"An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties." Interstate Publishing Company, 1906. p. 712. JOHN EGELKROUT dairy farmer, two miles west of Sedro-Woolley, is one of the energetic- young men of the central part of the county and a man who has made his way in the world with very little assistance from others. He educated himself for civil engineering, but relinquished that for the life of a prosperous Skagit county agriculturist. Mr. Egelkrout was born in Germany, November 30, 1869, the son of Nicholas and Sophia (Hero) Egelkrout, neither of whom left their native land. He is one of two children, having a brother, George Egelkrout. As a lad he attended the common schools and the high school in Germany, intending to prepare himself for a career as civil engineer; but the death of his father spoiled his plans and he came to the United States and worked as a farmhand in Indiana for four years. With the money thus earned he took a course in school in Cincinnati and came to Washington in 1889. He went to Birdsview and later took up a homestead on the Baker river. He worked in logging camps on the upper Skagit and at odd times improved his land. He had cleared fifteen acres when a portion of his land was included in the forest reserve. This fact and the isolation of his land determined him to sell out. Mr. Egelkrout then purchased his present place in the Lindsay tract in 1902. It was unimproved, but he has built a house and barns and converted the place into an attractive farmstead. In 1891 Mr. Egelkrout married Miss Myrtle Reidhead, a native of Minnesota, born in 1882, the daughter of Pearl and Lydia Reidhead. Mrs. Reidhead makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Egelkrout. To this union have been born two children, Mildred and Alma. In fraternal circles Mr. Egelkrout is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is a Democrat. Mr. Egelkrout is one of the men who firmly believe in increasing the efficiency of the schools, and he works in their interests. His home farm consists' of forty acres of land, which is chiefly devoted to dairying. His herd consists of six milch cows, and his dairy is modern in its equipment. He is a young man of high standing in the community and enjoys the best of repute among the men of the business and social life. Possessing the will to do and the ability to direct, he is making a success of the industries in which he is now engaged, and being a man of correct principles and strict integrity, he will ever command the respect which is now accorded him by all with whom he is associated. ******************* Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in June 2012 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.