Herman Otto Christensen

Brief Life History of Herman Otto

When Herman Otto Christensen was born on 20 March 1887, in Levan, Juab, Utah, United States, his father, Stephen Christian Jorgensen Christensen, was 37 and his mother, Inger Ane Christine Christensen, was 24. He married Ann Mennel Taylor on 29 April 1914, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1895 and lived in Election Precinct 9, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Utah, United States in 1935. He died on 16 December 1969, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Levan Cemetery, Levan, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman Otto Christensen
1887–1969
Ann Mennel Taylor
1886–1969
Marriage: 29 April 1914
Reva Christensen
1915–2002
Blanche Olene Christensen
1921–2015
Olivene Christensen
1927–2004

Sources (38)

  • Herman Otto Christensen, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Mr. Herman O Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Hermon Otto Christensen, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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.

1907 · Nebo Stake Tabernacle Is Dedicated

The Nebo Stake Tabernacle was dedicated in November 1907 by President Joseph F. Smith. The Nebo Stake Tabernacle replaced the Payson Tabernacle which burned in 1904. The building had a beautiful arched interior ceiling and light flooded the room through its many windows.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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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Grandma Christensen's Homemade Pies by granddaughter Ann Louise Francom Olsen

A fond memory of my Christensen Grandparents was picking apples in their apple orchard in the back property. Johnathon apples were my favorite ones. My Grandma Ann Mennel Taylor Christensen was a wo …

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