Christena Akeson Christenson



Christena Akeson Christenson

Christena Nilsson Okesson Christenson
Birth: Aug. 4, 1836

Death: Dec. 20, 1929

Inscription:

Chrestena O. Wife of John Christensen 1836-1929
(Publisher's Note: spelling as posted on Find A Grave)

Christena Akeson Christenson State of Utah Death Certificate

Chrestena O. Christensen 1836 - 1929
Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah

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Source:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28508768

http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin/indexesresults.cgi?RUNWHAT=IDX20842-IMAGE&KEYPATH=IDX208420125348

John Christenson

John (Johannes) Christenson

 Published in the Gunnison Gazette

John Christenson Laid to Rest

After a well-spent life of seventy-four years, and with another well-nigh completed, John Christenson, a pioneer of Gunnison passed peacefully away at his home in this city at 4:45pm, Monday, June 8, 1903.  His illness lasted but a few day.  Pneumonia being the immediate cause of his demise as was brought on by exposure while attending his duties on the farm.  Brother John Christenson was the son of christian Gudmundson and Johanna Martensen.  He was born August 16, 1828 in Kroksered, Halland, Sweden, was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1857, and was soon after assigned duty as a missionary, continuing that labor until 1861 when he sailed from his native land for Utah.  He drove an ox team across the plains, and on his journey met Christena Holm.  Shortly after reaching Salt Lake City, the two were united in marriage which occured November 2, 1861.  He moved with his wife to American Fork in 1862 where he met and married in 1864 Johanna Harling.  With his two wives, Brother Christenson came to Gunnison in 1865 and continued to reside here until the close of his life came.

Deceased with the father of one son and three daughters by his first wife, while three sons and three daughters were the fruit of his union with the second wife.  Both widows, besides eight of their children and a number of their grandchildren, survive.  One child from each family has gone before.

John Christenson has led a life of integrity.  He was energetic and industrious during his whole career.  It may truly be said of him that he practised his religion to the letter, living up to it's teachings and being constant in all the duties required of him.  At the time of his death, he was the local presiding officer over the High Priests, who manifested their love and esteem for their departed brother by attending the obsequies in a body and alternating in bearing the remains from the family home to the place of holding funeral service.

At the funeral, which took place from the R.S. Hall yesterday at 10:00am, there was a very large attendance of relatives and friends, quite a number being in from Centerfield who were associated with deceased from early days and shared with him in the hardships incident to the establishing of this place during the Indian troubles.

Eulogies were offered by Bishop C.A. Madsen, Elders Austin Kearnes, James Hansen, Joseph Christenson, Brigham Jensen, and Frank L. Copening.  The casket was a beauitful one and the floral emblems tendered for evidence of the high regard.  The mortal remains of Brother Christenson were followed by thirty-seven carriages bearing friends to the cemetery where the dedicatory rite was preformed, consigning his body to rest in the earth, eventually to be reunited with the Spirit which animated it, to then abide continually.  Elder Thomas E. Taylor of Salt Lake City offered the dedicatory prayer.

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Posting in Deseret News

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Birth: Aug. 16, 1828
Death: Jun. 8, 1903

Married to Christena Nilsson Okesson Christenson (1836 - 1929)
Johanna Herling Christenson (1840 - 1925)

Inscription:
 
John Christenson Born Aug. 18, 1828 Died June 8, 1903 Amiable and beloved Father farewell: (?) on this perishing stone but in the Book of Life and in the hearts of thy afflicted friends is thy worth recorded.

John Christenson Monument Gunnison, Utah

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Sources:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28508862

http://ickes-hallman.org/JohnC%20ph.html

Tilda Christena Christenson Wasden

Tilda Christena Christenson Wasden

GRAVE LOCATION - Block C Lot 4 Grave 6

on the same stone as James Brooks Wasden
STONE SAYS married 9 Mar 1898


Tilda Christensen Wasden
Born 21 Jan 1871, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
Daughter of John Christensen & Christena Aakeson

Md James Brooks Wasden, 9 Mar 1898, Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Died 3 Jul 1962, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 5 Jul, Thursday

Wasden Funeral Held in Lovell

Funeral services for Tilda C. Wasden, early day pioneer of the Big Horn Basin, were held Thursday, July 5, at 10 a.m. in the LDS Stake House with Bishop Scott M. Welch officiating.

