Marriage and Children
In 1910 Eden was working as a clerk and living at 815 North 51st in Chicago. Eden married Mae Danielson (1894-1986) in 1912. May was the daughter of Carrie Hansen. Together Mae and Eden had the following children: June E. Brekke (1914-1989) who married Charles N. Shaw; Donald E. Brekke (1915-1982) who died in Barrington; Fern M. Brekke (1917-1974) who married Stuart M. Williams (1913-1987); and William E. Brekke (1922-1990). On June 5, 1917 Eden registered for the draft for World War I while living at 1010 N. Latrobe Avenue and he was working as a coal and ice dealer.
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