Oswald
Robert
"Os"
Christensen
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mabel Gertrude Christensen, Earl Howard Christensen, Richard James Christensen, Arthur Christian Christensen, Carrol Gilbert Christensen, Edward Phillip Christensen, Clifford Alvin Christensen and William Merle Christensen
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
in Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
- Oswald, who was known as Os, was born 17 June 1906 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. He was the son of C. A. Christensen and Marie Petersen, and the oldest of their nine children.[1][2]
- Os grew up on the Christensen family farm in the Town of Dayton, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.[3][4]
- On 4 April 1928, Os married Jennie Douglas Rait. While farming in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Os and Jennie raised four children - 2 daughters and 2 sons. [5][6] Their home was a popular gathering place for their many siblings, nieces, nephews, friends and others. It was a place where people always felt welcome.
- Os passed away on 28 Aug 1989.
Sources
- ↑ “Naturalization Records, 1853-1943”, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Clerk of Courts. Petitions, 1921-1925, Waupaca Series 16, Volume 9, Petition No. 866, Filed 1 March 1924, Christian Andrew Christensen; digital images, FamilySearch.org, “Wisconsin County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992”, FamilySearch (accessed 12 August 2021), image nos. 206-209.
- ↑ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", FamilySearch (accessed 6 October 2021), Christensen, 1906.
- ↑ 1910 U.S. census, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Town of Dayton, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 3B, family 49, line 86, Oswald R Christianson; digital image, FamilySearch.org, “United States Census, 1910”, FamilySearch (accessed 14 August 2021), citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1743.
- ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Town of Dayton, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 128, sheet 5B, dwelling 121, family 123, line 96, Oswald Christenson; digital image, FamilySearch.org, "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (accessed 14 August 2021), citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2021.
- ↑ 1930 U.S. census, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Town of Dayton, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 3B, family 103, line 81, Oswald Christenson; digital image, FamilySearch.org, "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (accessed 7 October 2021), citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2617.
- ↑ 1940 U.S. census, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Town of Scandinavia, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 68-36, sheet 1B, family 18, line 77, Oswald R Christiansen; digital image, FamilySearch.org, "United States Census, 1949", FamilySearch (accessed 6 October 2021), citing NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29, roll 4535.
- ↑
Find a Grave (no image).
Find A Grave: Memorial #188910735 (accessed 8 July 2022)
Memorial page for Oswald Christensen (17 Jun 1906-28 Aug 1989), citing Crystal Lake Cemetery, Rural, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Anna Bobb (contributor 48391768).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oswald by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oswald:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oswald by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oswald:
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