Primary Name: Africh, Joseph
Filed as: africh_joseph
Also known as: Joseph Africh; Joseph Afric
Occupation / Association: Blacksmith; miner
Born: June 28, 1885, Veli Brgud, Općina Matulji, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia (then Austria-Hungary)
Died: March 9, 1917, Douglas, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Children: Unknown
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Ready Bullion Mine; Perseverance Mine
Keywords: Joseph Africh, Joseph Afric, Ready Bullion Mine accident 1917, Douglas Alaska miner, Croatian miners Alaska
Property / Address:
Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey
Biography
Joseph Africh was born on June 28, 1885, at Veli Brgud, Općina Matulji, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His obituary noted that he was well known and very popular.
Africh worked in the Juneau mining district as a blacksmith and miner. He had recently returned to Douglas after working for a short time at the Perseverance Mine.
On March 9, 1917, Africh died in an accident in one of the ore chutes of the Ready Bullion Mine at Douglas, Juneau. He was 31 years old at the time of his death.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic Church with Rev. Bruckert officiating. T. P. Sheldon served as the undertaker. Africh was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
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Tags: Joseph Africh, Joseph Afric, Africh family, Douglas Alaska miners, Ready Bullion Mine, Perseverance Mine, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Croatian immigrants Alaska