First Families of Chelan County

This First Families section is for ancestors that lived in Chelan County prior to 1920. If you have ancestors that you would like to have listed here, all you need to do is send me the information in a .rtf, .txt, .doc, .html format. (Usually Family Tree Maker and other similar programs use .rtf files.)

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Chelan County Pioneers

The following information was copied from the previous Chelan County WAGenWeb site, source unknown: Did you know that you can obtain a ‘Pioneer Certificate’ from the Washington Pioneer and First Citizen Program? A current Pioneer and First Citizen Certificate alphabetical Index is available online.

The following information comes from the Mar-Apr & Jul-Aug 1998 issues of The Apple Orchard, the newsletter of the Chelan Valley Genealogical Society, with additional information provided by Gretchen Louise Bradfield and Ken Kingman. Transcribed, edited, and annotated by Joanna Ashmun. County names given are current, and not necessarily historical. [+ indicates burial in Fraternal Cemetery. Corrections and additions are encouraged.]

Name; Date of Arrival; Remarks

MATHERS, Don; 17 Jan 1881; b. Melrose, MN-Stearns

MATHERS, Mrs. Don; 13 Feb 1885; b. Vancouver, WA-Clark

MATHERS, Vera; _____; 22 May 1906 Chelan, WA-Chelan - 29 Sep 1906+

MARTIN, Benjamin L.; Jun 1888; 1855 - 1947+

MARTIN, Clara E.; Jun 1888; 1858 - 1943+

MARTIN, Fred A.; Jun 1889; 1886 - 1950+

MARTIN, Laura U.; Nov 1891; 1889 - 1918+

ROBINSON, Christopher; 14 Jul 1888; b. Ontario, Canada

ROBINSON, Elen; _____; b. Ontario, Canada

ROBINSON, C. W.; _____; b. Michigan

ROBINSON, Frank C.; _____; _____

BOWAN, William M.; 26 Aug 1888; b. Addison, NY-Steuben

LARRABEE, Julius Adelbert; 26 Jun 1889; 18 Dec 1841 Larrabees Point, VT-Addison - 27 Dec 1910+, GAR Co. D First Wis Cav

LARRABEE, Delphia Rich; 26 Jun 1889; 15 Jul 1843 Shoreham, VT-Addison - 7 Feb 1914+

LARRABEE, Blanch A.; 26 Jun 1889; b. Rice Lake, WI-Barron - burial 1956, no dates+, m. Leroy Sines

LARRABEE, Earl A. R.; 26 Jun 1889; b. Homer, MN-Winona

BARVON, Fred H.; 18 Jun 1889; b. Annandale, MO [7]

(jma: I think this one should maybe be F. A. BARRON, or possibly BARTON, but none of these given names are listed under these surnames in Fraternal Cemetery.)

BARTON, Mrs. F. H.; Jun 1890; b. NE-Wayne

BARTON, Mona; _____; b. 2 Mar 1902 Chelan, WA-Chelan

BARTON, Ray, Jr.; _____; b. 23 Apr 1905 Chelan, WA-Chelan

BARTON, Fay C.; _____; b. 23 Apr 1905 Chelan, WA-Chelan

PORTER, Volney D.; 18 Jun 1888; b. NE-Burt

PORTER, Inez; 15 Aug 1889; b. NE-Burt

PORTER, Lula B.; 15 Aug 1889; b. NE-Burt

PORTER, Elmer Glenwood; _____; b. 30 Mar 1891 Chelan, WA-Chelan

WHALEY, Charles E.; 1890; b. Hudson, WI-St. Croix

WHALEY, Rosa; 1890; b. River Falls, WI-Pierce

WHALEY, Myrtle M.; 1890; b. River Falls, WI-Pierce

WHALEY, Mildred G.; _____; b. 20 Jul 1890 Chelan, WA-Chelan

first girl born on townsite of Chelan

WHALEY, Francis C.; _____; b. 5 May 1900 Chelan, WA-Chelan

PERSHALL, Lloyd Newton; Apr 1890; 1863-1929+

PERSHALL, Laura May (Utterback); _____; 1864-1941+ daughter of William Edward and Caroline (McPherson) Utterback

