Johnson, Arvid Isaak
Primary Name: Johnson, Arvid Isaak
Filed as: johnson_arvid_isaak
Also known as: Arvid Isaak Johnson; Arvid I. Johnson
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Born: August 27, 1891, Pajala, Pajala kommun, Norrbottens län, Sweden
Died: 1930
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Spouse: Tiami Sophia Santanen Johnson
Children: Twin sons
Associated places: Pajala, Pajala kommun, Norrbottens län, Sweden; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Arvid Isaak Johnson, Arvid I Johnson, Johnson Arvid, Tiami Sophia Santanen Johnson, Swedish immigrants Alaska, Douglas Alaska pioneers, Douglas Eagles Cemetery
Biography
Arvid Isaak Johnson was born on August 27, 1891, in Pajala, Pajala kommun, Norrbottens län, Sweden.
He married Tiami Sophia Santanen Johnson. The couple had twin sons.
Johnson died in 1930 at the age of 38. He was buried next to his wife and their children in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery in Douglas, Alaska.
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Tags: Arvid Isaak Johnson, Arvid I Johnson, Johnson Arvid, Swedish immigrants Alaska, Douglas Alaska, Douglas Eagles Cemetery, Tiami Sophia Santanen Johnson
Forrest, Selma Marie
Primary Name: Forrest, Selma Marie Berg
Filed as: Forrest, Selma Marie Berg
Also known as: Selma Berg Forrest; Selma Marie Forrest
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6; early Juneau resident
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Sweden
Family: Daughter of Carl and Steena Anderson Berg; wife of George Frank Forrest; stepmother of Marguerite “Rita” Forrest and George F. Forrest; mother of Hazel E. Forrest and Helen Violet Forrest
Keywords: Selma Berg Forrest, Selma Marie Forrest, Berg family, Forrest family, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6, Swedish immigrants in Alaska, early Juneau families
Biography
Selma Marie Berg Forrest was a Charter Member of Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6, and an early resident of Juneau during the formative years of the community. She was born in December 1877 in Sweden, the daughter of Carl and Steena Anderson Berg.
Selma immigrated to the United States in 1895 during a period when many Scandinavians were settling throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. She arrived in Juneau in January 1898, only a few years after the city had become a major regional center during the Klondike Gold Rush era.
On September 27, 1899, Selma married George Frank Forrest in Douglas, Alaska. George had previously been married to Anna May Shelooe. Two children were born from that marriage: Marguerite “Rita” Forrest, born February 2, 1896, and George F. Forrest, born December 17, 1898. Anna May Shelooe Forrest died in 1898.
George and Selma Forrest later had two daughters together. Hazel E. Forrest was born in Juneau on August 5, 1904, and Helen Violet Forrest was born August 8, 1905. The family lived in the Juneau-Douglas area during the early territorial period when the region was developing as a center for mining, shipping, and regional commerce.
Selma and George Forrest divorced in 1918. By the time of the 1920 United States Federal Census, Selma was living in Seattle, Washington, with her daughters, Hazel and Helen. Like many former Alaska residents, she relocated to the larger urban center of Seattle, which maintained close economic and transportation connections with Southeast Alaska.
Selma Marie Berg Forrest died in Seattle, Washington, on March 9, 1936.
Sources
- 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
- Washington Marriage Certificate
- Washington Death Certificate
Benson, John P.
Primary Name: Benson, John P.
Filed as: benson_john_p
Also known as: John P. Benson
Occupation / Association: Businessman; Juneau Furniture Company; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: September 1857, Sweden
Died: September 5, 1924, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Associated places: Sweden; United States; Juneau Alaska; Fort Lauderdale Florida
Keywords: John P Benson Juneau, Benson Juneau Furniture Company, Swedish immigrant Juneau
Biography
John P. Benson was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.
Benson was born in Sweden in September 1857 and immigrated to the United States in 1882.
While living in Juneau, he was associated with George Wallis in the Juneau Furniture Company. Benson remained in the business until leaving Juneau in 1914.
After departing Alaska, he moved to Florida, where he resided and operated a farm.
John P. Benson died on September 5, 1924, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Anchorage Daily Times, September 20, 1924
Tags: John P Benson, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Juneau Furniture Company, Swedish immigrants Alaska, Juneau pioneers
Lindahl, John P.
Primary Name: Lindahl, John
Filed as: lindahl_john
Also known as: John Lundahl
Occupation / Association: Charter member, Alaska Men’s Igloo; carpenter
Born: July 1843, Sweden
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Associated places: Sweden; United States; Skagway, Alaska
Keywords: John Lindahl, John Lundahl, Lindahl, Lundahl, Alaska Men’s Igloo charter member, carpenter Skagway Alaska, Swedish immigrants Alaska, Skagway Alaska pioneers
Biography
John Lindahl was a charter member of the Alaska Men’s Igloo.
Lindahl was born in Sweden in July 1843 and immigrated to the United States in 1880. He came to Alaska in 1899 and was listed as a carpenter in Skagway in both the 1900 and 1910 United States Federal Census.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census; 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census
Tags: John Lindahl, John Lundahl, Lindahl, Lundahl, Alaska Men’s Igloo, carpenter, Skagway Alaska, Swedish immigrants Alaska
Ohman, John Oscar
Primary Name: Ohman, Oscar
Filed as: Ohman, Oscar
Also known as: Oscar Ohman
Occupation / Association: Saloon keeper; charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Sweden
Keywords: Oscar Ohman Douglas Alaska, Oscar Ohman Juneau pioneers, Swedish immigrants Alaska, Douglas Alaska saloon keepers, Pioneers of Alaska charter members, early Douglas Alaska businesses
Biography
Oscar Ohman was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo.
He was born in Sweden in April of 1859. Ohman immigrated to the United States in 1879 and came to Alaska the same year during the early years of the territory’s mining development.
By 1900, he was living in Douglas, Alaska, where he worked as a saloon keeper serving the growing mining community across the Gastineau Channel from Juneau.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Population Census.