Primary Name: Kearney, Anna Catherine
Filed as: kearney_anna_catherine
Also known as: Anna Catherine Penglase; Anna Kearney
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo No. 6; Hotel manager
Born: June 6, 1896, Douglas, Alaska
Died: November 9, 1987, Everett, Washington
Parents: John J. Penglase; Catherine Mary Cashen Penglase
Spouse: John “Jack” Edmond Kearney (m. June 28, 1916, Douglas, Alaska)
Children: John Edmond Kearney (b. October 28, 1917); Claudia Kearney (b. January 24, 1919); Kenneth Keith Kearney (b. December 30, 1926)
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Everett, Washington
Keywords: Anna Catherine Kearney, Anna Catherine Penglase, Anna Kearney, Penglase family, John Jack Edmond Kearney, Imperial Hotel Juneau, Juneau Igloo No. 6, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Biography
Anna Catherine Penglase Kearney was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born in Douglas, Alaska, on June 6, 1896, to John J. Penglase and Catherine Mary Cashen Penglase.
On June 28, 1916, she married John “Jack” Edmond Kearney in Douglas, Alaska. The couple had three children: John Edmond, born October 28, 1917; Claudia, born January 24, 1919; and Kenneth Keith, born December 30, 1926.
Jack Kearney worked for Alaska Steamship Company while Anna managed the Imperial Hotel on Front Street in Juneau.
The family later moved to Everett, Washington, in 1966. Anna Catherine Kearney died in Everett on November 9, 1987.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire, June 28, 1916; Alaska Daily Empire, October 29, 1917; Alaska Daily Empire, January 25, 1919; Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application
Tags: Anna Catherine Kearney, Anna Catherine Penglase, Anna Kearney, Penglase family, Kearney family, Imperial Hotel Juneau, Juneau Igloo No. 6, charter member, Douglas Alaska pioneers