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About Khukeish Demmert
This individual was identified by the death certificate of Mrs. Quinette, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1928. His name was spelled Kokash Demmert.
Mrs. Quinette was the grandmother of Charlie Demmert.
He was born in Alaska.
The death certificate of Mrs. Ketah, Sr. aka Quinette married to Ketah and mother of Walter Ketah; Alaska Vital Statisics, 1928 identified her sister as Mrs. Kokash Demmert of Klawock, Ak.
This person was a resident of Bayview, Ak in 1922 according to the death certificate of Jessie Demmert Anniskette, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1922.
His death certificate was reviewed, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1934. This source spelled his name Kookesh Demmert.
He died at about age 70 years.
He was a married Tlingit man and born in Kake, AK.
He died of tuberculosis.
He was a boat builder.
His brother was identified as Jim Yeshan of Kake, AK and a niece was identified as Mrs. William Benson of Klawock, AK.
An message was recieved from Harold Jacobs via the Internet, Jul 2008. hjacobs@ccthita.org
He corrected the spelling of this individuals name to Khukeish who had married Mrs. Anna Demmert, the former wife of a German by the name of Demmert.
Her oldest son, Charlie, was the son of the German.
The other children were the offspring of Khukeish; they all adopted the name of Demmert.
Khukeish was Teeyeeneidi clan.
This person was further identified by Betty Marker via the Internet, Dec 2010. retiredgringos@hotmail.com
He was a longtime resident of Klawock, AK which he help found by establishing and constructing a cannery known as the Klawock Cooperative Association (circa 1962). He built the cannery in 1923 and operated it for 27 years.
The cannery started as a hand pack operation but later was improved and expanded. He built or rebuilt seven seine boats and operated ten fish traps. His biggest seasonal pack was 86,000 cases in 1936.
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Khukeish Demmert's Timeline
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1862
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Kake, Wrangell-Petersburg, AK, United States
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| 1890 |
June 15, 1890
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| 1895 |
October 27, 1895
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Klawock, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan, AK, United States
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June 16, 1904
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Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway, AK, United States
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March 10, 1934
Age 72
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Klawock, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan, AK, United States
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March 12, 1934
Age 72
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Klawock, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan, AK, United States
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