Talmage family.
Biographical notes:
Kenyon Cleveland Talmage, "Captain Ken," was born July 23, 1888, in Tacoma, Washington. He moved to Wrangell in 1906 and went to sea in 1908 as a seaman aboard the S.S. Alaska. Until 1921 he served on various vessels including the S.S. Alaska, the S.S. Dart, the M.S. Vermont, the M.S. Marguerite and the Uncle Dan, a riverboat carrying mail, freight and passengers up and down the Stikine River. He married Leona Theresa Lindman of Wrangell on Dec. 20, 1916 and they made their home in Wrangell and Juneau. They had four children, Ruth Florence, Willis Abraham, John ("Jack") Kenyon and Charles Edward. From 1921 until his death, he worked for the U.S. Biological Survey. His son, Jack, was captain of the vessel, Sea Otter. Captain Ken died in 1942 at age 54 in Juneau.
From the description of Talmage family photograph collection, 1890-1940. [graphic]. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 51184019
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