There was a death notice for a James Hockensmith published in 1916:
Date: April 09, 1916
Paper: Idaho Statesman
LEMHI PIONEER DEAD
A telegram from Rochester, Minn., states that James Hockensmith, a pioneer miner of Lemhi county at Leesburg, died there Friday night. He leaves relatives at Lexington, Ky., and large property interests here.
Posting for research purposes.