Index to: "A History of Puget Sound Country, Its Resources, Its Commerce and Its People"

The following is an index of biographies published in the "A History of Puget Sound Country, Its Resources, Its Commerce and Its People" [Col. William Farrand Prosser, author. Published by Lewis Publishing Co.; New York & Chicago; 1903]

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Abbott, M. D.
Adams, Frank D.
Adams, William L.
Allen, Edwin M.
Alling, Frank
Allmond, Douglass
Altshuler, Samuel
Ames, George H.
Amy, John P.
Ashton, James M.
Austin, Louville L.
Axtell, William H.

Baker, John S.
Banks, Archie M.
Barnard, Frank J.
Barnes, William H. T.
Bartlett, Chester H.
Beard, William G.
Behme, Antone
Bell, Walter P.
Bellingham Bay Brewery
Bellingham Bay Improvement Co.
Benson, Edwin F.
Bihler, Charles S.
Birmingham, William
Black, William W.
Blomquist, John A.
Blumberg, Fred L.
Bollong, John G.
Boner, William H.
Boothroyd, William H.
Brear, Samuel D.
Bresee, Darius
Brewer, Frank P.
Briggs, Frank A.
Brodeck, Albert A.
Brown, Frederick R.
Browne, George
Brownell, Francis H.
Bruce, Samuel M.
Burdon, William H.
Burke, George B.
Burkhart, Henry W.
Butler, Edward E.

Campbell, Alexander R.
Copenspire, Frederick H.
Capital National Bank
Case, Ira H.
Cavanaugh, William T.
Cavender, Charles A.
Chaloner, Samuel B.
Chaplin, John R.
Childs, Thomas B.
Clark, Albert
Clark, John J.
Clifford, Miles L.
Clothier, Harrison
Cochran, George M.
Cochran, James E.
Conmey,Thomas S.
Connor, Samuel P.
Coombs, Samuel F.
Cox, William
Cromwell, John B.
Curtis, Melville

Dahl, Claus J. H.
Dakin, Paul W.
Dale, William
Darling, James M.
Davis, Clark
Davis, Rowland E.
Davis, Rufus J.
DeBruler, Ellis
Decker, Horace P.
Denney, John C.
Dibble, Carmi
Dickinson, Merville C.
Dobson, John
Donahoe, Francis
Donovan, John J.
Drissler, John H.
Dunlap, Alexander I.
Dunlap, Isaac
Durnell, Thomas C.

Easton, John L.
Edwards, David B.
Egan, D. Daun
Eldridge, Hugh
Emerson, George H.
Ericksen, Gerh
Everett, Frank

Ferry, Clinton P.
Foster, Edward W.
Frary, Thomas C.
Freiday, Jacob A.
Funk, George H.

Gabel, Joseph A.
Gale, John P.
Gove, Herbert H.
Greene, Charles K.
Griffin, Clarence E.
Griffin, Fred L.
Griggs, Chancey W.

Hadley, Alonzo M.
Haines, John C.
Hale, Julius F.
Hammer, Emerson
Harding, Roderick R.
Hayden, Obadiah B.
Hayton, Thomas
Hayton, Thomas R.
Hegg, Peter L.
Heim, Joseph G.
Henry, William J.
Hewitt, Henry Jr.
Hildebrand, William H.
Hill, Charles E.
Holcomb, George
Hove, Charles
Howard, Willard W.
Howarth, William
Howell, I. M.
Hunsaker, Jacob
Huntoon, Berton W.
Hurd, Maynard P.
Hyatt, Glen C.
Hyde, Charles H.

Irwin, Mason

Jenkins, David C., Jr.
Johnston, David S.
Jones, Charles H.
Jones, Lewis N.
Jordan, Alvah H. B.
Judson, Edward B.

Kershaw, Tunis R.
Keyes, William C.
King, W. A.
Kirkpatrick, John A.
Kneeland, W. H.
Kraby, Peter D.

