Olympia and Thurston County, WA History
 

Pioneer Biographies

Submitted by Roger Easton:
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Souvenir Edition, The Olympia Tribune
May, 1891



Thanks to the late Art Dwelley, foremost historian of South Thurston County, who had
this historic newspaper in his collection, we have been able to save 125 biographies of
prominent pioneers in Western Washington. An alphabetical listing of those included is
found below.

Within the newspaper, the only reference to its printing was, “This Tribune souvenir is the
work of home talent. It was entirely printed and all the matter set in the State printing
office in this city. The binding was also done in Olympia, it being the work of the Capital
book bindery.”

“ALTHOUGH  but one year old, the TRIBUNE has already become the leading paper of
Southwestern Washington, and is always a welcome visitor to the business man and
home.”

Should you wish a copy of any of the biographies, contact: WaResearcher@hotmail.com
 
 

Name of Pioneer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

  • Adams, A. H. 1844 New York
  • Anderson, A. H. 1859 LaCrosse, Wisconsin
  • Baker, Oliver  Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  • Barbee, S. H. 1853 Oskaloosa, Iowa
  • Barlow, Byron 1838 Michigan
  • Barnes, George A. 1821 Brockport, Munroe Co., New York
  • Barton, C. M. -Editor 1841 Mount Holly, New Jersey
  • Bell, C. C. "Collie" 1870 Minnesota
  • Bettman, W. W. 1866 Olympia, Washington
  • Biles, Clark 1851 Hopkins Co., Kentucky
  • Botkin, W. A.
  • Boyd, Thos. Henderson 1857 Pennsylvania
  • Brewer, James 1859 Lane County, Oregon
  • Brintnall, Burgess W. 1857 Medina Co., Ohio
  • Bryan, R. B. 1842 Hancock Co., Ohio
  • Buck, Rev. Horace Hall 1855 Hartford, Connecticutt
  • Callow, A. L. 1869 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Chambers, Andsworth H. 1851 Thurston County, Washington
  • Cheim, Hoseph 1857 Posen, Prussia
  • Chilberg, Joseph 1850 Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa
  • Christopher, A. H. 1866 St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
  • Conger, George F. 1860 Geneva, New York
  • Covington, Rev. Luther 1860 Centreville, Maryland
  • Crego, E. E. 1862 Gaines, Orleans Co., New York
  • Cushman, A. G. 1868 Otsego, Michigan
  • Diven, Rev. C. L.  1854 Kentucky
  • Drum, Hon. Henry 1857 Girard, Mocoupin Co., Illinois
  • Dunbar, Martin Batcheldor 1820 Maine
  • Eddy, Col. T. V. 1853 McHenry Co., Illinois
  • Ellis, Arthur 1850 Norfolk England
  • Esling, W. K. 1868 Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Esterly, Robert G.
  • Ferris, Charles 1866 Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Ferry, Elisha P. - Governor 1825 Monroe, Michigan
  • Fife, W. J. 1857
  • Fitch, Hon. A. P.  1839 Ypsilanti, Michigan
  • Follansbee, L. E. 1853 Dansbury, New Hampshsire
  • Ford, Hon. R. A. 1852 Marshall Co., Tennessee
  • Ford, Rev. Thomas B.
  • Francis, Albion L. 1842 Brainard, Vermont
  • Frost, Robert 1835 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
  • Gelbach, George 1846 Pennsylvania
  • Giles, Milton 1842 Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Gill, Herbert L. 1857 Duffryn Mawr, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  • Gordon, Freeman W. 1857 Sherebrooke, Canada
  • Gowey, Hon. John F.  Champaign Co., Ohio
  • Harris, Gus 1864 Walla Walla, Washington
  • Harris, Mitchel 1862 Salem, Oregon
  • Hatch, Capt. Z. J. 1846 Southerland Co., New York
  • Henderson, L. F. 1853 Boston, Massachusetts
  • Henderson, L. F. 1853 Boston, Massachusetts
