Bennett, May
Primary Name: Bennett, May
Filed as: bennett_may
Also known as: May Bennett
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Associated places: Douglas Alaska
Keywords: May Bennett, Douglas Native Cemetery
Biography
May Bennett died at approximately 56 years of age. She was buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery on Douglas Island, Alaska.
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Tags: May Bennett, Douglas Native Cemetery, Douglas Alaska burials
Kos-Koo, James
Primary Name: Kos-Koo, Mrs. James
Filed as: kos_koo_mrs_james
Also known as: Mrs. James Kos-Koo
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Spouse: James Kos-Koo
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Mrs James Kos-Koo, Kos-Koo Mrs James, Kos Koo family, Douglas Indian Cemetery
Biography
Mrs. James Kos-Koo was buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska.
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Johnson, Chief
Primary Name: Johnson, Chief
Filed as: chief_johnson
Also known as: Chief Johnson
Occupation / Association: Chief of the Raven Clan; trapper; fisherman
Born: 1862, Taku River area, Alaska
Died: 1917
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Associated places: Taku River area, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Chief Johnson, Raven Clan chief, Taku River Tlingit leader, Douglas Alaska Native leaders, trapper fisherman Alaska
Biography
Chief Johnson was born in 1862 in the Taku River area of Alaska.
He was known as a trapper and fisherman and served as Chief of the Raven Clan.
Chief Johnson died in 1917 at the age of 49. He was buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery.
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Tags: Chief Johnson, Raven Clan chief, Taku River Alaska, Douglas Native Cemetery, Tlingit leaders Alaska
Green, Charles
Primary Name: Green, Charles
Filed as: green_charles
Also known as: Charles Green
Occupation / Association: Sawmill partner
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Spouse: Tlingit woman (name unknown)
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Charles Green, Green Charles, Douglas sawmill, Harry G Slater partner, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Biography
Charles Green was a partner with Harry G. Slater in a sawmill operating in Douglas, Alaska, in 1902.
Green was married to a Native woman who was born in 1886. She died in Juneau on October 17, 1915, and was buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery.
Sources
Find-A-Grave; Inventory and Survey of Historic Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska
Tags: Charles Green, Green Charles, Harry G Slater, Douglas sawmill, Douglas Native Cemetery, Douglas Alaska pioneers
Foster, Albert
Foster, Albert
Born: 1877
Died: December 7, 1906
Burial: Douglas Native Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Biography
Albert Foster was born in 1877 and lived during the early development of the Juneau–Douglas mining community in Southeast Alaska.
Foster died on December 7, 1906. He was buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds associated with the early residents of Douglas Island during the territorial mining era.
The Douglas Native Cemetery contains the graves of many early residents connected with the Treadwell mining community and surrounding settlements. Individuals buried there represent the diverse population that lived and worked in the Juneau–Douglas area during Alaska’s formative years.
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- Find A Grave memorial records
Albert, Samuel
Primary Name: Albert, Samuel
Filed as: albert_samuel
Also known as: Private Samuel Albert
Occupation / Association: Veteran; Private; VFW burial
Born: March 6, 1920
Died: October 21, 1953
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Associated places: Tanana, Alaska; Nenana, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Property / Address: Douglas Indian Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Samuel Albert, Private Samuel Albert, Albert Samuel, Tanana Alaska, Nenana Alaska, Douglas Indian Cemetery, Alaska Native veteran
Biography
Samuel Albert was born on March 6, 1920. He died on October 21, 1953.
He had a brother, Michael Albert of Tanana; an aunt, Mrs. Peter Clum of Fairbanks; and a cousin, Andy Kokrines of Tanana.
Albert was found lying beside a trail in the Native village near Nenana by Daniel Thomas. A coroner's jury consisting of Alfred Linder, Nathaniel Williams, Solomon Like, and L. C. Olson determined that the cause of death was suicide by shooting.
Albert was buried under the auspices of the VFW in the Douglas Indian Cemetery.
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Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Albert
Tags: Samuel Albert, Albert Samuel, Private Samuel Albert, Tanana Alaska, Nenana Alaska, Douglas Indian Cemetery, Alaska Native veterans
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Stevens, Unknown
Burial: Douglas Native Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Biography
An individual identified only as Stevens is recorded as being buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska.
The Douglas Native Cemetery is one of the historic burial grounds associated with the early residents of Douglas Island and the surrounding Juneau–Douglas mining community during Alaska’s territorial period.
At present, no additional biographical information about this individual has been located in available records.
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- Find A Grave memorial records
Smith, Richard
Smith, Richard
Born: 1866
Died: May 1901
Burial: Douglas Native Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska
Biography
Richard Smith was born in 1866 and lived during the early years of settlement and mining development in the Juneau–Douglas region of Southeast Alaska.
Smith died in May 1901 at the age of thirty-five. He was buried in the Douglas Native Cemetery, one of the historic burial grounds associated with the early residents of Douglas Island during Alaska’s territorial mining era.
The Douglas Native Cemetery contains the graves of many individuals connected with the Treadwell mining community and the diverse population that lived and worked in the Juneau–Douglas area at the turn of the twentieth century.
Sources
Find A Grave memorial records