Howard Lamar Christensen (1917 - 2004)

Born 30 Oct 1917 in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maxine Peterson — married 10 Jun 1939 in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States

Died 11 Jul 2004 at age 86 in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States

Howard Christensen has Danish ancestors

Biography

Howard Lamar Christensen was born 1917 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.

He married Maxine Peterson on June 10, 1939 in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah.^[1][2][3]

He worked at the Redmond Salt mine and then was drafted into the Navy where he served for two and a half years. After that he worked for his father building and remodeling homes in Salina and Redmond. He then worked for Southern Utah Fuel for twenty five years. His last job was as a mechanic in road construction for L.A. Young Construction.

Howard died on July 11, 2004 in Mayfield, Sanpete County, Utah. He is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Salina, Sevier County, Utah.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MY-61QH : 4 August 2017), Howard Lamar Christensen and Miss Maxine Peterson, 1939.
2. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MY-XDP4 : 4 August 2017), Howard Lamar Christensen and Maxine Peterson, 1939.
3. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZDY-QMP : 19 October 2018), Howard Lamar Christensen and Maxine Peterson, 1939.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5NP-RYH : 19 May 2014), Howard L Christensen, 11 Jul 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27872324/howard-l-christensen: accessed 05 February 2023), memorial page for Howard L. Christensen (30 Oct 1917–11 Jul 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #27872324, citing Pioneer Cemetery, Salina, Sevier County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Max Turpin (contributor 46863402).

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PT-8YM : accessed 29 September 2018), Howard Christensen in household of John Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 2A, line 5, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 1,821,863.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6K-P8J : accessed 29 September 2018), Howard Christensen in household of John Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 4A, line 33, family 69, 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:HHCY-46W2 : 2 February 2023), Howard Lamar Christensen in entry for John Christensen, 1930.

• "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:HW8R-8TPZ : 2 February 2023), Howard Lamore Christensen in entry for John Christensen, 1935.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT44-SB5 : 15 March 2018), Howard Christensen, Redmond, Redmond Election Precinct, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-18, sheet 7B, line 51, family 131, 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:/61903/1:1:84W3-BTN2 : 2 February 2023), Howard Lamar Christensen, 1940.

• "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WP-ZMT1 : 3 March 2020), Howard La Mar Christensen, 16 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 00040.

• "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:D2Q7-4NZM : 27 January 2023), Howard Lamar Christensen, 1950.

• United States Census, 1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XKX-TBD6, Howard L Christensen, age 32, born 1918 in Utah, married, industry: coal company, occupation: loads coal, census date 12 April 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:DL4C-9QPZ : 18 January 2023), Howard Lamar 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:DL4C-5T6Z : 18 January 2023), Howard Lamar Christensen, 1960.