Cleaver, Hendrick Isaac
Primary Name: Cleaver, Hendrick Isaac
Filed as: cleaver_hendrick_isaac
Also known as: Hendrick Isaac Cleaver; “Cannibal Ike”
Occupation / Association: Early settler of Douglas
Born: circa 1839, Norway
Died: June 2, 1911, Douglas, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse:
Children: Daughter (name not recorded), remained in Norway
Associated places: Norway; Douglas, Alaska; Douglas Indian Village
Keywords: Hendrick Isaac Cleaver, Cannibal Ike, Cleaver Hendrick Isaac, early settlers Douglas Alaska
Biography
Hendrick Isaac Cleaver was born in Norway around 1839. He later came to Alaska and became one of the original settlers of Douglas.
Cleaver was known locally as “Cannibal Ike.” He lived alone in a modest home in the Indian Village at Douglas. A daughter remained behind in Norway.
He died at about seventy-two years of age on June 2, 1911. Funeral services were held at the Swedish Lutheran Church with Father J. H. Warmanen officiating.
Hendrick Isaac Cleaver was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Tags: Hendrick Isaac Cleaver, Cannibal Ike, Cleaver Hendrick Isaac, Douglas City Cemetery, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Berry, Donald
Primary Name: Berry, Donald
Filed as: berry_donald
Also known as: Donald Berry
Occupation / Association: Millwright; Carpenter
Born: St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: July 24, 1903, Douglas, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse:
Children: One married daughter living in San Francisco at the time of his death
Associated places: St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada; Boston, Massachusetts; Virginia City, Nevada; California; Treadwell, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Donald Berry, Berry Donald, Treadwell Mine millwright, Douglas Alaska carpenter
Biography
Donald Berry was born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. At the time of his death, he had a married daughter who was living in San Francisco.
Berry worked as a millwright and carpenter and was employed in mining camps in Boston, Virginia City, Nevada, and California.
He came to Alaska on January 16, 1886, aboard the steamer Idaho. Berry helped construct the 240-stamp mill at the Treadwell Mine.
Donald Berry died in Douglas, Alaska, on July 24, 1903, at the age of 69. Funeral services were held at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with Reverend Christian A. Roth presiding. He was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Tags: Donald Berry, Berry Donald, Treadwell Mine workers, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Anderson, A.P.
Primary Name: Anderson, A. P.
Filed as: anderson_ap
Also known as: —
Occupation / Association: Miner, Treadwell Mine
Born: 1863, Sweden
Died: August 16, 1903, Douglas Island, Alaska
Parents: —
Spouse: —
Children: —
Associated places: Sweden; Douglas Island, Alaska; Treadwell
Keywords: A P Anderson, A.P. Anderson, Anderson AP, Treadwell Mine miner, Douglas Island mining accident 1903
Tags: A P Anderson, Anderson AP, Treadwell Mine miners, Douglas Alaska pioneers, Douglas City Cemetery
Biography
A. P. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1863.
He died on August 16, 1903, along with Thore Overland, at the 440 Level of the Treadwell Mine when a slab fell, killing them instantly.
The funeral was held at the Douglas Congregational Church with Reverend Thomas Coyle presiding. He was buried at the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Douglas City Cemetery records; Treadwell Mine accident reports; Find-A-Grave memorial
Bach, Vivian
Primary Name: Bach, Vivian
Filed as: bach_vivian
Also known as: Vivian Bach
Occupation / Association:
Born:
Died:
Parents: Sofia Hannila-Bach; Leonard George Bach
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Vivian Bach, Bach Vivian, Bach family Juneau Douglas
Biography
Vivian Bach was the daughter of Sofia Hannila-Bach and Leonard George Bach.
Sources
Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of Juneau Douglas Area 1880–1921, p. 26.
Tags: Vivian Bach, Bach Vivian, Bach family, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Von Dahlern, Otto
Von Dahlern, Otto
Died: November 1912, Tenakee, Alaska
Burial: Douglas Eagles Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Biography
Otto Von Dahlern was an early resident of Southeast Alaska during the territorial period.
He died in November 1912 in Tenakee, Alaska, a small community on Chichagof Island known during the early twentieth century for its fishing, mining, and trading activity.
Following his death, Von Dahlern was buried in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska. The cemetery served as a burial ground for many early residents of the Juneau–Douglas area and reflects the diverse population that lived and worked in the region during Alaska’s formative years.
Sources
Find A Grave memorial records
Stevenson, James
Stevenson, James
Born: 1884
Died: June 9, 1926 (age 42)
Place of death: Ketchikan, Alaska
Burial: Douglas Eagles Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Biography
James Stevenson was born in 1884 and lived during the period when Southeast Alaska’s coastal communities were developing alongside the region’s mining, fishing, and maritime industries.
Stevenson died in Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 9, 1926, at the age of 42.
He was buried in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska, one of the historic burial grounds serving the early residents of the Juneau–Douglas area during Alaska’s territorial period.
Sources
- Find A Grave memorial records
Shudshift, Arne Geirmmund
Primary Name: Shudshift, Arne Geirmmund
Filed as: Shudshift, Arne Geirmmund
Also known as: Arne G. Shudshift
Occupation / Association: Early Alaska resident
Associated places: Norway; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Arne Geirmmund Shudshift, Arne G Shudshift, Enne Victoria Kronquist Shudshift, Pearl Shudshift, Douglas Eagles Cemetery, Douglas Alaska, pioneers, Norwegian immigrants Alaska
Biography
Arne Geirmund Shudshift was born April 2, 1894, in Norway.
He may have been the husband of Enne Victoria Kronquist Shudshift and the father of Pearl Shudshift.
Arne Shudshift died in May 1980 at the age of 86 and was buried in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska.
Sources
Find-A-Grave.
Schramm, Emil
Schramm, Emil
Born: September 22, 1892, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington
Died: August 30, 1908, Douglas, Alaska
Burial: Douglas Eagles Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Biography
Emil Schramm was born on September 22, 1892, in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
He later lived in the Juneau–Douglas area of Southeast Alaska during the territorial period.
Schramm died on August 30, 1908, in Douglas, Alaska, at the age of fifteen. He was buried in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds associated with the early residents of the Douglas mining community.
Sources
Find A Grave memorial records
Fleek-Niemi, Marjorie Lucille “Marjy”
Niemi, Marjorie Lucille “Marjy” Fleek
Biography
Marjorie Lucille “Marjy” Fleek Niemi was born August 22, 1915 in Douglas, Alaska.
She lived in the Juneau-Douglas community throughout her life.
Marjorie Lucille Niemi died on June 1, 1960, in Douglas, Alaska, and is buried in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery.
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Mattson, Martin
Primary Name: Mattson, Martin
Filed as: Mattson, Martin
Also known as: Martin Mattson
Born: August 1864, Oulanka, Salla Municipality, Lapland, Finland
Died: April 1908, age 43
Burial: Douglas Eagles Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Associated places: Oulanka, Salla Municipality, Lapland, Finland; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Martin Mattson, Douglas Alaska pioneers, Douglas Eagles Cemetery burials, Finnish immigrants Alaska
Biography
Martin Mattson was born in August 1864 in Oulanka, Salla Municipality, Lapland, Finland.
Mattson died in April 1908 at the age of 43 and was buried in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska.