History of the Oak Creek Ranch
Near Lake City, Barber County, Kansas
The Hoagland family tradition of ranching in Barber County, Kansas, was established by William Stoddard Hoagland, a Union Civil War veteran, and his wife Cassandra Leander (Fulton) Hoagland. They owned land north of Lake City near the Pratt County line. Frank Walker Hoagland, William's son, and Hattie (Owens) Hoagland, pictured above with their ranch near Sun City, circa 1898, were the second generation of Hoagland ranchers in the county.
Ronald L. "Ronnie" Hoagland is the son of Raymond "Bill" Hoagland, grandson of Clifford Hoagland, great grandson of Frank W. Hoagland and the great great grandson of William S. Hoagland. In terms of being a Kansas rancher, Ronnie Hoagland, owner of the Oak Creek Ranch, was "born to the breed"
Clifford R. Hoagland with Horses and Buggy.
Clifford Hoagland with his children, Deloris and Bill.
Cliff and Bill: the third and fourth generations of Hoagland ranchers in Barber County.
Bill Hoagland with his son Ronnie.
Bill and Ronnie: the fourth and fifth generations of Hoagland ranchers in Barber County.
Six Generations of Hoagland ranchers in Barber County, Kansas:
- William Stoddard Hoagland
- Frank Walker Hoagland
- Clifford Raymond Hoagland
- Raymond Harold "Bill" Hoagland
- Ronald L. Hoagland
- Kimberly (Hoagland) Fowles
History of Barber County, Kansas
Most of the events in the following histories took place within a few miles of the Oak Creek Ranch.
* Recollections of the Past - The Festive Buffalo (A Barber County buffalo hunt that backfired.)
* A Christmas in the Wilderness, 1871 - A story by Scott Cummins about a buffalo hunters' Christmas dinner near where Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas, was established a few years later.
* The Medicine Lodge Peace Council": A Graphic Description of Famous Peace Council By An Eye Witness, Gov. A. A. Taylor of Tenn. - Barber County Index, September 29, 1927.
* Green Adams Describe Things As He Saw Them In Barber County In The Early 1870's - Barber County Index, October 6, 1927.
