Evans, Margaret (Shotter)

Parents: George Ray Shotter, Sr., and Lucy Shotter of Wrangell, Alaska

Siblings: George Ray Shotter Jr. (born April 5, 1882, Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada); Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murry of Hoonah; Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle

Associated Places: Wrangell, Alaska; Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Hoonah, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; California

Biography

Margaret Shotter Evans was the daughter of George Ray Shotter, Sr., and Lucy Shotter, a Tlingit woman of Wrangell, Alaska. Through her parents, she was part of a family connected with both Southeast Alaska Native communities and the broader network of settlers and traders moving between Alaska and British Columbia during the late nineteenth century.

Her siblings included George Ray Shotter Jr., born April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah, Alaska; and Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle, Washington.

Margaret later lived in California, reflecting the movement of many Alaska territorial families along the Pacific Coast during the early twentieth century.

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Primary Name: Ross, J. O.

Filed as: Ross, J. O.

Also known as: J. O. Ross

Occupation / Association: Seattle resident; son-in-law of the Shotter family

Associated places: Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: J O Ross Seattle Washington, Ross family Seattle, Shotter family Juneau Alaska, Lucy Shotter family, George Ray Shotter Sr family, Juneau pioneer families

Biography

J. O. Ross of Seattle, Washington, was married to a daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior, members of an early Juneau pioneer family.

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Murry, Thomas

Biography

Thomas Murry lived in Hoonah, Alaska.

He was married to a daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior, a family connected to communities in Southeast Alaska and Canada during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Through this marriage, Murray became part of the extended Shotter family, whose members lived and worked in several Southeast Alaska communities, including Wrangell and Hoonah.

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Primary Name: Kane, L.

Filed as: kane_l

Also known as: L. Kane

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Spouse: Daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior

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Associated places: Hoonah, Alaska

Keywords: L Kane, Kane L, Hoonah Alaska residents, Shotter family Hoonah, Lucy Shotter, George Ray Shotter Sr

Biography

L. Kane lived in Hoonah, Alaska. He married a daughter of Lucy Shotter and George Ray Shotter, Senior.

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Primary Name: Shotter, Frank

Filed as: Shotter, Frank

Also known as: Frank Shotter

Occupation / Association: Resident of Hoonah, Alaska

Associated places: Hoonah, Alaska; Wrangell, Alaska; Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Seattle, Washington; California

Keywords: Frank Shotter, Shotter family Southeast Alaska, George Ray Shotter Sr family, Lucy Shotter Tlingit family, Hoonah Alaska families, Wrangell Alaska Native families

Biography

Frank Shotter was a resident of Hoonah, Alaska, and a member of the Shotter family of Southeast Alaska.

He was the son of Lucy Shotter, a Tlingit woman from Wrangell, Alaska, and George Ray Shotter, Sr..

His siblings included George Ray Shotter, Jr., who was born April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah; Mrs. J.O. Ross of Seattle; and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

The Shotter family formed part of the extended network of Southeast Alaska Native and settler families whose lives connected communities throughout the region.

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Primary Name: Shotter, Lucy

Filed as: Shotter, Lucy

Also known as: Lucy Shotter

Occupation / Association: Tlingit resident of Southeast Alaska

Associated places: Wrangell, Alaska; Hoonah, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; California

Keywords: Lucy Shotter, George Ray Shotter Sr family, Tlingit families Wrangell Alaska, Shotter family Southeast Alaska, Hoonah Alaska families, early Alaska Native families

Biography

Lucy Shotter was a Tlingit woman from Wrangell, Alaska.

She married George Ray Shotter, Sr. The family was part of the network of early Southeast Alaska Native and settler communities that connected coastal towns throughout the region.

Their children included George Ray Shotter, Jr., who was born April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah; Mrs. J.O. Ross of Seattle; and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

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Shotter, George Ray, Sr.

Residence: Canada

Spouse: Lucy Shotter (Tlingit, of Wrangell, Alaska)

Children: George Ray Shotter Jr.; Frank Shotter; Mrs. L. Kane; Mrs. Thomas Murry of Hoonah; Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle; Margaret Shotter Evans of California

Associated Places: Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada; Wrangell, Alaska; Hoonah, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; California

Biography

George Ray Shotter, Sr., was a resident of Canada and the husband of Lucy Shotter, a Tlingit woman from Wrangell, Alaska. Through their marriage, the Shotter family became connected with both the Indigenous communities of Southeast Alaska and the broader network of settlers and traders who moved between Alaska and British Columbia during the late nineteenth century.

The couple had several children. Their son George Ray Shotter Jr. was born on April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada. Other children included Frank Shotter, Mrs. L. Kane, Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah, Mrs. J. O. Ross of Seattle, and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

Members of the Shotter family later lived throughout Southeast Alaska and the Pacific Coast, reflecting the close economic and family connections between British Columbia and Alaska during the territorial period.

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