King, Catherine L.
Primary Name: King, Catherine L.
Filed as: king_catherine_l
Also known as: Catherine L. King; Kate King
Occupation / Association:
Born: July 1893, Alaska
Died:
Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Develin King
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Alaska
Keywords: Catherine L King, Catherine King, King Catherine, Nicholas King daughter, Alice Develin King daughter, Alaska pioneer families
Biography
Catherine L. King was born in Alaska in July 1893 to Nicholas King and Alice Develin King.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska family records
Tags: Catherine L King, King Catherine, Nicholas King, Alice Develin King, Alaska pioneers
King, Alice J.
Primary Name: King, Alice J.
Filed as: king_alice_j
Also known as: Alice King
Occupation / Association:
Born: August 1889, Alaska
Died:
Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Develin King
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Alaska
Keywords: Alice J King, Alice King, King Alice J, Nicholas King daughter, Alice Develin King daughter, Alaska born pioneers
Biography
Alice J. King was born in Alaska in August 1889 to Nicholas King and Alice Develin King.
Sources
Family records; U.S. Census records
Tags: Alice J King, Alice King, King Alice J, Nicholas King, Alice Develin King, Alaska pioneers
King, John H.
Primary Name: King, John H.
Filed as: king_john_h
Also known as: John H. King
Occupation / Association: Early resident of Douglas, Alaska
Born: January 1879, Amador City, California
Died:
Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Develin King
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Amador City, California; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: John H King, King John H, Nicholas King son, Alice Develin King son, Amador City California pioneers Alaska, Douglas Alaska early settlers
Biography
John H. King was born in January 1879 in Amador City, California, to Nicholas King and Alice Develin King.
His father came to Juneau in June 1885. The rest of the family followed on July 24, 1888. The King family was among the earliest settlers of Douglas, Alaska.
Sources
Pioneers of Alaska family records
Tags: John H King, King John H, Nicholas King, Alice Develin King, Amador City California, Douglas Alaska pioneers
King, Nickolas
Primary Name: King, Nickolas
Filed as: king_nickolas
Also known as: Nicholas King
Occupation / Association: Early Resident, Douglas Island; Treadwell Mine Community
Born:
Died:
Parents:
Spouse: Alice Develin King
Children: John H. King; Sarah "Sadie" A. King-Cashen; Alice J. King; Catherine L. King
Associated places: Amador City, California; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas Island, Alaska
Keywords: Nickolas King, Nicholas King, King Nickolas, King family Douglas Island, Treadwell Mine families, Amador City California residents
Biography
Nickolas King was among the earliest permanent residents of Douglas Island. By 1886, several families of Treadwell Mine employees began arriving on Douglas Island. Some of the first permanent residents included Richard McCormick, Nickolas King, George Shatter, Mike McKanna, P. H. Fox, and Henry Mead.
Nickolas King and his wife, Alice Develin King, moved to Douglas from Amador City, California. Nicholas first came to Juneau in June 1885, and the rest of the family followed on July 24, 1888.
The couple had four children. John H. King was born in January 1879. Sarah "Sadie" A. King-Cashen was born on December 3, 1882, in Amador City, California. Alice J. King, born in August 1889, and Catherine L. King, born in July 1893, were born in Alaska.
Sources
Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries
Tags: Nickolas King, Nicholas King, King family, Douglas Island pioneers, Treadwell Mine families, Amador City California residents
Vanden Wyer, Catherine L.
Vanden Wyer, Catherine L.
Born: July 1894
Birthplace: Douglas, Alaska
Died: May 3, 1964
Place of death: Seattle, Washington
Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Alicia Develin King
Spouse: Hurbert A. Vanden Wyer (marine engineer)
Children: Alice E. Vanden Wyer (born June 2, 1921, Alaska); Hurbert Anthony Vanden Wyer (born 1926, Seattle, Washington)
Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Biography
Catherine L. Vanden Wyer, born Catherine L. King, was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6. She was born in July 1894 in Douglas, Alaska, the daughter of Nicholas King and Alice Alicia Develin King, members of the early Douglas Island community during the territorial mining era.
She married Hurbert A. Vanden Wyer, a marine engineer, in 1920. The couple had two children: Alice E. Vanden Wyer, born in Alaska on June 2, 1921, and Hurbert Anthony Vanden Wyer, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1926.
Catherine spent part of her early life in the Juneau–Douglas area and later lived in Seattle, Washington. She died in Seattle on May 3, 1964.
