Jim Bridger

Jim Bridger

male, deceased (1881)
native languages, European American, indigenous languages of the Americas, Pacific Ocean, American, hudson bay company…OregonTrail
Jim or James Bridger (March, 1804 - July 17, 1881) was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the...
Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok

male, deceased (1876)
from LaSalle County, Illinois, death by firearm in the United States, Gunman of the Old West, American Old West, Union Army, sheriff…santa fe trail, OregonTrail
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876), better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a legendary figure in the American Old West. After...
Narcissa Whitman

Narcissa Whitman

female, deceased (1847)
Protestant, missionary, Religious history of the United States, American, OregonTrail, Oregon Country
Narcissa Whitman, born Narcissa Prentiss in Prattsburgh, New York in the Genesee Valley. Along with Eliza Hart Spalding (wife of Henry Spalding)...
Marcus Whitman

Marcus Whitman

male, deceased (1847)
Doctor, Oregon missionary, missionary, physician, Wagon Train, murdered…OregonTrail, Oregon Country
Marcus Whitman (September 4,1802-November 29,1847) was an American physician and missionary in the Oregon Country. He is famous for leading the...
John McLoughlin

John McLoughlin

male, deceased (1875)
Symbols of Oregon, Columbia Fur District, Mayor of places in Oregon, factor, Canadian of Anglo-Irish descent, Chief factors…Father of Oregon, Oregon Country, OregonTrail, oregon city
Dr. John McLoughlin, baptised Jean-Baptist McLoughlin, (October 19, 1784 - September 3, 1857), was the Chief Factor of the Columbia Fur District of...
Ezra Meeker

Ezra Meeker

male, deceased (1928)
from Washington, pierce county, writer, lobbyist, puget sound, farmer…OregonTrail, Oregon Country, Oregon Territory
Ezra Meeker (December 29, 1830-December 3, 1928) was an early pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart as a young man. Beginning in his 70s...
Robert Stuart

Robert Stuart

male
war of 1812, Captain Thorn, Tonquin, Pacific Fur Company, Northern Department, American Fur Company…Oregon Country, OregonTrail
Robert Stuart (1785-1848) was the son of David Stuart, a partner of John Jacob Astor who as one of the North West Company men, or Nor'westers,...
William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson

male, deceased (1942)
from Vermont, OregonTrail, Yellowstone, battle of gettysburg, Mountain climber, Union Pacific
William Henry Jackson (April 41843 - June 301942) was an American painter, photographer and explorer famous for his images of the American West. He...
Jesse Applegate

Jesse Applegate

male, deceased (1888)
Member of the Provisional Government of Oregon, Member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention, Oregon Country, Pioneer, OregonTrail, From Oregon…Applegate Trail
Jesse Applegate (1811-1888) was an American pioneer who led a large group of settlers along the Oregon Trail to the Oregon Country. He took part in...
Abigail Scott Duniway

Abigail Scott Duniway

female, deceased (1915)
state ballots, Portland Oregonian, from Tazewell County, Illinois, women's suffrage, referendum, The Oregonian…OregonTrail, From Portland, Oregon
Abigail Scott Duniway (October 22, 1834 - October 11, 1915) was an American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts...