Wittanen, Mary
Primary Names: Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig-Wittanen
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Child: Thelma Irene Wittanen (born June 6, 1906, Douglas, Alaska)
Biography
Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig-Wittanen lived in Douglas, Alaska.
Their daughter, Thelma Irene Wittanen, was born on June 6, 1906, in Douglas.
Sources
- Family and genealogical records
Wittanen, Matthew Hermann
Primary Names: Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig-Wittanen
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Child: Thelma Irene Wittanen
Biography
Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig-Wittanen lived in Douglas, Alaska.
Their daughter, Thelma Irene Wittanen, was born on June 6, 1906 in Douglas.
Sources
- Family and genealogical records
Wittanen, Thelma
Thelma Irene Wittanen was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born on June 6, 1906, in Douglas, Alaska, to Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig-Wittanen.
She attended Juneau High School, where she played on the basketball team and was known by the nickname “Duke.”
She married Simon Joseph Meade on September 13, 1924. Their son, Thomas Joseph Meade, was born in Alaska on May 18, 1925.
In 1940, she was working as a chambermaid.
Thelma later divorced Simon Meade and married John Benjamin Benson in Juneau on February 17, 1945.
Thelma Irene Wittanen Benson died in May 1980 in Juneau, Alaska.
1910 and 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska, Marriage License
Lynch, Molly
Primary Name: Lynch, Jenny Amy “Molly”
Filed as: molly_lynch
Also known as: Molly Lynch; Jenny Amy Wittanen; Jenny Amy “Molly” Wittanen
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo No. 6; Telephone operator
Born: March 28, 1899, Douglas, Alaska
Died: April 5, 1981, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew Hermann Wittanen; Mary T. Brevig Wittanen
Spouse: Frederick Albert Lynch
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Jenny Amy Molly Lynch, Molly Lynch, Jenny Amy Wittanen, Jenny Wittanen, Wittanen family, Frederick Albert Lynch, Juneau Igloo No. 6, Douglas Alaska, Seattle Washington, telephone operator, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Jenny Amy “Molly” Wittanen Lynch was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on March 28, 1899, in Douglas, Alaska, to Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen.
She married Frederick Albert Lynch on February 19, 1917, in Douglas, Alaska.
Lynch worked as a telephone operator in Douglas and later in Seattle. She twice won popularity contests sponsored by the Douglas Fire Department.
She died in Seattle, Washington, on April 5, 1981.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Douglas Island Weekly News, February 23, 1917; Alaska Daily Empire, May 4, 1981
Tags: Jenny Amy Molly Lynch, Molly Lynch, Jenny Amy Wittanen, Wittanen family, Frederick Albert Lynch, Juneau Igloo No. 6, charter member, telephone operator, Douglas Alaska, Seattle Washington, Alaska pioneers
Spain, Elvera Agnes
Spain, Elvera Agnes Wittanen
Born: September 10, 1897, Champion, Republic, Michigan
Died: February 20, 1992, Douglas, Alaska
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen
Spouse: William Ross Spain (married October 25, 1919, Juneau, Alaska)
Children: Mary Ellen Spain (b. May 19, 1920); William C. Spain (b. 1925); Evelyn E. Spain (b. 1929)
Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6
Biography
Elvera Agnes Wittanen Spain was a charter member of Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on September 10, 1897, in Champion, Republic County, Michigan, the daughter of Matt Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen. Her family moved to Alaska around 1898 during the early period of settlement in the Juneau–Douglas mining region.
On October 25, 1919, she married William Ross Spain in Juneau. The couple had three children: Mary Ellen Spain, born May 19, 1920; William C. Spain, born in 1925; and Evelyn E. Spain, born in 1929.
Elvera Spain lived most of her life in the Juneau–Douglas area. She died on February 20, 1992, in Douglas, Alaska, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Sources
- 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- U.S. Social Security Death Index
- Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application
- 1919 Juneau–Douglas High School Yearbook