Armstrong, Robert
Primary Name: Armstrong, Robert
Filed as: armstrong_robert
Also known as: Robert Armstrong
Occupation / Association: Miner; Treadwell Mine worker
Born: Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland
Died: December 1911, Douglas, Alaska
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Children: Unknown
Associated places: Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland; Douglas, Alaska; Treadwell, Alaska
Keywords: Robert Armstrong, Armstrong Robert, Treadwell Mine worker, Douglas Alaska miner, Douglas City Cemetery burial
Biography
Robert Armstrong was born in Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland.
He later immigrated to Alaska and worked at the Treadwell Mine, one of the largest gold mining operations in the Juneau-Douglas mining district.
Armstrong died in December 1911 after shooting himself in the lung while in Douglas, Alaska. He was treated at St. Ann’s Hospital but did not recover.
He is buried in the Douglas City Cemetery. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend J.H. Warmanen.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for Robert Armstrong
Tags: Robert Armstrong, Armstrong family, Treadwell Mine workers, Douglas Alaska miners, Douglas City Cemetery, Belfast Northern Ireland immigrants, Juneau-Douglas mining district
Higgins, Frederick
Primary Name: Higgins, Frederick
Filed as: higgins_frederick
Also known as: Frederick Higgins
Occupation / Association: Miner; baseball pitcher; member, Douglas Volunteer Fire Department
Born: August 1891, Springfield, Nova Scotia
Died: September 17, 1919, Douglas, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Springfield, Nova Scotia; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Frederick Higgins, Higgins Frederick, Douglas baseball team pitcher, Douglas Volunteer Fire Department, Douglas Alaska miners
Biography
Frederick Higgins was born in Springfield, Nova Scotia, in August 1891.
He later came to Douglas, Alaska, where he worked at various mines in the area.
Higgins was also well known locally as a baseball pitcher and played semi-professional baseball in the United States. In Douglas he pitched for the Douglas baseball team.
He was also a member of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department.
Frederick Higgins died on September 17, 1919, and was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Inventory and Survey of Historic Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska
Tags: Frederick Higgins, Higgins Frederick, Douglas Alaska miners, Douglas baseball team, Douglas Volunteer Fire Department, Douglas City Cemetery
Olson, George
Primary Name: Olson, George
Filed as: Olson, George
Also known as: George Olson
Occupation / Association: Miner, Treadwell Mine
Associated places: Austria; Douglas, Alaska; Treadwell, Alaska
Keywords: George Olson Treadwell miner, Treadwell Mine workers, Douglas Alaska miners, Douglas Catholic Cemetery burials
Biography
George Olson was born in Austria around 1868.
He later came to Alaska and was employed at the Treadwell Mine on Douglas Island.
Olson was injured while working at the mine when he fell and struck his head on a rock. He died from his injuries on May 18, 1903.
He was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
Sources
Africh, Joseph
Primary Name: Africh, Joseph
Filed as: africh_joseph
Also known as: Joseph Africh; Joseph Afric
Occupation / Association: Blacksmith; miner
Born: June 28, 1885, Veli Brgud, Općina Matulji, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia (then Austria-Hungary)
Died: March 9, 1917, Douglas, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Children: Unknown
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Ready Bullion Mine; Perseverance Mine
Keywords: Joseph Africh, Joseph Afric, Ready Bullion Mine accident 1917, Douglas Alaska miner, Croatian miners Alaska
Property / Address:
Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey
Biography
Joseph Africh was born on June 28, 1885, at Veli Brgud, Općina Matulji, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His obituary noted that he was well known and very popular.
Africh worked in the Juneau mining district as a blacksmith and miner. He had recently returned to Douglas after working for a short time at the Perseverance Mine.
On March 9, 1917, Africh died in an accident in one of the ore chutes of the Ready Bullion Mine at Douglas, Juneau. He was 31 years old at the time of his death.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic Church with Rev. Bruckert officiating. T. P. Sheldon served as the undertaker. Africh was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
Sources
Tags: Joseph Africh, Joseph Afric, Africh family, Douglas Alaska miners, Ready Bullion Mine, Perseverance Mine, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Croatian immigrants Alaska
Africh, Frank
Primary Name: Africh, Frank Gregocvich
Filed as: africh_frank_gregocvich
Also known as: Frank Afric
Occupation / Association: Grocer; Miner, Alaska-Juneau Mining Company
Born: August 8, 1880, Veli Brgud, Općina Matulji, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia (Austria-Hungary)
Died: August 12, 1932, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Children: Unknown
Associated places: Veli Brgud, Croatia; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Frank Gregocvich Africh, Frank Afric, Africh Frank Gregocvich, Alaska-Juneau Mining Company miner, St. Ann Avenue grocer, Douglas Catholic Cemetery burial
Biography
Frank Gregocvich Africh was born August 8, 1880, at Veli Brgud in present-day Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He immigrated to the United States in 1896.
Africh lived in the Juneau-Douglas area, where he owned a grocery store on St. Ann Avenue and also worked as a miner for the Alaska-Juneau Mining Company.
On February 8, 1932, Africh was severely injured in a mine explosion. The accident fractured his skull and caused the loss of an eye. In the weeks following the injury, he developed multiple brain abscesses.
After spending approximately seven months receiving treatment at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington, Africh died on August 12, 1932, at the age of fifty-two.
He was buried at the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for Frank Afric
Tags: Frank Gregocvich Africh, Frank Afric, Africh family, Alaska-Juneau Mining Company miners, Douglas Alaska miners, Croatian immigrants Alaska, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, St Ann Avenue Juneau
Nicora, Charles
Primary Name: Nicora, Charles
Filed as: Nicora, Charles
Also known as: Charles Nicora
Occupation / Association: Miner; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: October 1867, Italy
Associated places: Italy; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Charles Nicora, Juneau Alaska miner, Douglas Alaska miners, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 charter member
Biography
Charles Nicora was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
He was born in October 1867 in Italy. Nicora immigrated to the United States in 1888 and came to Alaska in 1892.
He lived in Douglas and Juneau, where he worked as a miner during the early years of the region’s mining industry.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
Nordahl, Jacob
Primary Name: Nordahl, Jacob
Filed as: Nordahl, Jacob
Also known as: Jacob Nordahl
Occupation / Association: Miner; Machinist; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: 1873, Ålesund, Norway
Died: August 31, 1925, Juneau, Alaska
Associated places: Ålesund, Norway; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Jacob Nordahl, Juneau Alaska miner, Treadwell Mine machinist, Alaska Juneau Mine machinist, Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 charter member
Biography
Jacob Nordahl was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
He was born in Ålesund, Norway, in 1873 and immigrated to the United States in 1892. Nordahl came to Alaska in April 1894, where he settled in Juneau, except for a short period spent at the Westward.
He worked in the mining industry throughout Southeast Alaska. In the early days, he was a machinist at the Treadwell and Mexican Mines and later worked at the Alaska Juneau Mine. During his years in Alaska, he lived in both Douglas and Juneau.
Jacob Nordahl died in Juneau on August 31, 1925.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch; Daily Alaska Empire, August 31, 1925
Robinson, William Beverly
Primary Name: Robinson, William
Filed as: Robinson, William
Also known as: William Robinson
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo; miner; prospector
Associated places: Chippewa County, Michigan; Douglas, Alaska; Dawson, Yukon Territory
Keywords: William Robinson, Robinson William, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Douglas Alaska miners, Dawson Yukon prospectors, Alaska gold rush miners
Biography
William Robinson was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo.
He was born on November 25, 1857, in Chippewa County, Michigan.
Robinson arrived in Douglas, Alaska, on July 16, 1898. He worked as a miner and prospector and later prospected in Dawson between 1899 and 1900 during the Klondike gold rush period.
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo 6 Biographical Sketch
Stephens, George Edward
Stephens, George
Born: February 1, 1881, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Stamp mill worker
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Treadwell, Alaska
Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Biography
George Stephens was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.
He was born on February 1, 1881, in Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Stephens came to Alaska on December 31, 1898, during the early years of the region’s mining development.
He lived in Douglas and Treadwell, where he worked as a stamp mill man in the large gold mining operations that dominated the economy of Douglas Island during the territorial period.
The Treadwell mining complex was among the largest gold mining operations in the world at the time, employing hundreds of workers who helped establish the communities of Douglas and the surrounding Juneau area.
Sources
- Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch