Tulalip mini-biographies
Birth/death Name known for being a
unknown Lock-ni-num traditional tribal leader
unknown Shawstun traditional tribal leader, head chief of the Snohomish
1815-1858 Patkanim traditional tribal leader, chief of the Snohomish, treaty signer
1834-1922 Little Sam family patriarch
1843-1923 Pilchuck Julia forecaster of the weather
1845-1900 David Teuse community leader, judge
1846-1918 Mary Bob Gold Star mother
1846-1935 Charles Jules business leader
1848-1929 Snoqualmie Jim community leader
1853-1932 Anastasia Spithill family matriarch
1857-1958 Ruth Sehome Shelton cultural leader
1859-1923 Thomas Bishop treaty rights leader
1865-1939 William Bagley treaty rights leader
1874-1969 Sarah Sheldon family matriarch
1875-1952 Julianne Jackson Gold Star mother
1875-1969 Elizabeth “Lizzie” Krise Lushootseed language informant
1876-1938 William Shelton cultural leader, story pole carver
1876-1950 Katrina Bagley Gold Star mother
1876-1955 Roy Henry Sr. member of the first board of directors
1878-1958 Hubert Coy business leader, owner of Coy’s Resort
1878-1972 Carl Jones member of the first board of directors
1879-1955 Harry Moses Lushootseed language informant
1880-1973 Martha Williams Lamont Lushootseed language informant
1885-1957 William Kitsap member of the first board of directors
1888-1970 Nora Charles Dillon Gold Star mother
1889-1918 Alphonsus Bob serviceman, WWI, died 19180927 in France
1889-1961 Solomon George member of the first board of directors
1889-1971 Agnes Jules James artist, cedar bark weaver
1890-1970 George “Doc” Jones family patriarch
1891-1930 Robert Shelton business leader
1892-1981 Dora Williams Solomon Lushootseed language informant
1893-1939 Angela Brown community leader, Marysville Globe writer
1893-1956 Wilfred Steve member of the first board of directors; first chairman
1893-2000 Ollie Wilbur family matriarch
1895-1918 Elson James serviceman, WWI, died 19181211 in France
1897-1972 Sebastian Williams member of the first board of directors
1899-1987 Martin Williams tribal government leader
1899-1990 Eleanor Williams tribal government leader
1901-1986 Lawrence Williams member of the first board of directors
1903-1982 Edith Percival Parks tribal government leader
1903-1996 Cyrus “Big Shot” James cultural leader
1904-1991 Harriette Shelton Dover cultural leader, TT board member
1907-1973 Edward Hagen Sam cultural leader
1908-2003 Katherine “Molly” Hatch family matriarch
1910-1941 Thomas Yarr athlete, Universtiy of Notre Dame football player
1911-1992 Fillmore James cultural leader
1911-2006 Marya Moses Lushootseed language informant
1912-2011 Katherine “Katie” Gates family matriarch
1913-2004 Ivy Charles Guss family matriarch
1915-1995 Katherine Bagley Campbell Gold Star mother
1917-1977 Elsie Price tribal government leader, first woman on the board; Gold Star mother
1917-1995 Robert “Barney” Guss family patriarch
1919-1971 Ezra Zane Hatch serviceman, WWII vet
1921-2002 Wesley Charles Sr. serviceman, WWII vet
1923-2002 Frank Madison community leader
1925-1951 Joseph Charles Jr. serviceman, Korean War, killed in action 19510326
1926-2003 George Williams Sr. tribal government leader
1926-2019 Stan Jones Sr. tribal government leader
1927-1994 Kenny Moses Sr. cultural leader
1928-2000 Grace Goedel Lushootseed language informant
1928-2007 Marie Sneatlum opera singer
1928-2017 Wayne Williams tribal government leader
1929-2013 Verle Hatch serviceman, Korean War, prisoner of war
1930-2009 Bernie Gobin tribal government leader
1930-2017 Raymond Moses serviceman, Korean war, cultural leader
1931-1953 Walter Moses Jr. serviceman, Korean War, killed in action 19530529
1934-1992 Clarence Hatch Sr. tribal government leader
1934-2003 Janet McCloud fishing rights activist
1934-2008 Caroline “Uppy” Thornberry community leader, organizer of community dinners
1935-2016 Leota Pablo spiritual leader
1937-2023 David Spencer artist, Lushootseed language poet
1940-2003 Jerry Jones artist, carver of canoes and totem poles
1941-2013 Hank Gobin artist, painter
1942-2022 Cy Williams serviceman, U.S. Marine, caregiver for the elders
1943-2023 John McCoy community leader, Washington state representative
1947-1967 Larry Lee Price serviceman, Viet Nam, killed in action 19670604
1948-2022 Terry Williams serviceman, Viet Nam, climate spokesman
1949-1970 Donald Campbell serviceman, Viet Nam, killed in action 19700703
1950-1996 Stan Jones Jr. tribal government leader
1961-2013 Wendy Gobin Young artist, beadwork