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Washington Pioneer Pursuit Index

The following individuals have been deemed to have lived in Washington Territory on or before November 11, 1889. Some of the names included have been migrated from the Pioneer Certificate program and are so noted. 
 
Disclaimer #1: All data for pioneers, including proper sources, has been verified and approved by the WSGS Pioneer Pursuit Contest committee. We cannot, however, verify the accuracy of subsequent generational data. Every genealogist who uses this data should verify the information given and verify the source materials to make sure all data is correct.
 
Disclaimer #2: If new, more accurate data becomes available on any Pioneer, we will post the new data immediately following the current data with a notation showing the revision.
 
Last Name * First Name
Birthplace
Adams Ad-sub-cud Washington Territory
Adams Annie Gibson Kansas
Allison Alanson New York
Allison Charles Dewitt Washington Territory
Allison Clara Jane Washington Territory
Allison Estina Belle Washington Territory
Allison Henry Washington Territory
Allison James Washington Territory
John William  
Allison Junia Etta Washington Territory
Allison Thomas Francis Washington Territory
Allred Clemmie  
Anderson David W. Washinton Territory
Anderson David Wallace Pennsylvania
Anderson Elizabeth Washington Territory
Anderson Frank Washington Territory
Anderson John David Washington Territory
Anderson Nettie Washington Territory
Anderson Nettie Washington Territory
Anderson William Scotland
Archambault Mary Alice Washington Territory
Bannister Benjamin Burchell England
Bannister Edith Washington Territory
Bannister Fred Washington Territory
Bannister Harry Edwin Washington Territory
Bannister Nellie Ellen Washington Territory
Bertrandt Edmond France
Bertrandt Frank Henry New York
Black Elva Pearl Washington Territory
Black Elvis Price Missouri
Bolenbaugh Arzilla Electra Washington Territory
Bolenbaugh Elnora M. Washington Territory
Bolenbaugh Jacob Watrus Indiana
Bolenbaugh Miles Dexter Washington Territory
Boone Alice Elizabeth Washington Territory
Boone Daniel Raymond Washington Territory
Boone Daniel William California
Boone Eleanor Washington Territory
Boone James Phillip California
Boone John Franklin California
Boone Martin Jacob California
Boone Mattie Pearl Washington Territory
Boone Nellie Belle California
Sarah Katherine Washington Territory
Boone William Clark Washington Territory
Boone William DeHart Ohio
Boone William James Washington Territory
Borde Vineno Austria
Bothell Rachel E. Pennsylvania
Bruns Edwin Henry Illinois
Bryant Lois A.  
Bu dah Lance Washington Territory
Burch Clara Oregon
Burch George Oregon
Burr John Washington Territory
Burr Joseph M. Washington Territory
Byrd Roderick  
Caldwell Albert Lewis Washington Territory
Caldwell Ava Washington Territory
Caldwell Charles Albert New York
Caldwell Lewis Edward Washington Territory
Caldwell Lottie J.
Washington Territory
Caldwell Nettie Lorena Washington Territory
Campbell Angus Sinclair Canada
Campbell Charles District of Columbia
Cathcart Amy B. Washington Territory
Cathcart Isaac Ireland
Cathcart Isaac Cecil Washington Territory
Cathcart Lizzie Marion Washington Territory
Cathcart William Henry Washington Territory
Cattron Martha Missouri
Chamberlin James Indiana
Chesbrough George Washington Iowa
Chesbrough John New York
Church Emma Florence Iowa
Clayton Sarah Emoline Washington Territory
Coleman Lillie A. Oregon
Coleman Lulu Margaret Oregon
Coleman William J.  
