Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson
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 3 Collections and/or Records:
O. J. Anderson and family
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.
The ghost town of Hillsdale
Photocopy of a typed history of Hillsdale, Utah and of the Johnson and Wilson families who founded it.
Naomi A. Jensen biographies
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.