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Walter Jensen 1910 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1910

Birth Location: Lawerence, Utah

Death Date: 30 January 1978

Death Location: Price, Carbon, Utah, United States

Father: Joseph Jensen

Mother: Estella Wilson

Spouse(s): Tess Knott, Devona Gordon

Children(s): Wendell Jensen, Lorraine Gertson, Jim Gertson, Foster McArthur(Jensen), Kenneth Jensen, Donald Jensen, Ralph Jensen, Jack Jensen, Marion Jensen, Evelyn Jensen, Charles Jensen, Wendell Jensen, Joseph Mcarthur, Jim Gertson, Foster McArthur(Jensen)

Walter Jensen was born in 1910 in Lawerence, Utah, the child of Joseph E Jensen and Estella M Wilson. In 1910, Walter Jensen resided in Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA. In 1920, Walter Jensen resided in Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA. Walter Jensen married Tess Alma Knott, Devona R Gordon, and had children including Wendell Walter Jensen, Lorraine Ann Gertson, Jim Gertson, Foster McArthur(Jensen), Kenneth Jensen, Donald A Jensen, Ralph Jensen, Jack E Jensen, Marion Jensen, Evelyn K Jensen, Charles Lavern Jensen, Wendell Walter Jensen, Joseph Perry Mcarthur, Jim Gertson, Foster McArthur(Jensen). Walter Jensen passed away in 1978 in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Jensen was born in 1910 in Lawerence, Utah, the child of Joseph E Jensen and Estella M Wilson.
  • In 1910, Walter Jensen resided in Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA.
  • In 1920, Walter Jensen resided in Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA.
  • Walter Jensen married Tess Alma Knott, Devona R Gordon, and had children including Wendell Walter Jensen, Lorraine Ann Gertson, Jim Gertson, Foster McArthur(Jensen), Kenneth Jensen, Donald A Jensen, Ralph Jensen, Jack E Jensen, Marion Jensen, Evelyn K Jensen, Charles Lavern Jensen, Wendell Walter Jensen, Joseph Perry Mcarthur, Jim Gertson, Foster McArthur(Jensen).
  • Walter Jensen passed away in 1978 in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jensen
1881 – 1943
Birth Location: Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, United States of America
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Estella Wilson
1885 – 1971
Birth Location: Lawrence, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Tess Knott
1911 – 2005
Birth Location: Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States
TK
Devona Gordon
1911 – 1993
Birth Location: Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
DG

Children(s)

Wendell Jensen
1928 – 1943
Birth Location: Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
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Lorraine Gertson
1929 – 2004
Birth Location: Pendelton, Oregon
LG
Jim Gertson
1931 – 1996
Birth Location: Idaho
JG
Foster McArthur(Jensen)
1932 – 1940
Birth Location: Lawrence, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Kenneth Jensen
1934 – 1999
Birth Location: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Donald Jensen
1936 –
Birth Location: Utah
DJ
Ralph Jensen
1937 – 1968
Birth Location: Denver, Colorado
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Jack Jensen
1938 – 1994
Birth Location: Arvada Jeffe, Colorado
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Marion Jensen
1939 – 2007
Birth Location: UT
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Evelyn Jensen
1940 – 2011
Birth Location: Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
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Charles Jensen
1943 – 2002
Birth Location: City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Wendell Jensen
1928 – 1943
Birth Location: Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
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Joseph Mcarthur
1930 – 2010
Birth Location: Lawrence, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
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Jim Gertson
1931 – 1996
Birth Location: Idaho
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Foster McArthur(Jensen)
1932 – 1940
Birth Location: Lawrence, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Walter Jensen's Ancestors

Self
Walter Jensen
1910 – 1978
Birth Place: Lawerence, Utah
Parents
Joseph E Jensen
1881 – 1943
Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, United States of America
Estella (M) Wilson
1885 – 1971
Lawrence, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Madsen) Jensen
1852 – 1930
Aarhus, Arhus Kommune, Midtjylland, Denmark
Susannah Roper
1859 –
Utah, USA
John (William) Wilson
1854 – 1909
Iowa, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth) Hughes
1868 – 1918
Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jens Rasmussen
1818 – 1901
Mette Larsdatter
John Wilson
1820 – 1907
Mary Wilson
1820 – 1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rasmus Mikkelsen
Mette Jensdatter

