Anna Faulkner Scott Knutson Webster was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.

She was born on January 29, 1867, at Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia. She was the daughter of Captain Thomas Faulkner and Elizabeth McPherson Faulkner. She was descended from a long line of seafaring men. Anna immigrated to the United States in 1888 and was naturalized in 1890.

She married her first husband, Newton Scott, on May 21, 1890, in Idaho. They had five daughters: Lucy, born on May 23, 1890, in Idaho; twins Mabel Grace Scott and Minerva Beatrice Scott, born on April 1, 1893, in Grangeville, Idaho; Ruth, born in September 1894; and Alice, born on June 13, 1895.

The family experienced several tragedies. Their daughter Ruth died on March 15, 1896. Newton Scott was killed by a falling tree while riding a horse on November 5, 1897. Lucy died on November 14, 1897, and Alice died on November 22, 1897.

Her second husband was Swan Knutson. They were married in Salmon River, Idaho, on January 25, 1899. She was widowed when Swan died on August 1, 1901. Their twin children, Clarence Knutson and Carol Swanhilde Knutson, were born in Idaho on April 5, 1902, after his death.

Anna and her three daughters, Mabel, Minnie, and Carrie, moved to Juneau in 1904, and she began her career as head of the Douglas telephone exchange in 1905.

Anna married Edward Webster, who was the President of the Juneau-Douglas Telephone Company, on August 10, 1910, in Juneau. The family moved to Juneau, and her home stood high on the hill, built before the town itself was fully laid out and planned.

The house is registered as the Edward Webster House on Telephone Hill. 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.

Anna died on August 13, 1957, in Juneau and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery on August 16, 1957.

Sources:
Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Vol. 3, pp. 318–320, Ed Ferrell
Idaho Marriage Licenses
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas
1930/1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
Douglas Island Weekly News, August 17, 1910
Alaska Death Certificate
Evergreen Cemetery Burial Record 

Carol “Carrie” Swanhilde Knutson-Jorgensen was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.

She was born on April 5, 1902, in Idaho, along with her twin brother, Clarence Knutson. Her parents were Anna Faulkner-Scott-Knutson-Webster and Swan Knutson. Her father died in 1901, and the family, including her twin half-sisters Mabel Scott and Minnie Scott, relocated to Douglas, Alaska, in 1904.

Her mother remarried Edward Webster on August 10, 1910.

Carol graduated from Douglas High School and completed two years of college.

She married Martin Sverre Markus Jorgensen on January 21, 1926. They had two daughters: Myrtle Joanne, born July 1928, and Jean Marie, born in 1935 in Alaska.

Carol died in April 1957 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska.

Sources
1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
1930 U.S. Federal Census, Fairbanks
1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle
Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Vol. 3, pp. 318-320, Ed Ferrell
Alaska Daily Empire, November 18, 1925
Alaska Daily Empire, January 22, 1926 

Spain, Elvera Agnes Wittanen

Born: September 10, 1897, Champion, Republic, Michigan

Died: February 20, 1992, Douglas, Alaska

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen

Spouse: William Ross Spain (married October 25, 1919, Juneau, Alaska)

Children: Mary Ellen Spain (b. May 19, 1920); William C. Spain (b. 1925); Evelyn E. Spain (b. 1929)

Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Biography

Elvera Agnes Wittanen Spain was a charter member of Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6.

She was born on September 10, 1897, in Champion, Republic County, Michigan, the daughter of Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen. Her family moved to Alaska around 1898 during the early period of settlement in the Juneau–Douglas mining region.

On October 25, 1919, she married William Ross Spain in Juneau. The couple had three children: Mary Ellen Spain, born May 19, 1920; William C. Spain, born in 1925; and Evelyn E. Spain, born in 1929.

Elvera Spain lived most of her life in the Juneau–Douglas area. She died on February 20, 1992, in Douglas, Alaska, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.

