Marvin Eugene Christensen

Male3 February 1927–15 November 1973

Brief Life History of Marvin Eugene

When Marvin Eugene Christensen was born on 3 February 1927, in St. Helens, Columbia, Oregon, United States, his father, Charles William Christensen, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Sharp Wilcock, was 31. He married Erma Dawn Buchanan on 18 December 1948, in Venice, Sevier, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Marysvale Election Precinct, Piute, Utah, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1945. He died on 15 November 1973, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Orem Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marvin Eugene Christensen
1927–1973
Erma Dawn Buchanan
1929–2019
Marriage: 18 December 1948
Kevin Eugene Christensen
1952–2008

Sources (21)

  • Marvin Eugene Christensen in household of Charles William Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Marvin Eugene Christensen, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Marvin Eugene Christiansen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 December 1948Venice, Sevier, Utah, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1928 · Bryce Canyon National Park

    Age 1

    Bryce Canyon, being named after Ebenezer Bryce, was designated first as a national monument by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 but was re-designated as a nation park in 1928 by Congress.

    1929

    Age 2

    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    1941

    Age 14

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.

    Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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