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Families of the Matanuska
Valley Project
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OKLAHOMA
(1 family) |
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SURNAME,
MARRIED COUPLE |
NOTES |
| Stahler, John &
Elizabeth |
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MINNESOTA
(66 families) |
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SURNAME,
MARRIED COUPLE |
NOTES |
| Alexander, Harold
& Frances |
Of Robinsdale. Brought
four children with them: William Gene, Bonnie Lee, Winston, Harold. |
| Bell, Lloyd &
Dorothy |
Of Mora. (25
June 1935) |
| Benson, Henning & Irene |
Of Barnum. |
| Bergan, Leonard & Alice |
Of Carlton. One child. |
| Carson, Arnold & Hortense |
Of Milaca. Two children. |
| Christianson, Martin & Leota |
Of Ogilvie. One child. |
| Cook, Clyde & Jesse |
Of Longville. Seven
children. |
| Doughty, Glendon & Hulda |
Of Milaca. Two children. |
| Eckert, Virgil & Lillian |
Of Cloquet. Two
children. Begun paying back his loan (5
October 1936). |
| Emberg, George & Evelyn |
Three children. |
| Engebretson, Oscar & Johanna |
Of Richfield. Three
children. |
| Fisher, Otto & Frances |
Of Kanabec. One child. |
| France, Grant & Eva |
Of Grand Rapids. Five
children. |
| Fredericks, Albert & Audrey |
Of Sturgeon Lake. Two
Children. |
| Fredericks, Allen & Lenore |
Of Sturgeon Lake. Three
children. |
| Giblin, Theodore & Jennie |
Of Brookston. One child. |
| Hack, Arthur & Mabel |
Of Ogilvie. Three
children. |
| Hemmer, Patrick & Cora |
Of Wright. Four children
accompanied them. Patrick and Mrs. I.M. Sandvik
lodged complaints against the project on behalf of 40 colonists. (19
June 1935) |
| Hesse, Claude & Helen |
Of St. Louis Park. One child. |
| Holler, John & Gertrude |
Of Pine City. |
| Ising, William & Marie |
Of Saginaw. Two children. |
| Jahr, Paul & Emma |
Of Pine City. Four children. |
| Jenson, Henry & Edna |
Of Littlefork. Two children. |
| Johnson, Johan & Irene |
Of Anatol. One child. |
| Jones, Vernon & Eleanor |
Of Onamia. Two children. |
| Kenser, Grant & Gertrude |
Of Swatara. |
| Kerttula, Oscar & Elvi |
Of Deer River. Two children. |
| Kindgren, Oscar &
Saima |
Of Duluth. One child. |
| Kirsch, John & Rose |
Of Solway. Three Children. |
| Klienpier, Kenneth & Grace |
Of Anatol. Three children. |
| Larson, Fred & Laura |
Of Ranier. Four children. |
| Leander, Rudolph & Inez |
Of Onamia. One child. |
| Lee, Francis & Eugenie |
Of Forest Lake. Three Children. |
| Lemmon, George & Josephina |
Of Littlefork, in the northern
part of MN.
Married 3 months prior (to
2 May 1935). |
| Lemmon, Gilford & Catherine |
Of Koochaching County. (25
June 1935)
Married just before leaving for Alaska (2 May 1935). |
| Lepak, Thomas & Irene |
Of Duluth. One child. |
| Lund, John & Margaret |
Of Saginaw. One child. |
| McKechnie, Loren & Edna |
Of Cloquet. Five children. |
| Meehan, John & Viola |
Of Cloquet. Five children. |
| Meier, Carl & Edith |
Of Duluth. Five Children. |
| Moses, Arthur & Blanche |
Of Bigfork. One child. |
| Moss, Edward & Myrtle |
Of Pine City. One child. |
| Olmstead, Vernon & Pearl |
Of Remer. Three children. |
| Olson, Hilmer & Gwendolyn |
Of Duluth. Two children. |
| Olson, Walter & Minnie |
Of Duluth. One child. |
| Patton, Claire & Margaret |
Of Long Siding. One child. |
| Peterson, Otto & Meryle |
Of Wrenshall. Five children. |
| Pippel, Walter & Melva |
of St. Paul. (11
August 1936) Begun paying back his loan (5
October 1936). |
| Poore, Chaney & Florence |
Of Littlefork. One child. |
| Powell, Ores & Lorenzie |
Of Duluth. Two children. |
| Rebarchek, Raymond & Edna |
Of Graceton. One child. |
| Rorrison, Lawrence & Vera |
Of St. Louis Park. Two children. |
| Rossiter, Henry & Mary |
Of Cloquet. Four children. |
| Ruddell, Charles & Ada |
Of Duluth. Six children. |
| Saaralla, Matt & Olga |
Of Swan River. One child. |
| Sandvik, Ingolf
M. & Agnes |
Of Carlton (12
August 1936). Agnes and Mr. Patrick Hemmer lodged complaints
against the project on behalf of 40 colonists. (19
June 1935) Six children. |
| Sieber, Joseph & Albertina |
Of Grasston. Five children. |
| Sjodin, Clarence & Alice |
Of Onamia. Two children. |
| Smith, Lauren & Hollis |
Of Bennett. Five children. |
| Splittgerber, Herman & Violet |
Of Hinckley. Two children. |
| Stephan, Vincent & Betty |
Of Grasston. One child. |
| Strang, Eldred & Helen |
Of Strang. One child. |
| Swanda, Frank & Wilhelmina |
Of Pine City. Two children. |
| Ubert, Lawrence & Alice |
Of Kingsdale. Two children. |
| Vasanoja, Laurence & Helen |
Of Cloquet. Five children. |
| Vickaryous, Anthony & Alys |
Of Bandette. Four children. |
| Wilkes, Ray & Ruth |
Of Wahkon. Five children. |
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MICHIGAN
(68 families) |
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SURNAME,
MARRIED COUPLE |
NOTES |
| Anderson, Walter
& Garnet |
Of Kenton, Houghton County.
Five children accompanied them, the
youngest being six months old. (15
May 1935) |
| Bennett, William & Ruth |
Of Empire. |
| Boice, Harold & Iona |
Of Merritt. Six children. |
| Campbell, George & Onabelle |
Of Mio. Two children. |
| Carter, Clifford & Dorothy |
Of Muskegon. Two children. |
| Casler, William & Elsie |
Of Mesick. |
| Chaney, Escar & Louise |
Of Stephenson, Menominee County. (14
May 1935) Three Children. |
| Cousineau, Charles & Reba |
Of Roscommon. With them
was their son, Clifford Cousineau, eight weeks old. (as of
17 May 1935) |
| Davis, Harold & Edith |
Of Lansing. Two children. |
| Dingman, William & Mildred |
Of Frankfurt. Three children. |
| Dreghorn, Lawrence & Grace |
Of Wolverine, Cheboygan
County; ten-day-old son (as of
13 May 1935) Hamich Dreghorn, is the
youngest traveler in the group. |
| Durphy, Robert & Gladys |
Of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County. Three
children. |
| Ellsworth, Lester & Senia |
Of Merriweather. Five children. |
| Ennis, Max & Lila |
Of Tower. Three children. |
| Fitzpatrick, Theodore & Leona |
Of Roscommon. Five children. |
| Foster, Kenneth & Marion |
Of Stephenson, Menominee County; two daughters and one son also emigrated.
Wife Marion had auburn hair. (14
May 1935)
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| Fox, Waldo & Mable |
Of Hulbert. Farmer, trapper and fox
raiser. (17
May 1935) One child. |
| Frank, Darrell & Lois |
Of Mio. Two children. |
| Greene, Clarence & Alida |
Of Hancock. |
| Havenmeister, Arnold & Emmy |
Of Wallace, Menominee County. (14
May 1935) |
| Higgenbotham, Robert & Clara |
Of Stambaugh. Two children. |
| Hoeft, John & Adeline |
Of Rogers City. One child. |
| Hoganson, Harold & Mayme |
Of Ewen. Three children. |
| Hopkins, Roy & Ada |
Of Arcadia. Two children. |
| Huntley, Walter & Beatrice |
Of Sault Ste. Marie. Two children. |
| Hynek, William & Neville |
Of Faithorn. Five children. |
| Jacobson, Adolph & Mable |
Of Mohawk. Two children. |
| Johnson, Arvid & Edith |
Of Crystal Falls. Two children. |
| Johnson, Harold & Fannie |
Of Houghton. One child. |
| Kalliosaari, John & Letta |
Of Copemish. One child. |
| Laako, Henry & Ruth |
Of Mohawk. One child. |
| Larsh, Emil & Gertrude |
Of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County. Two
children. |
| Lavalley, Edward & Florence |
Of Houghton. Four children |
| Lipke, Henry & Mary |
Of Harrietta. Two children. |
| Loyer, Joseph & Naomi |
Of Harrisville. Four children. |
| MacNevin, Leon &
Loraine |
Of Atlanta. Five children. |
| Manginen, Walter & Vivian |
Of Champion. One child. |
| Martin, Clyde & Arbutus |
Of Mackinaw City. |
| McCormick, Martin & Margaret |
Of East Tawas. Martin
was a farmer. Melvin
and Alvin McCormick - young twins accompany their adult brother,
Martin, with four pet ducks. (17
May 1935) See also (10
June 1935). |
| Newville, Irving & Lila |
Of Boyne City. One child. |
| Nutilla, Eino & Betty |
Of Ironwood, Gogebic County (13 May
1935). Two children. |
| Onkka, David & Saina |
Of Bruce Crossing, Ontonagon County.
Six children. |
| Pakonen, Russell & Madelon |
Of Long River, Gogebic County (13 May
1935). |
| Parks, Clarence & Beulah |
Of Merriweather. Daughter born the day the boat
arrived in Alaska. (5
June 1935) Three children. |
| Parlette, Paul & Violet |
Of Rapid River. |
| Pfeiff, John & Clara |
Of Stephenson, Menominee County. (14
May 1935) Six children. |
| Piatkowski, Frank & Frances |
Of Ironwood, Gogebic County. Five
children. |
| Porter, John & Alice |
Of Champion. |
| Porterfield, Ernest & Almeda |
Of Harrietta. |
| Quarnstrom, Clarence & Sadie |
Of Daggett, Menominee County. One
child. |
| Retallic, Arthur & Alice |
Of Amasa. One child. |
| Rotz, Fred & Emma |
Of Plymouth. Two children. |
| Schutt, Claus & Hattie |
Of Lucas. Three children. |
| Smith, Martin & Margaret |
O Ewen, Ontonagon. Seven children. |
| Snyder, Thomas & Freda |
Of Manistee. Four children. |
| Spencer, Milan & Margaret |
Of Sherman (Wexford County). With them is
their 13-day-old (as of
13 May 1935) son. |
| Spencer, Nelson & Olive |
Of Chauncey. Three children. |
| Stebbins, Dewayne & Evelyn |
Of Mesick. |
| Sturdy, Norris & Leona |
Of Crystal Falls, Iron County. One
child. |
| Sullivan, Carl Francis & Elizabeth |
Of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County. One
child. |
| Usher, Robert & Helen |
Of Copemish. Three children. |
| VanWormer, Howard & Bernice |
Of South Boardman. One child. |
| Venne, George & Irene |
Of Bear Lake. Three children. |
| Way, Sherman & Esther |
Of Lyon Manor. One child. |
| Wilding, John & Viola |
Of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County.
Four children. |
| Wilson, Amedee & Leah |
Of Cooks. Four children. |
| Wirtanen, Eino & Fannie |
Of Iron River. |
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Zook, Harold & Clara |
Of Central Lake. Three children. |
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WISCONSIN
(67 families)
There were 183 children and 134 adults in the
Wisconsin group, making a total of 317. Seventy-five of the children were
under five years of age, 73 between 5 and 12, and 36 were 12 or more years
old.
All Wisconsin families are listed in an
Ironwood Daily Newspaper clipping dated May 4, 1935. It can be
accessed here.
In addition to the names below, five men's names
(with families, it doesn't say) appear in the article. I have been unable
to find any additional information on them - particularly whether they continued
as part of the project and actually traveled to Alaska.
Additional information on these five would be most appreciated.