Lamping, George B.
Lane, George B.
Lansing, Gulian Ver Planck
Latham, John
Lauridsen, G. M.
Leonard, Albert P.
Likins, Calvin T.
Lister, Samuel G.
Listmann, George J.
Logsdon, Clarence M.
Lord, C. J.
Lytle, Robert F.

MacQuinn, Sutcliffe
Mansfield, Francis W.
March, Hiram A.
Markley, Lemon R.
McCush, Daniel
McCush, William
McGinnis, Emery
McGuinness, Michael J.
McIlhany, James S.
McKinnon, Alexander B.
McLain, Minor
McMillan, Christopher C.
McMillan, Duncan N.
McRae, John
Mead, Fred M.
Metzger, Eugene M.
Miles, John
Miller, Alexander C.
Miller Brothers
Miller, Fred C.
Miller, Gustav A.
Miller, John H.
Miller, Leonard E.
Miller, Samuel
Miller, William F.
Miller, William L.
Million, Elmer C.
Minton, John C.
Mitchell, George M.
Mitchell, William H.
Montandon, George E.
Morgan, Jenkins
Mottet, Frederic
Mottman, George A.
Myers, John L.

Nobles, Edward T.
Nudd, William H.

Oliver, William F.
Olney, Clinton E.

Parker, Jared C.
Parker, John A.
Pearson, Hans
Pendleton, Frank R.
Peterson, Hans O.
Pettibone, Alfred W.
Phelps, John E.
Pincus, Isaac
Polson, Alexander
Prosser, William F.

Rathvon, Henry A.
Reed, John B.
Rice, Thomas
Richardson, Charles
Richardson, Simon P.
Richardson, Thomas L.
Robertson, James
Robinson, Alver
Roe, James
Roehl, Charles F.
Roehl, William F.
Romaine, Jerome W.
Ross, Willaim M.
Rowell, Fred R.
Rust, William R.

Sachs & Hale
Sachs, Morris B.
Salmson, Edward I.
Sayre, Thompson D.
Schively, John H.
Shelton, David
Sherwood, Elmer E.
Sill, Jasper
Slater, Thomas
Slentz & Parrott
Smith, George B.
Smith, John M.
Snyder, John
Stearns, Josiah O.
Sticklin, Louis J.
Stocking, Fred W.
Stocklein, Henry J.
Sutton, Alfred E.
Swalwell, Joseph A.
Swim, Arthur L.
Sybert, William R.

Taylor, Oliver P.
Taylor, Zebulon B.
Teats, Govnor
Templin, John
Ternes, John B.
Terrill, William E.
Tew, Thomas S.
Tilly, Frederick G.
Timson, William
Tracy, Charles H.
Tunin, E. N.
Turner, Gilbert L.
Turner, Joseph H.
Tvete, Nels K.

Urquhart, William M.

Van Valkenburg, Luman G.
Von Boecklin, August

Wald, Charles
Walker, Frank Sr.
Watrous, George H.
Welsh, John T.
Westendorf, Thomas P.
Whidden, Lee M.
White, Henry M.
White, Oliver C.
White, William H.
Whitfield, William
Wickman, Anders G.
Willard, Fred F.
Williams, Robert W.
Williamson, James A.
Wilson, Anthony S.
Wilson, Elliott M.
Wilson, Frank
Wing, Frederick A.
Woodin, Wellington A.
Wyatt, Charles A.

Young, Angus W.

Zimmer, E. R. 		Abel, Anthony M.
Adams, Charles M.
Adams, E. M.
Aldrich, John F.
Aldwell, Thomas T.
Alexander, Hubbard F.
Allen, William B.
Armstrong, John H.
Atkinson, George E.
Austin, William A.

Baker, Frank R.
Balkwill, Samuel R.
Bar, Lawrence
Bardsley, William C.
Barlow, Byron
Barlow, Calvin S.
Bartruff, David E.
Bates, Charles O.
Bedford, Charles
Bell, George W.
Bell, John M.
Benson, Bertil W.
Berry, John W.
Bigelow, Harry A.
Bingham, Charles E.
Birge, George E.
Blake, Almon C.
Blattner, Frank S.
Bordeaux, Thomas
Bothell, David C.
Boyle, John L.
Brackett, George
Bradley, Luther P.
Bradley, William R.
Branin, Alvertis
Brautigam, Phil
Brawley, Dewitt C.
Bridges, Jesse B.
Britton, George C.
Brown, Arthur H.
Brown, Neil
Brush, William O.
Bryan, Robert B.
Burdick, Henry P.
Burwell, Austin P.
Bush, Newton W.
Butler, William C.

Cain, George W.
Cain, James
Calderhead, Samuel C.
Calkins, D. D.
Callvert, Stephen A.
Campbell, Fremont
Campbell, Horace
Campbell, Louis D.
Campbell, Richard P.
Carman, Joseph L.
Centralia Chronicle
Centralia News-Examiner
Chambers, James W.
Chapman, Adam M.
Chapman, William O.
Chehalis Bee-Nugget
Clark, Adelbert B.
Clarke, William D.
Cleaveland, Elisha B.
Coady, Michael S.
Coffman, Noah B.
Coleman, John T.
Collins, Ulric L.
Comeford, James P.
Conrad, Chesley T.
Cook, Ralph
Coon, Charles E.
Corey, Merton H.
Cotter, William D.
Cowden, Harrison
Cox, Harvey R.
Cox, William C.
Crandall, Sidney G.
Crawford, Ronald C.
Crosby, Frank L.
Cudihee, Edward

Dalgleish, John W.
Darling, Charles A.
Davidson, Alpheus
Davis, George L.
Davis, Henry C.
Davis, James H.
Davis, William H.
Day, Edwin M.
Deggaller, Edward
Denny, Arthur A.
Denton, Marion G.
DeSoto, Alexander
Devin, Henry L.
Dickerson, William W.
Dickinson, Harvey L.
Draham, Mark H.
Drewry, David T.
Dreyer, Frank
Drum, Henry
Dumon, John H.
Dunbar, Cyrus V.
Dunbar, Ralph O.
Durrent, James A.
Dysart, George

Earles, Michael
Eaton, William B.
Edens, John J.
Elder, James
Elliott, Henry S.
Ellison, David
Elstereit, August
Engle, Abraham W.
Erholm, Charles
Eshelman, James F.
Evans, John
Everson, Ever

Fairweather, William A.
Faubert, Henry
Ferguson, David
Ferguson, Emory C.
Ferry Museum
Fisher, George C.
Fisk, Thomas P.
Flemming, Thomas C.
Forbes, John B.
Foss, Louis
Fourtner, Samuel
Fowler, Charles R.
Fowler, George W.
Fowler, W. G.
France, George W.
Francis, T. P.
Fratt, Charles D.
Frost, Robert
Fullerton, Mark A.
Furness, John
Furth, Jacob

Garretson, Hiram F.
Gibbs, Sabin A.
Gilchrist, Charles
Gilday, Robert
Giles, Theodore
Gillespie, James R.
Gillette, Theodore W.
Gilstrap, William H.
Gingrich, Christian O.
Glasgow, Joseph M.
Glen, Robert J.
Glidden, Lewellin M.
Gormley, Matt H.
Green, George
Griffith, Luther H.
Griggs, Herbert S.
Grimm, S. Edwin
Gross, Morris
Grove, James T.
Gunston, Malcolm E.

Hadley, Hiram E.
Hadley, Lindley H.
Hague, Isaac N.
Hamilton, Edward S.
Handsaker, Lester S.
Harm, Frank D.
Harmon, Ulysses E.
Harrington, Frederick W.
Harris, James McElroy
Harris, Mitchell
Harstad, Bjug
Hartman, Washington
Harvey, Walter M.
Haskell, Forbes P., Jr.
Haskill, Edwin N.
Hastie, Thomas P.
Hatch, George C.
Hawkins, Harry A.
Hawks, Archie McLean
Heberden, William H.
Hegg, Fred A.
Henry, Thomas N.
Hensler, Gus
Hill, Bradford L.
Hill, Frank D.
Hinckley, Timothy D.
Hofercamp, Herman
Hogan, Frank V.
Hohl, George J.
Holes, Lucius T.
Holt, Charles L.
Hood, Charles
Hopkins, James F.
Horton, Dexter
Hoss, Theodore
Hovey, John P.
Howe, Alvah B.
Hudson, Robert G.
Hufty, Baldwin
Hunter, J. W.
Huston, Thad
Huth, Anton
Hylak, Anton, Sr. and Jr.
Hyner, Matthew E.

Ide, Clarence W.
Irving, Peter
Israel, George C.

Jacobs, Orange
Johns, Bennett W.
Johnson, Harvey L.
Johnson, James L.
Jones, Sherman L.

Kale, C. S.
Kandle, George B.
Kearney, Joseph F.
Kempster, Arthur L.
Kildall, Simon F.
Kincaid, Robert
Kingsbury, Edward P.
Kirkpatrick, Minor P.
Kirkpatrick, William D.
Kline, Robert L.
Kneeland, Ammi H.
Knight, Mrs. Mary M.
Knox, James
Kuhn, Albert H.
Kyle, George A.

Laffoon, Reuben F.
Lambert, Ross S.
Langhorne, William W.
Larson, John J.
LaSalle, William
Latta, Marion C.
Lawler, George
Lewis County Advocate
Linck, John W.
Linn, Oliver V.
Lister, Alfred
Lister, Ernest
Lloyd, J. P. D.
Locke, Phil S.
London & San Francisco Bank, Ltd.
Longden, George R.
Loose, Ursinus K.
Lutz, Harry E.

Mallory, Henry
Malloy, William J.
Manning, Lucius R.
Marsh, Calvin L.
Martin, H. H., Lumber Co.
Mason County Journal
Mathes, Edward T.
Matthew, Otto L.
Matthews, Alexander G.
Mayhew, Lewis
Maynard, Charles W.
McBride, Henry
McCarver, Morton M.
McConnaughey, John W.
McCoy, George
McCready, Norman S.
McCully, Frank M.
McDonald, Thomas W.
McGregor, Daniel
McGregor, Henry J.
McKay, George L.
McManus, John E.
McMurray, John L.
McNeeley, Edwin J.
McNitt, Frank T.
Mead, Albert E.
Meade, William J.
Meath, Edward
Metcalf, Ralph
Meyer, Frederick
Milhollin, James H.
Milhollin, John H.
Miller, George H.
Milroy, Robert H.
Milroy, Valerius A.
Mitchell, Frank W.
Mitchell, S. Z.
Mock,William H.
Mohn, Jaocb E.
Moon, Harley D.
Moran, Thomas
Morgan, Hiram D.
Morning Olympian, The
Morse, Davis W.
Morse, Frank C.
Morse, Robert I.
Moultray, William R.
Mount, Wallace
Mowell, John W.
Munn, Clarence E.
Munro, Henry L.
Munro, William J.
Munson, Albert J.

Needham, Arthur
Neher, John A.
Neterer, Jeremiah
Newkirk, Israel A.
Newland, John T.
Nichols, Samuel H.
Nicholson, Lawson A.

Olson, Charles A.
Olympia Daily Recorder
Olympia National Bank
O'Neill, Thomas
Opsvig, Peter L.
Ormsby, Norris
Osborn, George W.
Owen, Hezekiah S.

