Mitchell, Kittey
Primary Name: Mitchell, Kittey
Filed as: Mitchell, Kittey
Also known as: Kittey Mitchell
Occupation / Association: Resident, Douglas Indian Village
Associated places: Killisnoo, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Douglas Indian Cemetery, Alaska
Keywords: Kittey Mitchell Douglas Alaska, Killisnoo Alaska residents, Douglas Indian Cemetery burials, Douglas Indian Village residents, early Alaska Native community Douglas
Biography
Kittey Mitchell was born in Killisnoo, Alaska. She later lived in Douglas, Alaska, where she died on January 29, 1912, at the age of twenty-five.
She was buried in the Douglas Indian Cemetery, a historic burial ground associated with the Douglas Native village and early residents of the mining community.
Sources
Find-A-Grave.
Sokoloff, Mary Danilova
Primary Name: Sokoloff, Mary Danilova Kobochef
Filed as: Sokoloff, Mary Danilova Kobochef
Also known as: Mary Danilova Kobochef; Mary Sokoloff
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Killisnoo, Alaska
Keywords: Mary Danilova Kobochef Sokoloff, Harlampy Sokoloff, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6 charter members, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Killisnoo Alaska Russian community, Sitka Alaska marriages, Alaska territorial families
Biography
Mary Danilova Kobochef Sokoloff was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6. She was born in 1871 in Alaska.
She married Harlampy Sokoloff in Sitka on November 23, 1884, when she was just thirteen years old. In 1895, the couple moved to Killisnoo, where Mr. Sokoloff served as a lay reader to Reverend John Soboloff. Before the turn of the century, the family moved to Juneau, Alaska, where they lived for more than thirty-five years.
Mary and Harlampy had two children. Their daughter Mary died in Sitka, and their son Andrew died while the family was living in Killisnoo.
Mary and Harlampy celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on November 23, 1934. A few days later, after an illness that had lasted six years, Mary passed away on December 1, 1934, at the government hospital in Juneau.
Sources
1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau.
Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers, 1850–1950, Volume 5, page 258.
Alaska Daily Empire, November 23, 1934.
Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch.
Harlampy Sokoloff records.
Harkrader, George
Primary Name: Harkrader, George
Filed as: george_harkrader
Also known as: George Harkrader
Occupation / Association: Miner; Prospector; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: May 29, 1847, Warren County, Ohio
Died: 1915
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Associated places: Warren County, Ohio; Sitka, Alaska; Fort Wrangell, Alaska; Cassiar District; Juneau, Alaska; Mount Roberts; Silver Bow Basin; Admiralty Island; Chatham Strait; Killisnoo; Telephone Hill, Juneau
Property / Address: Lots 5, 6, and 7, west slope of Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: George Harkrader, Harkrader George, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Telephone Hill property owners, Mount Roberts mining claims, Silver Bow Basin miners, Alaska Juneau Mine early claims
Biography
George Harkrader was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
Harkrader was born on May 29, 1847, in Warren County, Ohio. He came to Alaska in the early mining era and traveled through Sitka, Fort Wrangell, and the Cassiar mining district before arriving in Juneau in April 1881.
In December 1880, Harkrader staked a lode claim on Mount Roberts, as well as a quartz claim in Silver Bow Basin and a hillside placer claim. These claims were located in the area later developed as the Alaska-Juneau Mine, also known as the Little Treadwell (DeArmond 1967; Alaska Monthly 1907).
Harkrader was a mining partner of Henry Coons and Dan Campbell for six years, and together they recovered more than $75,000 from their placer operations. He was also among the original owners in the Nevada Creek district, held quartz mining property on Admiralty Island, and invested considerable money in developing a coal property on Chatham Strait near Killisnoo.
The 1894 plat map of the Juneau townsite shows Harkrader owning Lots 5, 6, and 7 on the west slope of the Telephone Hill Historic Neighborhood. City tax rolls indicate that Harkrader and, later, his estate owned the property until 1920.
The 1914 Sanborn map shows a residence, possibly Harkrader's home, located on the north half of Lots 5, 6, and 7 next to the West Second Street right-of-way (Hurley 1983). The structure was removed in the mid-1930s. The Ralph Martin House at 128 Dixon Street was later constructed on these lots.
Prior to his death in 1915, Harkrader ran unsuccessfully for the Juneau City Council as a Socialist.
Sources
Alaska Monthly Magazine, Oct-Nov 1907; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Volume 1, p. 130, Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009); Hurley 1983
Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey
Tags: George Harkrader, Harkrader George, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Telephone Hill residents, Mount Roberts miners, Silver Bow Basin pioneers, Admiralty Island mining