Sources
- 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska
- 1920 and 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, Washington
- Alaska Daily Empire, June 2, 1921
- Washington Death Index
King-Cashen, Sadie
Primary Name: Cashen, Sarah "Sadie" A. (King)
Filed as: cashen_sarah_sadie_a
Also known as: Sadie Cashen, Sarah A. King, Sarah "Sadie" King
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6
Born: December 3, 1882, Amador City, California
Died: November 12, 1957, McKenna, Pierce County, Washington
Parents: Nicholas King and Alice Develin King
Spouse: Thomas K. Cashen
Children: Frances C. Cashen, Thomas N. Cashen, Anna Cecile Cashen, John Cashen, William Cashen, Gerald D. Cashen, Frank P. Cashen, Harry K. Cashen
Associated places: Amador City California; Douglas Alaska; Juneau Alaska; McKenna Washington
Keywords: Sarah Sadie Cashen, Sadie Cashen, Sarah A King Cashen, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No 6 charter member
Biography

Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born on December 3, 1882, in Amador City, California, the daughter of Nicholas King and Alice Develin King. The family moved to Douglas, Alaska, on July 24, 1888.
She married Thomas K. Cashen in 1901. They had eight children: Frances C. Cashen (born December 1903), Thomas N. Cashen (born January 1906), Anna Cecile Cashen (born January 1909), John Cashen (born 1912), William Cashen (born 1915), Gerald D. Cashen (born 1919), Frank P. Cashen (born 1925), and Harry K. Cashen (born 1925).
Sadie Cashen died on November 12, 1957, in McKenna, Pierce County, Washington. She was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; Douglas Island Weekly News, November 20, 1901; Washington State Death Records; Alaska Daily Empire, November 15, 1957; Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary No. 6 Membership Application
Find-A-Grave memorial for Sadie Cashen
Tags: Sadie Cashen, Sarah Sadie Cashen, Sarah A King Cashen, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No 6, Douglas Alaska residents, Cashen family Alaska, King family Alaska, Douglas Catholic Cemetery
Pettygrove, Alice

Primary Name: King, Alice J.
Filed as: King, Alice J.
Also known as: Alice J. Pettygrove; Alice J. Kirby
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Auxiliary No. 6; store proprietor; nurse
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seldovia, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska
Keywords: Alice J King, Alice Pettygrove, Alice Kirby, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women's Auxiliary No 6 charter member, King family Douglas Alaska, Pettygrove family Juneau Alaska, Dr William P Kirby Seldovia, early Alaska women business owners
Biography
Alice J. King was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo Women’s Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born in August 1889 in Alaska to Nicholas and Alice Devlin King.
In 1909, she married Francis “Frank” W. Pettygrove. The couple had a son, Francis W. Pettygrove, who was born in Juneau in 1911. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1924.
By 1920, Alice was the proprietor of a store in Juneau.
She later married Dr. William P. Kirby on February 16, 1925. By 1940, the couple was living in Seldovia, Alaska, where Dr. Kirby practiced general medicine, and Alice worked as a nurse.
Alice J. King Kirby died on November 1, 1954, in Ketchikan, Alaska.
1900/1910 U.S. Federal Census Douglas; 1920/1930 U.S. Federal Census Juneau; 1940 U.S. Federal Census Seldovia; Douglas Island Weekly News, November 10, 1909; Alaska Daily Empire, December 9, 1922; Alaska Daily Empire, September 27, 1924; Alaska Daily Empire, February 18, 1925
King, Alice
Primary Name: King, Alice A. Develin
Filed as: alice_a_develin_king
Also known as: Alice A. King; Alice Develin-King; Alice Develin
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6
Born: July 1856, Ireland
Died: February 29, 1936, Seattle, Washington
Parents:
Spouse: Nicholas King
Children: John H. King; Sarah "Sadie" A. King-Cashen; Alice J. King; Catherine L. King
Associated places: Ireland; Amador City, California; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Alice A. Develin King, Alice King, Alice Develin-King, Alice Develin, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6, Nicholas King family
Biography
Alice A. Develin-King was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born in July 1856 in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1871.
Alice married Nicholas King. Nicholas came to Juneau in June 1885 from Amador City, California, and the family followed in July 1888.
The couple had four children. John H. King was born in January 1879. Sarah "Sadie" A. King-Cashen was born on December 3, 1882, in Amador City, California. Alice J. King, born in August 1889, and Catherine L. King, born in July 1893, were born in Alaska.
Alice A. Develin-King died on February 29, 1936, in Seattle, Washington.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; Washington Death Certificate; Alaska Daily Empire, June 30, 1936
Tags: Alice A. Develin King, Alice King, Alice Develin-King, Nicholas King, John H. King, Sarah Sadie King Cashen, Alice J. King, Catherine L. King, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6, Douglas Alaska residents
