Daughter of Jens/Jense Christain Christensen and Johanna (Hannah) Kristine Pedersen or Peterson
Wife of William Henson Walker, married 21 Aug 1887 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Sarah Ellen Christensen was born Feb 17, 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the fourth child of Jense Chirstensen and Hannah Christine Peterson. Her parents were converts to the LDS Church from Denmark, her father having crossed the plaiins with the Captain Willie Handcart Co. in 1856. When he arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah he went to work for Bishop Burton of the Presiding Bishopric. The bishop always called him Brother Jense, and thus the family adopted the name of Jense for their surname. This has always been rather confusing for the descendants becasue in the church records they are known as Christensens and in every day life they are known as Jense.
When Sarah was a small child, the family moved to Pleasant Grove where her father continued the occupation of farming. Sarah had four sisters adn two brothers. This family learned the meaning of hard work and also the value of a dollar. As soon as they were older enough, they took the responibilty of supporting themselves, the girls doing housework and the boys herding sheep.
She attended school as much as possible, but due to financial conditions she was unable to go as much as she would like to have gone. There were no free schools at that time, and when families were large and dollars were scarce, education had to be limited.
At the age of nineteen, Sarah was married to William Henson Walker, and they made their home in Pleasant Grove. They have 10 children. Sarah was a kind and understanding mother and always had the welfare of her children at heart. At the time she was raising her family, she was blessed with very good health, which enabled her to help her husband on the farm as well as to take care of her household duties. After a hard days work, she would stay
up late at night and sew for her children. She would also cut and sew carpet rags, as it was necessary to make a new carpet for the kitchen floor every year. It was always a happy ocassion for the children when the old carpet was taken up becasue the could read the old funny papers that were used under it to cover the rough boards. She also churned and printed many punds of butter to take to the store in exchange for groceries.
A trying time came in her life when William was stricken with a bad case of brights disease which almost took his life. Beside having him to care for, she also had the farm to manage, as the children were all small. The older boys would have to stand on boxes and in the manger to harness the horses so they could go to the fields to take care of the crops. It was through Sarah's untiring efforts that her husband was enabled to recover.
Sarah enjoyed her children very much but had the misfortune of losing two of her daughters, Mary & Vera.
Sarah was a typical Danish lady. She had a fair complexion, blue eyes and blond hair. She was very sympathetic with everyone and was very emotional. Her recreation consisted mostly of visting with her Dansih friends, who lived in that part of the town called "Little Denmark." They enjoyed peach cutting bees, quiltings and carding bees. In the evenings they would gahter with the menfolf at one another's homes and play games till about midnight and then have lunch before the party broke up. they could always find something to eat as long as they had a cup of coffee to go along with it. One of the highlights of each year was the celebration of Sarah's birthday. On this ocassion she would cook supper for about fifty people. The children would watch with happy anicipation as pies, cakes and other good things were prepared for the birthday supper. To acommodate everyone, it was necessary to set the table three or four times, and no one every went away hungry. As February 17th rolls around each year it brings back many pleasant memories for her children and they still get together to celebrate this ocassion. When she was about sixty years of age, it was necessary for Sarah to have an operation for gall stones and her activities were limited after that.
On February 15, 1939, her life long dream came true when she and William had their temple work done. This gave her much joy and comfort during her declining years, especaially after William died so suddenly from a heart attack on May 8, 1940. Sarah missed him a great deal as they had always been so close to each other.
In Ocotber, 1942, she had the misfortune of falling and breaking her hip and was bedfast for five months. She passed away on the 14th of March 1943. God bless her memory.
By Reed Owen Walker,son
Wife of William Henson Walker, married 21 Aug 1887 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Sarah Ellen Christensen was born Feb 17, 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the fourth child of Jense Chirstensen and Hannah Christine Peterson. Her parents were converts to the LDS Church from Denmark, her father having crossed the plaiins with the Captain Willie Handcart Co. in 1856. When he arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah he went to work for Bishop Burton of the Presiding Bishopric. The bishop always called him Brother Jense, and thus the family adopted the name of Jense for their surname. This has always been rather confusing for the descendants becasue in the church records they are known as Christensens and in every day life they are known as Jense.
When Sarah was a small child, the family moved to Pleasant Grove where her father continued the occupation of farming. Sarah had four sisters adn two brothers. This family learned the meaning of hard work and also the value of a dollar. As soon as they were older enough, they took the responibilty of supporting themselves, the girls doing housework and the boys herding sheep.
She attended school as much as possible, but due to financial conditions she was unable to go as much as she would like to have gone. There were no free schools at that time, and when families were large and dollars were scarce, education had to be limited.
