Primary Name: Gray, Jetta Hamilton
Filed as: gray_jetta_hamilton
Also known as: Jetta Hamilton Gray, Jetta Gray
Occupation / Association: President (1952), Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6; buyer, B.M. Behrends Co.; Red Cross volunteer
Born: June 4, 1886, Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Died: November 29, 1959, Juneau, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse: Felix Gray (m. November 29, 1905)
Children: William Gordon Gray; Hugh Douglas Gray
Associated places: Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; Miles City, Montana; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Jetta Hamilton Gray, Jetta Gray, Gray Jetta Hamilton, Juneau Women’s Igloo No 6 President 1952, B M Behrends Company buyer

Biography

Jetta Hamilton Gray served as President of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Women’s Igloo No. 6 in 1952.

Jetta Hamilton was born on June 4, 1886, at Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. In the spring of 1900, she came with her parents from Scotland to Montana.

She married Felix Gray on November 29, 1905, at Miles City, Montana. “Many young men came around,” she said, “but he was the best.” Two sons, William Gordon and Hugh Douglas, were born to them in Montana, where the family operated a cattle ranch.

In 1911, Mr. Gray traveled to Juneau, liked the community, and sent for his wife and children. They arrived on March 17 the following year. “The second greatest day of my life,” Mrs. Gray said, amending an earlier statement so that the greatest day remained November 29, 1905, the date of her marriage.

Felix Gray worked for the Alaska Treadwell Mine until it closed and later became a bookkeeper for the Alaska-Juneau Mine. He served as City Clerk of Douglas from 1923 until 1936 in addition to his regular employment, and later served as a United States Commissioner from 1936 until his retirement in 1949.

After her children finished school, Mrs. Gray became a buyer in the ladies’ department at B. M. Behrends Company in Juneau in June. She remained with the store from 1930 until 1939 and made frequent trips outside the territory in connection with her work. In 1939, she volunteered for the Red Cross.

Reflecting on their years in Southeast Alaska, the Grays recalled watching the town grow and witnessing many notable developments, including the opening of the bridge and the completion of the Federal Building. They also remembered the fires that struck Douglas, which fortunately spared their home.

Jetta Hamilton Gray died in Juneau, Alaska, on November 29, 1959. She was survived by her husband, her two sons, William Gordon Gray and Hugh Douglas Gray, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Holbrook and Mrs. Madge Woolsey of Montana.

Sources

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Vol. 4, Ed Ferrell

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Primary Name: Moore, John

Filed as: moore_john

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Occupation / Association: Charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; miner

Born: September 1849, Scotland

Died:

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Associated places: Scotland; United States; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska

Keywords: John Moore, Moore, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 6, charter member, Treadwell miner, Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company, Juneau Alaska pioneers, Scottish immigrants Alaska

Biography

John Moore was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Moore was born in Scotland in September 1849. He immigrated to the United States in 1864 and came to Juneau in May of 1874.

He worked as a miner at Treadwell.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Population Census

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