LOIS A. BOBLETT, FIRST WHITE WOMAN HERE, DIES
Mrs. Lois A. Boblett, the last of the two or three first white women to land in Blaine 55 years ago, passed into the Great Beyond Saturday evening. She had been sick for many months and perfectly helpless, hence the end came as a relief. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the M. E. church, Rev. F. M. Bushong officiating.
Lois A. Whitcomb was born in Milwaukee, Wisc., Feb. 1, 1844. When seven years old she moved with her father's family by ox team to Iowa, where she lived until 10 years old. She again moved to Nebraska, and from there to Colorado, where she was married to Edward A. Boblett, this being the first white couple married in that state. They had no children, but raised three orphan children. In November, 1869, Mr. and Mrs. Boblett left Prescott, Arizona, on a government train for California, and took a boat from Wilmington for San Francisco, where they stayed a week before they could take a boat for Seattle. They arrived in Seattle in December, 1869, and in 1870 they came to Semiahmoo on the steamer Libby. Mrs. Bice, now residing near Custer, was one of the women who came on that boat, we are informed. Mr. Boblett took up a homestead where a part of Blaine now stands, one boundary of which, we understand was Boblett street, named after him. Mr. Boblett passed on about 21 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bice, the latter a great-nephew, have cared for the deceased during the past two years. With the passing of Mrs. Boblett there is removed from our midst the only woman left of those early pioneers who landed here in 1870. She had lived most of her life on the frontiers of this country and many were the interesting tales she could tell about her experiences during those years. The deceased was a life-long member of the M. E. church and a regular attendant up to the time she became helpless to get about.
