Oscar Eskelson
Birth Date
On 1858 April 26 (Born)
Death Date
On 1935 March 2 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1847-1868)
1847 – 1868
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
James Eskelsen (Age 22)
Sophie Catharina Margaretha Jacobsen (Age 16)
Elnora Ellen Eskelson
Emma Amelia Eskelsen
Joseph E. Eskelson
Melvina Josephine Eskelsen
Rosanna Frances Eskelsen
Date Details
Started On 1847
Joined Company
Ended On 1868
Company Arrived
Born in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States
1858 April 26
Mother
Sophie Catharina Margaretha Jacobsen (1830 - 1894)
Father
James Eskelsen (1824 - 1915)
Date Details
Occurred On 1858 April 26
Baptized by Henry Reynolds
1891 September 15 (Age 33)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1895 May 10 – June 30 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Mission release was due to illness.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
20th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Location Served
Southern States; Texas Conference
Date Details
Started On 1895 May 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1895 June 30
Released
Died in Francis, Summit, Utah, United States
1935 March 2 (Age 76)
Media
Oscar Eskelson (1858 - 1935) Profile
Sources
Person
1860, Nebraska Census, Douglas County
1860, Nebraska Census, Douglas County.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 21 February 1895.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 May 1895, Vol. C, Page 11, Line 182.
Pioneer
Vernal Express
"Pioneer Mother Paid Final Respects at 2nd Ward Sat.", Vernal Express, (11 March 1927), Page 1.