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 5 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.
John and Nancy Jane McCleve biography and Twiss Bermingham diary / compiled by Naomi A. Jensen
Mary Jane McCleve Meeks biography
This collection contains the biography of Mary Jane McCleve Meeks written by Naomi A. Jensen. Mary Jane McCleve was born in Crawfordsburn, Ireland, in 1840. Mary Jane emigrated to Utah with her family at the age of 16. The family traveled with the S. Curling ship to Boston and crossed the plains with the Daniel D. McArthur Company. She married Dr. Priddy Meeks in 1856 and they had eleven children. She died at the age of 93 in 1933.
Wilsonville : a ghost town of Emery County
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.