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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 10 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 16 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 40 |
| 1893 | 37 |
| 1894 | 36 |
| 1895 | 52 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 29 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
365 stories matching widow, from 71 towns
Spokane County16
Walla Walla County15
Snohomish County15
Kittitas County11
Thurston County10
Yakima County8
Benton County8
Whatcom County7
Skagit County6
Grays Harbor County5
Columbia County3
Jefferson County3
Lewis County3
Franklin County2
Garfield County2
Pend Oreille County2
Clallam County2
Clark County2
Stevens County2
Douglas County1
Island County1
Kitsap County1
Okanogan County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded8