Kanaka tIlIXEm khapa anqEti Clark County

[David Robertson]

Qhata mEsayka?

A small list of people who were born in the "Sandwich Islands" and who
were counted in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Clark Co., Oregon Territory
(now Washington State, around Vancouver):

Dick Owyhee, 32 years of age
Tearbenard Owyhee, 30
Joseph Kanaka, 25
Henry Honolula, 25
John Kaui
James Kaui
Muttou Kaui
James Molaly
[there were quite a few others, perhaps 10 percent of the population at
the HBC fort]

occupations:  "laborer", "cook", "steward", wife of "farmer"

Dave


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