Captain Nathan Hale Olney

1824 - 1866  (42 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Nathan Hale Olney
  Title	Captain
  Born	17 Apr 1824	Conewango, Warren, Pennsylvania
  		Nathen Olney "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Olney: An Original Proprietor of Providence, R.I., Who Came From England In 1635" by James H. Olney. Published in 1898 by the Press of E.L. Freeman & Son, Providence Rhode Island. Pages 136 & 137.
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	At the age of 19 he arrived in Oregon by wagon train. He was the second settler of Wasco County, Oregon, first settler of The Dalles. He was elected to a number of local offices and as Justice of the Peace in 1854 he performed the first marriage ceremony in Wasco County. In 1854 President Franklin Pierce appointed him Indian Deputy Representative for the Oregon Territory. He held that position until 1859. Circa 1856 he and one of his brothers began a business trading furs in Hawaii. He built a ship for this purpose. The voyage didn't help his health issues so he sold the ship.
  		Nathan Olney Bio. An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath counties, state of Oregon by F.A. Shaver. Published by Western Historical Publishing Company, Spokane, Washington 1905
  Census	1860
  		1860 Olney. 1860 US census, Fifteen Mile Precinct, Wasco, Oregon, Family Number 2061, Olney.
  Military Service	U.S. Army
  		The Whitman Massacre 1n 1847 Doctor Marcus Whitman was thought by the natives to be responsible for a measels outbreak which killed more natives than whites. Under the guise of obtaining medicine the doctor and twelve others were killed. Nathan responded as a volunteer and during the resulting Cayuse war he acted as a guide for travelers and a militia scout. Illustration from Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier by Frances F. Victor. Published by the Colombian Book Company,Hartford, Connecticut 1877. Page (facing) 344.
  		First Charge at the Battle of Walla Walla 1855. The Battle of Walla Walla was the longest battle 0f the Yakima War (December 7-11, 1855) Nathan responded as a volunteer. At some point he was struck in the head by an arrow. Doctors deemed it too dangerous to remove the point. Almost 11 years latter it killed him when his horse stumbled in a hole and the fall drove the point deeper into his skull. Illustration from; Reminiscences of an Old Timer: A Recital of the Actual Events, Incidents, Trials, Hardships, Vicissitudes, Adventures, Perils, and Escapes of a Pioneer, Hunter, Miner and Scout of the Pacific Northwest by Colonel George Hunter. Published by H.S. Crocker, San Fransisco 1887. Page (facing) 128.
  Died	28 Sep 1866	Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington
  Buried	Fort Simcoe State Park, White Swan, Yakama, Washington, United States
  		Speech for Nathan Olney. Speech at Fort Simcoe given graveside for Nathan Olney by Dr. Thomas Griffith on the occasion of the dedication of his monuments
  		Speech for Nathan Olney.
  		Captain Nathan Olney
  		Speech for Nathan Olney.
  		Nathan Olney Headstone. Nathan Olney Headstone.
  		Nathan Olney Plaque. Nathan Olney Plaque.
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Cyrus Tanner Olney,   b. 9 Oct 1815, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York ,   d. 21 Dec 1870, Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon
  2. Maria L Olney,   b. 12 Sep 1822, Conewango, Warren, Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Dec 1893, Olympia, Thurston, Washington
  3. Orville Olney,   b. 7 Feb 1832, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York ,   d. 27 Apr 1902, Salem, Marion, Oregon
  Person ID	I66375	Nagel
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	William H Olney,   b. 24 Feb 1792, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 1869, Wasco County, Oregon  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Charlotte Tanner,   b. 17 Sep 1795, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York ,   d. 2 Sep 1845, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa  (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	18 Feb 1809	Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
  Family ID	F20808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Campbell,   b. 1811, Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Canada ,   d. Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
  Divorced	Some sources attribute personality changes brought on by his head injury as the reason for his divorce.
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F20809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Twa-Wy Hol-li-quil-la,   b. 1821, Wasco County, Oregon ,   d. 8 Jul 1917, White Swan, Yakima, Washington  (Age 96 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1859	Wasco, Sherman, Oregon
  		Olney Marriage. Wasco County Marriage Records 1856-1883 Volume C page 3.
  Children	+ 1. Franklin Pierce Olney,   b. 7 May 1853, Wasco, Sherman, Oregon ,   d. 10 Oct 1922, Yakima, Yakima, Washington  (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F20810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Apr 1824 - Conewango, Warren, Pennsylvania Buried - - Fort Simcoe State Park, White Swan, Yakama, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  Captain Nathan Olney. Captain Nathan Olney.