Alaska Gold Rush History and Genealogy

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Dahl, Irene	56 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Missouri (Source).
Dahl, Oliver	54 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Norway To USA 1910 / Railroad carpenter (Source).
Dahl, Oscar	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.161+ )
Dalby, ?	Ruby. Died in sinking of Sophie (source P 45).
Dallimore, Arthur	Operated road house in interior Alaska. There is a book being written,"Arthur Dallimore's Gold Rush Journals"
Dalton, Alfred H.	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.60 )
Dalton, Fred	45 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born England To USA 1911 / Railroad machinist (Source).
Dalton, Jack	As one of the premier horse freighters of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush era, Jack Dalton opened up the Dalton Trail for prospectors and traders. Alaska Mining Hall of Fame
Dalton, James W.	Son of Jack Dalton
Daly, Hugh	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Dane, Godfrey J.	65 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Germany To USA 1879 / Catholic Priest (Source).
Danforth, Clarence	Doctor Died in Wiseman May 1919. In Rampart 1898-1903. In Chena 1903-1904. Fairbanks 1904-1914. (ADN 3/13/09 P B5). (Source p., 204)
Danforth, Dr. C. E.	1930 in Wiseman (Possibly the son of the doctor who died in 1919?)
Darien, Louise	17 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Alaska / Aleut mix (Source).
Dark, John	65 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Kentucky / Gold miner (Source).
Darrell, J. T.	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.21 )
Date, Fredrick John	Traveled throughout Alaska and has pictures of Ruby, Long & Poorman from 1917 (Series3 Geographic #5).
Davey, Pete	1930 in Wiseman (Source p., z88)
Davidson, 96	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.96 )
Davidson, N. G.	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Davis, Al	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.94+ )
Davis, Arthur S.	14 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Wyoming (Source).
Davis, Charles	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.116+ )
Davis, Charles A.	50 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Iowa / Predatory control trapper (Source).
Davis, Charles A. Jr.	7 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Wyoming (Source).
Davis, Donna	48 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Ohio / U. S. Land Office clerk (Source).
Davis, Dorothea L.	18 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Wyoming / Candy store clerk (Source).
Davis, Frank L.	38 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Kansas / Gas engineer (Source).
Davis, George	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.65+)
Davis, Gertrude B.	43 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Wyoming (Source).
Davis, Harold and Edith, 2 children	Matanuska Valley colonist from Michigan (Source) Lansing,MI
Davis, Henery	prospector Juneau 1884 (Source P-10).
Davis, Jim A.	43 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Greece To USA 1908 / Telephone lineman (Source).
Davis, Lawrence A.	20 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Wyoming / Grocery store clerk (Source).
Davis, Maggie Mrs.	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Davis, Robert H.	13 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Wyoming (Source).
Davis, Thomas	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Davis. Edward	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.162 )
Dawson, Dave	Prospected Little Minook Creek (Source P 5).
Daxon, Daniel X.	44 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Illinois / Railroad engineer (Source).
Day, A. J.	Ruby 1913 Bought an interest in mining claims (P 8). 1915 (P 6). (Source P 6)
Day, Bert	Lived in Ruby and in 1919 was in Texas.(Source P 85).
Day, Mrs. A. S.	1932 Served on Jury for murder trial of R.L. Reed in Valdez court. (Source).
de Foras, Madeline	Palmer. Red Cross nurse (photo 3). Oct 25 married E. Ellsworth Sedille. .
Deacon, Robert (Bob)	Ruby, Long City. Born in Armagh, Ireland in 1866. 1915 (P 10). Mined in the 30s (source P 51). 1932 searched for N. P. Johnson (Source P 17) Leased claims on Long Creek 1950. Died in CA. in 1959 (Source P 21). Owned claim on lower Bear Pup Long City (Source P 73). More
Deal, Edward D.	9 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage.(son) born California (Source).
Dean, Ballard and Marion, 3 children	Matanuska Valley Colonist from Wisconsin (Source) Fence, WI
Dean, Mary	Ruby. Half-sister of John Honea (source P 68).
Dean, Tom	Registered for the WW1 draft circa 1917-18 in Ruby. Born 8 Sep 1878 W
Dean, William B.	69 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Wisconsin / Building contractor(Source)
DeArmon, Ruth	Sept 1939 president Matanuska Valley Theater Guild (Source p.185)
Dearson. ?	Part owner of claim on Long Creek. Partners with Kells and Farbeue (Source P 64).
DeBaum, W. C.	Ruby 1913 Bought an interest in mining claims (P 8).
DeCarle, ?th	48 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Italy To USA 1904 / Railroad machinist (Source).
DeCou, Len	Ruby 1912 Worked on the Shy Anne Faction claim on Long Creek (P 285).
Deitz, ?	1916 Owned Windy Bench claim Long City (partner of Seltz) .(Source P 67).
DeLand, Nile and Helen, 5 children	Matanuska Valley Colonist from Wisconsin (Source) Winter, WI
Delaney, James J.	33 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Ireland To USA 1912 / Railroad chief clerk (Source).
