Primary Name: Anderson, Albert L.

Filed as: anderson_albert_l

Also known as: Albert Anderson

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6; Alaska Pioneers Association

Born:

Died: November 16, 1932, Fritz Cove, Alaska

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Spouse:

Children:

Associated places: Fritz Cove, Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Albert L Anderson, Albert Anderson, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 charter member, Alaska Pioneers Association, Fritz Cove fishermen

Biography

Albert L. Anderson was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 and a member of the Alaska Pioneers Association.

Anderson came to Alaska in 1882. He was engaged in ranching and followed fishing in season.

He lived in Fritz Cove, where he drowned in an accident while returning from a fishing trip on November 16, 1932. His skiff capsized while he was getting out of his larger gas boat, throwing him and his partner, Fred Peterson, into the water. Peterson was rescued by a neighbor.

Little is known of his antecedents, and so far as can be ascertained, he left no known relatives.

Sources

Daily Alaska Empire, November 17, 1932

Albert L Anderson Albert Anderson Anderson Albert L A L Anderson A Anderson

Tags: Anderson, Albert L., Albert L Anderson, Albert Anderson, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Alaska Pioneers Association, Fritz Cove, Juneau Alaska

Primary Name: Andrews, Clarence Leroy

Filed as: andrews_clarence_leroy

Also known as: Clarence L. Andrews

Occupation / Association: Author; Alaska historian; U.S. Customs Service; U.S. Bureau of Education; charter member, Juneau Men's Igloo

Born: 1862, Ashtabula, Ohio

Died: —

Parents: —

Spouse: —

Children: Three children (names unknown)

Associated places: Ashtabula, Ohio; Brownsville, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Skagway, Alaska; Eagle, Alaska; Kivalina, Alaska; Point Barrow, Alaska; Wainwright, Alaska; Nome, Alaska; Deering, Alaska

Keywords: Clarence Leroy Andrews, Clarence L Andrews, Alaska historian, Story of Alaska author, Eskimo and His Reindeer in Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member

Tags: Clarence Leroy Andrews, Clarence L Andrews, Alaska historians, Juneau pioneers, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Alaska Bureau of Education

Biography

Clarence Leroy Andrews was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Andrews was born on a farm in Ashtabula, Ohio, in 1862. When he was two years old, his parents left Ohio for the Pacific Coast, traveling via Panama. During the voyage, his father died and was buried at sea, but his mother continued with him to Brownsville, Oregon, where her father’s sister lived.

In 1883, Andrews went to work at the Seattle Post Office, which at the time required only three employees. He later homesteaded in Oregon, where he was elected Clerk of Morrow County. At another time, he spent seven years in the office of the King County auditor in Seattle.

When the Duke of Abruzzi made the first ascent of Mount St. Elias in 1897, Andrews was a member of the expedition and later became the last living survivor of the party. This experience began an enduring interest in Alaska that continued throughout his life.

As the years passed, he became nationally known for his knowledge of the Territory's history and resources. Judge James Wickersham wrote that Andrews’s Story of Alaska was the most complete and accurate work of its kind published. His personal library of Alaskan material became known as the second largest in existence.

While in Alaska, he served in the Customs Service at Skagway as deputy collector in charge. During this time, a tragic flood swept through the town where his wife and three children were living in Oregon, and they were drowned. This was the second major tragedy of his life, as his first wife had died in childbirth.

In 1904, Andrews joined the Customs Service in Eagle. He later returned to Seattle as a special agent for the Department of the Interior to assemble exhibits for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

He later worked with the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, but returned to Alaska in 1923 with the United States Bureau of Education, serving at Kivalina, Point Barrow, and Wainwright.

In 1926, he was sent to Nome as superintendent in charge of reindeer work on the Seward Peninsula, and in 1928, he was assigned to Deering as teacher and local supervisor. Andrews returned to the United States in 1929 and worked to promote Eskimo ownership of reindeer, publishing a quarterly pamphlet titled The Eskimo.

Andrews was the author of The Story of Sitka, The Eskimo and His Reindeer in Alaska, and Wrangell and the Gold of the Cassiar. He also wrote numerous articles for Travel, Nature, Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, and National Geographic.

He was a charter member of the Alaska Yukon Pioneers Cabin No. 1 in Seattle and a member of the Pioneers of Washington.

Sources

Alaska Weekly, April 20, 1948; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Vol. 2, pp. 10-11, Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009)

Clarence Leroy Andrews Clarence L Andrews C L Andrews Andrews Clarence Alaska historian Story of Alaska author

Primary Name: Archer, Michael

Filed as: archer_michael

Also known as: Michael Archer

Occupation / Association: Dairyman; Gold miner; Treadwell Mine marshal; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6; Charter Member, Alaska Pioneers Association No. 87

Born: October 1844, Ireland

Died: December 16, 1918, Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Father born in Ireland; mother born in England

Spouse: Sarah Anne Archer

Children: Unknown

Associated places: Ireland; Healy, Idaho; Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Union City, Alaska

Keywords: Michael Archer, Archer Michael, Michael Archer Douglas Alaska, Sarah Anne Archer, Treadwell Mine marshal, Alaska Pioneers Association No. 87, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Biography

Michael Archer was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.

Archer was born in Ireland in October 1844. His father was born in Ireland and his mother in England.

He immigrated to the United States in 1864 and came to Alaska from Healy, Idaho, in September 1885. He was also a charter member of the Alaska Pioneers Association No. 87.

Archer lived in Douglas, where he was a dairyman, gold miner, and the marshal at the Treadwell Mine.

His wife, Sarah Anne Archer, owned a store in Union City, which was located to the west of the Douglas Bridge.

Archer died in Juneau on December 16, 1918.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, December 17, 1918; Inventory and Survey of Historic Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Michael Archer Archer Michael M. Archer M Archer Mike Archer Michael Archar Michel Archer

Tags: Michael Archer, Archer Michael, Sarah Anne Archer, Archer family, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, Alaska Pioneers Association 87, Treadwell Mine, Douglas Alaska, Juneau Alaska, Union City Alaska, dairyman, gold miner

Primary Name: Ashby, Thomas Henly

Filed as: ashby_thomas_henly

Also known as: Thomas H. Ashby

Occupation / Association: Prospector; Miner; Merchant; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; Topkuk Ditch Company partner

Born: 1865, Missouri

Died: 1951, Tacoma, Washington

Parents:

Spouse: Mary Andreafsky

Children: Charles Ashby; Inez Ashby

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Treadwell, Alaska; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Stewart River, Yukon; Forty Mile, Alaska; Dawson, Yukon Territory; Nome, Alaska; Tacoma, Washington

Property / Address: Ashby and Leek Building (later Missouri Saloon / Louvre Theater), Front Street, Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Thomas Henly Ashby, Thomas H Ashby, Ashby brothers, Missouri Saloon Juneau, Louvre Theater Juneau, Topkuk Ditch Company, Dawson stampede 1897, early Juneau prospectors

Biography

Thomas Henly Ashby was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Ashby was born in Missouri in 1865. In 1884, he and his brother Oscar left their pig farm in Missouri at the urging of Richard T. Harris. They arrived in Juneau on May 11 and worked in various enterprises, including employment at the Treadwell Mine.

One of Thomas’s first prospecting trips was with Joe Juneau to Glacier Bay. In 1886, he and his brother traveled north, built a pole boat, and mined in the Stewart River area. They returned to Juneau in October of that year.

In 1887, Thomas returned to the Forty Mile area to prospect. Back in Juneau in 1891, the Ashby brothers and William Leek built a two-story building on Front Street at the site of the present Imperial Bar. The establishment began as a saloon known as Ashby and Leek, and later the Missouri. It was later known as the Louvre Theater and Saloon.

