Washington

Treaty of January 31, 1855

Articles of agreement and convention, made and concluded at Neah Bay, in the Territory of Washington, this thirty-first day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five, by Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent of Indian affairs for the said Territory, on the part of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs, head-men, and delegates of the several villages of the Makah tribe of Indians, viz: Neah Waatch, Tsoo-Yess, and Osett, occupying the country around Cape Classett or Flattery, on behalf of the said tribe and duly authorized by the same. Article 1. The said tribe hereby cedes, relinquishes, … Read more

Treaty of January 26, 1855

Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at Hahdskus, or Point no Point, Suquamish Head, in the Territory of Washington, this twenty-sixth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, by Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent of Indian affairs for the said Territory, on the part of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs, headmen, and delegates of the different villages of the S’Klallams, viz: Kah-tai, Squah-quaihtl, Tch-queen, Ste-tehtlum, Tsohkw, Yennis, Elh-wa, Pishtst, Hunnint, Klat-la-wash, and Oke-ho, and also of the Sko-ko-mish, To-an-hooch, and Chem-a-kum tribes, occupying certain lands on the Straits of Fuca and Hood’s Canal, in the … Read more

Treaty of January 22, 1855 – Dwamish

Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at Múcklte-óh, or Point Elliott, in the Territory of Washington, this twenty-second day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, by Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent of Indian affairs for the said Territory, on the part of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs, head-men and delegates of the Dwámish, Suquámish, Sk-táhlmish, Sam-áhmish, Smalh-kamish, Skope-áhmish, St-káh-mish, Snoquálmoo, Skai-wha-mish, N’ Quentl-má-mish, Sk-táh-le-jum, Stoluck-whá-mish, Sha-ho-mish, Skágit, Kik-i-állus, Swin-á-mish, Squin-áh-mish, Sah-ku-méhu, Noo-whá-ha, Nook-wa-cháh-mish, Mee-sée-qua-quilch, Cho-bah-áh-bish, and other allied and subordinate tribes and bands of Indians occupying certain lands situated in said Territory of Washington, on … Read more

Suiattle River Valley Indian Cemetery, Darrington, Snohomish, Washington

Josephine Brown 1877-1946 (Mrs) Les Brown 1880-1969 Lowie Brown 1901-1905 Robert A Brown (Nick) 1932-1964 Sul-ka-Dun 1806-1911 Fred Enick 1900-1910 John Enick 1868-1943 Sam Enick 1872-1915 Annie Joe 1813-1913 Captian Moses 1822-1920 Lillean Price 1937-1937 Willie Price 1896-1911 Johnnie Sauk 1820-1912 Sally Sauk 1845-1913 Charley Snooks 1838-1908 Lilly Tomie 1906-1911 Mattie Wa-Wet-Kin 1818-1916 There were 7 more names that were under 8 yrs.

Slave Narrative of George Washington Buckner

Interviewer: Lauana Creel Person Interviewed: Dr. George Washington Buckner Location: Evansville, Indiana Date of Birth: December 1st, 1852 Ex-Slave Stories District #5 Vanderburgh County Lauana Creel A SLAVE, AMBASSADOR AND CITY DOCTOR [DR. GEORGE WASHINGTON BUCKNER] This paper was prepared after several interviews had been obtained with the subject of this sketch. Dr. George Washingtin [TR: Washington] Buckner, tall, lean, whitehaired, genial and alert, answered the call of his door bell. Although anxious to oblige the writer and willing to grant an interview, the life of a city doctor is filled with anxious solicitation for others and he is always … Read more

Biography of Boyd Elias Pollom

The men who came to Shawnee County in 1871 were of necessity patient plodders, content to await the rewards of a developing civilization. There were no short cuts to fortune such as fired the zeal of the argonauts of ’49, but there existed sane and practical opportunities for the man to whom labor was a beneflcent and necessary festure of his existence. To such a class belonged William Pollom, father of Boyd Elias Pollom, the latter one of the successful agrienlturists and substantial citizens of the vicinity of North Topeka. William Pollom was born in Ohio, in 1838, a son … Read more

Slave Narrative of Mary Moriah Anne Susanna James

Interviewer: Rogers Person Interviewed: Mary James Date of Interview: Sept. 23, 1937 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Place of Residence: 618 Haw St., Baltimore, MD Reference: Personal interview with Mary James, ex-slave, Sept. 23, 1937, at her home, 618 Haw St., Baltimore, Md. “My father’s name was Caleb Harris James, and my mother’s name was Mary Moriah. Both of them were owned by Silas Thornton Randolph, a distant relative of Patrick Henry. I have seen the picture of Patrick Henry many a time in the home place on the library wall. I had three sisters and two brothers. Two of my sisters … Read more

