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Waddle
(James) Calvin, WSHS C1961.498.10; house (Pattison Lake), WSHS C1961.498.11; On Cleveland Street C1957.498.4, C1961.498.10; on Ward Lake C1961.498.14
Clarence, son of Calvin, see Looking Back post of Olympia Motorcycle Club, Clarence and wife Rachel at far left, per family communication.
Elmer, brother of Calvin, WSHS C2016.0.142
Ella, WSHS C1961.498.10
Walter, WSHS C1961.498.10
Wakefield
Effie – OCI student, WSHS C1950.1117.1.26.4
Mary – OCI student, married Waltermeir, WSHS C1950.1117.1.27.1
Waldrick
Jacob, arrived 1867 in Thurston County, sawyer, TCP
Letitia, nee Eaton
Waldrip
Joe Y, cofounder of Olympia Oyster, WSHS C2016.0.136
Julia, see Ker, Julia W.
Wallace
Cecil, WSHS 2009.224.2
Dorothy, Olympia High School, WSHS C2016.0.120
Eva, married Frank Blake, OCI graduate, WSHS C1950.1117.1.34.1, C1951.303.3.20, C1951.303.3.31.2
Nellie, WSHS 2009.224.2
Roxie, married A.B. Woodard, WSHS C2017.0.50, C2017.0.49
Scott, WSHS C1951.303.3.6
Wallner
Felix, master brewer, WSHS C1948.64.149, C1948.64.141
Louise Marie, nee Gresl
Lurraine, daughter of Felix, WSHS C1948.64.154
Walters
Irma, WSHS C2013.18.82
Warbass
Alice, daughter of Uzal, WSHS C2017.0.167, .166
Elizabeth (Lizzie), daughter of Uzal, WSHS C1952.1068.10.37.2
Mary, nee Connor, m. Uzal Warbass
Uzal Graham, physician, arrived 1853, TCP, Early Doctors of Olympia, member of Legislature; see Warbass home site ; WSHS C2019.0.145; Rogues p. 34 et seq.
Ward
Bert, son of Ira, WSHS C1948.64.70
Harris, OCI student, WSHS C1950.1117.1.27.2
Ira, Jr., arrived spring 1853, operated mill, lumberman, TCP, Rogues p. 17; residence and mill, WSHS C1951.284.13
Kate, daughter of Ira, teacher, married Knapp, WSHS C1948.64.69; C2016.0.137
Samuel, son of Ira, arrived 1853, alderman, agent for Northern Pacific, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue; 1891; see Ward House
Samuel, Jr., architect, see, e.g., Robert Yantis House
Ware
Lurana, married Sam Percival Sr., Georgiana, photo (above) following p. 332, Living with the Pioneers, WSHS C1943.158.17; 2015.0.208; See Percival Mansion site
Water
Van, engineer at Olympia Waterworks, WSHS C1949.18.51
Waterman
Lucretia Tweed, m. Charles Huntington, WSHS C2016.0.125
Watson
Helen and Hattie, Olympia High School, WSHS C2016.0.120
Irma, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Wattrous (or Watrous)
Bertha, WSHS C2017.0.117
Lillian, worked for City of Olympia for over 25 years, WSHS C1949.18.53, C1986.43.52.5.28
Waughop
John W., doctor, Early Doctors of Olympia, WSHS C1982.18.30.11, C1951.285.1 (home at Ft. Steilacoom); see Waughop Home site
Phil, WSHS C1982.18.30.11
Waxler
F.E., barber, WSHS 2010.149.8.2
Weatherbie
George, worked for Puget Sound Freight Lines, see Weatherbie House
Malcolm, pioneer, father of George; home WSHS C1964.26.4.13.5, see Workingman’s Hill page 59
Webb
Madonna, Olympia High School, WSHS C2016.0.120
Webster
Aaron, arrived 1853 with A. Yantis party, settled in Tenino, TCP, married to Sarah Yantis; C2013.18.8
Anna, daughter of Aaron and Sarah, married Clyde Wolfe, WSHS C2013.18.8 (see above family photo)
James H – Dentist for Washington State institutions 1913-1916
Maud, married William Clarkson, Metter, and John L. Damon C2013.18.64; C1949.3.48
May (Sarah May), daughter of Aaron and Sarah, m. Charles Jackson of Tenino, WSHS C2013.18.73; C2013.18.8 (see photo above); C2016.0.186
Sarah, nee Yantis, married Aaron
Weed
Charles, early pioneer, WSHS C2009.0.1046
Emaline, sister of Charles, married David Drewry, arrived at age 14
Weir (sometimes spelled Wier)
Allan (or Allen), publisher and attorney, moved to Olympia as a youth from Clallam County in 1890s, published The Olympian later Washington’s first secretary of State; Secretary of State website; TCP; Rogues p. 123 et seq; photo from Digital Archives, portraits of Secretaries of State; biography at Washington West of the Cascades; WSHS 2012.0.269, 2012.0.259; C2013.18.15, 1924.105.1; C1943.2x.324; C2016.0.140
