Thore Nilsen Eggen

   Another name for Thore was Berg.

  Research Notes:

1. birth, 1859

- father Nils Paulsen og Marit Thoresdatter ... [?]


2. Marriage, 2 Sep 1882, Coon, Vernon Co, WI

- Thore - parents Nels and Marit Eggen [ Nils Paulsen Berg - Eggen and Marit Thoresdatter Nygaard ]
- married to Regina Naperud; her parents, Nels and Marthe Naperud
"Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR2G-BRL : accessed 24 May 2013), Nels Eggen in entry for Thore Eggen and Regina Naperud, 02 Sep 1882.


3. US and States Census


1880 Madison, Dane Co, WI

- Thore Eggen, age 20 <1860> born in Nor; boarding at school; student

1885 IA State - Decorah, Winneshiek Co, IA

- Thore Eggen, age 25, married, Minister, Evan Lutheran ; born in Nor
- Regina, age 23, married, housework; born in WI
- Nella Eggen, age 4 <1881> born in Winneshiek Co

also: three others are listed as, including Martha Naperud, age 15 born in WI, student [sister to Regina]
- other as a domestic, and the other as a student

NOTE: there are no census records for Winneshiek Co in 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892


1900 Madison, Dane Co, WI

- Rev Thore H Eggen, age 44 born Jul 1859 in Nor; married 17 ys <1883>; emigrated 1870; Minister
- Regina, wife, age 38 born Jul 1861 in WI, married 17 yrs; **** mother of 0 children, 0 living

1910 Minneapolis, MN

- Thore, age 50 born in Nor; 27 yrs of marriage; Clergyman
- Regina, age 38; mother of 0 children, 0 living ****


1920 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN

- Thore, age 60 born in Nor; emigrated 1871, na 1894; Editor, Paper; owns home
- Regina N, wife, age 58 born in WI
- also listed are 3 boarders (not likely any relation)




4. US City Directories; ancestry.com ;


Madison, WI
- 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904 - Rev Thore Eggen (wife Regina), pastor Bethel Lutheran Church, home 1209 Rutledge (all years)
( ** 1898 - Eggen, Nellie M, home 1209 Rutledge; and then in 1900 with husband Paul G Johnson, at 1238 Rutledge; Paul G Johnson, born Jul 1875 in WI, age 24, "Shirt Polisher" in Laundry, parents born in Massachusetts; Nellie, age 19 born May 1881 in Iowa, mother of '0' children; also recorded is Riley Johnson, his father, born Sep 1842 in New York; page 5, sheet 3B, dw 43, fam 43
link, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-8XK?i=4&cc=1325221)

Minneapolis, MN (ancestry) also on Hennepin Co, City Directories, (1908-
- 1907 (p 526 - Hen Co ..), home, 1709 11th Av S; Editor ....., as below
- 1908 (p258, ancestry; image 498, Hennipen Library collection) (1909 - Hen.. Co, p 505, ancestry; image/page 505, Hennipen Library collection, paster Bethlehem Norwegian Lutheran church, r 3213 Harriet Av), 1910, image/page 550, Hennipen Library collection, r 3213 Harriet Av; 1911, Editor Lutheraneren, home, 3213 Harriet Ave, Hennipen Co; 1912 (p292), 1915 (p 292, ancestry), 1917 (p652 Hen..co) - Minneapolis, MN - Rev Thore Eggen,
- 1920 two records, one Rev Thore Eggen, Pres, Fairview Hospital with res on Harriet, but then Thore, pres Lutheran Brotherhood 938 Security bldg, r 3655 Lyndale av S
- note 1909 he is recorded as pastor, Bethlehem Norwegian Lutheran Church

- 1921, Rev Thore Eggen, pres Lutheran Brotherhood, res 3109 Elliot (p.318, ancestry)
- 1924 (p.331), 1925, Rev Thore Eggen pres Lutheran Brotherhood, res 3109 Elliot (p.348, ancestry)

- 1926 (p.353), 1927, Rev Thore Eggen, pres, Lutheran Brotherhood, res 135 E 38th (p.343, ancestry)
- 1932 (p.168), Rev Thore Eggen (Eurecka ?), vice chairman of the board of Lutheran Brotherhood, res 3745 Bryant Ave S, apt 5; 1930 (p.239), listed as v-chair ..... , but no res given
- 1935 (p.177), Rev Thore Eggen (Regina), chairman .... res, 3945 Harriet Ave


5. Residence - 15 Dec 1895 - article in the Grand Forks Herald, page 18
- Churches in Grand Forks -- Zion Lutheran, corner of Chestnut and 8th Ave - Rev Thore Eggen


6. Norske Lutherske ......

- 1873-1879 - Luther College, Decorah, IA
- 1879-1882 - Luther Seminary (Theological Candidate), Minneapolis
- 1882-1892 - Pastor, Decorah, IA
- 1892-1895 - Pastor, Grand Forks, ND
- 1895-1906 - Pastor, Madison, WI



8. History of Dane County, page 250-251 Thore Eggen

- came with family in 1870, first to Rushford, MN
- was sent to the public schools of Minnesota and Wisconsin and in 1873 he entered Luther College at Decorah, Iowa, from which he was graduated in 1879 with the degree of A.B.; he then took a three years' course at the Lutheran seminary, of Madison, receiving his degree from this institution in 1882
- assistant pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Decorah, for two years ; then pastor of the same church, which position he filled until 1892 ; then church of Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he remained until 1895 ; then pastor the Bethel church of Madison, which has been his field of work up to the present time.





7. see research notes under, Nella Eggen


8. Misc. Vernon County Historical Society, Location: 410 South Center, Viroqua, WI 54665
- cemetery locations, transcriptions etc. see, http://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/other/family-history-and-local-history-resources-elsewhere/vernon/historical-societies/ [ accessed 12 Jun 2013



Thore Eggen


Rev. Thore EggenMarch 12, 1936La Crosse Tribune page 4
Residence: Coon Valley, WI
[ NewspaperArchive.com has the page ]


9. California:

a. death cert, listing; Thore Eggen age 76
b. Los Angeles Times, 1936, Death notice

Eggen, Rev. Thore, beloved husband of Regina Eggen. Remains at Nordquist & Anderson

** Thore Eggen had 2 sisters, Mali and Ingrid (married to Christian P Hansen) and living in the area. Visiting?



10 Star-Tribune Obit, 1 Mar 1936 and Wisconsin State Journal 1936*

the Star-Tribune from Minneapolis maybe has a bit more info

- born in Osterdalen 6 Jul 1859; died 29 April 1936 in Los Angeles where he was "spending the winter"
- came with parents in 1870
- went to Luther College in Decorah IA, graduating in 1879
- first pastorate - Decorah until 1882 [likely a misprint, since other records show he was at Decorah until 1892 and to Grand Forks from 1892-1896]; then from 1882-1896 at Grand Forks, ND (also was the President of Grand Forks College
- from 1896-1906, pastor at Madison, WI
- 1906-1926, editor of the "Lutheraneran", a Norwegian church paper (*WI paper says from 1906-1920)
- 1927 -1929 (after the merger of the 3 Lutheran bodies in 1927 [? - Norwegian Lutheran, Lutheran Free ?] - *WI paper says after the merger of 1917; Thore Eggen was instrumental in the organization of the "Lutheran Union" and was elected President of the Lutheran Union, later known as Lutheran Brotherhood - a "fraternal beneficiary life association"
[ *WI paper - instrumental in founding along with Gov J O A Preus (WI Governor) and Herman L Ekern ... also was vice chairman of the board of directors ... also founded the official publication, "the Bond" in 1924 and until his death ...... member of the board of missions of Lutheran Church of America, 1892-1893, and of the board of education from 1893-1896 ..... also president of the organization committee 1913-1916 (merger ??) ... President of Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis from 1906 ......... **WI paper does not name wife or family ]

- survived by his wife, one brother Ole Eggen of Nebraska, and 2 sisters, Miss Nellie Eggen and Mrs C P Hanson of New Auburn, Wis.


Regina (Regine Neprud) Eggen The Minneapolis Star, 7 Jun 1937, page 2, col 7

- died at age 76, at Fairview hospital [Minneapolis], Sunday night [6 Jun]
- address, 5305 Third Ave S
- surviving are 3 brothers and a sister [ no mention of daughter ]

see other obit from the La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press


11 misc
- Thore Eggen was a member of the YMCA in Minneapolis - citied as a business man in "good health", as early as 1916 ^{4680,4681,4682,4683,4684}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1880, 1 Jun 1880, Madison, Dane Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴⁶⁸⁵

2. Residence - 1885, 1885, Decorah, Winneshiek Co, Iowa, United States. ⁴⁶⁸⁶

3. Residence - 1900, 1 Jun 1900, Madison, Dane Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴⁶⁸⁷ Address: 1209 Rutledge

4. Residence - 1910, 15 Apr 1910, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁴⁶⁸⁸ Address: 3213 Harriet Ave

5. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁴⁶⁸⁹ Address: 3213 Harriet

Thore married Regina Naperud on 26 Aug 1882 in Coon, Vernon Co, Wisconsin, United States ⁴⁶⁷³.^,4674 (Regina Naperud was born on 11 Jul 1861 in Coon Valley, Vernon Co, Wisconsin, United States,⁴⁶⁹⁰ died on 6 Jun 1937 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States ⁴⁶⁹⁰ and was buried in Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Cemetery, Vernon Co, Wisconsin, United States ⁴⁶⁹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage date, 1882, 26 Aug 1882, Coon, Vernon Co, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴⁶⁹¹ There is some disagreement with the actual date of Marriage. The Wisconsin Marriage Index on FamilySearch records the date as 2 Sep 1882. However, the Wisconsin Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection at the Wisconsin Historical Society records marriage as 26 Aug 1882 and this is the date I am recording on Legacy (this also is the date that is recorded in the biography in the book, History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest published in 1923).