Smith, Richard

Born: 1866

Died: May 1901

Burial: Douglas Native Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska

Biography

Richard Smith was born in 1866 and lived during the early years of settlement and mining development in the Juneau–Douglas region of Southeast Alaska.

Smith died in May 1901 at the age of thirty-five. He was buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds associated with the early residents of Douglas Island during Alaska’s territorial mining era.

The Douglas Native Cemetery contains the graves of many individuals connected with the Treadwell mining community and the diverse population that lived and worked in the Juneau–Douglas area at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Primary Name: Smith, John

Filed as: Smith, John

Also known as: John Smith

Occupation / Association: Resident of Douglas, Alaska

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas Indian Cemetery

Keywords: John Smith Douglas Alaska, Smith family Douglas Alaska, Douglas Indian Cemetery burials, early Douglas residents, Juneau Douglas families, Southeast Alaska families

Biography

John Smith was born in 1884 and lived in the Douglas–Juneau area of Southeast Alaska during the early twentieth century.

He died in July 1914 at the age of thirty. He was buried in the Douglas Indian Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds associated with the Native community of Douglas.

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Primary Name: Grant, James
Filed as: grant_james
Also known as: James Grant
Occupation / Association:
Born:
Died: c. 1905 (age 9), Douglas, Alaska
Parents: Annie Grant
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: James Grant, Grant James, Annie Grant son, Douglas Indian Cemetery burials

Biography

James Grant was the son of Annie Grant.

He died at approximately nine years of age, likely in 1905. James Grant is buried with his mother in the Douglas Indian Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska.

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Primary Name: Grant, Annie

Filed as: grant_annie

Also known as: Annie Grant

Occupation / Association:

Born: 1855

Died: January 1905

Parents:

Spouse:

Children: James Grant

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska

Keywords: Annie Grant, Grant Annie, Douglas Indian Cemetery burials, James Grant

Biography

Annie Grant was born in 1855.

She died in January 1905 at the age of 50 and was buried in the Douglas Indian Cemetery in a shared grave with presumably her son, James Grant, who was nine years old.

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Evans, Margaret (Shotter)

Parents: George Ray Shotter, Sr., and Lucy Shotter of Wrangell, Alaska

Siblings: George Ray Shotter Jr. (born April 5, 1882, Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada); Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murry of Hoonah; Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle

Associated Places: Wrangell, Alaska; Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Hoonah, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; California

Biography

Margaret Shotter Evans was the daughter of George Ray Shotter, Sr., and Lucy Shotter, a Tlingit woman of Wrangell, Alaska. Through her parents, she was part of a family connected with both Southeast Alaska Native communities and the broader network of settlers and traders moving between Alaska and British Columbia during the late nineteenth century.

Her siblings included George Ray Shotter Jr., born April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah, Alaska; and Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle, Washington.

Margaret later lived in California, reflecting the movement of many Alaska territorial families along the Pacific Coast during the early twentieth century.

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Primary Name: Ross, J. O.

Filed as: Ross, J. O.

Also known as: J. O. Ross

Occupation / Association: Seattle resident; son-in-law of the Shotter family

Associated places: Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: J O Ross Seattle Washington, Ross family Seattle, Shotter family Juneau Alaska, Lucy Shotter family, George Ray Shotter Sr family, Juneau pioneer families

Biography

J. O. Ross of Seattle, Washington, was married to a daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior, members of an early Juneau pioneer family.

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Murry, Thomas

Biography

Thomas Murry lived in Hoonah, Alaska.

He was married to a daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior, a family connected to communities in Southeast Alaska and Canada during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Through this marriage, Murray became part of the extended Shotter family, whose members lived and worked in several Southeast Alaska communities, including Wrangell and Hoonah.

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Primary Name: Kane, L.

