Brief Life History of Homer Ursin
When Homer Ursin Christensen was born on 19 May 1918, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, his father, Carl Christensen, was 37 and his mother, Anna Larsen, was 29. He married Evelyn Cloward on 20 September 1941. He immigrated to World in 1939 and lived in Salina Election Precinct, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1940 and Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 16 September 1983, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Homer U Christenson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Homer Ursin Christensen, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- Homer Ursin Christensen, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"
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1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.
President Warren G. Harding's visited Utah as part of a broader tour of the western United States designed to bring him closer to the people and their conditions. After Speaking at Liberty Park, the president went to the Hotel Utah where he met with President Heber J. Grant and talked to him about the history of the church.
1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public
Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.
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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