Austin Topping Coldwell (abt. 1906 - abt. 1906)

Born about 5 Jun 1906 in Woody Island, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States

Ancestors

Died about 16 Oct 1906 at about age 0 in Woody Island, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States

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Biography

Austin Coldwell died young.

When Austin Topping was born on June 5, 1906, in Kodiak, Alaska, his father, Stephen Austin Coldwell, was 39 and his mother, Marie Abigail Topping, was 36. He died on October 16, 1906, within a year of his birth.

Research Notes

Austin was born 5 Jun 1906 on Woody Island, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States. He passed away 16 Oct 1906 on Woody Island, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States.
It is unclear why Austin's parents were on the island.
https://en.geneanet.org/archives/ouvrages/?action=detail&book_type=livre&livre_id=5953179&page=45&name=TOPPING&with_variantes=0&tk=c040a6ef198a1e43. The above link is the only reference to Austin Topping Coldwell that I have been able to find, No information specific to Austin found in Family Search or web. 1/15/2022 Bartlett-4864 21:46, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Location

Woody Island (Alaska) Woody Island (Russian: Остров Вуд, originally Лесной остров) is located in Chiniak Bay, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Kodiak, Alaska. It was originally settled by the native Alutiiq people who called themselves Tangirnarmiut, "the people of Tangirnaq."[3] They inhabited and used Woody Island for thousands of years. The Russians established an agricultural colony on Woody Island in 1792. It was officially designated Wood Island in 1894 by the US Post Office and was the primary coastal settlement for commerce and trade for many years. The first road in Alaska was built on Woody Island.
A Baptist Mission and orphanage was built on Woody Island in 1893. The main building burned down in 1925.
The United States Navy built a wireless station on the island in 1911. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Island_(Alaska)