HISTORIC CEMETERIES - The City and Borough of Juneau

One person buried in this cemetery is:T,.Ywnene:.No specific dates of birth or death are known, He may have been the Japanesesteward killed in a shooting at the Mexican Boarding house. Many Japanese were employedat. the Treadwell boarding houses as cooks and stewards.Russian Orthodox CemeteryEstablished ca. 1916AHRS No.: JUN-686CBJ No.: H-123This cemetery was thought to be a part of the Catholic Cemetery however two oral historysources claim that it was a separate cemetery for the Russian Orthodox. There was nospecific establishment date found but the earliest marker was 1916. The majority of theburials were between 1926 to 1957.There are approximately 40 burial sites in the cemetery with 14 identifiable markers. Someof the burial sites have low concrete walls surrounding the plot. Most markers are seriouslydeteriorated.Some of the prominent persons buried in the Russian Orthodox Cemetery are:Thomas J. Bowman: Born in Douglas on December 17, 1887, died on May 3,1957. He was a carpenter by trade andwas a charter member of the Douglas Camp of theAlaska Native Brotherhood and served as president for nine years. He was a veteran of theBattle ofKiska during World War II. He andhis wife Sarah owned a house in the DouglasNative Village on Sandy Beach.Thomas Shorty: Born in 1894, died on September 9, 1926. He was a well knownfisherman and said to be one of the most honorable and well liked natives on Douglas Island.He was reportedly of the Raven clan. His wife, Susie, was Wooshkeetaan of the Eagle clan.Jack Marshall: Born in the Taku River area, died on June 24, 1945. He was afisherman and a respected member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood.Inventory and Survey ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 29