Primary Name: McKinnon, Addie Virginia
Filed As: McKinnon, Addie Virginia
Also Known As: Addie Virginia Laughlin; Addie V. McKinnon
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6; telephone operator
Associated Places: North Dakota; Tacoma, Washington; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Addie Virginia McKinnon, Addie Virginia Laughlin, McKinnon family Juneau Alaska, Arthur Frances McKinnon, Juneau Women's Igloo No 6, Juneau telephone operators, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau
Biography
Addie Virginia Laughlin McKinnon was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6.
She was born on July 10, 1887, in North Dakota to Alice Adele Sprague and Matthew Laughlin. In September 1891, she moved with her family from Tacoma, Washington, to Alaska.
She married Arthur Frances McKinnon in Juneau on April 17, 1912. Their son, Walter Frances McKinnon, was born in Juneau, Alaska, on April 21, 1914. The couple divorced sometime before 1930.
In 1930, Addie was employed as a telephone operator in Juneau.
Addie Virginia Laughlin McKinnon died on March 14, 1963, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Marriage Certificate; Arthur McKinnon WWI Draft Registration; Alaska Daily Empire, March 12, 1963; Alaska Sportsman, June 1963; Evergreen Cemetery Burial Record.
Tags: Addie Virginia McKinnon, Addie Virginia Laughlin, McKinnon family Juneau Alaska, Arthur Frances McKinnon, Walter Frances McKinnon, Juneau Women's Igloo No 6, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau