Jay Clair Jensen

Brief Life History of Jay Clair

When Jay Clair Jensen was born on 1 September 1888, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, James Christian Jensen Sr., was 24 and his mother, Joannah Eliza Jennings, was 21. He married Eva Margaret Bonner on 10 June 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 31 January 1943, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jay Clair Jensen
1888–1943
Eva Margaret Bonner
1892–1963
Marriage: 10 June 1914
Charles Jay Jensen
1915–1981
Marjorie Eliza Jensen
1919–2001
Floyd Bonner Jensen
1921–1989

Sources (54)

  • Jay Clair Jensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Jay C Jensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Jay C Jensen, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1889

Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

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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