Primary Name: Distin, William Langmead
Filed as: distin_william_langmead
Also known as: General William Langmead Distin, William L. Distin
Occupation / Association: First Surveyor-General of Alaska; Civil War veteran; Illinois National Guard officer; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: February 9, 1843, Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: November 20, 1914, Chicago, Illinois
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Associated places: Cincinnati, Ohio; Illinois; Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Chicago, Illinois
Keywords: William Langmead Distin, William L Distin, General Distin Alaska Surveyor General, Distin Avenue Juneau

Biography

General William Langmead Distin was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, and served as the first Surveyor-General of Alaska.

Distin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 9, 1843. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and participated in many of the war’s major engagements.

Following the war, he served in the Illinois National Guard and acted as aide-de-camp to Governors Hamilton, Oglesby, and Fifer of Illinois. He also served a term as Grand Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.

On August 7, 1897, President William McKinley appointed Distin the first Surveyor-General of Alaska, a position he held until October 18, 1913.

In the fall of 1906, he transferred the records, papers, and furnishings of the Governor’s Office from Sitka to Juneau, an action that effectively established Juneau as the territorial capital.

Distin Avenue, a short residential street branching off Indian Street in central Juneau, was named in his honor. The street had originally been named Farnum Street for Oliver T. Farnum.

William Langmead Distin died in Chicago on November 20, 1914.

Sources

Juneau Alaska History Project

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Primary Name: Donaher, Michael

Filed as: donaher_michael

Also known as: Michael Donaher

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

Born: April 1858, Ireland

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Associated places: Ireland; Alaska; Juneau Alaska

Keywords: Michael Donaher, Donaher Michael, Juneau miners, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6 charter member

Biography

Michael Donaher was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Donaher was born in April 1858 in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1874 and came to Alaska in 1883, where he worked as a miner.

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1900 U.S. Federal Population Census

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Tags: Michael Donaher, Donaher Michael, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Juneau miners, Irish immigrants Alaska

Primary Name: Doran, James

Filed as: doran_james

Also known as: James Doran

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; druggist

Born: March 1855, England

Died: July 18, 1913, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: England; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: James Doran, Doran James, Juneau druggist, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Biography

James Doran was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Doran was born in March 1855 in England. He immigrated to the United States in 1866 and lived in Juneau continuously from 1893, where he worked as a druggist.

Mr. Doran had many friends in the city and nearby communities and was a member of numerous organizations and lodges.

He died on July 18, 1913.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire

Tags: James Doran, Doran James, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Juneau druggists, Alaska pioneers

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Primary Name: Drange, Oliver

Filed as: drange_oliver

Also known as: Oliver Drange

Occupation / Association: Fish merchant; Founder, Juneau Cold Storage Company; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo

Born: December 1870, Norway

Died: December 14, 1940, Seattle, Washington

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

Keywords: Oliver Drange, Drange Oliver, Juneau Cold Storage Company founder, Juneau fish merchants, Norwegian pioneers Juneau

Biography

Oliver Drange was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Drange was born in Norway in December 1870. He immigrated to the United States in 1892.

He came to Juneau in 1900, where he established a fish business that later became the Juneau Cold Storage Company.

Oliver Drange died in Seattle, Washington, on December 14, 1940.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census

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Tags: Oliver Drange, Drange Oliver, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Juneau Cold Storage Company, Norwegian Americans Juneau

Primary Name: Duffy, James

Filed as: duffy_james

Also known as: James Duffy

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; carpenter

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Died: August 29, 1920, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: James Duffy, Duffy James, Juneau pioneer carpenter, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Biography

James Duffy was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Duffy was a pioneer carpenter in Juneau. He died at St. Ann’s Hospital on August 29, 1920, as a result of cancer of the stomach. At the time of his death, it was reported that he had no surviving relatives.

Sources

Daily Alaska Empire, August 30, 1920

Tags: James Duffy, Duffy James, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Juneau carpenters, Alaska pioneers

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Primary Name: Dull, Thomas

Filed as: dull_thomas

Also known as: Thomas Dull

Occupation / Association: Miner; Pile Driver Operator; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: October 11, 1872, Springtown, Pennsylvania

Died: October 18, 1946, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Springtown Pennsylvania; Juneau Alaska; Dawson Yukon

Keywords: Thomas Dull, Dull Thomas, Juneau miners, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6 charter member, Juapia Gold Mining Company

Biography

Thomas Dull was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Dull was born in Springtown, Pennsylvania, on October 11, 1872.