  • Hoagland, Napoleon  Illinois
  • Holton, C. F. 1848 Boston, Massachusetts
  • Horr, James C. -Mayor 1832 Waitsfield, Washington Co. Vermont
  • Howard, Frank A. 1857 Olympia, Oregon Territory
  • Irwin, Hon. Mason  1850 Juniata Co., Pennsylvania
  • Janes, Edwin 1839 Napoli, Cattaraugus Co., New York
  • Kaufman, G. 1838 Germany
  • Kaufman, Nathan G. 1866 Kempen, Germany
  • Keady, W. F. 1821 Washington, Pennsylvania
  • Kennedy, William 1851 Chicago, Illinois
  • Kincaid, Robert- M.D. 1832 Northern Ireland
  • Laberee, Allison E. 1859 Quebec, Canada
  • Lamont, Rev. T. J. 1842 Cincinatti, Ohio
  • Leavenworth, Chas. Fred. 1845 Rochester, New York
  • Lindsley, A. A. 1848 Wisconsin
  • Linklitar, [Linklater] 1819 Scotland
  • Marr, Robert 1844 near Dundee, Scotland
  • Mars, James 1828 Ghent, New York
  • Martin, Alfred 1860 London, England
  • McBratney, Thomas J. 1846 Belfast, Ireland
  • McCarrogher, Joseph 1853 Co. Armagh, Ireland
  • McDonald, Walter T. 1852 Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Milroy, Postmaster V. A. 1855 Rensselear, Jasper Co., Indiana
  • Mitchell, John R. 1861 Alchie, Halifax Co., Virginia
  • Moore, Hon. Philip D. 1826 New Jersey
  • Moulthrop, I. C. 1863 Delaware Co., Iowa
  • Mumford, M. E. 1841 Illinois
  • Murphy, John Miller 1839 Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Neuffer, Fred
  • Newcomb, Dr. John S. 1862 Black Rock, Nova Scotia
  • Noschka, G. 1848 Werben, Germany
  • O'Brien, Gen. Rossell G. 1846 Dublin, Ireland
  • Oliver, Dr. A.S. 1865 Canada
  • Paisley, D. S. 1832 Ohio
  • Pearson, Lorenzo  J. 1845 Sweden
  • Percival, Samuel M. 1858 Olympia, Washington
  • Phelps, J. C. 1857 Tioga Co., New York
  • Phipps, T. H. 1846 Gloucestershire, England
  • Prather, Thomas 1832 Boone Co., Missouri
  • Prince, G. S. 1851 Barnbridge, New York
  • Rathbun, John C. 1854 New Haven, Connecticutt
  • Reagh, John D. 1849 Ontario, Canada
  • Reed, Hon. Thos. Milburne 1825 Sharpsburg, Kentucky
  • Reinhart, Louis 1857 Monroe County, Michigan
  • Riley, Warren  - M.D. 1844 Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio
  • Roberts, W. H.  Toronto, Canada
  • Robinson, J. W. 1855 Wilimington, Clinton Co., Ohio
  • Rogers, W. A. 1849 Plymouth, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin
  • Root, Milo A. 1863 Illinois
  • Rosenthal, G. 1840 Bavaria, Germany
  • Ross, Hugh 1856 Vienna, Ontario, Canada
  • Savage, George 1842 Allentown, New Jersey
  • Scammell, George B. 1860 St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Sickles, George L. 1847 Oswego Co., New York
  • Silsby, John A. 1835 Bucksport, Maine
  • Simenson, Oley R. 1848 Norway
  • Simmons, Edward B. 1846 Triangle, Broome Co., New York
  • Slater, Thomas Z. 1861 Battle Creek, Michigan
  • Smyth, J. W.  1834 Mt. Holl, New Jersey
  • Snyder, Benjamin 1851 Brown Co., Ohio
  • Sparks, John G. 1811 New Albany, Indiana
  • Steele, Alden Hatch-  M.D. 1823 Oswego, New York
  • Sylvester, Edmund 1821 Deer Isle, Maine
  • Tillotson, Harry C. 1862 Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan
  • Tillotson, Willard D. 1861 Ohio
  • Tozier, LeRoy M.  1867 Portland, Oregon
  • Turpin, Peterfield 1840 Warsaw, Gallatin Co., Kentucky
  • Tusten, J. G. 1864 Tusten, Waushara Co., Wisconsin
  • Tweed, John P. 1846 Cincinatti, Ohio
  • Van Epps, W. A.  Nebraska
  • Ward, Samuel G. 1843 Toulon, Stark Co., Illinois
  • Wilson, Eugene T. 1862 Madison, Wisconsin
  • Wood, J. R. 1825 Henston, Duchess Co., New York
  • Woodruff, S. C. 1858 Hong Kong, China

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    Updated October 27, 2001