Kashevaroff, Legia
Primary Name: Kashevaroff, Legia Lydia
Filed as: kashevaroff_legia_lydia
Also known as: Legia Lydia Kashevaroff; Legia Kashevaroff; Legia Brewer; Legia Olson
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; accounting clerk, Alaska Department of Revenue
Born: June 27, 1904, Sitka, Alaska
Died: April 8, 1960, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Andrew Peter Kashevaroff; Martha E. Bolshanin-Kashevaroff
Spouse: Glen E. Brewer (m. June 11, 1925; div.); John G. Olson (m. May 11, 1929)
Children: Patricia Lee Brewer
Associated places: Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Legia Lydia Kashevaroff, Legia Kashevaroff, Legia Brewer, Legia Olson, Andrew Peter Kashevaroff daughter, Martha Bolshanin Kashevaroff daughter, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No 6 charter member
Biography
Legia Lydia Kashevaroff was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Sitka, Alaska, on June 27, 1904, to Andrew Peter Kashevaroff and Martha E. Bolshanin-Kashevaroff.
On June 11, 1925, she married Glen E. Brewer. The couple lived in Seattle, Washington. Their daughter, Patricia Lee Brewer, was born on June 30, 1926. The marriage later ended in divorce.
Kashevaroff remarried on May 11, 1929, in Juneau to John G. Olson. She later worked as an accounting clerk for the Alaska Department of Revenue.
Legia Lydia Kashevaroff Olson died in Juneau on April 8, 1960. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in the Pioneer Section.
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, June 2, 1925; Alaska Daily Empire, June 3, 1926; Alaska Daily Empire, May 11, 1929; Alaska Daily Empire, May 20, 1935; Juneau-Douglas High School Yearbook, 1922
Tags: Legia Lydia Kashevaroff, Legia Kashevaroff, Legia Brewer, Legia Olson, Andrew Peter Kashevaroff, Martha Bolshanin Kashevaroff, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No 6 charter member, Sitka Alaska, Juneau pioneers