Rev. Stephen Guthrie, pioneer of 1852 from Illinois. He was the first minister of the Christian Church in the Puget Sound Country, in 1853, and was known as 'Father Guthrie.' He lived in Chambers Prairie.
Lucinda Miller (Ford) Haley, born in 1840 in Missouri, pioneer of 1844 to Oregon. She settled in Polk County and married William Thompson Haley on July 22, 1858. She died in Santa Rosa, California, in 1867.
Major General Henry Wager Halleck, an expert in military studies, known as "Old Brains." He helped in California's admission as a state, and was a lawyer and land developer. He served as General-in-Chief of all Union armies during the Civil War.
Absalom B. Hallock, born in 1822 in New York, was an early (1851) surveyor, carpenter, building contractor, architect, fire fighter, and police officer in Portland, Oregon. His efforts were integral to the growth of early Portland.
Edward Hamilton, born in Culpepper County, Virginia, was Captain of the Volunteers in the Mexican War (1846-1848), Secretary of the Oregon Territory (1850-1853) and a Multnomah County judge for eight years.
Seth R. Hammer, a resident of Salem, Oregon, beginning in the early 1860s. Reputed to be one of the "characters" of the city, he was a dealer in real estate and a civil engineer.
Joseph A. Hanna, pioneer of 1852, and one of the first Presbyterian ministers in Oregon. He settled in Marysville (now Corvallis) and helped to form the first Presbyterian society in Portland, but that dissolved in 1853. He married Esther Belle McMillan.
Born in 1840 in Iowa, Nancy Akin was the wife of Hans Hanson, of Denmark. They married in Clackamas County in 1856. They farmed and lived in East Portland with their family.
William Harman, born about 1804 in England, pioneer blacksmith of 1852 from Chicago, and prominent temperance movement leader. He lived at The Dalles and married Mary Emma Marshall, a widow, in 1852.
