LeFevre, Emma Cooper
Primary Name: LeFevre, Emma
Filed as: lefevre_emma
Also known as: Emma Cooper Beall LeFevre, Emma Beall LeFevre, Emma Lefevre
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; writer
Born: December 23, 1835, Fort Howard, Wisconsin Territory (present-day Howard, Wisconsin)
Died: June 30, 1926, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Colonel Samuel Wooten Beall; Elizabeth Fenimore Cooper Beall
Spouse: George LeFevre (m. September 13, 1855)
Children: Henry Belfield LeFevre
Associated places: Fort Howard, Wisconsin Territory; Denver, Colorado; Berne, Switzerland; Oregon; Skagway, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Emma LeFevre, Emma Cooper Beall LeFevre, Emma Beall LeFevre, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, Skagway pioneers, Juneau pioneers
Biography
Emma Cooper Beall LeFevre was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born on December 23, 1835, at Fort Howard in the Wisconsin Territory, the daughter of Colonel Samuel Wooten Beall and Elizabeth Fenimore Cooper Beall. Colonel Beall commanded the garrison at Fort Howard and later served as acting governor of the Wisconsin Territory.
Through her mother’s family, Emma was connected to several notable early American figures. She was a grandniece of the author James Fenimore Cooper and a great-granddaughter of Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Although she grew up largely on the western frontier, she received the educational advantages of the East. On September 13, 1855, she married George LeFevre, a noted plainsman and scout who later became a judge in Colorado. The couple lived in Denver, Colorado, for a time when it was still a small trading post.
In 1867, while the family was living in Colorado, Emma became ill, and her husband sent her with their only child, Henry Belfield LeFevre, to Berne, Switzerland, for treatment at the famous baths. Judge LeFevre died on July 30, 1871. Emma and her son later returned to the United States and settled in Oregon.
Although essentially a woman of the frontier, Mrs. LeFevre was a writer of more than ordinary ability and a voracious reader. She maintained a keen interest in political affairs and remained well-informed about political and social developments throughout her life.
In 1898, she traveled north to Skagway, Alaska, and the North thereafter became her home. She moved to Juneau in 1913, where she lived for the remainder of her life.
Emma LeFevre died in Juneau, Alaska, on June 30, 1926. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sources
Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers, Vol. 3, p. 193, Ed Ferrell; Alaska Daily Empire, June 20, 1926; Alaska Daily Empire, June 30, 1926; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Skagway; Find a Grave
Laughlin, Alice Adele
Primary Name: Laughlin, Alice
Filed as: laughlin_alice
Also known as: Alice Adele Sprague Laughlin, Alice Sprague Laughlin
Occupation / Association: Bookkeeper; Charter Member and President (1922), Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6
Born: July 25, 1865, Iowa
Died: August 1, 1937, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Horace Edward Sprague; Nancy Emily Torrey Sprague
Spouse: Matthew M. Laughlin
Children: Addie Virginia Laughlin; Luella Irene Laughlin; Garnet Laughlin; Frederick Sprague Laughlin
Associated places: Iowa; North Dakota; Tacoma, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Alice Laughlin, Alice Adele Sprague Laughlin, Alice Sprague Laughlin, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, Reliable Transfer Company Juneau, Perseverance Rebekah Lodge, Treadwell Mining Company families
Biography
Alice Adele Sprague Laughlin was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, and served as its President in 1922.
She was born in Iowa on July 25, 1865, the daughter of Horace Edward Sprague and Nancy Emily Torrey Sprague. She came to Alaska in 1891 with her husband, Matthew M. Laughlin.
The Laughlin family had four children. Their daughter, Addie Virginia Laughlin, was born in North Dakota on July 10, 1887; Luella Irene Laughlin was born in Tacoma, Washington, on April 19, 1891; Garnet Laughlin was born in Juneau, Alaska, on January 10, 1896; and their son Frederick Sprague Laughlin was born in Juneau on August 3, 1898.
Matthew Laughlin worked as a master mechanic for the Treadwell Mining Company and was killed in a mining accident on February 28, 1901.
Alice Laughlin later worked in Juneau as a bookkeeper for the Reliable Transfer Company. She was active in civic and fraternal organizations in the community and was a charter member of the Perseverance Rebekah Lodge, I.O.O.F., and a member of the Past Noble Grand Club.
