Murielle Sigrid Wallstedt was born on May 29, 1922 in Juneau, Alaska, to Sigurd J. Wallstedt and Alice Jane Johnson Wallstedt.

She had two sisters, both born in Juneau: Gertrude Lilly Wallstedt and Wilma Wallstedt.

Wilma Wallstedt was born in 1914 in Juneau to Signurd J. Wallstedt and Alice Jane Johnson Wallstedt.  She had two sisters, both born in Juneau, Gertrude Lilly Wallstedt and Murielle Sigrid Wallstedt.

Primary Name: Gertrude Lilly Wallstedt

Filed as: Wallstedt, Gertrude Lilly

Born: January 24, 1913 – Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Sigurd J. Wallstedt and Alice Jane Johnson Wallstedt

Siblings: Wilma Wallstedt and Murielle Sigrid Wallstedt

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Gertrude Lilly Wallstedt was born on January 24, 1913, in Juneau, Alaska, to Sigurd J. Wallstedt and Alice Jane Johnson Wallstedt. She grew up in Juneau with her two sisters, Wilma Wallstedt and Murielle Sigrid Wallstedt.

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• Family and genealogical records

Primary Name: Sigurd J. Wallstedt

Filed as: Wallstedt, Sigurd J.

Occupation: Billiards room owner

Spouse: Alice Jane Johnson Wallstedt

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Sigurd J. Wallstedt owned and operated a billiards room.

He married Alice Jane Johnson Wallstedt. They had three daughters, all born in Juneau, Alaska: Gertrude Lilly Wallstedt, born January 24, 1913; Wilma Wallstedt, born in 1914; and Murielle Sigrid Wallstedt, born May 29, 1922.

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Edward Webster arrived in Juneau in 1881 and staked placer claims in the Silver Bow Basin with his father, William I. Webster (Stone 1982).

Over the next ten years, the Websters located and developed the Humboldt Mine on Gold Creek. During this period, they established the first stamp mill in the Juneau Gold Belt (Alaska Monthly 1907). Webster also worked as a pile driver contractor, participating in the construction of wharves along the Juneau waterfront (Alaska Monthly 1907).

Frank Bach arrived in Juneau in 1883. He later moved across the Gastineau Channel to Douglas and opened a merchandise business (Alaska Monthly 1907; DeArmond 1967).

In 1893, business partners Edward Webster and Frank Bach constructed a two-telephone system across the channel to improve communication between their residences. The system proved successful, and the Treadwell Gold Mining Company soon connected to the line.

As other residents requested telephone service, Webster and Bach formed the Juneau and Douglas Telephone Company. By the late 1890s, the partnership dissolved and Webster assumed full ownership of the company.

Edward Webster married Anna Faulkner-Scott-Knutson Webster on August 10, 1910, in Juneau. She brought three daughters from previous marriages into the household: twins Mabel Grace Scott and Minerva Beatrice Scott, and Carol “Carrie” Swanhilde Knutson.

The Edward Webster House, located at 135-139 West Second Street, sits on the east ridge of Telephone Hill overlooking downtown Juneau. Photographs of Juneau from the 1880s confirm that the Webster House was among the earliest homes constructed in the area. Robert E. Hurley, the grandson of Edward and Anna Webster, owned the home when the 1984 Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey was conducted.

The Webster family owned and operated the Juneau and Douglas Telephone Company from 1893 until 1968, providing the first commercial telephone service in Alaska. The telephone company operated from the Webster home from 1915 to 1958 (DeArmond 1967; Hurley & Carrigan 1983).

Edward Webster began construction of his house in 1882, and numerous additions were made during the following seventy years (Hurley & Carrigan 1983). District Recorder records and the 1894 plat map of the Juneau Townsite show Edward Webster and Frank Bach owning Lots 7 and 8 in Block 1.

After Edward Webster’s death in 1918, his wife Anna assumed management of the company and continued operating it until her death in 1957.

Sources
Stone 1982
Alaska Monthly 1907
DeArmond 1967
Hurley & Carrigan 1983

Scott, Minerva “Minnie” Beatrice

Born: April 1, 1893, Grangeville, Idaho

Parents: Newton Scott and Anna Faulkner Scott (later Knutson, later Webster)

Twin Sister: Mabel Grace Scott

Siblings: Lucy Scott, Alice Scott, Ruth Scott; half-siblings Clarence Knutson and Carol “Carrie” Swanhilde Knutson

Associated Places: Grangeville, Idaho; Salmon River, Idaho; Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Minerva “Minnie” Beatrice Scott was born April 1, 1893, in Grangeville, Idaho, to Newton Scott and Anna Faulkner Scott. She was born alongside her twin sister, Mabel Grace Scott.