Laura, m. Smith Troy, WSHS C1943.2x.324
Weitemeier
Frances, married Chase, WSHS C1954.448.1.1
Welker
Conrad, WSHS C1952.1068.9.18
Weller
Catherine, nee Redpath, married Raymond William Weller
Hannah, nee Matheson, married William
Raymond William (Bill), m Catherine Redpath, WSHS 2012.123.126
William, firefighter, Rogues p. 183 et seq; owner, Weller Coal, Workingman’s Hill p. 64-65, WSHS C1943.2x.137
Wellman
Charles, arrived Olympia 1864, TCP
Wells
George L., West Bay resident, WSHS C1949.1301.33.36
West
Cora, Olympia High School, m. Backlund, WSHS C2016.0.120
Westcott
Mary, teacher, married Reese, WSHS C1948.64.67, C1948.64.66
Weston
Arthur, owned Olympia Sand and Gravel and Olympia Tug and Barge, Sand Man tug; Rogues p. 124
Carrie, Minnie, both nee Forbes
Mayme, married Word, WSHS C1949.18.60
Rodolphus, Baptist minister pioneer, WSHS C1958.180x.1
Westover
W.W., WSHS C1951.4.37
Wheaton
W.P., royal attendant at 1902 Woodmen of the World Carnival, WSHS C1954.3.3
Whitaker
Elmira, nee Harper, m. Lemuel
Lemuel, settled in Olympia 1872, then to Grand Mound, TCP
White
Allen, cofounder of Springer and White lumber mill and builder of White Building, WSHS C2016.0.17
Alta, OHS 1909 grad, WSHS C2013.18.82, 2014.130.1.9
Amanda, nee Maris, married William G. White
Ann Elizabeth, daughter of William and Margaret, married Daniel Bigelow, WSHS C1950.1117.1.10.1, 2007.0.126; see Bigelow House Photograph Collection for additional photos and bio of Ann Elizabeth White Bigelow; see also City of Olympia Women’s Walking Tour (Bigelow House); see Sylvester’s Window 1856 Meet the Neighbors, p. 5 ; Bigelow House
Anna, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
Anson, son of Margaret and William, photo from Bigelow House Photograph Collection
Bertha, daughter of William G., WSHS C1958.174x.1, married Otto Ferguson
Charles B, WSHS C1952.226.41
Clara, daughter of Margaret and William, married Ralph Dunbar; photo from Bigelow House Photograph collection (and see photograph with sisters and mother) see Dunbar House
Columbus, son of John and Letitia, farmer, arrived Puget Sound in 1850s, TCP
George, son of Margaret and William, photo from Bigelow House photograph collection
John, early pioneer, father of Margaret and Columbus
Letitia, early pioneer, married John White (no relation), mother of Columbus and Margaret
Margaret, nee Stewart, wife of William, then Stephen Ruddell
Margaret, daughter of John and Letitia, arrived with family, married Andrew Chambers, Early settler on Chambers Prairie, Georgiana p. 167, photo following p. 148; TCP
Mary Ellen, daughter of Margaret and William, married George Byrd, see photo of Mary with sisters and mother in Bigelow House Photograph collection; See Byrd House
May, daughter of William G., WSHS C1958.174x.1
William, early arrival in Olympia, killed in Indian Wars; killed by Wa-Le-Hut (Yelm Jim); first spouse of Margaret Stewart White Ruddell, father of Ann Elizabeth White Bigelow; photo from Bigelow House Photograph Collection
William G., carpenter, see William White House ; WSHS C2013.18.24
Whitesides
Jean, WSHS C2015.0.62
Jessie, “
Whitham
Robert, civil engineer, produced Whitham and Page 1890 map of Olympia; see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Whitney
George, miner TCP
Iva or Ivy, later Day, WSHS C1943.1003.13, C1943.1006.22
Herman, arrived 1861, lumberman, TCP
Tom, WSHS C2013.18.12
Whitson
Judge
Nellie, nee Bateman
Whitworth
Etta, d of George, WSHS C2016.0.149, C2016.0.150, C2016.0.151
George, founded First Presbyterian Church, Georgiana, photo p. 80; WSHS C2016.0.147; see First Presbyterian site
Harry, son of George, WSHS C2016.0.152
John, son of George, WSHS C2016.0.153
Wier, see Weir
Wieschendorff
Sophia, m. John Sternberg, WSHS C2019.0.145
Wiggins
Nora, connected to Hawk family, WSHS C1978.52.4
Wilcox
Charles, WSHS C2013.18.12; C2013.18.34, C2013.18.90
Wiley
Esther, dressmaker, WSHS C2017.0.117; C1948.64.39
Jane, see Wyllie
James W., cofounder of The Columbian; Rogues p.13 et seq.
