Henry Easterly (10/8/1864-12/4/1935) was born on the family homestead near Carbondale, Illinois. Sometime in the 1890s he moved west and worked in mining and as a railroad section hand (The Dalles Times-Mountaineer 1894). He was also a member of several fraternal organizations (Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1892; Seward Gateway 1929). Easterly reportedly shot a fellow worker who had laid for him after work with a pipe intending to brain him. He joined the early gold rush to Juneau on July 4, 1896 and mined at Forty Mile. While living in Juneau he was a leader in settlement of labor troubles and banned Chinese labor from gold mines (The Whittier News 1935). He left Alaska and returned briefly to Illinois, where his brother kept the family homestead near Carbondale in 1904 (The Daily Free Press 1935). Henry and his wife, Anna B. Small of Seattle, moved to Oregon and started an orchard in Ashland, and were frequently noted in the local paper for their social activities and farming (The Salt Lake Tribune 1908; Ashland Tidings 1914). They returned to homestead in Anchorage in 1917, received title to his homestead in 1927 and remained until 1935, when he went south to overwinter "for his health" (The Whittier News 1935; glorecords.blm.gov). He maintained contact with family, sending a bear and wild cat hide to his sister Mrs. Alice E. Coad in Murphysboro Illinois that was noted in the paper (The Daily Independent 1929). He was a member and trustee of the Anchorage Igloo of Pioneers of Alaska, at which he held several official positions (Seward Gateway 1929). In 1930 he made a public offer with S.F. Rhodes and Pete Wolden to donate more than 40 acres of land at a bend on Spenard Road for a Pioneer's Home (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 1930). Easterly was depicted in a Hollywood newspaper in 1935 (Figure 9; Hollywood Citizen-News 1935). He died December 5, 1935 in a Seattle hospital, noted as having farmed for 30 years near Anchorage (Wrangell Sentinel 1935). His ashes were interred in the family's section of the Pleasant Grove Memorial Park near Murphysboro, Illinois, with the help of the International Order of Odd Fellows.
Contributor: Erik Hilsinger (49392464)
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Source: Two news articles obtained from the Jackson County Historical Society. Uncertain of publication.
Article #1:
"Word was received here today that Henry Easterly, only brother of 'Gate' Easterly, who died Thursday at the old homestead, Easterly Corners, had died in Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday and both were buried Friday, 'Gate' at Pleasant Grove Memorial and Henry in Washington.
Neither brother knew the other was dying.
Henry Easterly had been in Alaska a number of years, having owned land there and was widely known as a trader."
Article #2:
"Word has been received here by relatives that the ashes of Henry Easterly, who died December 4, 1935, at Seattle, Washington, will be brought to Murphysboro Sunday for burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial.
Mr. Easterly, son of Ellen and Elbert Easterly, was born October 8, 1864, at the old Easterly farm hear here. He had requested that his ashes be brought to h is old home place for burial.
...
Mr. Easterly is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alice E. Coad of Murphysboro, and Mrs. Mattie Reischauer, Chicago."
Contributor: Erik Hilsinger (49392464)
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Source: Two news articles obtained from the Jackson County Historical Society. Uncertain of publication.
Article #1:
"Word was received here today that Henry Easterly, only brother of 'Gate' Easterly, who died Thursday at the old homestead, Easterly Corners, had died in Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday and both were buried Friday, 'Gate' at Pleasant Grove Memorial and Henry in Washington.
Neither brother knew the other was dying.
Henry Easterly had been in Alaska a number of years, having owned land there and was widely known as a trader."
Article #2:
"Word has been received here by relatives that the ashes of Henry Easterly, who died December 4, 1935, at Seattle, Washington, will be brought to Murphysboro Sunday for burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial.
Mr. Easterly, son of Ellen and Elbert Easterly, was born October 8, 1864, at the old Easterly farm hear here. He had requested that his ashes be brought to h is old home place for burial.
...
Mr. Easterly is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alice E. Coad of Murphysboro, and Mrs. Mattie Reischauer, Chicago."