He came to Juneau in 1899 and made his home there except for a short time spent in the Dawson country during the Klondike era.

Dull was first employed as a miner with the Juapia Gold Mining Company in the lower Gold Creek Basin. Later, he worked for a number of years with Robert Keeny operating his pile driver.

Thomas Dull died on October 18, 1946, in Juneau.

Sources

1920 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1930 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1940 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, October 1, 1946

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Tags: Thomas Dull, Dull Thomas, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Juneau miners, Juapia Gold Mining Company, Pennsylvania born Alaska residents

Primary Name: Evoy, Patrick

Filed as: evoy_patrick

Also known as: Patrick Evoy

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo

Born: June 1846, Ireland

Died: September 20, 1924, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Ireland; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Patrick Evoy, Evoy Patrick, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Irish pioneers Juneau

Biography

Patrick Evoy was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Evoy was born in Ireland in June 1846 and immigrated to the United States in 1869.

He died at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau on September 20, 1924.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, September 20, 1924

Tags: Patrick Evoy, Evoy Patrick, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Irish pioneers Juneau

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Primary Name: Epsteyn, David

Filed as: david_epsteyn

Also known as: David Epsteyn

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

Born: September 1859, New York

Died: March 18, 1915, San Francisco, California

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Associated places: New York; Juneau, Alaska; San Francisco, California

Keywords: David Epsteyn, Epsteyn David, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 charter member, Juneau Alaska residents

Biography

David Epsteyn was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Epsteyn was born in September 1859 in New York. He was a prominent resident of Juneau for seventeen years.

He died in San Francisco, California, on March 18, 1915.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, March 19, 1935

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Tags: David Epsteyn, Epsteyn David, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Juneau Alaska residents, San Francisco deaths

Primary Name: Ewing, S. Howard

Filed as: s_howard_ewing

Also known as: S. Howard Ewing

Occupation / Association: Steamship Agent; Freight Clerk; Purser; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; San Francisco, California

Keywords: S Howard Ewing, S. Howard Ewing, Ewing S Howard, Pacific Coast Steamship Company Juneau agent, Pacific Steamship Company

Biography

S. Howard Ewing was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Ewing served as the Juneau agent for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Prior to 1910 he worked aboard the company’s vessels as a freight clerk and purser.

In 1910 he became the resident agent in Juneau for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company and later for its successor, the Pacific Steamship Company.

In 1918 Ewing left Juneau and joined the John D. Spreckles Company in San Francisco in connection with its oriental steamship service.

Ewing Way runs from South Franklin Street to Gastineau Avenue opposite the Juneau Cold Storage. The area was dedicated for street purposes by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company on February 28, 1913, and the street was probably named for S. Howard Ewing.

Sources

Juneau Alaska Genealogy Project; Daily Alaska Empire, May 1, 1916

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Tags: S Howard Ewing, Ewing S Howard, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Pacific Steamship Company, Juneau Alaska residents

Primary Name: Fisk, Fred

Filed as: Fisk, Fred

Also known as: Fred Fisk

Occupation / Association: Restaurant worker; charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Pennsylvania

Keywords: Fred Fisk, Fisk family, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska charter members, Juneau Men's Igloo, early Juneau residents, Alaska restaurant workers, Alaska territorial period

Biography

Fred Fisk was an early resident of Juneau and a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo, one of the fraternal organizations established to preserve the history and fellowship of Alaska’s early settlers.

Fisk was born in August 1878 in Pennsylvania. Like many young men of his generation, he was drawn north during the closing years of the nineteenth century when Alaska and the Yukon were experiencing rapid growth connected with mining and frontier development.

He arrived in Alaska in 1897, during the same period that thousands of prospectors and workers were traveling north in response to the Klondike gold rush. While many newcomers attempted prospecting, others found work supporting the rapidly expanding communities that served miners and travelers.

Fisk worked in the restaurant business, an occupation that played an important role in frontier towns such as Juneau, where miners, dock workers, merchants, and travelers depended on boarding houses, cafes, and restaurants for daily meals. Establishments providing food and lodging were essential to sustaining the population of early Southeast Alaska communities.

