Lynch, Molly
Primary Name: Lynch, Jenny Amy “Molly”
Filed as: molly_lynch
Also known as: Molly Lynch; Jenny Amy Wittanen; Jenny Amy “Molly” Wittanen
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo No. 6; Telephone operator
Born: March 28, 1899, Douglas, Alaska
Died: April 5, 1981, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew Hermann Wittanen; Mary T. Brevig Wittanen
Spouse: Frederick Albert Lynch
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Jenny Amy Molly Lynch, Molly Lynch, Jenny Amy Wittanen, Jenny Wittanen, Wittanen family, Frederick Albert Lynch, Juneau Igloo No. 6, Douglas Alaska, Seattle Washington, telephone operator, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Jenny Amy “Molly” Wittanen Lynch was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on March 28, 1899, in Douglas, Alaska, to Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen.
She married Frederick Albert Lynch on February 19, 1917, in Douglas, Alaska.
Lynch worked as a telephone operator in Douglas and later in Seattle. She twice won popularity contests sponsored by the Douglas Fire Department.
She died in Seattle, Washington, on April 5, 1981.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Douglas Island Weekly News, February 23, 1917; Alaska Daily Empire, May 4, 1981
Tags: Jenny Amy Molly Lynch, Molly Lynch, Jenny Amy Wittanen, Wittanen family, Frederick Albert Lynch, Juneau Igloo No. 6, charter member, telephone operator, Douglas Alaska, Seattle Washington, Alaska pioneers
Laughlin, Lulu
Primary Name: Laughlin, Luella Irene
Filed as: luella_irene_laughlin
Also known as: Lulu Laughlin; Luella Laughlin; Luella Irene Egan
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; President, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 (1945)
Born: April 19, 1891, Tacoma, Washington
Died: May 3, 1954, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew Laughlin; Alice A. Sprague Laughlin
Spouse: John T. Egan (m. 1922; div.)
Children:
Associated places: Tacoma, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Luella Irene Laughlin, Lulu Laughlin, Luella Laughlin, Luella Irene Egan, Laughlin family, Sprague family, John T Egan, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Luella Irene “Lulu” Laughlin was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 and served as its President in 1945.
She was born on April 19, 1891, in Tacoma, Washington, to Matthew Laughlin and Alice A. Sprague Laughlin. The family moved from Tacoma to Juneau, Alaska in September 1891.
Luella Laughlin married John T. Egan on September 2, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Although she was listed as married in the 1930 census, she was living with her mother in Seattle at that time and working as a bookkeeper. By the 1940 census, she was recorded as divorced from John T. Egan.
Luella Laughlin died in Seattle, Washington, on May 3, 1954.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; Washington Marriage Certificate; Washington Death Certificate
Tags: Luella Irene Laughlin, Lulu Laughlin, Luella Laughlin, Luella Irene Egan, Laughlin family, Sprague family, John T Egan, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Lahr, Barbara Miriam
Primary Name: Lahr, Barbara Miriam
Filed as: barbara_miriam_lahr
Also known as: Barbara Lahr; Barbara Miriam Ferguson
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Born: December 26, 1919, Juneau, Alaska
Died: February 19, 1999
Parents: James M. Lahr; Garnet Lahr
Spouse: Louis Wright Ferguson (m. June 14, 1946)
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Aberdeen, Washington; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Barbara Miriam Lahr, Barbara Lahr, Barbara Miriam Ferguson, Lahr family, Ferguson family, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Alaska, Aberdeen Washington, Seattle Washington, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Barbara Miriam Lahr was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Juneau, Alaska, on December 26, 1919, the daughter of James M. Lahr and Garnet Lahr. During her childhood, the family moved to Aberdeen, Washington, where they were recorded in the 1930 and 1940 United States Federal Censuses.
Barbara Lahr married Louis Wright Ferguson in Washington on June 14, 1946.
She died on February 19, 1999.
Sources
1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Aberdeen, Washington; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington; Washington Marriage Records
Tags: Barbara Miriam Lahr, Barbara Lahr, Barbara Miriam Ferguson, Lahr family, Ferguson family, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Kashevaroff, Martha
Primary Name: Kashevaroff, Martha B.
