 1885 - 1951 (65 years)
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| Name |
Carolyn Estelle James |
| Born |
21 Dec 1885 |
Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Baptism |
8 Aug 1886 |
Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [3] |
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church, sponsors the parents and Miss Maria Adams, baptized Carrie Estelle
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| Confirmation |
31 Mar 1898 |
Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [4] |
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church
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| Died |
28 Sep 1951 |
Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [1, 5, 6] |
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| Buried |
2 Oct 1951 |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [1, 6] |
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Rev. Charles Holcomb
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| Notes |
- Mrs. Conrad A. Eggen. well known resident of this community, died at her home Friday afternoon following an illness of five and a half months. She was 65 years old. As a correspondent for The Winona Republican-Herald over a period of many years here, Mrs. Eggen became a recognized figure at all events. Her interest in community civic and social affairs was evidenced by membership in various groups, among them the Order of Eastern Star, of which she was a past worthy matron. Mrs. Eggen also belonged to the Priscilla club and was a lifelong member of the Immanuel Episcopal church here. In earlier years sbe taught at several schools around Rushford. The former Carolyn James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George James, she was born here December 21, 1885, attended local schools and graduated from the Rushford High school.
On October 1,1908, she was married to Conrad Eggen and had resided here ever since.
Surviving are her husband; one son, James, Rushford: a daughter. Mrs. Norman (Dorothy) Mindrum. St. Paul; three grandsons, Jon, Thomas and Robert, and two brothers, Roy and George James. Rushford. A sister, Miss Nellie James, who had made her home with the Eggens, died last December.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m . at the home and at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal church, the Rev. Charles Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.
Listed as a child of George James, residing in Rushford, MN in Probate petition re: Henry James to Columbia County Surrogates Court by George Tator, 13 Jun 1893
1900 MN Census, Rushford, Fillmore County, Enum. Dist. 35, p. 3B, Carrie E. James, born Dec 1885 in MN, 14 years old, at school
Except for the time she taught in rural schools of the area, Mrs. Eggen lived her entire life in Rushford.
The Rushford correspondent for the La Crosse Tribune for many years
She was a lifelong member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church and was a long-time member of the Priscilla club and of the Eastern Star chapter, of which she was a past worthy matron.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the home and at 2 p.m. in the Emmanuel Episcopal church.
Unnamed female James in Fillmore County Birth Records [1, 2, 7, 8, 9]
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| Person ID |
I13167 |
Mindrum |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2017 |
| Father |
George James, b. 6 Apr 1832, Spetisbury, Dorset, England , d. 4 Mar 1907, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Harriet Elizabeth Dauchy, b. 17 Apr 1846, New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut , d. 25 Sep 1918, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
21 Aug 1875 |
Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota |
| Photos |
 | James, George - House in Rushford, Minnesota
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 | James, George - House in Rushford, Minnesota
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| Family ID |
F9157 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Conrad Angell Eggen, b. 1 Mar 1878, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota , d. 28 Jul 1960, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
1 Oct 1908 |
Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. James Hazzard Eggen, b. 13 Nov 1913, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota , d. 18 Nov 1956, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 43 years) |
| | 2. Alice Dorothy Eggen, b. 31 May 1919, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota , d. 20 Sep 2005, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois (Age 86 years) |
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| Last Modified |
24 Mar 2007 |
| Family ID |
F9151 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | James, Carolyn - High School Graduation Class
Rushford, Minnesota 1903 High School Graduation Class. Carolyn James seated lower right |
 | Eggen, Carolyn James
Carolyn James Eggen 1885-1951 |
 | Emmanuel Church Choir
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Choir, Rushford, Minnesota. Nellie James, 5th from right. Carolyn James, 8th from right. |
 | James, Carolyn
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 | James, Carolyn
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 | James, Carolyn
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 | James, Carolyn
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 | James, Carolyn
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 | James Siblings
L-R, Nellie, George, Royal, Carolyn |
 | James Siblings
L-R, George, Nellie, Carolyn, Royal |
 | Eggen Wives
Carolyn James Eggen, Kate Arnold Eggen, Olive Smith Eggan |
 | Eggen Family
L-R, John Eggen, James Eggen, Carolyn James Eggen, Olive Smith Eggan, Frederick Russell Eggan |
 | Eggen's Car
Front seat: Conrad Eggen, Carolyn James Eggen
Rear seat: Unknown |
 | Eggen, Carrie and James
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 | Eggen Family on trip to Sioux Falls, South Dakota
L-R Unknow (wife of Lutheran minister in Sioux Falls, Gunda Iverson, Carrie Eggen, Dorothy Eggen, Conrad Eggen |
 | Eggen, Carrie
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 | Eggen, Dorothy with mother Carrie Eggen at University of Minnesota graduation
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 | Eggen Family Sunday Dinner
L-R, Dorothy Eggen, Norman Mindrum, Nellie James, Carrie Eggen, Ruth Ukkestad, Thelma Ukkestad, Conrad Eggen at bottom center. Picture taken by James Eggen. |
 | Eggen, Carrie with her pomeranian, Terry
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 | Eggen, Dorothy with parents Carrie and Conrad Eggen
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 | Eggen, Carrie outside home in Rushford, Minnesota
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 | Eggen, Carrie and Conrad
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 | Eggen, Conrad and Carrie giving Terry a bath
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 | Eggen, Conrad family at Christmastime dinner
L-R, Conrad, James, Betty, Carrie Eggen |
 | Eggen Family Christmas Tree with Terry in front.
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 | Eggen (Conrad) Family Home, Rushford, Minnesota
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 | Eggen, Conrad and Carrie, home in Rushford, Minnesota
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| Sources |
- [S986] Carolyn James Eggen obituary, LaCrosse Tribune, 29 Sep 1951, p. 8.
- [S8160] Fillmore County Birth Records, 1870-1921, Fillmore County Historical Society, Fountain, Minnesota, Roll B, page 165, line 11.
- [S8142] Emmanuel Episcopal Church Records, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota, Book 1, Baptisms, page 58.
- [S8142] Emmanuel Episcopal Church Records, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota, Book 1, Confirmed, page 84.
- [S503] Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificates Index, www.mnhs.org.
- [S8142] Emmanuel Episcopal Church Records, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota, Book 3, Burials, page 116.
- [S8771] Mrs. C. A. Eggen obituary, Winona Republican-Herald, 29 Sep 1951, p. 3.
- [S183] Probate petition re: Henry James to Columbia County Surrogates Court by George Tator, 13 Jun 1893.
- [S97] 1900 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Rushford, Enum. Dist. 35, p. 8B.
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