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SURNAME,
MARRIED COUPLE |
NOTES |
| Carman, Edgar |
Of Route 2, Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County. |
| Gessler, Berton |
Of Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County. |
| Larson, Archie |
Of Round Lake, Sawyer County. |
| Ring, Joseph |
Of Marinette County. |
| Ubert, Joseph |
Of Dairyland, Douglas County. |
|
Wisconsin Families Who Emigrated as Part of the Matanuska
Valley Colony Project
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|
SURNAME,
MARRIED COUPLE |
NOTES |
| Anderson, Chris &
Grace |
Of Shell Lake, Washburn County. Brought
three children with them. |
| Anderson, Clarence & Clara |
Of Draper, Sawyer County. Two children
went with them. |
| Archer, Pearle & Dorothy |
Of Cumberland, Polk County. Four
children accompanied. |
| Arndt, Lawrence & Etta |
Of Nelma, Forest County. One child went
with them. |
| Bailey, Ferber & Ruth |
Of Route 5, Lena, Oconto County. They
brought their two children. |
| Barry, Earl W. & Louise |
Of Oconto, Oconto County. Earl was a 45-year old (5
years over the age limit) storekeeper when he was accepted as a colonist.
Homesteaded in
Montana and pioneered in Albert. Seven children. (14
May 1935)
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| Beylund, Oscar & Irene |
Of Route 3, Rice Lake, Barron County. |
| Biller, Robert & Dorothy |
Of Fence, Florence County. Two
children. |
| Bouwens, William & LuLu Belle |
Of Rhinelander,
Oneida County. Bouwens was a butcher, and a
deputy sheriff. Their eleven children accompanied them (not in any
special order): Dorothy, Eunice, Delores, Edward, Evelyn, Audrey, Ronald, Wayne, William Jr., George and
James. This was the largest complete family among the emigrants.
(15 May
1935) |
| Bradley, John & Sylvia |
Of Lake Nebagamon. Two children. |
| Brown, Otis & Grace |
Of Route 2, Pelican Lake, Oneida County.
Three children. |
| Campbell, Harry & Theodora |
Of Abrams, Oconto County. Harry was 25-years old (as of
14 May 1935). Theodora was born and raised in Milwaukee.
They married September, 1934. Harry was elected
head of the Matanuska Valley Colony council. (7
June 1935) |
| Church, John & Julia |
Of Route 1, Mountain, Oconto County.
Five children. |
| Clayton, Walter & Rose |
Of Star Route, Spooner, Washburn County.
Three children. |
| Connors, George & Edith |
Of South Range, Douglas County. Four
children. |
| Covert, Albert & Catherine |
Of Cable, Bayfield County. |
| Dean, Ballard & Marion |
Of Fence, Florence County. Three
children. |
| DeLand, Nile
(Edgar?) & Helen |
Of Winter, Sawyer County. Five
children. |
| Dragseth, Joe & Velma |
Of Route 3, Rice Lake, Barron County.
Two children. |
| Ellison, Carl & Ruth |
Of Superior, Douglas County. One child. |
| Erickson, Carl & Inga |
Of Rhinelander, Oneida County. Three
children. |
| Ferguson, Walter & Mable |
Of Iron River, Bayfield County. Two
children. |
| Greise, Raymond & Hazel |
Of Starks, Oneida County. Three
children. |
| Gulberg, Bernard & Beatrice |
Of Route 3, Medford, Taylor County. Two
children. |
| Hamman, Leroy & Gretchen |
Of Downing, Dunn County. Two children. |
| Henry, Francis & Ella |
Of Viroqua. One child. |
| Herman, John
"Jack" & Hilda |
Of Plymouth, Sheboygan County. Jack
served in Alaska with the army. A southerner, Herman and his wife and
family of six children, three by a first wife, resided in Tennessee,
Kentucky, Indiana, Spooner and Shell Lake, Wisconsin, before settling in
Plymouth. Their youngest child, George, was 3 years old (as of
14 May 1935).
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| Herried, Leonard & Ella |
Of Trempealeau,
Trempealeau County. Two children. |
| Hess, Frank & Florence |
Of Cavour, Forest County. Three
children. |
| Huseby, Einer & Inez |
Of Pembine, Marinette County. Three
Children. |
| Jensen, Harry & Viola |
Of Tipler, Florence County. Four
children. |
| Johnson, Clinton & Doris |
Of Winter. Two children. |
| Johnson, Victor & Klaria |
Of Harshaw, Oneida County. |
| Johnston, James & Lillian |
Of Shell Lake, Washburn County. |
| Juvette, Eugene & Mary |
Of Mercer, Iron County. One
child accompanied the couple. Eugene sent a letter to
Henry Peterson of Hurley (friend? relative?).