Coleman William Richard Washington Territory
Combs Eliza Ann Missouri
Cox Aletus Oregon
Cox Ivy Washington Territory
Cox Leona Washington Territory
Lucy Kansas
Cox Myrtle Washington Territory
Cox William Milo Iowa
Crabtree Ida Ellen California
Crossman Lulu Morris Elwell Washington Territory
Emma Jane Agnes England
Culbertson Margaret Lee Missouri
Decius Rhoda Ella Ohio
Devlin Kathryn M. Ohio
Dixson Rachael Jane Iowa
Dodge Margaret Permilia Washington Territory
Dodge Robert B. Washington Territory
Dodge Robert Bruce Pennsylvania
Dodge Thaddeus Ives Washington Territory
Donovan Mary Canada
Dougherty Rose Agnes Unknown
Ellis Alfred Cookman Washington Territory
Ellis Alma M. Washington Territory
Ellis Arthur Emert Washington Territory
Ellis Arthur Garfield Washington Territory
Ellis Charles Francis Wyoming
Ellis Clara Jane Washington Territory
Ellis Edwina Cathryn California
Ellis Eli Edwin Washington Territory
Ellis Ellis Ebenezer Virginia
Ellis Estella Olive Washington Territory
Ellis George Washington Territory
Ellis George Wesley Washington Territory
Ellis Grace Estine Washington Territory
Ellis Harry Carlton Washington Territory
Ellis Henry Alexander Washington Territory
Ellis Henry Clay Maryland
Ellis Hiram Lee Maryland
Ellis John Harry Washington Territory
Ellis John Markwood Washington Territory
Ellis John Morris Iowa
Ellis Leonidas Lee Washington Territory
Ellis Lucia Elva Washington Territory
Ellis Martha J. Washington Territory
Ellis Mary Rosetta Iowa
Ellis Maude Emma Washington Territory
Ellis Ralph Laverne Washington Territory
Ellis Robert William Washington Territory
Ellis Samuel George Virginia
Ellis Sarah Caroline Virginia
Ellis Sarah Ellen Iowa
Ellis Susan Frances Virginia
Ellis Thomas Edward Iowa
Ellis Thomas T. England
Ellis Townsend Thomas Maryland
Ellis William Morris Washington Territory
Ellis Zelman Clyde Washington Territory
Ewing Emma Mae Washington Territory
Ewing Ida Washington Territory
Ewing Washington Marion Kentucky
Ewing William Frankin Washington Territory
Farmer Sarah Jane Ellis Virginia
Fauser Christena Katherine Ohio
Anna Mahala Ohio
Emsley Ohio
Fincher John Alexander Ohio
Fincher Owen Emsley Ohio
Fincher Robert Lewis Ohio
Fincher William Henry Wisconsin
Fuller Josephine Louisa Washington Territory
Gardner Alberta Anna Iowa
Garrett Abbie Jane Washington Territory
Garrett James W.  
Gervais Edgar Claude Washington Territory
George New York
Gervais Lillian Nebraska
Gifford Abigail "Abbie" California
Gifford Frances Marion Illinois
Gifford Isaac Hiram California
Gifford Josephine J. "Dolly" California
Gifford Newton Cleveland Washington Territory
Gifford Nora Clara California
Gifford William Frances California
Giles Hattie Michigan
Golden John Ireland
Golden John Pennsylvania
Golden Mary Ellen Pennsylvania
Golden Rose M. Agnes Pennsylvania
Golden Susan Pennsylvania
Golden Thomas F. Pennsylvania
Gordon Conrad H. Sr. Canada
Gordon Conrad Jr. Michigan
Gove Jacob Marceliaus Washington Territory
Gove Joseph Charles  
Gove Romaldo Levi Washington Territory
Greene Rachel E. North Carolina
Griffiths Archie Washington Territory
Griffiths Joseph M. Washington Territory
Griner George Washington Pennsylvania
Hatley Arminda Alice Colorado
Hatley Bert A. Washington Territory
Hatley Luella Washington Territory
Hatley Ninevah Sherman Tennessee
Hatley Nora Garnet Colorado
Hatley Riley Burton North Carolina
Hatley Walter Allen Washington Territory
Hatley William Sheridan Monroe Washington Territory
Hauan Camilla Minnesota
Hauan Christian Norway
Hauan Ella Washington Territory
Hauan Gertrude Norway
Hauan Ida Minnesota
Hauan Jacobina  
Hauan Ole Nicolai Norway
Hauan Oscar Washington Territory
Hawkins Amanda Wymore  
Hawkins James W.  