Willard
G.K., surgeon-general under Governor Stevens
Ruby, WSHS C1947.2.2
Rufus, arrived 1853 South Bay, TCP , deputy postmaster; physician; Rogues p.84 et seq.
Willey
Chet, son of Lafayette, WSHS C2017.0.2
Clara, daughter of Lafayette, WSHS C2017.0.2
George, son of Lafayette, WSHS C2017.0.2
George, son of Samuel Sr. (brother of Lafayette)
Lafayette, son of Samuel Sr., operated steamship company
Lucretia, d of Samuel, m. Leighton
Samuel (Sr.), Captain, steamship operator with his sons George and Lafayette, Georgiana p. 325
Samuel, son of Lafayette, WSHS C2017.0.2
Sophia Belle, nee Yantis, m. Lafayette
Williams
Bettie Jeanne, Olympia High School class of 1927, WSHS C2016.0.99
Carrie, d of Samuel, married Harry McElroy
Charles (senior), builder, co-owner of Olympia Hardware and Mottman Mercantile
Charles Harvey, son of Charles, later partner in Mottman mercantile (see link above), WSHS C1975.62.12
Charlotte, OHS graduate, WSHS C1951.8.15, C1951.8.17
Ella, WSHS C1956.29.15.4
Florence, nee Yeager
George, son of Sam, WSHS C2013.18.92
Henry, married Florence Yeager
Frank, undertaker, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Kate, married Turner, WSHS C1949.3.115
Lucy Danbury, WSHS C1975.62.14
Samuel, brother of Charles Sr., merchant and partner with Charles in Olympia Hardware (see link above), arrived 1871, Rogues p. 116; TCP
Williamson
Emory, brother of Mrs. Gunstone, WSHS C1951.4.37
Nita, m. Walter Gunstone
Williston
Albert, WSHS C2013.18.81
Wills
Alwilda, nee Yeager
Grace, daughter of John and Alwilda, WSHS C1949.3.76, C1949.3.98
Hattie, daughter of John and Alwilda Yeager Wills, married Livingston, WSHS C2016.8.1; C1949.3.74, C1949.3.121, C1949.3.120, C1949.3.119, C1949.3.118, C1949.3.117, C1949.3.116
John, sheriff and dairyman, WSHS C2008.8.65; C1949.3.96
Willson
Frederick A., steamship captain, Rogues p. 298; 2014.130.1.7, 2014.130.1.12, 2014.130.1.17, 2014.130.1.19
Lovina, OHS student, WSHS C1956.39.11, C1952.226.42, 2014.130.1.9, 2014.130.1.13
Wilson
Amelia, WSHS C1960.1305.59
Jessie, WSHS C1952.226.42
John, attorney, and later judge; political cartoon from Digital Archives; Rogues p. 239 et seq; see also WSHS C1986.43.63.11.7.1; C1960.1305.59
Lawrence, doctor, WSHS C1986.43.64.5.19.3.1
Mr., WSHS C1948.64.71
Myrtle, WSHS C1952.226.42
Nellie, WSHS C2013.18.82
Winsor
Agnes, married Thomas Prather, WSHS C1943.1012.12
Eunice, nee Huntington, married Henry Winsor
Henry, arrived Olympia area 1855, logger, mail carrier, TCP
Winstanley
Guy, tobacco shop proprietor and printer, on Olympia City Council, Rogues p. 206 et seq; see Winstanley House
Wisener
Anna Rosaria, nee Hitchcock
Lillian Ethel, daughter of Anna, WSHS C2015.0.83
Wisner
A.W., real estate, see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891
Wisniewski
Family, see Liberty Cafe and Bailey House
Wo, see Sun Wo
Wohleb
Joseph, architect, responsible for many downtown Olympia buildings, Digital Archives; biography at DAHP website; Rogues p. 266; see Sylvester’s Window 1933 Meet the Neighbors p. 13; also toggle Wohleb theme on the interactive map of our Where Are We? feature; see Joseph Wohleb House
Matilda, nee Gresl
Prudence, nee Wyman
Robert, son of Joseph, also architect, see Robert Wohleb Cottage
Wollard
Melissa, m. Nicholas Owings, WSHS C2017.0.139
Wood
