Almer Norman Eggen

  Research Notes:

NOTE: [ 2 June 2013 ]

I have not recorded family information for Almer, since the evidence that any of this is correct is questionnable. I need more direct information or evidence that connects Almer N Eggen to Mail N Eggen - see 'to do list'. But it is likely that the US Census information on Almer and his family is accurate.

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1. Østerdalslaget Project 2010 (http://www.dxhansen.com/project2010/index.htm)

- Mali Eggen as mother
---- family

Almer N Eggen born 22 May 1886 [ recorded as grandson to Nels Eggen 1900 US Census, but birth is recorded as May 1887 in 1900 US Census ]
- under his family - cites 1920 (Milnar, Sargent Co, ND) & 1930 US Census (Kent, King Co, WA)
- married to Geslina Eggen born 1886;
- children - Orville N Eggen born 1910; Wendell J, Bernice G, Arvid T


- WI Genealogy Index - WI Historical Society records
- there is no record of birth of Almer Eggen or Elmer Eggen or any Eggen or any births for first name Almer or Elmer for 22 May 1886 or 20 May 1887


- there is an obit for Almer N Eggen - Kent, WA; - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waskcgs/obits/obvol3/obvol3.html#e; Findagrave records him buried Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Lawrence, b 20 May 1887, d. 7 Feb 1964; wife Geolina, b 28 Mar 1886, d 27 Sep 1962 ** note that his birth is wrong; also note that the tombstone only records the years of birth and death, not the day and month

- nothing on Almer on WA Digital, other than US SSDI - Almer Eggen, died Feb 1964 at age 76 yrs, 8 mos; birth recorded as 20 May 1887 *** date is not correct ?????


Conflict - birth [ 2 June 2013 ]

- 1886 - Østerdalslaget Project 2010; one family tree (point 'b' below, but that tree has had other errors; WW I draft card, point 'c' and 'd', plus the 1900 US Census, 1920 US Census age 34 which supports birth as 22 May 1886, 1930 US Census age 44 which supports birth as 22 May 1886
- 1887 - tombstone, US SSDI, a number of family trees (point 'e'), WW II Draft registration card; 1920 US Census, age 23 which supports birth as 20 May 1887; 1940 US Census, age 53 which supports birth as 20 May 1887

- 8 supports 1886; 6 supports 1887

Conclusion: birth 22 May 1886 or 20 May 1887; at this point, there is not enough clear evidence to support either date. Further research may provide a conclusion - birth record at the County level in Barron Co, WI; possibly obit at Bellingham


2. Misc


- from http://wagenweb.org/whatcom/churchhistories/ilchurch.htm; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lawrence, Whatcom Co, WA:
Rev. C. Haugen served as pastor until June, 1940, when Rev. A. N. EGGEN came from Bend, Oregon. During his service here the new building plans were begun with the moving of the parish hall to the church grounds and a new kitchen was built to it. Plans for our new church which we are now building were begun. In October, 1944, Rev. EGGEN left to take charge of the Sunset Home in Eugene, Oregon.

- only one reference on Genealogybank.com - from The Oregonian (Portland, OR); page 16 25 Nov 1927, Rev A N Eggen, one of a number of speakers at a Luther League Convention for OR Lutheran churches

Arvid T Eggen of Hobbs, NM marriage to Sylvia Homem of Everson, WA on 16 Feb 1943 - pastor Almer N Eggen, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Everson; [ WA Digital ] NOTE - Arvid T died in Bellingham on 19 Mar 2006 re; US SSDI and also a US SDDI record for death of Sylvia Eggen Aug 1973 but location not known; [ findagrave ] but both are buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery; Arvid, b 1922 d 2006 and Sylvia Ruth born 26 Oct 1922, died 9 Aug 1973; also - their son, Terry Wayne Eggen born 28 Sep 1954 and died 9 Apr 2010 - obit and photo attached; obit records that one of his grandfathers was a founding member of the church and another was a paster, [thus Almer N Eggen] also recorded at the same cemetery is brother Douglas Norman Eggen and brother Terry Dean Eggen

Orville N Eggen marriage to Lila Scott Strode of Deschutes Co, OR (Bend) on 1 Aug 1936 at Vancouver, Clark Co, OR [ WA Digital ]


3. Ancestry.com Public Member Trees

a. - Conley Tree owner the4conleys with last logon in Jan 2013 [ accessed abt 24 May 20103, but as of 2 June 2013, family tree no longer available
--- records Almer N Eggen`s father as Paul Eggen - but no source
--- records that daughter Bernice was born 31 July 1914 and her mother was Geolina Broten and father, Almer Norman Eggen - But born in 20 May 1887 at Trempealeau Co, WI (cites US SSDI as the source) and died in Eugene, OR; ;; MN birth index records an unnamed Eggen, mother's maiden name as Broten and born on 31 July 1914

b. thompson-sorensen-larson-eggen Family Tree owner 'knaak002' from MN. last logon in Jan 2013
---- records Almer N Eggen born 22 May 1886 in WI; with mother as Amelia (Mali/Molly) as mother, but no record of father; indicates Geslina Eggen as spouse, with 3 living children and Orville N with birth but no death
--- uses 1920 & 1930 US Census for Almer N

c. My Family 12 8 10_1 22 12 owner 'bowesmont' from Glasgow, MT; last logon in Jan 2013
---- records Almer N Eggen born 22 May 1886 in WI, but no mother or father; died Feb 1964, OR
---- records Geolina Broten (1886-1962) as spouse, and lists 4 children, Orville N (1909-1993, Springfield, OR; Findagrave.com records birth as 7 July 1910, but tombstone records 7 July 1909, d 9 Apr 1993, buried Springfield, Lane Co, OR, along with wife Lela), Bernice Geolina (1914-1990, Clackamass Co, OR) (no spouse), Wendell Julian (1916-1944; lost at sea in Typhoon Cobra; but MN birth Index with mother as Broten - Wendell Julian Eggen born 7 May 1912, Stearns Co), Arvid Theodore (1922-2006; Bellingham , WA)

d. Holan Family Tree owner 'sholan99'; last logon, 2012 or later
---- records Almer N Eggen born abt 1886 in WI; no death; no parents
---- married to Geslina Broten, birth only; children, 2 living; Orville N (date as above, but birth as MN; WW II Army Enlistment records Orville N Eggen birth in MN - but, see point 'e' above; enlistment at Fort Lewis, WA; residence as Lane Co, Or

e. Broten Family Tree owner 'WMBroten'; last logon, Jan 2013

- records Almer Norman Eggen born 20 May 1887 in Withee, WI [ Clark Co, WI; abt 100 kms east of Prairie Farm; abt 50 km east of Eau Claire ] ; notes he is a Rev; does not record parents; notes WW II Draft cards, with birth as Withee WI and date as 20 May 1887, signed by him (employed by Immanuel Lutheran Church; 6'1", weighs 218 pounds, grey hair, blue eyes, scar on right side of mouth) --- but does not note the conflict with the birth of 22 May 1886 on 22 May 1886 WW I Draft Card, also signed by him (Cleryman; tall, stout build, light hair, blue eyes, no scars)
- married to Geoline/Geolina/Geslina A. Broten; names dates of children as above