Thomas was among the early stampeders to Dawson in 1897 during the Klondike Gold Rush, where he mined on Eldorado, Below Bonanza, and other creeks.

He met and married Mary Andreafsky at Holy Cross. In 1899, Mary joined her husband in Dawson and crossed the Chilkoot Pass, carrying their three-month-old baby, Charles, on her back while a friend carried their two-year-old, Inez.

The family later moved to Nome, where Thomas and his brother became partners in the well-known Topkuk Ditch Company. Mary died in 1913. Thomas continued prospecting afterward and staked claims in many locations north and south of Juneau.

He died in Tacoma, Washington, in 1951 from complications following surgery.

Sources

Gastineau Channel Memories 1880–1959, pp. 260–261.

Tags: Thomas Henly Ashby, Thomas H Ashby, Ashby brothers, Oscar Ashby, Juneau pioneers, Missouri Saloon Juneau, Louvre Theater Juneau, Topkuk Ditch Company, Klondike stampeders, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Thomas Henly Ashby Thomas H Ashby T H Ashby Ashby Thomas Henly

Primary Name: Atkins, Alex

Filed as: atkins_alex

Also known as: Alex Atkins

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

Born: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Alex Atkins, Atkins Alex, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6

Property / Address:

Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey

Biography

Alex Atkins was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

The Juneau Men's Igloo was organized by early residents of the Territory of Alaska to preserve the history and traditions of Alaska’s pioneer generation and to provide fellowship among those who had helped establish the community in its early years.

Further biographical details about Atkins have not yet been identified in available records.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6 records

Alex Atkins Atkins Alex A Atkins Alexander Atkins Alex A Atkins

Tags: Alex Atkins, Atkins family, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau pioneers

Primary Name: Back, Arthur David

Filed as: back_arthur_david

Also known as: Arthur D. Back

Occupation / Association: Salesman; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: April 10, 1871, Wisconsin

Died: April 8, 1941, Los Angeles, California

Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Associated places: Wisconsin; Juneau, Alaska; Los Angeles, California

Keywords: Arthur David Back, Arthur D. Back, A.D. Back, Back Arthur David, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneer

Biography

Arthur David Back was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Back was born on April 10, 1871, in Wisconsin. He came to Juneau in December 1898, where he worked as a salesman. His arrival placed him among the generation of early residents who helped shape Juneau in the years following the gold rush.

He remained associated with Juneau’s pioneer community and was later recognized as one of the charter members of the Juneau Men’s Igloo. Back died in Los Angeles, California, on April 8, 1941, two days before his seventieth birthday.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census Arthur David Back Arthur D. Back A D Back A.D. Back Back Arthur David Back Arthur D Arthur Back

Tags: Arthur David Back, Arthur D. Back, Back family, salesman, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska, Los Angeles California, Wisconsin

Primary Name: Bach, Leonard Leonhardt George

Filed as: bach_leonard_leonhardt_george

Also known as: George Bach; Leonard L. G. Bach

Occupation / Association: Prospector; Geologist; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: September 5, 1859, Nürnberg (Nuernburg), Bavaria, Germany

Died: May 14, 1946, Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Peter Bach; Julia Miller Bach

Spouse: Sofia Hannila-Bach (m. 1896; div. 1903)

Children: Edward Bach; Vivian Bach

Associated places: Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Comet (Kensington), Alaska; Taku Harbor, Alaska; Fort Durham

Keywords: George Bach, Leonard Leonhardt George Bach, Bach family, Taku Harbor homesteaders, Juneau prospectors, Douglas pioneers

Biography

Leonard Leonhardt George Bach was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Bach was born in Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany, on September 5, 1859, the son of Peter Bach and Julia Miller Bach.

He arrived in the Juneau–Douglas area in the 1880s, where his brother, Frank Bach, became a prominent businessman and civic leader in Douglas.

George worked as a geologist and prospector, exploring widely throughout Southeast Alaska. His activities included work at the Comet Mine, Taku Harbor, the Sumdum Mine, and other mineral prospects both north and south of Juneau.

While at Comet (now the Kensington mining district), he met Sofia Hannila-Bach, whose parents operated the company store and boarding house in the settlement.

The couple married in 1896 and had two children: Edward Bach and Vivian Bach. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1903.

During the 1920s, Bach settled on a homestead at Taku Harbor on the site of historic Fort Durham, which had been a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post from 1840 to 1843.

He died from senility at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau on May 14, 1946, at 7:00 p.m. at the age of 87. He was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery. His funeral arrangements were handled by Charles W. Carter.

Sources

Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of the Juneau–Douglas Area 1880–1921, p. 26.

Tags: George Bach, Leonard Bach, Bach family, Juneau pioneers, Douglas pioneers, Taku Harbor homesteaders, Fort Durham, Comet Mine, Sumdum Mine

George Bach Leonard Leonhardt George Bach Leonard Bach Bach George

Primary Name: Barbeau, Joseph

Filed as: barbeau_joseph

Also known as: Joe Barbeau

Occupation / Association: Carpenter; Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: January 1856, French Canada

Died: Unknown

Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Associated places: French Canada; United States; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Joseph Barbeau, Joe Barbeau, Barbeau Joseph, Joseph Barbeau Juneau Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Alaska miner carpenter

Biography

Joseph Barbeau was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Barbeau was born in January 1856 in French Canada. He immigrated to the United States in 1872 and later traveled north during Alaska’s mining boom.

In January 1898, he came to Alaska, where he worked as both a carpenter and a miner. Like many early residents of Juneau, Barbeau contributed to the community's development through skilled labor and participation in the territory’s mining economy.

He was later recognized as one of the charter members of the Juneau Men’s Igloo, an organization founded to preserve the fellowship and history of Alaska’s early settlers.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census Joseph Barbeau Joe Barbeau J. Barbeau J Barbeau Barbeau Joseph Barbeau Joe

Tags: Joseph Barbeau, Joe Barbeau, Barbeau family, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, carpenter, miner, French Canadian immigrants, Juneau Alaska

Primary Name: Barnes, John B.

Filed as: barnes_john_b

Also known as: John B. Barnes

Occupation / Association: Night watchman; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: 1871, Massachusetts

Died: December 1935, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: John B Barnes, Barnes John B, Juneau night watchman

Biography

John B. Barnes was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Barnes was born in 1871 in Massachusetts and came to Alaska in 1891. He was living in Juneau at the time of the 1910 United States Federal Census.

At the time of his disappearance on December 25, 1935, Barnes was working as a night watchman in Juneau. He was last seen around 3:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Alaskan Hotel, where he had stopped to rest and complained about not feeling well.

Barnes had lived in Juneau for many years. It was reported that he had a considerable amount of money on his person at the time of his disappearance, giving credence to the possibility of foul play. His body was later found under the docks on the waterfront.

He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery on January 4, 1936.

Sources

Daily Alaska Empire, December 30, 1935; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census

John B Barnes Barnes John B

Primary Name: Bray, George

Filed as: bray_george

Also known as: George Bray

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6; waiter

Born: June 1862, New York

Died: November 4, 1933, Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Fairbanks, Alaska

Keywords: George Bray, Bray George, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, waiter Juneau Alaska, Fairbanks Federal Jail prisoner 1910 census

Property / Address:

Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey

Biography

George Bray was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Bray was born in June 1862 in New York. He first came to the Territory of Alaska in 1898 during the period of rapid migration that followed the Klondike gold rush.

According to the 1910 United States Federal Census, Bray was listed as a prisoner in the Fairbanks Federal Jail. At that time, his occupation was recorded as a waiter.

Bray died at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau on November 4, 1933. His death resulted from injuries he received approximately a week earlier when he fell down a stairway near the Arctic Rooms in Juneau.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, November 6, 1933

George Bray Bray George G Bray Geo Bray George B Bray

Tags: George Bray, Bray family, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau pioneers, Fairbanks Alaska, St Ann's Hospital Juneau

Primary Name: Benson, John P.

Filed as: benson_john_p

Also known as: John P. Benson

Occupation / Association: Businessman; Juneau Furniture Company; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: September 1857, Sweden

Died: September 5, 1924, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Associated places: Sweden; United States; Juneau Alaska; Fort Lauderdale Florida

Keywords: John P Benson Juneau, Benson Juneau Furniture Company, Swedish immigrant Juneau

Biography

John P. Benson was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Benson was born in Sweden in September 1857 and immigrated to the United States in 1882.

While living in Juneau, he was associated with George Wallis in the Juneau Furniture Company. Benson remained in the business until leaving Juneau in 1914.

After departing Alaska, he moved to Florida, where he resided and operated a farm.

John P. Benson died on September 5, 1924, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Anchorage Daily Times, September 20, 1924

John P Benson Benson John P Juneau Furniture Company Swedish immigrant Juneau

Tags: John P Benson, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Juneau Furniture Company, Swedish immigrants Alaska, Juneau pioneers

Primary Name: Berry, Henry

Filed as: berry_henry

Also known as: Henry Berry

Occupation / Association: Cigar merchant; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: October 1851, Germany

Died: 1930, San Diego, California

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Haines, Alaska; San Diego, California

Keywords: Henry Berry, Berry Henry, Juneau cigar merchant

Biography

Henry Berry was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Berry was born in Germany in October 1851 and immigrated to the United States in 1854.

He moved to Juneau in 1894 and operated a cigar business at 165 Front Street. Berry later moved to Haines in 1929.

He died in 1930 while under treatment in a sanitarium in San Diego, California.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Anchorage Daily Times, August 28, 1930

Henry Berry Berry Henry

Primary Name: Bishop, Harry

Filed as: bishop_harry

Also known as:

Occupation / Association: Miner; Manager, Juneau Water Company; Mayor of Juneau; U.S. Marshal, First Judicial District of Alaska; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo

Born: 1869, Iowa

Died: May 12, 1920, near Des Moines, Washington

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Sheep Creek, Alaska; Des Moines, Washington

Property / Address:

Keywords: Harry Bishop, Bishop Harry, Mayor of Juneau, Juneau Water Company, U.S. Marshal First Judicial District Alaska, Democratic Territorial Central Committee, Sheep Creek miner, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Biography

Harry Bishop was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska. Bishop was born in Iowa in 1869.

He came to Alaska in 1896 during the early years of the region’s mining development and worked as a miner at Sheep Creek near Juneau.

Bishop later became associated with the Juneau Water Company and served as its manager from 1910 to 1914.

Active in territorial politics, he served as Secretary of the Democratic Territorial Central Committee from 1910 to 1912. Bishop was elected Mayor of Juneau and served from 1912 to 1913.

He later became the United States Marshal for the First Judicial District of Alaska and held that position from 1914 until 1917. He resigned from the office because of declining health and moved to a farm near Des Moines, Washington.

Bishop died there on May 12, 1920.

Sources

Evangeline Atwood and Robert N. DeArmond, Who’s Who in Alaskan Politics: Biographical Dictionary of Alaskan Political Personalities, 1884–1974, p. 7.

Tags: Harry Bishop, Bishop Harry, Juneau mayor, U.S. Marshal Alaska, Juneau Water Company, Democratic Territorial Central Committee, Sheep Creek miner, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Juneau Alaska

Harry Bishop Bishop Harry H Bishop

Primary Name: Bode, Henry

Filed as: bode_henry

Also known as: Henry Bode

Occupation / Association: Ship Carpenter; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: May 1840, Germany

Died: April 11, 1916, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Germany; United States; Juneau Alaska

Keywords: Henry Bode Juneau, Bode ship carpenter Juneau, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member

Biography

Henry Bode was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Bode was born in Germany in May 1840. He immigrated to the United States in 1867 and came to Juneau around 1886.