Slave Narrative of Mack Taylor

Interviewer: W. W. Dixon Person Interviewed: Mack Taylor Location: Ridgeway, South Carolina Age: 97 Mack Taylor lives six miles southeast of Ridgeway, S.C., on his farm of ninety-seven acres. The house, in which he resides, is a frame house containing six rooms, all on one floor. His son, Charley, lives with him. Charley is married and has a small family. “Howdy do sir! I sees you a good deal goin’ backwards and forwards to Columbia. I has to set way back in de bus and you sets up to de front. I can’t ketch you to speak to you, as … Read more

1862 James L. Fisk, Minnesota Wagon Train

In August a train arrived from Minnesota, under James Reed, like the others, in quest of Salmon River, but willingly tarrying in the Beaverhead Valley; and several weeks later a larger train under James L. Fisk, which left Minnesota in July, by a route north of the Missouri, and was convoyed over the plains by a government escort. They were destined to Washington, but the greater part of the company resolved to put their fortunes to the test in the Rocky Mountains. The company consisted of 110 men, and an unknown number of women and children. Their names, so far … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – B Surnames

BACCHUS, Thomas Augustus, Lt. USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Thomas Bacchus, Vashon. BACKMAN, Everett Raymond, Lt. (jg), USNR. Wife, Mrs. June Louise Backman, 719 S. Pine St., Port Angeles. BACON, Jay Darwin, Jr., Lt. USNR. Wife, Mrs. Barbara Hinshaw Bacon, 2302 Baker Ave., Everett. BADEN, Eston Jerome, Lt., (Jg), USNR. Wife, Mrs. Eileen Margaret Baden, 4502 Cascadis Ave., Seattle. BAGAN, John Peter, Pharmacist’s mate 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Frances Norland Bagan, 2017 Oakes Ave., Everett. BAILEY, James Edward, Radioman 3c, USNR. Father, Mr. Charles Edward Bailey, Palmer. BAILEY, John Dale, Pharmacist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – L Surnames

LABO, Stanley Burton, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Labo, Rt. 5, Spokane. LA BOLE, Donald Clyde, Motor Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. LaBolle, Rt. 1, Box 292, Kent. LA CAFF, William John, Seaman 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Margaret Ellen LaCaff, 827 Tenth St., Bremerton. LADNIER, Clarence Walter, Seaman 2c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Mamie Clark, 10045 26th SW, Seattle. LA FLEUR, Cecil Virgil, Seaman 1c, USNR. Father, Mr. Jerry LaFleur, Rt. 2, Anacortes. LA FONTAINE, Robert Edward, Apprentice Seaman, USNR. Brother, Mr. Donald James LaFontaine, 520 E. 91st St., Seattle. … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – A Surnames

AARHAUS, Davis Louis, Shipfitter 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Louis Ambrose Aarhaus, Rt. 1, Box 211, Elma. ABBOTT, George Harold, Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Nina Middlekauf Abbott, 2205 2nd Ave., Seattle. ABBOTT, Victor Harold, Chief machinist’s mate, USN. Wife, Mrs. Heriott Jane Abbott, 4720 Beacon Ave., Seattle. ABEL, Joseph N., 2nd Lt., USMCR. Father, Mr. Harry A. Abel, 620 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle. ADAMSON, Alfred, Chief fire controlman, USN. Wife, Mrs. Enod A. Adamson, 1111 Olympic Ave., Bremerton. ADLER, Donald, S1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Jessie E. Kealy, 2924 Nassau St., Everett. ADOLPH, Adrian Lawrence, Fireman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames

HABENICHT, Hal Duane, Ens., USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Habenicht, 4116 36th, SW, Seattle. HAGEL, Alfred Leroy, Chief Machinist’s Mate, USN. Sister, Mrs. Della Mae Lawrence, 5027 Bowen Place, Seattle. HAGEN, Edward Clifford, Radioman 3c, USCGR. Mother, Mrs. Cecile Dolan, 2225 First Ave., North, Seattle. HAIGHT, Bruce Stoddard, Aviation Radioman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. Haight, Rt. 1, Wenatchee. HAIR, Eugene Ellsworth W., Lt., JG., Medical Corps, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Elise C. Hair, Okanogan. HAKENSON, Robert Clifford, Aviation Radioman 2c, USNR. Father, Mr. Robert Hakenson, 509 North 117th St., Seattle. HALL, Bridgeman George, Radioman 2c, USN. … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – I Surnames

IDDINS, Harold Kenneth, Yeoman 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Carrie Bell Iddins, Rt. 7, Box 151, Olympia. INGERSOLL, Robert Joseph, Jr., Aviation Radioman 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Beatrice Jean Ingersoll, Box 226, Forks. IRONS, Henry Augustus, Fireman 2c, USNR. Brother, Mr. Harry Irons, Rt. 3, Port Angeles. IRVIN, Walter William, Jr., Seaman 1c, USN. Wife, mrs. Mildred Illine Irvin, Rt. 3, Box 3800, Renton. ISAACSON, Wilhelm T., Pfc., USMC. Father, Mr. Oscar W. Isaacson, 13017 3rd Ave., NE, Seattle.