His participation as a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo reflects his presence in the community during the Pioneers of Alaska organization's formative years. The fraternal order was created to promote fellowship among Alaska’s early settlers and to preserve the stories and history of those who helped build the territory’s early towns.

Although only limited biographical details about Fisk survive in historical records, his membership among the charter pioneers places him among the early residents who contributed to the development and civic life of Juneau during Alaska’s territorial period.

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• 1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
• Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo records

Primary Name: Forrest, G. M.

Filed as: Forrest, G. M.

Also known as: G.M. Forrest

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: G.M. Forrest, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska charter members, early Juneau residents, Alaska fraternal organizations

Biography

G. M. Forrest was among the early residents of Juneau who helped form the Pioneers of Alaska, one of the territory’s oldest fraternal organizations dedicated to preserving the history and fellowship of Alaska’s early settlers.

Forrest was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo, indicating that he was part of the founding membership when the local lodge was organized. Charter membership in the Pioneers of Alaska typically comprised individuals who had lived in Alaska during the early years of settlement and contributed to the civic and economic life of their communities.

The Juneau Men’s Igloo served as one of the principal fraternal organizations in Southeast Alaska, bringing together early residents of the region for social fellowship, mutual assistance, and the preservation of Alaska’s pioneer history. As a charter member, G. M. Forrest helped establish this organization and laid the foundation for the traditions that continue within the Pioneers of Alaska today.

Although few surviving records describe Forrest’s personal life in detail, his status as a charter member places him among the early group of settlers who helped organize the Juneau Igloo and maintain the institutional memory of Alaska’s territorial era.

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• Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo records

Primary Name: Fremming, Frank

Filed as: Fremming, Frank

Also known as: Frank Fremming

Occupation / Association: Prospector; miner; charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Berners Bay district, Alaska; Southeast Alaska; Germany

Keywords: Frank Fremming, Fremming family, Juneau Men's Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska charter members, Berners Bay mining district, Alaska prospectors, early Juneau residents

Biography

Frank Fremming was an early resident of Juneau and a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska, one of the fraternal organizations established to preserve the history and fellowship of Alaska’s early settlers.

Fremming was born in Germany around 1864. Like many immigrants drawn to the opportunities of the far north during Alaska’s mining era, he traveled to Alaska around the turn of the twentieth century. After arriving in the territory, he made Southeast Alaska his home for the remainder of his life.

His principal occupation was prospecting and mining. Much of his activity took place in the Berners Bay mining district, located north of Juneau along Lynn Canal. Berners Bay was an important mining region during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, attracting prospectors and miners searching for gold and other mineral resources.

Prospectors working in the Berners Bay district often endured difficult conditions, traveling by boat or trail to remote claims and working seasonally in rugged terrain. Men such as Fremming formed part of the network of miners and laborers who supported the broader mining economy that sustained the early development of Juneau and surrounding communities.

Frank Fremming died at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau on October 27, 1931. His death was attributed to ailments incidental to advanced age. He had lived in Southeast Alaska for many years and was remembered as one of the early prospectors associated with the region’s mining history.

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• Daily Alaska Empire, October 28, 1931.

Primary Name: Garner, Fred J.
Filed as: garner_fred_j
Also known as: Fred J. Garner, Fred Garner
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: January 1870, Australia
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Associated places: Australia; United States; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Fred J Garner, Fred Garner, Garner Fred J, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No 6

Biography

Fred J. Garner was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.

Garner was born in January 1870 in Australia. He immigrated to the United States in 1873 and later came to Alaska, where he lived in the Juneau area.

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1910 U.S. Federal Population Census

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Primary Name: George, Martin

Filed as: george_martin

Also known as: Martin George

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; mining engineer; U.S. Mineral Surveyor; Chief Draftsman; Office Cadastral Engineer

Born: September 1862, St. Ives, Cornwall, England

Died: December 27, 1925, Juneau, Alaska

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Spouse: Caroline Jenkins George

Children: Carrie George; Wallis S. George; Elizabeth “Lessie” M. George

Associated places: St. Ives, Cornwall, England; Nevada; Arizona; California; Park City, Utah; Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Martin George, George Martin, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, U.S. Mineral Surveyor Alaska, Surveyor General office Juneau

Biography

Martin George was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

George was born in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, in September 1862. He came to the United States sometime between 1877 and 1880 and spent the next decade in the American West. During those years, he engaged in mining in Nevada, Arizona, and California, and in 1889, he moved to Utah.

