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Karl Thorsten Skoog

Third Class Passenger

Karl Thorsten Skoog
Karl Thorsten Skoog

Master Karl Thorsten Skoog was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan on 13 July 1900.

He was the eldest child of Wilhelm Johansson Skoog (b. 1872), a mine engineer, and Anna Bernhardina Karlsson (b. 1866), both Swedish immigrants hailing from Skaraborg who had emigrated to the USA shortly after their marriage in 1898. He had three siblings: Mabel (b. 1902), Harald (b. 1906) and Margit Elizabeth (b. 1910). The family appear on the 1910 census living in Mountain City, Michigan and his father was described as a miner and he worked at the Pewabic Mine as an engineer

At age seven, young Karl was involved in a railroad accident near his father's mine. A carriage severed his left leg and the toes on his right foot were later amputated, damaged beyond repair and he used crutches for mobility.

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. Having travelled via Stockholm, Göteborg and Hull, the family boarded the Titanic at Southampton on 10 April 1912 as third class passengers (ticket number 347088 which cost £27, 18s). Travelling with them were two relatives, Elin Pettersson and Jenny Henriksson, who they had persuaded to join them.

How young Karl coped on the night of the sinking on crowded, sloping decks will remain unknown. Karl, along with the rest of his family, were lost and their bodies were never recovered.

References and Sources

Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988, 1996, 1999) Titanic. Prisma, Stockholm. ISBN 91 518 3644 0

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  1. Robert T. Paige

    Robert T. Paige

    Oh , OK . No problem. :-) Incidentally , on the "Dallas" name problem trivia.: John Neely Brown is usually considered as the founder of the town in 1841. But he had several friends whose first or last name was "Dallas". But nobody knows for sure which "friend". LOL Dallas County is said to be named for George Mifflin Dallas, who was Vice President of the USA when The Republic Of Texas (1836-1845) was annexed as a State to the United States in 1845. But there is even some disagreement on this. Another story was that they wanted to name the County Polk for the President but that had already been taken, so they settled for the Vice President. LOL This has nothing to do with Titanic. The closest thing I have found was there might have been a family from Groesbeck, Texas who might have been passengers on the Titanic.
  2. Robert T. Paige

    Robert T. Paige

    I feel sure that if you have searched on '' Skoog '' you will several entries, as I have, of persons named Skoog .
  3. Jill Carlier

    Jill Carlier

    So nice to hear from you, I think of your family often, such a tragedy. Did you see this nice website?

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Titanic Passenger Summary

Name: Master Karl Thorsten Skoog
Age: 11 years 9 months and 2 days (Male)
Nationality: American
Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 347088, £27 18s
Died in the Titanic disaster (15th April 1912)
Body Not Identified

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