Minnie’s father, Newton Scott, died on November 5, 1897, when he was killed by a falling tree while riding a horse. Several of Minnie’s sisters—Lucy, Alice, and Ruth—also died while the family was still living in Idaho.

Minnie’s mother later married Swan Knutson on January 25, 1899, in the Salmon River region of Idaho. Swan Knutson died on August 1, 1901. After his death, two children were born to the family: Clarence Knutson and Carol “Carrie” Swanhilde Knutson, who was born April 5, 1902.

In 1904, Anna moved to Juneau, Alaska, with her daughters, Mabel Scott, Minerva “Minnie” Scott, and Carol “Carrie” Swanhilde Knutson. The family became part of the growing community of Southeast Alaska during the territorial mining era.

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Family records and historical documentation

Primary Name: Scott, Mabel Grace

Filed as: Scott, Mabel Grace

Also known as: Mabel Grace Scott

Occupation / Association: Early resident of Juneau, Alaska

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Grangeville, Idaho; Salmon River, Idaho

Keywords: Mabel Grace Scott, Scott family Juneau, Minerva Scott twin, Anna Faulkner Scott Knutson Webster, Swan Knutson family, Clarence Knutson, Carol Swanhilde Knutson, early Juneau families, Idaho pioneers to Alaska, Juneau territorial families

Biography

Mabel Grace Scott was born April 1, 1893, in Grangeville, Idaho, the daughter of Anna Faulkner Scott Knutson Webster. She was born alongside her twin sister, Minerva Beatrice Scott.

Mabel’s father, Newton Scott, died on November 5, 1897, when he was killed by a falling tree while riding a horse. Several of Mabel’s sisters—Lucy, Alice, and Ruth—also died while the family was still living in Idaho.

On January 25, 1899, Mabel’s mother, Anna, married Swan Knutson in the Salmon River area of Idaho. Swan Knutson died on August 1, 1901. Two children from that marriage, Clarence and Carol Swanhilde Knutson, were born April 5, 1902, in Idaho after Swan’s death.

In 1904, Anna moved to Juneau, Alaska, with her daughters, Mabel Scott, Minerva “Minnie” Scott, and Carol “Carrie” Swanhilde Knutson, joining the growing population of families relocating to Southeast Alaska during the territorial mining era.

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Family historical records.

Primary Name: Knutson, Clarence
Filed as: knutson_clarence
Also known as: Clarence Knutson
Occupation / Association:
Born: April 5, 1902, Idaho
Died:
Parents: Swan Knutson; Anna Faulkner-Scott-Knutson-Webster
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Idaho; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Clarence Knutson, Knutson Clarence, Swan Knutson family, Anna Faulkner Scott Knutson Webster family

Biography

Clarence Knutson and his twin sister Carol Swanhilde were born on April 5, 1902, in Idaho to Anna Faulkner-Scott-Knutson-Webster and Swan Knutson.

Their father, Swan Knutson, died on August 1, 1901, several months before the twins were born.

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Family records; related biographical entries for the Knutson and Webster families

Clarence Knutson Knutson Clarence C. Knutson

Primary Name: Chase, Eugene Sylvester

Filed as: chase_eugene_sylvester

Also known as: Eugene Sylvester Chase

Occupation / Association:

Born: June 10, 1921, Omaha, Nebraska

Died:

Parents: Archie M. Chase; Mildred Lightfoot

Spouse: Inez May Parker-White

Children:

Associated places: Omaha, Nebraska; Gustavus, Alaska

Keywords: Eugene Sylvester Chase, Chase Eugene Sylvester, Chase family Alaska

Biography

Eugene Sylvester Chase was born on June 10, 1921, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Archie M. Chase and Mildred Lightfoot.

He married Inez May Parker-White on February 29, 1948, in Gustavus, Alaska.

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Family records

Eugene Sylvester Chase Chase Eugene Sylvester

Tags: Eugene Sylvester Chase, Chase Eugene Sylvester, Chase family, Gustavus Alaska

Primary Name: Charles Benjamin White

Filed as: White, Charles Benjamin

Born: December 17, 1918 – California

Parents: William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White

Siblings: Henrietta White, Gloria Edith White, Dorothy Annabelle White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

Biography

Charles Benjamin White was born on December 17, 1918 in California to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White. He grew up in a large family with eight siblings: Henrietta White, Gloria Edith White, Dorothy Annabelle White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

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• Family and genealogical records 

Primary Name: William L. White Jr.

