OBITUARY: CHRISTOPHER C. BOZORTH Submitted by: Jenny Tenlen Source: Prosch, Thomas W. "The Pioneer Dead of 1912." The Washington Historical Quartery, Volume 4, No. 1 (January 1913), p. 41. Bozorth, Christopher C. - Born in Missouri, Jan. 1, 1832; died at his home in Cowlitz County, Nov. 5th, aged 81 years. He came with his people to Oregon in 1845, but in 1851 settled in what is now Washington. In 1881 he founded the town of Woodland. During his long residence in that locality he was fourteen years justice of the peace, was assessor of Clarke County, assessor of Cowlitz County, and member of the territorial legislature.