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Arthur Emil Mickelsen

Arthur Emil Mickelsen

Male 1897 - 1963  (66 years)

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  • Name Arthur Emil Mickelsen 
    Birth 11 Jul 1897  Kenosha, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Education 18 Nov  West Point - class grad. early to go to France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 16 Nov 1963  Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 06 Dec 1963  Fort Sam Houston Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Section Pc Site 1-B
    Person ID I002  Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Carolyn
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2008 

    Father Jens Christian Mickkelsen,   b. 5 Jan 1861, Voll Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1929, Kenosha, Wisconson Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina Julietta Hansen,   b. 29 Apr 1863, Skelby Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1904, Kenosha, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 11 Feb 1886  Skjelby(town) Falster(island) Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Best men:
      Rasmus Hansen (Brides father)
      Miller Mathias Simonsen (Julie Jettes husband)
    Family ID F505778174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carolyn Elizabeth Ray,   b. 16 Apr 1898, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1973, Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1919  Church Around the Corner, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Franklyn Ray Mickelsen,   b. 19 Jan 1923, Ancon, Panama Canal Zone Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Feb 1988, Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +2. Carolyn Ann Mickelsen,   b. 28 Jan 1930, San Antonio, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 2023, Kaneohe, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Photos
    Carolyn Elizabeth Ray - Arthur Emil Mickelsen Wedding
    Carolyn Elizabeth Ray - Arthur Emil Mickelsen Wedding
    Documents
    Marriage Certificate from the Parish of The Church of the Transfiguration - Arthur Emil Mickelsen and Carolyn Elizabeth Ray
    Marriage Certificate from the Parish of The Church of the Transfiguration - Arthur Emil Mickelsen and Carolyn Elizabeth Ray
    According to the Church's website, "It was in 1870 that Joseph Jefferson was rebuffed in arranging for the funeral of his friend, George Holland, an actor. Told that there was a little church around the corner where 'they do that sort of thing,' Jefferson fervently exclaimed, 'God Bless the Little Church Around the Corner' and that famous benediction has echoed down through the years. This brought about a close relationship with the people of the theater which has continued to this day. Because of our work in the Church and Theater, the Church of the Transfiguration was designated a United States Landmark in 1973. This romantic history has brought many people to have their marriage vows solemnized at the altars of the Church and today members of the 'Family of the Little Church Around the Corner,' resulting from such marriages, are to found in fifty states and numerous countries." http://www.littlechurch.org/history.html
    Carolyn Elizabeth Ray - Arthur Emil Mickelsen Wedding Announcement
    Carolyn Elizabeth Ray - Arthur Emil Mickelsen Wedding Announcement
    Family ID F01  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2008 

  • Photos
    Arthur Mickelsen in his 'every day' uniform at West Point
    Arthur Mickelsen in his "every day" uniform at West Point
    In his early teens Arthur worked in the Nash auto factory and then for the Kenosha Evening News as a "cub" reporter. The editor took a liking to him and asked if he would like to go to a school that paid him. Arthur said, "Sure!" He'd dropped out of high school so he had to study for his GED and pass the entrance exam for West Point. He passed, and entered West Point in July 1916.
    Arthur Emil Mickelsen
    Arthur Emil Mickelsen
    The Mickelsen Family - Honolulu - 1936
    The Mickelsen Family - Honolulu - 1936
    According to Carolyn Wilkinson, "We were on our way to the Philippines --- the Eisenhower family was on board our ship --- and had a stopover in Hawaii for a day. We went to the top of the Pali and I even remember a trip on a glass bottom boat in Kaneohe Bay! We were sent home to the States in 1938 because of rumblings of war with Japan. My father, then a major in the Signal Corps, was sent to Chicago to work with Automatic Electric to buy equipment for the Army."

    Documents
    1916 Telegram Advising Arthur Mickelsen to Report to West Point
    1916 Telegram Advising Arthur Mickelsen to Report to West Point

  • Sources 
    1. [S5181] Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926.

    2. [S5163] Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

    3. [S5154] Skelby Churchbook.