John Edward Christensen

1875 - 1950  (75 years)

• Name	John Edward Christensen  [1]
  Birth	24 Oct 1875	Republic County, Kansas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Dec 1950	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas   [1]
  Obituary	4 Dec 1950	Topeka, Kansas   [1]
  	John Edward Christensen, 75, of 106 North Lindenwood, died Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tyra Talley, in Chanute, from injuries received in a fall November 2. Mr. Christensen was born October 24, 1875, in Republic County, Kan., and received his education in the Republic County schools and Ottawa University. He was a merchant at Concordia until 1928 when he moved to Smith Center to operate a restaurant. He moved to Topeka in 1946. He was a member of the Smith Center Baptist Church. He was married October 6, 1903, in Jamestown, Kan., to Louisa A. Poole. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Merrill L. Christensen, Hebron, Neb., and Paul Christensen, Topeka; three daughters, Mrs. Talley of Chanute, Mrs. Dan Rumof, Topeka, and Mrs. LaRue Streiby, Washington, D.C.; three brothers, Alfred Christensen, Concordia, Homer Christensen, Jamestown, and Myron Christensen, Aberdeen, S. Dak.; two sisters, Mrs. Charley Kellogg, Jamestown, and Mrs. J.J. Eastman; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
  Reference Number	40864
  Burial	Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   [4]
  	Mother; Louisa Christensen; 1880-1960 Father; J E Christiansen; 1875-1950
  Person ID	I40599	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Louisa Ann Poole,   b. 11 Apr 1880, Grant Township, Cloud County, Kansas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage License	Oct 1903	Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas   [5]
  	John E. Christenson, 27 Louisa A Poole, 23
  Marriage	6 Oct 1903	Jamestown, Cloud County, Kansas   [1]
  Family ID	F15267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 1626822 - obit in the Topeka Daily Capital, Monday, Dec. 4, 1950, page 2. [S3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Author E-Mail: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/numident/. [S337] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=39. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial IDs 1626822 & 16268240. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, Marriage Licences Issued in the Concordia Empire (Concordia, Kansas), 5 Oct 1903, Mon, Page 1.