Elna Margaret EIDAL

1896 - 1959  (62 years)

• Name	Elna Margaret EIDAL
  Birth	10 Nov 1896	Kittitas County, Washington
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Oct 1959	Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington
  Burial	IOOF Cemetery, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington
  Notes	She and Warren were the witnesses to Marie’s marriage to Maxson in 1944. ELNA MARGARET EIDAL was born in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA on 10 November 1896. Her parents, CHRISTEN OLSEN EIDAL and SIGRID "Sadie" (DIGEN) EIDAL were both born in Norway who came to the American west and settled in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington Territory as pioneers in the early 1890's.. ELNA EIDAL was married twice: first to JENS PETER JENSEN in 1918 in Ellensburg and then to WARREN FREDERIC GILMOUR on 6 June 1925 in Ellensburg. Her Obituary in the ELLENSBURG DAILY RECORD of 17 October 1959 follows: "ELNA MARGARET GILMOUR, Kittitas Valley native, daughter of an early pioneer family, passed away Saturday October 17 a Ellensburg General Hospital... Born Nov 10, 1896, the daughter of the late CHRIS O. EIDAL, she attended local schools, graduated from Bethenia College in Everett in 1912 and attended business college in Seattle. For several years she was employed in a local bank. ELNA EIDAL was married to WARREN GILMOUR at First Lutheran Church here June 6, 1925. Mrs. GILMOUR was a life - long member of the Lutheran Church and for 18 years served as treasurer of that church. Last year she was nominated as church woman of the year by the Council of United Church Women in Ellensburg. She is survived by her husband, a brother ROY M. EIDAL of Albuquerque, New Mexico, two sisters, Mrs. H.C. CARTER of Portland and Mrs. MARIE MAXSON of Seattle. She was preceded in death by two brothers, ELMER EIDAL in 1952 and OTTO EIDAL in 1956. Funeral services will be held in the First Lutheran Church Wednesday October 21 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Silas Erickson officiating. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery.”
  Person ID	I6964	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Christen Olson EIDAL,   b. Abt 1864, Eidal, Buskerud, Norway d. 14 Apr 1949, Seattle, King County, Washington (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Sigrid M (Sadie) DIGENE,   b. 1 Jan 1874, Digene Gård, Hedalen Parish, Søndre Aurdal, Oppland, Norway d. 3 Jun 1938, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1893
  Family ID	F299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jens P JENSEN,   b. Abt 1892, Denmark
  Marriage	20 Apr 1918	Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington
  Family ID	F10963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Warren F GILMOUR,   b. 19 Sep 1900, Washington d. 29 Jan 1969, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1925	Kittitas County, Washington
  Family ID	F5332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2010