Schryer, Minnie May

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Minnie May Schryer was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born in January 1868 in Brushton, New York. Schryer came to Juneau, Alaska in June of 1895 during the early period of settlement associated with the development of the Juneau mining district.

She married Martin H. Sabin. The couple had three children: Minnie M., born in Washington in March 1893; Charles C., born in Juneau in May 1896; and Harry M., born in Alaska on December 2, 1899. The marriage ended in divorce in October 1920.

Minnie May Schryer died on December 1, 1928. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.

Sources

• 1900 and 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Alaska Daily Empire, October 23, 1920
• Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records