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Rabbeson
Anna, daughter of Antonio and Lucy, WSHS C1952.1068.10.21, C1952.1068.10.23, C1952.1068.10.28, married Waldo Moore
Antonio B., very early settler, involved in Indian Wars and Leschi trial: Rogues p. 10; TCP , WSHS C1949.18.26
Frank, son of Antonio and Lucy, WSHS C1952.1068.10.41
Lucy, nee Barnes
Rabeck
Ammon T., piano store owner and music teacher, Piano Trade Magazine; see Rabeck Building
Clarence, WSHS C2013.18.181
Raleigh
Mary, m. Thomas Johnston, WSHS C2020.0.35
Rambo
family, Workingman’s Hill p. 62-63
Ramey
Talitha, married David Kindred, WSHS C1971.36.175
Rank
Mrs. WSHS 1998.113.4
Rankin
Beulah, WSHS C2013.18.57
John
Peggy (Margaret), daughter of John, WSHS C1952.226.58
Rathbun
John C., newspaper editor, local politician, historian, Rogues p. 10; See Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; Rathbun: Thurston County History 1845-1895
Raymond
Bessie, WSHS C2013.18.57
Percy, musician, WSHS C1957.134x.36
Wendell, musician, WSHS C1957.134x.36
Reagh
John, supplier of wood to Olympia steamers, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Reavis
Fran, WSHS C1952.226.58
James B., Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Redding
Lucetta, m. L.D. Durgan, WSHS C2018.0.132
Reder
Lee, bartender, see Reder House
Redfield
Helen, WSHS C1980.30x.15.22
Redinger
Bill, OCI student, WSHS C1950.1117.1.28.3
Redpath
Catherine, d of Lucy and Nathaniel, m. Weller, Rogues p. 264; WSHS 2012.123.29, 2012.123.123
Lucy, nee Maynard, wife of Nathaniel
Nathaniel, physician, WSHS C2009.230.6, C1948.64.36, Early Doctors of Olympia, Washington West of the Cascades, see Redpath House ; Rogues p. 203 et seq.
Nathaniel J (Nat), son of Nathaniel, 2012.123.121, C1951.250.17.1, and search his name for other photographs of him modeling Olympia Knitting Mills products
Priscilla, nee Ostrander, mother of Nathaniel
Reed
Constance, daughter of Thomas Milburne Reed, married Haller, WSHS C1970.42.8, C1970.42.7
Emma, daughter of Thomas M. Sr., married George Ingham, see Egbert-Ingham House
James L., shoe shop, WSHS 2010.149.1.1
Mark, politician, logger, son of Thomas Milburne Sr., Rogues p. 174 et seq; WSHS C2018.0.109; C2018.0.201; C1952.197.11
Thomas Milburne, Olympia businessman arrived 1857, state auditor, local politician, home at site of Washington Center; built Reed Building, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; see also Georgiana p.306; TCP
Thomas Milburne, Jr., Olympia judge, Georgiana p. 367, WSHS C1952.197.10
Reeder
Bernard, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Reese
Anna, nee Westcott
Reeves
Belle (Anna Belle Culp), Secretary of State, Rogues p. 315 et seq; WSHS C2008.8.59; photo from Digital Archives; See Sylvester’s Window 1933 Meet the Neighbors p. 2
Reid
Herbert, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Reinhart
Anna,WSHS C2013.18.81
Caleb S., Captain, son of Stephen, Washington Supreme Court clerk, Rogues p. 172 et seq; Mayor 1899-1901; WSHS C2018.0.109; C1951X.18.5; See Reinhart House
Ione, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Sarah, nee Cock, wife of Stephen
Stephen, arrived 1852, Georgiana p. 258, WSHS C1955.6.3
Rettenmayer
Philippine, nee Schmidt
Rettig
Ray, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Reynolds
Mary Elizabeth, married C.J. Lord, active in local civic activities; WSHS C1956.39.9, 2013.0.211; see Olympia Women’s History Walking Tour, C.J. and Elizabeth Lord House, see Lord Mansion; photo from Olympia Women’s History Walking Tour
Ricard
Pascal, Father, founded mission at current location of Squaxin (formerly Priest Point) Park, Georgiana p. 359; Rogues p. 11; see biography at Oblates Historical Dictionary
Rice
Laura, niece of William H. White, WSHS C1945.141.1 (back left)
Melissa, nee Longmire, m. Louis
Roy, nephew of William H. White, WSHS C1945.141.1 (on his great aunt’s lap)
Louis, arrived Thurston County 1870s, worked for David Chambers and married Melissa, a daughter of James Longmire, WPA vol. 3
Rich
Andress, arrived 1864, settled near Chambers Prairie, TCP
Hannah, arrived around 1865, settled in Deschutes Valley, TCP
Mary, great grandmother of Ida Mossman Yeager, married Jackson and Junkin, WSHS C1949.8.9
Richards
Tom, WSHS C1980.30x.15.27
Richardson
Harvey George, lumbermill owner and city Mayor 1904
Ricker
Cordelia, m. James Spirlock, WSHS C2015.0.67
Riddle
Emma, operated sanitorium on East Bay Drive, see Meyer-Riddle House
Riley
Warren, doctor, early scaler of Mount Rainier, WSHS C1948.1041.1, C2016.0.57; see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Riser
Everett, WSHS C1979.13.1
Rixie
Lillian, Olympia High School, m. Carey, WSHS C2016.0.120
Robbins
Edwin Jesse, builder, see Robbins-Mallett House
Edwin O and Esther, home on Fourth, parent of Edwin Jesse and Ernest O, Workingman’s Hill pages 59-60
Effie, married Joseph Longmire Jr., WSHS C1950.1306.29, Digital Archives, C1950.1306.28
Ernest O, see Robbins House
Phoebe, nee Holliday, married Richard
Richard, South Bay resident, WSHS C1950.1306.28
Roberts
Prof. W.H., band leader, county clerk, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891, WSHS C1952.226.41
Robertson
(Alberta) Goldie, daughter of James and Sarah, teacher, author, married George Funk, Olympia Women’s History Walking Tour under Goldie & George Funk House; see her article Doane’s Pan-fried Oysters transcribed here; see Funk House ; WSHS C1986.43.61.5.2.4
James and Sarah, lived on corner Thurston and Lybarger, Workingman’s Hill, p 60-61
Myrtle, daughter of James and Sarah, teacher, WSHS C2013.18.82
Robinson
J.W., judge, publisher Olympia Tribune, Rogues p. 133 et seq; Mayor 1893; see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Rochon
Augustus, adoptive father of Barbara Cunningham Simmons, WSHS C1946.239.30
Rogers
A.D. Rogers family, photo from Digital Archives; WSHS C2016.0.54; C2016.0.53
A.D., (Adelbert) photographer, photo from Digital Archives; see also family photo above and this photo; see also WSHS C1970.6.13, C1970.6.3, C1970.6.8, see A.D. Rogers Home ; photo of studio WSHS C2016.0.14
Adah, married Price, WSHS C1943.126.4
Augusta, wife of A.D., see above family photo; see also WSHS C1970.6.11, C1970.6.12, C1970.6.8, C1958.2.60, C2016.0.52, C2016.0.51
Carrie, d of Gov. John R Rogers, m. Hall, WSHS C1946.240.7
Edna, daughter of A.D., married Fred Carlyon, see family photo above; see also school photo in Digital Archives; see also WSHS C1970.6.8, C1961.1185.50, C1958.2.63, C1958.2.62; C2013.18.176
Fred, WSHS C1949.18.28
John R., governor of Washington State, Rogues p. 150 et seq; see Sylvester’s Window 1899 Meet the Neighbors p. 6; photo from Digital Archives
Raymond, son of A.D., see family portrait above; Rogues p. 172; see also WSHS C1950.3.106; C1970.6.6, C1970.6.8, C1958.2.61, C1952.226.55
Tate, nee Henry, married Ray Rogers
W.A., contractor, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Romanousky
Anna, operated Crane’s Cafe, owned Romanousky House
Root
Anne, nee Lansdale
Milo, judge and lawyer, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; home, WSHS C1943.1006.6
Nils, OCI graduate, WSHS C1981.52.6
Rosenthal
Bertha, daughter of Gustave, photo at Digital Archives, WSHS C2013.18.77
Fanny, daughter of Gustave, WSHS C1948.64.138, C2013.18.57
Gustave – Arrived Olympia 1863, ran mercantile store TCP; Georgiana, p. 195, photo following p. 296; see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; Rogues p. 242; store in McKenny Block, 2012.0.259 (participating in End of Oregon Trail marker ceremony), C2013.18.77 (in store); C1943.2x.324; 2013.0.216 (dedicating plaque to first Legislature Site) home site see Christian Science building
Ross
Adelaide, WSHS C2013.18.37
Emogene, Olympia High School, WHS C2016.0.120
Hugh, proprietor Acme Drug Store, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; see Hugh Ross House
Margie, married Shotwell, OCI graduate, WSHS C1950.1117.1.37.1
Rotchford
Marvel, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Rowe
Asa, WSHS C2016.0.93
Royal
Bonnie, Olympia High School student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Carrie, teacher at Washington School, sister of Miller G., WSHS C1943.1006.9
Maud, WSHS C2013.18.82
Miller G., president Olympia Collegiate Institute, WSHS C1950.1117.1.12.2; C1952.226.45
Ruth, Olympia High School, m. Mower, WSHS C2016.0.120
Tirzah, nee Bigelow, married Miller
Ruchty
RR, postal carrier, WSHS C2008.8.55
Ruddell
Belle, married William Fleetwood
Margaret, nee Stewart, married White, then Ruddell
Stephen Duley, Lacey area pioneer, later moved to Olympia, see Sylvester’s Window 1856 Meet the Neighbors p. 14; Ruddell House
Rudkin
Frank H., state Supreme Court justice, photo from Digital Archives; see also WSHS C1947.1124.55; see Rudkin House
Ruggieri
Mike, WSHS C1980.30x.15.27
Russell
Rose, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Ruth
A.S., Olympia senator, political cartoon from Digital Archives; Rogues p. 176; House, Maple Park, photo at Digital Archives; see also WSHS C1964.26.4.24.8
Rutledge
Emma, married Henry Gordon, TCP
Louisa, nee Shotwell
Thomas, arrived Bush Prairie fall 1852, TCP
William, WSHS C1943.2x.324
Mrs., WSHS C1943.2x.324
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