Leeland Paul Christensen (1920 - 1998)

Born 5 Jul 1920 in Redmond, Sevier County, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Leona May (Finstad) Franks — married about 1960 (to about 1961) in California, United States

Husband of Dorothy Nola (Platt) Morris — married 6 Jun 1961 (to Apr 1972) in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States

Died 29 Dec 1998 at age 78 in Monterey, Monterey, California, United States [uncertain]

Leeland Christensen has Danish ancestors

Biography

Leeland Paul Christensen was born on July 5, 1920 in Redmond, Sevier County, Utah, United States, son of Johannes Christensen and Josephine Madsen.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II.^[1]

He married Leona May Finstad about 1960 in California.^[2] They did not have children.

He married Dorothy Nola Platt on June 6, 1961 in Elko, Nevada. They divorced April 1972 in Monterey County, California.^[3]

Leeland died at an age of seventy-eight on December 29, 1998 in Monterey, Monterey, California. He is buried in the Mission Memorial Park in Seaside, Monterey County, California.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WP-Z31X : 3 March 2020), Leland Paul Christensen, 13 Nov 1945; 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 00053.
2. ↑ See Find A Grave biography.
3. ↑ "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP5Y-71X : 27 November 2014), Dorothy N Platt and Leland P Christensen, Apr 1972; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Monterey, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL1N-YWL : 11 January 2021), Leland P Christensen, 28 Dec 1998; 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/192752569/leland-paul-christensen: accessed 10 September 2022), memorial page for Leland Paul Christensen (5 Jul 1920–28 Dec 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #192752569, citing Mission Memorial Park, Seaside, Monterey County, California, USA; Maintained by CJBiller (contributor 46803443) .

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6K-P8V : accessed 10 September 2022), Leland Christensen in household of John Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 4A, line 34, 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:HW8R-8TT2 : 25 August 2021), Leeland Paul Christensen in entry for John Christensen, 1935.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT44-SB1 : 15 March 2018), Leland Christensen in household of John Christensen, Redmond, Redmond Election Precinct, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-18, sheet 7B, line 56, family 132, 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:/61903/1:1:8HGH-TGN2 : 25 August 2021), Leland Palm Christensen in entry for John Christensen, 1940.

• "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:D23G-YCMM : 1 September 2022), Lelond Paul Christensen in entry for 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:DL42-9C3Z : 1 September 2022), Leland Paul Christensen in entry for John Christensen, 1955.