years old & lived at the tent camp with them just told me he thinks it may have been by Hope. Cohoppe was from Europe & arrived penniless & worked up to buying this ranch. ----- Original Message ----- From: nmgen To: Aubrey & Yuvonnia Owen Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Chaves Query Cohoppe Ranch I haven't come up with anything, but I'll ask others who might have an inkling. The Sacramento Mountains are in Otero County, too, near Cloudcroft, so it may be that the ranch was closer to that area. Susan Stockbridge Bellomo http://www.rootsweb.com/~nmgenweb/ State Coordinator, NMGenWeb County Coordinator, Chaves, Grant and Otero Counties ----- Original Message ----- From: Aubrey & Yuvonnia Owen To: nmgen@trailnet.com Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 1:29 PM Subject: Chaves Query Cohoppe Ranch I am interested in finding out the name of a man who owned a ranch in the foothills of the Sacramento Mts. west of Roswell. I am writing a book and have a scene on that ranch that took place the summer of 1936. The way the family pronounced the name was Cohoppe. If you have any infomation about this man or his family, please contact me. Yuvonnia Kornegay Owen PO Box 75 Abiquiu, NM 87510 papinani@cybermesa.com 505 685 4436