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Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA



 


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Spokane is a city in the state of Washington, in the northwestern United States. It is the seat of Spokane County. It is located on the Spokane River west of the Rocky Mountain foothills in eastern Washington, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from the Washington–Idaho border, and 232 miles (373 km) east of Seattle along Interstate 90. The city and wider Inland Northwest region is served by Spokane International Airport, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of downtown Spokane. According to the 2010 Census, Spokane had a population of 208,916, making it the second largest city in Washington and the 102nd largest city in the United States.

The first humans to live in the area, the Spokane people (their name meaning "children of the sun" in Salishan), arrived between 13,000 and 8,000 years ago, living off plentiful game. Known as the birthplace of Father's Day, Spokane is officially nicknamed the "Lilac City". David Thompson explored the area with the westward expansion and establishment of the North West Company's Spokane House in 1810. This trading post was the first long-term European settlement in Washington. Completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1881 brought settlers to the Spokane area, and that same year it was officially incorporated as a city with the name "Spokan Falls". In the late 19th century, gold and silver were discovered in the Inland Northwest. The local economy depended on mining, timber, and agriculture until the 1980s. Spokane hosted the first environmentally themed World's Fair at Expo '74.

Many of the older Romanesque Revival-style buildings in the downtown area were designed by architect Kirtland Kelsey Cutter after the Great Fire of 1889. The city also features Riverfront and Manito parks, the Smithsonian-affiliated Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, the Davenport Hotel, and the Fox and Bing Crosby theaters. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, and the city is also the center of the Mormon Spokane Washington Temple District. Gonzaga University was established in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, and the private Presbyterian Whitworth University opened three years later in north Spokane. In sports, the Gonzaga Bulldogs collegiate basketball team competes at the Division I level. Professional and semi-professional sports teams include the Spokane Indians in Minor League Baseball, Spokane Shock in arena football, and Spokane Chiefs in junior ice hockey. As of 2010, Spokane's only major daily newspaper, The Spokesman-Review, had a daily circulation of over 75,000.

History:

The first humans to live in the Spokane area arrived between 13,000 and 8,000 years ago and were hunter-gatherer societies that lived off plentiful game. The Spokane tribe, after which the city is named (the name meaning "children of the sun" or "sun people" in Salishan), are believed to be either their direct descendants, or descendants of peoples from the Great Plains. When asked by early white explorers, the Spokanes said their ancestors came from "up North".

Early in the 19th century, the Northwest Fur Company sent two white fur trappers west of the Rocky Mountains to search for fur. These were the first white men met by the Spokanes, who believed them to be sacred, and set the trappers up in the Colville River valley for the winter.

The explorer-geographer David Thompson, working as head of the North West Company's Columbia Department, became the first European to explore the Inland Empire (now called the Inland Northwest). Crossing what is now the U.S.–Canadian border from British Columbia, Thompson wanted to expand the North West Company further south in search of furs. After establishing the Kullyspell House and Saleesh House trading posts in what are now Idaho and Montana, Thompson then attempted to expand further west. He sent out two trappers, Jacques Raphael Finlay and Finan McDonald, to construct a fur trading post on the Spokane River in Washington and trade with the local Indians. This post was established in 1810, at the confluence of the Little Spokane and Spokane rivers, becoming the first enduring European settlement of significance in Washington state. Known as the Spokane House, or simply "Spokane", it was in operation from 1810 to 1826. Operations were run by the British North West Company and later the Hudson's Bay Company, and the post was the headquarters of the fur trade between the Rocky and Cascade mountains for 16 years. After the latter business absorbed the North West Company in 1821, the major operations at the Spokane House were eventually shifted north to Fort Colville, reducing the post's significance.

Missionary Samuel Parker visited Spokane Falls in 1836

In 1836, Reverend Samuel Parker visited the area and reported that around 800 Native Americans were living in Spokane Falls. A medical mission was established by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman to cater for Cayuse Indians and hikers of the Oregon Trail at Walla Walla in the south. After the Whitmans were killed by Indians in 1847, Reverend Cushing Eells established Whitman College in their memory, also setting up the first church in Spokane.

In 1853, two years after the establishment of the State of Washington, the first governor, Isaac Stevens, made an initial effort to make a treaty with Chief Garry and the Spokanes at Antoine Plantes’ Ferry, not far from Millwood.

After the last campaign of the Yakima Indian War, the Coeur d'Alene War of 1858 was brought to a close by the actions of Col. George Wright, who won decisive victories against a confederation of tribes in engagements at the battles of Four Lakes and Spokane Plains. The cessation of hostilities opened the inter-mountain valley of the Pacific Northwest to safe settlement.

The city of Spokane Falls circa 1895

Joint American–British occupation of Oregon Country, in effect since the Treaty of 1818, eventually led to the Oregon Boundary Dispute after a large influx of American settlers along the Oregon Trail. The first American settlers in what is now Spokane were J.J. Downing and S.R. Scranton, cattle ranchers who squatted and established a claim at Spokane Falls in 1871. Together they built a small sawmill on a claim near the south bank of the falls. James N. Glover and Jasper Matheney, Oregonians passing through the region in 1873, recognized the value of the Spokane River and its falls for the purpose of water power. They realized the investment potential and bought the claims of 160 acres (0.65 km2) and the sawmill from Downing and Scranton for a total of $4,000. Glover and Matheney knew that the Northern Pacific Railroad Company had received a government charter to build a main line across this northern route. Amid many delays in construction and uncertainty over the completion of the railroad and its exact course, Matheney sold his interest in the claim to Glover. Glover confidently held on to his claim and became a successful Spokane business owner and mayor. He later came to be known as the "Father of Spokane".

In 1880, Fort Spokane was established by U.S. Army troops under Lt. Col. Henry Clay Merriam 56 miles (90 km) northwest of Spokane, at the junction of the Columbia and Spokane Rivers, to protect the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway and secure a place for U.S. settlement. By June 30, 1881, the railway reached the city, bringing major European settlement to the area. The city of Spokan Falls (the "e" was added in 1883 and "Falls" dropped in 1891) was officially incorporated as a city of about 1,000 residents on November 29, 1881. The marketing campaigns of transportation companies with affordable fertile land to sell along their trade routes lured many settlers into the region they dubbed "Spokane Country".

The 1883 discovery of gold, silver, and lead in the Coeur d'Alene region of northern Idaho lured prospectors. The Inland Empire erupted with numerous mining rushes from 1883 to 1892. Mining and smelting emerged as a major stimulus to Spokane. At the onset of the initial 1883 gold rush in the nearby Coeur d'Alene mining district, Spokane became popular with prospectors, offering low prices on everything "from a horse to a frying pan". It would keep this status for subsequent rushes in the region due to its trade center status and accessibility to railroad infrastructure.

Spokane's growth continued unabated until August 4, 1889, when a fire, now known as The Great Fire (not to be confused with the Great Fire of 1910, which happened nearby), began just after 6:00 p.m. and destroyed the city's downtown commercial district.[39] Due to technical problems with a pump station, there was no water pressure in the city when the fire started. In a desperate bid to starve the fire, firefighters began razing buildings with dynamite. Eventually the winds and the fire died down; 32 blocks of Spokane's downtown core had been destroyed and one person killed.

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Geburt

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Geburt    Personen-Kennung 
1 Rompel, Mary Magdaline  1890Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I127847
2 Rompel, Minnie A.  1 Feb 1895Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I127849
3 Prachinski, Olga Rosina  31 Mai 1899Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I56022
4 Rompel, Daniel Edward  9 Jul 1899Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I127874
5 Grenz, Frank George  18 Apr 1901Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I119321
6 Rompel, Martha  30 Aug 1901Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I127879
7 Prachinski, Arthur Leopold  14 Aug 1904Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I56024
8 Davis, Harold Franklin  um 1909Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I200451
9 Fergus, Bertly Randall  12 Jun 1910Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I88947
10 Landberg, Harold Vernon  27 Okt 1911Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I47651
11 Zimbelman, Lester Earl  7 Okt 1912Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I3480
12 Doty, Ruth Elma  5 Jul 1913Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I117986
13 Steyaert, Walter Paul  30 Mai 1916Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I4277
14 Wagner, Stanley Gordon  27 Aug 1918Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I7091
15 Coleman, Leo Charles  11 Apr 1920Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I52407
16 Williams, Winnifred Jean  14 Apr 1921Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I119653
17 Davidson, Lloyd Dean  19 Aug 1923Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I156867
18 Gilstrap, Wilma Mary  30 Jun 1928Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I113402
19 Hames, Clarence Richard  16 Jan 1929Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I3486
20 Davis, Hal Lee  1932Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I200452
21 McClarty, Michael  geschätzt 1933Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I7356
22 Sayler, James  28 Mrz 1937Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I43537
23 Zimbelman, Joyce  17 Aug 1939Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I8828
24 Woody, Patricia Ann  5 Jul 1941Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I3511
25 Gust, Larry Gale  29 Dez 1941Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I76614
26 McChesney, Vicki Susan  28 Feb 1948Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I136644
27 Schultz, Wayne Michael  18 Dez 1948Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I127859
28 Niederreiter, Unbekannt  28 Mai 1959Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I126294

Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Heinle, Edna  Datum unbekanntSpokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I91947
2 Sieler, Victor Christian  Datum unbekanntSpokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I79754
3 Geissel, Heinrich Friedrich  19 Jan 1911Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I197396
4 Jasmann, Elisabeth  14 Jan 1914Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I79737
5 Serr, Karolina  23 Aug 1917Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I88155
6 Schlaht, Elisabetha Dorothea  2 Jan 1918Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I48862
7 Ulmer, Maria  3 Dez 1920Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I99481
8 Sieler, Heinrich  1922Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I79736
9 Doolittle, Zeruah  17 Feb 1923Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I94255
10 Neumann, Anna Marie  20 Jun 1928Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I159367
11 Dutt, Theobald  7 Okt 1931Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I87363
12 Trautmann, Andreas  9 Jun 1932Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I120680
13 Doran, Leander C.  13 Jan 1937Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I267713
14 Gross, Gotthilf  15 Mai 1937Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I104883
15 Hames, Thomas Sanford  13 Sep 1941Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I3484
16 Davis, Hal Lee  26 Aug 1942Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I200452
17 Zimbelman, William Adam  1 Apr 1943Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I5900
18 Hochhalter, Peter  3 Jun 1946Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I1462
19 Becker, Jacob  2 Nov 1947Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I65539
20 Frey, Johannes  2 Feb 1951Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I129975
21 Kallenberger, Katharina  20 Jul 1952Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I6500
22 Bilyeu, Edna Blanche  11 Jun 1953Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I3478
23 Wagner, Otto  20 Jul 1953Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I7213
24 Herrmann, Elisabeth  29 Jul 1953Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I235764
25 Geigle, Rosina  2 Jan 1954Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I120683
26 Schlaht, Georg  28 Apr 1954Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I44605
27 Mathison, Roy Raymond  26 Sep 1954Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I254904
28 Els, Lydia  22 Nov 1954Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I153292
29 Giese, Diane  22 Mai 1955Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I159399
30 Stoller, Albert Gustave  20 Dez 1955Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I88157
31 Serr, Rosina  1956Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I88084
32 Johnston, James Sr.  9 Dez 1956Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I254915
33 Giese, Adolph D.  22 Mrz 1957Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I159247
34 Wagner, Theodor  27 Aug 1957Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I7076
35 Ferk, Hulda Johanna  31 Aug 1958Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I47648
36 Niederreiter, Unbekannt  29 Mai 1959Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I126294
37 Laib, Edward  17 Jun 1960Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I88190
38 Walker, Juliana  1963Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I156875
39 Foth, Conrad Caral  Dez 1963Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I156887
40 Widmer, Samuel Friedrich  12 Jul 1964Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I127535
41 Klundt, Henry Eugene  5 Mai 1965Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I110500
42 Gartin, Nancy Jane  14 Aug 1965Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I144475
43 McDonald, Murdoch  26 Sep 1966Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I144450
44 Ziegele, Pauline Elsie  15 Aug 1968Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I195856
45 Coutney, Beatrice Jananetta  26 Jul 1969Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I1919
46 Hoff, Anton  21 Mai 1970Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I125516
47 Simmons, James Leo  23 Mai 1970Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I107171
48 Landenberger, Friedrich Wilhelm  4 Sep 1970Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I40951
49 Stoller, Ruth Katharina  4 Jan 1971Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I88246
50 Sayler, Robert  21 Mai 1971Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I43369

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Beerdigung

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Beerdigung    Personen-Kennung 
1 Christman, Lawrence  Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I237118
2 Christman, Rose C.  Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I237119
3 Rennich, John  Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I172396
4 Rennich, Joseph  Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I172393
5 Geigle, Rosina  7 Jan 1954Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I120683
6 Pfennig, Lucille Lydia  26 Jan 1990Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I95448
7 Clemens, Oscar G.  31 Jan 1994Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I5815
8 Mascher, Lloyd A.  31 Dez 1997Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA I97069

Eheschließung

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   Familie    Eheschließung    Familien-Kennung 
1 Dobrev / Prachinski  20 Jun 1914Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F18069
2 Schade / Prachinski  21 Feb 1915Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F18065
3 Strate / Doran  27 Sep 1915Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F70866
4 Grams / Mann  29 Sep 1915Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F38637
5 Wagner / Gordon  24 Dez 1915Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F2543
6 Guay / Pfeiffer  29 Jul 1916Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F27420
7 Nordquist / Vowels  14 Aug 1918Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F27423
8 Nordquist / Klinger  5 Sep 1922Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F27425
9 Giese / Kuest  6 Dez 1931Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F52527
10 Wagner / Gower  10 Mrz 1932Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F2597
11 Zimbelman / Livingston  23 Sep 1932Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F1156
12 Womach / Nyberg  14 Jun 1936Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F52496
13 Bujer / Canfield  23 Jul 1938Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F44574
14 Foth / Walker  1943Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F51569
15 McCreary / Hepper  21 Jul 1943Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F14425
16 Campbell / Diefe  14 Jan 1945Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F27431
17 Schaefer / Newton  15 Jul 1946Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F11527
18 Coleman / Wiest  31 Aug 1947Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F17150
19 Deutscher / Moser  20 Sep 1947Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F46338
20 Bechner / Zimbelmann  20 Aug 1949Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F661
21 Buscher / Fischer  10 Jun 1951Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F14253
22 Furrer / Petroff  29 Feb 1952Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F14514
23 Grams / Norton  25 Nov 1952Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F38644
24 Borchers / Tibbits  1 Aug 1953Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F35083
25 Faul / Hoffman  1 Okt 1954Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F69038
26 Gunderson / Klundt  8 Jun 1958Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F35034
27 Schlatter / Zimbelman  23 Jun 1962Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F3190
28 Schaefer / Thompson  5 Aug 1975Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA F11532