Primary Name: Kelly, Milo

Filed as: milo_kelly

Also known as: Milo Kelly

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

Born: January 5, 1866, Wausau, Wisconsin

Died: September 9, 1943, Seattle, Washington

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Associated places: Wausau, Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Nogales, Arizona; Wilkeson, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Copper River District, Alaska; Cook Inlet, Alaska; Willow Creek Mining District, Alaska; Matanuska Coal Fields, Alaska; Seattle, Washington

Keywords: Milo Kelly, Kelly Milo, Alaska coal operator, Matanuska coal fields development, Willow Creek mining district pioneer, Alaska territorial legislator, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Biography

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

Kelly was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, on January 5, 1866, where his father was engaged in the lumber business. He received a common school education in his native town and later took an advanced course in Milwaukee.

In 1884, Kelly went to Nogales, Arizona, where he spent three years working at a smelter. In 1887, he moved to Washington and organized the Wilkeson Coal & Coke Company, operating the mine until 1895.

In 1896, he came to Alaska and settled near Juneau. For nine years, he prospected and operated mines and later went to the Copper River District, where he spent six years prospecting and developing copper properties.

In 1910, Kelly moved to Cook Inlet and became one of the first operators in the Willow Creek mining district.

Kelly was a coal operator with many years’ experience and, from the beginning, took an active interest in developing the Matanuska coal fields. He was among the first men to bring the Alaska coal fields to the attention of the United States Congress.

While living in Washington, he was elected from Pierce County to the third State Legislature. Later, he was elected from the Third Division to Alaska’s first territorial legislature and authored several important laws adopted into the statutes.

Milo Kelly died in Seattle, Washington, on September 9, 1943.

Sources

The Pathfinder, December 1919; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 3, p. 176, Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009); Alaska Digital Archives, James Joseph Connors Photograph Collection PCA 457

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Tags: Milo Kelly, Kelly Milo, Alaska territorial legislators, Matanuska coal fields, Willow Creek mining district pioneers, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Alaska miners

Primary Name: Kennedy, John

Filed as: kennedy_john

Also known as: John Kennedy

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; waiter; bartender

Born: August 1879, Alaska

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: John Kennedy, Kennedy John, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Juneau bartender, Juneau waiter, Alaska-born residents

Biography

John Kennedy was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Kennedy was born in Alaska in August 1879. He worked in Juneau as both a waiter and a bartender.

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

Tags: John Kennedy, Kennedy John, Juneau Men’s Igloo, bartender Juneau, waiter Juneau, Alaska pioneers

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Primary Name: Kern, James

Filed as: james_kern

Also known as: Jim Kern

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

Born: circa 1860, Indiana

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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Indiana

Keywords: James Kern, Jim Kern, Kern James, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Douglas Alaska miner, Indiana-born Alaska pioneers

Biography

James Kern was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Kern was born in Indiana around 1860. He later moved to Douglas, Alaska, where he worked as a miner in the Juneau mining district.

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1920 U.S. Federal Population Census

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Tags: James Kern, Jim Kern, Kern James, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Douglas Alaska miner, Indiana-born Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: Kirberger, Ernest
Filed as: kirberger_ernest
Also known as: Ernest Kirberger
Occupation / Association: Cannery operator; merchant; postmaster; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: June 21, 1880, Warren, Pennsylvania
Died: July 11, 1955, Seattle, Washington
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Associated places: Warren, Pennsylvania; Wrangell, Alaska; Kake, Alaska; Keku Islands, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Ernest Kirberger, Kirberger Ernest, Keku Trading Company, Kake cannery, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, Alaska-Yukon pioneers

Biography

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

He was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1880. As a young man, he traveled north with the University of Pennsylvania on a geology expedition along the Tetlin Trail in northwestern Canada. Kirberger had originally intended to pursue a career as a Shakespearean actor, but the experience of the northern country fascinated him so deeply that he decided to return to Alaska.

He first went to Wrangell, where he met Fred Sepp, and the two became partners in mild-curing salmon and fishing. They later moved to Kake, where they established a cannery and the Keku Trading Company. After Sepp drowned, Kirberger continued operating the business.