He worked as a ship carpenter by trade.

Henry Bode died in Juneau on April 11, 1916.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, April 12, 1916

Henry Bode Bode Henry Juneau ship carpenter

Tags: Henry Bode, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, ship carpenters Alaska, Juneau pioneers, German immigrants Alaska

Primary Name: Booth, Frank

Filed as: booth_frank

Also known as: Frank Booth

Occupation / Association: Salesman; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: 1891, California

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Associated places: California; Treadwell, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Frank Booth, Booth Frank, Juneau Men's Igloo members

Biography

Frank Booth was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Booth was born in California in 1891. In the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, he was listed as a salesman living in Treadwell, Alaska.

Sources

1920 U.S. Federal Population Census.

Tags: Frank Booth, Booth Frank, Juneau Men's Igloo, Treadwell residents

Frank Booth Booth Frank

Primary Name: Bray, George

Filed as: bray_george

Also known as: George Bray

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6; waiter

Born: June 1862, New York

Died: November 4, 1933, Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Fairbanks, Alaska

Keywords: George Bray, Bray George, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, waiter Juneau Alaska, Fairbanks Federal Jail prisoner 1910 census

Property / Address:

Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey

Biography

George Bray was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Bray was born in June 1862 in New York. He first came to the Territory of Alaska in 1898 during the period of rapid migration that followed the Klondike gold rush.

According to the 1910 United States Federal Census, Bray was listed as a prisoner in the Fairbanks Federal Jail. At that time, his occupation was recorded as a waiter.

Bray died at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau on November 4, 1933. His death resulted from injuries he received approximately a week earlier when he fell down a stairway near the Arctic Rooms in Juneau.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, November 6, 1933

George Bray Bray George G Bray Geo Bray George B Bray

Tags: George Bray, Bray family, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau pioneers, Fairbanks Alaska, St Ann's Hospital Juneau

Primary Name: Brie, Henry

Filed as: brie_henry

Also known as: Henry Brie

Occupation / Association: Merchant; Saloon owner; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: November 1868, Germany

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Associated places: Germany; Porcupine City (near Haines), Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Henry Brie, Brie Henry, Douglas saloon owners, Porcupine City merchants

Biography

Henry Brie was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Brie was born in November 1868 in Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1890 and came to Alaska in April 1898.

By 1900, he was a merchant and saloon owner in Porcupine City near Haines, Alaska.

From approximately 1903 to 1914, he owned and operated a saloon in Douglas, Alaska.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census.

Tags: Henry Brie, Brie Henry, Juneau Men's Igloo, Douglas saloon owners, Porcupine City residents

Henry Brie Brie Henry

Primary Name: Britt, William Engle

Filed as: britt_william_engle

Also known as: William E. Britt

Occupation / Association: Druggist; Business Owner; Member, Juneau City Council; President, Alaska Board of Pharmacy; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska

Born: September 12, 1868, Norway

Died: April 24, 1932, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Norway; Chicago Illinois; San Francisco California; Skagway Alaska; Dawson Yukon; Atlin British Columbia; Juneau Alaska

Keywords: William Engle Britt Juneau, Britt's Pharmacy Alaska, Alaska Board of Pharmacy president

Biography

William Engle Britt was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska and a prominent pharmacist, businessman, and civic leader in Southeast Alaska.

Britt was born in Norway on September 12, 1868. He graduated from the University of Christiana with a degree in chemistry and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.

He came to the United States in 1893 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. There, he passed the examination before the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy and worked as a druggist until 1898.

When the Klondike Gold Rush began, Britt set out for Alaska in a remarkable journey. He bicycled from Chicago to San Francisco, where he boarded a steamer to Skagway. From there, he attempted to reach Dawson on a scow and participated in the Big Salmon stampede. He later joined the rush to Atlin, operated a ferry across Taku Arm from Golden Gate, and worked as a freighter at Summit Lake.