Isaac, early settler, brewer, cooper (site of First Presbyterian Church organization); settled “Woodland,” now Lacey; grew first hops in Washington Territory, and provided Ezra Meeker with successful hop plants; Rogues p. 37; Ezra Meeker bio on Wikipedia
James R., son of Isaac; see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; C2016.0.167
Woodard
Adelbert Eugene (A.E.), son of Harvey and brother of Alonzo Bixby, also called Delle, orchardist, photo from Digital Archives (misidentified as A.B.), C1949.1301.33.33, C1950.1301.19.11
Alonzo Bixby (A.B.), son of Harvey, photographer and dentist, Georgiana p. 255, TCP, WSHS C1949.8.31, C1962.2.7; C2017.0.48, C2017.0.47; see Woodard Home
Ada, daughter of A.B., married George Ekrem
Anna, second wife of A.E., WSHS C1949.1301.33.28
Carl, son of A.E., see Carl Woodard House; see WSHS C1949.1301.33.33
Harvey (Sr), arrived 1850s, settled in South Bay, and then West Olympia in 1870s, Georgiana p. 255; see Harvey Woodard House
Harvey (Jr), son of Theodore, WSHS C1949.1301.33.31
Josie, first wife of of A.E., nee Clark
Olive, daughter of A.B., WSHS C1949.1301.33.29
Roxie, nee Wallace, married A.B.
Salome, nee Eaton
Theodore, son of Harvey and Salome
Woodcock
Family, WSHS C1963.24.3
Woodruff
Ada – daughter of Samuel Woodruff and Elizabeth Crosby, authoress, married Anderson, Georgiana p. 269; WSHS C1951.1253.2, C1954.285.5
Clara, later Carson, then Burr (?) WSHS C1943.158.18, C1954.285.2, C1943.158.11; acting in Mikado in Looking Back feature
Samantha, nee Packwood married Samuel Jr.
Samuel C., first husband of Elizabeth Crosby
Samuel C., jr.- son of Samuel Woodruff and Elizabeth Crosby, arrived with mother 1865, management of Insane Asylum at Steilacoom, later built Woodruff Block and developed large portions of West Olympia; see Woodruff Park; Rogues p. 112 et seq; also amateur musician and playwright; TCP, WSHS C1943.158.10, C1951.1253.5, C1951.285.8, C2013.18.19; C2017.0.111; see Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue 1891; Looking Back feature
Samuel Nelson (known as Nelson, no apparent relation to other Woodruffs), Territorial Librarian
Woods
May, WSHS C2013.18.82
Woolery
Julia Ann, married McCullough or McCulley, and Benjamin Gordon; came across with her family on Naches Pass 1853, TCP
Work
Muriel, married Bartran, WSHS C2013.18.152
William W., see William W. Work House
Worthington
Trena, see Selvidge, Trena
Wortman
Catherine, nee Skillings
Wright
Albert, saddlemaker, married Ruth Bigelow and lived in Bigelow House, photo of Albert above left from Bigelow House Photograph Collection
Alex, police and firefighter, Rogues p. 251; WSHS C1957.111x.3
D.F., judge, Judge Wright House
Olivia, nee O’Brien, m. Thomas A. Wright
Ruth, nee Bigelow, married Albert Wright
Wyllie (sometimes spelled Wiley or Willey)
Jane, married James Pattison, WSHS C1951.8.11, see staff of Legislature, WSHS C1943.3x.4; Georgiana at p. 122
Wyman
Henrietta (Hattie), wife of Hugh
Hugh, Olympia doctor, lived in Sylvester mansion, WSHS C2017.0.14; office, WSHS C2018.0.114; Early Olympia Doctors
Prudence, daughter of Dr. Hugh and Henrietta, 1909 OHS graduate, married Joseph Wohleb, WSHS C1951.8.17, C1986.43.53.5.24.2; C2017.0.128
Wynne
Inez, OHS student, WSHS C1951.8.15
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