Alice Laughlin died in Seattle, Washington, on August 1, 1937. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, Alaska.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; Alaska Daily Empire, August 12, 1937
Kashevaroff, Nadia
Primary Name: Kashevaroff, Nadja Catherine
Filed as: kashevaroff_nadja_catherine
Also known as: Nadia Kashevaroff, Nadja Kashevaroff, Nadja Catherine Vestal, Nadja Catherine Triplett
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; government employee
Born: February 6, 1902, Sitka, Alaska
Died: December 6, 1972, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Andrew Peter Kashevaroff; Martha E. Kashevaroff
Spouse: LeRoy Vestal (m. 1922); James Holly Triplett (m. 1939)
Children: Leroy G. Vestal
Associated places: Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Washington
Keywords: Nadja Catherine Kashevaroff, Nadia Kashevaroff, Nadja Kashevaroff, Vestal family Juneau, Triplett family Juneau, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6
Biography
Nadja Catherine Kashevaroff was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Sitka, Alaska, on February 6, 1902, the daughter of Andrew Peter Kashevaroff and Martha E. Kashevaroff.
In 1922 she married LeRoy Vestal. Their son, Leroy G. Vestal, was born in Washington in 1924. She was widowed in 1933.
Nadja later married James Holly Triplett in Juneau in 1939.
She worked for many years for both the state and federal governments and retired from the Department of Health and Welfare in 1967.
Nadja Kashevaroff died in Juneau on December 6, 1972. She was buried in the Pioneers section of Evergreen Cemetery.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Sitka; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire, September 22, 1922; Alaska Daily Empire, March 13, 1923; Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary No. 6 Membership Application; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Juneau-Douglas High School Yearbook, 1920
Conner, Fannie
Primary Name: Connor, Louisa M. "Fannie" (Gibson)
Filed as: connor_louisa_m_fannie
Also known as: Louisa M. Fannie Gibson, Fannie Gibson, Fannie McCoy, Fannie Connor
Occupation / Association: Nurse; Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6
Born: September 7, 1869, Aledo, Illinois
Died: June 23, 1954, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Lawson Gibson and Louia P. "Worden" Gibson
Spouse: H. William McCoy (m.1896); James E. Connor (m. June 19, 1902, Snohomish, Washington)
Children: Maria Katherine Louisa "Mary" McCoy; John McCoy; Emmett Connor
Associated places: Aledo Illinois; Everett Washington; Snohomish Washington; Seattle Washington; Juneau Alaska
Keywords: Louisa M Fannie Connor, Fannie Gibson Connor, Fannie McCoy Connor, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No 6 charter member
Biography
Louisa M. "Fannie" Gibson Connor was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born on September 7, 1869, in Aledo, Illinois, to Lawson Gibson and Louia P. "Worden" Gibson.
She married H. William McCoy in 1896. They had two children: Maria Katherine Louisa "Mary" McCoy, born February 12, 1898, and John McCoy, born September 1899, both in Everett, Washington. Their son John died on July 7, 1901.
Fannie later remarried. On June 19, 1902, she married James E. Connor in Snohomish, Washington. Their son Emmett Connor was born on October 13, 1903, in Seattle.
The family moved to Juneau in 1907. She was widowed on August 9, 1929.
By 1930, Fannie Connor was working as a nurse in Juneau.
Louisa M. "Fannie" Connor died on June 23, 1954, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Sources
Washington Marriage Record; Washington Birth Record; Alaska Daily Empire, August 9, 1929; 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Snohomish, Washington; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary No. 6 Membership Application
Tags: Louisa M Fannie Connor, Fannie Gibson Connor, Fannie McCoy Connor, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No 6, Juneau nurses, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau, Gibson family Alaska, Connor family Alaska
White, Inez May
Inez May Parker White was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born in Portland, Oregon, on October 10, 1895, to Abraham Lincoln Parker and Edith Armenthia Haynes Parker. The family moved to Skagway, Alaska, in June 1899 on their way to Atlin and later relocated to Juneau in April 1913.
She married William Charles White on September 2, 1916, in Douglas. They had nine children:
Henrietta May White, born December 19, 1917, in Juneau;
Charles Benjamin White, born December 17, 1918, in California;
Gloria Edith White, born August 27, 1921, in Seattle;
Dorothy Annabelle White, born March 19, 1923, in Juneau;
Genevieve Williamina White, born May 9, 1924, in Juneau;
Anna Louise White, born about 1928 in Alaska;
Glen Edward White, born June 13, 1929, in Juneau;
Alice G. White, born about 1933 in Alaska;
William L. White Jr. was born about 1935 in Alaska.
In the early 1940s, she and her husband established the Riverside Lodge at Gustavus, which later became the Gustavus Inn. She divorced William White around 1945.
She married Archie M. Chase on February 29, 1948, in Gustavus. His son, Eugene Sylvester Chase (born June 10, 1921, in Omaha, Nebraska), was from his previous marriage to Mildred Lightfoot.
