Sharon Lee Jansen
9 June 1943–14 November 2009 (Age 66)
Saint Johns, Clinton, Michigan, United States
The Life of Sharon Lee
When Sharon Lee Jansen was born on 9 June 1943, her father, William G Jansen, was 30 and her mother, Anna Jane Gray, was 28. She died on 14 November 2009, in Saint Johns, Clinton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Saint Johns, Clinton, Michigan, United States.
Photos & Memories (3)
Family Time Line
William G Jansen
1913–1990
Anna Jane Gray
1914–2014
Jerine Alice Jansen
1931–1956
Colleen Rose Jansen
1932–2010
William Ellsworth Jansen
1934–2019
Barbara Ann Jansen
1939–1999
Sharon Lee Jansen
1943–2009
Parents and Siblings
1913–1990Male
1914–2014Female
siblings
(5)
1931–1956Female
1932–2010Female
William Ellsworth Jansen
1934–2019Male
1939–1999Female
1943–2009Female
World Events (8)
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 1
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
1954 · Worlds Largest Christmas Store
Age 11
Wally Bronner opened what would become the world's largest Christmas Store in 1954 as a result of successfully creating custom Christmas panels for city lampposts. Since then, the Frankenmuth store has expanded to a 27 acre landscaped lot with over 50,000 Christmas related items in his store. Bronner's attracts over two million guests per year.
1961 · The Twenty-Third Amendment
Age 18
The Twenty-third Amendment gives the residents in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections and to give the district electors in the Electoral College.
Name Meaning
Danish, Norwegian, North German, and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a vernacular form of Johannes ( see John ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Sharon Jansen, "BillionGraves Index"
- Sharon Jansen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sharon Lee Jansen, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"
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