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Note: `Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Sigurd Rovde
Arrival date: 12 Jul 1884
Estimated birth year: 1880
Age: 4
Gender: male
Port of departure: Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination: United States of America
Place of origin: Norway
Ship name: Thingvalla
Port of arrival: New York
Line: 27
Microfilm serial: M237
Microfilm roll: M237_478
List number: 868
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Note: name listed as "Siznrd Rovde" by Ancestry.com.
The "S/S Thingvalla" was the ship referred to above. It was operated by the Thingvalla Line of Denmark, one of four packet ships, and sailed between Christiania (Oslo), Norway and New York City. The crossing took about two weeks. Built in 1874 in Copenhagen, the "Thingvalla" was 301 feet long, had one funnel and three masts, and her tonnage was 2,524. She had passenger accommodation for 50 first-class, 50 second-class, and 900 third-class - Richard H Rhode 5 Jun 2000.
Education: through 8th grade in St. Paul public schools.
Extract from the 1895 Minnesota State Census:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1879
Birth location: Norway
Race: white
Gender: male
County: Saint Louis
Locality: Duluth Ward 6
Address: 1202 West Michigan Street
State residency: not listed
District residency: not listed
Siblings living at home: Storm (age 8), Alfild (6), and Viking (5)
Line: 17
Roll: V290_96
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
Age at last birthday: 20
Date of birth: Sep 1879
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Home in 1900: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1207 West First Street
Marital status: single
Months not employed: 0
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Year of immigration: 1884
Number of years in the United States: 16
Naturalization: not listed
Occupation: druggist
Siblings living at home: Storm (age 12), Alfild (11), and Viking (8)
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T623 790; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 277
Date: Jun 1900
Note: name listed as "Severa Rhode" by Ancestry.com.
Extract from Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Records, 1875-1940:
Name: Sigurd Angell Rhode
Event type: confirmation
Birth date: 9 Sep 1879
Birth place: Drammen, Norway
Baptism date: 2 Nov 1879
Confirmation date: 17 Jun 1900
Father: Severin Rhode
Mother: Laura Caspara
Church name: Immanuel Lutheran
Church location: Duluth, Minnesota
Extract from the 1905 Minnesota State Census:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birth location: Norway
Gender: male
Race: white
County: Saint Louis
Locality: Duluth Ward 6
Address: 1209 West 1st Street
Father's birth location: Norway
Mother's birth location: Norway
State residency: 25 years
District residency: 9 years
Occupation: clerk
Siblings living at home: Storm (age 17), Alfild (16), and Viking (14)
Census date: 3 Jun 1905
Line: 17
Note: name listed as "Scegan Rhode" by Ancestry.com.
Extract from U.S. City Directories 1822-1995:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
Street address: 1209 West 1st
City: Duluth, Minnesota
Occupation: checker - L W Leithhead Drug Company
Residence year: 1906
Publication title: Duluth, Minnesota, City Directory
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
Age in 1910: 31
Estimated birth year: 1879
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1211« First Street
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 0
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Year of immigration: 1884
Whether naturalized or alien: naturalized
Farm or house: house
Home owned or rented: owned; has mortgage
Occupation: clerk
Type of industry: drug
Salary or wage worker: wages
Whether out of work on April 15, 1910: no
Number of weeks out of work in 1909: 0
Census place: Duluth Ward 6, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 763
Date: 18 Apr 1910
Note: name listed as "Sigind Rhoe" by Ancestry.com.
Extract from World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Sigurd Angle Rhode
City: Duluth
County: Saint Louis
State: Minnesota
Birth date: 9 Sep 1879
Race: white
Roll: 1675462
Draft board: 2
Address: 1225 West First Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Occupation: pricer
Employer: Northern Drug Co.
Where employed: Duluth, Minnesota
Nearest relative: Mrs. S. A. Rhode
Address: 1225 West First Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Age: 39
Citizenship: by father's naturalization before registrant's majority
Height: short
Build: medium
Eyes: blue
Hair: dark
Disability: none
Date: 10 Sep 1918
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Sigurd A Rhode
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1225 West First Street
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Year of immigration: 1885
Naturalized or alien: naturalized in 1887
Home owned or rented: owned; has mortgage
Occupation: drug agent
Type of industry: wholesale drug
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T625_859; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 50
Date: 8 Jan 1920
Note: name listed as "Segunda Rhode" by Ancestry.com.
