Geoffrey E Eklund

  Research Notes:

1. Ancestry.com Family Trees, either Henk FT or Suzette Brown FT do not note any children. As I have indicated below it is is likely that one son is Kenneth, but as of 4 Jun 2017, I can not confirm this.

NOTE: I haven't been able to find any other information on Geoffrey or his wife



2. SSDI - death 13 May 1993

CA death Index
Geoffrey Earl Eklund
California Death Index
NameGeoffrey Earl Eklund
Event TypeDeath
Event Date13 May 1993
Event PlaceOrange, California, United States
Birth Date25 Oct 1918
BirthplaceNorth Dakota
GenderMale
Mother's NameHenk
Citing this Record
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPS4-GDM : 26 November 2014), Geoffrey Earl Eklund, 13 May 1993; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&englishSubcountryName=California&query=%2Bgivenname%3AGeoffrey~%20%2Bsurname%3AEklund~%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22United%20States%22%20%2Brecord_subcountry%3A%22United%20States%2CCalifornia%22

Muriel Wylie Eklund
California Death Index
NameMuriel Wylie Eklund
Event TypeDeath
Event Date01 Dec 1992
Event PlaceSan Diego, California, United States
Birth Date19 May 1922
BirthplaceOther Country
GenderFemale
Father's NameFord
Mother's NameMurray
Citing this Record
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGY7-B9S : 26 November 2014), Muriel Wylie Eklund, 01 Dec 1992; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.


findagrave, id 33950578 ; Lewisville Cemetery, Battle Ground, Clark County, WA
combine grave marker - Geoffrey E Eklund and wife Muriel



3. Children: ????

likely son, general google search: https://voterrecords.com/voter/40124128/kenneth-eklund

(Home Search) Kenneth C Eklund

Kenneth C Eklund's Washington Voter Registration
Battle Ground, Washington
Kenneth C Eklund (age 70) from Battle Ground, WA and has no known political party affiliation. He is a male registered to vote in Clark County, Washington.


Overview of Kenneth C Eklund
Lives in: Battle Ground, Washington
Phone: View phone number
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Kenneth Eklund's Voter Registration
Registered to Vote In: Clark County, Washington
Registration Date: 06/09/2000
Voter Status: Active Precinct: 591
Congressional District: 3
Detailed Records For Kenneth Eklund

PersonPast Locations: Birmingham, AL; Winslow, ME; Battle Ground, WA; Steilacoom, WA
Relatives
Geoffrey E Eklund
Katherine Elizabeth Eklund (sister?) - see below, 3.b. -
Melanie Marcel Eklund (sister?)
Muriel W Eklund
William Wylie Eklund (brother?) - see point 3.b.
Rosalyn Moon Farthing


3. b.

Email, 24 Sep 2020 from: Katie (Katherine Elizabeth) Eklund , daughter of Kenneth Charles
and my response on 27 Sep
if I understand this correctly:

Clarence Benjamin Eklund Eklund (1890-1972) and Loriene Mathilda Henk (1888-1961)
children:
1. Geoffrey Earl Eklund (1918-1993) and Muriel (Bunny) Wylie Ford (1922-1992)
- their children: (a) Kenneth Charles Eklund; [ and his duaghter Katherine (Katie) Elisabeth ]; (b) William Wylie Eklund
2. Charles William Eklund (1920-1995)
3. Jo Anne Eklund (1932-2009)



3. c. Marriage record from Morehead, Cateret Co, NC (linked from Henk FT); 13 Jan 1945

- Geoffrey E Eklund age 25 address St Paul MN and Muriel W Ford, age 22 <1923> address Whittier, CA


4. Fold3; BIRLS file - birth 25 Oct 1918, died 13 Apr 1993 (dates correspond to SSDI; SSN - ends in '5800')
Marine Corps
then,

5. Newspaper article, The Long Beach Independent, 27 Sep 1954, page 14, col 5

"42 L.B. Area GIs reach S.F." "Forty-two Long Beach area men are scheduled to arrive in San Franciso, aboard the USNS Gen. N. N. Walker, with 2,589 Veterans of the First Marine Division and the First Marine Air Wing who have served in Korea and the Third Marine Division who have served in Japan. Personnel aboard from this area include: ... Orange Co, ... M/Sgt. Geoffrey E Eklund, 2047 S. Lowell St, Santa Ana ..."

6. US Marines Muster Rolls (Ancestry.com)

There are numerous citations for Geoffrey E Ekund (over 200), starting in 1937 in Long Beach CA, but over the years at numrerous locations - Minneapolis, Ohio, San Diego, Chicago, Santa Ana, CA, San Franciso, El Toro, CA and NasLos Alamitos, CA being the last one from 1955-1958. His ranks also vary, starting with Private First Class, to Sergeant to Technical Seargeant to Master Sergeant to Lieutenant.

Ancestry.com. U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.


7. CA Voter Registrations . 1956-1964, address 2047 S. Lowell, Santa Ana ⁷¹²⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service, 1937-1958, At least 1937-1958, United States. ^{7121,7122,7123} Geoffrey Earl Eklund served the US Marine Corp. It is not clear when he enlisted but likely after 1940 (he was living with his parents in Minneapolis in the 1940 Census). The website, "Fold3" includes a BIRLS file (US Veteran's Benefit) and this record includes his birth and death (these dates correspond with the CA Death Index and US SSDIndex). However, there appears to be a mistake in the transcribing of this record on "Fold3", since it records he enlisted with the Marines on 19 Oct 1919 - this can't be correct, since he would have been only a year old.

US Marine Muster Rolls (Ancestry) start in 1937, and so he had served during the time fram of World War 2. He also served in the Korean War based the newspaper article from The Long Beach Independent, 27 Sep 1954, page 14, col 5

"42 L.B. Area GIs reach S.F." "Forty-two Long Beach area men are scheduled to arrive in San Franciso, aboard the USNS Gen. N. N. Walker, with 2,589 Veterans of the First Marine Division and the First Marine Air Wing who have served in Korea and the Third Marine Division who have served in Japan. Personnel aboard from this area include: ... Orange Co, ... M/Sgt. Geoffrey E Eklund, 2047 S. Lowell St, Santa Ana ..."

Geoffrey married Muriel Wylie Ford on 13 Jan 1945 in Morehead City, Carteret Co, North Carolina, United States.⁷¹¹⁷ (Muriel Wylie Ford was born on 19 May 1922 in Syria,⁷⁰⁸⁰ died on 1 Dec 1992 in Battle Ground, Clark Co, Washington ^7080,7124 and was buried in Lewisville Cemetery, Battle Ground, Clark Co, Washington, United States ⁷¹¹⁹.)