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Only a handful of men settled in the area now called McLean County before 1882. One of them was John "King" Satterlund. He promoted the area and the settlement of the town called Washburn in November 1882. Many settlers started coming in 1882. Settlers are listed alphabetically -- this list is
not a complete one.
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| Names of Settlers | Nation. | Spouse | Place | Date | Occup. |
| John E. Allen | N/A | April 16, 1883 | |||
| Erick Anderson | 1884 | ||||
| John M. Anderson | Marie Christina Johanson | Oct. 1882 | |||
| Henry Bartel | Margaret | Turtle Lake | 1886 | ||
| James Boyle | N/A | July 8, 1868 | |||
| Thomas Burgum | Margaret Jane
Ranard (1869-1892) |
Conkling | 1884 | ||
| David Carlson | N/A | Oct. 12, 1882 | |||
| John D. Carson | N/A | June 20, 1882 | |||
| Ansel Colby | N/A | May 12, 1883 | |||
| John Erickson/Ecklund |
Swedish |
Mari Larson |
Conkling |
1883 | Farmer |
| Luke Eskes | Emma Piper | Aug. 15, 1883 | |||
| S. A. Falconer | N/A | July 27, 1881 | |||
| Hans Johannes Fritz | Kristina L. Johanneson | 1882 | |||
| Martin Hanson | N/A | June 15, 1883 | |||
| Isaac Larson |
Swedish |
Margaret Sjöström |
Conkling |
1883 | |
| Robert LeRoy | N/A | July 1882 | |||
| Henry Frederick Lubker | German | Wilton | Preacher | ||
| Allen McDonald | N/A | Dec. 25, 1883 | |||
| John R. Mann | Maria Page | April 1880 | |||
| W. H. Mann | N/A | March 1881 | |||
| Charles L. Murrell | N/A | 1883 | |||
| John L. Mussen | N/A | July 12, 1883 | |||
| William Henry Harrison Mercer aka Musser |
N/A | May 1869 | |||
| Olaf Oberg |
Swedish |
Anna Anderson | April 1883 | ||
| Jens Olsen | Gunil Tveit | June 12, 1882 | |||
| Anton Person | N/A | June 11, 1882 | |||
| J. P. Person | N/A | May 10, 1883 | |||
| John Peterson | Anna | Oct. 22, 1882 | |||
| Nels C. Peterson | N/A | April 15, 1883 | |||
| Peter E. Anderson | |||||
| George Grafton Rhude | Never Married | 1868 | |||
| Geo. L. Robinson | Janet C. Sharp | May 23, 1883 | |||
| John Satterlund | Charlotte Peterson | 1882 | |||
| J. C. Staley | N/A | Oct. 14, 1882 | |||
| W. A. Staley | N/A | July 12, 1883 | |||
| P. A. Sunstrum | N/A | July 1882 | |||
| Henry Tatley | N/A | April 5, 1883 | |||
| Joseph H. Taylor | N/A | About 1869 | |||
| Dan Tjenström |
Swedish |
Margaret Sjöström Larson | Conkling | 1883 | Farmer |
| J. S. Veeder | N/A | 1882 | |||
| Aug. H. Wahl | Bertha Maria Peterson | Oct. 1882 | |||
| Leonard W. Wallin | Agnes Johnson | July 2, 1880 | |||
| Charles Weller | Ms. Heath | 1877 | |||
| Dan Williams | N/A | 1869 | |||
| O. B. Wing | N/A | Feb. 1882 | |||
| Abraham (Karlsson) Youngquist | Swedish | Neta Gustafsson | Conkling Township | April 1883 | Farmer |