Mabel Skoog (1902 - 1912)

Born 22 Jul 1902 in Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Apr 1912 at age 9 in At Sea

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Biography

Mabel Skoog died young.

Mabel Skoog was aboard the RMS Titanic.

Mabel was born 22 July 1902.

She was the daughter of Wilhelm Johansson Skoog (b. 1872) and and Anna Bernhardina Karlsson (b. 1866). Both her parent hailed from Skaraborg and had emigrated to the USA shortly after their marriage in 1898.

She had three siblings: Karl Thorsten (b. 1900), Harald (b. 1906) and Margit Elizabeth (b. 1910).

In the 1910 census Mable (age 7) was the daughter of William Skagg in Iron Mountain Ward 5, Dickinson, Michigan, United States.^[1]

It is reported that her brother Karl was involved in an accident at the railroads which left him with an amputated left leg and compromised right leg with the toes amputated from that foot, leaving him permanently on crutches.

The family decided to return to Sweden around November 1911 which they did but soon regretted the move and made plans to return to America. The family boarded the Titanic at Southampton on 10 April 1912 as third class passengers .

Mabel, along with the rest of her family, were lost to the Titanic and their bodies were never recovered.

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Iron Mountain Ward 5, Dickinson, Michigan; Roll: T624_644; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1374657
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #197103296 (accessed 25 February 2023)
   Mable C Skagg (7), single daughter, in household of William Skagg (38) in Iron Mountain Ward 5, Dickinson, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.

   William Skagg M 38 Married Head Fireman Sweden

   Anna Skagg F 43 Married Wife Sweden

   Carl T Skagg M 9 Single Son Michigan

   Mable C Skagg F 7 Single Daughter Michigan

   Harold V Skagg M 3 Single Son Michigan

   Margaret E Skagg F 0 Single Daughter Michigan

See Also:

Encyclopedia Titanica (2015) Mabel Skoog (ref: #1223, last updated: 9th September 2015, accessed 1st November 2021 04:01:00 AM) URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/mabel-skoog.html