PERSHALL, Albert Miles; _____; 1863-1940+

PERSHALL, Bertha H.; _____; 1864-1942+

PERSHALL, Ival; _____; _____

PERSHALL, Clair; _____; _____

PERSHALL, Zodie; _____; _____

PERSHALL, Orel; _____; _____

PERSHALL, Ralph; _____; _____

PERSHALL, Roy; _____; _____

WALLACE, Jesse C.; 15 Apr 1890; b. Chrisman, IL-Edgar

WALLACE, Jesse A.; 15 Apr 1890; b. Grand Rapids, MI-Kent [4]

WALLACE, Clayton J.; _____; b. Walla Walla, WA-Walla Walla

WALLACE, Earl S.; _____; b. Chelan, WA-Chelan

PIERPONT, Russell B.; 17 Apr 1890; b. Waterbury, CT-New Haven

PIERPONT, Ellen A.; _____; b. North Dakota

PIERPONT, Jennett; _____; b. 4 Feb 1904 Lakeside, WA-Chelan

WRIGHT, Thomas A.; 1 May 1890; 1856 Montezuma, IA-Poweshiek - 1949+

WRIGHT, Elva Alice; 1 May 1890; 1856 Iowa - 1949+

WRIGHT, Jessie G.; 1 May 1890; b. Broken Bow, NE-Custer

WRIGHT, Daisy B.; 1 May 1890; b. Broken Bow, NE-Custer

WRIGHT, Addie; _____; b. Aug 1890 Chelan, WA-Chelan

WRIGHT, William A.; _____; b. Chelan, WA-Chelan - 27 Nov 1935

Washington Pvt 165 Depot Brig+

WRIGHT, Cecil B.; _____; b. 1896 Chelan, WA-Chelan

WRIGHT, Harvey; _____; b. 1898 Chelan, WA-Chelan

WRIGHT, Ralph E.; _____; 1901 Chelan, WA-Chelan - 1989+

GIBSON, Thomas R.; 26 May 1890; 1842 England - 1911+

GIBSON, Mary R.; 26 May 1890; b. Pennsylvania

GIBSON, Elma Ellis; 26 May 1890; 1877 Nebraska - 6 Mar 1903+

m. ? Millard

GIBSON, Marnie E.; 26 May 1890; b. Nebraska

DARNELL, Joseph; May 1890; b. OH-Morgan

DARNELL, Mrs. Joseph, _____; b. OH-Morgan

DARNELL, J. E.; b. Gainsville, OH [5]

DARNELL, Ella; _____; b. Gainsville, OH [5]

DARNELL, H. O.; _____; b. Gainsville, OH [5]

DARNELL, Eva; _____; b. Gainsville, OH [5]

CAMPBELL, Clinton Cyrus; 20 Aug 1890; 1855 - 1938+

CAMPBELL, Carrie Elizabeth; 20 Aug 1890; 1858 - 1930+

CAMPBELL, Arthur C.; 20 Aug 1890; 1888 - 1972+

KINGMAN, Morrison McMillan; 1 Sep 1890; 1859 Spirit Lake, IA-Dickinson - d. 1938+

KINGMAN, Sarah Ellen (Utterback); 20 Nov 1890; 1863 IA-Mills - 1943+, daughter of William Edward and Caroline (McPherson) Utterback

KINGMAN, Alice Marie; _____; b. Chelan, WA-Chelan

KINGMAN, Forest; _____; b. Chelan, WA-Chelan

KINGMAN, William Kenneth; _____; 1901 Chelan, WA-Chelan - 1990+

KINGMAN, Keith Morrison; _____; 11 January 1905 Chelan, WA-Chelan - 1965+

McPHERRON, William Swisher; 20 Nov 1890; b. Tennessee - burial 1927, no dates+

McPHERRON, Lou Berti; 20 Nov 1890; b. Tennessee - burial 1940, no dates+

McPHERRON, Joseph Swisher; 20 Nov 1890; b. Iowa - burial 1919, no dates+

McPHERRON, Asbury; 20 Nov 1890; b. Iowa

McPHERRON, Mabel; 20 Nov 1890; b. Iowa

McPHERRON, Margaret; _____; b. 17 Nov 1902 Chelan, WA-Chelan

SWITZER, Daniel J.; 1 Jan 1891; 1850 Ontario, Canada - 1910+

SWITZER, Mary P.; 1 Jan 1891; 1857 Ontario, Canada - 1936+

SWITZER, Wittie (?); 1 Jan 1891; b. Ontario, Canada

SWITZER, Harry P.; 1 Jan 1891; b. Ontario, Canada

SWITZER, James A.; _____; b. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

SWITZER, Hector E.; _____; b. Grenfell, Manitoba [1]

SWITZER, Clara E.; _____; b. 11 Jan 1892 Chelan, WA-Chelan

SWITZER, Christopher R.; _____; b. 23 Jan 1895 Chelan, WA-Chelan

ONTONIO, Pistona; 16 Jan 1891; b. Holy-Joreas LeMolo

GRAHAM, H. A.; Mar 1891; b. Troy, IA-Davis or Lucas

GRAHAM, Mrs. H. A.; Mar 1891; b. Pennsylvania

GRAHAM, Charles E.; Mar 1891; B. Cromwell, IA-Union

GRAHAM, Grace G.; Mar 1891; b. Nevinville, IA-Adams, (m. Ben Little)

GRAHAM, Earl C., Jr.; Mar 1891; b. Broken Bow, NE-Custer

BOYD, Spencer; 7 Jul 1891; 15 Jul 1842 - 25 Jun 1907+, Civil War veteran

BOYD, Mary J.; 7 Jul 1891; 10 Dec 1846 - 3 Dec 1918+

BOYD, Minnie E.; _____; _____

HENDERSON, Tom W.; March 1892; 1853 Iowa - 19__ (burial 1933)+

HENDERSON, Martha A.; 1892; 1857 New Hampshire - 1931+

MITCHELL, N. G.; Mar 1892; _____

MITCHELL, Isabel Meeker; May 1894; burial 1955+ no dates

MITCHELL, Raymond L.; _____; 25 Jan 1902 Chelan, WA-Chelan - 9 Apr 1918+

MITCHELL, C. S.; Mar 1901; b. Wheeler Grove, IA-Pottawattamie

m. Alberta Murdock 19 Oct 1903

MITCHELL, Albert Tinley; Jan 1906; Waterville, WA-Douglas

EMERSON, William Mack; 16 Apr 1892; 1871 Bloomfield, IA-Davis - 1946+

EMERSON, Nellie E.; 24 Apr 1892; 1876 Preemption, IL-Mercer - 1953+

EMERSON, Edith; _____; b. 30 Aug 1895 Chelan, WA-Chelan

EMERSON, William L.; 24 Oct 1896; Chelan, WA-Chelan - 23 Apr 1970+. Washington S 2 US Navy WWI

EMERSON, Lillie; _____; b. 14 Jun 1898 Chelan, WA-Chelan

EMERSON, Waldo; _____; b. 8 Apr 1900 Chelan, WA-Chelan

EMERSON, Charles; _____; b. 5 Jan 1902 Chelan, WA-Chelan

EMERSON, Marjorie; _____, b. 28 Sep 1903 Chelan, WA-Chelan

PFLAEGING, Fred; 23 Apr 1892; b. Louisville, KY-Jefferson

PFLAEGING, Clara H.; 27 Nov 1892; b. Blue Earth, MN [2]

LITTLE, D. W.; 24 Apr 1892; _____

LITTLE, Clara E.; _____; d. 23 May 1892

LITTLE, William H.; _____; m. Jul 1904

LITTLE, Nellie E.; _____; m. Aug 1894

LITTLE, Benjamin F.; _____; m. Grace G. Graham Jan 1900

LITTLE, Margaret A.; _____; _____

LITTLE, Francis D.; _____; _____

LITTLE, Marie C.; _____; m. Feb 1904

LITTLE, Robert H.; _____; _____

LITTLE, Benjamin F.; 24 Apr 1892; b. Preemption, IL-Mercer

LITTLE, Grace G.; 19 Apr 1890; b. Nevinville, IA-Adams

LITTLE, Earl; _____; b. 19 Dec 1900 Lakeside, WA-Chelan

LITTLE, Clifford; _____; b. 20 Feb 1903 Lakeside, WA-Chelan

LITTLE, Alice; _____; b. 13 Jun 1911 Chelan, WA-Chelan

LITTLE, Vivian; _____; b. 30 Oct 1912 Chelan, WA-Chelan

LITTLE, Edward; _____; b. 27 Jun 1917 Chelan, WA-Chelan

MURDOCK, Albert H.; Apr 1892; b. PA-Bradford

started first hardware store in Chelan, Apr 1892

MURDOCK, Emma; _____; b. Carver, MN-Carver

MURDOCK, Alberta; _____; b. Faribault, MN [3], m. Sumner Mitchell 19 Oct 1903

MURDOCK, Dareus; _____; b. Faribault, MN [3]

MURDOCK, May; _____; b. Faribault, MN [3]

MURDOCK, Muriel; _____; b. Waterville, WA-Douglas

MURDOCK, Lucile; _____; b. Chelan, WA-Chelan

MURDOCK, Harry H.; _____; 1910 Chelan, WA-Chelan - 1976+

MURDOCK, Clara; _____; b. Chelan, WA-Chelan

SULLINS, Alonzo L.; Feb 1893; 1856 MO-Gasconade - 1928+

SULLINS, Mary Valentine; 3 Oct 1893; 1873 MO-Crawford - 1911+

SULLINS, Opal (m. Hertzog); _____; 3 Oct 1894 Lakeside, WA-Chelan - 29 Apr 1964+

SULLINS, Courtney; _____; b. 16 May 1896 Lakeside, WA-Chelan

SULLINS, Bernice; _____; b. 21 Jun 1898 Lakeside, WA-Chelan

SULLINS, Ellwood; _____; b. 31 Jul 1900 Lakeside, WA-Chelan

SULLINS, Harper D.; _____; b. 17 Dec 1901 Lakeside, WA-Chelan - 1964+

BAKER, Joshua F.; 12 Nov 1893; 1845 - 1902+

BAKER, Mary Francis; _____; 1850 - 1931+

BAKER, Joshua Albert; _____; 1875 - 10 Mar 1900+

BAKER, Nellie B.; _____; b. Blue Earth, MN [2], m. W. D. Richard Jul 1894

BAKER, Belle; _____; _____

BAKER, Myrtle B.; _____; _____

BAKER, Mary Francis; _____; 1885 - 1907+

CARLISLE, Minnie F.; 7 Apr 1894; b. Fayetteville, AR-Washington

ISENHART, William M.; 24 Mar 1895; 1871 Casey, IA-Guthrie - 1940+

ISENHART, Mary M.; 24 Mar 1895; 1871 Adair, IA-Guthrie - 1950+

ISENHART, John; 29 Mar 1895; b. Omaha, NE-Douglas

ISENHART, Juliet V.; 29 Mar 1895; b. Omaha, NE-Douglas

WILLARD, L. A.; Mar 1895; b. MN-Blue Earth

WILLARD, Frances Hall; _____; _____

GREEN, John A.; 7 Jun 1895; b. NE-Sioux - burial 1908+ no dates, Co. G 6 IA Inf

GREEN, Clarissa J.; _____; 1846 NE-Sioux - 1928+

GREEN, Mabel P.; _____; _____

GREEN, Maude A.; _____; _____

GREEN, Arthur M.; _____; _____

KENNEDY, King; Apr 1901; b. Canada - burial 1925+ no dates;

records of Whaley school show him arriving Apr 1891

HENDERSON, Augustus Franklin; 18 Apr 1904; 1854 Fairfield, IA-Jefferson - 1927+

HENDERSON, Leah; _____; 1858 Centerville, IA-Appanoose [6] - 1943+

HENDERSON, Enos Y.; _____; b. Numa, IA-Appanoose

HENDERSON, Elvin B. Henderson; _____; b. Walnut City, IA-Appanoose

HENDERSON, Ora E.; _____; b. Quitman, MO-Nodaway

HENDERSON, Lucy M.; _____; b. Glendale, MT-Beaverhead

HENDERSON, Joe; _____; 1889 Dayton, WA-Columbia - 1948+

RICHARD, Walter D.; _____; m. Nellie B. Baker


[1] Spelling not clear in source.

[2] There's a town of Blue Earth in Faribault County, MN, and also a Blue Earth County, MN.

[3] There's a town of Faribault in Rice County, MN, and also a Faribault County, MN.

[4] There's also a Grand Rapids in Ontonagon County, MI.

[5] I can't locate a Gainsville in OH or any other state, though there are Gainesvilles in several states.

[6] There's a Centerville in IA-Appanoose and another one in IA-Boone.

[7] There are towns named Annandale in several states, including Minnesota and Mississippi, but none in Missouri.

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