Brown, Frank A.
Primary Name: Brown, Frank A.
Filed as: brown_frank_a
Also known as: Frank A. Brown
Occupation / Association: Barber; Miner; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6; Civil War veteran
Born: December 1855, Vermont
Died: September 1, 1921, Soldiers Home, Orting, Washington
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Associated places: Vermont; Juneau, Alaska; Tenakee, Alaska; Orting, Washington; Chicken Ridge, Alaska
Keywords: Frank A Brown, Brown Frank A, Juneau barbers, Boston Group Mine
Biography
Frank A. Brown was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Brown was born in December 1855 in Vermont. During the Civil War, he served as a drummer boy at 15 and was later recognized as a veteran.
He came to Alaska in August 1893. By trade, he was a barber, and for much of his time in Alaska, he owned and operated his own barbershop.
Brown was also involved in mining and was one of the original locators of the Boston Group Mine just beyond Chicken Ridge. He maintained an interest in these claims for several years.
During his years in Alaska, he lived in several communities, including Juneau and Tenakee, and he was last recorded living in Juneau in 1920.
Frank A. Brown died September 1, 1921, at the Soldiers Home in Orting, Washington.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, September 6, 1921.
Tags: Frank A Brown, Brown Frank A, Juneau pioneers, Civil War veterans, Juneau barbers
Hansen, George William
Primary Name: Hain, George
Filed as: hain_george
Also known as: George Haines
Occupation / Association: Barber; Proprietor, Pioneer Barber Shop; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
Born: January 1878, Illinois
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Associated places: Illinois; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: George Hain, Hain George, George Haines, Pioneer Barber Shop Juneau, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Juneau barbers
Biography
George Hain was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
He was born in January 1878 in Illinois. Hain came to Alaska in December 1898 and settled in Juneau, where he worked as a barber and operated the Pioneer Barber Shop.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, September 24, 1920
Tags: George Hain, Hain George, George Haines, Pioneer Barber Shop Juneau, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Williams, Thomas E.
Primary Name: Thomas Williams
Filed as: Williams, Thomas
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Occupation / Association: Barber, C. M. Spores
Affiliation: Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo
Keywords: Juneau barber, C M Spores, early Juneau businesses, Pioneers of Alaska
Biography
Thomas Williams was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.
Williams worked as a barber at C. M. Spores in Juneau, Alaska.
Sources
- Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch