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: 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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Shotter, Frances W.

Spouse: George Ray Shotter, Jr.

Biography

Frances W. Shotter was the wife of George Ray Shotter, Jr., a fox rancher associated with the Juneau–Douglas area of Southeast Alaska.

At the time of George Ray Shotter, Jr.’s death on January 4, 1931, the couple had no living children.

Members of the Shotter family were connected with several communities in Southeast Alaska, including Hoonah, Wrangell, and the Juneau–Douglas area.

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Shotter, George Ray, Jr.

Born: April 5, 1882

Birthplace: Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada

Died: January 4, 1931 (age 48)

Place of death: St. Ann's Hospital, Juneau, Alaska

Burial: Douglas Indian Cemetery, Douglas, Alaska

Parents: George Ray Shotter, Sr.; Lucy Shotter of Wrangell

Spouse: Frances W. Shotter of Hoonah

Occupation: Fox rancher

Biography

George Ray Shotter, Jr. was born on April 5, 1882, in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada, the son of George Ray Shotter, Sr. and Lucy Shotter of Wrangell, Alaska.

Members of the Shotter family were connected with communities throughout Southeast Alaska. His siblings included Frank Shotter, Mrs. L. Kane, Mrs. Thomas Murray of Hoonah, Mrs. J.O. Ross of Seattle, and Margaret Shotter Evans of California.

Shotter married Frances W. Shotter of Hoonah. At the time of his death, the couple had no living children.

He worked as a fox rancher, an occupation that was part of the fur farming industry that developed along the coast of Alaska in the early twentieth century.

Contemporary records described him as being of mixed race, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 145 pounds, with a dark complexion and dark hair.

George Ray Shotter, Jr. died of pneumonia on January 4, 1931, at the age of 48 after a twenty-day stay at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau. His attending physician was Dr. W.W. Council.

Shotter was buried in the Douglas Indian Cemetery, with Chas W. Carter serving as undertaker.

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Primary Name: Harris, Kitty

Filed as: harris_kitty

Also known as: Kitty Newcomb Harris; Katherine Harris, Kate Harris, 

Occupation / Association: Early resident of Juneau; Tlingit resident of Hoonah

Born: circa 1867, Hoonah, Alaska

Died: February 1893, Juneau, Alaska

Parents:

Spouse: Richard Harris (m. circa 1880)

Children: William J. Harris (1882–1882); William J. Harris, Jr.; Richard Tighe Harris, Jr.; Mary Kelchine Harris (1888–1889)

Property / Address: 219 Second Street, Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska

Associated places: Hoonah, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Harrisburg (Juneau), Alaska; Telephone Hill Historic Neighborhood

Keywords: Kitty Harris, Katherine Harris, Harris Kitty, Richard Harris wife, Telephone Hill residents, Harrisburg Alaska families, Tlingit residents Juneau, Hoonah Alaska families

Biography

Kitty Harris, a Tlingit woman from Hoonah, believed to be of the Wooshkeetaan clan, married Richard Harris around 1880.

In March 1881, the couple purchased Lots 1 and 2 on Telephone Hill from George Pilz and his wife. They later sold Lot 1 and built a home on Lot 2 at 219 Second Street.

The couple had four children. Their first son, William J. Harris, was born on May 14, 1882, but died two days later. A second son, William J. Harris, Jr., was born on March 29, 1884. On November 10, 1885, their son Richard Tighe Harris, Jr. was born. Their daughter Mary Kelchine Harris was born on March 22, 1888.

Kitty Harris and three of her children were baptized on Sunday, July 15, 1888, by Reverend Eugene S. Willard in the Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, Alaska.

Mary Kelchine Harris died on February 24, 1889, at the age of eleven months. Kitty Harris died in February 1893 at the age of 26.

Sources

Alaska Consortium Library; Telephone Hill historical records; Juneau Independent, "Telephone Hill Was Built Around a Tlingit Home"

Kitty Harris Katherine Harris Harris Kitty Tlingit Harris Hoonah Harris

Tags: Kitty Harris, Katherine Harris, Harris Kitty, Richard Harris, Telephone Hill residents, Hoonah Alaska families, Harrisburg Alaska families, Tlingit residents Juneau