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Marks, Anton
Primary Name: Marks, Anton
Filed as: anton_marks
Also known as: A. Marks
Occupation / Association: Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
Born: 1877, Austria
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Ready Bullion Beach; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Anton Marks, A. Marks, Marks Anton, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, miner, Douglas Alaska, Ready Bullion Beach, Austria immigrant, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Anton Marks was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
He was born in 1877 in Austria.
Marks later immigrated to the United States.
He worked as a miner in Douglas and is credited with discovering Ready Bullion Beach.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: Anton Marks, A. Marks, Marks Anton, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, miner, Douglas Alaska, Ready Bullion Beach, Austria immigrant, Alaska pioneers
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Martin, David
Primary Name: Martin, David
Filed as: david_martin
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Occupation / Association: Merchant; Fur Trader; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: c. 1853, England
Died: April 3, 1916, Juneau, Alaska
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Associated places: England; San Francisco, California; Wrangell, Alaska; Cassiar District; Stikine River; Haines, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Nome, Alaska
Keywords: David Martin, Martin David, Juneau merchant, Juneau fur trader, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, San Francisco theatrical business, Alaska pioneer merchant
Biography
David Martin was born in England about 1853 and moved with his parents to San Francisco, California, as a small child. Before coming to Alaska, he and a brother were engaged in the theatrical business in San Francisco.
Martin first came to Alaska in 1869, landing at Wrangell. From there, he traveled to the Cassiar country and later returned by way of the Stikine River in 1871. In the years that followed, he lived in several Southeast Alaska communities, including Wrangell, Haines, and Sitka, where he was associated with his father in business.
In 1881, Martin moved to Juneau, where he established a general merchandise store at the location later occupied by Winter & Pond. The store was a major business for many years before he eventually left the mercantile trade. Afterward, he entered the fur business and continued working in that trade in Juneau.
Martin lived in Juneau continuously from 1881 onward, with the exception of a single trip to Nome, where he spent approximately one year. He was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
David Martin died on April 3, 1916, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau from complications of organic illness.
Sources
Alaska Daily Empire, April 3, 1916; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Vol. 5, p. 178, Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2004)
Tags: David Martin, Martin David, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau merchants, Alaska fur traders, Wrangell Alaska residents, Sitka Alaska residents, Nome Alaska residents
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Martin, Jacob T.
Primary Name: Martin, Jacob T.
Filed as: martin_jacob_t
Also known as: Captain Jacob T. Martin; Capt. J. T. Martin
Occupation / Association: Charter member and first president, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo 6; steamboat pilot; Deputy U.S. Marshal; Juneau City Marshal
Born: October 15, 1842, South Bend, Indiana
Died: January 3, 1935, Pasadena, California
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Spouse: Sadie M. Shepherd
Children: Roland H. Martin
Associated places: South Bend, Indiana; Elko, Nevada; Sitka, Alaska; Treadwell, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Pasadena, California
Keywords: Jacob T Martin, Captain Jacob T Martin, J T Martin, Juneau Men’s Igloo 6 first president, Pioneers of Alaska charter member, Juneau City Marshal, Deputy U.S. Marshal Alaska, steamboat pilot Alaska, Sadie M Shepherd Martin, Roland H Martin
Biography
Captain Jacob T. Martin was a charter member and the first president of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo 6. He also served additional terms as Igloo President in 1916 and 1917.
Martin was born in South Bend, Indiana, on October 15, 1842.
He married Sadie M. Shepherd in Elko, Nevada, on December 6, 1875. Their son, Roland H. Martin, was born in November 1888.
The family moved to Sitka on April 13, 1885. They lived in Treadwell from 1885 to 1890, then relocated to Juneau.
Martin worked as a steamboat pilot and later served as a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1896. He also served as Juneau City Marshal from 1911 to 1914.
He died in Pasadena, California, on January 3, 1935.
News of Captain Martin’s death reached the 1915 Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo, President Charles E. Naghel, by letter from E. R. Jaeger of Pasadena, California. According to Jaeger, the aged pioneer had shown signs of failing when Jaeger visited him on New Year’s Day.
Sources
Alaska Press, January 25, 1935; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 5, p. 179, Ed Ferrell, May 1, 2004; Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch
Tags: Jacob T Martin, Captain Jacob T Martin, J T Martin, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, Juneau Men’s Igloo first president, Juneau City Marshal, Deputy U.S. Marshal Alaska, steamboat pilot Alaska, Sadie M Shepherd Martin, Roland H Martin, Juneau pioneers
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McClosky, James
Primary Name: McClosky, James
Filed as: mcclosky_james
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Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; miner; Chief of Police; city council member; trustee to the Pioneer Home
Born: Madison, Wisconsin
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Associated places: Madison, Wisconsin; Montana; Juneau, Alaska; Atlin country; Territory of Alaska
Keywords: James McClosky, McClosky, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo 6, charter member, Chief of Police, Juneau city council, Pioneer Home, Atlin country miner, Madison Wisconsin, Montana, Juneau Alaska
Biography
James McClosky was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
McClosky was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and came to Juneau from Montana in 1896. He remained in Juneau, except for two years spent in Atlin country as a miner.
He was well known throughout the Territory and was active in civic life in Juneau. He served as Chief of Police from 1925 to 1926 and held several terms on the city council. He was active in the Pioneers and served as a trustee to the Pioneer Home.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch
Tags: James McClosky, McClosky, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Chief of Police, Juneau City Council, Pioneer Home trustee, miner, Madison Wisconsin, Montana, Juneau Alaska, Atlin country
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McCoy, Joe
Primary Name: McCoy, Joe
Filed as: joe_mccoy
Also known as: Joseph McCoy
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Joe McCoy, Joseph McCoy, McCoy Joe, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, Alaska pioneers, Juneau Alaska
Biography
Joe McCoy was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo records
Tags: Joe McCoy, Joseph McCoy, McCoy Joe, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, Alaska pioneers, Juneau Alaska
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McDonald, Thomas
Primary Name: McDonald, Thomas
Filed as: mcdonald_thomas
Also known as: Thomas McDonald
Occupation / Association: Prospector, miner, fisherman; Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: November 1863, Canada
Died: April 14, 1930, Juneau, Alaska
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska
Keywords: Thomas McDonald, McDonald Thomas, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, Alaska prospector, Alaska miner, Alaska fisherman, Juneau pioneers
Biography
Thomas McDonald was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.
McDonald was born in Canada in November 1863. He immigrated to the United States in January 1881 and came to Alaska in January 1894 during the early years of American settlement in the region.
He lived in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, where he worked as a prospector, miner, and fisherman. These occupations were common among Alaska’s early pioneers who participated in the mining and fishing industries that helped shape the economic development of Southeast Alaska.
McDonald died in Juneau, Alaska, on April 14, 1930.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, April 15, 1930
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McDonald, James F.
Primary Name: McDonald, James
Filed as: james_mcdonald
Also known as: James McDonald
Occupation / Association: Diver; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: c. 1885, Canada
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Associated places: Canada; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: James McDonald, McDonald James, Juneau diver, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Alaska diver, Juneau Alaska
Biography
James McDonald was born in Canada around 1885 and immigrated to the United States in 1901. By 1920, he was living in Juneau, Alaska, where his occupation was listed as a diver in the 1920 U.S. Federal Population Census. McDonald was also a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
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1920 U.S. Federal Population Census, Juneau, Alaska; Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member records
Tags: James McDonald, McDonald James, J. McDonald, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, divers, Juneau residents, Alaska pioneers
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McKinnon, Lauchlin
Primary Name: MacKinnon, Lauchlin
Filed as: mackinnon_lauchlin
Also known as: Lockie MacKinnon; Lauchlin "Lockie" MacKinnon
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; miner; hotel proprietor; pioneer businessman
Born: 1866, Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Died: 1946, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Archibald Neil MacKinnon; Mary MacLeod
Spouse: Martha Maline Lokke
Children: James Simpson MacKinnon; John Neil Donald (Donald Lokke MacKinnon); Thron Rudolph Lokke MacKinnon
Associated places: Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Scotland; Juneau, Alaska; Porcupine District, Alaska; Dyea, Alaska; Chilkoot Pass; Stikine River; Yukon River; Lake Laberge; Forty Mile, Yukon; Atlin, British Columbia; Cleary Creek, Fairbanks, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Lauchlin MacKinnon, Lockie MacKinnon, MacKinnon Juneau pioneer, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Atlin gold discovery, Circle City Hotel Juneau, MacKinnon Apartments Juneau, Martha Lokke MacKinnon, Archibald Neil MacKinnon, Mary MacLeod, Porcupine mining district, Chilkoot Pass cattle drive, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Lauchlin “Lockie” MacKinnon was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo and one of the early pioneers of the Juneau district.