Walter Jensen's Descendants

1.
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Walter Jensen (28 February 1910 – 30 January 1978) m. Tess (Alma) Knott (7 September 1911 – 15 April 2005) m. Devona (R) Gordon (28 August 1911 – 11 February 1993)
  1. 1. Wendell (Walter) Jensen (14 Jan 1928 – 10 Aug 1943)
  2. 2. Lorraine (Ann) Gertson (24 Jun 1929 – 26 Feb 2004) m. Merrill (June) Tucker (12 Jul 1928 – 14 Mar 1992) m. Jesco Wilson (17 Apr 1920 – 21 Jul 1964)
    1. 1. Kathy (Joan) Wilson (14 Oct 1952 – )
    2. 2. Lauretta Wilson (21 Jul 1955 – )
    3. 3. Julie Jones
    4. 4. Annette Wilson (Sep 1957 – ) m. Wade (Joseph) Conley
  3. 3. Jim Gertson (abt Dec 1931 – 14 JUL 1996) m. Esther Justice (1935 – )
  4. 4. Foster McArthur(Jensen) (23 January 1932 – 20 Dec 1940)
  5. 5. Kenneth Jensen (29 Aug 1934 – 16 October 1999) m. Irene Coates (19 February 1938 – 25 July 2003)
  6. 6. Donald (A) Jensen (abt 1936 – ) m. Dorothy (Lorraine) Barham (30 Sep 1939 – 2008)
    1. 1. Tonia (Lynn) Barth (Jan 1959 – )
    2. 2. Ellen Jensen (19 Apr 1960 – )
    3. 3. Walter (Lloyd) Jensen (2 Aug 1962 – 5 Feb 2022) m. Ginger (Gail) Jensen
    4. 4. Judd Jensen (abt 1964 – )
  7. 7. Ralph Jensen (26 May 1937 – 18 February 1968) m. Lillabell Jackson
  8. 8. Jack (E) Jensen (14 September 1938 – 22 Sep 1994) m. Charleen (Mary) Naillon (10 Apr 1941 – 29 August 2021)
    1. 1. Jack (Eldon) Jensen (13 June 1966 – 30 November 1991)
    2. 2. Wayne (Allen) Jensen (16 March 1973 – 7 January 2011)
    3. 3. Teresa Morgan
  9. 9. Marion Jensen (8 Oct 1939 – 2007) m. Dean (Edwin) Guhlke
  10. 10. Evelyn (K) Jensen (28 December 1940 – 30 Jul 2011) m. Jerry (S) Marshall m. Robert (Leonard) Naillon (25 June 1939 – 31 August 2018)
    1. 1. Jerry (Stan) Marshall (3 Sep 1958 – )
    2. 2. Sheila (Kay) Marshall (12 Jul 1960 – 06 Oct 2005) m. Neville (Tommy Lee) Jackson
  11. 11. Charles (Lavern) Jensen (24 September 1943 – 1 October 2002) m. Pauline (Marie) Naillon m. Velma (Joy) Kummer (14 Feb 1946 – 19 December 2014) m. Margaret Meira ( – 1966)
    1. 1. Tammy (Lynn) Lett (Sep 1964 – 6 Feb 2016)
    2. 2. Christie Jensen (14 Feb 1969 – ) m. Wayne Maxfield (23 Nov 1962 – ) m. Robert (N) Bennett (30 Apr 1959 – )
      1. 1. Meriah Maxfield (25 May 1989 – ) m. Angel Alvarez (6 Jan 1976 – )
      2. 2. Britni Maxfield (May 2 1990 – ) m. Jene (Douglas) Moreno (19 May 1970 – )
        1. 1. Bronson (Jene) Moreno (20 Nov 2013 – )
        2. 2. Adelina (Vettalynn) Moreno (26 Feb 2017 – )
      3. 3. Amanda Maxfield (2 Jul 1991 – ) m. Preston Onstott (About 1991 – )
        1. 1. Riott (Robert Wayne) Onstott (July 2016 – )
        2. 2. Emma (Rose) Prettyman (8 Sep 2010 – )
        3. 3. Melody (Jade) Maxfield (9 Oct 2013 – )
        4. 4. Harmony (Sage) Maxfield (9 Oct 2013 – )
      4. 4. Tanner Maxfield (31 May 1993 – ) m. Elsha Dosela (26 Oct 1993 – )
      5. 5. Shania Maxfield (21 Jul 1995 – ) m. Dallas Fielder (11 Sep 1997 – ) m. Tommy Zmuda (22 Nov 1995 – )
        1. 1. Wyatt (Howard Charles) Fielder (5 Apr 2019 – )
        2. 2. Riley (Joseph) Fielder (29 Dec 2021 – )
        3. 3. WayLynn (LaVaughn) Zmuda (Apr 2016 – )
    3. 3. Charlie Jensen (25 Aug 1970 – ) m. Stacy (M.) Headley (abt 1972 – )
    4. 4. Tessie Jensen (26 Apr 1976 – ) m. Tracy Merlen (29 Apr 1969 – )
      1. 1. Kyerstin (L) Merlen (8 Jun 1995 – ) m. Jason Bernard (29 May 1982 – ) m. Dillon (R) Hastings (Feb 1990 – )
        1. 1. Gabriel Hastings (Jul 2014 – )
      2. 2. Dominique (Marie) Merlen (05 Mar 1998 – )
      3. 3. Ryker (Paul) Merlen (5 Mar 1998 – )
      4. 4. Tiniesha Jensen (18 Sep 1991 – ) m. Brad (Paul) Jones (14 December 1989 – 12 Dec 2013)
    5. 5. Michael (Anthony) Kelly (9 Sep 1965 – ) m. Crystal (Marie) Fisher (Jul 1964 – )
  12. 12. Joseph (Perry) Mcarthur (21 February 1930 – 9 Jun 2010) m. Olive (Shirleen) McArthur (3 Jun 1936 – )
    1. 1. Charlene McArthur m. Kevin (Paul) Peacock

