Brief Life History of Ernest Richard
When Ernest Richard Jensen was born on 28 December 1914, in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, his father, John Jensen, was 40 and his mother, Eva Johnson, was 37. He married Evelyn Sylvia Carmen on 25 September 1940. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 2 May 1996, in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.
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- Ernest Jensen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ernest Richard Jensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Ernest Richard Jensen, "Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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