At the age of nineteen, Sarah was married to William Henson Walker, and they made their home in Pleasant Grove. They have 10 children. Sarah was a kind and understanding mother and always had the welfare of her children at heart. At the time she was raising her family, she was blessed with very good health, which enabled her to help her husband on the farm as well as to take care of her household duties. After a hard days work, she would stay
up late at night and sew for her children. She would also cut and sew carpet rags, as it was necessary to make a new carpet for the kitchen floor every year. It was always a happy ocassion for the children when the old carpet was taken up becasue the could read the old funny papers that were used under it to cover the rough boards. She also churned and printed many punds of butter to take to the store in exchange for groceries.
A trying time came in her life when William was stricken with a bad case of brights disease which almost took his life. Beside having him to care for, she also had the farm to manage, as the children were all small. The older boys would have to stand on boxes and in the manger to harness the horses so they could go to the fields to take care of the crops. It was through Sarah's untiring efforts that her husband was enabled to recover.
Sarah enjoyed her children very much but had the misfortune of losing two of her daughters, Mary & Vera.
Sarah was a typical Danish lady. She had a fair complexion, blue eyes and blond hair. She was very sympathetic with everyone and was very emotional. Her recreation consisted mostly of visting with her Dansih friends, who lived in that part of the town called "Little Denmark." They enjoyed peach cutting bees, quiltings and carding bees. In the evenings they would gahter with the menfolf at one another's homes and play games till about midnight and then have lunch before the party broke up. they could always find something to eat as long as they had a cup of coffee to go along with it. One of the highlights of each year was the celebration of Sarah's birthday. On this ocassion she would cook supper for about fifty people. The children would watch with happy anicipation as pies, cakes and other good things were prepared for the birthday supper. To acommodate everyone, it was necessary to set the table three or four times, and no one every went away hungry. As February 17th rolls around each year it brings back many pleasant memories for her children and they still get together to celebrate this ocassion. When she was about sixty years of age, it was necessary for Sarah to have an operation for gall stones and her activities were limited after that.
On February 15, 1939, her life long dream came true when she and William had their temple work done. This gave her much joy and comfort during her declining years, especaially after William died so suddenly from a heart attack on May 8, 1940. Sarah missed him a great deal as they had always been so close to each other.
In Ocotber, 1942, she had the misfortune of falling and breaking her hip and was bedfast for five months. She passed away on the 14th of March 1943. God bless her memory.
By Reed Owen Walker,son
Daughter of Jens/Jense Christain Christensen and Johanna (Hannah) Kristine Pedersen or Peterson
Wife of William Henson Walker, married 21 Aug 1887 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Sarah Ellen Christensen was born Feb 17, 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the fourth child of Jense Chirstensen and Hannah Christine Peterson. Her parents were converts to the LDS Church from Denmark, her father having crossed the plaiins with the Captain Willie Handcart Co. in 1856. When he arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah he went to work for Bishop Burton of the Presiding Bishopric. The bishop always called him Brother Jense, and thus the family adopted the name of Jense for their surname. This has always been rather confusing for the descendants becasue in the church records they are known as Christensens and in every day life they are known as Jense.
When Sarah was a small child, the family moved to Pleasant Grove where her father continued the occupation of farming. Sarah had four sisters adn two brothers. This family learned the meaning of hard work and also the value of a dollar. As soon as they were older enough, they took the responibilty of supporting themselves, the girls doing housework and the boys herding sheep.
She attended school as much as possible, but due to financial conditions she was unable to go as much as she would like to have gone. There were no free schools at that time, and when families were large and dollars were scarce, education had to be limited.
At the age of nineteen, Sarah was married to William Henson Walker, and they made their home in Pleasant Grove. They have 10 children. Sarah was a kind and understanding mother and always had the welfare of her children at heart. At the time she was raising her family, she was blessed with very good health, which enabled her to help her husband on the farm as well as to take care of her household duties. After a hard days work, she would stay
up late at night and sew for her children. She would also cut and sew carpet rags, as it was necessary to make a new carpet for the kitchen floor every year. It was always a happy ocassion for the children when the old carpet was taken up becasue the could read the old funny papers that were used under it to cover the rough boards. She also churned and printed many punds of butter to take to the store in exchange for groceries.
A trying time came in her life when William was stricken with a bad case of brights disease which almost took his life. Beside having him to care for, she also had the farm to manage, as the children were all small. The older boys would have to stand on boxes and in the manger to harness the horses so they could go to the fields to take care of the crops. It was through Sarah's untiring efforts that her husband was enabled to recover.
Sarah enjoyed her children very much but had the misfortune of losing two of her daughters, Mary & Vera.
