Edgar O HENDRICKSON

1890 - 1935  (44 years)

• Name	Edgar O HENDRICKSON
  Birth	3 Aug 1890	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	2 Sep 1891 according to Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths and according to Cook County Deaths
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	pipe fitter, electrician at electrical firm
  Death	1 Apr 1935	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  	“shot and killed”
  Burial	Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood, Cook County, Illinois
  Notes	Not shown in the SSDI. Not listed in the MHS index of Minnesota Death Certificates. Edgar is apparently the son of Charles whom Cora refers to as having been in business with Maurice for awhile and then absconding. In the 1909 Minneapolis city directory, he is Edgar O Hendrickson, a helper for Blodgett and Co. and lives with his father and stepmother at 2630 13th Avenue S. Godfather to Myrtle Hendrickson Carter. Edgar is in the Minneapolis city directory for 1915: he still lived with Charles and Martha and worked for a company known as Jerdee & Hendrickson. In 1917, Edgar, still living at his parents’ home, worked for the Elker Electric Co. Edgar was not listed in the 1918 city directory and was apparently serving in the military because he is back, and listed as “USA”, in the 1919 directory. His occupation is listed as “elec” in the 1920 city directory. In 1921, 1922, and 1923, Edgar works at the Twin City Chandelier Manufacturing Co. at 4037 18th Avenue South which was apparently also his residence. The 1923 directory was the last year in which Edgar appears. Eileen’s research says that Edgar was shot and killed in Chicago in 1934. Edgar registered for the WWI draft on June 5, 1917, in the 7th Ward, 12th precinct of Minneapolis. He listed is birthday as September 3, 1891. He is single and living at 4032 11th Avenue So. He was employed “for himself” as an electrician in Minneapolis. He claimed to have spent 4 years in the M.N.G. (Minnesota National Guard?), attaining the rank of Corporal in the Artillery branch. Edgar did not claim exemption from the draft. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light brown hair. He was “partly” bald. Edgar was still single and living at home with his parents at the time of the 1920 census. An advertisement in the 20 Mar 1922 edition of the Star, p. 3, lists him as the prroprietor of the Twin City Chandelier Mfg. Co., 713 Washington Avenue S., “the only union manufacturer of Electric Fixtures in the Twin Cities.” Edgar and his family were living in Chicago at the time of the 1930 census. The family consisted of Edgar, 38, his wife Corinne, 35, their son Robert L, 9, and their daughter Marion S., 7. They rented their home for $35/month and they had a radio. Edgar was first married at age 28, Corinne at age 22, so she may have been married before she married Edgar. The children were born in Minnesota. Corinne was born in Illinois and her father in Indiana and mother in Illinois. Edgar’s occupation appears to be fixture hanger at an electric company. Edgar was a veteran of the World War. According to Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, Edgar and Corinne lived at 1831 N Lawndale at the time of his death. He was an electrician. Edgar died defending his wife from a gunman attempting to rob them in their home, an apartment at 1831 North Lawndale Avenue in Chicago, in a home invasion. Edgar was shot in the abdomen and died on the way to the hospital. Edgar had been electrical foreman at the Procter & Gamble factory at 1232 West North Avenue for 5 years. He also had a small electrical contracting shop in the basement of the building where he lived. The murderer is described as a youth in some accounts. Corinne survived despite having the gun to her head and the trigger pulled twice. Both times the weapon mis-fired.
  Person ID	I1302	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Karsten Henrik (Charles) HENDRICKSON,   b. 22 May 1855, Stensoya (Stone Island), Rørvik, Østfold, Norway d. 6 Sep 1935, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary ERICKSON,   b. Abt 1859, Norway d. 21 Sep 1894, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1883	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Corinne E WILCOX,   b. 25 Jul 1894, Cook County, Illinois d. Jul 1969, Lake County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1920	Cook County, Illinois
  Children	1. Robert Leslie HENDRICKSON,   b. 10 Mar 1921, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 24 Jul 1992, Illinois (Age 71 years)   2. Marion Louise HENDRICKSON,   b. 25 Oct 1922, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 25 Sep 1935, Cook County, Illinois (Age 12 years)
  Family ID	F3555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2012