Transcribed by Susie Martin-Rott.  Note that no changes other than arranging the names in alphabetical order were made to this information.  Spelling is as it appeared in the book.  The only
additions made to the list are the links in the notes section to biographies of some of the individuals which appear elsewhere on this website.  If a name appears more than once on this list, it is because it was on the list more than once in its original form.  I have no way of determining if these were two separate individuals, or two people with the same name.
 

From the book we learn:
"We are able to give some of hte prominent names in the roll of settlers who came prior to 1840, and are recorded in the Old Settlers' Society's register.  We do not pretend that the list is a complete one, but we give all whose names have been furnished to us by reliable parties.  The settlements in the several townships are spoken of in more detail in the chapters devoted especially to the towns and villages.  We give the names appended in about the order of their coming, by years only. "

The listing begins with the  with the assumption that settlement was made in 1834 and in closing the list the book further states:

"It is possible that some errors have crept into the arrangement of the foregoing list, but great care has been taken to avoid such mistakes.The names are all copied from records and papers, or taken from statements made to the writer in person.  The settlers here enumerated were in the county prior to 1840, beyond question, and probably came as indicated.  The list might be swelled to include hundreds of other names, but suach a task as the preparation of the roll would be obviously impossible."
 
 

Name	Date of Settlement	Notes
Abbott, C.A.	1839
Abbott, John S.	1837
Ayers, W.S.	1838
Bamford, Robert	1836
Bamford, Samuel	1838
Banks, A.T.	1838
Barney, George	1838
Baston, Benjamin	1837
Beard, William	1836
Beatty, James	1838
Bennett, Joseph	1839
Benson, J.H.	1836
Berg, J.	1837
Berkshire, M.M.	1838
Bidwell, James	1837
Bidwell, Peter	1837
Blair, Solomon	1836
Blanchard, Aaron	1836
Blanchard, Ahimaaz	1837
Brady, J.W.	1838
Brewer, John Aaron	1836
Bridgman, Joseph	1837
Briggs, John	1837
Brockway, A.	1838
Brockway, J.M.	1838
Brophy, Stephen B.	1839
Brownell, William	1839
Browning, Charles	1838
Bumgardner, George	1837
Burdett, H.	1836
Burdett, Thiomas	1836
Burns, Christopher	1837
Candee, S.N.	1839
Casey, Frank	1836
Casey, James W.	1835
Chamberlain, Levi	1837
Chambers Isaac	1836	son of William
Chambers, Anderson	1836	son of William
Chambers, John	1836
Chambers, Vincent	1836	son of William
Chambers, William Jr.	1836	son of William
Chambers, William Sr.	1836	and his sons
Champ, John	1836
Cloud, D.C.	1839	biography
Cobb, John	1836
Cole, J.C.	1837
Colver, S.	1837
Comstock, S.C.	1836
Cone, A.	1837	biography
Coombs	1837	"the family"
Couch, Moses	1836
Craig, J.	1836
Cunningham, Luke	1837
Daniels, G.E.	1839
Davis, Isaiah	1837	biography
Davis, James	1837
Davis, Robert	1837
Day, Irad C.	1838
Deming, Horace	1838
DeWeber, W.W.	1839
Drury, Charles	1836	laid out Moscow in 1836
Dunsmore, Alexander	1839
Edginton, Daniel	1836
Farnsworth, A.	1838
Farnsworth, Azel	1838
Fay, Edward E	1836
Fay, Pliny	1837	biography found under Fry
Fish, Charles H.	1837
Fish, Jeremiah	1837
Fletcher, J.E.	1838
Foster, Suel	1836
Franklin, J.H.	1836
Frierson, John	1837
Fryberger, P.	1939
Fullington, Norman	1836
Funck, Adam	1837
Funck, Henry	1837	biography
Gilbert, Hiram	1836
Gilbert, M.	1839
Gilbert, Samuel	1836
Giles, John	1839
Gillett, Addison	1837
Gillett, Harvey	1836
Goldsbury, Slias	1837
Gordon, William	1836
Gordon, William A.	1839
Graham, Robert	1837
Gregg, Asa	1837
Hare, A.M.	1839	biography
Hastings, S. Clinton	1837
