Randall Eskelson

Brief Life History of Randall

When Randall Eskelson was born on 7 September 1921, in Francis, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, Henry Irving Eskelson, was 33 and his mother, Olive Irene Randall, was 27. He married Mary Marcella "Marcella" Nielsen on 14 August 1944, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to World in 1944 and lived in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 27 June 1996, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Randall Eskelson
1921–1996
Mary Marcella "Marcella" Nielsen
1920–2004
Marriage: 14 August 1944
Mark Kekane Eskelson
1945–2008
Gary Kekanelua Eskelson
1946–1998

Sources (36)

  • Randall Eskelson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Randall, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985

World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.

President Warren G. Harding's visited Utah as part of a broader tour of the western United States designed to bring him closer to the people and their conditions. After Speaking at Liberty Park, the president went to the Hotel Utah where he met with President Heber J. Grant and talked to him about the history of the church.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Eskildsen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Missionary Service on the Big Island of Hawaii

I remember Randy telling this story: While on his mission he & his companion were in the area of Kealakekua on the Big Island (Hawaii). They were hitchhiking for a ride to Hilo (more than 100 miles). …

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