(22
June 1935) |
| Koenen, Henry & Bernice |
Of South Range, Douglas County. Two
children. |
| Kurtz, Cecil & Mary |
Of Suring,
Oconto County. Two children. |
| Laflam, Claire & Emma |
Of Shell Lake, Washburn County. Three
children. Surname could be Lafram. |
| Lake, John & Magdalene |
Of Superior, Douglas County. Three
children. |
| Larose, Henry Jr. & Clystia |
Of Phillips, Price County. Four
children. |
| Lentz, Joseph & Zuleika |
Of Route 4, Merrill, Lincoln
County. With a
family of three children (12 August 1936
- surname spelled Lenty). |
| Lentz, William & Viola |
Of Route 4, Merrill,
Lincoln County. One child. |
| Mattson, Runar & Eleanor |
Of Route 4, Ashland, Ashland County. |
| McKendry, Howard & Edith |
Of Winter, Sawyer County. One child.
Last name could be McKenzie. |
| Miller, Neil & Margaret |
Of Blair, Trempealeau County. Margaret Miller was elected
secretary on the Matanuska Valley Colony council. (7
June 1935) Three children. |
| Monroe, Lester & Mary |
Of Hiles, Forest County. Three
children. |
| Nelson, Arthur & Isabel |
Of Shell Lake, Washburn County. Two
children. |
| Nelson, Paul & Margaret |
Of Route
1, Mountain, Oconto County. Paul, age
24. With them was Norma Noreen Nelson, 8 months old. (14
May 1935) |
| Nichols, Harry & Virgie |
Of Luck, Polk County. One child. |
| Novak, George & Catherine |
Of Butternut (Ashland County). (4
May 1935) One child. |
| Puhl, Joseph & Blanche |
Of Rice Lake, Barron County. Two
children. Begun paying back his loan (5
October 1936). |
| Raschke, August & Anna |
Of Wentworth, Douglas County. One
child. |
| Reitan, Bernard & Alice |
Of Superior, Douglas County. Two
children. |
| Ring, Frank & Lucille |
Of Beecher. Six children. |
| Roughan, Henry & Minnie |
Of Monico, Oneida County. Five
children. |
| Runyan, Scottie & Irene |
Of Hertel, Burnett County. Two
children. |
| Scheibl, Gustave & Alethea |
Of Sheboygan. Three Children. |
| Schultz, William & Martha |
Of Route 1, Tomahawk, Lincoln County.
One child. |
| Sexton, Allan & Minnie |
Of Route 1, Pelican Lake, Oneida County.
Five children. |
| Smith, William & Alice |
Of Bennett, Douglas County. Five
children. |
| Sorenson, Clarence & Vivian |
Of Rice Lake, Barron County. One child. |
| Soyk, Martin & Genette |
Of Route 1, Minocqua, Oneida
County. Martin, a carpenter. One son, Jimmie (their 2nd
born), accompanied them. Their first-born child, a boy named
Sonny, became ill and died. The family left Wisconsin with
almost nothing after their log cottage burned down with all their belongings
inside. (6
May 1935) |
| Taylor, Neil &
Violet |
Of Tipler,
Florence County. One daughter accompanied them.
(14
May 1935) |
| Walport, Paul & Ethel |
Of Stone Lake, Sawyer County. One
child. |
| Weiler, Nicholas & Elsa |
Of Star Route, Medford, Taylor County.
Four Children. |
| Worden, Frank & Margaret |
Of Route 1, Three Lakes, Oneida County.
Five children. |
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Yohn, Victor & Manila Bay
|
Of Route 1, Tomahawk, Lincoln County.
Three children. |
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