In about 1918, the Washington State Historical Society tried to find pioneers, or their immediate families, who had crossed the country by wagon train, ending up in Thurston County. Their intention was to seek as much information as possible regarding their families and the trip to Oregon Territory (later Thurston County, Washington State) The following pioneer (or his/her families) sent back their questionaire.Thurston County Pioneer Settlers UPDATE: These records are now accessible through a searchable database on the Washington State Library, Washington Room Website:
Thurston County Pioneers Before 1870:
http://digitalwa.statelib.wa.gov/pioneer/index.htm
(Following the names is information the researcher could expect to find on these forms)
Usually the following information is included:
- Allen, George S.
- Austin, Edward
- Axtell, Joesphus
- Baker, Caleb Bartholemew
- Bannse, Herman
- Barnes, George A
- Barnes, Nelson
- Basse, Maud Burr
- Berry, Thomas
- Bettman, Amelia
- Biles, Mrs. James
- Billings, Wm.
- Brewer, James
- Brewer, Reese
- Brown, B F
- Brown, Benjamin
- Brown, Frederick
- Canby, Russell
- Case, Lawton
- Chambers, Andrew
- Chambers, Elizabeth Harrison
- Chambers, Florence
- Chambers, Margaret White
- Clark, John
- Clark, Lura Mix
- Cole, Sally Smith Henry
- Conner, Joseph Harrison
- Croll, Samantha
- Crosby, Cordelia J Smith
- Crosby, Frank L
- Dittman, Maria Christina
- Dodge, John
- Dofflemyer, Isaac
- Drewery, David
- Drury, Wells
- Dunbar, R O
- Eaton, Charles
- Eaton, Nathan
- Elder, Alfred
- Elder, Edwin Henry
- Elder, James Thomas
- Ellis, Isaac
- Esterly, R G
- Farquhar, Alexander
- Ferry, Elisha
- Finch, D B
- Fleetwood, Wm
- Ford, Mrs T N
- Ford, Sydney
- Foster, George Henry
- Foster, Lydia
- Frazier, Andrew & Catherine
- French, George
- Frost, Robert
- Gaston, Belle Bush
- Glascow, Thomas
- Gordan, Benjamin
- Grainger, Chas
- Hagemyer, Augusta?
- Harned, Benjamin
- Hartman, David/Sarah McCallster
- Hartman, Wm
- Hartsock, Ann Sophia
- Hartsock, Gallatin
- Hartsock, Mark Evans
- Hawk, Isaac/Elizabeth McAllister
- Hawk, John M
- Henry, Alexander
- Henry, Francis
- Hicks, U.E. & Gwin
- Holman, James
- Horton, Wm
- Hubbard, Daniel/Mary Eaton
- James, Samuel
- Johns, Bennett
- Johns, Mary Jane Vertrees
- Johnson, Thomas
- Jones, Gabriel
- Jones, Mark
- Kennedy, James Gaston
- Laughlin, Mary Jane Coates
- Law, John
- Laws, Andrew
- Lawson, James
- Lemon, William
- Littlejohn, Morris
- Longmire, David
- Longmire, James & Mrs.
- Macleay, Annie Frost
- Macleay, Thomas
- Mahard, Wm.
- Mann, C B
- Mayes, Lydia Jane Hawk
- McAfferty, Green
- McAllister, James
- McCullay, Julia Ann
- McElroy, Sarah Elizabeth Bates
- McFadden, F P
- McMicken, Wm
- McMillen, Archibald
- McRostie, Family
- Mills, George
- Mills, Wm
- Mitchell, W H
- Mize, Henry
- Mize, Wm
- Moore, A W
- Moore, Emily York
- Moore, Philip Dorlan
- Moses, A J
- Mossman, Isaac
- Mounts, T S
- Murphy, John Miller
- Newsome, Joseph
- OBrien, R L
- Ogle, Wm
- ONeil, Mary A
- Ostrander, Nathaniel
- Ott, Jacob
- Packwood, Wm
- Parker, Jerusha Jane Hays
- Parker, John
- Parsons, Henry
- Pearce, N E
- Phillips, Huldah (Williams)
- Pix, Wm
- Plumb, Wm
- Porter, Nathan
- Prather, Thomas
- Prince, Wm
- Rabbeson, Antonio
- Reed, Thomas
- Rich, Andrew & Hannah
- Rosenthal, Gustave
- Ruddell info
- Rutledge, Thomas
- Sandmire, Elizabeth Ford
- Sanger, Lewis E
- Sargent ,Asher
- Sargent, Lucinda & E H
- Schneider, Konrad
- Scott, Charlotte Barnes
- Scott, Margaret Isabella (Brewer)
- Shaser, Margaret Packwood
- Shaser, Winfield Scott
- Shattuck, George
- Shotwell, George Washington
- Simmons, Christopher
- Simmons, Michael
- Simons, Michael
- Smith, Edward
- Smith, Jacob
- Spirlock, James
- Steele, Alden H
- Steele, Hannah Blacken
- Stephens, Isaac
- Stocking, Frederick Wm
- Sylvester, Clara Pottle/Edmund
- Sylvester, Crowell
- Taylor, Samuel
- Thompson, Wm
- Ticknor, Elizabeth Ann Ford
- Ticknor, Joel
- Tilley, Henry Harrison
- Tilley, Moses R
- Turpin, Peterfield
- Tyler, C G
- Tyler, Mary Hubbard
- Waitt, Wm J
- Waldrick, Jacob
- Waldrick, Letitia Eaton
- Warbass, Uzal Graham
- Ward, Ira
- Webster, Aaron
- Weir, Allen
- Wellman, Chas
- Whitaker, Lemuel C
- White, Columbus
- Whitney, George
- Whitney, Herman
- Willard, Rufus
- Williams, Samuel
- Winsor, Eunice Marian
- Winsor, Henry
- Woodard, Alonzo
- Woodruff, Samuel
- Wright, Sarah Littlejohn
- Yantis, Alexander
- Yantis, John L
- Young, Austin
- Young, Edward
- Full name of pioneer.
- place of birth
- place of burial
- Pioneer's father
- place of birth
- place of burial
- Pioneer's mother
- place of birth
- place of burial
- Pioneer married_________,
- place of marriage and date
- Arrival in Washington
- place of origin
- arrival place on coast
- incidents on trip
- companions in party
- where located in Thurston County
- occupation during pioneer days
- religious denomination
- public offices held, or services done
- Indian war service -- when, where
- Pioneer's Children
- dates of birth
- marriage information
- death
Should you be interested in further information from these forms, I have a copy, and would be able to send information from the original forms within a day. Contact me for further information.
Questions? email: WaResearcher@earthlink.net
Updated October 26, 2003