Sources

• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• U.S. Social Security Death Index
• Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application
• 1919 Juneau–Douglas High School Yearbook

Primary Name: Sokoloff, Mary Danilova Kobochef

Filed as: Sokoloff, Mary Danilova Kobochef

Also known as: Mary Danilova Kobochef; Mary Sokoloff

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Killisnoo, Alaska

Keywords: Mary Danilova Kobochef Sokoloff, Harlampy Sokoloff, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 charter members, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Killisnoo Alaska Russian community, Sitka Alaska marriages, Alaska territorial families

Biography

Mary Danilova Kobochef Sokoloff was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6. She was born in 1871 in Alaska.

She married Harlampy Sokoloff in Sitka on November 23, 1884, when she was just thirteen years old. In 1895, the couple moved to Killisnoo, where Mr. Sokoloff served as a lay reader to Reverend John Soboloff. Before the turn of the century, the family moved to Juneau, Alaska, where they lived for more than thirty-five years.

Mary and Harlampy had two children. Their daughter Mary died in Sitka, and their son Andrew died while the family was living in Killisnoo.

Mary and Harlampy celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on November 23, 1934. A few days later, after an illness that had lasted six years, Mary passed away on December 1, 1934, at the government hospital in Juneau.

Sources

1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau.

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers, 1850–1950, Volume 5, page 258.

Alaska Daily Empire, November 23, 1934.

Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch.

Harlampy Sokoloff records.

Primary Name: Jameson, Marie Artemisia

Filed as: Jameson, Marie Artemisia

Also known as: Marie Artemisia Lemon; Marie Artemisia Skuse

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Hart, Kentucky; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Nebraska

Keywords: Marie Artemisia Jameson, Marie Skuse, Marie Lemon, Charles James Skuse family, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 charter members, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Hart Kentucky pioneers to Alaska, early Juneau families

Biography

Marie Artemisia Jameson was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6. She was born in Hart, Kentucky on January 14, 1858.

She first married James F. Lemon, who died sometime before 1880.

On May 2, 1911, she married Charles James Skuse in Seattle, Washington. Their son, George Dewey, had been born earlier in Nebraska in August 1895.

Charles Skuse had previously been married to Florence W. Waters, who left him in 1906. Children from that earlier marriage included Charles L., born February 15, 1898; Florence, born in 1899; and Donald Wesley, born in 1905. These children were born in Juneau, Alaska.

Marie Artemisia Jameson Skuse later resided in Washington State, where she died on September 29, 1951.

Sources

Kentucky Birth Certificate.

Washington Marriage License.

Washington Death Certificate.

1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau.

Primary Name: Mumford, Rachael Campbell

Filed as: Mumford, Rachael Campbell

Also known as: Rachael Campbell Shepard; Rachael Campbell Mumford

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Ohio; Delaware County, Ohio; Fayetteville, Tennessee; Washington; Seattle, Washington

Keywords: Rachael Campbell Mumford, Rachel Campbell Shepard, Harrison Harry Royal Shepard family, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 charter members, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Delaware County Ohio families, early Juneau residents

Biography

Rachael Campbell Mumford was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6. She was born in December 1864 in Ohio.

She married Harrison “Harry” Royal Shepard on May 25, 1886, in Delaware County, Ohio.

The couple had several children. Their daughter Mary Frances Shepard was born on October 26, 1887, in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Their son, Royal M. Shepard, was born in Washington in December 1889, and their son, John Gowery Shepard, was born in Washington in April 1894.

Rachael Campbell Mumford died on March 20, 1939, in Seattle, Washington.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau.

Ohio Marriage Certificate.

Washington Death Certificate.

Schryer, Minnie May

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Minnie May Schryer was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in January 1868 in Brushton, New York. Schryer came to Juneau, Alaska in June of 1895 during the early period of settlement associated with the development of the Juneau mining district.

She married Martin H. Sabin. The couple had three children: Minnie M., born in Washington in March 1893; Charles C., born in Juneau in May 1896; and Harry M., born in Alaska on December 2, 1899. The marriage ended in divorce in October 1920.

Minnie May Schryer died on December 1, 1928. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.

Sources

• 1900 and 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Alaska Daily Empire, October 23, 1920
• Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records

Primary Name: McAleese, Ella F.

Filed as: McAleese, Ella F.

