Africh, Stephena
Primary Name: Africh, Stephena
Filed as: africh_stephena
Also known as: —
Occupation / Association: Juneau resident
Born: Juneau, Alaska
Died: —
Parents: Antone Africh; Mary Africh
Spouse: —
Children: —
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Stephena Africh, Africh Stephena, Africh family Juneau, Antone Africh family, Mary Africh family
Tags: Stephena Africh, Africh family, Juneau pioneers, Juneau Alaska families
Biography
Stephena Africh was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of Antone Africh and Mary Africh.
She grew up in Juneau with her sisters, Mary Africh-Dauworth and Ruth Africh-Nelson.
The Africh family was part of the immigrant community connected to the mining industry in Juneau and Douglas. Her father worked as a miner at the Treadwell Mine and later for the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial; Juneau historical family references
Africh, Ruth
Primary Name: Africh-Nelson, Ruth
Filed as: africh_ruth
Also known as: Ruth Africh; Ruth Nelson
Occupation / Association: Member of the Africh family of Douglas and Juneau, Alaska
Born: Juneau, Alaska
Died:
Parents: Mary Africh; Antone Africh
Spouse: Nelson
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Ruth Africh Nelson, Ruth Africh, Ruth Nelson, Africh family Juneau, Africh family Douglas Alaska
Biography
Ruth Africh-Nelson was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of Mary Africh and Antone Africh, members of a family long associated with the Douglas and Juneau communities.
She grew up in Juneau with her sisters, Mary Africh-Dauworth and Stephena Africh. The Africh family was part of the early immigrant mining community that developed around Douglas and the Juneau mining district.
Sources
Tags: Ruth Africh Nelson, Ruth Africh, Africh family, Mary Africh, Antone Africh, Mary Africh-Dauworth, Stephena Africh, Juneau Alaska families, Douglas Alaska families
Africh-Dauworth, Mary
Primary Name: Africh-Dauworth, Mary
Filed as: africh_mary-dauworth
Also known as: Mary Africh Dauworth; Mary Africh
Occupation / Association:
Born: Juneau, Alaska
Died:
Parents: Antone Africh; Mary Africh
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Mary Africh-Dauworth, Mary Africh Dauworth, Mary Africh, Africh family, Dauworth family, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Mary Africh-Dauworth was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of Antone Africh and Mary Africh.
She was one of three children born to the couple in Juneau. Her siblings were Ruth Africh-Nelson and Stephena Africh.
Her name appears in some records as Mary Africh-Dauworth (sp), suggesting that the surname Dauworth may be spelled inconsistently in historical records.
Sources
Tags: Africh-Dauworth, Mary, Mary Africh-Dauworth, Mary Africh Dauworth, Africh family, Dauworth family, Juneau Alaska
Africh, Mary
Primary Name: Africh, Mary
Filed as: africh_mary
Also known as: Mary Afric
Occupation / Association: Juneau pioneer family member
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Antone Africh
Children: Mary Africh-Dauworth; Ruth Africh-Nelson; Stephena Africh
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Mary Africh, Mary Afric, Africh Mary, Afric Mary, Antone Africh wife, Africh family Juneau Alaska
Biography
Mary Africh was married to Antone Africh. The couple lived in Juneau, Alaska.
They had three children, all born in Juneau: Mary Africh-Dauworth, Ruth Africh-Nelson, and Stephena Africh.
The Africh family was part of the Croatian immigrant community that settled in the Juneau-Douglas area during the early development of Alaska’s mining and maritime economy.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for Anton Afric
Tags: Mary Africh, Mary Afric, Africh family, Antone Africh, Mary Africh Dauworth, Ruth Africh Nelson, Stephena Africh, Croatian immigrants Alaska, Juneau Alaska families