Hilda Narjord

  Research Notes:

1. 1885 Iowa State, Waterloo Twp, Allamakee Co

- Marius and Hilda living with Elias Hanson


2. 1900 US Census, Fargo (Ward 2), Cass Co, ND

- emigrated in 1875
- works as a Merchant (Clothing); owns home
- married for 16 years
- daughter, Olga born 1886 in Iowa

3. 1910 US Census, Fargo, Ward 3, Cass Co, ND

- works as a Merchant (Music) as Emp - not clear if this is Employer or Employee
- emigration as 1874
- daughter at home

++ not indexed in 1920 US Census; not found on scan of Ward 3, Fargo, ND

++ - according to Marius' obit, they had lived in Monrovia, CA for 10 years, thus about 1921.


4. 1930 US Census, Monrovia City, Los Angeles Co, CA

- clothing store, retired
- his emigration as 1875
- Olga, daughter at home, age 44
- address ? 417 Mayflower Ave
- own house, value of $5000

** next family, next door (411) is Neluis Eggen, born in Norway, retired clothing store, age 76 (same as Marius), emigrated in 1872 -- brother ??? twin?? --- YES, see Marius obit

4. b. 1940 US Census, Monrovia

- Name of head of household is recorded as Olga C, mother; then the next person is recorded as Olga C, daughter
- Hilda, age 84, Widow; owns home with value of $3500
- Olga, age 54, daughter, single; 4 yrs of College; no record of work



5. Institute for Regional Studies - University of North Dakota [12 March 2009]

- biography index for Marius Eggen in "Nordmaend og Norske Hjemi i America" by Hans Astrup Jervell, 1916; page 19; UND library call # E184.S2 J57, Fargo and Grand Forks (also available through Libraries and Archives Canada, same call #)

Fargo, North Dakota

Marius Eggen is N. G. Eggen's twin brother and emigrated to America in 1873 to La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was a Norwegian teacher in Spring Grove, Minnesota for a while. He came to Fargo, North Dakota in 1881 and worked in the same company as his brother, until they started their own business in 1890 under the name "Eggen Brothers".

His wife, Hilda Hansen, was born in America of Norwegian parents in Spring Grove, Minnesota. Her mother still lives there. They have one daughter Olga. Like his brother, he has many Norwegian interests and contacts in the Norwegian Population and has business connections in the Northwest.

Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 18 & 19

Open Library: https://archive.org/details/nordmndognorskeh00jerv/page/n6/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater

- note: the obituary index for Fargo Forum - no listing for Marius Eggen


6. US Social Security Index

- no listing for Marius or Hilda Eggen
- listing for Olga Eggen, born 26 Sept 1885; died Jan 1967; last benefit - Monrovia, CA; SSN 549-66-0867

7. search/scan: Ancestry - nothing for Marius in 1880 US Census or 1865 Norway [12 Mar 2009]

8. Ancestry - ND State Census [ 19 June 2010 ] - Fargo, ND

- not indexed in 1915 or 1925 - tried various search options, including Olga and Hilda
- 1915 has 377 pages and so I did not scan or view any pages

9. Ancestry - US Directories: Fargo and Moorehead, 1891-1901

- Marius and some times, Hilda is listed
- also is listed Eggen Bros business - Music Dealers, Pianoes, Organs, Clothing
- 1898-1899 (ancestry has it indexed and included in 1895-1896) - advertisement, page 5
- 1891-1893 - business and residence address is 416 Front St
- 1895-1901 - business and residence address is 416 Front St


10. FindaGrave.com, id: 7692909 - Obit

Marius G. Eggen
Pasadena Post - April 9, 1931

Marius G. Eggen, 77, 417 South Flower Street, Monrovia, a resident of California for the past 10 years, a former resident of Fargo, N.D., and a pioneer business man of that city, died yesterday. Mr. Eggen is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hilda Eggen, a daughter, Miss Olga C. Eggen, and a twin brother, Nelius G. Eggen, Monrovia; an elder brother, Nels G. Eggen, Parkland, Wash.; and a sister, Mrs. Paul C. Peterson, Los Angeles. Memorial services Saturday 1:30 o'clock, Orange Grove Chapel, Reynolds and Eberle, funeral directors, conducted by Rev. J. H. Berg. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.

- an added comment on findagrave post: ===
Family in the Norwegian 1865 census on the farm
Eggen in Skogn:Gunder Gundersen 52, Olau Nilsdatter 50, ..Nils Gundersen 24, ..Karen Gundersdatter 20, ..Gottfred Gundersen 18, ..Ole Gundersen 16, ..Nelius Gundersen 13, ..Marius Gundersen 13, ..Margrethe Gundersdatter 5.

linked to wife Hilda and daughter Olga

BUT CA Death Index; also on familysearch
- Hilda - mother's maiden name as Dahl [Tørresdal ?]; father - Narjord




11. obit / death notice,
Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan 1945, page 11, Col 1 [newspapers.com] - very short

Eggen, Mrs Hilda of 417 South Mayflower, Monrovia. January 25, beloved mother or Olga E. Eggen. Services, Friday, February 2, at 1 p.m. at C. Hal Reynolds & John W. Eherle [sp?] Morturary, Pasedena.


[transcribed by Rueben D Grue, 14 Dec 2016]

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1885, 1885, Waterloo Twp, Allamakee Co, Iowa.

2. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States.

3. Residence - 1910, 1 Apr 1910, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States.

4. Residence - 1891-1901, 1891-1901, Fargo, Cass Co, North Dakota, United States. ²⁵²⁶

5. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Monrovia, Los Angeles Co, California, United States. ²⁵²⁷ Address: South 417 Mayflower Ave, Monrovia

6. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Monrovia, Los Angeles Co, California, United States. ²⁵²⁸ Residence: 417 S Mayflower Ave, Monrovia

Hilda married Marius G Eggen about 1884 in Iowa, United States.²⁵²² (Marius G Eggen was born in Sep 1853 in Norway,²⁵²² died on 8 Apr 1931 in Monrovia, Los Angeles Co, California, United States ²⁵²⁹ and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Los Angeles Co, California.)