Pioneer Surname List

JCGL volunteers have been collecting information on pioneers and early settlers of the Rogue Valley for more than ten years. This is both to honor these early residents and to provide a valuable resource for researchers. These files vary in size from a single sheet to tens of pages of information. Much of the information was donated by individuals, other libraries, and historical societies in the region.

If you would like a copy of a particular file, email us for our fee based on the size of the file. Be sure to include the surname of interest to you. Our email address is info@rvgslibrary.org.

RVGS offers an attractive certificate for individuals who are bonafide descendants of Rogue Valley pioneers or early settlers. Follow this link Pioneer and Early Settler Certificate for more information.

If you believe that you have an ancestor who was a pioneer settler in the Rogue Valley who is not on our surname list, please contact us at info@rvgslibrary.org. We are constantly expanding the list of pioneer surnames for which we maintain files.

The surnames are listed in the following table. Occasionally we discover websites with additional information on one of these surnames. In the second column of the table are links to such web sites. We provide these links as a convenience to you, but we do not guarantee the accuracy of information contained thereon.