Spain, Elvera Agnes Wittanen
Born: September 10, 1897, Champion, Republic, Michigan
Died: February 20, 1992, Douglas, Alaska
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen
Spouse: William Ross Spain (married October 25, 1919, Juneau, Alaska)
Children: Mary Ellen Spain (b. May 19, 1920); William C. Spain (b. 1925); Evelyn E. Spain (b. 1929)
Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6
Biography
Elvera Agnes Wittanen Spain was a charter member of Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on September 10, 1897, in Champion, Republic County, Michigan, the daughter of Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen. Her family moved to Alaska around 1898 during the early period of settlement in the Juneau–Douglas mining region.
On October 25, 1919, she married William Ross Spain in Juneau. The couple had three children: Mary Ellen Spain, born May 19, 1920; William C. Spain, born in 1925; and Evelyn E. Spain, born in 1929.
Elvera Spain lived most of her life in the Juneau–Douglas area. She died on February 20, 1992, in Douglas, Alaska, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Sources
- 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- U.S. Social Security Death Index
- Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application
- 1919 Juneau–Douglas High School Yearbook