Parks, William
Peterson, John H.
Phillips, S. A.
Pidduck, George A.
Pidduck, Thomas H.
Pinckney, William H.
Pitcher, Hamilton
Post, John
Powell, William
Prefontaine, Francis X.
Prichard, Arthur G.
Pritchard, Charles I.
Pruner, George D. C.

Ratcliffe, Edward M.
Rathbun, John C.
Rea, Oscar E.
Reavis, James B.
Redman, John T.
Reeves, Elza A.
Reid, Robert A.
Reinhart, Caleb S.
Remsberg, Charles E.
Rhodes, B. H.
Rice, Alonzo E.
Richardson, H. G.
Ricksecker, Eugene
Riddell, Crockett M.
Riley, Jean F.
Riplinger, John
Robbins Brothers
Robbins, Herbert E.
Robbins, William L.
Robinson, J. W.
Robinson, Martin
Robinson, Thomas
Robinson, William F.
Roeder, Otto B.
Roice, Edward A.
Roney, Thomas
Rosling, Eric E.
Ross, Frank C.
Rowe, Lewis S.
Rowland, Harry G.
Rucker, Mrs. J. M. (sp. Wyatt)
Russell, Ambrose J.

Sampson, Lammon E.
Sargent, John H.
Saunders, Steve
Schmidt, Leopold F.
Schricker, W. E.
Scobey, J. O'B.
Scott, Alvin B.
Scott, James B.
Seaborg, Ernest A.
Semple, Eugene
Shelton Weekly Tribune
Shenkenberg, Theodore
Shrewsbury, Homer H.
Simpson, John
Slaughter, Samuel C.
Small, Mrs. Rainie Adamson
Smith, Norman R.
Smith, Silas T.
Snell, Marshall K.
Snyder, Wilson McLean
Speirs, George
Spencer, George A.
Spithill, Alexander
Sprague, Frank S.
Springer, C. H.
Squire, Watson C.
Stadelman, Charles H.
Stallcup, John C.
Stampfler, Jacob
Stanbra, Charles
Startup, Jeremiah G.
State Bank
Stauffer, Joseph E.
Steele, Edward
Stewart, Carey L.
Stewart, David
St. John, Arthur C.
Street, Samuel F.
Strout, Edwin A.
Sullivan, John
Sumner, Thomas B.
Swalwell, William G.

Taylor, Alonzo S.
Terry, Frank
Thayer, Elroy M.
Thomas, Robert P.
Thompson, Charles W.
Thompson, Edgar I.
Thorne, Chester
Titlow, Aaron R.
Tyler, Thomas

Udness, Olaf

Vance, Thomas M.
Van Holderbeke, August
Van Valey, Albert L.
Vernon, James M.
Vogtlin, George H.

Wadhams, Arthur E.
Walker, Richard E.
Wallace, Thomas B.
Walters, Abraham L.
Walton, Hiram F.
Waples, William H.
Warburton, Stanton
Warner, Henry H.
Warren, Albert
Warren, Seth
Washington, George
Washington, Standard
Watson, Alexander R.
Watson, J. Howard
Weekly Capital
Weir, Allen
Weisbach, Arthur J.
Wells, Charles H.
Wells, William V.
West, Harry
West, John
Wharton, William S.
White, Chester F.
White, Francis A.
White, Harry
White, Henry A.
White, Louis P.
Whitworth, Frederick H.
Whitworth, George F.
Wiestling, Joshua M.
Wilkins, Thomas H.
Willey, Frank C.
Willey, Lafayette
Willis, J. E.
Wilson, William M.
Wilson, Zachary T.
Winchester, Harry
Winne, Douglas T.
Wolten, William M.
Wood, Frederick J.
Woods, William
Woodworth, Charles
Woolard, Alfred E.
Woolley, Philip A.
Worden, Warren A.
Wright, Albert H.
Wright, Charles
Wynkoop, Urban G.

Young, Abraham C.
Young, Robert

Zimmerman, Peter