Primary Name: Africh, Antone
Filed as: africh_antone
Also known as: Anton Africh
Occupation / Association: Miner; Treadwell Mine; Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Born: January 29, 1877, Broud, Austria
Died: November 8, 1937, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: John Africh; Mary Gacgovich-Africh
Spouse: Mary Africh
Children: Mary Africh-Dauworth; Ruth Africh-Nelson; Stephena Africh
Associated places: Broud, Austria; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas Island; Treadwell
Keywords: Antone Africh, Anton Africh, Africh Antone, Africh family Juneau, Treadwell Mine miners, Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Tags: Antone Africh, Anton Africh, Africh family, Treadwell Mine miners, Juneau pioneers, Douglas Island residents
Biography
Antone Africh was born in Broud, Austria, on January 29, 1877, to John Africh and Mary Gacgovich-Africh. He was 5 feet 6½ inches tall, with a dark complexion and brown hair.
He was married to Mary Africh. They had three children, all born in Juneau: Mary Africh-Dauworth, Ruth Africh-Nelson, and Stephena Africh.
Africh worked as a miner at the Treadwell Mine and later for the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.
He was a member of the Moose and Croatian lodges.
An advertisement in a local newspaper refers to the Africh & Africh store and residence, which he may have operated with his brother John.
Africh died on November 8, 1937, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau at the age of 60, where he was treated by Dr. W. M. Whitehead for pulmonary tuberculosis. Charles W. Carter served as his undertaker.
Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries, 1995
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial; Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries (1995); Juneau historical records