Also known as: Ella F. McAleese; Ella Rowe

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Associated places: River Hebert, Nova Scotia, Canada; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Ella F McAleese, Ella Rowe Juneau Alaska, Juneau Igloo No 6 charter member, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau burials, early Juneau pioneer families

Biography

Ella F. McAleese was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6.

She was born September 12, 1859, in River Hebert, Nova Scotia, Canada.

She married John Green Rowe. The couple had a son, Curtis S. Rowe, who was born in December 1891 in Canada.

The family immigrated to the United States in 1884 and later settled in Juneau, Alaska.

Ella F. McAleese died on May 20, 1932, in Juneau and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Sources

1910 and 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau

Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records

Daily Alaska Empire, May 20, 1932

Primary Name: Clifton, Minnie May

Filed as: Clifton, Minnie May

Also known as: Minnie May Reck; Minnie May Clifton

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Roy, Pierce County, Washington; Yakima, Washington

Keywords: Minnie May Clifton, Minnie May Reck, Clifton family Washington, William John Reck, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 charter members, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau

Biography

Minnie May Clifton was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6.

She was born on January 21, 1892, in Roy, Pierce County, Washington, to Louis Albert Clifton and Mary Catherine Baublits Clifton.

On October 11, 1916, she married William John Reck.

Minnie May Reck died in Juneau, Alaska, on October 15, 1950, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Yakima, Washington.

1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska.

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, page 269.

Alaska Daily Empire, October 12, 1916.

Rieck, Marie “Mary” Ann

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Marie “Mary” Ann Rieck was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born June 20, 1867, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1875.

On October 3, 1888, she married John Reck in Strawberry Point, Iowa. The couple had five children: Dorothy Julia, born March 9, 1890, in Tacoma, Washington; William John, born April 1, 1893, in Roy, Washington; Marie G., born December 29, 1894, in Washington; Mamie G., born in 1895; and Sidonia Elizabeth, born February 10, 1900, in Juneau, Alaska.

The family moved from Tacoma, Washington, to Juneau, Alaska, in March 1898, becoming part of the early community that developed during the region’s mining boom.

Mary Ann Rieck Reck died in Juneau on December 5, 1940.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, p. 269
• Washington Birth Record, 1890

Primary Name: Reck, Marie G.

Filed as: Reck, Marie G.

Also known as: Marie G. Reck

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau

Keywords: Marie G Reck, Reck Marie G, Juneau Igloo No 6 charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo, Reck family Juneau Alaska

Biography

Marie G. Reck was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born December 29, 1894, in Washington to John Reck and Marie “Mary” Ann Rieck Reck. Her family moved to Juneau in March of 1898.

She remained single and was living with her parents in Juneau as late as 1940.

Marie G. Reck died on June 13, 1993, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, Alaska.

1900/1930/1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; U.S. Social Security Death Index

Ramsey, Jane Middleton

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Jane Middleton Ramsey was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in May 1873 in Scotland.

Jane married James Ramsey on February 15, 1901, in Dundee, Scotland. James had immigrated to the United States in 1897 and prospected around Dawson in the Yukon Territory. After making a profitable strike, he moved to Treadwell, Alaska, where he accumulated enough money to return to Scotland to marry.

The couple returned to Alaska in 1901 and settled at Treadwell. News of a rich gold discovery at Cleary Creek near Fairbanks prompted another move, and the family relocated to the Fairbanks mining district. Their daughter, May Cleary Ramsey, was born there in 1907.

Jane later returned to Treadwell, where their son David Middleton Ramsey was born in 1908. Their third child, James Ramsey Jr., was born in September 1910.

Jane Middleton Ramsey died in Douglas, Alaska, in 1937.

Sources

• 1910 and 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
• Douglas Island Weekly News, October 7, 1908; September 28, 1910
• Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 3, pp. 270–271

Primary Name: Peterson, Lillian Lydia

Filed as: Peterson, Lillian Lydia

Also known as: Lillian Lydia Babcock; Lillian Peterson

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6; Territorial government employee

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Vanderbilt Point, Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Lillian Lydia Peterson Babcock, Lillian Peterson Juneau Alaska, Doug Babcock family Juneau, Hugo Peterson landslide Juneau 1936, Hilja Malin Peterson, Juneau High School orchestra violin, Territorial Game Commission Alaska, Alaska Territorial Legislature staff, Chilkat Fuel Juneau, Vanderbilt Point Juneau history

Biography

Lillian Lydia Peterson was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6. She was born in Juneau, Alaska on November 9, 1914 to Hugo and Hilja Malin Peterson.