Ford and Arthur Welch sang "One Fleeting Hour" and the invocation was offered by Bishop Ernest Jensen of Byron. Mrs. Scott M. Welch read the obituary and Mrs. Phil Reasch sang "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," Bishop Rupert Kocherhans gave the sermon and the Third Ward Singing Mothers sang "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," the benediction was given by Floyd Allred.

Six grandsons were the pallbearers, Grant Wasden, Calvin Johnson, Stephen Blood, Verne House, Philip Wasden and Julian Sorensen.

Interment was in the Penrose cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home.

Tilda C. Christenson Wasden was born Jan. 21, 1871 in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah, the daughter of John and Christena Adeson Christenson. She came to Wyoming in 1904.

She first attended school at the age of four years. Eventually she attended Snow College, Ephriam, Utah and taught one year. She also worked as piece worker in an overall factory and as cook and house keeper in Salt Lake City to help support her brother who was on a LDS mission.

Mrs. Wasden was a member of the LDS church and she participated actively in the church, even in her later years. She worked in all the church auxiliary organizations in many capacities, and she filled a mission call to the Manti temple, Manti, Utah from 1896 to 1898.

Tilda Christenson and James B. Wasden were married in Manti Mar. 9, 1898. In December, 1904 the family moved to the Big Horn Basin to make their home, first to Byron and six months later to a new agricultural development later named Penrose, where they homesteaded on new uncultivated land. As post office, church and school came to the little farming community, the Wasdens were foremost in actively supporting these projects. Mrs. Wasden helped with the sick and assisted at over fifty births in the community since doctors were almost unknown in that locality.

Except for two years, 1931-1932 spent in Utah, the family lived in Penrose until 1955 when Mr. and Mrs. Wasden moved to Lovell.

She passed away Tuesday, July 3 at the age of 91 years, five months and 12 days.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, David of Cody and Brooks of Medford, Ore.; four daughters, Mrs. Alvin Johnson of Lpvell, Mrs. Russell Blood of Garland, Mrs. Jospeh Lohoff of Sheridan and Mrs. Norman Sorensen of Lovell; 35 grandchildren; 70 great grandchilden and one great grandchild. One son, James Orvil, preceded her in death.

James Brooks and Tilda Christina Monument Penrose Cemetery



Penrose Cemetery Penrose , Big Horn, Wyoming

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Source:
http://personal.tctwest.net/~gonefishin/penrose/pafn01.htm#105

James Brooks Wasden

James Brooks Wasden

GRAVE LOCATION - Block C Lot 4 Grave 5


on the same stone as Tilda Christina Wasden
STONE SAYS married 9 Mar 1898

James Brooks Wasden
Born 16 July 1870, Scipio, Millard, Utah
Son of John Brooks Wasden & Sophia Olsen
Md Tilda Christensen, 9 Mar 1898, Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Died 25 Feb 1966, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming (Lovell Nurseing Home)
Buried 1 Mar 1966

James B. Wasden Services Held

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning for James Brooks Wasden, 95, retired Penrose farmer, in the Gold Chapel of the Big Horn Stake Center. Bishop Scott Welch conducted the program which opened with a vocal solo "O Divine Redeemer" sung by Mrs. Phil Reasch and accompanied by Carma Allred. Arthur Asay gave the invocation and Dwight Blood, a grandson, gave the obiturary. Josephine Sorenson played an organ solo which was followed by the sermon given by Ernest Jensen of Byron.

The Closing song was sung by Art, Ford, Klaes and Scott Welch. Their selection was "Jesus, My Savior True." The benediction was pronounced by Orin Jones. Interment was held in the Lovell Cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home. Max Lowe of Ten Sleep decidcated the grave. Mr. Wasden died Friday in the nursing wing of North Big Horn hospital. Where he had been a patient for three and a half years. Although he farmed for many years in Penrose and served as Bishop of the Penrose Ward for 13 years, he moved to Lovell in 1955.

Mr. Wasden served as a teamster and later construction foreman on some of the first roads that were built in Yellowstone Park. An early pioneer in the area, he first heard of the Big Horn Basin from Buffalo Billl Cody whom he met while he was working on the railroad in Sheridan.

Col. Cody described the opportunities to Mr. Wasden, drawing him a map of this country and telling him of the two routes to the Yellowstone Park, over "Dead Indian hill into Cooke City and up the North Fork of the Stinking Water."