Walter Jensen's Timeline

12 Records

1910
28 February 1910
Birth of Walter Jensen in Lawerence, Utah
Lawerence, Utah
1910
1910
Walter Jensen resided here in Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Walter Jensen resided here in Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Walter Jensen resided here in Lawrence, Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
Lawrence, Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Walter Jensen resided here in Huntington, Emery, Utah
Huntington, Emery, Utah
1940
1940
Age 30
Walter Jensen resided here in Election Pct 30, Griffith, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
Election Pct 30, Griffith, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Walter Jensen resided here in Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Walter Jensen resided here in Colorado
Colorado
1970
1970
Age 60
Walter Jensen resided here in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1972
1972
Age 62
Walter Jensen resided here in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1978
30 January 1978
Age 68
Death of Walter Jensen in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States
Price, Carbon, Utah, United States
1978
3 February 1978
Age 68
Burial of Walter Jensen in Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1910
    Event Place: Lawerence, Utah
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Griffith, Jefferson, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00465; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 30-46
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1910; Birth city: Lawrence; Birth state: UT
    [4] Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lawrence, Emery, Utah; Roll: T625_1862; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 72
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lawrence, Emery, Utah; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342149
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah; Roll: T624_1603; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375616
    [8] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [9] Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
    [10] Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966
    [11] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Spectrum; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Saint George, Utah, USA; ,0.538336,0.39459786,0.5657078&xid=3355
    [13] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Emery County Progress; Publication Date: 9/ Feb/ 1978; Publication Place: Castle Dale, Utah, United States of America; ,0.19768193,0.7692649,0.474
    [14] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sun-Advocate; Publication Date: 4 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Price, Utah, USA; ,0.26241025,0.8522152,0.49481657&xid=3355
    [15] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.7247684,0.5715547,0.8534909&xid=3355
    [16] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lawrence, Emery, Uta
    [17] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah; Roll: T624_1603; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375616

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lawrence, Emery, Utah; Roll: T625_1862; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 72

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lawrence, Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lawrence, Emery, Utah; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342149

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Griffith, Jefferson, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00465; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 30-46

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Pct 30, Griffith, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Griffith, Jefferson, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00465; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 30-46

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lawrence, Emery, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lawrence, Emery, Uta

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Colorado
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Castle Dale, Utah
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Emery County Progress - 9 Feb 1978 - Page 2, Obituary for Walter Kenneth Jensen 9 Feb 1978

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lawrence
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Emery County Progress; Publication Date: 9/ Feb/ 1978; Publication Place: Castle Dale, Utah, United States of America; ,0.19768193,0.7692649,0.474
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sun-Advocate; Publication Date: 4 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Price, Utah, USA; ,0.26241025,0.8522152,0.49481657&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1978
    Event Place: Price, Carbon, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Spectrum; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Saint George, Utah, USA; ,0.538336,0.39459786,0.5657078&xid=3355
    [5] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Emery County Progress; Publication Date: 9/ Feb/ 1978; Publication Place: Castle Dale, Utah, United States of America; ,0.19768193,0.7692649,0.474
    [6] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sun-Advocate; Publication Date: 4 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Price, Utah, USA; ,0.26241025,0.8522152,0.49481657&xid=3355
    [7] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 1 Feb 1978; Publication Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; ,0.7247684,0.5715547,0.8534909&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 February 1978
    Event Place: Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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