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Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson

 Person

Biography

Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen (1898-1987) was a talented writer, wife, mother, and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.

Naomi Asay was born to Jerome Asay Sr. and Nancy Jane Meeks Asay on February 3, 1898, in Hatch, Utah. She had 10 siblings and was the second youngest. Naomi was great in school and a talented musician. In 1920, she married Ervin Andrew Anderson. They had three children together, but unfortunately, Ervin died just six years later. In 1931, she married Hyrum Jensen, with whom she had two daughters. She completed bachelor's and master's degrees at Minnesota State University.

Naomi was a talented writer. She was a correspondent for the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune and wrote many local histories. She was known for providing service in many ways, including working in a hospital and sponsoring an immigrant. Naomi died on May 7, 1987 in Ferron, Utah.

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

O. J. Anderson and family

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313089]
Identifier: MSS SC 1563
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Olaf J. Anderson, including information about his two wives Kathinka and Nathalia and several of their children. She presents the history of the family's "Anderson Hotel" in Castle Dale, Utah and Olaf's and Kathinka's mission for the Mormon Church in Copenhagen, Denmark where he edited the Mormon newspaper, "Scandinavian Star," 1908-1912.

Dates: 1980

Asay town, now a ghost town, in Garfield County

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325976]
Identifier: MSS SC 2731
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of Asay Town, Utah. The town was founded in 1872 along Asay Creek by Mormons and was later abandoned. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

Biography of Niels Peter and Ellen Anderson Miller

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313477]
Identifier: MSS SC 1615
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biography of Niels Peter Miller and his wife, Ellen Anderson Miller, Danish converts to the Mormon Church who lived in Mount Pleasant, Utah and later settled Castle Valley, Utah.

Dates: 1969

Early history of Emery County mail and mail routes, post offices and post masters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325984]
Identifier: MSS SC 2732
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of mail delivery in Emery County, Utah. Also included is a one-page history of "Cattle Rustling" in Emery County. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

The ghost town of Hillsdale

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313568]
Identifier: MSS SC 1624
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed history of Hillsdale, Utah and of the Johnson and Wilson families who founded it.

Dates: 1969

The ghost town of Hillsdale

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325968]
Identifier: MSS SC 2730
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history Hillsdale, Utah. The town was founded in 1871 by Mormons. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

Naomi A. Jensen biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342849]
Identifier: MSS 761
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten biographies. The subjects of these biographies were Mormons living in Emery and Sanpete Counties of Utah. The date of composition of most of these items is uncertain, but some were composed apparently in 1969.

Dates: approximately 1969

John and Nancy Jane McCleve biography and Twiss Bermingham diary

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1626
Scope and Contents This collection contains the biography of John and Nancy Mccleve, written by Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen, and a copy of Twiss Bermingham's diary. Biography occupies 7 pages, compiled June 1972.The typed copy of Twiss Bermingham's diary contains daily accounts of life on the Samuel Curling ship and crossing the plains. Bermingham was the first clerk of the ship and kept records of the people who emigrated on the ship from England, including the McCleve family. Entries are dated...
Dates: 1972 June; 1856 April 12 - September 21

Robbers Roost : Caste Gate payroll robbery

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325950]
Identifier: MSS SC 2729
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of a payroll robbery. Jensen writes a history of outlaws at Robber's Roost, Utah, and tells the story of a payroll robbery in 1897 in which $9000 was stolen by Butch Cassidy and others. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

Wilsonville : a ghost town of Emery County

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338375]
Identifier: MSS 943
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of Wilsonville, Utah. The town was settled by Mormons. Initially, there were about seven families in the hamlet, not including surrounding farms. The site was later abandoned. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950