Primary Name: McKinnon, John

Filed as: McKinnon, John

Also known as: John McKinnon

Occupation / Association: Early Juneau property owner

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska

Property / Address: Telephone Hill area properties, Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: John McKinnon Juneau Alaska, McKinnon family Juneau Alaska, Telephone Hill property owners, early Juneau landowners, Telephone Hill historic neighborhood

Biography

John McKinnon was an early property owner in Juneau, Alaska, who purchased lots in the city during the community's early development.

Historical records indicate that McKinnon may have owned or occupied property associated with the Telephone Hill neighborhood, one of Juneau’s earliest residential districts located above the downtown waterfront.

Sources

DeArmond, Robert N., Juneau City and Borough Historic Survey, 1967.

Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey, 1984.

Primary Name: McKinnon, Addie Virginia

Filed As: McKinnon, Addie Virginia

Also Known As: Addie Virginia Laughlin; Addie V. McKinnon

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6; telephone operator

Associated Places: North Dakota; Tacoma, Washington; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Addie Virginia McKinnon, Addie Virginia Laughlin, McKinnon family Juneau Alaska, Arthur Frances McKinnon, Juneau Women's Igloo No 6, Juneau telephone operators, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau

Biography

Addie Virginia Laughlin McKinnon was a Charter Member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women's Igloo No. 6.

She was born on July 10, 1887, in North Dakota to Alice Adele Sprague and Matthew Laughlin. In September 1891, she moved with her family from Tacoma, Washington, to Alaska.

She married Arthur Frances McKinnon in Juneau on April 17, 1912. Their son, Walter Frances McKinnon, was born in Juneau, Alaska, on April 21, 1914. The couple divorced sometime before 1930.

In 1930, Addie was employed as a telephone operator in Juneau.

Addie Virginia Laughlin McKinnon died on March 14, 1963, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; Alaska Marriage Certificate; Arthur McKinnon WWI Draft Registration; Alaska Daily Empire, March 12, 1963; Alaska Sportsman, June 1963; Evergreen Cemetery Burial Record.

Tags: Addie Virginia McKinnon, Addie Virginia Laughlin, McKinnon family Juneau Alaska, Arthur Frances McKinnon, Walter Frances McKinnon, Juneau Women's Igloo No 6, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Evergreen Cemetery Juneau

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