Scheuerman – Discovery Park – In 1860, Christian Scheuerman homesteaded 160 acres in the Interbay area. He built the Scheuerman Block building at First and Cherry. When he died in 1907, he left an estate valued at $500,000. (Seattle Times, January 28, 1907)
Rebecca Lena Graham (Wikipedia) Rebecca Lena Graham (née Matthias; December 29, 1859 – April 9, 1946) was an American Duwamish tribal member who gained considerable notoriety through her 1893-94 legal battle for her father’s sizable inheritance.
Rebecca [Lena Graham]’s parents separated in her childhood, with her mother remarrying Christian Scheuerman.
