Primary Name: Cleaver, Hendrick Isaac
Filed as: cleaver_hendrick_isaac
Also known as: Hendrick Isaac Cleaver; “Cannibal Ike”
Occupation / Association: Early settler of Douglas
Born: circa 1839, Norway
Died: June 2, 1911, Douglas, Alaska
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Children: Daughter (name not recorded), remained in Norway
Associated places: Norway; Douglas, Alaska; Douglas Indian Village
Keywords: Hendrick Isaac Cleaver, Cannibal Ike, Cleaver Hendrick Isaac, early settlers Douglas Alaska
Biography
Hendrick Isaac Cleaver was born in Norway around 1839. He later came to Alaska and became one of the original settlers of Douglas.
Cleaver was known locally as “Cannibal Ike.” He lived alone in a modest home in the Indian Village at Douglas. A daughter remained behind in Norway.
He died at about seventy-two years of age on June 2, 1911. Funeral services were held at the Swedish Lutheran Church with Father J. H. Warmanen officiating.
Hendrick Isaac Cleaver was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
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Tags: Hendrick Isaac Cleaver, Cannibal Ike, Cleaver Hendrick Isaac, Douglas City Cemetery, Douglas Alaska pioneers