Filed as: White, William L. Jr.

Born: about 1935 – Alaska

Parents: William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White

Siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Dorothy White, Genevieve White, Anna White, Glen White, and Alice White

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

William L. White Jr. was born about 1935 in Alaska to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White. He grew up in Juneau with eight siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Dorothy White, Genevieve White, Anna White, Glen White, and Alice White.

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• Family and genealogical records

Alice G. White was born about 1933 in Alaska to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White.

She grew up in Juneau with eight siblings: Henrietta May White, Charles Benjamin White, Gloria Edith White, Dorothy Annabelle White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, and William L. White Jr..

Primary Name: Glen Edward White

Filed as: White, Glen Edward

Born: June 13, 1929 – Juneau, Alaska

Parents: William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White

Siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Dorothy White, Genevieve White, Anna White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Glen Edward White was born on June 13, 1929 in Juneau, Alaska, to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White. He grew up in Juneau with eight siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Dorothy White, Genevieve White, Anna White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

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• Family and genealogical records

Primary Name: Anna Louise White

Filed as: White, Anna Louise

Born: about 1928 – Alaska

Parents: William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White

Siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Dorothy White, Genevieve White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Anna Louise White was born about 1928 in Alaska to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White. She grew up in Juneau with eight siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Dorothy White, Genevieve White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

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• Family and genealogical records

Genevieve Williamina White was born on May 9, 1924, in Juneau, Alaska, to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White.

She grew up in Juneau with eight siblings: Henrietta May White, Charles Benjamin White, Gloria Edith White, Dorothy Annabelle White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr..

Primary Name: Dorothy Annabelle White

Filed as: White, Dorothy Annabelle

Born: March 19, 1923 – Juneau, Alaska

Parents: William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White

Siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Dorothy Annabelle White was born on March 19, 1923 in Juneau, Alaska, to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White. She grew up in Juneau with eight siblings: Henrietta White, Charles White, Gloria White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

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• Family and genealogical records

Gloria Edith White was born on August 27, 1921, in Seattle, Washington, to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White.

She grew up in Juneau, Alaska with eight siblings: Henrietta May White, Charles Benjamin White, Dorothy Annabelle White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr..

Primary Name: Henrietta May White

Filed as: White, Henrietta May

Born: December 19, 1917 – Juneau, Alaska

Parents: William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White

Siblings: Charles Benjamin White, Gloria Edith White, Dorothy Annabelle White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Henrietta May White was born on December 19, 1917 in Juneau, Alaska to William Charles White and Inez May Parker-White. She grew up in Juneau with eight siblings: Charles Benjamin White, Gloria Edith White, Dorothy Annabelle White, Genevieve Williamina White, Anna Louise White, Glen Edward White, Alice G. White, and William L. White Jr.

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• Family and genealogical records

William Charles White married Inez May Parker on September 2, 1916 in Douglas, Alaska.

They had nine children: Henrietta May White, born December 19, 1917 in Juneau, Alaska; Charles Benjamin White, born December 17, 1918 in California; Gloria Edith White, born August 27, 1921 in Seattle, Washington; Dorothy Annabelle White, born March 19, 1923 in Juneau, Alaska; Genevieve Williamina White, born May 9, 1924 in Juneau, Alaska; Anna Louise White, born about 1928 in Alaska; Glen Edward White, born June 13, 1929 in Juneau, Alaska; Alice G. White, born about 1933 in Alaska; and William L. White Jr., born about 1935 in Alaska.

In the early 1940s, they established the Riverside Lodge at Gustavus, which is now the Gustavus Inn.

The couple divorced around 1945.

Haynes-Parker, Edith Armenthia

Biography

Edith Armenthia Haynes-Parker married Abraham Lincoln Parker. Their daughter, Inez May Parker-White, was born in Portland, Oregon, on October 10, 1895.

The Parker family moved north from Portland, Oregon, to Skagway, Alaska, in June of 1899 while traveling to the Atlin mining district during the period of activity following the Klondike gold rush.

The family later relocated to Juneau, Alaska, in April 1913, becoming part of the growing community of early residents of Southeast Alaska.

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• Family historical records