Museth, Trine
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Role: Charter Member
Associated Places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Escondido, California; San Diego, California
Biography
Trine Museth was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born in Douglas, Alaska, on November 25, 1897, to Henry Museth and Martha Museth. The family name had originally been Mjaaset. Her parents, Hendrik and Marta Mjaaset, emigrated from Voss, Norway, in 1881 and later Americanized their surname to Museth.
Museth grew up in the Douglas and Juneau area during the early years of the mining communities of Southeast Alaska.
When her father became ill in 1923, she moved with her parents and her sisters, Nora and Agnes, to Escondido, California. After her father's death in 1926, she remained in California and worked as a teller at a commercial bank for approximately forty years. She retired in 1963.
Trine Museth died in San Diego, California, on June 14, 1988.
Sources
- 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
- Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, pp. 353–355
- California Death Index