Winn, Anna S.
Primary Name: Sarah Anna Winn
Also known as: Anna Sarah Milbourn Winn
Born: April 5, 1865 – Wiota, Wisconsin
Died: November 27, 1946 – Juneau, Alaska
Spouse: William Winn
Children: Burdette A. Winn
Stepchildren: John E. Winn, Milton Winn, Grover C. Winn
Occupation: Millinery shop owner
Affiliation: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Associated places: Wiota, Wisconsin; Juneau, Alaska
Biography
Sarah Anna Winn, also known as Anna Sarah Milbourn Winn, was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Wiota, Wisconsin, on April 5, 1865, though she was known to keep the year of her birth a closely guarded secret.
She married William Winn on December 10, 1892, in Woodford, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The couple moved to Juneau, Alaska, in 1893.
On March 21, 1896, she gave birth in Juneau to their son, Burdette A. Winn. She also raised her husband’s sons from an earlier marriage: John E. Winn, born December 1882, and Milton Winn and Grover C. Winn, twins born in January 1886 in Wisconsin.
In Juneau, she owned and operated a millinery shop.
Sarah Anna Winn died in Juneau, Alaska, on November 27, 1946.
Sources
- 1900, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Federal Census
- Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers, Vol. 3, p. 342, Ed Ferrell
- 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
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
Lahr, Garnet L.
Primary Name: Lahr, Garnet Laughlin
Filed as: lahr_garnet_laughlin
Also known as: Garnet L. Lahr, Garnet L Laughlin
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; retail employee, Bon Marché
Born: January 10, 1896, Juneau, Alaska
Died: December 3, 1998, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew M. Laughlin; Alice Adele Sprague Laughlin
Spouse: James Murray Lahr (m. February 15, 1919)
Children: Barbara M. Lahr
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Aberdeen, Washington; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Garnet L Lahr, Garnet Laughlin Lahr, Garnet Laughlin, Lahr Garnet, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, Bon Marche Seattle
Biography
Garnet Laughlin Lahr was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Juneau, Alaska, on January 10, 1896, the daughter of Matthew M. Laughlin and Alice Adele Sprague Laughlin.
On February 15, 1919, she married James Murray Lahr in Juneau. Their daughter, Barbara M. Lahr, was born in Juneau on December 26, 1919.
By 1930, the family was living in Aberdeen, Washington. In 1940, they were residing in Seattle, Washington, where Garnet Lahr was employed by the Bon Marché department store.
Garnet Lahr died in Seattle, Washington, on December 3, 1998.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Aberdeen, Washington; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Seattle Times, December 21, 1998; Alaska Daily Empire, February 17, 1919; Juneau-Douglas High School Yearbook, 1916
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
Hendricksen-Hendriksan-Hendrickson-Wildes, Alma Ideal
Primary Name: Wildes, Alma Ideal
Filed as: wildes_alma_ideal
Also known as: Alma Ideal Hendricksen, Alma Ideal Hendriksan, Alma Ideal Hendrickson, Alma Ideal Wildes
Occupation / Association: Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior Alaska Road Commission; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6
Born: November 12, 1903, Alaska
Died: December 31, 1987, Reno, Nevada
Parents: August Emil Hendricksen-Hendriksan-Hendrickson; Anna Alma Louise Hendricksen-Hendriksan-Hendrickson
Spouse: Keith Gordon Wildes (m. February 23, 1930)
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Associated places: Treadwell City, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Reno, Nevada
Keywords: Alma Ideal Hendricksen, Alma Ideal Hendriksan, Alma Ideal Hendrickson, Alma Ideal Wildes, Alaska Road Commission employees, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6
Biography
Alma Ideal Hendricksen Wildes was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Alaska on November 12, 1903, the daughter of August Emil Hendricksen-Hendriksan-Hendrickson and Anna Alma Louise Hendricksen-Hendriksan-Hendrickson. She had a brother, Lans Edvin Hendricksen-Hendriksan-Hendrickson. The family lived in Treadwell City, Alaska.
On February 23, 1930, she married Keith Gordon Wildes. Alma later worked as a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Alaska Road Commission.
Alma Ideal Wildes died on December 31, 1987, in Reno, Nevada.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire, February 24, 1930; Nevada Death Certificate; Juneau High School Yearbook, 1921
Knudsen, Lorena
Primary Name: Knudsen, Lorena
Filed as: knudsen_lorena
Also known as: Lorena Knudsen
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Lorena Knudsen, Knudsen Lorena, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6, Juneau pioneers
Biography
Lorena Knudsen was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6 records
Hayes, Marie
Primary Name: Hayes, Marie
Filed as: hayes_marie
Also known as: Marie Hayes
Occupation / Association: President (1934–1935), Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Marie Hayes, Hayes Marie, Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6 President, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary
Biography
Marie Hayes served as President of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6 in 1934 and 1935.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6 records
Williams, Daisy Viola McGrew
Primary Name: Daisy Viola McGrew-Lave-Fagerson Williams
Filed as: Williams, Daisy Viola
Born: 1898 – Jefferson, Iowa
Died: California (shortly before her 98th birthday)
Associated places: Jefferson, Iowa; Woodburn, Oregon; Silverton, Oregon; Juneau, Alaska; Scotts Valley, California
Occupation / Association: Dress shop owner; Territorial Government employee, Department of Revenue
Affiliation: President, Juneau Women's Igloo (1947); Pioneers of Alaska, spousal member
Keywords: Juneau Women's Igloo, Alaska territorial government employees, Lena Cove, Juneau, Princess Norah passengers, Alaska pioneer families
Biography
Daisy Viola McGrew-Lave-Fagerson Williams joined the Pioneers of Alaska as a spousal member and became President of the Juneau Women's Igloo in 1947.
She was born in 1898 to William and Lexa McGrew in Jefferson, Iowa. She was the third child and second daughter in a family that would eventually include six children.
The family later moved to North Dakota to homestead. William McGrew, a steelworker by trade, eventually moved the family west to Oregon, where he worked on steel bridges and other construction projects. They first settled in St. Johns near Portland and later moved to Woodburn, which became their permanent home.
Daisy married O. E. “Buck” Lave in her early twenties. The couple lived in Silverton, Oregon. In 1931, their daughter, Mary Lou, was born.
After her husband's death in the late 1930s, Daisy returned to Woodburn and operated a dress shop.
In 1940, she met W. Floyd Fagerson through mutual friends. Floyd was known locally as “that man from Alaska” while visiting Oregon before returning north. They married in March 1941 and traveled to Juneau aboard the Princess Norah. Daisy made her home on Twelfth Street and enjoyed time at their cabin at Lena Cove, becoming active in the Juneau community.
In 1951, Floyd died while they were traveling in California. Daisy returned to Juneau and worked for the Territorial Government in the Department of Revenue.
In 1954, she married long-time friend Dr. Richard Williams.
After retirement, they moved to Scotts Valley, California, near Santa Cruz, where Daisy pursued painting. Richard died in 1984. Daisy died in California a few months before her 98th birthday.
Sources
- Pioneers of Alaska membership records
- Local historical accounts of Juneau Women's Igloo
Jenne, Crystal Brilliant Snow
Primary Name: Jenne, Crystal Brilliant Snow
Filed as: jenne_crystal_brilliant_snow
Also known as: Crystal B. S. Jenne, Crystal Snow Jenne
Occupation / Association: President (1937), Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Crystal Brilliant Snow Jenne, Crystal Snow Jenne, Jenne Crystal, Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6 President 1937
Biography
Crystal Brilliant Snow Jenne served as President of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6 in 1937.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6 records