Delaney, Nancy N.	32 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Ireland To USA 1927 (Source).
Delany, James H.	1916 Freight Clerk. For the Alaska Engineering Commission (Source)
Delany, Nancy J.	2 months old daughter (parents from Irish Free State) (Source).
Delinska, Colsick	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Dell, Herman	58 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Ohio / Gold miner (Source).
DeLong, Joe	53 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Montana / School janitor (Source).
Delphan, Frances	25 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Texas (Source).
Delphan, Valentine	27 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Philippines / Cook (Source).
Deltz, Herman	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Demidoff, Effie	29 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Alaska / Aleut mix / Cannery (Source).
Demidoff, Martha	6 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Alaska / Aleut mix (Source).
Demidoff, Sigvald	3 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Alaska / Aleut mix (Source).
DeMon Brun, Roy	37 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Illinois / Railroad fireman (Source).
Demoski, Bertha	Ruby 1911 (P 27).
Dempsey, Melvin	Of African and Cherokee ancestry. He arrived in the new town of Valdez in 1898. He was a merchant, a gold prospector and established a relief station on the Valdez Glacier. Dempsey reportedly opened the first free reading room in Alaska. Also the postmaster of the mining camp, Dempsey, on the Chistochina River which was named for him. (Source)
Dennis, A. H. Mrs.	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Dennison, Charles	Registered for the WW1 draft circa 1917-18 in Ruby. Born 15 Sep 1884 W relative lives Stickley MT
Deoloe, John	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.70 )
Derrick, Ben	Ruby Mail driver (P 33) Had a Fish Camp at Whisky Creek (source P35).(source) (source P 31, 32).
Derry, Joshua	54 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born England To USA 1884 / Camp cook (Source).
Desmond, ?	1911 Fairbanks, Rampart, Livengood, Coldfoot.(Source 46).
DeuPree, Beve D.	10 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington (Source).
DeuPree, Ivan	32 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington / Taxi driver (Source).
DeuPree, Mildred L.	24 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Iowa (Source).
DeuPree, Mildred M.	11 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington (Source).
DeVane, Anna Willis (known as Dolly)	Was Tom's DeVane' second wife and lived in Ruby in the 20's and 30's (source). See the DeVane photo album. (Source P 87)
DeVane, Harvey Moore	Son of Thomas. He was born in Ruby on May 1st, 1912 and lived there until about 1920 when his parents separated. He then moved back in 1930 and lived there for another year working for his father, then moved to Fairbanks and worked for an air service until 1935.(source). See the DeVane photo album
DeVane, Helen Caroline (Cal)	Second child of Thomas J. DeVane, , was born in Ruby a few years after Harvey DeVane but they didn't know her birth date as her birth record was destroyed in a fire when the courthouse was destroyed. She lived in Ruby until about 1920.(source). See the DeVane photo album
DeVane, Louise Cameron McCormack	Thomas DeVane's first wife. She was from Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. Louise was a nurse and school teacher. She was teaching school in Galena where she met and married Thomas. (source). See the DeVane photo album
DeVane, Thomas Jones (Tom)	(Image #25) Registered for the WW1 draft circa 1917-18 in Ruby. Born 22 Jan 1887 W Centerville NC. Ruby storekeeper 1929-31 (source P 52). Bought NC Co. store after '31 flood. Was bought out by NC Co. in 1939. 1933 (Source P 121). Operated the Ruby Telegraph Company that linked Ruby to the outside. He was in the Army Signal Corps and had been previously stationed at Fort Gibbon and Melozi. He and a partner strung the miles of cable to connect to Ruby. He later bought the store in Ruby and at some point also had stores in Kokrines and Poorman. About 1920 he and some business associates brought in a herd of reindeer along with Lapland herders. They were gone by 1930.(source). (Source P 39, 43, 44 55, 58.)Had a store at Melozi Station (Source P 39).See the DeVane photo album. More
DeWindt, ?	1896 in Dyea on way to interior. Long time Alaska miner (Source P 300).
Dhlouy, Joe	Ruby area trapper .
Dial, Joseph	18 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Oklahoma / Machinists helper (Source).
Diamond, Anna	20 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. (daughter)Born Pennsylvania / Railroad stenographer (Source).
Diamond, Charles	30 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Pennsylvania / Railroad fireman (Source).
Diamond, Joseph	52 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Pennsylvania / Railroad car inspector (Source).
Diamond, Kathrina	54 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Pennsylvania (Source).
Diamond, Mary	29 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Colorado (Source).
Dickey, W. A.	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.66 )
Dickey, William	In the Cache Creek area in the late 30s (Source P 17).
Dickinson, Clara H.	23 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born England To USA 1912 / Hospital employee (Source).
Dickinson, George	First trader in the Hains area. ref
Dickinson, Thomas T.	60 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born California / Road construction (Source).
Dickman, C.	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.78 )
Dickson, Robert	58 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Scotland To USA 1890 / Railroad laborer (Source).
Dikeman, W. A. "Bill"	Co-discovered the Iditarod district with John Beaton.
Dillion, George	Skagway. Sheriff cir 1908 (Source P 10).
Dingman, William and Mildred, 3 children	Matanuska Valley colonist from Michigan (Source) Frankfort,MI
Dirty Maude	1930 in Wiseman (Source p., 63)
Dishoo,(Native)	1930 in Wiseman (Source p. 82, 132-133, 302-304, 37!)
Ditz, Xavier	Ruby 1914 Mined on Mascot Bench (P 10). Mine on Long Creek.
Doal, Bert	49 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Michigan / Laundry owner (Source).
Doal, Doris J.	11 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington (Source).
Doal, Lillian P.	49 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Minnesota (Source).
Dodds, Jack	1930 in Wiseman (Source p., x)
Dodson, James (Windy Jim)	Brother of John. 1899 Volunteer mail Carrier (Source p.108+). Pilot. Flew supplies to Ruby mining camps once or twice a week.
Dodson, John R	Brother of James. 1900 Census taker and Internal Revenue Collector (Source P 244+).
Dodson, Richard	61 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born California / Hotel cook (Source).
Dolan, Christopher M.	71 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Vermont (Source).
Dominick, Pete	1912 Ruby/Long Itialian.(Source P 61).
Donaldson, G.	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.57 )
Donnelly, M. M.	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.21 )
Donoghue, Abbie B.	45 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Iowa (Source).
Donoghue, James	49 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born New York / Quartz miner (Source).
Doroshin, Peter	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.14+ )
Doryea, Elbect	53 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born New York / Railroad machinist (Source).
Doucan, Thompson	Skagway barber 1899 (Source P 17).
Dougherty, William	59 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Northern Ireland To USA 1892 / Railroad (Source).
Doughty, Glendon and Hulda, 2 children	Matanuska Valley Colonist from Minnesota (Source) Milaca, MN
Douglas, S.W.	Ruby 1926 Greenstone (Source P 16). In Ruby area around 1912 (Source).
Dow, Elsie E.	32 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington / Grocery clerk (Source).
Dow, Harry L.	43 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Pennsylvania / Railroad foreman (Source).
Dow, Pete	1930 in Wiseman (Source p., 4)
Dowd, Tom	1930 in Wiseman (Source p., 33-37)
Downey, Dave	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.152 )
Dragseth, Joe arid Velma, 2 children	Matanuska Valley Colonist from Wisconsin (Source) Rice Lake, WI
Drake, John	Ruby. Owned a fraction claim on Long Creek. (P 285). (Image)
Drees, Albert	54 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born California / Gold miner (Source).
Dreghorn, Lawrence and Grace, 5 children	Matanuska Valley colonist from Michigan (Source) Wolverine,MI
Drennan, Jim	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.146 )
Drew, Tom	Owned a Coal mine on the Yukon River (Source P-3).
Driscoll, Ray	34 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Canada / Bridge worker (Source).
Dubin, Sam	1930 in Wiseman (Source p., 254)
Dubois, Pierre	Registered for the WW1 draft circa 1917-18 in Ruby. Born 13 February 1880 W Relatives lives Freshdol Hungary.
Duchien, Peter	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.33 )
Dudley, Charles	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.20 )
Dufy, Alex	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Duggan, James	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.88 )
Duke, Jim (James?)	1903 built a trading post/roadhouse at Nenana to supply river travelers and trade with Indians.
Duncan, William N.	5 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. (step-son) (Source)
Dunkel, William B.	Likely in Ruby area prior to Feb.1912 (Source).
Dunkle, Wesley Earl	Mining engineer and pilot (Source).
Dunmire, Jim	Was in the Kenai Peninsula area. (source p.163+ )
Dunn, John William	Member of the Alaska legislature. Chairman of the induction board during WW1. Registered for the draft circa 1917-18 in Ruby. Born 7 June 1875 W Relatives lives New Richmond OH. Ruby Postmaster 9/8/1913 to 1918 (Source).
Dunn, Robert	58 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Scotland To USA 1891 / Prospector (Source).
Duomi, Anna	43 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Finland To USA 1909 / Laundry (Source).
Duomi, Toivo	16 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage.(son) born Finland To USA 1913 (Source).
Durphy, Robert and Gladys, 3 children	Matanuska Valley colonist from Michigan (Source) Cheboygan,MI
DuVal, Freda A.	30 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Ne Nebraska (Source).
DuVal, Leo B.	28 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. born Washington / Trapper (Source).
Dyer, Albert H.	32 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington / Delivery truck driver (Source).
Dyer, James S.	75 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Illinois / Masonry (Source).
Dyer, Mary E.	33 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington (Source).
Dyer, Robert L.	11 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Washington (Source).
Dyvig, Swen	70 yrs old circa 1930. In Anchorage. Born Norway To USA 1891 / Janitor (Source).

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