Filed as: kashevaroff_martha
Also known as: Martha Bolshanin; Martha B. Bolshanin; Martha Kashevaroff
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Born: January 19, 1874, Juneau, Alaska
Died: April 13, 1931, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Trifili Bolshanin; Elena Bolshanin
Spouse: Andrew Peter Kashevaroff (m. April 30, 1893, Killisnoo, Alaska)
Children: Cyril Andrew Kashevaroff; Nina Kashevaroff; Sasha Andrevna Mary Kashevaroff; Nicholas Kashevaroff; Nadja Kashevaroff; Legia Lydia Kashevaroff; Natalia Kashevaroff; Xenia Andreyvna Kashevaroff
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Killisnoo, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Kodiak, Alaska
Keywords: Martha B Kashevaroff, Martha Kashevaroff, Martha Bolshanin, Bolshanin family, Kashevaroff family, Andrew Peter Kashevaroff, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Sitka Alaska, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Martha B. Bolshanin Kashevaroff was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Juneau, Alaska, on January 19, 1874, to Trifili Bolshanin and Elena Bolshanin.
On April 30, 1893, she married Andrew Peter Kashevaroff in Killisnoo, Alaska. The couple had eight children: Cyril Andrew, born in April 1896 in Sitka; Nina, born in 1898; Sasha Andrevna Mary, born July 5, 1900 in Sitka; Nicholas, born in 1900; Nadja, born February 6, 1902 in Sitka; Legia Lydia, born June 26, 1904 in Sitka; Natalia, born November 6, 1908; and Xenia Andreyvna, born August 15, 1913.
Martha Kashevaroff died in Juneau on April 13, 1931.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Kodiak; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Sitka; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
Tags: Martha B Kashevaroff, Martha Kashevaroff, Martha Bolshanin, Bolshanin family, Kashevaroff family, Andrew Peter Kashevaroff, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Kearney, Anna
Primary Name: Kearney, Anna Catherine
Filed as: kearney_anna_catherine
Also known as: Anna Catherine Penglase; Anna Kearney
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo No. 6; Hotel manager
Born: June 6, 1896, Douglas, Alaska
Died: November 9, 1987, Everett, Washington
Parents: John J. Penglase; Catherine Mary Cashen Penglase
Spouse: John “Jack” Edmond Kearney (m. June 28, 1916, Douglas, Alaska)
Children: John Edmond Kearney (b. October 28, 1917); Claudia Kearney (b. January 24, 1919); Kenneth Keith Kearney (b. December 30, 1926)
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Everett, Washington
Keywords: Anna Catherine Kearney, Anna Catherine Penglase, Anna Kearney, Penglase family, John Jack Edmond Kearney, Imperial Hotel Juneau, Juneau Igloo No. 6, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Biography
Anna Catherine Penglase Kearney was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born in Douglas, Alaska, on June 6, 1896, to John J. Penglase and Catherine Mary Cashen Penglase.
On June 28, 1916, she married John “Jack” Edmond Kearney in Douglas, Alaska. The couple had three children: John Edmond, born October 28, 1917; Claudia, born January 24, 1919; and Kenneth Keith, born December 30, 1926.
Jack Kearney worked for Alaska Steamship Company while Anna managed the Imperial Hotel on Front Street in Juneau.
The family later moved to Everett, Washington, in 1966. Anna Catherine Kearney died in Everett on November 9, 1987.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire, June 28, 1916; Alaska Daily Empire, October 29, 1917; Alaska Daily Empire, January 25, 1919; Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application
Tags: Anna Catherine Kearney, Anna Catherine Penglase, Anna Kearney, Penglase family, Kearney family, Imperial Hotel Juneau, Juneau Igloo No. 6, charter member, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Back, Arthur David
Primary Name: Back, Arthur David
Filed as: back_arthur_david
Also known as: Arthur D. Back
Occupation / Association: Salesman; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: April 10, 1871, Wisconsin
Died: April 8, 1941, Los Angeles, California
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Children: Unknown
Associated places: Wisconsin; Juneau, Alaska; Los Angeles, California
Keywords: Arthur David Back, Arthur D. Back, A.D. Back, Back Arthur David, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneer
Biography
Arthur David Back was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Back was born on April 10, 1871, in Wisconsin. He came to Juneau in December 1898, where he worked as a salesman. His arrival placed him among the generation of early residents who helped shape Juneau in the years following the gold rush.