Children living with parents in 1920:
Robert Rhode age 6 b. Minnesota Richard Rhode age 4 b. Minnesota [source: 1920 Census]. Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
Gender: male
Street address: 1225 West 1st
City: Duluth, Minnesota
Occupation: manager - Northern Drug Company
Residence year: 1926
Publication title: Duluth, Minnesota, City Directory
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Sigurd A Rhode
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 1225 First Street West
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 29
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Immigration: 1885
Naturalization: na
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; value $5000
Owned a radio: yes
Occupation: department manager
Industry: wholesale drug
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: 1126; Page: ; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 1124.0
Date: 4 Apr 1930
Children living with parents in 1930:
Robert B Rhode age 16 b. Minnesota Richard S Rhode age 14 b. Minnesota [source: 1930 Census]. Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Sigurd A Rhode
Street address: 1225 West 1st Street
City: Duluth, Minnesota
Occupation: department manager Northern Drug Company
Spouse: Agnes
Residence year: 1934
Publication title: Duluth, Minnesota, City Directory
Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Sigurd A Rhode
Street address: 1225 West 1st Street
City: Duluth, Minnesota
Occupation: department manager Northern Drug Company
Spouse: Agnes
Residence year: 1935
Publication title: Duluth, Minnesota, City Directory
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: 1880
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 2109 East Second Street
Marital status: married
Citizenship: naturalized
Highest grade of school completed: college 4 years
Living on farm: no
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $7000
City of residence in 1935: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: superintendant
Industry: wholesale drugs
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 0
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: no
Assigned to emergency work: no
Seeking work: yes
Duration of unemployment: 104
Census place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1972; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 88-35
Date: 5 Apr 1940
Note: name listed as "Sigwid Rhode" by Ancestry.com.
Children living with parents in 1940:
Richard Rhode age 22 b. Minnesota Also living in the household in 1940:
Olyne Berg age 66 b. Minnesota (sister-in-law) [source: 1940 Census]. Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Name: Sigurd A Rhode
Age: 63
Birth date: 9 Sep 1879
Birth place: Norway
Race: white
Address: 2109 East 3nd Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Telephone: Hem 5360
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Sigurd Rhode
Employer: self
Place of employment: 2109 East 3nd Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Height: 5 eet 10 inches
Weight: 175
Eyes: blue
Hair: gray
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: mole on chin
Date: 27 Apr 1942
He was employed by Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., in Superior, Wisconsin during World War II. Paystubs found in his effects show payments made between 14 Nov 1943 and 10 Dec 1944. He was paid between $8.50 and $9.00 per hour.
Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Sigurd A Rhode
Gender: male
Street address: 2109 East 2d
City: Duluth, Minnesota
Occupation: salesman
Spouse: Agnes B Rhode
Residence year: 1944
Publication title: Duluth, Minnesota, City Directory
Sigurd Angel Rhode was born 9 Sep 1879 in Drammen, Norway, and was christened 2 Nov 1879 in the Lutheran Church. His parents brought him to the United States in July 1884 when he was four.
He pronounced his middle name "Ahnn-gel," with a hard G. The ship which brought the family across from Norway was named the "Tingvalla," landing in Philadelphia or Boston. Sigurd said that was its name, as told to him by his father.
His parents moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1894, when he was about 15. He was employed in Duluth as a wholesale druggist for Northern Drug Company and as a retail druggist for the Orpheum Drug Store, as well as a "relief" person for other drug stores. He had a sideline business of selling wheat germ, which he boxed up and then sold in grocery stores, printing his own labels on a printing press in his basement. He supplied his grandchildren Peter and Richard Rhode with saltpeter, charcoal and sulphur so that they could make gunpowder.
In 1942 he took a six-week electrician course (he had previous experience wiring houses) and then took a job as an electrician at the shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, which was building ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II (in 1942 he was 63 years old). He worked the night shift in maintenance, through 1945 [source: Robert B Rhode 27 Aug 1999].
Sigurd was a 32nd-degree Mason and Past Grand Master. He and his wife lived downstairs in their home, which he had remodeled to a duplex, and rented out the upstairs. He had a cabin in the woods by Pike Lake, which was not far from Robert H Tennant's cabin, but it was far more modest.
He died 22 Apr 1966, aged 86, and is buried in the Rhode plot at Park Hill Cemetery in Duluth. When he died son Robert was 52 and son Richard was 51. His grandchildren Peter, Richard, Kathy and Chris were 24, 22, 16 and 12.
Quote from Richard H Rhode 23 Nov 1998: "I loved to visit my grandparents' home, usually after church on Sundays. It smelled good, usually of cooking and the rose petals grandmother kept in a jar in the dining room. Grandmother often had made chocolate chip cookies for us when we came to visit. They had a wind-up cabinet phonograph, probably a Victrola, with the thick old records, in the front room. They would let us kids play it, carefully. The kitchen was at the back of the house, and through the kitchen we would go down the stairs to the basement, which was dark and mysterious, as grandfather had only a few dim bulbs down there. He would let us run the printing press to make labels for his wheat germ. He had all sorts of chemicals down there, arrayed on shelves, with narrow lanes between."
Quote from Richard S Rhode 22 Feb 1998: "I never did any curling as my Dad never joined the Curling Club in Duluth; our Uncle Storm belonged however. My Dad was never interested in any sport: his sport was a hammer and a handful of nails! We rebuilt the cabin out at Pike Lake by taking down the old cabin board by board, carrying it down the path and putting the damn thing together again. Every Sunday and holiday until winter set in was spent there on that work project. When it was finally finished I never set foot out there."
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Agnes Berg Rhode [probably from the Missoulian" of Missoula, Montana] dated 14 Dec 1946:
Man Injured in Car Accident Improved
Sigurd Rhode of Duluth, who was hit by a car five miles west of Drummond late Thursday night, suffered a punctured lung ["punctured lung" is crossed out on the clipping], several broken ribs and abrasions, but was "progressing nicely," Friday, physicians at the Northern Pacific hospital said.
Highway patrolman said Rhode was struck while walking up a hill when a car, driven by Jack Cunningham of Seattle, skidded ["skidded" is crossed out on the clipping and "ran" is substituted] into him.
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Agnes Berg Rhode from the "Missoulian" of Missoula, Montana] dated 15 Dec 1946:
S. A. Rhode Showing Improvement, Physicians Report
Sigurd A. Rhode of Duluth, injured Thursday when struck by an automobile near Drummond, is showing slow improvement, attending physicians said Saturday. Rhode suffered a fractured arm, broken ribs and a punctured lung ["punctured lung" is crossed out on the clipping].
With Mrs. Rhode, he was on his way to Missoula for a Christmas visit with his son, R. A. Rhode [sic], division engineer on the Northern Pacific railway with headquarters here.
He had stopped his car in the snowstorm and was walking to the rear of the car when he was struck by J. Cunningham of Seattle, who said that poor visibility was responsible for the accident, highway patrolmen said.
Robert B Rhode related the following story 13 Mar 1998 about how his father was struck by a car in Montana and had his leg broken:
"He was driving out that winter [of 1946] to visit us before Christmas; he was going to be at our house for Christmas. He was planning on going on to California to visit my brother as well. We were living in the house at 1916 South 13th Street [in Missoula, Montana]. They were driving and had come through Helena and were headed towards Missoula just west of Drummond some five miles. It was snowing, a wet snow. So he started up this hill and he couldn't make it. I don't know why. He had driven in Duluth roads like this all the time. My brother thought that my father couldn't drive a car. I think he could drive as well as anybody else. They stopped; they had to stop. He got out to clear the windshield or something. To look to see how he was stuck. The question is whether he was off the highway far enough. A fellow came along and hit him from behind. My mother called; she had to go back to Drummond, and got an ambulance for him. Reese Humphries was in Drummond at that time, so I called him; I knew he was there, and he took care of things from that end. My Dad came in by ambulance; Reese drove the car back. We took him to the Northern Pacific hospital and he was there for a couple of weeks."
Extract from the Duluth Telephone Directory - June 1949:
Sigurd A Rhode r 2109 E 2 - Hemlock 5360
[source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnstloui/dul90.htm 16 Feb 2004].
Q: Why did your father keep all those chemicals in his basement?
A: He was thinking he could sell them to various pharmacies in Duluth and beyond; in effect he was a wholesale drug firm. He was on his own; he represented some firms that weren't represented in the area. He sold them from time to time and made a few cents on them. The chemicals weren't dangerous in themselves. If you mixed them possibly they were. My dad was theoretically retired at about 58; well, he left work. He decided that he had to have something to do to continue to make a few pence and he went into the wholesale drug business. He represented a certain firm out east that wasn't represented in the Duluth area and fairly successfully sold these drugs pharmacy to pharmacy around Duluth, Cloquet, Superior, and somewhat on the Iron Range. He made his own deliveries, but he could also order directly from his firm for delivery to the store. The truck always took several days; it wasn't as prompt as it might be so he was handicapped [in a business sense] in that direction. But he did have a few of the popular items stored in his basement. There were various chemicals in those days - you didn't have the various fancy [modern] drugs that you have today. He could handle insulin for instance but he usually did that directly from the source, maybe in Minneapolis or Chicago. Also he decided that he would put up wheat germ in one-pound boxes. That was a great occupation for him. He acquired the wheat germ at a grain elevator in Superior, Wisconsin, in hundred-pound sacks. He used cardboard containers. He got the cardboard, cut it into boxes the size of "Cream of Wheat" boxes, and made the labels. He had a printing press where he made the labels. One of his outlets was a fella in Esterville, Iowa, to whom he shipped cases every month. He also sold in a SuperValu store in West Duluth, about 41st Avenue West and Grand Avenue, where he knew the proprietor, Mr. Thorpe. Also he sold it around in some of the grocery stores in Duluth. I don't know that he really made any money out of it, but it was a great activity for him. The press is now in the hands of his grandson, Richard [source: recorded interview with Robert Berg Rhode 16 Sep 2001].
Email to Peter S Rhode from James Christensen - christensen.james.a AT gmail.com - dated 21 Sep 2019:
After doing some checking with several Masonic members we were able find records for your Grandfather Sigurd.
He was installed on October 10, 1921 as the Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Royal and Select Masters (now the Cryptic Masons) of Minnesota.
To further explain this to you, your Grandfather was as you know a Mason and member of TW Hugo Lodge which merged with Lakeside Lodge to form Lake Superior Lodge #349. There are appendant bodies of Masons that 3rd Degree Masons can elect to join. They are the Scottish Rite and the York Rite Masons. The Degrees of these are the 4th-32 Degrees. There is also a 33rd Degree which is an Honorary Degree as well for each. There is also other Appendant Bodies such as the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Grotto, Shrine, Etc. and we also have Youth Groups as well.
Your Grandfather was a York Rite Mason and there are 3 Bodies within the York Rite. They are the Royal Arch, Knight Templars, and the Cryptic Council. Your Grandfather was a State Officer and reached the level of Most Illustrious Grand Master for the Cryptic Masons.
Each Appendant Body has different levels of State Officers. The York Rite, Scottish Rite, and Shrine also have International level Officers.
Each State has Grand Masters of their perspective Blue Lodges. The Grand Master of Masons is the highest Mason over all Masons in each perspective State and of all Appendant Bodies. There is no International Grand Master.
I hope this explains the hierarchy of Masonry. Your Father and Grandfather were well respected Masons. I have shown the photo of the Apron to several Masons and they were in awe. I sent the Apron and both bibles to our Museum in Bloomington where they can now be viewed and saved for the next generations to come.
Extract from the listing of Saint Louis County death certificates:
Sigurd A Rhode
22 Apt 1966
Death certificate number 444
Minnesota Historical Society death certificate information:
Name: Mr Sigurd Angle Rhode [sic]
Cert ID number: 1966-MN-011237
Date of birth: 9 Sep 1879
Place of birth: out of state
Mother maiden name: Stokke
Date of death: 22 Apt 1966
County of death: Saint Louis
Extract from the Social Security Death Index:
Name: Sigurd Rhode
SSN: 470-01-7068
Born: 9 Sep 1879
Died: Apr 1966
Last residence 55812 Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Issued: Minnesota before 1951
Obituary from the "Herald" of Duluth, Minnesota dated 22 Apr 1966:
S. A. Rhode
Succumbs
At Age 86
Sigurd A. Rhode, 86, of 2109 E. 2nd St., a past illustrious grand master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Minnesota, died this morning in a Duluth hospital.
A Mason for 58 years, Mr. Rhode was a charter member of T. W. Hugo Masonic Lodge, a member of Keystone Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons and the Duluth Commandery of Knights Templar, and a past master of the Duluth Council of Royal and Select Masters.
Mr. Rhode had been a pharmacist in Duluth since soon after he arrived in the city in 1893. He was first employed by the Tofte Drug Store. From 1902 until 1938 he was with Northern Drug Co. and since then he had worked in many of the city's drug stores.
Born in Drammen, Norway, Mr. Rhode came to the United States in 1884. Surviving are his wife, Agnes; two sons, Robert B., Duluth and Richard S., Yucaipa, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Jack Kraker, Philadelphia, Penn. and six grandchildren.
Newspaper funeral announcement:
Rhode, Sigurd A., 2109 E. 2nd St. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Crawford-Johnson Chapel, Dr. Wm. L. Halfacre officiating. Interment Park Hill Cemetery. Friends may call all day Sunday and Sunday evening.
Burial: the Rhode plot in section B of Park Hill Cemetery in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota. The Rhode plot contains Sigurd Angel Rhode, Agnes Berg Rhode, Severin Andreas Elias Sorenson Rhode, Laura Caspara Stokke Rhode, Storm Christopher Rhode, Mary Catherine Tague Rhode, Elizabeth Traver Tennant Rhode, Nina Frances Berg Roberts, and Olyne Augusta Berg. 6813109
Gravestone inscription:
Sigurd A. Rhode
1879-1966
The Rhode Family Tree has 11 photographs of this person and has a photograph of the gravestone.
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