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Homesteaders – Jennifer and Perry Plett

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Jennifer Plett and her husband Perry live just north of Okeene on land her great grandfather, J.A. Hendricks, homesteaded after the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. Their home is filled with memorabilia from her family’s time on the farm. She and Perry moved into the house in 1980 and raised their children in the shade of trees her family planted years prior. Their house is surrounded by green and golden wheat fields and even includes a well from the original homestead.

This is the third family I photographed for the Oklahoma Today story about homesteaders, written by Nathan Gunter.

Jennifer and Perry Plett live on the land Jennifer's great grandfather homesteaded in the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893.
Jennifer and Perry Plett live on the land Jennifer’s great grandfather homesteaded in the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893.
Perry and Jennifer Plett hold soil from their land on a wheat field next to their house. The land has been in the Plett family since it was homesteaded during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. The Plett's now lease some of the land to a local farmer to grow wheat.
Perry and Jennifer Plett hold soil from their land on a wheat field next to their house. The land has been in the Plett family since it was homesteaded during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. The Plett’s now lease some of the land to a local farmer to grow wheat.
Perry and Jennifer Plett on the swing behind their house. Their children played on the swing and now grandchilder come to swing from the tall Mulberry trees surrounding the Plett homestead.
Perry and Jennifer Plett on the swing behind their house. Their children played on the swing and now grandchilder come to swing from the tall Mulberry trees surrounding the Plett homestead.
Jennifer Plett examines the date of 1911 carved into the cistern well on the family homestead.
Jennifer Plett examines the date of 1911 carved into the cistern well on the family homestead.
This old water pump was on the Plett homestead when Jennifer and Perry moved into the abandoned home in the early 1980's. It no longer functions. It used a bucket and pully system to hoist water from the cistern on the property.
This old water pump was on the Plett homestead when Jennifer and Perry moved into the abandoned home in the early 1980’s. It no longer functions. It used a bucket and pully system to hoist water from the cistern on the property.
This is a picture of the original Plett home west of Okarche, and the same home Perry and Jennifer Plett live in today.
This is a picture of the original Plett home west of Okarche, and the same home Perry and Jennifer Plett live in today.

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I am an Oklahoma based writer, commercial photographer, editorial photographer and adventurer based in Oklahoma City. I love telling stories about people. A motorcycle is my preferred means of travel, and I have over 5,000 hours piloting small airplanes. My editorial photography has been published in hundreds of magazines and my commercial photography has been used by dozens of companies worldwide.

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