EAGEN, Peter ca. 1873--1953

EAGEN, RIORDAN, MCDONEGAL

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 3/17/2011 at 12:35:33

Peter Eagen circa 1873-1876—1953 (see notes below)

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RITES AT OSAGE FOR PETER EAGEN

Carpenter – Funeral services for Peter Eagen, 83 former blacksmith at Carpenter, Elma and Osage, will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church in Osage, with burial in the church cemetery. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Osage Thursday.

Survivors include a brother, Leo, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Jack, of Sacramento, Calif.; and Robert of Sisseton, S. D.

Born in Wisconsin July 23, 1870, to Joseph and Catherine Eagen, he came when a child with his parents to Mitchell County and settled northeast of Osage. He was married to Catherine McDonegal, of Rockwell, who preceded him in death.

They lived in Mason City where he operated a garage, later moving to Minneapolis, return to Osage in 1930. In addition to his trade as blacksmith he had also been a well driller and operated a threshing machine.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Friday December 4, 1953

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1880 US Census: Burr Oak, Mitchell, Iowa
Joseph Eagen 38 born Wisconsin
Catherine 33 born Wisconsin
Joseph W 8, born Wisconsin
Peter 6 born Wisconsin
Robert J 4 born Iowa
Mary 3 born Iowa
Thomas F 6 months born Iowa

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1900 US Census: Burr Oak, Mitchell, Iowa
(mother) Catherine Eagen 53 widow born December 1846 Wisconsin, father and mother born Ireland. Had 8 children, 8 living. (born December 15, 1847; died May 11, 1914..buried St. Peter CC Cemetery, New Haven
(1) Joseph W., 28 born January 1872 Iowa (born January 19, 1872; died December 3, 1930..buried St. Peter CC Cemetery, New Haven )
(2) see notes below this census for Peter
(3) Robert J 24 born July 1875 Iowa (Robert James born July 4, 1875; died June 27, 1957 S. Dakota)
(4) Mary A 23 born April 1877 Iowa (Mary A 1877-1933 buried St. Peter CC Cemetery, New Haven)
(5) Frank T 20 born November 1879 Iowa (Frank Eagen born November 1, 1880, died September 4, 1902 buried Peter CC Cemetery, New Haven)
(6) Katie A 18 born February 1882 Iowa (Mrs. Edward Wolff)
(7) John B 15 born October 1884 Iowa (born October 26, 1884; died January 14, 1967 California..mother Riordan)
(8) Leo H 13 born October 1886 Iowa (Leo Henry born October 10, 1886; died March 19, 1959 California..mother Riordan)

Notes on Peter Eagen:
Peter Eagen is listed in the 1900 Census as 26 years old and born May 1874 in Iowa; living in Des Moines, working as a coal miner and boarding there.
In 1915 he is 39 (abt 1876) living in Mason City; occupation dealer
In the WWI Draft Registration, September 12, 1918; he is 42; machinist; born July 27, 1876 and living in Mason City, nearest relative, wife Catherine;
In 1920 he is still in Mason City, age 44 (abt 1876) and an automobile dealer

In 1930 he is in Minneapolis, Minnesota age 49 (abt 1879) mechanic in auto garage; with wife Katherine 37.
The closest date that agrees with any part of his obit is the month in his draft registration and the month in the obit.

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The spellings vary in the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, New Haven, Mitchell from Eagen to Egan, but they appear to be the same family. His mother, father and some of his siblings are buried there.
There’s a listing for Peter Egan…1873-1953 that I believe to be Peter Eagen, son of Joseph and Catherine (Riordan) Egan but am not positive about the BD listed here either.
There is no listing in the Sacred Heart Cemetery for Peter Egan or Eagen, so I believe the obit to be in error on his birth date and burial place. The parents and brothers named in his obit are the same as the Census records and places he lived.