MacKinnon was born in 1866 at Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. His parents, Archibald Neil MacKinnon and Mary MacLeod, lived on the family farm there. The family had emigrated from Scotland in 1820.
As a teenager, Lockie left home and later said that he traveled on foot across Canada through the Cassiar District before reaching the Stikine River. From there, he traveled down the Stikine and eventually reached Juneau by boat.
Early in his mining career, he entered into a partnership with George Miller, and the two mined the Porcupine district in the early 1890s. In 1893, MacKinnon joined Jack Horn, John Reed, and another companion, probably Miller, in crossing the Chilkoot Pass from Dyea. During this journey, they encountered General Frederick Funston, who was touring Alaska as a government representative for the Smithsonian Institution.
At the foot of Lake Laberge, they built boats and traveled down the Yukon River, passing Five Fingers and continuing as far as Forty Mile.
During the winter of 1895–1896, MacKinnon and Miller erected the Circle City Hotel in Juneau on Third Street between Seward and Franklin streets. The hotel contained eighty rooms, a bar, and a dining room, and was named for Circle City in the Yukon.
In 1896, MacKinnon traveled to Seattle to secure maids for the hotel. Martha Maline Lokke, who had been born in Norway in 1870, and a Scandinavian friend were hired and came to Juneau. Martha later recalled that “two weeks later I foolishly married the man.” Miller reportedly turned to Martha’s friend just before the ceremony and suggested that they marry as well, resulting in what may have been one of the first double weddings in the Territory.
MacKinnon was one of four discoverers of the Atlin gold fields in 1897. The party traveled from Juneau over the snow via the Taku River and Atlin Lake. News of their discovery reached the outside world in August of that year, triggering a rush to the Atlin district.
During the winter of 1898, MacKinnon and Fritz Miller, the brother of George Miller, drove the first herd of cattle over the Chilkoot Pass to Dawson.
Martha and Lockie’s first child, James Simpson MacKinnon, was born in 1897 and was named in honor of the physician Dr. James Kidd Simpson, who had earlier saved Lockie’s life after an explosion and cave-in at the Ebner Mine. In 1901, the couple welcomed twins, John Neil Donald and Thron Rudolph Lokke MacKinnon, who were born in the family home located on the land where the MacKinnon Apartments would later stand. Rudolph died during the diphtheria epidemic of 1911. John Neil Donald later changed his name to Donald Lokke MacKinnon.
Following Rudolph’s death, Martha and Lockie returned to Juneau and managed the Zynda Hotel, later renamed the Juneau Hotel, on Main Street.
In 1926, the MacKinnons constructed the apartment house at Third and Franklin streets, which was promoted as “Juneau’s first modern apartment house.” The building was enlarged during the 1960s and became known as the MacKinnon Apartments.
The MacKinnons resided continuously in Juneau except for four years spent at Cleary Creek near Fairbanks and two years in Seattle.
Both were active in the Juneau community. They were members of Northern Light Presbyterian Church, the Pioneers of Alaska, the Elks, and the Eastern Star. MacKinnon also served for many years as a trustee of the Pioneers’ Home in Sitka.
The couple continued to reside at the MacKinnon Apartments until their deaths.
Sources
Gastineau Channel Memories, 1880–1959, p. 301
Tags: Lauchlin MacKinnon, Lockie MacKinnon, MacKinnon family Juneau, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Atlin gold discoverer, Circle City Hotel Juneau, MacKinnon Apartments Juneau, Martha Lokke MacKinnon, Porcupine mining district, Chilkoot Pass cattle drive, Juneau pioneers
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Meier, John
Primary Name: Meier, John
Filed as: meier_john
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Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
Born: 1843, Switzerland
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Associated places: Switzerland; United States; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: John Meier, Meier, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Swiss immigrants Alaska, Juneau Alaska pioneers, 1910 U.S. Census
Biography
John Meier was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
Meier was born in Switzerland in 1843. He immigrated to the United States in 1862 and came to Alaska in 1885, eventually settling in Juneau.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: John Meier, Meier, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Swiss immigrants Alaska, Juneau Alaska pioneers
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Melin, Charles G.
Primary Name: Melin, Charles
Filed as: charles_melin
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Occupation / Association: Laborer; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Charles Melin, Melin Charles, C. Melin, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, laborer, Juneau Alaska, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Charles Melin was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Melin came to Juneau in 1887 and worked as a laborer.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: Charles Melin, Melin Charles, C. Melin, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, laborer, Juneau Alaska, Alaska pioneers
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Miller, Joseph
Primary Name: Miller, Joseph
Filed as: miller_joseph
Also known as: Joseph Miller
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: October 1866, Germany
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Joseph Miller, Miller Joseph, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6, charter member, Juneau pioneers
Biography
Joseph Miller was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.
Miller was born in Germany in October 1866. He immigrated to the United States in 1881 during a period of significant European immigration to North America.
He later became associated with the early pioneer community of Juneau, Alaska.
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1910 U.S. Federal Population Census
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Miller, James M.
Primary Name: Miller, James M.
Filed as: james_m_miller
Also known as: James Miller; J. M. Miller
Occupation / Association: Meat Market Manager; Deputy United States Marshal; Jailer; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: 1855, Marietta, Ohio
Died: March 8, 1920, Skagway, Alaska
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Spouse: Wife not named
Children: James Miller, Jr.; Raymond Miller
Associated places: Marietta, Ohio; Dawson, Yukon; Nome, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska
Keywords: James M. Miller, James Miller, J. M. Miller, Miller James M., Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Frye-Bruhn meat market, deputy United States Marshal, jailer, Skagway, Nome, Juneau
Biography
James M. Miller was born in 1855 at Marietta, Ohio. In 1898, he and his wife went north to Dawson and then to Nome, where they lived for several years before coming to Juneau about 17 years before his death.
In Juneau, Miller served as manager of the Frye-Bruhn meat market for more than eight years. About three years before his death, he was appointed deputy United States Marshal for Skagway. He was later appointed jailer there.
Miller was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska. He died on March 8, 1920, in Skagway, Alaska. He was survived by his wife and his son, James Miller, Jr.. An older son, Raymond Miller, had died several years earlier at Juneau at the age of fourteen. Raymond was noted as the first white child born in Nome.
Sources
Alaska Daily Capital, March 9, 1920; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Volume 1, pp. 222-223, by Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009); Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member records
Tags: James M. Miller, James Miller, J. M. Miller, Miller family, Raymond Miller, James Miller Jr., Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Frye-Bruhn meat market, deputy United States Marshal, jailer, Juneau, Skagway, Nome, Dawson, Marietta Ohio
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Minckler, George W.
Primary Name: Minckler, George W.
Filed as: minckler_george_w
Also known as: George “Geo” W. Minckler; Geo. W. Minckler
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: George W Minckler, Geo W Minckler, Minckler, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
George “Geo.” W. Minckler was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch
Tags: George W Minckler, Geo W Minckler, Minckler, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
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Moore, John Arthur
Primary Name: Moore, John
Filed as: moore_john
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Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; miner
Born: September 1849, Scotland
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Associated places: Scotland; United States; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: John Moore, Moore, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Treadwell miner, Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Scottish immigrants Alaska
Biography
John Moore was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
Moore was born in Scotland in September 1849. He immigrated to the United States in 1864 and came to Juneau in May of 1874.
He worked as a miner at Treadwell.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: John Moore, Moore, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, miner, Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Scottish immigrants Alaska
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Moore, George B.
Primary Name: Moore, George
Filed as: george_moore
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Occupation / Association: Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
Born: May 1876, California
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Associated places: California; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: George Moore, Moore George, G. Moore, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, miner, Juneau Alaska, California-born miners, Alaska pioneers
Biography
George Moore was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Moore was born in May 1876 in California. He came to Juneau in May 1894 and worked as a miner.
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1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: George Moore, Moore George, G. Moore, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, miner, Juneau Alaska, California-born miners, Alaska pioneers
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Moore, John S.
Primary Name: Moore, John
Filed as: john_moore
Also known as: John Moore
Occupation / Association: Laborer; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: December 1878, California
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Associated places: California; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: John Moore, Moore John, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau laborer, Alaska pioneers, Juneau Alaska
Biography
John Moore was born in December 1878 in California. He came to Juneau, Alaska, in April 1897, where he worked as a laborer. Moore was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
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1900 U.S. Federal Population Census, Juneau, Alaska; Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member records
Tags: John Moore, Moore John, J. Moore, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, laborers, Juneau residents, Alaska pioneers
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Morgan, James P.
Primary Name: Melin, Charles
Filed as: charles_melin
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Occupation / Association: Laborer; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Charles Melin, Melin Charles, C. Melin, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, laborer, Juneau Alaska, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Charles Melin was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Melin came to Juneau in 1887 and worked as a laborer.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: Charles Melin, Melin Charles, C. Melin, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, laborer, Juneau Alaska, Alaska pioneers
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Naghel, Charles Edward
Naghel, Charles
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Role: Charter Member; President
Year: President, 1915
Biography
Charles Naghel was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska and served as its president in 1915.
Naghel was born in Roseville, California, on February 15, 1880. His father, Edward Nagel, was an actor, singer, dancer, and musician who traveled through the mining camps of California performing. After his mother died when he was in the fifth grade, his father removed him from school, and the family traveled widely through California until his father remarried.
At the age of fifteen Naghel went to work in the steel rolling mills. When the Spanish–American War broke out in 1898, he joined the California Infantry at the age of eighteen. Although the war was short, he enrolled in a correspondence school in Pennsylvania while serving.
After the war, he joined the United States Marines. In 1900, a contingent of Marines was sent to Sitka to quell an uprising between two Native tribes. Naghel lived in the Marine Barracks in Sitka, which later became the first Alaska Pioneers’ Home. During this period, he continued working toward his high school diploma through the Calvert Correspondence School.
He met his future wife, Annetta Theresa Johnson, in Sitka in 1904 while she was employed as a musician aboard the S.S. Spokane.
Naghel later resigned from the Marines and moved to Juneau, where he worked for the Alaska Steam Laundry, driving the horse wagon that picked up and delivered laundry throughout the community. During the 1905 tourist season, he proposed to Annetta. The couple married in Juneau on August 6, 1906.
In 1907, the couple moved to Skagway, where Naghel worked for the United States Customs Service. They returned to Juneau in 1908 when their first child, Pat, was born. After a brief period living in Sitka, the family again settled in Juneau, where Naghel worked for Ross-Higgins Grocery and later for Charlie Goldstein’s store.
He eventually secured employment with the United States Land Office, serving as a clerk for the U.S. Surveyor General’s Office. In that position, he was responsible for approving and paying federal debts within the Territory of Alaska. He held the position for many years and retired in 1942.
Following retirement, Naghel spent much of his time at the family’s summer home in the Mendenhall Valley. He also continued bookkeeping work for Hazel Jaeger McKinnon’s Alaska Laundry.
Charles Naghel died in Juneau on September 28, 1945.
Sources
- Gastineau Channel Memories, 1880–1967, Vol. 2, pp. 265–266, story by Grace Naghel
- Alaska Marriage License Records
- Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch
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Nicora, Charles
Primary Name: Nicora, Charles
Filed as: Nicora, Charles
Also known as: Charles Nicora
Occupation / Association: Miner; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: October 1867, Italy
Associated places: Italy; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Charles Nicora, Juneau Alaska miner, Douglas Alaska miners, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 charter member
Biography
Charles Nicora was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
He was born in October 1867 in Italy. Nicora immigrated to the United States in 1888 and came to Alaska in 1892.
He lived in Douglas and Juneau, where he worked as a miner during the early years of the region’s mining industry.
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1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
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Nordahl, Jacob
Primary Name: Nordahl, Jacob
Filed as: Nordahl, Jacob
Also known as: Jacob Nordahl
Occupation / Association: Miner; Machinist; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: 1873, Ålesund, Norway
Died: August 31, 1925, Juneau, Alaska
Associated places: Ålesund, Norway; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Jacob Nordahl, Juneau Alaska miner, Treadwell Mine machinist, Alaska Juneau Mine machinist, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 charter member
Biography
Jacob Nordahl was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
He was born in Ålesund, Norway, in 1873 and immigrated to the United States in 1892. Nordahl came to Alaska in April 1894, where he settled in Juneau, except for a short period spent at the Westward.
He worked in the mining industry throughout Southeast Alaska. In the early days, he was a machinist at the Treadwell and Mexican Mines and later worked at the Alaska Juneau Mine. During his years in Alaska, he lived in both Douglas and Juneau.
Jacob Nordahl died in Juneau on August 31, 1925.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch; Daily Alaska Empire, August 31, 1925
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