Chester Arthur Eklund

   Another name for Chester was Arthur Chester Eklund.⁶⁸⁸⁰

  Research Notes:

1. misc. newspaper notices (newspapers.com)

The Minneapolis Journal, 6 Jun 1906, page 17
"Cokato, Minn. The commencement exercises at the high school ...class consists of Chester A Eklund ..."

Star Tribune, 21 Oct 1914, page 9
- news report about secretary of State, Juluis Schmahl was in a car accident, and traveling with him was "...Chester Eklund, a clerk in Schmahl's office."

Star Tribune, 15 Feb 1917, page 10, Col 2
- "State Clerk Resigns - Chester A Eklund, for the last 9 years chief corporation clerk in the office of the secretary of state, yesterday resigned to take a position elsewhere."



2. Death, 8 Mar 1923; from The Minneapolis Star, 8 Mar 1923, page 1, col 7 (newspapers.com)

Chester Arthur Eklund was born 5 Dec 1888 in Wright Co, MN. He was the son of John A Eklund and Ida Marie Hendrickson. He died on 8 Mar 1923 due to a gun shot wound suffered during a bank robbery on 20 Jan 1923. He was married in 1912 to Esther Olson and had 3 young children, Dorothy May, John Arthur, and Chester Allan


- there are numerous articles about the bank robbery - some are saved in the file folder
- 4 individuals were charged in connection to the robbery and Chester's death - all were convicted and in prison.

- I have reviewed some other issues, but no further obit/funeral notice; no other "indexed" on newspapers.com




3. US Census

1910, St Paul, Ramsey Co

Chester A Eklund age 21 born in MN, single, Clerk, Secretary of State; roomer.


1920 St Paul, Ramsey Co

Chester A Eklund, head of household, age 31 born in MN (father Sweden, mother MN), married, Credit Manager, Coole Co [?], owns home, free of mortgage. Wife, Esther M, age 29 <1890> born in MN (parents born in Sweden). Children, both born in MN: Dorothy M age 6<1913> and son, John A age 5 months <Jul 1919>. Also living in the same house is John (age 71, emigrated in 1880, 'stone contractor') and Mathilda (age 63) Olson (Esther's parents) both born in Sweden, and Edith M Olson (Esther's sister) age 27 <1892> born in MN, Nurse with private family.

Home Address: 1788 Portland Ave; owns home free of mortage


4. WW 1 Draft card; 5 Jun 1917

- birth, 5 Dec 1888 at Cokato, MN
- address, 1785 Portland Ave
- works with a Wholesale Coal Co, but hard read the specific name
- wife and 1 child


5. family tree at geni.com

https://www.geni.com/people/Chester-Eklund/6000000002174482949?through=6000000002174748233 ⁷⁰⁷⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence 1910, 15 Apr 1910, St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁷⁰⁷⁵ Chester A Eklund age 21 born in MN, single, Clerk, Secretary of State; roomer.

2. Residence, 1920, 1 Jan 1920, St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁷⁰⁷⁶ Chester A Eklund, head of household, age 31 born in MN (father Sweden, mother MN), married, Credit Manager, Coole Co [?], owns home, free of mortgage. Wife, Esther M, age 29 <1890> born in MN (parents born in Sweden). Children, both born in MN: Dorothy M age 6<1913> and son, John A age 5 months <Jul 1919>. Also living in the same house is John (age 71, emigrated in 1880, 'stone contractor') and Mathilda (age 63) Olson (Esther's parents) both born in Sweden, and Edith M Olson (Esther's sister) age 27 <1892> born in MN, Nurse with private family.

3. Death, 1923, 8 Mar 1923, St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁷⁰⁷² Chester had worked as a Clerk with the MN State Secretary of State from about 1914-1917 and then as a Credit Manager with a privated company. In the early 1920's he worked as a Cashier for the First State Bank in St Paul. He died on 8 Mar 1923 due to a gun shot wound suffered during a bank robbery on 20 Jan 1923. There are a number of newspaper articles about this robbery (see file folder).

Chester married Myrtle Esther Olson on 9 Oct 1912 in Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States.⁷⁰⁶⁹ (Myrtle Esther Olson was born on 16 May 1890 in St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States ⁷⁰⁷⁴ and died on 6 Jun 1982 in St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States ⁷⁰⁷⁴.)