Virginia Olive Claire Woofter was born in Juneau, Alaska, on May 18, 1921, the daughter of Clarence Jefferson Woofter and Klondy Esmerelda Nelson-Woofter-Dufresne.

Clarence Jefferson Woofter married Klondy Esmerelda Nelson in Juneau on January 13, 1920.

They had a daughter, Virginia Olive Claire Woofter, who was born in Juneau on May 18, 1921.

Primary Name: Klondy Esmerelda Nelson Woofter Dufresne

Filed as: Woofter, Klondy Esmerelda

Born: October 1, 1897 – Deadwood, South Dakota

Died: November 19, 1987 – Olympia, Washington

Associated places: Deadwood, South Dakota; Council, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Olympia, Washington

Occupation / Association: Pioneers of Alaska member

Keywords: Woofter family, Juneau, Nelson family, Alaska, Juneau pioneer families, Alaska women pioneers

Biography

Klondy Esmerelda Nelson was born in Deadwood, South Dakota, on October 1, 1897, to Oscar Warren Nelson and Alma P. Nelson. The family moved to Council, Alaska, in 1902.

She married Clarence Jefferson Woofter in Juneau on January 13, 1920. They had a daughter, Virginia Olive Claire Woofter, who was born in Juneau on May 18, 1921.

Klondy later married Franklin R. Dufresne in Seattle on October 30, 1925. Their son, Franklin Leu N. Dufresne, was born in Juneau on January 9, 1927.

Klondy died on November 19, 1987, in Olympia, Washington.

Sources

• South Dakota Birth Certificate
• Washington Marriage License
• 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Cape Nome, Alaska
• 1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
• Alaska Daily Empire, January 14, 1920
• Alaska Daily Empire, November 10, 1925
• Washington Death Index
• U.S. Social Security Death Index
• Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application