Primary Name: Mathews, Klondyke Evonne

Filed as: Mathews, Klondyke Evonne

Also known as: Klondyke "Klonda" Evonne Olds, Klonda Mathews

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo No. 6

Born: July 18, 1897, Alaska

Died: September 20, 1983, Huntington Beach, California

Parents: John Olds; Lila Elizabeth Ann Prior Olds

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Grand Junction, Colorado; Huntington Beach, California

Keywords: Klondyke Evonne Olds Mathews, Klonda Olds, Klonda Mathews, Juneau Alaska pioneer women, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo 6 charter member

Biography

Klondyke "Klonda" Evonne Olds Mathews was a Charter Member of Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born July 18, 1897, in Alaska to John Olds and Lila Elizabeth Ann Prior Olds.

On August 23, 1922, she married Avery Lester Mathews, a lawyer. The couple later moved to Colorado, where they had two children: John Lester Mathews, born October 13, 1929, and Myra Ann Mathews, born in 1931.

Klondyke Evonne Mathews died September 20, 1983, in Huntington Beach, California.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Grand Junction, Colorado; California Death Index; Alaska Vital Records