Orson William Jensen

Brief Life History of Orson William

When Orson William Jensen was born on 6 January 1901, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Jacob Jensen, was 30 and his mother, Anna Marie Jensen, was 30. He married Mary Iona Freeman on 28 June 1929. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Election Precinct 6, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 23 April 1991, in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orson William Jensen
1901–1991
Mary Iona Freeman
1905–1976
Marriage: 28 June 1929
Alma Boyd Jensen
1931–1999
Orson Noel Jensen
1934–2011

Sources (44)

  • Orson W Jensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Orson William Jensen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Orson W Jensen
  • Orson William Jensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1914

World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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UNCLE ORSON WAS JUST IN FRONT OF ME

• UNCLE ORSON WAS JUST IN FRONT OF ME • , LOS ANGELES, CA • I, Janet Lorraine Jenkins Young was with my husband Edwin Young standing in line among so many people to see the inside of the Los Angeles …

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