George married Caroline Jenkins, who was born in England in August 1865 and immigrated to Utah in 1889. While living in Park City, Utah, they had three children: Carrie, born October 1890; Wallis S., born September 1891; and Elizabeth “Lessie” M., born February 1895.

George moved to Juneau in April 1897, and his family followed him a month later.

He worked as a federal employee, primarily in the Survey Bureau of the Land Office. He entered the service at Sitka in 1901 as a draftsman, having previously served as a U.S. Mineral Surveyor and Deputy U.S. Surveyor.

George was promoted to Chief Draftsman in 1902 and for twenty years served as the technical and administrative head of the office force under the Surveyor General. During his career, he served under every Surveyor General appointed in Alaska.

He was later promoted to Office Cadastral Engineer and assumed much of the work formerly handled by the Surveyor General, following the consolidation of that position with the Bureau of Surveys. George was a graduate mining engineer.

Martin George died in Juneau, Alaska on December 27, 1925. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Sources

Daily Alaska Empire, December 28, 1925; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, pp. 103–104, by Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009)

Tags: Martin George, George Martin, Juneau Men’s Igloo, U.S. Mineral Surveyor Alaska, Surveyor General office Juneau

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Primary Name: George, Thomas

Filed as: thomas_george

Also known as: Thomas George

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

Born: July 1850, England

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Associated places: England; United States; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Thomas George, George Thomas, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 charter member, mining engineers Alaska

Biography

Thomas George was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

George was born in July 1850 in England. He immigrated to the United States in 1873 and came to Alaska in December 1893.

He worked as a mining engineer.

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1900 U.S. Federal Population Census

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Tags: Thomas George, George Thomas, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, mining engineers Alaska, Juneau Alaska residents

Primary Name: George, Wallis Searle
Filed as: george_wallis_searle
Also known as: Wallis George, Wallis S. George
Occupation / Association: Businessman; bookkeeper; fish buyer; director, First National Bank; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: September 15, 1891, Park City, Utah
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Parents: Martin George; Caroline George
Spouse: Maybelle Burkland (m. 1913); Alleine Council (m. 1945)
Children: Wallis Searle George Jr. (deceased); Maybelle Louise George; stepdaughter Carol Ann Council
Associated places: Park City, Utah; Juneau, Alaska; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; New York City, New York
Keywords: Wallis Searle George, Wallis S George, Wallis George Juneau businessman, Juneau Cold Storage Company expansion, Baranof Hotel promoter

Biography

Wallis Searle George was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, and an influential businessman in Juneau.

George was born on September 15, 1891 at Park City, Utah, the son of Martin and Caroline George. He was educated in the public and high schools of Juneau. One of his former high school teachers described him as “a dreamy-eyed youngster with a quick answer to questions asked him.”

As a young man, he pursued studies in commercial administration at the Portland, Oregon Business College.

In 1911, he began his business career in Juneau as a bookkeeper for the B. M. Behrends store and bank in Juneau. After about a year, he entered the furniture business, which he operated until selling it in 1918. For a short time afterward, he returned to the Behrends Bank, which was short of help, in part due to conditions created by World War I. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Juneau Cold Storage Company as a bookkeeper.

This position proved to be a turning point in his career. George soon recognized the commercial possibilities of cold storage in connection with the fishing industry. At the time, the original plant of the Juneau Cold Storage Company had a capacity of less than 200,000 pounds. With associates and new capital, the company began an expansion program that increased the plant’s capacity to 4 million pounds. By 1945, plans were underway to expand the capacity to nine million pounds.

George became an important buyer of fish and other products for firms in San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, New York City, and other large population centers of the United States. He also represented the Coca-Cola Company as one of only two agents in southeastern Alaska and served as a distributor of Olympia and Budweiser beverages.

He was one of the promoters of the Baranof Hotel in Juneau and served as its treasurer and secretary. George also served as a director of the First National Bank and held financial interests in several other enterprises and organizations.

