{"id":1290,"date":"2021-05-12T05:38:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andurzen.com\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2021-05-12T05:49:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:49:18","slug":"knud-eggarson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andurzen.com\/knud-eggarson\/","title":{"rendered":"Knud Eggarson"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am ninety-five percent sure the Arther Eggarson listed on the below census sheet image is our Arthur Eggerson, 1880, seven months old; living in Chicago with his mother and father, Knud & Joanna Eggarson.\u00a0 Most likely at a very young age, he probably moved with both of his parents to Mississippi. I am thinking Arthur’s parents may have died when he was very young. Which could be the reason he became involved with horse-racing, since jockeys in his time period were young boys from poor rural areas, orphans or street urchins. To date, the 1880’s census is all I have found on Knud & Joanna Eggarson.\u00a0 In search of. . .<\/p>\n

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Eggarson, Knud, 1880 – Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, (United States. Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census.), Roll: 195; FHL Film: 1254195; Page: 91B; Enumeration District: 137.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Knud Eggarson in the 1880 United States Federal Census<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name: Knud Eggarson
\nAge: 31
\nBirth Year: abt 1849
\nBirthplace: Denmark
\nHome in 1880: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
\nRace: White
\nGender: Male
\nRelation to Head of House: Self
\nMarital Status: Married
\nSpouse\u2019s Name: Joanna Eggarson
\nFather\u2019s Birthplace: Denmark
\nMother\u2019s Birthplace: Denmark
\nOccupation: Oil Factory
\nHousehold Members:
\nKnud Eggarson 31
\nJoanna Eggarson 21
\nArther Eggarson 7m<\/p>\n

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Contact me: Harriet Anderson, andurzen@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am ninety-five percent sure the Arther Eggarson listed on the below census sheet image is our Arthur Eggerson, 1880, seven months old; living in Chicago with his mother and father, Knud & Joanna Eggarson.\u00a0 Most likely at a very young age, he probably moved with both of his parents to Mississippi. I am thinking… Continue reading Knud Eggarson<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andurzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Denmark-T2021.jpg?fit=900%2C498&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1255,"url":"https:\/\/andurzen.com\/arthur-j-eggerson\/","url_meta":{"origin":1290,"position":0},"title":"Arthur J. Eggerson","date":"May 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Jockey Eggerson. . . Descendants of Arthur J. Eggerson Generation 1 1. 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