Living

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a miner for many years. His father was Donald Dan McLeod whoworked for Calumet and Hecla mining, mother Flora MacCaskill. Howard was the oldest, Kenneth number 2, then Catherine, Wilmur and Christine. There was one other sibling.

Lee Arten said there is an oral history from Howard at Soumi (now Finlandia) University.

Howard married Ingeborg Adina Hoyem. Ingeborg (daughter of Sivert Olsen Hoyem and Karen Eggen) was born on 4 Feb 1900 in Ishpeming, MI; died in Sep 1985 in Calumet, MI; was buried in Calumet, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tombstone is isle 51 in front group at Lakeview Cemetery, Calumet, MI.

Lived in Ishpeming, MI for awhile. Trondkjem is near Oslo in Norway.

Died Of Liver Cancer Per Bible

According to grandson Ken McLeod, he lived in older age (1939-44) with the McLeods until his death. He came over through Ontario Canada at age 17 in steerage class. He worked in Ontario in the mines for two years then went back to Norway and married Karen Eggen. He took her and mom and dad back to Ontario. Calumet and Hecla mining recruited there. They went to Ishpeming and Sivert was in a blast in the mine that killed his partner, so he decided to get out of mining. He went into baking with John(?) Eggen - who was the father of Karen. There may have been a son John as well and other Eggens came over with Sivert. The baking company was Eggen and Hoyem in Laurium. Ken said he went back to Norway, 4-5 trips, the last in 1934 or 33 in which he helped other relatives come over to the US. Check photos with Gordon Hoyem and Ken McLeod for details.

Sivert married Karen Eggen. Karen was born on 23 Jul 1866 in Trondkjem, Norway; died on 5 Apr 1932 in Calumet, MI; was buried in Calumet, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name also spelled as Karin on George's delayed birth certificate which was filed in 1949. Karen was listed on tombstone and family bible. It also listed a Mr. Jens Hoyem and Miss Merry Eggan on the baptism certificate for George (see files of Gordon Hoyem Sr.)

She died of pneumonia according to the family bible. It shows the middle initial looking like an I or J or Z. They were married on July 28, 1888 in Ishpeming, MI by Rev. Gustafson. The pictures from Oliver Hoyem that Ken McLeod has show probable relative inscluding a Martin Eggen from Minnesota who had a brother John called uncle by Ken McCleod. He was not sure on the relationships.

Birth:
Headstone shows 1865