Primary Name: Graf, Anna Kunigunde (Bach; Zengel)
Filed as: graf_anna_kunigunde
Also known as: Anna Kunigunde Bach; Anna Bach-Zengel; Anna Zengel; Anna Zengel-Graf
Occupation / Association: Pioneer resident
Born: 1863, Vindsheim, Germany
Died: November 18, 1918, Douglas, Alaska
Parents: Peter Bach and Julia Miller Bach
Spouse: Michael Zengel; Robert Graf
Children: Four daughters
Associated places: Vindsheim Germany; Long Branch New Jersey; Douglas Alaska; Juneau Alaska; Taku Harbor Alaska
Keywords: Anna Kunigunde Bach Zengel Graf, Anna Zengel Graf, Bach family Juneau, Douglas City Cemetery
Biography
Anna Kunigunde Bach-Zengel-Graf was born in Vindsheim, Germany, in 1863 to Peter Bach and Julia Miller Bach.
She spent most of her life in the eastern United States and moved north to Alaska from Long Branch, New Jersey. Anna lived on Douglas Island and in Juneau for approximately four years.
Anna first married Michael Zengel, who owned the Long Branch. After his death, she married Robert Graf, who owned a barber shop in Long Branch. Robert Graf lived in the eastern United States with their four daughters.
While in Alaska, Anna stayed briefly with her brother, Frank Bach, before she was moved to the hospital. Another brother, George Bach, lived in Taku Harbor.
Anna Kunigunde Bach-Zengel-Graf died on November 18, 1918, at the age of 55 at St. Ann's Hospital in Douglas due to complications of the disease. She was attended by Dr. G. R. Sargeant.
She was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery in a metal casket with the expectation that her remains would eventually be shipped back to New Jersey for final interment. H. V. Sully served as the undertaker.
Sources
Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of the Juneau-Douglas Area, 1880–1921, p. 26
Tags: Anna Kunigunde Bach Zengel Graf, Bach family Juneau, Douglas City Cemetery, Juneau pioneers, Alaska Gold Rush families