Christian Hyrum Mortensen (1881 - 1947)

Born 20 Jan 1881 in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Hulda Amelia (Smith) Mortensen — married 30 Oct 1901 (to 12 Dec 1920) in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah

Husband of Violet Stella Smith — married 8 Mar 1933 (to before 12 Apr 1947) in Box Elder, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1947 at age 66 in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA

Biography

Christian was born to Morten Peter and Annie Christina Jensen Mortensen, in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, on January 20, 1881, in Brigham City, Utah. ^{[1] [2]}

During the U.S. Census of 1900, "Heiram Mortenson" was found living, at age 19, with a brother-in-law named Joseph Jenson, in "Florida, Dewey, Silver City Precincts, Owyhee, Idaho." ^[3]

Christian Mortensen had a wife named Hulda Amelia Smith, and they had a son named Milton Parker Mortensen, who was born circa 1914, and married Nancy Wapensky (born circa 1915) on 13 Nov 1943, in Los Angeles, California. The parents of the bride were Sam Wapensky and Anna Kythk. ^[4]

Christian Hyrum Mortensen married Violet Stella Smith, in Box Elder County, Utah, on March 8, 1933. ^[5]

"Hyrum Mortensen" was registered for the World War II Draft, as of 1942. ^[6]

"Hyrum C. Mortensen" died in 1947, and was buried in the Brigham City Cemetery, in Brigham City, Utah. ^[7]

Research Notes

The U.S. Census of 1900 lists the following members of Joseph Jenson's household, in "Florida, Dewey, Silver City Precincts, Owyhee, Idaho":

Joseph Jenson, Head, 42, born (circa 1858) in Utah Amelia Jenson, Wife, 25, born (circa 1875) in Utah Blaine Jenson, Son, 3, born (circa 1897) in Utah Deuryane Jenson, Daughter, 2, born (circa 1898) in Utah Peter Mortenson, Brother-in-Law, 31, born (circa 1869) in Utah Heiram Mortenson, Brother-in-Law, 19, born (circa 1881) in Utah

No women or girls are listed in Joseph Jenson's household, other than his wife, Amelia, so Heiram and Peter Mortensen are, presumably, Amelia Jenson's siblings.Vaughan-3997 11:35, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 January 2022), memorial page for Hyrum Christian “Hy” Mortensen (20 Jan 1881–12 Apr 1947), Find A Grave: Memorial #81712673, citing Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Marc & Jackie LePage (contributor 46999839).
2. ↑ Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II[1]
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5T-T3X : accessed 22 July 2019), Heiram Mortenson in household of Joseph Jenson, Florida, Dewey, Silver City Precincts, Owyhee, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 11A, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,234. [2]
4. ↑ California, County Marriages. 1850-1952[3]
5. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL9Q-7Z9 : 4 August 2017), Christian Hyrum Mortensen and Violet Stella Smith, 1933.[4]
6. ↑ Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II[5]
7. ↑ Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at Brigham City Cemetery (Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States) on 26 May 2013[6]