In 1899, Britt returned to Skagway and established a drug store known as Britt’s Pharmacy. He soon became active in civic affairs, serving on the Skagway School Board and holding positions as a city councilman, school treasurer, and municipal magistrate.

In 1913, Britt moved to Juneau, where he opened another Britt’s Pharmacy while retaining ownership of his Skagway store. The following year, he was elected to the Juneau City Council and served on several important committees.

Governor John F. A. Strong appointed Britt to the first Alaska Board of Pharmacy after the board was created by the Alaska Legislature. He was later chosen by fellow members to serve as the board's president.

William Engle Britt died in a tragic accident in Juneau on April 24, 1932. While attempting to start a car with a dead battery by pushing it and jumping onto the running board, the vehicle went out of control and struck a utility pole near the top of Gold Street.

Sources

Daily Alaska Dispatch, October 18, 1914; Daily Alaska Empire, April 25, 1932

Ferrell, Ed. Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, pp. 32–33; Volume 3, p. 37

Atwood, Evangeline and Robert N. DeArmond, Who's Who in Alaskan Politics: Biographical Dictionary of Alaskan Political Personalities, 1884–1974, p. 10

William Engle Britt William E Britt Britt's Pharmacy Juneau Skagway Alaska Board of Pharmacy

Tags: William Engle Britt, Britt's Pharmacy, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau City Council members, Alaska Board of Pharmacy, Skagway business leaders, Alaska gold rush pioneers

Primary Name: Brown, Frank A.

Filed as: brown_frank_a

Also known as: Frank A. Brown

Occupation / Association: Barber; Miner; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6; Civil War veteran

Born: December 1855, Vermont

Died: September 1, 1921, Soldiers Home, Orting, Washington

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Associated places: Vermont; Juneau, Alaska; Tenakee, Alaska; Orting, Washington; Chicken Ridge, Alaska

Keywords: Frank A Brown, Brown Frank A, Juneau barbers, Boston Group Mine

Biography

Frank A. Brown was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Brown was born in December 1855 in Vermont. During the Civil War, he served as a drummer boy at 15 and was later recognized as a veteran.

He came to Alaska in August 1893. By trade, he was a barber, and for much of his time in Alaska, he owned and operated his own barbershop.

Brown was also involved in mining and was one of the original locators of the Boston Group Mine just beyond Chicken Ridge. He maintained an interest in these claims for several years.

During his years in Alaska, he lived in several communities, including Juneau and Tenakee, and he was last recorded living in Juneau in 1920.

Frank A. Brown died September 1, 1921, at the Soldiers Home in Orting, Washington.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, September 6, 1921.

Tags: Frank A Brown, Brown Frank A, Juneau pioneers, Civil War veterans, Juneau barbers

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Primary Name: Brown, Carl Leonard

Filed as: brown_carl_leonard

Also known as: Carl L. Brown

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6; Alaska Pioneers Association No. 87

Born: January 1893, Seattle, Washington

Died: Unknown

Parents: Frank Brown; Emma Brown

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Associated places: Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Carl Leonard Brown, Carl L Brown, Brown Carl Leonard, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Alaska Pioneers Association No 87

Biography

Carl Leonard Brown was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Brown was born in Seattle, Washington, in January 1893. In August of that same year, he came to Juneau with his father, Frank Brown, and mother, Emma Brown, becoming part of the early pioneer families who established permanent roots in the community.

Brown later became a charter member of the Alaska Pioneers Association No. 87.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census Carl Leonard Brown Carl L Brown C L Brown Brown Carl Leonard Brown Carl L Carl Brown

Tags: Carl Leonard Brown, Carl L Brown, Brown family, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, Alaska Pioneers Association 87, Seattle Washington, Juneau Alaska