Wendell Christensen

Brief Life History of Wendell

When Wendell Christensen was born on 12 November 1913, in Goshen, Bingham, Idaho, United States, his father, Joseph Niels Christensen, was 38 and his mother, Ardena Killian, was 29. He married Auril Heaton on 9 September 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 2001. He died on 11 October 2001, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Bingham, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wendell Christensen
1913–2001
Auril Heaton
1916–1986
Marriage: 9 September 1937
Wendell Kent Christensen
1938–1997
Barry J Christensen
1941–2018

Sources (56)

  • Wendell Christensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Wendell Christensen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Wendell Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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, 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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