Hawkins, Mr.	1838
Hawley, Silas	1839
Higginbotham, Niles	1837
Higley, Joshua	1836	son of Mr. Higley
Higley, Mr.	1836	"the pioneer peddler"
Hine, L.C.	1836
Hines, H.H.	1837
Holliday, Elias	1836
Holliday, John	1836
Holliday, Samuel	1836
Holliday, Thomas B.	1836
Holmes, William G.	1837
Howland, B.T.	1838
Huber, John J.	1836
Humphreys, G.W.	1839
Hunt, G.W.	1839
Hunter, William	1836
Isett, T.M.	1836
Isler, John	1838
Israel, J.E.	1839
Jackson, Peter	1838
Jeffers, Dennis	1839
Jennison, H.Q.	1839
Kane, J.M.	1839
Kidder, John M.	1838
Kiefer, David	1837
Kincaid, G.W.	1839
Kindler, John	1837
Kinney, R.C.	1836
Kinney, Samuel	1836
Kinsley, George M.	1839
Kiser, Jacob	1837
Lathrop, Isaac	1837
Lathrop, Silas	1837
Lawson, John	1837
Lee, Barton	1839
Lee, H.	1837	Dr.
Leffingwell, William	1839
Lillibridge, Amos	1838
Lilly, Benjamin	1838
Long, Jacob	1837
Lord, Richard	1837
Lucas, Samuel	1838
Magoon, George D.	1839
Magoon, Isaac	1839
Main, John	1837
Maine, Charles	1836
Maine, Silas	1836
Marble, John	1836
Mathews, Benjamin	1839	brought by C.A. & D.R. Warfield as  emancipated slave from Maryland
Mathews, Clark	1839
Mathews, Edward	1839	brought by C.A. & D.R. Warfield as  emancipated slave from Maryland
Mathews, Hiram	1839
Mathews, Mathew	1839
Mauck, Daniel	1837
Mauck, Isaac	1837
Maxon, Dr.	1837
McClaren, Robert	1837
McCloud, J.	1839
McCormick, J.A.	1839
McCurdy, Andrew	1838
McGrew, John	1835
McGrew, L.T.	1837
McKee, A.L.	1837
Miles, John	1837
Miller, John	1837
Miller, John H.	1836
Mitchell, Mr.	1837
Mockmore, Henry	1836
Moore, Henry W.	1838
Morford, John	1837
Morford, R.	1838
Morford, Thomas	1838
Morford, William	1838
Morrow, J.G.	1837
Mounts, Joseph	1837
Norton, Mr.	1836	and wife
Nye, Azuba	1834
Ogilvie, Adam	1836
Olds, Benjamin S.	1839
Pace, Anderson	1837
Parker, Samuel	1836
Parker, Samuel	1837
Parsons, Nathan	1837
Parvin, John A.	1839	biography
Parvin, T.S.	1838	biography
Petriken, D.R.	1838
Pettibone, Giles	1836
Pettibone, Giles	1837
Pettibone, Jonathan	1836
Phillips, James	1838
Purinton, J.A.	1839
Rayburn, C.	1837
Reece, John	1836
Reece, Joseph	1836
Reuling, J.A.	1838	biography
Reynolds, Allison	1836
Reynolds, Eli	1835	Dr.
Richardson, F.	1837
Richardson, S.	1837
Richman, J.	1837
Richman, J.Scott	1839
Sams, W.H.	1836
Sany, H.	1837
Schenck, E.T.S.	1839
Shefrey, John	1837
Shortridge, Samuel	1837
Sinnett, Samuel	1839
Smalley, Abraham	1838
Smalley, Henry	1839
Smalley, Jackson	1839
Smalley, John	1839
Smalley, Shepherd	1839
Smalley, Tiley	1839
Smalley, William	1839
Smith, Daniel S.	1839
Smith, Robert	1837
Sparkes, William	1837
Springer, G.A.	1839
St John, William	1836
Standard, Alonzo	1838
Starke, Thomas J.	1837
Starks, Thomas	1837
Starr, Samuel	1837
Stearn, Browning	1836	first settlers on Muscatine Island
Stearn, Joshua	1836	first settlers on Muscatine Island
Stewart, S.W.	1838
Stone, F.H.	1839
Stormes, Samuel	1837	biography found under Storm
Storms, George	1837
Sutherland, Martin	1837
Tarr, Samuel	1839
Tebow, W.	1838
Thornton, Err	1834
Thornton, Levi	1836
Thornton, Lott	1834
Todd, William	1837
Trowbridge, S.C.	1837
Truesdale, L.	1839
Usher, Aaron	1837
Vanater, John	1835	Vanatta
Vandever, Mr.	1837
Viele, S.D.	1839
Viele, W.D.	1838
Walton, Amos	1837
Walton, John W.	1838
Walton, Josiah P.	1838
Ward, Alexander	1837
Ward, Alexander	1837
Ward, Myron	1837
Warfield, A.O.	1838
Warfield, D.R.	1838
Washburn, Arthur	1835
Washburn, Z.	1839
Weed, James	1839
West, A.	1838
Whicher, S.	1839	biography
Whiting, A.	1837
Wiley, H.	1837
Williams, J. Jr.	1838
Williams, J.K.	1839
Williams, Joseph	1838	Judge
Winn, A.M.	1838
Woodward, A.R.	1839
Woodward, W.G.	1839
Wright, William P.	1836
Wright, Wilson	1837
Yates, J.S.	1837
Ziegler, J.	1839

Last Updated on 11/29/2001
By Susie Martin-Rott