Henry Easterly (10/8/1864-12/4/1935) was born on the family homestead near Carbondale, Illinois. Sometime in the 1890s he moved west and worked in mining and as a railroad section hand (The Dalles Times-Mountaineer 1894). He was also a member of several fraternal organizations (Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1892; Seward Gateway 1929). Easterly reportedly shot a fellow worker who had laid for him after work with a pipe intending to brain him. He joined the early gold rush to Juneau on July 4, 1896 and mined at Forty Mile. While living in Juneau he was a leader in settlement of labor troubles and banned Chinese labor from gold mines (The Whittier News 1935). He left Alaska and returned briefly to Illinois, where his brother kept the family homestead near Carbondale in 1904 (The Daily Free Press 1935). Henry and his wife, Anna B. Small of Seattle, moved to Oregon and started an orchard in Ashland, and were frequently noted in the local paper for their social activities and farming (The Salt Lake Tribune 1908; Ashland Tidings 1914). They returned to homestead in Anchorage in 1917, received title to his homestead in 1927 and remained until 1935, when he went south to overwinter "for his health" (The Whittier News 1935; glorecords.blm.gov). He maintained contact with family, sending a bear and wild cat hide to his sister Mrs. Alice E. Coad in Murphysboro Illinois that was noted in the paper (The Daily Independent 1929). He was a member and trustee of the Anchorage Igloo of Pioneers of Alaska, at which he held several official positions (Seward Gateway 1929). In 1930 he made a public offer with S.F. Rhodes and Pete Wolden to donate more than 40 acres of land at a bend on Spenard Road for a Pioneer's Home (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 1930). Easterly was depicted in a Hollywood newspaper in 1935 (Figure 9; Hollywood Citizen-News 1935). He died December 5, 1935 in a Seattle hospital, noted as having farmed for 30 years near Anchorage (Wrangell Sentinel 1935). His ashes were interred in the family's section of the Pleasant Grove Memorial Park near Murphysboro, Illinois, with the help of the International Order of Odd Fellows.
Contributor: Erik Hilsinger (49392464)
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Source: Two news articles obtained from the Jackson County Historical Society. Uncertain of publication.
Article #1:
"Word was received here today that Henry Easterly, only brother of 'Gate' Easterly, who died Thursday at the old homestead, Easterly Corners, had died in Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday and both were buried Friday, 'Gate' at Pleasant Grove Memorial and Henry in Washington.
Neither brother knew the other was dying.
Henry Easterly had been in Alaska a number of years, having owned land there and was widely known as a trader."
Article #2:
"Word has been received here by relatives that the ashes of Henry Easterly, who died December 4, 1935, at Seattle, Washington, will be brought to Murphysboro Sunday for burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial.
Mr. Easterly, son of Ellen and Elbert Easterly, was born October 8, 1864, at the old Easterly farm hear here. He had requested that his ashes be brought to h is old home place for burial.
...
Mr. Easterly is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alice E. Coad of Murphysboro, and Mrs. Mattie Reischauer, Chicago."
Contributor: Erik Hilsinger (49392464)
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Source: Two news articles obtained from the Jackson County Historical Society. Uncertain of publication.
Article #1:
"Word was received here today that Henry Easterly, only brother of 'Gate' Easterly, who died Thursday at the old homestead, Easterly Corners, had died in Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday and both were buried Friday, 'Gate' at Pleasant Grove Memorial and Henry in Washington.
Neither brother knew the other was dying.
Henry Easterly had been in Alaska a number of years, having owned land there and was widely known as a trader."
Article #2:
"Word has been received here by relatives that the ashes of Henry Easterly, who died December 4, 1935, at Seattle, Washington, will be brought to Murphysboro Sunday for burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial.
Mr. Easterly, son of Ellen and Elbert Easterly, was born October 8, 1864, at the old Easterly farm hear here. He had requested that his ashes be brought to h is old home place for burial.
...
Mr. Easterly is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alice E. Coad of Murphysboro, and Mrs. Mattie Reischauer, Chicago."
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