Africh, John
Primary Name: Africh, John
Filed as: africh_john
Also known as: John Afric
Occupation / Association: Merchant; Owner, Africh & Africh
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Parents: John Africh; Mary Gacgovich-Africh
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
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Keywords: John Africh, John Afric, Africh family, Africh & Africh, Douglas Alaska merchants
Biography
John Africh was born to John Africh and Mary Gacgovich-Africh. He had a brother, Antone Africh.
He was the owner of the business Africh & Africh.
Sources
Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries, 1995
Tags: John Africh, Africh John, John Afric, Africh family, Africh & Africh, Douglas Alaska, Juneau Alaska
Africh, Stephena
Primary Name: Africh, Stephena
Filed as: africh_stephena
Also known as: —
Occupation / Association: Juneau resident
Born: Juneau, Alaska
Died: —
Parents: Antone Africh; Mary Africh
Spouse: —
Children: —
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Stephena Africh, Africh Stephena, Africh family Juneau, Antone Africh family, Mary Africh family
Tags: Stephena Africh, Africh family, Juneau pioneers, Juneau Alaska families
Biography
Stephena Africh was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of Antone Africh and Mary Africh.
She grew up in Juneau with her sisters, Mary Africh-Dauworth and Ruth Africh-Nelson.
The Africh family was part of the immigrant community connected to the mining industry in Juneau and Douglas. Her father worked as a miner at the Treadwell Mine and later for the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial; Juneau historical family references
Africh, Ruth
Primary Name: Africh-Nelson, Ruth
Filed as: africh_ruth
Also known as: Ruth Africh; Ruth Nelson
Occupation / Association: Member of the Africh family of Douglas and Juneau, Alaska
Born: Juneau, Alaska
Died:
Parents: Mary Africh; Antone Africh
Spouse: Nelson
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Ruth Africh Nelson, Ruth Africh, Ruth Nelson, Africh family Juneau, Africh family Douglas Alaska
Biography
Ruth Africh-Nelson was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of Mary Africh and Antone Africh, members of a family long associated with the Douglas and Juneau communities.
She grew up in Juneau with her sisters, Mary Africh-Dauworth and Stephena Africh. The Africh family was part of the early immigrant mining community that developed around Douglas and the Juneau mining district.
Sources
Tags: Ruth Africh Nelson, Ruth Africh, Africh family, Mary Africh, Antone Africh, Mary Africh-Dauworth, Stephena Africh, Juneau Alaska families, Douglas Alaska families
Africh-Dauworth, Mary
Primary Name: Africh-Dauworth, Mary
Filed as: africh_mary-dauworth
Also known as: Mary Africh Dauworth; Mary Africh
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Born: Juneau, Alaska
Died:
Parents: Antone Africh; Mary Africh
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Mary Africh-Dauworth, Mary Africh Dauworth, Mary Africh, Africh family, Dauworth family, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Mary Africh-Dauworth was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of Antone Africh and Mary Africh.
She was one of three children born to the couple in Juneau. Her siblings were Ruth Africh-Nelson and Stephena Africh.
Her name appears in some records as Mary Africh-Dauworth (sp), suggesting that the surname Dauworth may be spelled inconsistently in historical records.
Sources
Tags: Africh-Dauworth, Mary, Mary Africh-Dauworth, Mary Africh Dauworth, Africh family, Dauworth family, Juneau Alaska
Africh, Mary
Primary Name: Africh, Mary
Filed as: africh_mary
Also known as: Mary Afric
Occupation / Association: Juneau pioneer family member
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Antone Africh
Children: Mary Africh-Dauworth; Ruth Africh-Nelson; Stephena Africh
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Mary Africh, Mary Afric, Africh Mary, Afric Mary, Antone Africh wife, Africh family Juneau Alaska
Biography
Mary Africh was married to Antone Africh. The couple lived in Juneau, Alaska.
They had three children, all born in Juneau: Mary Africh-Dauworth, Ruth Africh-Nelson, and Stephena Africh.
The Africh family was part of the Croatian immigrant community that settled in the Juneau-Douglas area during the early development of Alaska’s mining and maritime economy.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for Anton Afric
Tags: Mary Africh, Mary Afric, Africh family, Antone Africh, Mary Africh Dauworth, Ruth Africh Nelson, Stephena Africh, Croatian immigrants Alaska, Juneau Alaska families
Afric, Anton
Primary Name: Africh, Antone
Filed as: africh_antone
Also known as: Anton Africh
Occupation / Association: Miner; Treadwell Mine; Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Born: January 29, 1877, Broud, Austria
Died: November 8, 1937, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: John Africh; Mary Gacgovich-Africh
Spouse: Mary Africh
Children: Mary Africh-Dauworth; Ruth Africh-Nelson; Stephena Africh
Associated places: Broud, Austria; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas Island; Treadwell
Keywords: Antone Africh, Anton Africh, Africh Antone, Africh family Juneau, Treadwell Mine miners, Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Tags: Antone Africh, Anton Africh, Africh family, Treadwell Mine miners, Juneau pioneers, Douglas Island residents
Biography
Antone Africh was born in Broud, Austria, on January 29, 1877, to John Africh and Mary Gacgovich-Africh. He was 5 feet 6½ inches tall, with a dark complexion and brown hair.
He was married to Mary Africh. They had three children, all born in Juneau: Mary Africh-Dauworth, Ruth Africh-Nelson, and Stephena Africh.
Africh worked as a miner at the Treadwell Mine and later for the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.
He was a member of the Moose and Croatian lodges.
An advertisement in a local newspaper refers to the Africh & Africh store and residence, which he may have operated with his brother John.
Africh died on November 8, 1937, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau at the age of 60, where he was treated by Dr. W. M. Whitehead for pulmonary tuberculosis. Charles W. Carter served as his undertaker.
Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries, 1995
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial; Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries (1995); Juneau historical records
Catholic Cemetery
Records were not available to confirm the establishment of the Catholic Cemetery and there was no mention of it in newspapers of 1911 or 1912. However the grave of H.P. Carroll was the earliest marker identified with a date of 1912.
Lillian McCormick, of a prominent Douglas Catholic family, was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery in 1911. According to a family member, this was because the Catholic Cemetery was not yet developed. It appears that all other McCormick family members were buried in the Catholic Cemetery. The survey revealed 24 burial site markers.
The Catholic Cemetery is located between the Odd Fellows Cemetery and Alaska Native cemetery. A stand of Spruce trees lies between the Catholic and Odd Fellows cemeteries and there is a small drainage ditch separating the Catholic and Native cemeteries.
The Catholic Cemetery slopes gently up hill from a service road to the base of a condominium housing development. A large white cross is centered at the top of the cemetery. Most of the identifiable burial sites are toward the top of the slope.
There are two burial sites at the lower end between the service road and Douglas Highway. The earliest burial date identified was that of H.P. Carroll, October 2, 1912. The most recent date is June 6, 1995 when the ashes of Kathleen Mary McCormick were placed at the family plot.
The grave markers in the Catholic Cemetery are a mixture of upright and flat granite either engraved or featuring a brass plaque. A couple of badly deteriorated wooden markers remain. The family plots feature low concrete boundary walls.
Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries