Bessie Aroline Arave

Brief Life History of Bessie Aroline

When Bessie Aroline Arave was born on 1 December 1908, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Joseph Warren Arave, was 51 and her mother, Dorathea Zacher, was 40. She married Floyd H Jensen on 15 November 1934, in Davis, Utah, United States. She lived in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States in 1935 and San Bernardino Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1940. She died on 1 February 2010, in Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 101, and was buried in Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Floyd H Jensen
1906–1987
Bessie Aroline Arave
1908–2010
Marriage: 15 November 1934

Sources (24)

  • Bessie A Jensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Bessie Arave, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Bessie Arave, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants

Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Altered form of French Arrivé: from Old French arivé, past participle of ariver ‘to arrive (at a destination)’, originally ‘to reach the bank of a river’ (from Old French rive ‘bank of a river’), hence probably a nickname denoting a newcomer to a community.

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

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The Story 0f My Life By Bessie A. Jensen

I was born December 1, 1908 in Hooper, Weber County, Utah. I was the seventh child of Dorothea Zacher and Joseph Warren Arave. The other children are Joseph Earl, Roy Ervin, Albert Keith, Dora Eliza …

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