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Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson (1898-1987)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1898 - 1987

Biography

Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen (1898-1987) was a writer for the Emery County Progress, and author of local histories.

Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen 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. In 1920, Nancy married Ervin Andrew Anderson. They had three children together. Unfortunately, Ervin died just six years after their marriage due to a mining accident. 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 reporter for the Emery County Progress and sent news to the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune. She wrote many local histories, including stories on various state pioneers and histories written for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization. Naomi died on May 7, 1987, in Ferron, Utah.

Citation:
Recollections & snapshots, 1997:t.p. (Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen)

Naomi A. Jensen biographies, approximately 1969(Naomi A. Jensen)

FamilySearch, June 21, 2024 (Naomi Asay was born to Jerome Asay Sr. and Nancy Jane Meeks Asay on February 3, 1898, in Hatch, Utah. 10 siblings, second youngest. In 1920, married Ervin Andrew Anderson. Had three children together. Unfortunately, Ervin died just six years after their marriage due to a mining accident. In 1931 married Hyrum Jensen, two daughters. Died on May 7, 1987, in Ferron, Utah)

Guide to Women's Manuscript Collections, via www, June 21, 2024 (Completed bachelor's and master's degrees at Minnesota State University; reporter for the Emery County Progress, and sent news to the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune. Wrote many local histories, including stories on various state pioneers and histories written for the D.U.P. organization) https://atom3.lib.byu.edu/womensmanuscripts/657/

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biography of Niels Peter and Ellen Anderson Miller

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