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Laberee
Allison, hack and livery (cab) owner, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue; WSHS C1947.7.5
Lydia, married George Foster, TCP, WSHS C1952.197.4; C2017.0.194, C2017.0.195
Rose, nee Clark, married Oscar Laberee, see Laberee House
Lacey
Linnie Lora, married Clark or Clarke, OCI student, C1950.1117.1.28.1, C1951.303.3.22
Lake
Genevra, pastor, spiritualist, Unity Church, Madame Lake website, All-woman jury article
Lamborn
Morris, Olympia High School, WSHS C2016.0.120
Lammon
Maurice, Olympia Collegiate Institute student, WSHS C2013.18.57
Lamont
Rev. T. Johnston, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, see Rogues p. 152; Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue
Lander
Edward, first chief justice of Washington Territory, Rogues p. 16; photo from Digital Archives
Lane
George B., mayor of Olympia 1898, see Lane House
Lang
Winnie, OHS graduate, C1951.8.17, married Schmidt
Lange
Edward, artist, WSHS C2016.0.103 (and see many of his works reproduced on this website); see Sylvester’s Window 1899 Meet the Neighbors p. 11
Langridge
Alice, one of three Langridge sisters, WSHS C2009.195.6
Frances, Francis, or Fannie, South Bay teacher, married Virden, OCI student, C1950.1117.1.17.1, C1943.1019.7, C1951.303.3.10, C2009.195.6
Katherine, one of three Langridge sisters, see photo above
Robert, WSHS 2012.123.126
Thomas, OCI student, C1950.1117.1.26.3, C2013.18.57
Lanimon
Jo, student of Mary O’Neil
Lansdale
Charles, owner Lansdale store on 4th (later Ramberg’s market site), WSHS C2016.0.9
Lassen
Irving, owned Lassen Electric, Lassen House, Bergstrom Sporting
Laughlin
Benjamin, husband of Mary Jane
Hattie, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Jane, WSHS C1960.1305.57
Mary Jane, nee Coates
Thomas L, OCI student, C1950.1117.1.33.2, C2013.18.57; C2009.195.3
Laughton
Ray, WSHS C1961.1185.48, .49
Lawrence
Gilbert, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Laws
Andrew, took up claim on Mima Prairie 1854, TCP
Lawson
James Smyth, with US Coast Survey party in 1850s, settled in Puget Sound in 1860, TCP, surveying brig arrives, April 27, 1860, Pioneer and Democrat; WSHS C2016.0.113, C2016.0.112
Lea
Mrs. W.F., regent of Sacajawea DAR chapter, WSHS 2013.0.204
Leach
Charles, OCI student WSHS C1950.1117.1.17.3, C1951.303.3.18, C1956.29.15.21, C1948.1021.5
William, postal carrier, WSHS C1950.8.3
Eliza, nee Ferry
Leavenworth
Charles F., Olympia Collegiate Institute student, WSHS C2013.18.57; electric company and drugstore owner, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue
Lee
Herbert, Olympia College Institute student, WSHS C2013.18.57
Monganita, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Leighton
Charles, OCI student, WSHS C1950.1117.1.27.3
Mordello, Olympia High School WSHS C2016.0.120
Le May (or LeMay)
Ernest and Mildred, grocers, see LeMay Markets, Le May House, Le May/Hedges House, Le May/Leonardson House
Lemon
Fannie, sister of Millard, WSHS C2016.0.109
Ida, daughter of William, Olympia Collegiate Institute student, WSHS C2013.18.57, married Mann, WSHS C1982.18.30.8
Mildred, daughter of Millard; promoted YWCA of Olympia (Kearney House).
Millard – Olympia businessman, son of William, civil engineer, WSHS C2008.5.48, C1951.4.37; Rogues p. 173 et seq; see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue
William – Settled in Cowlitz County, moved to Olympia later in life; Georgiana p. 182; TCP, WSHS C1951.4.37; C1949.1301.33.35
Lenherr
Jennie (Johanna?), WSHS C1951.4.23
Leonard
Lova, WSHS C1952.226.42
Leschi, leader of Nisqually Tribe during Medicine Creek negotiations, judicially murdered, (image in public domain); see page 2, Sylvester’s Window 1841 Meet the Neighbors and many other references
Levee
Fred, bicycle shop owner, WSHS 2010.149.14.1
Lewis
Ada J, WSHS C1954.481.6
Harry, editor, auditor, see Rogues p. 297; H.L. Lewis House
Ida May, married John Harlow, WSHS C1947.1113.2
Myrtle, WSHS C1952.226.42
Ray, WSHS C1954.481.3
Leys
Jennie, WSHS C1952.1068.10.1
Libby
Addie, photographer born in Olympia, WSHS C1961.1185.51, C1950.1117.1.24.1, C1961.1185.52
George, WSHS C2019.0.145
Lichtenstein
Toba, married Mitchel Harris, WSHS C1961.306.2, C1961.306.3
Lightner
Isaac, early pioneer, Rogues p. 34; WSHS C2013.18.172
Mrs., WSHS C2017.0.79
Lilly
Warren, carpenter, see Lilly House
Linden
Alice and Pearl, students at Providence Academy, WSHS C1949.18.55
Lindsay
Ralph, son of Richard and Elizabeth, Olympia High School, WSHS C2016.0.120, teacher, later principal Rogers Elementary.
