Augusta Pearl Mortensen

Brief Life History of Augusta Pearl

When Augusta Pearl Mortensen was born on 21 August 1893, in Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, her father, James Jens Mortensen, was 41 and her mother, Ida Jane Pease, was 37. She married LaFayette Cox Lee on 26 May 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 29 November 1959, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

LaFayette Cox Lee
1894–1975
Augusta Pearl Mortensen
1893–1959
Marriage: 26 May 1915
Marion Lafayette Lee
1916–2000
Milton Elwood Lee
1918–1945
Garth Loraine Lee
1920–1984
Evan Winslo Lee
1922–2010
Mae Lee
1924–1924
Ruth Lee
1926–2004

Sources (41)

  • Pearl M Le, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Augusta Pearl Mortensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Pearl M Lee, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah becomes a state

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1911 · The Salt Lake Airport

The site for the Salt Lake International Airport started as a desolate area of the Valley that was originally used to herd sheep. A cinder-covered landing strip was subsequently created for the Great International Aviation Carnival that was held later in that same year. It brought many pioneers of the aviation industry. Aviator Glenn H. Curtiss brought his newly invented Seaplane to the carnival and demonstrated it to the public by taking off from the Great Salt Lake. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, it sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by travelers to and from Utah. It became a hub for Delta Air Lines after its merger with Western Airlines.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Morten, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Britt, Carsten, Egil, Gunner, Hartvig.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Morten, a vernacular form of Martin 1.

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

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Memories Aunt. Augusta Pearl Mortensen

A long awaited letter to an loving Aunt: May 22, 2015 Aunt Pearl, I your niece Charron M. Batmon should have Written to you years ago to to express my feelings of gratitude how a you …

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