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – J Surnames

JACKSON, Robert Allen, Machinist’s Mate 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kimball Jackson, Rt. 1, Garfield. JACOBSON, Carman James, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Jacobson, Rt. 3, Box 364, Kelso. JAMES, Hershel Daniel, Fireman 1c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Charlene James, Schward Sta., Yakima. JAMES, John D., Pfc., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Orpha James, Omak. JARDINE, John W., Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. John W. Jardine, Box 51, Bucoda. JARED, Benjamin Elmer, Carpenter’s Mate 3c, USN. Father, Mr. Elmer Hattin Jared, Rt. 1, Moxee City. JEFFERS, Lee E., Gunnery Sgt., USMC. Father, Mr. Louis E. Jeffers, Rt. 1, Box … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – K Surnames

KAAP, Robert E., Ensign, Supply Corps, USNR. Wie, Mrs. Barbara Jean Kaap, Box 358, Sunnyside. KAHL, Anthony, Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korby Kahl, 1306 Garfield Ave., Yakima. KAISER, George Emil William, Watertender 1c, USN. Sons, George Thomas and William Frederick Kaiser, 531 N. Forest St., Bellingham. KAISER, Laurence Harold, Seaman 2c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kaiser, Endicott. KANE, Walter Maurice, Lt., Comdr., USNR. Wife, Mrs. Jeanne Marie Kane, 3450 Cascadia Ave., Seattle. KANE, William Evans, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Lena Hopper, Box 696, Edmonds. KAPEL, Albert Gasper, Signalman 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Mary Vrbantz, Veradale. KASCH, Clarence … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – E Surnames

EADS, Marshall William, Boatswain’s Mate 1c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Glen Eads, Star Route, Leavenworth. EADS, Robert Emes, Torpedoman’s Mate 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Roy Eads, Rt. 3, Box 211, Shelton. EARL, Joseph Orland, Seaman 1c, USNR. Father, Mr. Jake E. Earl, Rt. 2, Bothell. EARLING, Earl Gogstod, Seaman 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. G. Earling, Box 52, Zenith. ECHTERNKAMP, Henry Clarence, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. William F. Echternkamp, Sequim. EDENS, Robert Stanley, Cpl., USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Edens, 6522 30th Ave., NE, Seattle. EICHMANN, John Holbrook, Lt., USN. Wife, Mrs. Florence … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – F Surnames

FAILER, Vernon, Radioman 2c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Marion Joan Failer, Rt. 2, Port Angeles. FALQUIST, Erven Frank, Radioman 3c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Dona Kane Falquist, Rt. 2, Ridgefield. FARMER, Vernon George, Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Birdie L. Swezea, 622 1st Ave., West Seattle. FARRIS, Harild Darwin, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Oren Boyd Farris, 231 NE 7th St., Camas. FAYETTE, Louis Paul, Fireman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Fred Frances Fayette, Blaine. FERREIRA, Lee Francis, Seaman 2c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Rose Hudson, Rt. 3, Box 221, Seattle. FERRIS, Allen Omar, Boatswain’s Mate 1c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Catherine Arlene Ferris, Rt. 76, … Read more

Washington WW2 NMCG Casualty List – G Surnames

GABRIELSON, Duane Irving, Aviation Radioman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Magnes Gabrielson, 1407 Humboldt St., Bellingham. GADROW, Victor Marvin, Lt., (jg), USN. Wife, Mrs. Mary McMullen Gadrow, 1825 Thorndyke Ave., Seattle. GALE, James Marion, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Helen Thorpe, 2833 North Perry, Spokane. GAMBLE, James Thomas, Hospital Apprentice 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Bernice Gamble Healey, 125 W. 6th Ave., Spokane. GARBER, Martin Wayne, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin George Garber, Box 12, Kennewick, GARDNER, Roger Lee, Chief Motor Machinist’s Mate, USN. Wife, Mrs. Lucille Katheryn Gardner, 6623 Fremont Ave., Seattle. GARLOCK, Mark … Read more