Her parents were killed when a landslide destroyed their apartment building on South Franklin Street on November 22, 1936.

Lillian graduated from Juneau High School in 1932, where she played the violin in the school orchestra. She later attended secretarial school and, upon returning to Juneau, began a long career in territorial and state government service. She worked for the Territorial Game Commission, the Territorial Legislature, and later the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services until her retirement in 1976.

She married Douglas “Doug” Babcock in Juneau on October 14, 1937. The couple had two daughters: Malin, born in Juneau on October 31, 1939, and Susan, born February 5, 1945.

Doug and Lillian purchased a home on Vanderbilt Point where they lived for thirty-five years. The site of their home later became the location of the Juneau Pioneers Home.

Lillian was one of the organizers of the 4-H program in Juneau in the late 1940s and was also an owner of Chilkat Fuel during the 1960s.

Lillian Lydia Peterson Babcock died in Juneau on April 21, 2000.

Sources

1930 and 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau.

U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

Gastineau Channel Memories, Volume II, page 311.

Oral Interview with Malin Babcock.

Juneau High School Yearbook, 1932.

Lakso, Lena

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Lena Lakso was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born August 17, 1875, in Kotila, Finland. Lakso immigrated to the United States in 1894 and became a naturalized citizen in 1900.

She married John Ellini Perelle, a mining engineer. The couple was living in Valdez, Alaska, at the time of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census. John Perelle later died in Juneau on November 20, 1918.

In the 1920 census, Lena listed her occupation as a servant. She continued to reside in Juneau for the remainder of her life.

Lena Lakso died in Juneau on August 15, 1940, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Sources

• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Valdez, Alaska
• 1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records

Primary Name: Hudson, Marguerite A.

Filed as: Hudson, Marguerite A.

Also known as: Marguerite A. Patterson; Margaret Hudson

Occupation / Association: Cook; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Pennsylvania

Keywords: Marguerite A Hudson, Margaret Hudson Patterson, Joseph C Patterson miner, St Ann's Hospital Juneau cook, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 charter members, Douglas Alaska pioneer families

Biography

Marguerite A. Hudson was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6. She was born in April 1881 in Pennsylvania.

Hudson came to Juneau in January 1896 from Seattle, Washington, where she was employed as a cook for St. Ann's Hospital and School.

In 1901, she married Joseph C. Patterson, a gold miner, in Douglas, Alaska.

The couple had two children. Their daughter, Margaret Agnes Patterson, was born in Alaska in June 1902, and their son, Joseph C. Patterson, was born in Alaska in April 1905.

Joseph C. Patterson died in November 1928.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, St. Ann's School and Hospital.

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska.

Douglas Island Weekly News, August 7, 1901.

Douglas Island Weekly News, June 4, 1902.

Douglas Island Weekly News, April 19, 1905.

Primary Name: Prior, Lila Elizabeth Ann

Filed as: Prior, Lila Elizabeth Ann

Also known as: Lila Olds; Lila Palmer

Occupation / Association: Hotel proprietor; Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Grand Valley, Colorado; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Lila Elizabeth Ann Prior, Lila Olds Juneau Alaska, Lila Palmer Juneau Alaska, Occidental Hotel Front Street Juneau, Juneau Igloo No 6 charter member, early Juneau hotel owners

Biography

Lila Elizabeth Ann Prior was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6.

She was born on October 27, 1872, in Grand Valley, Colorado, the daughter of John and Eliza Prior.

She married John Olds in Juneau on December 7, 1886. Their marriage produced five children: John, Brilliant, Klonda, Harry, and Lydia. John Olds died in Washington in August 1910.

Lila became the proprietor of the Occidental Hotel located on Front Street in Juneau, an establishment that served travelers and residents during the city’s early development.

