Wendell Abraham Christensen

Brief Life History of Wendell Abraham

When Wendell Abraham Christensen was born on 10 November 1900, in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, his father, Abraham Otto Christensen, was 27 and his mother, Emily Gertrude Krogue, was 25. He married Viola Emmeline Patterson on 4 June 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 2 July 1997, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wendell Abraham Christensen
1900–1997
Viola Emmeline Patterson
1903–1980
Marriage: 4 June 1924
McKay Wendell Christensen
1927–2000
Ray Edward Christensen
Roy Abraham Christensen
1929–1954
Ray Edward Christensen
1929–2020
Paul Patterson Christensen
1935–2019

Sources (27)

  • Wendel Abram Christenson in household of Abram Christenson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Wendell Abraham Christensen, "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911"
  • Wendell Abraham Christenson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1909 · Pioneer Park Opens

A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.

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, 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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Gertrude Krogue Christensen

History of GERTRUDE KROGUE CHRISTENSEN 1875 - 1975 And ABRAM OTTO CHRISTENSEN 1873 - 1965 This history was related to Wendell A. Christensen and Viola Patterson Christensen, Loraine Christensen, …

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