Fraternally, he was affiliated with the Elks and the Masons. He was also a member of the Washington Athletic Club and the Arctic Club in Seattle.

George married Maybelle Burkland in 1913. They had two children, Wallis Searle George Jr., who died young, and Maybelle Louise George. In 1945, he married Mrs. Alleine Council, who had a daughter, Carol Ann Council.

Sources

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Vol. 3, pp. 113–114, Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009)

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Primary Name: Graves, Henry "Shelley" Sheldon

Filed as: graves_henry_shelley_sheldon

Also known as: Henry Sheldon Graves; Shelley Graves; H. S. Graves

Occupation / Association: Merchant; Fur dealer; Clothing store proprietor; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: March 16, 1873, Chestertown, New York

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Spouse: Mary Alice Smith (m. 1903, Juneau, Alaska)

Children: Daughter (name not recorded)

Associated places: Chestertown, New York; Dawson, Yukon Territory; Skagway, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Long Island, New York

Keywords: Henry Shelley Sheldon Graves, H S Graves, Shelley Graves, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Goldstein Department Store Juneau, H S Graves clothing store South Franklin Street

Biography

Henry “Shelley” Sheldon Graves was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Graves was born in Chestertown, New York, on March 16, 1873. During the Klondike gold rush in 1898, he traveled from California to Alaska and went to Dawson in the Yukon Territory. After returning to the coast, he spent several years in Skagway, where he operated a men's clothing store.

Graves came to Juneau in the early 1900s. In Juneau in 1903, he married Mary Alice Smith.

He was engaged in the fur business and, for a number of years, worked in the men's department of the Goldstein Department Store. Around 1914, he opened his own men's clothing store, the H. S. Graves store on South Franklin Street, which he operated for nearly four decades.

In January 1953, he sold the business to Bill Matheny. A few months later, in May 1953, Graves and his wife left Juneau to make their home near their daughter on Long Island, New York.

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

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Tags: Henry Shelley Sheldon Graves, H S Graves, Shelley Graves, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Goldstein Department Store, Franklin Street merchants

Primary Name: Greman, George

Filed as: george_greman

Also known as: George Greman

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

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Keywords: George Greman, Greman George, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 charter member, Pioneers of Alaska

Biography

George Greman was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6 records

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Tags: George Greman, Greman George, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Alaska residents

Primary Name: Gray, Robert
Filed as: gray_robert
Also known as: Robert Gray
Occupation / Association: Miner; merchant clerk; shipping businessman; Democratic Territorial Representative; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: 1857, Jefferson, Texas
Died: Summer 1917, Texas
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Associated places: Jefferson, Texas; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Atlin, British Columbia; Katalla, Alaska
Keywords: Robert Gray Alaska politician, Gray Robert Juneau pioneer, Alaska Territorial House 1913, Katalla shipping business, Koehler and James Store clerk

Biography

Robert Gray was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, and an early merchant, miner, and political figure in Alaska.

Gray was born in Jefferson, Texas, in 1857. He came to Juneau in 1896, where he worked as a clerk at the Koehler & James Store.

In 1898, he moved to Skagway during the Klondike Gold Rush period. He later mined in the Atlin district before becoming involved in the wharf and shipping business at Katalla, Alaska.

Gray was active in populist politics and served as a Democratic representative in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives in 1913.

Robert Gray died in Texas in the summer of 1917.

Sources

Who's Who in Alaskan Politics: Biographical Dictionary of Alaskan Political Personalities, 1884–1974, Evangeline Atwood and Robert N. DeArmond; Daily Alaska Empire, September 25, 1917; Alaska Digital Archives, James Joseph Connors Photograph Collection PCA 457

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Primary Name: Gundluck, Charles

Filed as: gundluck_charles

Also known as: Charles Gundluck

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; miner; member, IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A

Born: 1856

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Charles Gundluck, Gundluck Charles, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, IOOF Silver Bow Lodge 2A, Juneau miners

Biography

Charles Gundluck was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Gundluck was born in 1856. He worked as a miner.

He joined the IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A in Juneau on December 26, 1904.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch; IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A records

Tags: Charles Gundluck, Gundluck Charles, Juneau Men’s Igloo, IOOF Silver Bow Lodge 2A, Juneau miners

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