Primary Name: Jaeger MacKinnon, Hazel Mary
Filed as: jaeger_mackinnon_hazel_mary
Also known as: Hazel Mary Jaeger; Hazel Jaeger MacKinnon; Hazel MacKinnon
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; teacher
Born: March 12, 1897, Juneau, Alaska
Died: January 6, 1987, Sitka, Alaska
Parents: Ernest R. Jaeger; Anna “Larsen” Jaeger
Spouse: James "Sim" Simpson MacKinnon
Children: James Simpson “Skip” MacKinnon
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Thane, Alaska; Los Angeles, California; Philippines; China; Sitka, Alaska
Keywords: Hazel Mary Jaeger MacKinnon, Hazel Jaeger, Hazel MacKinnon, Ernest R Jaeger daughter, Anna Larsen Jaeger daughter, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No 6 charter member, Alaska Laundry and Cleaners
Biography
Hazel Mary Jaeger MacKinnon was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Juneau on March 12, 1897, to Ernest R. Jaeger and Anna “Larsen” Jaeger. She attended school in Juneau and graduated in 1916.
Hazel later attended Mills College in California. After completing her studies, she returned to Juneau and taught school in Thane for one year.
She married her childhood friend James "Sim" Simpson MacKinnon on December 5, 1923, in Los Angeles, California.
Following their marriage, the couple lived in the Philippines and China while her husband served in the United States Navy.
Their son, James Simpson “Skip” MacKinnon, was born on February 20, 1925. After returning to Juneau, the family operated their family’s laundry business, Alaska Laundry and Cleaners.
Hazel Mary Jaeger MacKinnon died on January 6, 1987, at the Sitka Pioneers’ Home.
Sources
1900–1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Gastineau Channel Memories, 1880–1959, p. 245; Alaska Daily Empire, February 21, 1925; U.S. Social Security Death Index
Tags: Hazel Mary Jaeger MacKinnon, Hazel Jaeger, Hazel MacKinnon, Ernest R Jaeger, Anna Larsen Jaeger, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No 6 charter member, Alaska Laundry and Cleaners, Juneau pioneers