the pioneers
including lists of new arrivals
Russell Chambers, shared by Leo Bracelen
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Mrs. Dr. Mary B . Fox, whose story is one of those of the page "Stories of Pioneer Women"
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Fannie Norris
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C. W. Chambers (holding the baby) and family, shared by Marilyn Smith
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andreas history lists names by arrival dates
The Andreas history of Pawnee County from the early 1880s gives a great discussion of the first settlers, followed by a detailed list of the first settlers and the year they arrived.
Mr. Turner, in the first group of four, is the builder of the log cabin maintained by the Table Rock Historical Society. It is now on the west side of the square. It was moved there from old Cincinnati.
The Table Rock area people were as follows, so that they can be found by an online search. Look at the lists below for the full list of Pawnee County settlers in 1855, 1856, 1857, and 1858.
1855, on the North Fork: L. G. Jenkins, Elisha Kirkham, Elijah Markee, and Daniel Powell.
1856, on the North Fork, Steinauer Precinct: John Williams, Hiran Billings, John W. Brock, George Plumb, Widow Kelly (sister of Mr. Plumb), David Butler, C.V. Dimnod, John Fleming, Charles Huntley, William and Dent Cunningha, and Bedgood and Peter Foale. On Taylor’s Branch, also known as Hogin’s Branch: William McClintock, Richard Wade, Ed Hogin, James Cotter, and Samuel Taylor.
1857. On the North Fork: Andrew Fellers, Joseph Steel, Charles Tucker, John Morley, Thomas Entwistle, Fred Parli, Hamilton Cooper, Rev. G. L. Griffing, Joseph Griffing, Asa Haywood, M.J. Mumford, Richard Brown, William Haywood, Benjamin Ball, H. N Gere, William McNeal, Clark Alexander, William Fellers, Lyman Rockwood, John C. Wood, Mr. Beishline, Henry Boomer, William Richards, James Dobson, James Brim, Guilford Lee, R. V. Muir, Richard Collison, Tack Carter, and Richard Carter. On Misson Creek: Leonard Wenzler, David Straub, Vincent Straub, Antoine Zimmerer, John Suter, Leonard Suter, and Capt. Corey.
1858. North Fork: C. W. Giddings, John A. Jones, William Smith, Julius Tyler, Peter Gartner, George McMahon, Samuel McMahon, L. M. Mumford, Samuel Spece, Luke Bradley, and Nathan G. Hand. On Taylor’s Branch: Robert Taylor.
Mr. Turner, in the first group of four, is the builder of the log cabin maintained by the Table Rock Historical Society. It is now on the west side of the square. It was moved there from old Cincinnati.
The Table Rock area people were as follows, so that they can be found by an online search. Look at the lists below for the full list of Pawnee County settlers in 1855, 1856, 1857, and 1858.
1855, on the North Fork: L. G. Jenkins, Elisha Kirkham, Elijah Markee, and Daniel Powell.
1856, on the North Fork, Steinauer Precinct: John Williams, Hiran Billings, John W. Brock, George Plumb, Widow Kelly (sister of Mr. Plumb), David Butler, C.V. Dimnod, John Fleming, Charles Huntley, William and Dent Cunningha, and Bedgood and Peter Foale. On Taylor’s Branch, also known as Hogin’s Branch: William McClintock, Richard Wade, Ed Hogin, James Cotter, and Samuel Taylor.
1857. On the North Fork: Andrew Fellers, Joseph Steel, Charles Tucker, John Morley, Thomas Entwistle, Fred Parli, Hamilton Cooper, Rev. G. L. Griffing, Joseph Griffing, Asa Haywood, M.J. Mumford, Richard Brown, William Haywood, Benjamin Ball, H. N Gere, William McNeal, Clark Alexander, William Fellers, Lyman Rockwood, John C. Wood, Mr. Beishline, Henry Boomer, William Richards, James Dobson, James Brim, Guilford Lee, R. V. Muir, Richard Collison, Tack Carter, and Richard Carter. On Misson Creek: Leonard Wenzler, David Straub, Vincent Straub, Antoine Zimmerer, John Suter, Leonard Suter, and Capt. Corey.
1858. North Fork: C. W. Giddings, John A. Jones, William Smith, Julius Tyler, Peter Gartner, George McMahon, Samuel McMahon, L. M. Mumford, Samuel Spece, Luke Bradley, and Nathan G. Hand. On Taylor’s Branch: Robert Taylor.
selection from the andreas history listing the early settlers
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Elsie Pepoon's 1939 memoirs about Bunker Hill ("North Table Rock") also names some of the early settlers and describe the hard times.
Names she cites: Alexander Allen, O. D. Howe, Sr., Will Lyman, Sophie Allen, Peter Foale, James and Thomas Robison, Peter Foale, the Robison's, Henry Cooper, A. J. Kovanda, Bill MacClure, John Allen, Mr. Johnson, Pepoon, Shaw, Boone. |
Elsie also described the homes they built:
