Names of Pioneers Compiled from Published Sources
Including children
born in Nevada County
prior to 1900
KEY: b=born, d=died, n.= near,
NC=Nevada City, GV=Grass Valley, R&R=Rough & Ready,
HB=NCHS Bulletin Vol & Issue, NCH=Nevada Co. Hospital, NS=newspaper, T= Transcript, U= Union, ETR= "Early Truckee Records"
Name Last | Name First | Nativity | Arrival | D Date | Lived in | Death Place | Source | Source Date | Pg | |
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Ahearn | Margaret | Ireland | 1900 | GV | GV | Obit U | 3 | |||
Anderson | John | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Baker | Charles | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Baker | Charles | 1850 | GV | HB 3-4 | ||||||
Baker | Daniel S. | 1849 | NC | HB 2-11 | ||||||
Ball | John | New England | 10-20-1899 | GV | SF | Obit U | 10-21-1899 | 3 | ||
Ballard | J.M. | 1849 | Graniteville | HB 2-11 | ||||||
Barbour | William | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Bean | E. F. | NC SF | NS U | 05-11-1870 | 2 | |||||
Bell | B.G. | 1850 | French Corral | HB 3-4 | ||||||
Boardman | John Herbert | 1849/50 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Bockman | Christian | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Boody | Daniel | 1850 | Moore's Flat | HB 3-4 | ||||||
Bowers | T.J. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Bradley | H.S. | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Brady | Alexander | 1849/50 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Brickell | Edward J. | IN | 1850 | 9-23-1891 | Truckee | Spokane WA | ETR | 7-21 | ||
Briggs | James | England | 1849 | 07-13-1893 | NSJ GV | Irish Flat | Obit U | 07-14-1893 | 3 | |
Brooks | Lafayette | 1849 | NSJ | HB 2-11 | ||||||
Brown | S. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Buckner | Stanton | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Butler (Adams) | Suzanne | GV | b | GV | NS U | 08-13-1941 | 5 | |||
Butler | George W. | GV | b | GV | NS U | 08-13-1941 | 5 | |||
Byrne | J.B. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Caldwell | John | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Calkins | Delos L. | 1849 | Selby Flat | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Camacho | John G. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-4 | ||||||
Caswell | Thomas Hubbard | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Colley | James | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Craigan | James | 1850 | GV | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Creegan | James | 1849 | Lake City | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Crenshaw | John T. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Curless | Dr. William | OH | <1870 | 1-26-1898 | nr Truckee | Truckee | ETR | 11-3 | ||
Davis | Hamlet | 1849 | Truckee | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Delano | Alonzo | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Dickson | John H | 1849 | NSJ | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Donnelly | Olney Francis | GV | 1884 | 19 Jul 1950 | GV | NC | U | 20 Jul 1950 | ||
Dulmaine | Frank | GV | NS | 03-02-1911 | ? | |||||
Dunn | J.S. | 1849 | Selby Flat | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Early | J.D. | 1850 | GV | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Eddy | A.H. | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Ellis | E.F.W. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Ellis | G.A. | 1849 | Graniteville | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Ely | John | 1850 | Washington | HB 3-1 | ||||||
English | William G | Georgia | 1851 | 9-27-1852 | R&R | R&R | HB 62-1 | |||
Evans (VanBerger) | Jennie | 1849 | SF? CA | NS U | 07-02-1949 | 2 | ||||
Evans | Fred W. | N City | b 1875 | NC SF | NS U | 07-2-1949 | 2 | |||
Evans | William | 1849 | SF? CA | NS U | 07-02-1949 | 2 | ||||
Farley Dr. | George S. | 1850 | NSJ | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Ferguson | Robert | NY | 1852 | 3-23-1881 | nr Truckee | nr Truckee | ETR | 11-5 | ||
Fleming | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | ||||||||
Freeman | Attorney Thomas | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Frink | David B. | NY | 1850 | 11-24-1874 | GV | GV,Truckee | ETR | 11-7 | ||
Gage | Harmon K. | Truckee | NS T | 05-04-1894 | 2 | |||||
Garthe | Leopold | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Gaylord | E.H. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
GrahamHousman | A.J. | 1849 | Truckee | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Granhollm | Edward | GV | b 1883 | 03-10-1950 | Gold F | NCH | Obit U | 03-11-1950 | 2 | |
Granholm | Elmer | GV | 1890 | 12-24-1953 | GV | NCH | Obit U | 12-28-1953 | ? | |
Granholm | William | GV | b 1880 | 12-12-1849 | GV | NCH | Obit U | 12-13-1949 | 8 | |
Greene | Capt. Henry A. | RI | ~1861 | 6-22-1903 | County | RI | HB 62-2 | |||
Griffith | John | IA | 1859 | NS T | 03-09-1911 | 5 | ||||
Harriman | Clara (Townsend | GV | 1869 | 30 Jul 1950 | GV | Stockton CA | U | 31 Jul 1950 | 5 | |
Harris Dr | S.H. | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Hastings | John | 1850 | GV | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Hawley | Charles | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Hawley | Oscar | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Hawley | Reese | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Hawley | Robert | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Hill | C. Wilson | 1849 | NC | HB 2-11 | ||||||
Hodge | Hiram | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Hogue (Bradley) | Martha | Nevada City | b 1866 | 07-29-1950 | NC | NCH | Obit U | 07-29-1950 | 2 | |
Holbrooke | D.P. | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Holland | Robert | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Holland | Tom | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Housman | A.J. | 1849 | ||||||||
Housman | L | 1849 | Gold Flat | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Hubbard | E.P. | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Hunnerfauth | Eva Mrs. | Bavaria | 1852 | NC | NC | T | 09-23-1885 | 3 | ||
Hunt | Robert Menzo | Utica, NY | 1850 | NC | HB 5-3 | |||||
Hustler | W. | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
Isoard | A. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Kearney | Frank | UT | <1875 | 2-11-1971 | Truckee | Truckee | ETR | 11-9 | ||
Keiser | John | 1849 | Truckee | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Kruger | William H. | Germany | 1852 | 6-26-1891 | GV,Truckee | Oakland | ETR | 7-21 | ||
Loutzenheiser | William | 1850 | GV | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Lyons | William H. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Maginn | Bridger | |||||||||
Maguire | F.T. | 1849 | n. Lowell Hill | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Marshall | James | 1848 | Deer Creek | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Maybank | J.R. | 1850 | Graniteville | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Mc Cormick | Hamilton | 1850 | Gold Flat | HB 3-1 | ||||||
McBrown | John | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
McBrown | Samuel | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | |||||||
McClaren | Thomas G. | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
McConnell | John R. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
McCormick Dr | William | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
McElvey | Charles | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Meacham | Joel J. | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Mollerus | Hugh | 1850 | Gold Flat | |||||||
Montgomery | John | 1850 | Rough&Ready | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Montgomery | John | 1849 | R&R | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Morse | Edwin F. | Boston | 1850 | GV | HB 62-1 | |||||
Murphy | B. | 1849 | Gold Run | HB3-1 | ||||||
Murphy | B. | 1849 | Washington | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Newell | G.B. | 1850 | Birchville | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Odell | Anna Maria | 1850 | NC | HB 3-3 | ||||||
Poor | D.E. | 1849 | Quaker Hill | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Prosser | W.J. | 1849 | Truckee | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Ray | J.A. | 1850 | NSJ | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Reed | James | OH | <1865 | 3-23-1905 | Truckee | Truckee | ETR | 11-11 | ||
Robb | J.W. | 1850 | Graniteville | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Robinson | C.T. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Rogers | Sam | 1851 | NC | San Bern. | NS T | 01-27-1898 | 5? | |||
Rolfe | Tallman H | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Rose | John | 1848 | Pleasant V. | HB 1-4 | ||||||
Sales | John K. | 1850 | GV | HB 3-3 | ||||||
Sanford | George | 1849 | NC | HB 2-1 | ||||||
Sargent | Aaron A. | 1849 | NC | HB 2-12 | ||||||
Sargent | Ellen Clark | 1852 | NC | HB 2-12 | ||||||
Sawyer | Lorenzo | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Schalenberger | Aaron | 1850 | Blue Tent | HB 3-3 | ||||||
Schardin | Herbertus | 1849 | Newtown | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Schmidt | Jacob | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Searls | Niles | NY | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | |||||
Seibert | Jacob L. | [W]VA | <1856 | 11-12-1912 | Moore's Flat | NC | Obit U | 11-13-1912 | 6 | |
Shackleton (Hooper) | Minnie | Central City CO | be1901 | 10-??-1915 | GV | SF | Obit U | 10-09-1915 | 2 | |
Shoemaker | David | south US | 1849 | R&R |   | HB 62-1 | ||||
Shoemaker | Rufus | MS | 1849 | GV |   | HB 62-1 | ||||
Singleton | Michael Angelo | 1849 | Graniteville | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Smith | J.L. | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Southwick | John | NY | 1849 | GV | HB 2-11 | |||||
Spect | Jonas | 1848 | 6 Jul 1883 | Deer Creek | HB 1-5 | |||||
Stenger | Agustus | 1850 | NC | HB 3-3 | ||||||
Stevens | Fred | New Brunswick | 1850 | 1900 | GV | Park City, UT | Obit U | 01-30-1900 | 3 | |
Stidger | O.P. | 1849 | NSJ | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Stone | J.P. | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Stone | J.P. | 1850 | GV | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Stuart Mrs. | E.J. | 1849 | R&R | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Sweetland | H.P. | 1850 | Sweetland | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Taylor | Benjamin | Aug 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Taylor | John W. | 1849 | R&R | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Teeter | Jacob | NJ | 1866 | 11-7-1891 | Truckee | Truckee | ETR | 11-3 | ||
Thomas | R. A. | 1854 | NS T | 01-04-1892 | 2 | |||||
Thomas | Richard I | French Corral | b 1870 | NS T | 01-04-1892 | 2 | ||||
Tisdale | W.L. (& brothers | 1853 | N Columbia | HB 5-4 | ||||||
Townsend | J.B. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Turner | A.G. | 1849 | Hunt's Hill | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Twamley | Richard | 1849 | NSJ | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Voss | Louis | 1849 | You Bet | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Wait | Henry Oliver | 1849 | GV | HB 2-1 | ||||||
Waite | E.G. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-3 | ||||||
Walling | L. | 1850 | Rough&Ready | HB 3-3 | ||||||
Warner | George W. | 1849 | Town Talk | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Watt | William | 1849 | GV | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Weare | W.K. | 1849 | NC | HB 2-1 | ||||||
Weed | Isaac L. | 1849/50 | Town Talk | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Weed | Isaac | 1850 | GV | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Weiss | E. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Wheeler | S. | 1849 | Liberty Hill | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Whitner | William | 1849 | Truckee | HB 2-11 | ||||||
Williams | John | 1850 | NC | HB 3-3 | ||||||
Williams | T.G. | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Wilson | L.? | 1850 | NC | HB 3-1 | ||||||
Withington | G.E. | 1849 | NC | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Wood | David I. | 1849 | Bridgeport | HB 2-1 | ||||||
Woolberton | David | 1849 | Chi Park | HB 1-5 | ||||||
Woolberton | Days | Chautauqua Co NY | 1849 | Chi Park | HB 1-5 | |||||
Young | Charles W. | 1849 | Truckee | HB 1-5 |
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