Filed as: kane_l

Also known as: L. Kane

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Died:

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Spouse: Daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior

Children:

Associated places: Hoonah, Alaska

Keywords: L Kane, Kane L, Hoonah Alaska residents, Shotter family Hoonah, Lucy Shotter, George Ray Shotter Sr

Biography

L. Kane lived in Hoonah, Alaska. He married a daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior.

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Primary Name: Shotter, Frank

Filed as: Shotter, Frank

Also known as: Frank Shotter

Occupation / Association: Resident of Hoonah, Alaska

Associated places: Hoonah, Alaska; Wrangell, Alaska; Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Seattle, Washington; California

Keywords: Frank Shotter, Shotter family Southeast Alaska, George Ray Shotter Sr family, Lucy Shotter Tlingit family, Hoonah Alaska families, Wrangell Alaska Native families

Biography

Frank Shotter was a resident of Hoonah, Alaska, and a member of the Shotter family of Southeast Alaska.

He was the son of Lucy Shotter, a Tlingit woman from Wrangell, Alaska, and George Ray Shotter, Sr..

His siblings included George Ray Shotter, Jr., who was born April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah; Mrs. J.O. Ross of Seattle; and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

The Shotter family formed part of the extended network of Southeast Alaska Native and settler families whose lives connected communities throughout the region.

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Primary Name: Shotter, Lucy

Filed as: Shotter, Lucy

Also known as: Lucy Shotter

Occupation / Association: Tlingit resident of Southeast Alaska

Associated places: Wrangell, Alaska; Hoonah, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; California

Keywords: Lucy Shotter, George Ray Shotter Sr family, Tlingit families Wrangell Alaska, Shotter family Southeast Alaska, Hoonah Alaska families, early Alaska Native families

Biography

Lucy Shotter was a Tlingit woman from Wrangell, Alaska.

She married George Ray Shotter, Sr. The family was part of the network of early Southeast Alaska Native and settler communities that connected coastal towns throughout the region.

Their children included George Ray Shotter, Jr., who was born April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah; Mrs. J.O. Ross of Seattle; and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

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Shotter, George Ray, Sr.

Residence: Canada

Spouse: Lucy Shotter (Tlingit, of Wrangell, Alaska)

Children: George Ray Shotter Jr.; Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murry of Hoonah; Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle; Margaret Shotter Evans of California

Associated Places: Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Wrangell, Alaska; Hoonah, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; California

Biography

George Ray Shotter, Sr., was a resident of Canada and the husband of Lucy Shotter, a Tlingit woman from Wrangell, Alaska. Through their marriage, the Shotter family became connected with both the Indigenous communities of Southeast Alaska and the broader network of settlers and traders who moved between Alaska and British Columbia during the late nineteenth century.

The couple had several children. Their son George Ray Shotter Jr. was born on April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada. Other children included Frank Shotter, Mrs. L. Kane, Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah, Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle, and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

Members of the Shotter family later lived throughout Southeast Alaska and the Pacific Coast, reflecting the close economic and family connections between British Columbia and Alaska during the territorial period.

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Shotter, Frances W.

Spouse: George Ray Shotter, Jr.

Biography

Frances W. Shotter was the wife of George Ray Shotter, Jr., a fox rancher associated with the Juneau–Douglas area of Southeast Alaska.

At the time of George Ray Shotter, Jr.’s death on January 4, 1931, the couple had no living children.

Members of the Shotter family were connected with several communities in Southeast Alaska, including Hoonah, Wrangell, and the Juneau–Douglas area.

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Shotter, George Ray, Jr.

Born: April 5, 1882

Birthplace: Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada

Died: January 4, 1931 (age 48)

Place of death: St. Ann's Hospital, Juneau, Alaska

Burial: Douglas Indian Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska

Parents: George Ray Shotter, Sr.; Lucy Shotter of Wrangell

Spouse: Frances W. Shotter of Hoonah

Occupation: Fox rancher

Biography

George Ray Shotter, Jr. was born on April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada, the son of George Ray Shotter, Sr. and Lucy Shotter of Wrangell, Alaska.

Members of the Shotter family were connected with communities throughout Southeast Alaska. His siblings included Frank Shotter, Mrs. L. Kane, Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah, Mrs. J.O. Ross of Seattle, and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

Shotter married Frances W. Shotter of Hoonah. At the time of his death, the couple had no living children.

He worked as a fox rancher, an occupation that was part of the fur farming industry that developed along the coast of Alaska in the early twentieth century.

Contemporary records described him as being of mixed race, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 145 pounds, with a dark complexion and dark hair.

George Ray Shotter, Jr. died of pneumonia on January 4, 1931, at the age of 48 after a twenty-day stay at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau. His attending physician was Dr. W.W. Council.

Shotter was buried in the Douglas Indian Cemetery, with Chas W. Carter serving as undertaker.

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Primary Name: Tom Williams

Filed as: Williams, Tom

Born: 1874

Died: June 18, 1944 (age 69)

Burial: Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska

Biography

Tom Williams was born in 1874. He died on June 18, 1944, at the age of 69 and was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.

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Primary Name: Stragier, Marie

Filed as: Stragier, Marie

Also known as: Marie Stragier

Occupation / Association: Resident of Douglas, Alaska

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas Catholic Cemetery

Keywords: Marie Stragier, Stragier family, Douglas Alaska residents, Douglas Catholic Cemetery burials, Juneau Douglas families, early Douglas residents, Southeast Alaska families

Biography

Marie Stragier was born in 1887. She lived in the Douglas–Juneau area of Southeast Alaska during the territorial and early statehood period.

She died in 1961 at the age of seventy-three. Marie Stragier was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds serving the community of Douglas, Alaska.

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Primary Name: Stragier, Henry

Filed as: Stragier, Henry

Also known as: Henry Stragier

Occupation / Association: Douglas, Alaska resident

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Henry Stragier, Stragier family Douglas Alaska, Douglas Catholic Cemetery burials, early Douglas Alaska residents

Biography

Henry Stragier was born in 1887.

He was a resident of Douglas, Alaska, during the early twentieth century.

Henry Stragier died in 1957 at the age of sixty-nine. He was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska.

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Stragier, Frank

Born: March 23, 1914

Died: March 30, 1965

Military Service: Private, United States Army, World War II

Biography

Frank Stragier was born on March 23, 1914.

During the Second World War, he served in the United States Army with the rank of Private. Thousands of men from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest served in the armed forces during the war, contributing to the Allied effort both in the Pacific and in other theaters.

Stragier died on March 30, 1965. He was buried in a cemetery recorded in historical memorial records.

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Primary Name: Stevens, Tom

Filed as: Stevens, Tom

Also known as: Tom Stevens

Occupation / Association: Resident of Douglas, Alaska

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas Catholic Cemetery

Keywords: Tom Stevens, Stevens family Douglas Alaska, Douglas Alaska residents, Douglas Catholic Cemetery burials, Juneau Douglas families, early Douglas residents, Southeast Alaska families

Biography

Tom Stevens was born in 1924 and lived in the Douglas–Juneau area of Southeast Alaska.

He died on July 2, 1935, at the age of eleven. Tom Stevens was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds serving the community of Douglas, Alaska.

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Stevens, Lillian

Born: 1921

Died: July 2, 1932

Burial: Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska

Biography

Lillian Stevens was born in 1921 and lived in the Juneau–Douglas area during the territorial period of Alaska’s history.

She died on July 2, 1932. Stevens was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds serving the early residents and families of Douglas Island.

The cemetery contains the graves of many individuals connected with the Douglas and Treadwell mining communities during Alaska’s early development.

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Stevens, Jimmie

Born: circa 1898

Died: March 31, 1942

Burial: Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska

Biography

Jimmie Stevens was born around 1898 and lived in the Juneau–Douglas region of Southeast Alaska during the territorial period.

He died on March 31, 1942, at the age of thirty-four. Stevens was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds associated with the early residents of the Douglas mining community.

The Douglas Catholic Cemetery contains the graves of many individuals connected with the Treadwell mining district and the diverse population that lived and worked in the Juneau–Douglas area during the early twentieth century.

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