George Bush (pioneer)
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George Bush was an American settler and one of the first African-American non-Amerindian settlers of the Pacific Northwest.
Sketch of George W. Bush by Sam Patrick, 1969. Courtesy Henderson House Museum.
Gravestone of George Bush
George Bush butternut tree
Monument to Bush family
Michael Simmons (pioneer)
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Michael Troutman Simmons was an American pioneer and one of the first white men to settle in the Puget Sound.
George Bush (pioneer)
…all in Missouri, and Lewis Nisqually in 1847 in the new territory. In 1844, Bush and his family (along with five other families including his friend Michael Simmons, totaling 31 people) left Missouri, heading west on the Oregon Trail. Bush's navigation skills and knowledge of the western region, gained during his…
Simmons c. 1865