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Backlund
Hannah, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Bagley
Clarence, publisher, pioneer, founded Washington State Historical Society, Rogues, p 58 et seq.; WSHS 2012.0.272, C1943.2x.324, Washington West of the Cascades, biography beginning page 285; Historylink article
W.M., Furgison collection
Bailey
Frank, judge, WSHS C1957.1301.7.1
W.N., see Bailey House ; WSHS C2017.0.141
Baker
Caleb Bartholomew, arrived 1853, settled Baker’s Prairie, TCP
Iza, Olympia High School student, m. Frisch, WSHS C1943.126.4
May, or Mary, WSHS C1952.1068.7.38, C2015.0.4
Oliver, real estate broker, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Baldwin
Andrew Jackson (Jack), WSHS C1950.1301.9, first fire chief (house, at current location of Carnegie Library building), father of Cora and Fannie, spared in Indian Wars, Rogues p. 31; see Article, The Baldwin Connection, Thurston County Historical Journal, April 2024.
Cora, daughter of Andrew, WSHS C1952.226.24
Fannie Verona, daughter of Andrew; staff of Washington Standard; suffrage supporter; shot her accused rapist, millionaire “Lucky” Baldwin; WSHS C2013.18.15, C2017.0.21 (tentative ID); see Article, The Baldwin Connection, Thurston County Historical Journal, April 2024.
Mary Jane, nee Pottle, married Andrew
Ball
Rebecca, Olympia Collegiate Institute student, C1950.1117.1.19.1, C1952.1068.13, married William Hopkins
Ballentyne
Jeannette or Janet, married William Billings, Georgiana, WSHS C1950.1.7; C2017.0.184
Bannse
Herman, arrived Bucoda 1864 after spending several years elsewhere in W.T., TCP
Barbee
Mrs. May, teacher, WSHS C2013.18.123
S. Horace, real estate developer, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891, WSHS C2013.18.122
Baretich
John, owned Olympia Cafe, see Baretich Building
Bargely
Arthur, attended Washington School, WSHS C2013.18.81
Barksdale
Louise, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Barnes
Anna, nee Gay, wife of Nelson Barnes Sr.
Anna, or Annie, daughter of W.H. and Artemisia, m. Sidney Ward, WSHS C1952.1068.14
Artemisia, nee Bowman, m. William Henry Barnes
Asa, veterinary, brother of John
Charlotte – daughter of Nelson, married John Scott, arrived 1852 with
parents and John Miller Murphy, TCP, WSHS C1952.1068.7.8, C1952.1068.7.10, C1952.1068.7.20, C1952.1068.8.16, marriage to John Scott May 3, 1861.
Dudley, son of Nelson Barnes, Sr., WSHS C1952.1068.7.6
Elizabeth, second wife of George, formerly Bethel
Emma, nee Bolster
Frank, see Barnes-Osterhout House
George, one of first Olympia merchants, arrived in 1852, Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; see also WSHS C1943.1008.4, C1952.1068.7.2, C1952.1068.8.30, C1952.1068.8.34, TCP , Olympia Board of Trustees 1862, 1866-1869; Mayor 1880; see George Barnes Home and Barnes Bank Building ; Rogues, p. 12 et seq.; see Sylvester’s Window 1874 Meet the Neighbors p. 6 ; Bio on former City of Olympia website captured in Wayback Machine
John, veterinary, brother of Asa, father of John C., see Dunkin and Barnes
John C., son of John, merchant, pioneered development of Olympia Pacific oyster business, partner with John Bolster and husband of Harriet Bolster, built Barnes Building; see Barnes Building
Linnie Maude, married Dryden, OCI grad, WSHS C1952.1068.10.40, C1950.1117.1.16.1, C1951.303.3.25
Lucy, married Antonio Rabbeson, marriage January 1854
Mary, nee Kandle, wife of George
Nelson, came across with children in 1852 (father of George and Henry); rancher, TCP, photos (with Anna) (single portrait) from Digital Archives; WSHS C1952.1068.7.1
Nelson, Jr., fatal accident, September 1852
William Henry (Henry), son of Nelson, WSHS C1952.1068.10.16, C1952.1068.10.30.1, C1943.1008.13
Barnett
G.F., WSHS C1952.1068.10.5.1
Barr
Jessie, married George Hopkins, WSHS C1952.1068.13
Barth
Family and house, C1957.134X.53
Barton
Clarence, editor of Olympia Tribune, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891, Rogues, p. 133; WSHS C2015.0.7
Bartran
Muriel, nee Work
Basse
Maude, nee Burr
Bateman
L. Nellie, m. Judge Whitson
Laura, m Charles Clancy
Laura, m. John Allen
Bates
Charles, WSHS C2013.18.71
D.C., mortician, political cartoon of candidacy for coroner from Digital Archives
James, married Kate Stevens, WSHS C1954.1.12
Kate, nee Stevens
Sarah, arrived with father and Sylvester party, 1854, married Thornton McElroy, TCP; WSHS 2012.0.276
Bateson
Mildred, Olympia High School, WSHS C2016.0.120
Beach
Chauncey, superintendent of Olympia Schools, Washington West of the Cascades biography beginning page 606; Rogues p. 303
Beals
Othilia, nee Carroll, married Walter Beals
Walter B., attorney and later judge, served in Nuremberg trials, photo from Digital Archives; Rogues, p. 367 et seq; see also WSHS C1971.48X.2, .1, C1971.48x.5, C1971.48x.3
Bean
C.W., SPI Superintendent, WSHS C1980.7.8
Earl, son of Jacob and Mollie, see Sylvester’s Window 1933 Meet the Neighbors p. 7; owned Meeker/Bean House; WSHS C1986.43.63.3.19.3.1; see also photo below with parents
Jacob and Mollie, C1950.1326.1, owners of Olympia Junk (later Olympia Supply); see Looking Back article
Beatty
Daniel Crane – Early Olympia settler, arrived 1852; Georgiana p. 81 (she calls him David, but other sources identify his first name as Daniel); photo from Bigelow House Photograph Collection
Mary, nee Thomson, married Daniel
Beck
Florentine, see Beck-Fiskal House
Walter, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Bell
Charles C. (“Collie”), bicycle champion, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Belsito
Trena, nee Selvidge, married first Leo Belsito, then Norman Worthington
Bendel
Jodie, WSHS C2013.18.174
Bennett
Charles, police, C1957.111X.3
Helen, Olympia High School class 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Matilda, married McClarty, 2009.224.6
Berg
Rena, Olympia High School class 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Berkowitz
Morris, owned junk store (later Olympia Supply), see Olympia Supply
Bernard
Walter, attended Washington School, WSHS C2013.18.81
Berrigan
Mary, married Grim, student of Mary O’Neil, WSHS C1943.2x.33
Berry
Alfred M., son of Thomas, co-proprietor of Pioneer and Democrat, obituary Pioneer and Democrat Sept 16, 1854; Rogues p. 20
Thomas, arrived fall 1853, surveyor TCP
Besse
Charles, son of May Coates and Samuel Besse, WSHS C1950.1305z.35
Maggie (Margaret), worked at Cormier restaurant, married Moyer, WSHS C1950.1305z.34, C1950.1305z.36, C1950.1301.22.5
Mary, nee Coates
Samuel, husband of Mary
Bethel
Clarence, son of Elizabeth and Landon, grocer, attended Olympia Collegiate Institute, see Clarence Bethel Grocery; see also C2013.18.57
Elizabeth, later married George Barnes
Landon, arrived 1886, Bethel Street named for this family, Workingman’s Hill p. 60
Betsey, Old , see Jish Jish
Bettman
Amelia, wife of Louis, nee Coblentz
Belle, daughter of Louis, married Oppenheimer, see Bettman-Oppenheimer House
Gustav S. – son of Sigmund,C1982.18.30.14, .13
Louis – Early storekeeper, Olympia; Georgiana p. 132, photo following, WSHS C1957.1301.3.1; marriage to Amelia Coblenz, Puget Sound Herald Jan. 1861; see Bettman Store first site, Bettman Block and Bettman Store second site and associated links; Rogues p. 13 et seq.
Moses, brother of Louis
Sigmund, brother of Louis
William, brother of Louis, WSHS C2015.0.8
William W. – Son of Louis, took over Bettman store from father, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; see Washington West of the Cascades, biography beginning page 33
Betts
Charles, WSHS C1949.18.66.1
Ephraim, pioneer logger, C1949.18.66
Mrs. Charles, WSHS C1949.18.66.1
Bickle
Barney
Gertrude, nee Longmire
Henry, Olympia Collegiate Institute, WSHS C2013.18.57
Bigelow
See generally Bigelow House Photograph Collection for images and brief bios of many member of the Bigelow family.
Ann Elizabeth, nee White, married Daniel R.
Belle, nee Knox, married Ray Bigelow
Daniel R. – early arrival, lawyer; Georgiana p. 206, photo from Digital Archives; Rogues, p. 17 et seq.; see also WSHS 2007.0.126, C1950.1117.1.10.1, 2014.0.76; Wikipedia article; selected to write legislative code for Oregon Territory, Columbian Feb. 1853, Democratic candidate for legislature, Pioneer Jan. 1854; see Daniel R Bigelow page in photograph collection; see Sylvester’s Window 1856 Meet the Neighbors, p. 4 ; Workingman’s Hill p. 14 et seq; Bigelow House
Daniel Sylvester, son of George Royal and Edith Sylvester Bigelow, lived in Bigelow House and jointly with his wife deeded it to the Bigelow House Preservation Association; photo from Bigelow House Photograph collection
Duncan, son of Daniel and Ann Elizabeth; Olympia Collegiate Institute Student, see additional photos in Bigelow House Photograph Collection; see WSHS C1950.1117.1.20.3
Edith, nee Sylvester, married George Bigelow
Evaline (or Evelyn), daughter of Daniel and Ann Elizabeth; see photos in Bigelow House Photograph Collection
George, son of Daniel, see photographs and bio in Bigelow House Photograph Collection; see Rogues p. 254; WSHS C2013.18.120; C2019.0.44; C1951.4.37
Margaret, youngest of Bigelow daughters, see bio and photos in Bigelow House Photograph collection
Mary Ann, nee Campbell, married Daniel Sylvester Bigelow
Ray, son of Daniel, built Bigelow Apartments; see photo in Bigelow House Photograph Collection
Ruth, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth, married Albert Wright; see WSHS 2014.0.75; see additional photos and bio in Bigelow House Photograph Collection
Tirzah, daughter of Daniel, schoolteacher, married M.G. Royal, later divorced; see additional photos and bio in Bigelow House Photograph collection; see WSHS C1950.1117.1.12.1 ; C2013.18.199
William Ellis (called Ellis), WSHS 2014.0.78
Biles
Adelaide, nee Burntrager
Clark, son of James
George – son of James, publisher, Lacey resident, WSHS C1943.2x.324, Georgiana
James -in first train across Naches Pass, 1853, settled in Tumwater, member of legislature: TCP , presides over officer installation at Masonic Hall, Pioneer and Democrat Feb. 1854, invites residents to celebrate Fourth of July at Grand Mound, Pioneer and Democrat June 1855, letter supporting his candidacy as a Democrat for Thurston County, Pioneer and Democrat July 1859, position on apportionment Pioneer and Democrat Feb. 1860, supports Union, Pioneer and Democrat March 1861; WSHS C2013.18.121
J.C., OCI student, ran a logging operation in early 20th century, C1950.1117.1.37.3
Mabel, WSHS C2013.18.82
Nancy Merry, nee Carter, married James
