Alma Howard Jensen

Brief Life History of Alma Howard

When Alma Howard Jensen was born on 3 April 1898, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Alma Jensen, was 31 and his mother, Lucinda Wight, was 30. He married Edna Jensen on 24 November 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1920 and Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 14 April 1988, in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alma Howard Jensen
1898–1988
Edna Jensen
1902–1955
Marriage: 24 November 1926
Anna Lucinda Jensen
1927–2013
Doris Elaine Jensen
1928–2012
Howard Wight Jensen
1932–2023
Barbara Jensen
1933–2020
Vesta Jensen
1935–1935

Sources (54)

  • A Howard Jensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Alma Howard Jensen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Howard Jensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1914 · Hotel Brigham Built

Constructed in two phases, 1914 and 1924, Hotel Brigham was originally built to house transient railroad workers.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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LIFE SKETCH - Edna (Jensen) Jensen

Edna (Jensen) Jensen and Family [@ May 1959] Edna Jensen is the sixth child of Isaac H. and Annie A. Jensen. She was born 23 May 1902, at Brigham City, Utah. After graduating from Box Eider High Sch …

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