According to family knowledge, via records, correspondence, notes written on scraps of paper, etc., George was born in "Kinnekulle, Kinne Skaraborg, Sweden", although official documents have not yet been found to support this.
George emigrated from Sweden to America in 1900. Three of his brothers Charles, John, and Albert, also sailed to the US, and all four settled in Portland, Oregon. George was a self-employed grocer throughout his time in Portland. George married Hilma Benson (whose sister, Alma, married George's brother, John). They had three children:
1. Gladys Linnea Skoog
(d. 3 July 1910 - Portland, Oregon)
2. George "Marvin" Skoog (1907-1971)
m. Emma Andersen
3. Gladys "Rubie" Skoog (1911-2002)
m1. John Elmer Olson, m2. Elmer Wiley, m3. Robert J. Phillips
[NOTE: Rubie's 1st marriage info provided by family researcher, Per Zetterman, of Sweden]
George and Hilma divorced, with Hilma later marrying Thomas Hangland. George's Funeral Notice was, as follows:
The Oregonian newspaper, 22 May 1953, pg 31
"SKOOG - May 20, George Skoog, late of 1912 SE Ankeny St, father of George Marvin Skoog and Mrs. Ruby Wiley; grandfather of Carole Skoog; brother of John and Charles Skoog, 3 sisters in Sweden. Services Friday, May 22, at 3 pm at the Pearson Morturary, NE Knott St. at Union Ave. Friends invited. Vault interment Rose City cemetery."
George emigrated from Sweden to America in 1900. Three of his brothers Charles, John, and Albert, also sailed to the US, and all four settled in Portland, Oregon. George was a self-employed grocer throughout his time in Portland. George married Hilma Benson (whose sister, Alma, married George's brother, John). They had three children:
1. Gladys Linnea Skoog
(d. 3 July 1910 - Portland, Oregon)
2. George "Marvin" Skoog (1907-1971)
m. Emma Andersen
3. Gladys "Rubie" Skoog (1911-2002)
m1. John Elmer Olson, m2. Elmer Wiley, m3. Robert J. Phillips
[NOTE: Rubie's 1st marriage info provided by family researcher, Per Zetterman, of Sweden]
George and Hilma divorced, with Hilma later marrying Thomas Hangland. George's Funeral Notice was, as follows:
The Oregonian newspaper, 22 May 1953, pg 31
"SKOOG - May 20, George Skoog, late of 1912 SE Ankeny St, father of George Marvin Skoog and Mrs. Ruby Wiley; grandfather of Carole Skoog; brother of John and Charles Skoog, 3 sisters in Sweden. Services Friday, May 22, at 3 pm at the Pearson Morturary, NE Knott St. at Union Ave. Friends invited. Vault interment Rose City cemetery."
According to family knowledge, via records, correspondence, notes written on scraps of paper, etc., George was born in "Kinnekulle, Kinne Skaraborg, Sweden", although official documents have not yet been found to support this.
George emigrated from Sweden to America in 1900. Three of his brothers Charles, John, and Albert, also sailed to the US, and all four settled in Portland, Oregon. George was a self-employed grocer throughout his time in Portland. George married Hilma Benson (whose sister, Alma, married George's brother, John). They had three children:
1. Gladys Linnea Skoog
(d. 3 July 1910 - Portland, Oregon)
2. George "Marvin" Skoog (1907-1971)
m. Emma Andersen
3. Gladys "Rubie" Skoog (1911-2002)
m1. John Elmer Olson, m2. Elmer Wiley, m3. Robert J. Phillips
[NOTE: Rubie's 1st marriage info provided by family researcher, Per Zetterman, of Sweden]
George and Hilma divorced, with Hilma later marrying Thomas Hangland. George's Funeral Notice was, as follows:
The Oregonian newspaper, 22 May 1953, pg 31
"SKOOG - May 20, George Skoog, late of 1912 SE Ankeny St, father of George Marvin Skoog and Mrs. Ruby Wiley; grandfather of Carole Skoog; brother of John and Charles Skoog, 3 sisters in Sweden. Services Friday, May 22, at 3 pm at the Pearson Morturary, NE Knott St. at Union Ave. Friends invited. Vault interment Rose City cemetery."
George emigrated from Sweden to America in 1900. Three of his brothers Charles, John, and Albert, also sailed to the US, and all four settled in Portland, Oregon. George was a self-employed grocer throughout his time in Portland. George married Hilma Benson (whose sister, Alma, married George's brother, John). They had three children:
1. Gladys Linnea Skoog
(d. 3 July 1910 - Portland, Oregon)
2. George "Marvin" Skoog (1907-1971)
m. Emma Andersen
3. Gladys "Rubie" Skoog (1911-2002)
m1. John Elmer Olson, m2. Elmer Wiley, m3. Robert J. Phillips
[NOTE: Rubie's 1st marriage info provided by family researcher, Per Zetterman, of Sweden]
George and Hilma divorced, with Hilma later marrying Thomas Hangland. George's Funeral Notice was, as follows:
The Oregonian newspaper, 22 May 1953, pg 31
"SKOOG - May 20, George Skoog, late of 1912 SE Ankeny St, father of George Marvin Skoog and Mrs. Ruby Wiley; grandfather of Carole Skoog; brother of John and Charles Skoog, 3 sisters in Sweden. Services Friday, May 22, at 3 pm at the Pearson Morturary, NE Knott St. at Union Ave. Friends invited. Vault interment Rose City cemetery."
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