| Name |
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| T. M. Adams |
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| Isaac W. Alderman |
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| Asbill |
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| Franklin Asbill |
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| Pierce Asbill |
- "Pierce Asbill was born in Howard County, Missouri, in October 1835, whence he emigrated, with his parents, in 1844. In 1849 the family removed to California, finally settling in Sonoma County, since which time they have been engaged in various vocations, but principally in stock-raising. In their expeditionns through the country Frank M. Asbill, in 1854, discovered Round Valley in California." (Bancroft, pg. 468)
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| J. L. Barlow |
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| Barnette |
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| William R. Barsham |
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| James Barton |
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| Joseph Bartrough |
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| Solomon Beiners |
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| J. M. Bennet |
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| Charles Bennett |
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| Ed. Bertrand |
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| Blakely |
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| Thomas Boggs |
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| Henry Bogus |
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| Francis Bordran |
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| Ira Bowman |
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| William Bowman, sen. |
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| William Bowman, jun. |
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| Mrs. Pauline Ford Boyle |
- "third daughter of Nathaniel Ford, died in November 1874 of consumption." (Bancroft, pg. 469)
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| William Bray |
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| Peter Brown |
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| Elijah Bunton |
- "Elijah Bunton died in 1861, on the Walla Walla River, during the gold excitement. His widow married a Mr. Watson." (Bancroft, pg. 469)
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| Joseph Bunton |
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| William Bunton |
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| Charles H. Burch |
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| William Burris |
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| George W. Bush |
- "Bush was a mulatto, owning considerable property; a good man
and kind neighbor. It is said he settled north of the Columbia
because of the law against the immigration of negroes passed by the
legislative committee of 1844. He took a claim near Olympia which
bears his name, and where his family long resided." (Bancroft, pg.
454)
- Was part of the Michael T. Simmons party that established the first settlement north of the Columbia River (Hines, 1893).
- The Bush family included George W. Bush, his wife Isabell, and children: William Owen, Joseph Talbot, Reily Bailey, Henry Sanford and Jackson January (source: "1845-1945 Washington Centennial Commemorative Booklet")
- For more information on Bush and his son, William Owen Bush, see the article "Washington's black pioneers: African-American dreams helped shape this region" by Quintard Taylor Jr. (Seattle Times, 29 Feb 2004, Section D1. The print version (but not the online version) of the article includes a picture of George W. Bush. (Please note that the Seattle Times requires free site registration in order to view the article).
- George Bush is among those listed on the Lewis Co. Sheriff's Tax List for 1847.
- George Bush and family are enumerated in the 1850 Lewis Co., W.T. census and 1851 Lewis Co., W.T. census
- By all accounts, George Bush was a successful homesteader and very generous to other settlers around Bush Prairie. In "So Fair a Dwelling Place", Gordon Newell offers the following anecdote: "Later he almost lost his farm because Negroes weren't allowed to own land in the United States. But his neighbors rallied to his defense and carried their protest to the national capitol, where Congress passed a special act allowing George Bush and his heirs to hold land forever." (p. 11).
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