Inez died on January 13, 1977, in Snohomish, Washington, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Skagway
1920 U.S. Federal Census, Oakland, California
1930 and 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
Gastineau Channel Memories 1880–1959, p. 390
Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application
U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Spain, Elvera Agnes
Spain, Elvera Agnes Wittanen
Born: September 10, 1897, Champion, Republic, Michigan
Died: February 20, 1992, Douglas, Alaska
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen
Spouse: William Ross Spain (married October 25, 1919, Juneau, Alaska)
Children: Mary Ellen Spain (b. May 19, 1920); William C. Spain (b. 1925); Evelyn E. Spain (b. 1929)
Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6
Biography
Elvera Agnes Wittanen Spain was a charter member of Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on September 10, 1897, in Champion, Republic County, Michigan, the daughter of Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen. Her family moved to Alaska around 1898 during the early period of settlement in the Juneau–Douglas mining region.
On October 25, 1919, she married William Ross Spain in Juneau. The couple had three children: Mary Ellen Spain, born May 19, 1920; William C. Spain, born in 1925; and Evelyn E. Spain, born in 1929.
Elvera Spain lived most of her life in the Juneau–Douglas area. She died on February 20, 1992, in Douglas, Alaska, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Sources
- 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- U.S. Social Security Death Index
- Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application
- 1919 Juneau–Douglas High School Yearbook
Sabin, Minnie
Schryer, Minnie May
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6
Role: Charter Member
Biography
Minnie May Schryer was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born in January 1868 in Brushton, New York. Schryer came to Juneau, Alaska in June of 1895 during the early period of settlement associated with the development of the Juneau mining district.
She married Martin H. Sabin. The couple had three children: Minnie M., born in Washington in March 1893; Charles C., born in Juneau in May 1896; and Harry M., born in Alaska on December 2, 1899. The marriage ended in divorce in October 1920.
Minnie May Schryer died on December 1, 1928. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Sources
- 1900 and 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- Alaska Daily Empire, October 23, 1920
- Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records
Rowe, Ella
Primary Name: McAleese, Ella F.
Filed as: McAleese, Ella F.
Also known as: Ella F. McAleese; Ella Rowe
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6
Associated places: River Hebert, Nova Scotia, Canada; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Ella F McAleese, Ella Rowe Juneau Alaska, Juneau Igloo No 6 charter member, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau burials, early Juneau pioneer families
Biography
Ella F. McAleese was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born September 12, 1859, in River Hebert, Nova Scotia, Canada.
She married John Green Rowe. The couple had a son, Curtis S. Rowe, who was born in December 1891 in Canada.
The family immigrated to the United States in 1884 and later settled in Juneau, Alaska.
Ella F. McAleese died on May 20, 1932, in Juneau and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sources
1910 and 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records
Daily Alaska Empire, May 20, 1932
Reck, Minnie May
Primary Name: Clifton, Minnie May
Filed as: Clifton, Minnie May
Also known as: Minnie May Reck; Minnie May Clifton
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Roy, Pierce County, Washington; Yakima, Washington
Keywords: Minnie May Clifton, Minnie May Reck, Clifton family Washington, William John Reck, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 charter members, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau
Biography
Minnie May Clifton was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on January 21, 1892, in Roy, Pierce County, Washington, to Louis Albert Clifton and Mary Catherine Baublits Clifton.
On October 11, 1916, she married William John Reck.
Minnie May Reck died in Juneau, Alaska, on October 15, 1950, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Yakima, Washington.
1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska.
Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, page 269.
Alaska Daily Empire, October 12, 1916.
Ramsey, Jane
Ramsey, Jane Middleton
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6
Role: Charter Member
Biography
Jane Middleton Ramsey was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born in May 1873 in Scotland.
Jane married James Ramsey on February 15, 1901, in Dundee, Scotland. James had immigrated to the United States in 1897 and prospected around Dawson in the Yukon Territory. After making a profitable strike, he moved to Treadwell, Alaska, where he accumulated enough money to return to Scotland to marry.
The couple returned to Alaska in 1901 and settled at Treadwell. News of a rich gold discovery at Cleary Creek near Fairbanks prompted another move, and the family relocated to the Fairbanks mining district. Their daughter, May Cleary Ramsey, was born there in 1907.
Jane later returned to Treadwell, where their son David Middleton Ramsey was born in 1908. Their third child, James Ramsey Jr., was born in September 1910.
Jane Middleton Ramsey died in Douglas, Alaska, in 1937.
Sources
- 1910 and 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
- Douglas Island Weekly News, October 7, 1908; September 28, 1910
- Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 3, pp. 270–271