Primary Name: Kirk, Kathleen Pinkerton
Filed as: kirk_kathleen_pinkerton
Also known as: Kathleen Kirk; Kathleen Pinkerton
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; Past Noble Grand, Perseverance Rebekah Lodge No. 2A
Born: 1874, Pennsylvania
Died: July 26, 1955, Seattle, Washington
Parents:
Spouse: William B. Kirk (m. 1908, Nome, Alaska)
Children:
Associated places: Pennsylvania; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Dawson, Yukon Territory; Nome, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Kathleen Pinkerton Kirk, Kathleen Kirk, Kathleen Pinkerton, William B Kirk, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, Perseverance Rebekah Lodge No. 2A, Butler Mauro Drug Company, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Kathleen Pinkerton Kirk was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in 1874 in Pennsylvania and spent most of her childhood and early adulthood in New York City. For a period, she lived in San Francisco before traveling to Dawson in the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.
From Dawson, she went to Nome, Alaska, where she married William B. Kirk in 1908. The Kirks moved to Juneau in 1915, where they purchased an interest in the Butler Mauro Drug Company.
Kathleen Kirk was active in fraternal organizations and served as Past Noble Grand of the Perseverance Rebekah Lodge No. 2A.
The Kirks left Juneau around 1937 and moved to Seattle, Washington. Kathleen Pinkerton Kirk died in Seattle on July 26, 1955.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Nome; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire; fraternal lodge records
Tags: Kathleen Pinkerton Kirk, Kathleen Kirk, Kathleen Pinkerton, William B Kirk, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, Perseverance Rebekah Lodge No. 2A, Butler Mauro Drug Company, Juneau Alaska pioneers