Lahr, Garnet L.
Primary Name: Lahr, Garnet Laughlin
Filed as: lahr_garnet_laughlin
Also known as: Garnet L. Lahr, Garnet L Laughlin
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; retail employee, Bon Marché
Born: January 10, 1896, Juneau, Alaska
Died: December 3, 1998, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew M. Laughlin; Alice Adele Sprague Laughlin
Spouse: James Murray Lahr (m. February 15, 1919)
Children: Barbara M. Lahr
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Aberdeen, Washington; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Garnet L Lahr, Garnet Laughlin Lahr, Garnet Laughlin, Lahr Garnet, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, Bon Marche Seattle
Biography
Garnet Laughlin Lahr was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Juneau, Alaska, on January 10, 1896, the daughter of Matthew M. Laughlin and Alice Adele Sprague Laughlin.
On February 15, 1919, she married James Murray Lahr in Juneau. Their daughter, Barbara M. Lahr, was born in Juneau on December 26, 1919.
By 1930, the family was living in Aberdeen, Washington. In 1940, they were residing in Seattle, Washington, where Garnet Lahr was employed by the Bon Marché department store.
Garnet Lahr died in Seattle, Washington, on December 3, 1998.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Aberdeen, Washington; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Seattle Times, December 21, 1998; Alaska Daily Empire, February 17, 1919; Juneau-Douglas High School Yearbook, 1916