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Biographies
of early settlers of Washington County
 
The following list is of some of the settlers in Washington County in 1867 or before.  This list was compiled from History of Washington County, Nebraska: Its Early Settlement and Present Status, Resources, Advantages and Future Prospects, page 40. John T. Bell. Herald Steam Book and Job Printing House, Omaha, Neb., July, 1876.
 
 

Additional biographical information was obtained primarily from these sources and is stated at the end of each article.

 

Washington County Nebraska History 1980, The Washington County Historical Association. Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas, 1980.

History of Washington County, Nebraska: Its Early Settlement and Present Status, Resources, Advantages and Future Prospects. John T. Bell. Herald Steam Book and Job Printing House, Omaha, Neb., July, 1876.

History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska And Their People,Vol I and Vol II Editor. Rev. William H. Buss, Fremont, Thomas T. Osterman, Blair. The American Historical Society, Chicago, 1921.

Men and Women of Nebraska - A Book of Portraits Washington County Edition, Progress Publishing Company, Fremont, Nebraska, 1903.


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Ephraim Abbott Luther J. Abbott Conrad Christian Achilles
Rev. Jacob Adriance A.P. Allen John Allen
Perkins Allen Robert Allen Thomas Allen
Dr. Jacob Platt Andrew John Apple Wm. Apple
Christy Archilles Anselam Arnold
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Turner Bailey Chester Calvin Bannister James Barber
Jermiah Barnhart Michael Barry John Batie
Roger Beal William Barnett Beales Carl Beckman
William H. Belknap James Bell John T. Bell
Wm. Bell Peter Benner O. Betsoul
Rev. Charles Bisbee John I. Blair James Blanchet
J. Bliss Arthur Bloomer David Bloomer
John Bloomer John Boggs J. Boise
Louis Bouvier John S. Bower Josiah Boyce
Julius Brainard Alman Brewster Geo. A. Brigham
Henry Brinkman Lucius & Rufus Brown Joseph Buga
Etienne Bugeon Ferdinand Bujon
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Constant Cachelin John Cameron L.D. Cameron
Jacob Canaya Charles Carpenter Ed Carpenter
Elia Carpenter Harlow T. Carpenter Willis Carr
John Carrigan Aleck Carter Jacob Carter
T.M. Carter Dan Case Stephen Cass
Abram Castetter John Catherwood Rufus Claar
Wm. Clancy Dwight Clark Elam Clark
Newton Clark John Clayton Wm. Connor
Joseph Cook P.G. Cooper Edward Corliss
James Craig John K. Cramer Mr. Crane
Lorenzo Crounse James A. Cruickshank James M. Cruickshank
John Cuppy John Curtis
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J.W. Damon Llewellyn Daries Judge Jesse T. Davis
Jeremiah Denslow George Dolan Joseph Donaldson
Nicholas Dornacker
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Fred Eiseley Honorable Charles Eiseley Jesse Estlock
John Evans John & Geo Everheart
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S.H. Fawcett Frank Fithion Thomas Fitzsimmons
Wm. Flack Foxwell G. Fletcher W.W. Foote
Edward Foxwell Henry Frahm Samuel A. Francis
Daniel Franklin Thomas Frazier Wm. Frazier
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M. Gales Rev. Reuben Gaylord Sullivan Gaylord
Mr. Geary Arthur Gibson Thomas Gibson
John Glover Jacob Goll James Goodrich
Frank Goodwill John Goss Sr. E.N. Gray
E.N. Grennell
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William Hamilton Josiah Hancock Wm. Harrison
 Hawley Bros. Edward Hays William Charles Hecker
Herman Hilgenkamp Jacob Hill Orlando A. Himebaugh
George Hindley Solomon Hineline Chris Hinneman
Christian Holstein George Homan John D. Howe
Cyrus Howell Edmund Humphreys Charles Hungate
Jackson Hungate John S. Hungate Thomas C. Hungate
Schuyler Hurd
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Charles Irvine Clark Irvine
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Lewis Z. Jackson W.H. Jacoby Soren Jensen
Anson Johns Joseph Johnson Peter D. Johnson
Wm. H. Johnson Rev. Lucian Jones
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Wm. & Theodore Keep John Kelly Levi & Marsh Kennard
Thomas Kennard Lucien Kennedy Aimee J. (Taggart) Kenny
B.L. Keyes Peter Klindt Levi Kline
Lewis Kline P.H. Knapp Martin Knutson
Jacob Kreiter Hans Kruse Sr. J.B. Kuony
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Hiram H. Ladd Henrich Lamp Lemuel Laughtry
Adolphe Lazure Chris Leiser Henry C. Lemons
Dr. Lewis Joshua Lippincott Chester Lusk
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William J. Maher James Maney Sr. George Marlin
Z.S. Martin Azariah Masters Silas Masters
H.N. Mattison Lewis McBride Mr. McBroom
Thomas McDonald J.T. McGiddigan Geo. McKenzie
Geo. McKinney Chas. McMenemy Maj. Hugh McNeeley
Damas McPherson Giles Mead Z. Meeham
Herman Mehrens A.W. Merrick Frank Moore
Wm. Moore Geo. Morley
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David Neale Stephen Neale Joel Neff
Geo. Nevell John Willard Newell
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Geo. Obhurst Richard O'Hanlon Geo. Ohrt
Carl Osterman M. Ostrander
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Josiah Pace Algernon Paddock Sam Parks
Tom Parks Jacob Pate Lorenzo Pate
John Pattison Geo. Pemberton Alonzo Perkins
James Peters Martin Peterson A. Phinney
Edward Pilcher James Pilcher James S. Piper
Samuel Prescott M.P. Preston
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Patrick Quinlan
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Charles Rathman Wm. Ravers John Ray
A. Reed Orrin Rhodes Judge Richardson
James Riddler Nicholas Rix R.E. Roberts
H.J. Robinson Hans Jurgen Rohwer S.C. Rose
W.P. Rowford N. Runyan Wm. H. Russell
John Ryan
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Wm. M. Saint Henry Schneider Wm. Schoettger
Geo. Scott Deacon Searle John Seeley
Silas Seeley Perry Selden Charles Selleck
Charles Seltz William A. Shipley Dick Shur
John Shur Rev. Christian Sick John J. Sierk
Charles Slader Dean C. Slader Geo. Smith
A. Southerland Samuel Spiker Chester Sprague
Henry Sprick Paul Staltenburg Anna Steffens
Ela Stetts P.N. Stetts Col. Geo. Stevens
S. Stewart David Stout Samuel Strickland
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James M. Taggart Rev. John Taggart Benjamin Taylor
James Tharp O.W. Thomas Uriah Thomas
Gilbery Thone Michael Tobey W.W. Toole
Watson Tyson, Sr.
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Isaac Underwood John A. Unthank Michael Upton
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Alfred Van Halen Rev. Peter Sorensen Vig
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Porter S. Walker Thomas Wallers Amassa Warrick
Henry Way Herman Weitkamp Hiram White
C.A. Whitford Samuel Whittier Frank Whizinand
Elias Wilcox Henry Wilkennang William Wilkins
Samuel Williams G.W. Wilson M.N. Wilson
Thomas Wilson Morris Wogan
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Ab. Yost John B. Young
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J. Zimmerman


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