Sarah was a typical Danish lady. She had a fair complexion, blue eyes and blond hair. She was very sympathetic with everyone and was very emotional. Her recreation consisted mostly of visting with her Dansih friends, who lived in that part of the town called "Little Denmark." They enjoyed peach cutting bees, quiltings and carding bees. In the evenings they would gahter with the menfolf at one another's homes and play games till about midnight and then have lunch before the party broke up. they could always find something to eat as long as they had a cup of coffee to go along with it. One of the highlights of each year was the celebration of Sarah's birthday. On this ocassion she would cook supper for about fifty people. The children would watch with happy anicipation as pies, cakes and other good things were prepared for the birthday supper. To acommodate everyone, it was necessary to set the table three or four times, and no one every went away hungry. As February 17th rolls around each year it brings back many pleasant memories for her children and they still get together to celebrate this ocassion. When she was about sixty years of age, it was necessary for Sarah to have an operation for gall stones and her activities were limited after that.
On February 15, 1939, her life long dream came true when she and William had their temple work done. This gave her much joy and comfort during her declining years, especaially after William died so suddenly from a heart attack on May 8, 1940. Sarah missed him a great deal as they had always been so close to each other.
In Ocotber, 1942, she had the misfortune of falling and breaking her hip and was bedfast for five months. She passed away on the 14th of March 1943. God bless her memory.
By Reed Owen Walker,son
Wife of William Henson Walker, married 21 Aug 1887 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Sarah Ellen Christensen was born Feb 17, 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the fourth child of Jense Chirstensen and Hannah Christine Peterson. Her parents were converts to the LDS Church from Denmark, her father having crossed the plaiins with the Captain Willie Handcart Co. in 1856. When he arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah he went to work for Bishop Burton of the Presiding Bishopric. The bishop always called him Brother Jense, and thus the family adopted the name of Jense for their surname. This has always been rather confusing for the descendants becasue in the church records they are known as Christensens and in every day life they are known as Jense.
When Sarah was a small child, the family moved to Pleasant Grove where her father continued the occupation of farming. Sarah had four sisters adn two brothers. This family learned the meaning of hard work and also the value of a dollar. As soon as they were older enough, they took the responibilty of supporting themselves, the girls doing housework and the boys herding sheep.
She attended school as much as possible, but due to financial conditions she was unable to go as much as she would like to have gone. There were no free schools at that time, and when families were large and dollars were scarce, education had to be limited.
At the age of nineteen, Sarah was married to William Henson Walker, and they made their home in Pleasant Grove. They have 10 children. Sarah was a kind and understanding mother and always had the welfare of her children at heart. At the time she was raising her family, she was blessed with very good health, which enabled her to help her husband on the farm as well as to take care of her household duties. After a hard days work, she would stay
up late at night and sew for her children. She would also cut and sew carpet rags, as it was necessary to make a new carpet for the kitchen floor every year. It was always a happy ocassion for the children when the old carpet was taken up becasue the could read the old funny papers that were used under it to cover the rough boards. She also churned and printed many punds of butter to take to the store in exchange for groceries.
A trying time came in her life when William was stricken with a bad case of brights disease which almost took his life. Beside having him to care for, she also had the farm to manage, as the children were all small. The older boys would have to stand on boxes and in the manger to harness the horses so they could go to the fields to take care of the crops. It was through Sarah's untiring efforts that her husband was enabled to recover.
Sarah enjoyed her children very much but had the misfortune of losing two of her daughters, Mary & Vera.
Sarah was a typical Danish lady. She had a fair complexion, blue eyes and blond hair. She was very sympathetic with everyone and was very emotional. Her recreation consisted mostly of visting with her Dansih friends, who lived in that part of the town called "Little Denmark." They enjoyed peach cutting bees, quiltings and carding bees. In the evenings they would gahter with the menfolf at one another's homes and play games till about midnight and then have lunch before the party broke up. they could always find something to eat as long as they had a cup of coffee to go along with it. One of the highlights of each year was the celebration of Sarah's birthday. On this ocassion she would cook supper for about fifty people. The children would watch with happy anicipation as pies, cakes and other good things were prepared for the birthday supper. To acommodate everyone, it was necessary to set the table three or four times, and no one every went away hungry. As February 17th rolls around each year it brings back many pleasant memories for her children and they still get together to celebrate this ocassion. When she was about sixty years of age, it was necessary for Sarah to have an operation for gall stones and her activities were limited after that.
On February 15, 1939, her life long dream came true when she and William had their temple work done. This gave her much joy and comfort during her declining years, especaially after William died so suddenly from a heart attack on May 8, 1940. Sarah missed him a great deal as they had always been so close to each other.
In Ocotber, 1942, she had the misfortune of falling and breaking her hip and was bedfast for five months. She passed away on the 14th of March 1943. God bless her memory.
By Reed Owen Walker,son
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