Richard, merchant, and wife Elizabeth, Workingman’s Hill, p. 80
Linklater
Thomas, very early settler, Hudson’s Bay Company employee, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue
Linn
Oliver V., judge, Georgiana p. 369, photo following p.368
Lister
Anna, m. James Chambers, WSHS C1943.4.2
Ernest, governor, Georgiana p. 56 (photo), Rogues p. 169 et seq, photo here from Digital Archives
Littlejohn
Andrew J.
Clara, nee Lord, married Andrew J. Littlejohn
Julia, nee Turner, married William Littlejohn
Morris, father of William
Mary, married James Mix
William, arrived with parents in 1851, settled in Gull Harbor, TCP , photo from TCP
Lively
Esther, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Lock
Hoy (Lock Hoy), restaurant owner, see Pekin Cafe ; see Article: Chinese in Olympia, Restaurants
Locke
Sam Fun, merchant, known as the Mayor of Chinatown, see Sylvester’s Window 1899 Meet the Neighbors p. 14; see Article: Chinese in Olympia, Families; see Chinatown
Suey Gim, grandfather of Governor Gary Locke, worked as a “houseboy” in Olympia, see Article: Chinese in Olympia, Families
Long
Henry, boat builder, see Site of Long Boatworks
Longaker
Birdie, nee Kegley
Francis, M.D., mayor of Olympia 1935-1940; see Fleming-Longaker House; Rogues p. 275 et seq, WSHS C1988.26.3
Longmire
David, son of James, came over Naches Pass in 1854 with parents, photo from Digital Archives (mis-catalogued as Daniel); TCP
Effie, nee Robbins, wife of Joseph Longmire, Jr
Elcain, son of James, WSHS C1962.1.1
Elizabeth, nee Lotz, married David Longmire
Gertrude, daughter of Joseph Jr, married Barney Bickle, WSHS C1950.1306.27
Harry, son of Joseph Longmire, Jr., WSHS C1950.1306.29
James, came over Naches Pass, settled in Yelm 1854, photo from Digital Archives; WSHS 1986.66.145; TCP; WPA vol. 1
James, Jr. and wife Gertrude, photo from Digital Archives
Joseph Sr., brother of James, photo from Digital Archives; WSHS C1958.170x.1a
Family of Joseph Longmire, Sr., including Joseph Jr.., Minnie, Nettie, Joseph Sr., James, and Virinda Taylor Longmire, photo from Digital Archives
Joseph, Jr. , son of Joseph Sr., photo from Digital Archives; see also photo of Joseph Longmire family above, and this photo , Also WSHS C1950.1306.29, C1950.1306.26
Mary, wife of Joseph Sr., nee Schraeder
Melissa, d of James, married Louis Rice, WPA vol 3
Minnie, daughter of Joseph Longmire Jr., see family photo above, m. Charles Turner, WSHS C1950.1306.26
Nettie, daughter of Joseph Jr., married Crowell (Trealum) Sylvester, Jr., photo from Digital Archives; see also family photo above
Pearl, daughter of Joseph Longmire Jr., married Fred Moore, WSHS C1950.1306.27
Roy, son of Joseph Longmire Jr., WSHS C1950.1306.29,
Virinda, nee Taylor, married James Longmire Sr.
William, son of Joseph, died young; photo from Digital Archives
Loomis
De Ja, Olympia High School 1909 graduate, C1951.8.17, C1951.8.15
Polly, wife of Alfred Humphrey
Ralph, OHS student, C1951.8.15
Lord
Albert, WSHS C2015.0.62
Clarence J, Olympia businessman, banker (see Lord Mansion ), Mayor 1902-1903; Rogues p. 137 et seq
Clara, daughter of Mrs. Lord, arrived with second Mercer expedition, married Andrew Littlejohn
James, son of Mehitable
Mary Elizabeth, nee Reynolds, married C.J. Lord
Mehitable, nee Haskell, arrived with second Mercer expedition, first married Lord (before arrival in Washington Territory), then married A.R. Elder
Lotz
Elizabeth, daughter of George, married Henry Treat, then David Longmire; TCP; WPA vol. 3
George, settled south of Bush Prairie 1853, WPA vol. 3
Low or Lowe
Harriet, married and divorced Crowell Sylvester, then married Captain Holbrook, WPA Vol. 1
Jessie, WSHS C2016.0.182
John N, arrived summer 1852, settled at western edge of Chambers Prairie, TCP
T.G. – Hardware store owner; WSHS C1943.11.55
Lueders
A.
June, married John Elder, WSHS C1976.23.4
Maude
Lybarger
John G., logger, built Lybarger House and established Henderson and Lybarger subdivision with John L. Henderson; council member 1887
Lura, nee Mix, married John G. Lybarger
Lyman
John, Olympia High School, WSHS C2016.0.120
Lynch
John Olympia High School class of 1927, Rogues p. 264 et seq WSHS C2016.0.99
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