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Sarah Ellen Christensen Walker
17 Feb 1868 – 14 Mar 1943
| Birth | 17 Feb 1868 |
| Death | 14 Mar 1943 |
| Cemetery | Pleasant Grove City Cemetery Pleasant Grove , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | SRBentz on 08 Sep 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76921 |
Bio
Daughter of Jens Christian Christensen and Johanna Kristine Petersdatter Wife of William Henson Walker married on 21 August 1887 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah History. Sarah Ellen Christensen was born February 17, 1868, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the fourth child of Jense Christensen and Hannah Christine Peterson. Her parents were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Denmark, her father had crossed the plains 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. When Sarah was a small child, the family moved to Pleasant Grove where her father continued the occupation of farming. Sarah had four sisters and 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 responsibility 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 day's 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 occasion for the children when the old carpet was taken up because they could read the old funny papers that were used under it to cover the rough boards. She also churned and printed many pounds 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. Besides 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 to everyone and was very emotional. Her recreation consisted mostly of visiting with her Dansih friends, who lived in that part of the town called "Little Denmark." They enjoyed peach-cutting bees, quilting, and carding bees. In the evenings they would gather with the menfolk 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 occasion, she would cook supper for about fifty people. The children would watch with happy anticipation as pies, cakes, and other good things were prepared for the birthday supper. To accommodate everyone, it was necessary to set the table three or four times, and no one ever 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 occasion. When she was about sixty years of age, it was necessary for Sarah to have an operation for gallstones and her activities were limited after that. On February 15, 1939, her lifelong dream came true when she and William had their temple work done. This gave her much joy and comfort during her declining years, especially 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 October 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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Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- Anna Marie Christensen Pierpont 1860–1938
- Nels Thomas Jense 1871–1932
- Ernest Burton Jense 1875–1955
- Stine Clarinda Christenson Ball 1877–1930
- Alice Christensen 1880–1880
Children
- Myrtle Walker Rushton 1890–1974
- Vera Ellen Walker Brems 1892–1914
- William James Walker 1894–1974
- Lynn Henson Walker 1896–1966
- Lewis Emery Walker 1898–1958
- Aaron Burton Walker 1900–1987
- Mary Mellissa Walker 1902–1904
- Frank K. Walker 1907–1978
- Reed Owen Walker 1910–1984
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