He remained associated with Juneau’s pioneer community and was later recognized as one of the charter members of the Juneau Men’s Igloo. Back died in Los Angeles, California, on April 8, 1941, two days before his seventieth birthday.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: Arthur David Back, Arthur D. Back, Back family, salesman, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska, Los Angeles California, Wisconsin
Barbeau, Joseph
Primary Name: Barbeau, Joseph
Filed as: barbeau_joseph
Also known as: Joe Barbeau
Occupation / Association: Carpenter; Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: January 1856, French Canada
Died: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Children: Unknown
Associated places: French Canada; United States; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Joseph Barbeau, Joe Barbeau, Barbeau Joseph, Joseph Barbeau Juneau Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Alaska miner carpenter
Biography
Joseph Barbeau was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Barbeau was born in January 1856 in French Canada. He immigrated to the United States in 1872 and later traveled north during Alaska’s mining boom.
In January 1898, he came to Alaska, where he worked as both a carpenter and a miner. Like many early residents of Juneau, Barbeau contributed to the community's development through skilled labor and participation in the territory’s mining economy.
He was later recognized as one of the charter members of the Juneau Men’s Igloo, an organization founded to preserve the fellowship and history of Alaska’s early settlers.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: Joseph Barbeau, Joe Barbeau, Barbeau family, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, carpenter, miner, French Canadian immigrants, Juneau Alaska
Marks, Anton
Primary Name: Marks, Anton
Filed as: anton_marks
Also known as: A. Marks
Occupation / Association: Miner; Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
Born: 1877, Austria
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Ready Bullion Beach; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Anton Marks, A. Marks, Marks Anton, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, miner, Douglas Alaska, Ready Bullion Beach, Austria immigrant, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Anton Marks was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
He was born in 1877 in Austria.
Marks later immigrated to the United States.
He worked as a miner in Douglas and is credited with discovering Ready Bullion Beach.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: Anton Marks, A. Marks, Marks Anton, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, miner, Douglas Alaska, Ready Bullion Beach, Austria immigrant, Alaska pioneers
McClosky, James
Primary Name: McClosky, James
Filed as: mcclosky_james
Also known as:
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; miner; Chief of Police; city council member; trustee to the Pioneer Home
Born: Madison, Wisconsin
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Associated places: Madison, Wisconsin; Montana; Juneau, Alaska; Atlin country; Territory of Alaska
Keywords: James McClosky, McClosky, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo 6, charter member, Chief of Police, Juneau city council, Pioneer Home, Atlin country miner, Madison Wisconsin, Montana, Juneau Alaska
Biography
James McClosky was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.
McClosky was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and came to Juneau from Montana in 1896. He remained in Juneau, except for two years spent in Atlin country as a miner.
He was well known throughout the Territory and was active in civic life in Juneau. He served as Chief of Police from 1925 to 1926 and held several terms on the city council. He was active in the Pioneers and served as a trustee to the Pioneer Home.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch
Tags: James McClosky, McClosky, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Chief of Police, Juneau City Council, Pioneer Home trustee, miner, Madison Wisconsin, Montana, Juneau Alaska, Atlin country
McCoy, Joe
Primary Name: McCoy, Joe
Filed as: joe_mccoy
Also known as: Joseph McCoy
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo
Born:
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Joe McCoy, Joseph McCoy, McCoy Joe, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, Alaska pioneers, Juneau Alaska
Biography
Joe McCoy was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo records
Tags: Joe McCoy, Joseph McCoy, McCoy Joe, Juneau Men’s Igloo, charter member, Alaska pioneers, Juneau Alaska