Eskild Alfred "Fred" ESKILDSEN b. 13 Jun 1875 Fillerup, Odder, Århus, Denmark d. 13 Apr 1937 Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1875 - 1937 (61 years)

Name	Eskild Alfred "Fred" ESKILDSEN [1]
Nickname	Fred
Birth	13 Jun 1875	Fillerup, Odder, Århus, Denmark [1, 2]
Gender	Male
_UID	689D0E832F6C4E3EB59E0062684B18F734BC
Travel	1904	, , Rockall Island, Scotland [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Survivor of the SS Norge Disaster: SS Norge was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Kristiania and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall [near Scotland] in 1904. It was the biggest civilian maritime disaster in the Atlantic Ocean until the sinking of Titanic eight years later, and is still the largest loss of life from a Danish merchant ship. [Per Kristian Sebak has written a facinating history of the shipwreck: Titanic's Predecessor.]
Immigration	7 Mar 1905	Ellis Island, New York, New York, United States [3, 8]
The family emigrated from Denmark on 22 February 1905 aboard the SS Oscar II, arriving at Ellis Island on 7 March. Alfred's sponsor was Uncle Jens Sorensen, husband of his father's sister, Cecilia. Jens also purchased tickets for the whole family with the understanding that Alfred would pay him back a little at a time after they settled in America. Once cleared through Ellis Island, the family headed to Carney, Michigan where Jens and Cecilia lived.
Census	1910	Cedarville Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States [9]
Rented home 1) Fred Eskildsen, Head, m, w, age 35, Married 14 years, b. Denmark as were both parents, Immigrated 1905, Naturalized, Woodsman, Lumber, wage worker 2) Agnes Eskildsen, Wife, f, w, age 37, Married 14 years, 10 of 10 children living, b. Denmark as were both parents 3) Samuel Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 13, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 4) Cathrine Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 12, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 5) Hans Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 10, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 6) Bena Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 9, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 7) Martha Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 8, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 8) Fritz Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 6, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 9) Cicilla Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 5, Single, b. Denmark as were both parents 10) Jens Eskildsen, Son, m, w, age 3, Single, b. Michigan, Both parents b. Denmark 11) Valdermar Eskildsen, Daughter, f, w, age 2, Single, b. Michigan, Both parents b. Denmark 12) Elena Eskildsen, Daughter, w, w, age 1, Single, b. Michigan, Both parents b. Denmark
Military Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Crystal Falls, Iron, Michigan, United States [10]
Census	1920	Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States [11]
Hiawatha Mine Location, rented house 1) Alfred Eskilson, Head, m, w, age 44, Married, Immigrated 1904, Natturalized 1917, can read and write, b. Denmark (Danish) as were both parents, Tongue: Danish, pumpman in iron mine, wage worker 2) Agnes Eskilson, Wife, f, w, age 46, Married, Immigrated 1904, Natturalized 1917, can read and write, b. Denmark (Danish) as were both parents, Tongue: Danish, not employed 3) Fritz Eskilson, son, m, w, age 16, Single, Immigrated 1904, Natturalized 1917, can read and write, b. Denmark (Danish) as were both parents, Tongue: Danish, laborer in lumberyard, wage worker 4) Celia Eskilson, daughter, f, w, age 15, Single, Immigrated 1904, Natturalized 1917, can read and write, b. Denmark (Danish) as were both parents, Tongue: Danish, not employed 5) Jens Eskilson, son, m, w, age 13, Single, attended school, can read and write, b. Michigan, both parents b. Denmark (Danish), not employed 6) Waldaman Eskilson, son, m, w, age 11, Single, attended school, can read and write, b. Michigan, both parents b. Denmark (Danish), not employed 7) Elna Eskilson, daughter, f, w, age 10, Single, attended school, can read and write, b. Michigan, both parents b. Denmark (Danish), not employed 8) Karl Eskilson, son, m, w, age 7, Single, attended school, can read and write, b. Michigan, both parents b. Denmark (Danish), not employed 9) Margaret Eskilson, daughter, f, w, age 4 11/12, Single, b. Michigan, both parents b. Denmark (Danish), not employed 10) Lillian Eskilson, daughter, f, w, age 3 3/12, Single, b. Michigan, both parents b. Denmark (Danish), not employed 11) William Eskilson, son, m, w, age 1 9/12, Single, b. Michigan, both parents b. Denmark (Danish), not employed
Travel	20 Jun 1921	Manhattan, New York, New York, United States [12]
Departed for Denmark from New York on Feb 5 1921 Returned on the Ship: Celtic; Dep: Liverpool
Death	13 Apr 1937	Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States [1, 13, 14]
Obituary	16 Apr 1937	Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States [13]
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter April 16 1937 "Burial Service For Stambaugh Man" STAMBAUGH – Funeral services for Alfred Eskildsen, 61, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.A. Smedlund, 402 Selden road, and at 2:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran church with the Rev. Miller officiating. Mr. Eskildsen, long time Stambaugh resident, died at the General hospital from peritonitis, which was a development of an operation on a ruptured appendix last week. He was born in Denmark June 13, 1875. He formerly operated a farm near the Bengal mine. Surviving him are a widow, Anna, nine daughters and eight sons. They are: Mrs. F. [L.] J. Williams, Amberg, Wis. Mrs. J.A. Smedlund, Iron River, Mrs. Claude Williams, Rudyard, Mrs. Joseph Pollard, Iron Mountain, Mrs. Joseph Glemboski, Iron River, Fred, Detroit, James and Carl, Chicago, Daldemar [Waldemar], Lakota, N.D., and Helen, Ester, Sigrid, Elsie, William, Alfred, Elmer and Herbert, all at home.
Burial	Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States [13]
	Eskild Alfred Eskildsen, Stambaugh Cemetery, Iron River, Michigan (grave marker) Inscription: Father 1875-1937 Plot: Block 3 Lot 115
	Eskildsen Memorial, Stambaugh Cemetery, Iron River, Michigan Inscription: ESKILDSEN Plot: Block 3 Lot 115
	Alfred Eskildsen 1875-1937 Headstone
	Eskildsen Memorial
Person ID	I5008	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	27 Aug 2023

