|Search This Record Series:| The Oregon Territorial Legislature
created Lewis County on December 19, 1845. It is named in honor
of Meriwether Lewis. This census lists the earliest American
settlers in present-day Washington. There are 199 names are
listed on the census. Judging from the writing, there were
several enumerators. It also appears the census was rewritten
with the settlers’ names in alphabetical order. We do not know
why this was done. For more information about this census, email
the Washington State Archives Southwest Regional Archives at
email@example.com Database: 1851 Lewis County Census. ONLINE.
2003. Updated 2008. Washington Secretary of State. Transcribed
and Proofread by Roger Easton, Olympia, Washington. Final
Proofreading by Marlys Rudeen, Washington State Library.
Available: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov Source: 1851 Lewis
County Census. Olympia: Washington State Archives Southwest
Branch. Original material held at the Washington State Archives
Southwest Branch.