Elden John Christensen (1910 - 1981)

Born 21 Feb 1910 in Redmond, Sevier County, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rozella (Watts) Christensen — married about 1928 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States

Died 18 Sep 1981 at age 71 in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States

Elden Christensen has Danish ancestors

Biography

Elden John Christensen was born on February 21, 1910 in Redmond, Sevier County, Utah, United States. His parents, Johannes Christensen and Josephine Madsen migrated from Denmark to Redmond, Utah as children when their parents converted to the Mormon religion.^[1]

In 1910, he lived in Redmond with his parents and one sibling. In 1920 he lived in Redmond with his parents and five siblings.

In 1928 he married Rozella Watts, most likely in Evanston, Wyoming. ^[2]

In 1930, he lived in Redmond with his wife, a stepdaughter, and his grandmother. In 1940 he lived in Redmond with his wife and four children.

His wife, Rozella, died on February 16, 1962 in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah.^[3]

Elden passed away in 1981. He is buried in the Redmond Cemetery.^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3W-MKNP : 11 March 2018), Elden John Christensen, 21 Feb 1910; citing Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing p. , ref. ID # , Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City; FamilySearch digital folder 004392110.
2. ↑ Need reference
3. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDV-DNQN : 3 March 2021), Elden John Christensen in entry for Rozella Watts Christensen, 16 Feb 1962; citing Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, certificate , series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDV-DNQN : 18 March 2018), Elden John Christensen in entry for Rozella Watts Christensen, 1962.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG9G-P43 : 19 May 2014), Elden Christensen, Sep 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27523006 : accessed 01 December 2018), memorial page for Elden J. Christensen (21 Feb 1910–19 Sep 1981), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #27523006, citing Redmond Cemetery, Redmond, Sevier County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Max Turpin (contributor 46863402) .

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XH-9MM : accessed 21 September 2018), Elden J Christensen in household of John Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 158, sheet 5B, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1608; FHL microfilm 1,375,621.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PT-8TY : accessed 1 December 2018), Elden Christensen in household of John Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 2A, line 2, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 1,821,863. Note: carpenter

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6K-P8L : accessed 1 December 2018), Elden J Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 4A, line 37, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2422; FHL microfilm 2,342,156.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6K-P8L : accessed 21 October 2022), Elden J Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 4A, line 37, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2422; FHL microfilm 2,342,156.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z19V-MXMM : 25 August 2021), Elden John Christensen, 1935.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT44-6TL : 15 March 2018), Eldon Christenson, Redmond, Redmond Election Precinct, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-18, sheet 1B, line 41, family 11, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4217.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:84QD-XFPZ : 25 August 2021), Elden John Christensen, 1940.

• "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WP-CB3K : 3 March 2020), Elden John Christensen, 18 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States, NARA "Draft Registration Cards for Utah, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 6002234. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, FHL microfilm 00024.

• United States Census, 1950, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XKD-ZF7B), Eldon J Christensen, Redmond, Sevier County, Utah, United States.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D2Q7-CYMM : 1 September 2022), Elden John Christensen, 1950.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DLZR-Q4W2 : 1 September 2022), Eldon John Christensen, 1955.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DL4T-3NMM : 1 September 2022), Elden John Christensen, 1960.