i don't know if this will help at all, but my grandmother (mother's mother) was an egdahl. She lived in DePere Wis. She had a sister Gladys (born 7/26/1901) who married into a Couch family and ended up in Rochester area of NY. They grew up in Schofield Wis. where there was an Egdahl Ice & Fuel Co. and there is a family grave plot in Wasau Wis. Rose's parents (my great grandparents) were named Oska Agedahl and Sarah Ulawa (they were from Norway and spelled name Agedahl but Germanized to Egdahl in Wis. due to cultural pressure.) Oska had siblings and they had kids. I know some of the sibs anmes and birthdates. I don't know if any of their kids or grandkids ended up in the detroit area. Also, alternate spellings of egdahl are Agedahl/AAgedal/Agedall. If any of this connects up for you and you want more info please let me know. my e-mail is
yabutii@aol.com. good luck sally