Father	Søren ESKILDSEN, b. 28 May 1846, Nissumgaard, Hylke, Skanderborg, Denmark d. Aft 1921 (Age 75 years)
Mother	Kathrine NEILSEN, b. 25 Aug 1849, , Glumsø, Præstø, Denmark d. 1890 (Age 40 years)
Marriage	27 Apr 1873	, Hylke, Skanderborg, Denmark
Family ID	F447	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Agnes Magdalene Kristiane LARSEN, b. 27 May 1873, Copenhagen, , , Denmark d. 11 Mar 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 46 years)

Marriage 20 Nov 1896 Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark [1, 15]

First Eskildsen Family
The Boys are Soren (Sam), Fred, Hans, James and Walter and Karl on Alfred's lap. William was not born yet...The Girls are Martha, Katherine, Bena, Cecilia, Elena & Margaret on Agnes's lap. Lillian was not born yet and then there was the baby that died, Mae.
Sent to me by Lynda White, attached to her second email of 29 Aug 2010. She said it belonged to her grandmother Cecilia.

Children

	1. Samuel ESKILDSEN, b. 9 Feb 1897, Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark d. 7 Jun 1935, Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, United States (Age 38 years)
+	2. Katherine Gerda ESKILDSEN, b. 27 May 1898, Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark d. 23 May 1975, Michigan City, Laporte, Indiana, United States (Age 76 years)
	3. Hans Anton ESKILDSEN, b. 27 Jun 1899, Ravnkov, , Århus Amt, Denmark d. 6 Oct 1935, Gibbs City, Iron, Michigan, United States (Age 36 years)
	4. Albena ESKILDSEN, b. 23 Aug 1900, Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark d. 5 Dec 1922, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States (Age 22 years)
	5. Martha Gustava ESKILDSEN, b. 25 May 1902, Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark d. 22 Oct 1988, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States (Age 86 years)
	6. Fritz "Fred" ESKILDSEN, b. 8 Jul 1903, Søby, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark d. 8 Jun 1991, Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, United States (Age 87 years)
+	7. Cecilia Marie ESKILDSEN, b. 17 Dec 1904, Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark d. 2 May 1991, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States (Age 86 years)
	8. James William ESKILDSEN, b. 11 Nov 1906, Carney, Minominee, Michigan, United States d. 16 Apr 1977, Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 70 years)
	9. Walter Nels ESKILDSEN, b. 6 Feb 1908, , , Michigan, United States d. 4 Aug 1983, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, United States (Age 75 years)
	10. Elna ESKILDSEN, b. 1910, Gourley, Menominee, Michigan, United States d. 12 Feb 1933, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, United States (Age 23 years)
	11. May ESKILDSEN, b. 2 May 1911, Carney, Menominee, Michigan, United States d. 27 Sep 1911, Cedarville, Menominee, Michigan, United States (Age 0 years)
	12. Karl Theodore ESKILDSEN, b. 4 Sep 1912, , , Michigan, United States d. 29 Apr 1989, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States (Age 76 years)
	13. Margaret Elsie ESKILDSEN, b. 15 Jan 1915, Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States d. 28 Jan 2002, Helena, Lewis And Clark, Montana, United States (Age 87 years)
	14. Lillian ESKILDSEN, b. Sep 1916 d. Young
	15. William Alfred ESKILDSEN, b. 7 May 1918, , Iron County, Michigan, United States d. 30 Dec 1996, Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States (Age 78 years)

Family ID F1362 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Feb 2020

Family 2 Anna Marie LARSEN, b. 12 Sep 1895, , , , Denmark d. 13 May 1983, Helena, Lewis And Clark, Montana, United States (Age 87 years)

Marriage Between 5 Feb 1921 and 20 Jun 1921 , , , Denmark [1, 16, 17]

Children

+	1. Helen Jean ESKILDSEN, b. 23 Jan 1922, , Iron County, Michigan, United States d. 23 Jul 2008, Helena, Lewis And Clark, Montana, United States (Age 86 years)
	2. Alfred "Esky" ESKILDSEN, b. 15 Mar 1923, Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States d. 24 Jun 2014, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States (Age 91 years)
+	3. Esther ESKILDSEN, b. 14 Jun 1924, Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States d. 19 Aug 2001, Kent, King, Washington, United States (Age 77 years)
+	4. Sigrid ESKILDSEN, b. 14 Jun 1924, Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States d. 27 Mar 2011, Summerfield, Marion, Florida, United States (Age 86 years)
	5. Elsie Anne ESKILDSEN, b. 7 Apr 1926, , Menominee County, Michigan, United States d. 18 Jun 2007, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States (Age 81 years)
	6. Elmer ESKILDSEN, b. 13 Dec 1928, Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States d. 18 Dec 2006, Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States (Age 78 years)
	7. Herbert E. ESKILDSEN, b. 6 Aug 1930, Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States d. 23 Apr 2015, Helena, Lewis And Clark, Montana, United States (Age 84 years)

Family ID F1363 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Aug 2023

Photos
Eskild Alfred Eskildsen

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Jun 1875 - Fillerup, Odder, Århus, Denmark
	Marriage - 20 Nov 1896 - Gosmer, Gosmer, Århus, Denmark
	Travel - 1904 - , , Rockall Island, Scotland
	Immigration - 7 Mar 1905 - Ellis Island, New York, New York, United States
	Census - 1910 - Cedarville Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States
	Military Draft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Crystal Falls, Iron, Michigan, United States
	Census - 1920 - Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States
	Marriage - Between 5 Feb 1921 and 20 Jun 1921 - , , , Denmark
	Travel - 20 Jun 1921 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
	Death - 13 Apr 1937 - Stambaugh, Iron, Michigan, United States
	Obituary - 16 Apr 1937 - Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States
	Burial - - Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I5008&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Eskild Alfred "Fred" ESKILDSEN."

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