Hawkins Margaret Ellen Iowa
Hawkins Nellie Iowa
Hitchcock Anna Rosaria Washington Territory
Hitchcock Emali Theresa Washington Territory
Hitchcock Lillian Margaret Washington Territory
Hitchcock Milton  
Hitchcock Orin Lewellyn Washington Territory
Hitchcock Valeria Inex Washington Territory
Hollenbeck Clyde Earl Washington Territory
Hollenbeck Martin Lawrence New York
Holmes Margaret Finneta "Nettie" Missouri
Hopkins Edward William Wisconsin
Howard Horace C. Washington Territory
Howard Jesse Althea Washington Territory
Howard Joshua Allen Tennessee
Howard Lois May Washington Territory
Howard William Floyd Washington Territory
Hoyt Sarah V. Maine
Jackson William Washington Territory
Margaret Pennsylvania
James Charles Ralph Washington Territory
James Gertrude Pearl Washington Territory
James John Henry Ohio
Jenkins Lydia Washington Territory
Johns Julia Ohio
Jones Angelitha Indiana
Jones Catherine Williams Wales
Jones Jimmy "Soo-ooyalth" Washington Territory
Jones Sarah "Yalalcha" Washington Territory
Jump Joseph H. Missouri
Jump John Henry Missouri
Keener John Babe Iowa
Keener John Mitchell Pennsylvania
Keener Mary Bell Iowa
Keener William Missouri
Kennedy Bliss Emerald Washington Territory
Kennedy Faith Goldie Washington Territory
Kennedy Hope Ruby Washington Territory
Kennedy John Henry Cornelius Iowa
Kennedy John Knox Tennessee
Kennedy Mary Elizabeth Illinois
Kennedy Maud Pearl Washington Territory
Rhoda Ann Indiana
Kennedy Robert Eakin Indiana
Kingsbury Cornelia Clare Kansas
Kingsbury John Adams Kansas
Kingsbury John Terry New York
Kingsbury Letty Texas
Kirk George England
Knapp Albert C. Iowa
Knapp Earl Horace Washington Territory
Knapp Eugene Fay Iowa
Knapp Frank Warrett Iowa
Knapp George Harris Indiana
Knapp Horace Pennsylvania
Knapp Seth Byron Washington Territory
Knapp Walter Vernon Iowa
Kuhnhausen Arnold Germany
Kuhnhausen Arnold Washington Territory
Kuhnhausen Charles "Carl" Edward Germany
Kuhnhausen Clara Germany
Kuhnhausen Edward Charles Germany
Kuhnhausen Ernest Herman Germany
Kuhnhausen Magnus Otto Germany
Lance-bu-dah Elizabeth Washington Territory
Lear Mary Xwelas Fitzhugh Washington Territory
Lemoe/Lamond(e) Josephine Canada
Levisohn Leihapmann Germany
Lile/Lyle Isaac Pennsylvania
Lingard Jane Jones England
Loney Katherine Lavinia Canada
Long William Lewis Tennessee
Luedke Elizabeth Johanna Germany
Luedke Louise Wilhelmina Germany
Lyle Charles Arthur Washington Territory
Lyle George Franklin David Washington Territory
Lyle Levi Townsend Washington Territory
Marquardt Amalie Dorothea Henriette Germany
Mathison America Minnesota
Mathison Annie Washington Territory
Mathison Bertha/Bergit Norway
Mathison Edward Minnesota
Mathison Ellen Washington Territory
Mathison Jacob Norway
Mathison Joseph Norway
Mathison Josephine/Bernice Norway
Mathison Louis Washington Territory
Mathison Nils/Nels Minnesota
Maybeck Theresa New York
Maynard Elizabeth Orinda Oregon
McGuire Sarah Kentucky
McIrvin Virginia Belle Washington Territory
McKay Lincoln A. Washington Territory
McPhail Catherine "Snohomish Kate" Washington Territory
McPhail John  
Murphy Daniel Canada
Murphy Ella Joan Canada
Murphy John Patrick Washington Territory
Murphy Patrick Canada
Murphy William James Canada
Nash Benjamin Franking Washington Territory
Neeley Casa Adele Washington Territory
Neeley Cora Mae Washington Territory
Neeley Emma Jane Washington Territory
Neeley Margaret T. Washington Territory
Neeley Martha Elizabeth Ann Washington Territory
Neeley Mary Alice Washington Territory
Neeley Sarah Tynette Iowa
Neeley Timothy Searl Illinois
Jane Emeline New York
Packwood Aleta Alice Washington Territory
Packwood Colorado "Collie" Colorado
Packwood Elizabeth Anne "Lizzie" Missouri
Packwood Harry Washington Territory
Packwood Harvey Washington Territory
Packwood John Isham Missouri
Packwood Margaret Lillian Missouri
Packwood Oliver Franklin Washington Territory
Packwood Samuel Tate Missouri
Packwood William Washington Territory