Kirberger became well known among the Tlingit people of the region. He was initiated into the tribe and was given the name “Dook Dooth,” meaning “a strong man.”

When his store in Kake burned in 1924, he lost a large collection of Native artifacts and curios. He soon made plans for a new building, which opened in 1928. During his years in Kake, he also served as postmaster and encouraged young people in the community to pursue education and leadership roles.

Ernest Kirberger died in Seattle, Washington, on July 11, 1955.

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Alaska Weekly, July 29, 1955; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Vol. 3, pp. 178-179, Ed Ferrell

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Primary Name: Knapp, Calvin

Filed as: calvin_knapp

Also known as: Calvin Knapp

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

Born: October 1853, Virginia

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Associated places: Virginia; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Calvin Knapp, Knapp Calvin, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau hotel proprietors

Biography

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

Knapp was born in Virginia in October 1853. He came to Alaska in August 1894 and was the proprietor of a hotel.

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

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Tags: Calvin Knapp, Knapp Calvin, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Alaska residents

Primary Name: Knudson, Thomas

Filed as: knudson_thomas

Also known as: Thomas Knudson

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; rancher; dairyman; Juneau City Council member

Born: circa 1866

Died: February 27, 1931, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Thomas Knudson, Knudson Thomas, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Juneau rancher, Juneau dairy business, Juneau City Council 1920, Alaska homesteaders

Biography

Thomas Knudson was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Knudson came to Alaska in 1893. In 1896, he staked a 320-acre homestead where he engaged in ranching and the dairy business.

In 1905, when Knudson was granted a patent, he was reported to be the first Alaskan homesteader to secure title to his land.

Knudson was active in civic affairs and served on the Juneau City Council in 1920.

He died in Juneau on February 27, 1931, at the age of 65.

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Daily Alaska Empire, February 27, 1931; Juneau Alaska Genealogical Records

Tags: Thomas Knudson, Knudson Thomas, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Juneau rancher, Juneau dairy business, Juneau City Council, Alaska homesteaders

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Primary Name: Kohn, Sam

Filed as: kohn_sam

Also known as: Sam Kohn; Samuel Kohn

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; prospector

Born: December 1850, Louisiana

Died: March 13, 1918, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Louisiana; Cassiar District, British Columbia; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Sam Kohn, Samuel Kohn, Kohn Sam, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Cassiar prospector, Alaska pioneers 1884

Biography

Sam Kohn was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Kohn was born in December 1850 in Louisiana. He came north during the early mining period and was a pioneer of Alaska beginning in 1884.

He spent many years prospecting in the Cassiar District and was known as one of the old school of prospectors and pioneers whose latchstring was always on the outside.

Kohn lived in Juneau on and off for about twenty years. He died on March 13, 1918, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau.

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1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 5, p. 164, Ed Ferrell, May 1, 2004

Tags: Sam Kohn, Samuel Kohn, Kohn Sam, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Cassiar prospector, Alaska pioneers

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Primary Name: Lawson, William

Filed as: william_lawson

Also known as: William Lawson

Occupation / Association: Carpenter; Boat Builder; Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6; Street Commissioner

Born: December 27, 1843, St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada

Died: January 29, 1932, Morningside Hospital, Portland, Oregon

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Associated places: St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas Island, Alaska; Cape Fanshaw, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Portland, Oregon

Keywords: William Lawson, Lawson William, Juneau pioneer carpenter, Juneau boat builder, Lawson Creek Douglas Island, Cape Fanshaw settlement Lawson, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Biography

William Lawson was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska. He was born at St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada, on December 27, 1843. Lawson moved west at an early age and came to Juneau in late 1881 or early 1882.

A skilled carpenter and boat builder, Lawson constructed a number of Juneau’s early business buildings. Like many residents of the region during the early mining era, he also engaged in mining.

Around 1904, he settled with others near Cape Fanshaw, and the small community there was known for a time as Lawson. After returning to Juneau, he served as Street Commissioner under one of Mayor Emery Valentine's administrations.

In 1922, Lawson became blind and entered the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka. In 1930, he was transferred to Morningside Hospital near Portland, Oregon, where he died on January 29, 1932.

Lawson Creek on Douglas Island, draining into Gastineau Channel opposite Juneau, was named for William Lawson, an early resident of Juneau and Douglas. In 1881, miners called the stream Lazard Creek, probably for N. B. Lazard, who located mining claims nearby. It was also known as Big Creek and Falls Creek. The name Lawson first appeared in mining records in 1894.

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RootsWeb Juneau historical records; Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member records

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Tags: William Lawson, Lawson William, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Lawson Creek Douglas Island, Juneau carpenters, Juneau boat builders, Cape Fanshaw residents

Primary Name: Layton, William

Filed as: william_layton

Also known as: W. Layton

Occupation / Association: Boat builder; Carpenter; Fisherman; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo

Born: March 1864, England

Died: July 28, 1934

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Associated places: England; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: William Layton, W Layton, Layton William, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, boat builder Juneau, carpenter Juneau Alaska, fisherman Juneau Alaska, England-born Alaska pioneers

Biography

William Layton was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Layton was born in England in March 1864 and immigrated to the United States in 1886.

He came to Juneau in the city's early years and, for many years, was involved in boatbuilding and carpentry. He was also a fisherman and owned several boats at various times.

William Layton died on July 28, 1934.

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1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1920 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, July 30, 1934

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Tags: William Layton, W Layton, Layton William, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, boat builder, carpenter, fisherman, Juneau Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: LeBlanc, David
Filed as: leblanc_david
Also known as: David LeBlanc
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
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Keywords: David LeBlanc, LeBlanc David, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, Juneau pioneers

Biography

David LeBlanc was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.

He was associated with the early pioneer community in Juneau, Alaska, and was a founding member of the Juneau Igloo.

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Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6 records

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Primary Name: Lewis, William H.

Filed as: william_h_lewis

Also known as: William H. Lewis

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

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Keywords: William H. Lewis, Lewis William H., Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska

Biography

William H. Lewis was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

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Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 charter member records

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Tags: William H. Lewis, Lewis William H., Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: Lindahl, John

Filed as: lindahl_john

Also known as: John Lundahl

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Alaska Men’s Igloo; carpenter

Born: July 1843, Sweden

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Associated places: Sweden; United States; Skagway, Alaska

Keywords: John Lindahl, John Lundahl, Lindahl, Lundahl, Alaska Men’s Igloo charter member, carpenter Skagway Alaska, Swedish immigrants Alaska, Skagway Alaska pioneers

Biography

John Lindahl was a charter member of the Alaska Men’s Igloo.

Lindahl was born in Sweden in July 1843 and immigrated to the United States in 1880. He came to Alaska in 1899 and was listed as a carpenter in Skagway in both the 1900 and 1910 United States Federal Census.

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

Tags: John Lindahl, John Lundahl, Lindahl, Lundahl, Alaska Men’s Igloo, carpenter, Skagway Alaska, Swedish immigrants Alaska

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Primary Name: Lucas, Walter Thomas

Filed as: walter_thomas_lucas

Also known as: Walter T. Lucas; Walter Lucas

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Alaska Men's Igloo

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Keywords: Walter Thomas Lucas, Walter T. Lucas, Walter Lucas, Lucas Walter Thomas, Alaska Men's Igloo charter member, Pioneers of Alaska

Biography

Walter Thomas Lucas was a charter member of the Alaska Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

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Pioneers of Alaska charter member records

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Tags: Walter Thomas Lucas, Walter T. Lucas, Walter Lucas, Lucas Walter Thomas, Alaska Men's Igloo charter members, Pioneers of Alaska

Primary Name: Lund, Lewis

Filed as: lund_lewis

Also known as: Lewis Lund; “Set-um-up-kid”

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; proprietor, Alaska Transfer Company

Born: July 4, 1859, Norway

Died: January 30, 1936, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Norway; United States; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Lewis Lund, Lund Lewis, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Alaska Transfer Company, transfer company Juneau, Norwegian immigrants Alaska, Model T Ford Juneau pioneer

Biography

Lewis Lund was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Lund was born on July 4, 1859, in Norway and immigrated to the United States in 1884. He came to Juneau in May 1889 and established the first transfer company in the community, the Alaska Transfer Company. For many years, he was the only man who handled wood, freight, and ashes in the town.

He was widely known for his generosity and friendliness. He never turned down a request for assistance when it was worthwhile, and hundreds of dollars were charged off his books each year as unpaid for work, coal, or wood provided to those in need. Because of his generosity, he became familiarly known as the “set-um-up-kid.”

Lund was a friend to many in the community, including workers in the dance halls and other laborers in town. When misfortune overtook any of his friends, he helped care for them or arranged assistance and paid their bills when necessary. His word was considered as good as his note, and in fact better, as he disliked signing his name to papers.

He owned one of the first Model T Ford automobiles in Juneau and used it in his transfer business for many years. Even after newer models appeared, Lund continued to operate his Model T, and both the vehicle and its driver became familiar landmarks in the community.

Lewis Lund died in Juneau on January 30, 1936, at the age of 76.

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1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, January 31, 1936

Tags: Lewis Lund, Lund Lewis, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Alaska Transfer Company, Juneau pioneers, Norwegian immigrants Alaska, Model T Ford Juneau

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Primary Name: Lunquist, Elmer

Filed as: elmer_lunquist

Also known as: Elmer Lundquist

Occupation / Association: Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; Alaska Juneau Mining Company; Alaska Gastineau Mining Company

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Keywords: Elmer Lunquist, Elmer Lundquist, Lunquist Elmer, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Alaska Juneau Mining Company miner, Alaska Gastineau Mining Company miner, Juneau mining accidents, Alaska pioneers

Biography

Elmer Lunquist was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Lunquist worked as a miner in the Juneau mining district. In March 1917, he was killed while working for the Alaska Juneau Mining Company. According to reports, he entered a drift too soon after a round of shots had been fired and was overcome by powder fumes.

He had previously worked for the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company.

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Anchorage Daily Times, March 27, 1917

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Tags: Elmer Lunquist, Elmer Lundquist, Lunquist Elmer, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Alaska Juneau Mining Company miner, Alaska Gastineau Mining Company miner, Juneau mining accidents, Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: Lymons, Thomas W.
Filed as: lymons_thomas_w
Also known as: Thomas W. Lymons, T. W. Lymons
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
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Keywords: Thomas W Lymons, Thomas Lymons, Lymons Thomas W, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Biography

Thomas W. Lymons was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.

He was associated with the early pioneer community in Juneau, Alaska, and was a founding member of the Juneau Igloo.

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Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6 records

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Primary Name: MacCaush, Neil

Filed as: neil_maccaush

Also known as: Neil MacCaush

Occupation / Association: Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6; IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A applicant

Born: 1857

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Keywords: Neil MacCaush, MacCaush Neil, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A, miner, Juneau Alaska

Biography

Neil MacCaush was born in 1857. He was a miner and was an early resident of Juneau, Alaska. On February 8, 1899, he applied for membership in IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A in Juneau. MacCaush was also a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

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IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A membership application, February 8, 1899; Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo charter member records

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Tags: Neil MacCaush, MacCaush, Neil, N. MacCaush, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, IOOF Silver Bow Lodge #2A, miner, Juneau, Alaska

Primary Name: Magg, Lewis
Filed as: magg_lewis
Also known as: Lewis Magg
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
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Keywords: Lewis Magg, Magg Lewis, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, charter member, Juneau pioneers

Biography

Lewis Magg was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6. He was associated with Juneau, Alaska, during the early pioneer period represented by the founding membership of the Juneau Igloo.

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Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6 records

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Tags: Lewis Magg, Magg Lewis, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, charter member, Juneau, Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: Malony, John F., Jr.

Filed as: Malony, John F., Jr.