Hightlights of Mr. Wasden's work in the Park were the dedication of the arch at the Gardiner entrance when he was privileged to meet and shake hands with President Theodore Roosevelt, and construction of the Chittenden bridge in 1903.

Mr. Wasden was an active member of the LDS church and had filled a mission in his youth. He was married to Tilda Christensen in the Manti LDS temple Mar. 9, 1898. His parents were Mr. and Mrs John Brooks Wasden of Scipio, Utah.

Survivors include two sons, David of Cody and Brooks of Medford, Ore.; four daughters Mrs. Alvin Johnson of Lovell, Mrs. Russell Blood of Garland, Mrs. Elna House of Cody and Mrs. Norman Sorensen of Lovell; 35 grandchildren, 92 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

James Brooks Wasden, age 95, died Friday in the nursing wing of the North Big Horn hospital, where he had been a resident for three and a half years. He was a former resident of Penrose.

Mr. Wasden was born July 6, 1870, at Scipio, Utah, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks Wasden. His earlier years were spent in Gunnison, Colo. On Mar. 9, 1898, he married Tilda Christensen in Manti, Utah.

Interment was in the Penrose Cemetery.


James Brooks and Tilda Christina Wasden Monument



Penrose Cemetery Penrose, Big Horn, Wyoming

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Source:
http://personal.tctwest.net/~gonefishin/penrose/pafn01.htm#105

James Orvil Wasden Family



James Orvil Wasden
"Happy"



Publishers Note: Families who are fortunate enough to have in their possession, precious historic family photos, histories and memorabilia, should be gracious and generous enough to share with family members who do not have such access.  A cousin found a history on one of my sites that he wanted to include in a book he was writing, and asked permission to use it.  I told him, "It isn't my history, it's OUR history."

Philip Asay Wasden

Philip Asay Wasden

Philip Asay Wasden, eldest son of James Orvil and Mae Asay Wasden.  This site is for our ancestors, but when wonderful things happen, we just have to celebrate them!  My brother Phil left this morning for Washington D.C.  He will be participating in a Concert this Memorial Day, and was chosen to be one of four vetrans who will place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  What a wonderful honor.  Following is a message sent from Phil regarding this event:

"Among the patriotic and rousing numbers we will perform in our Armed Forces Concert this evening, is the thoughtful piece entitled, "Who Are The Brave?" The answer to the question is a powerful rejoinder, “Those who serve mankind!” My thoughts regarding this song are as though there is a “looped” playback of the words in my psyche. In other words, I cannot get them out of my mind. I think of the many Patriots of this country—known and unknown, in times of war and peace, civilian and military; there are many “hero’s.” Are the United States leaders and their decisions perfect? Of course not! They have often blundered putting others in “harm’s way.” Like Tennyson’s account of the Battle of Balaclava, those icons of courage and achievement were the ones carrying out the orders of their superiors. The debates of war will continue long after the battles but they should never taint the pure sacrifice of those who “paid the ultimate price.”

“…Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Some one had blundered:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred…”
n “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

As we sing tonight, and again next week in the Washington, D.C. Concerts, my thoughts will be upon the many hero’s in my life. I will not embarrass some of the living by naming names however, you know who you are! I have been granted the ultimate honor of being one of the Veterans selected to present a wreath at The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier next Saturday. When I salute, I will salute all Patriot’s of all ages.

We are grateful to all who serve this great country, past, present and future.  Thank you for your service.

Thomas Wasden's Record from Aston, Yorkshire, England to Salt Lake City, Utah



Thomas Wasden

Mary Coucum

This typewritten copy was sent to Dave Carlsen by Dalene Butts on 5 February 1999

[Note from Dave Carlsen: If anyone reading this knows who has the original of this record, please send me a note.]

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Came by railroad from Woodhouse Junction to Liverpool and sailed on the 26th of April 1855, on the ship Wm. Stetson and a prosperous journey. And three deaths, children. Landed on the 8th of May 1855 in N. Y.

And came by rails and river up to Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. on the 5th of June, 1855 and had a great deal of sickness with the death of Willard and Sarah Ann Wasden. W. 3. & S.A. 1 and left Cincinnati on the 19th of April on the [ ? ] train and arrived at St. Louis on the 26th of April 1859. And left St. Louis on the 28th and arrived in Florence on the 9th of May by the boat Carrier and to our surprise we found the houses deserted. Where we found a comfortable house and brought a fine yoke of cattle and paid $80.00 dollars, also bought another yoke and wagon and paid $125.00 dollars. The wagon been in use before, and left for the plains on the 19th of June.

Before moving on I shot a fine deer and gave a piece to each in the camp. Arrived Ganoe on the 4th of July without any accidents and left on the 5th of July and arrived at Woods River on the tenth of July, each being 140 miles apart, 11th of July camped three miles from the bridge.

We are in the buffalo country and are hunting today. 12th of July, pleasant day traveled 8 miles. In the evening we had a thunder and lightning storm which tore up the tents and we were almost drowned while getting into the wagon at 2 A.M.

13 of July traveled about 20 Miles, pleasant day and plenty of buffalo. (Ft. Kearney is across the river.) [Original copy is so faded this may not be correct.]

14th of July was very hot and no breeze. 2 buffalo killed, one by Capt. Stevensen and one by Brother Roggers. Old man Roggers has been lost since morning on the hunt. Camped at Elm Creek, Brother Lee's axle broke. Traveled between 10 and 15 miles and very busy this evening cutting up the buffalo.

15th of July camped at Elm Creek. Very pleasant day. Death of a child of Brother Lee, four days old. About 20 minutes before 10 o'clock this evening as I was getting in bed I heard the calling and yelling as of a herd of buffalos or Indians on the cattle herd, but to my surprise it was the welcome cheers of our lost brother Roggers.

[Pages lost] and a few drops of rain, all well. Camped at Skunk Creek a train of [ ? -- could not make out the name] came up late this evening with 10 wagons.

20th of July traveled 10 miles and camped at Little Mud Creek and a very Pleasant day and all sand hills. We passed a tribe of Sioux Indians camped at the Panney Springs, quite friendly.

21st of July was a very pleasant day. We traveled 14 miles, camped on the Muddy Creek.

22nd was a pleasant day with a great deal of sand hills, traveled about 15 miles. A little rain in the evening. Nesflins Train is ten miles ahead. We have many lame cattle in the camp now.

23rd a wet morning. It rained while at dinner, started at 12 A.M. Traveled 9 miles. Brother Hastings cow left behind.

24th was a beautiful morning with the death of two oxen, one of Brother Teners and one of Brother Chamberlains. A young girl died, daughter of Brother Allen---Elizabeth Allen, aged 15 years. She and her mother and brother came to this country on the Ganoe, the same train and ship as we did, and are still camped this evening by the Platt, three miles west of the Bluff Creek.

25th of July a wet day, traveled 10 miles with very bad roads through sand hills. There are plenty of flies and mosquitoes.

26th of July traveled 10 miles. Beautiful day and in the evening Brothers Eldridge, Young and Coward came in the camp with three wagons. Brother Stainpour's ox dead.

27th traveled 12 miles, very pleasant day. There are a great many lame cattle.

29th A very heavey sand hill 1/2 mile long. We had to double teams, it took til dinner time. Traveled about 7 miles. Was a thunder storm in the evening. There are a great many Indians about warring with the Panners.

29th. Pleasant day with the death of Sister Hoppley, wife of Brother Hoppley, died of cold, been exposed to hardships which she could not endure and buried at Castle Creek. A train of some 10 or a dozen wagons returning from Utah and Ogden City; traveled about 12 miles. Sister Gumbar Con left on mistake. Brother Silver is strained a little in the arms and breast, in going through a san bar the cattle turned around and stood on him, very nearly upsetting the wagon. Camped about nine o'clock in the evening. Many Indians around. Camped by the Platt.

30th Pleasant day. One ox died of Sister Gumbar. Traveled about miles.

1st of August traveled 11 miles. A great deal of sand. Pleasant day.

2nd. Fixed up the wagons till dinner time. Pleasant day and in sight of Chimney Rock twenty miles ahead. Traveled 10 miles with a little rain in the evening with the death of Brother Griffith's child, five months old, died of diarreah.

3rd. Pleasant day. Traveled 18 miles with a very heavy thunder storm in the evening we passed a train of wagons from Salt Lake-------- and camped five miles the other side of Chimney Rock.
4th. Pleasant day. 18 miles and we have camped.

[Remaining pages in journal are lost.]

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Source:  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rhutch/famhistory/twasden/thomas_wasden_journal.html