Parsons Frank William Leroy Washington Territory
Parsons George Rodney Maine
Parsons Ira Colbert Washington Territory
Parsons Leola Washington Territory
Paul Clara Olive Washington Territory
Paul Emma Frances Washington Territory
Paul Eveline Lillian Washington Territory
Paul Ida Susan Washington Territory
Paul Thomas (Rev.) Virginia
Paul William David Washington Territory
Phillips Thomas Francis Washington Territory
Preston George Washington Washington Territory
Preston Isaac Joseph Washington Territory
Preston Leah Washington Washington Territory
Preston Mary Martha Washington Territory
Preston Paran C. Maine
Price Charles Washington Territory
Price Clara Stella Washington Territory
Price Henry Scofield Ohio
Price Martha Adelia Washington Territory
Price Samuel Conrad Washington Territory
Provost Fanny Lawless Ireland
Mary Ann Pennsylvania
Reynolds Charlotte May Washington Territory
Reynolds George Birch Indiana
Reynolds Katherine Louise Washington Territory
Reynolds Nettie Jeanette Washington Territory
Reynolds Stella Christina Iowa
Reynolds Susie Bell Iowa
Reynolds Zola LaVerne Washington Territory
Roberts Frank Howard Washington Territory
Roberts Lucius M. Indiana
Roberts MC Washington Territory
Seat Mary Jane Missouri
Shaser Alice Gladyce Washington Territory
Shaser America Dorcas Washington Territory
Shaser Annie Lavar Washington Territory
Shaser Daniel Franklin Washington Territory
Shaser Felix Washington Territory
Shaser Francis Washington Territory
Shaser George W. Washington Territory
Shaser George Washington Kansas
Shaser Gustave John Washington Territory
Shaser Malissa A. Washington Territory
Shaser Margaret Luella Oregon
Shaser Mary Alice Oregon Territory
Shaser Phoebe Ann Oregon Territory
Shaser Winfield Scott Washington Territory
Shields David W. Iowa
Shields Henry Ireland
Shields John Henry G. Washington Territory
Shields Nettie Iowa
Shields Phoebe Washington Territory
Shields Sarah Ellen Iowa
Shields William Thos. Washington Territory
Smith Daisy Mae Washington Territory
Smith Letetita Elizabeth Missouri
Splawn Belle Washington Territory
Splawn Ione Washington Territory
William Lafayette Missouri
Stanley Abagail Indiana
Steen Nancy Ann Indiana
Stone Sarah Jane Iowa
Storey John Cuthbert Illinois
Stotts Margaret Ann Iowa
Stotts Susan Jane Illinois
Swasey Ida Alice Missouri
Fae Emsley Oregon
Templeton Isolette Washington Territory
Templeton Maida Pluma Washington Territory
Templeton Samuel Milton Missouri
Templeton Sidney Washington Territory
Templeton Vienna Oregon
Terice John  
Terice Susan Maine
Thiel Fred Henry Washington Territory
Thiel Frederick William Germany
Thiel Walter Nathan Washington Territory
Thomas Roscoe Gillespie Missouri
Thompson Addie Washington Territory
Thompson James Andrew Maine
Thompson Mary E. Washington Territory
Thompson William Alfred Washington Territory
Tucker Laura Jewett New Jersey
Udell Mose Leonard Washington Territory
Unknown Mary "Peggy" England
Wallace David William Ireland
Wallace Eliza Jane Canada
Wellenbrock Anton Germany
Wallenbrock Ernest Prussia
Weston Mary England
Whitener Maud Tabitha Washington Territory
Woodworth Chester New York
Woodworth Delvina "Vina" Washington Territory
Woodworth Ioline/Joline Cornelia Washington Territory
Woodworth John Chester Washington Territory
Woodworth Margaret Ann Washington Territory
Woodworth Mary Alice Washington Territory
Woodworth Perry Dewey Jr. Washington Territory
Woodworth Perry Dewey Sr. New York
Woodworth William Washington Territory
Zaring August Iowa
Zaring Eliza Jane Indiana
Zaring Sarah Alice Iowa
* Annie So-yea-ella Washington Territory
* Annie Zaa-co-lees-ah Washington Territory
* Chalawhkeed Washington Territory
* Jagook Washington Territory
* Jennie Sis-doui-'ch-who Washington Territory
* Sal-Dook Washington Territory
* Sal-o-key Washington Territory
* Zak-koops Washington Territory
     
 
* Before 1900, Native Americans did not have surnames as traditionally used in European or American conventions.