On September 15, 1917, she married Dr. A. J. Palmer.

Lila Elizabeth Ann Prior Olds Palmer died in Juneau, Alaska, on March 28, 1939.

Sources

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 5, p. 215

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, p. 243

Alaska Daily Empire, September 17, 1917

Primary Name: Crenshaw, Margaret Agnes

Filed as: Crenshaw, Margaret Agnes

Also known as: Margaret "Mary" Agnes Williams, Mary Agnes Crenshaw

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo No. 6

Born: August 6, 1866, London, England

Died: October 30, 1925, Juneau, Alaska

Associated places: London, England; Washington; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Margaret Agnes Crenshaw, Mary Agnes Williams, Juneau Alaska pioneer women, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo 6 charter member

Biography

Margaret "Mary" Agnes Williams Crenshaw was a Charter Member of Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born on August 6, 1866, in London, England. She immigrated to the United States in 1875.

Margaret married William Crenshaw in 1883. The couple had three children: daughters Ida May Crenshaw, born in January 1886 in Washington; Margaret Viola Crenshaw, born in June 1894 in Washington; and a son, Quinton Crenshaw, born in September 1889 in Alaska.

The family moved to Juneau in 1887, where William worked as a cook.

Mary Agnes Crenshaw died in Juneau on October 30, 1925.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers, Volume 5, p. 213; Alaska Daily Empire, October 31, 1925; Alaska Death Certificate

Sather, Karen “Carrie”

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Karen “Carrie” Sather was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in September 1872 in Norway and later immigrated to the United States.

She married Frank Oliver. The couple had three children: James Douglas Oliver, born in Alaska on March 6, 1898; Clara Ester Oliver, born in Alaska on August 31, 1899; and Dorris Jessie Oliver, born in 1903 in Tacoma, Washington.

Sather lived in the Juneau-Douglas area during the early years of Alaska’s mining community and was among the founding members of the Juneau women’s auxiliary of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Karen “Carrie” Sather died in Seattle, Washington, on June 29, 1936.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
• 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Alaska Daily Empire, June 30, 1936
• Douglas Island Weekly News, September 5, 1899

Primary Name: Olds, Lyda Evelyn

Filed as: Olds, Lyda Evelyn

Also known as: Lyda Evelyn Sinclair

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Renton, Washington

Keywords: Lyda Evelyn Olds, Lyda Sinclair, Olds family Juneau Alaska, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Igloo No 6 charter member, Sinclair family Alaska

Biography

Lyda Evelyn Olds was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in September 1901 in Alaska to John Olds and Lila Olds.

She married Duncan John Sinclair on March 14, 1923. The couple had a daughter, Lila Evelyn Sinclair, who was born August 10, 1923, in Seattle, Washington.

The family lived in John Olds's home ion Telephone Hill n Juneau until 1944.

Lyda Evelyn Olds Sinclair died November 4, 1972, in Renton, Washington.

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; WWII Draft Registration; Alaska Daily Empire, March 15, 1923; Washington Death Certificate

Primary Name: Mathews, Klondyke Evonne

Filed as: Mathews, Klondyke Evonne

Also known as: Klondyke "Klonda" Evonne Olds, Klonda Mathews

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo No. 6

Born: July 18, 1897, Alaska

Died: September 20, 1983, Huntington Beach, California

Parents: John Olds; Lila Elizabeth Ann Prior Olds

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Grand Junction, Colorado; Huntington Beach, California

Keywords: Klondyke Evonne Olds Mathews, Klonda Olds, Klonda Mathews, Juneau Alaska pioneer women, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo 6 charter member

Biography

Klondyke "Klonda" Evonne Olds Mathews was a Charter Member of Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born July 18, 1897, in Alaska to John Olds and Lila Elizabeth Ann Prior Olds.

On August 23, 1922, she married Avery Lester Mathews, a lawyer. The couple later moved to Colorado, where they had two children: John Lester Mathews, born October 13, 1929, and Myra Ann Mathews, born in 1931.

Klondyke Evonne Mathews died September 20, 1983, in Huntington Beach, California.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Grand Junction, Colorado; California Death Index; Alaska Vital Records