Museth, Trine
Museth, Trine
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Role: Charter Member
Associated Places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Escondido, California; San Diego, California
Biography
Trine Museth was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born in Douglas, Alaska, on November 25, 1897, to Henry Museth and Martha Museth. The family name had originally been Mjaaset. Her parents, Hendrik and Marta Mjaaset, emigrated from Voss, Norway, in 1881 and later Americanized their surname to Museth.
Museth grew up in the Douglas and Juneau area during the early years of the mining communities of Southeast Alaska.
When her father became ill in 1923, she moved with her parents and her sisters, Nora and Agnes, to Escondido, California. After her father's death in 1926, she remained in California and worked as a teller at a commercial bank for approximately forty years. She retired in 1963.
Trine Museth died in San Diego, California, on June 14, 1988.
Sources
- 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
- Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, pp. 353–355
- California Death Index
Messerschmidt, Gertrude Rosina
Messerschmidt, Gertrude Rosina
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Role: Charter Member
Associated Places: Gosheim, Württemberg, Germany; San Francisco, California; Juneau, Alaska
Biography
Gertrude Rosina Messerschmidt, born Gertrude Rosina Hermie, was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born on March 10, 1873, in Gosheim, Württemberg, Germany. In 1893, she immigrated to the United States.
In late June of 1899, she arrived in Juneau from San Francisco to work as a clerk in the bakery operated by Gustav Messerschmidt. On September 21, 1899, Gustav and Gertrude were married and lived above the bakery shop.
The couple had nine children: Gertrude (born July 1900), George (born September 1901), Henry Theodore (born 1903), William Howard (born 1904), Francis (born 1907), twin daughters Katherine Elizabeth and Elizabeth Katherine (born 1909), and Rosina (born 1912). Rosina was the first of their children to be born in a hospital.
Gertrude Messerschmidt died on May 13, 1926.
Sources
- 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1, p. 334
- Alaska Daily Empire, May 14, 1926
McLaughlin, Roseann
McLaughlin, Roseann
Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Role: Charter Member
Associated Places: Ireland; Juneau, Alaska; Port Clarence, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Biography
Roseann McLaughlin was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born Roseann McKay in February 1875 in Ireland to Daniel McKay and Ann Carey-McKay.
She immigrated to the United States in 1894 and arrived in Juneau, Alaska, in January 1897, during the community’s early mining era.
In 1897, she married John McLaughlin. The couple had three children: Mary, born in April 1898; James T., born in June 1905; and Dennis, born in July 1908. Their youngest son, Dennis, died in Seattle, Washington, on February 24, 1911.
Roseann McLaughlin died in Seattle, Washington, on May 31, 1933.
Sources
- 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Port Clarence, Alaska
- Washington Death Certificate
Laughlin, Virginia Gertrude
Primary Name: Michael, Virginia Gertrude Laughlin
Filed as: virginia_gertrude_laughlin_michael
Also known as: Virginia Gertrude Laughlin; Virginia Michael
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; Saleslady, Juneau Music House
Born: May 1898, Alaska
Died: May 8, 1972, Seattle, Washington
Parents: John F. Laughlin; Gertrude L. Laughlin
Spouse: Clark E. Michael
Children: Marguerite V. Michael; Jacqueline E. Michael; Barbara S. Michael
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Virginia Gertrude Laughlin Michael, Virginia Laughlin, Virginia Michael, Virginia Gertrude Michael, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Music House, John F. Laughlin, Gertrude L. Laughlin, Clark E. Michael, Seattle Washington residents
Biography
Virginia Gertrude Laughlin was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6. She was the daughter of John F. Laughlin and Gertrude L. Laughlin and was born in May 1898 in Alaska.
Virginia was living with her mother in Juneau in 1920 and was employed as a saleslady at the Juneau Music House.
She married Clark E. Michael. Their daughter, Marguerite V. Michael, was born on May 7, 1923, in Washington, Jacqueline E. Michael, was born in 1926 in Alaska, and their daughter, Barbara S. Michael, was born on October 25, 1933, in Washington.
Virginia died in Seattle, Washington, on May 8, 1972.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington; Alaska Daily Empire, May 8, 1923; Alaska Daily Empire, October 28, 1933; Washington Death Index
Tags: Virginia Gertrude Laughlin Michael, Virginia Gertrude Laughlin, Virginia Michael, John F. Laughlin, Gertrude L. Laughlin, Clark E. Michael, Marguerite V. Michael, Jacqueline E. Michael, Barbara S. Michael, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Music House, Douglas Alaska, Juneau Alaska, Seattle Washington
Laughlin, Lulu
Primary Name: Laughlin, Luella Irene
Filed as: luella_irene_laughlin
Also known as: Lulu Laughlin; Luella Laughlin; Luella Irene Egan
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; President, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 (1945)
Born: April 19, 1891, Tacoma, Washington
Died: May 3, 1954, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew Laughlin; Alice A. Sprague Laughlin
Spouse: John T. Egan (m. 1922; div.)
Children:
Associated places: Tacoma, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Luella Irene Laughlin, Lulu Laughlin, Luella Laughlin, Luella Irene Egan, Laughlin family, Sprague family, John T Egan, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Luella Irene “Lulu” Laughlin was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 and served as its President in 1945.
She was born on April 19, 1891, in Tacoma, Washington, to Matthew Laughlin and Alice A. Sprague Laughlin. The family moved from Tacoma to Juneau, Alaska in September 1891.
Luella Laughlin married John T. Egan on September 2, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Although she was listed as married in the 1930 census, she was living with her mother in Seattle at that time and working as a bookkeeper. By the 1940 census, she was recorded as divorced from John T. Egan.
Luella Laughlin died in Seattle, Washington, on May 3, 1954.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; Washington Marriage Certificate; Washington Death Certificate
Tags: Luella Irene Laughlin, Lulu Laughlin, Luella Laughlin, Luella Irene Egan, Laughlin family, Sprague family, John T Egan, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Lahr, Barbara Miriam
Primary Name: Lahr, Barbara Miriam
Filed as: barbara_miriam_lahr
Also known as: Barbara Lahr; Barbara Miriam Ferguson
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Born: December 26, 1919, Juneau, Alaska
Died: February 19, 1999
Parents: James M. Lahr; Garnet Lahr
Spouse: Louis Wright Ferguson (m. June 14, 1946)
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Aberdeen, Washington; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Barbara Miriam Lahr, Barbara Lahr, Barbara Miriam Ferguson, Lahr family, Ferguson family, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Alaska, Aberdeen Washington, Seattle Washington, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Barbara Miriam Lahr was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Juneau, Alaska, on December 26, 1919, the daughter of James M. Lahr and Garnet Lahr. During her childhood, the family moved to Aberdeen, Washington, where they were recorded in the 1930 and 1940 United States Federal Censuses.
Barbara Lahr married Louis Wright Ferguson in Washington on June 14, 1946.
She died on February 19, 1999.
Sources
1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Aberdeen, Washington; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington; Washington Marriage Records
Tags: Barbara Miriam Lahr, Barbara Lahr, Barbara Miriam Ferguson, Lahr family, Ferguson family, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Kashevaroff, Sasha
Primary Name: Calvin, Sasha Andrevna Kashevaroff
Filed as: sasha_andrevna_kashevaroff_calvin
Also known as: Sasha Kashevaroff; Mary Kashevaroff; Sasha A. Calvin
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Born: July 5, 1900, Sitka, Alaska
Died: September 1971, Sitka, Alaska
Parents: Andrew P. Kashevaroff; Martha Kashevaroff
Spouse: John Thornton "Jack" Calvin (m. 1928)
Children: Lois Ann Calvin; Natasha I. Calvin
Associated places: Sitka, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Kodiak, Alaska; Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, California
Keywords: Sasha Andrevna Kashevaroff Calvin, Sasha Kashevaroff, Mary Kashevaroff, Sasha A. Calvin, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Andrew P. Kashevaroff family
Biography
Sasha Andrevna "Mary" Kashevaroff was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born in Sitka, Alaska, on July 5, 1900, to Andrew P. Kashevaroff and Martha Kashevaroff.
She married John Thornton "Jack" Calvin in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, California in 1928. Their daughter Lois Ann Calvin was born on October 23, 1928, in Kodiak, Alaska, and Natasha I. Calvin was born on May 3, 1933, in Juneau, Alaska.
Sasha Andrevna Kashevaroff Calvin died in September 1971 in Sitka, Alaska, and was buried in Pioneer's Home Cemetery.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Sitka, Alaska; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Monterey, California; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Sitka, Alaska; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Juneau-Douglas High School Yearbook, 1919
Tags: Sasha Andrevna Kashevaroff Calvin, Sasha Kashevaroff, Mary Kashevaroff, Andrew P. Kashevaroff, Martha Kashevaroff, John Thornton Jack Calvin, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Sitka Alaska residents
Kashevaroff, Martha
Primary Name: Kashevaroff, Martha B.
Filed as: kashevaroff_martha
Also known as: Martha Bolshanin; Martha B. Bolshanin; Martha Kashevaroff
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Born: January 19, 1874, Juneau, Alaska
Died: April 13, 1931, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Trifili Bolshanin; Elena Bolshanin
Spouse: Andrew Peter Kashevaroff (m. April 30, 1893, Killisnoo, Alaska)
Children: Cyril Andrew Kashevaroff; Nina Kashevaroff; Sasha Andrevna Mary Kashevaroff; Nicholas Kashevaroff; Nadja Kashevaroff; Legia Lydia Kashevaroff; Natalia Kashevaroff; Xenia Andreyvna Kashevaroff
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Killisnoo, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Kodiak, Alaska
Keywords: Martha B Kashevaroff, Martha Kashevaroff, Martha Bolshanin, Bolshanin family, Kashevaroff family, Andrew Peter Kashevaroff, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Sitka Alaska, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Martha B. Bolshanin Kashevaroff was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Juneau, Alaska, on January 19, 1874, to Trifili Bolshanin and Elena Bolshanin.
On April 30, 1893, she married Andrew Peter Kashevaroff in Killisnoo, Alaska. The couple had eight children: Cyril Andrew, born in April 1896 in Sitka; Nina, born in 1898; Sasha Andrevna Mary, born July 5, 1900 in Sitka; Nicholas, born in 1900; Nadja, born February 6, 1902 in Sitka; Legia Lydia, born June 26, 1904 in Sitka; Natalia, born November 6, 1908; and Xenia Andreyvna, born August 15, 1913.
Martha Kashevaroff died in Juneau on April 13, 1931.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Kodiak; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Sitka; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
Tags: Martha B Kashevaroff, Martha Kashevaroff, Martha Bolshanin, Bolshanin family, Kashevaroff family, Andrew Peter Kashevaroff, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Clark, Elizabeth
Primary Name: Weppler, Elizabeth
Filed as: weppler_elizabeth
Also known as: Elizabeth Weppler; Elizabeth Miller; Elizabeth Clark
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Born: May 9, 1870, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Died: June 11, 1958, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
Parents: Warren L. Weppler; Margarita "Beilstein" Weppler
Spouse: George F. Miller (m. ca. 1897; d. June 16, 1918); Robert Edward Clark (m. November 26, 1919, Juneau)
Children:
Associated places: Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
Keywords: Elizabeth Weppler, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Clark, Weppler Elizabeth, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Biography
Elizabeth Weppler was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born on May 9, 1870, in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada, to Warren L. Weppler and Margarita "Beilstein" Weppler. She immigrated to the United States in 1892.
She married George F. Miller around 1897 and lived in Juneau, Alaska, where the couple was recorded in the 1910 census. George Miller died in Seattle on June 16, 1918.
Elizabeth remarried Robert Edward Clark in Juneau on November 26, 1919. By 1930, they were living in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.
Elizabeth died on June 11, 1958, in Whittier, California.
Sources
1910/1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire, November 28, 1919; California Death Index; Alaska Marriage Certificate
Tags: Elizabeth Weppler, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Clark, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Clark, Lorell Dee
Primary Name: Bevan, Lorell Dee
Filed as: bevan_lorell_dee
Also known as: Lorell Clark; Lorell Grant; Lorell Yancy
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; Fox farmer; Hotel manager; Boeing riveter during World War II
Born: May 14, 1886, Douglas, Kansas
Died: April 17, 1970, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Thomas Bevan; Georgina Trontla Bevan
Spouse: Frank Edwin Clark (m. June 8, 1904, Portland, Oregon; d. January 17, 1926); David M. Grant (m. November 28, 1928; d. 1938); Jack Yancy (m. ca. 1940; annulled ca. 1941)
Children: William Z. Clark
Associated places: Douglas, Kansas; Yale, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Juneau, Alaska; Kake, Alaska; Southern Washington; Kelso, Washington; Seattle, Washington; Lebanon, Oregon; Arcata, California; Anchorage, Alaska
Keywords: Lorell Dee Bevan, Lorell Clark, Lorell Grant, Lorell Yancy, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Biography
Lorell Dee Bevan was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born on May 14, 1886, in Douglas, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Bevan and Georgina Trontla Bevan. Lorell spent her childhood on the family farm in Yale, Washington.
At the age of sixteen, she worked as a cook at a lumber mill. She married the mill manager Frank Edwin Clark on June 8, 1904, in Portland, Oregon. Their son, William Z. Clark, was born in Washington in 1906.
The family moved to Alaska in 1918 and operated a fox farm on an island southeast of Juneau. Frank Clark died on January 17, 1926, in Kake, Alaska.
Lorell and her son William moved to Juneau, where she met David M. Grant. The couple became engaged on November 17, 1927, in Juneau, and were married on November 28, 1928. They later moved back to a farm in southern Washington. David Grant died in 1938.
Lorell later moved to Kelso, Washington, where she managed a hotel. Around 1940, she married Jack Yancy, but the marriage was annulled about a year later.
During World War II, she moved to Seattle to live with her son and worked for Boeing as a riveter on B-25 bombers. In 1950, she moved to Lebanon, Oregon, to work as a housekeeper for her brother Jessie. They later moved to Arcata, California, where Jessie died.
She later moved to Anchorage, Alaska, to live with her son and his wife. After her son died, she moved back to Seattle.
Lorell died on April 17, 1970, in Seattle, Washington.
Sources
1900/1910 U.S. Federal Census, Mineral, Washington; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Biography from Will/its Family Tree, Ancestry.com; Alaska Daily Empire, December 1, 1928
Tags: Lorell Dee Bevan, Lorell Clark, Lorell Grant, Lorell Yancy, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau Alaska pioneers