Judge Nephi United States Centennial Jensen

Brief Life History of Nephi United States Centennial

When Judge Nephi United States Centennial Jensen was born on 16 February 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Soren Jensen, was 37 and his mother, Kjerstine Rasmussen, was 38. He married Margaret Fife Smith on 9 April 1902, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 2 September 1955, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Judge Nephi United States Centennial Jensen
1876–1955
Margaret Fife Smith
1882–1969
Marriage: 9 April 1902
Paul Smith Jensen
1911–1962

Sources (28)

  • Nephi Jenson, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • Nephi U. S. C. Jensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Nephi Jensen, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia

The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

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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Exerpts from Soren Jensen's life

In Skanderborg County in the town of Hvirring, Denmark on 14th of June 1838 Soren Jensen was born as the second son and child of Jens Peter Sorensen and Ane Kjerstine Jensen. The parents were wealthy …

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