Also known as: John F. Malony; John Mahony

Occupation / Association: Lawyer; businessman; mining investor; mayor of Juneau; charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo; President, Alaska Electric Light and Power Company

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Shieldsville Township, Rice County, Minnesota; Glendive, Montana; Dawson County, Montana; Porcupine District, Alaska; Windham Bay, Alaska; Rainy Hollow, British Columbia; Palo Alto, California

Keywords: John F Malony Juneau Alaska, Juneau mayor early Alaska, Dalton Trail Company partners, Jack Dalton Alaska Pathfinder associate, Porcupine Mining District Alaska, Alaska Electric Light and Power Company history, Chicken Ridge Juneau development, Alaska pioneers business leaders

Biography

John F. Malony, Jr. was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo, and one of the most influential early civic and business leaders in Juneau. Pioneer banker and businessman B. M. Behrends once remarked that Malony had “probably done more for Juneau than any other man.”

Malony was born in 1857 in Shieldsville Township, Rice County, Minnesota, to Francis and Mary Donahue Malony, Irish immigrants who had earlier settled in New Brunswick, Canada. He was educated at Shattuck School in Faribault and at St. John’s College in St. Cloud, Minnesota. After reading law under Minnesota Attorney General Gordon E. Coles, he passed the bar and practiced law for nearly twenty years.

In 1881, he moved to Glendive, Montana, during the rapid development of the mining frontier. His career advanced quickly: he was appointed Probate Judge in 1882, elected to the Montana legislature later that year, and served as a delegate to the Montana Constitutional Convention in 1884.

Following an assassination attempt during a speech in Montana, Malony eventually left the territory and moved north to Alaska in the mid-1890s, bringing with him his son Joseph Mahony.

In Juneau, he met Cora Cleveland, a milliner who had established a hat shop in the city in 1895. They married in Juneau, and on December 29, 1899, their son John F. Malony III was born.

Malony worked closely with Alaska Pathfinder Jack Dalton. In 1893, he successfully defended Dalton in the controversial trial involving the death of Don (or Dennis) McGinnis. Malony and Dalton later partnered in several ventures, including the Dalton Trail Company and the Dalton Pony Express Company, which served miners traveling to the Yukon prior to the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railway.

Malony also participated in early mining investments throughout Southeast Alaska. He was involved in placer claims on Chicken Ridge in 1890 and later in mining ventures in the Porcupine district near Haines with partners including E. B. Hanley. The group also operated the Porcupine Trading Company.

Beyond mining, Malony invested in fisheries and canneries near Wrangell and Petersburg and became a principal stockholder in the Juneau Ferry & Navigation Company.

Malony was deeply involved in civic affairs. He served on Juneau’s first city council around 1900 and was elected mayor in 1907. He also helped lead the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, serving as its president while J. P. Corbus served as treasurer. Their leadership expanded electrical power generation in Juneau during the early twentieth century.

Among Malony’s real estate projects were the Gold Belt residential development and the Malony Block commercial buildings in downtown Juneau. One house constructed in association with mining entrepreneur Bart Thane later became the well-known Wickersham House.

Malony’s health declined around 1915, and he moved to California while continuing to manage his Alaska investments. He died in Palo Alto, California in early June 1919. He was survived by his wife, Cora Cleveland Malony, and three children.

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Alaska Mining Hall of Fame.

Gastineau Channel Historical Society, Winter 1986.

Malony Collection, Alaska State Library, MS 40.

Alaska Daily Empire, June 2, 1919.

Primary Name: Margarie, E. J.

Filed as: margarie_e_j

Also known as: E. J. Margarie

Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; electrician; utility manager; transportation manager

Born: 1870, England

Died: Early September 1930, Oakland, California

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Associated places: England; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Oakland, California

Keywords: E. J. Margarie, Margarie, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company, Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, Juneau Ferry and Navigation Company, Douglas Alaska, Juneau Alaska

Biography

E. J. Margarie was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Margarie was born in England in 1870 and came to Juneau in the 1880s.

For some time, he was chief electrician for the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company at Douglas. Afterwards, for 20 years, he was the manager of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company and, for a considerable time, of the Juneau Ferry and Navigation Company, which provided boat service between Juneau and Douglas.

He left Juneau with his family in July 1917 to make his home in California. He died in early September 1930 in Oakland, California, at the age of 65.

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Daily Alaska Empire, September 11, 1930

Tags: E. J. Margarie, Margarie, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Juneau pioneers, Douglas Alaska, Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company, Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, Juneau Ferry and Navigation Company, Oakland California

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