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Note: t Judicial District, Sitka, AK dated 15 Sep 1920 She was identified only as Anna.
She was a resident of Killisnoo, Terr. of Alaska.
Her maiden name was provided by Sherry Kroll Jackson via the Internet. 1/2001 jackson5@gci.net
She was noted as being Tlingit.
A second husband, Olaf Person, was identified.
This person was living in Killisnoo in 1931 according to the death certificate of her nephew Jimmy John Houston, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1931.
Her surname was Person at that time.
She was living in Wrangell, AK and was identified as Mrs. Olaf Person by the death certificate of Mrs. Joseph Louis, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1938.
Her date and place of birth were obtained from the 1940 BIA village census at Wrangell, AK.
She was 4/4 Tlingit.
Her surname was Person at that time.
She was living in Wrangell, AK in 1950. Wrangell Sentinel, 8 Mar 1950
She had broken her hip.
Her place of birth was provided by Whalesong Reporter - Vol. 19, Issue 9 - March 27, 1998 as Sitka, AK.
Her traditional Tlingit name was Shaaxeidi Tlaa which means "when it explodes, it made other mountains". Haa Kusteeyi: Our Culture edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer, 1994.
She was of the dog salmon clan.
Her surname, Hunter, was attributed to the skill of her father as a hunter.
She was confirmed as a child of this family by Walter Soboleff, dob 1908. He spelled her traditional name Shux hay dee klah with the x underlined.
She had a second Tlingit name Tsauk.
Her obituary appeared in the Wrangell Sentinel, 27 Oct 1967.
She had been hospitalized for a hip injury prior to her passing.
She had been living with her daughter Mrs. Martha Bradley at 324 N. W. 89th Street in Seattle, WA.
She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church and the Alaska Native Sisterhood.
She was buried at Abby View in Seattle.
The article noted that she was a familiar sight for many years in Wrangell where she met tourist boats with a wagon filled with beautifully made mocassins and other fur items.
The following was obtained from the Social Security Death Index.
Anna PERSON Birth Date: 19 Apr 1890 Death Date: Oct 1967 Social Security Number: 574-03-2374 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Alaska Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 98102 Localities: Broadway, King, Washington Capitol Hill, King, Washington Seattle, King, Washington
Note: This individual was identified by her husbands death certificate. Firs
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