Gwenfread Evans1
#28265, (26 February 1902 - 12 September 1978)
| | Her married name was Jenson. |
Birth* | 26 February 1902 | She was born on 26 February 1902.1 |
Marriage* | 30 May 1931 | She married Elmer Carl Jenson, son of Carl Conrad Jenson and Edith M Walk, on 30 May 1931 at Bountiful, Davis Co., UtahG.3 |
| 12 April 1940 | She and Elmer Carl Jenson appeared on the census of 12 April 1940 at Seventh, Montpelier, Bear Lake Co., IdahoG.4 |
Death* | 12 September 1978 | She died on 12 September 1978 at Houston, Harris Co., TexasG, at age 76.1 |
Citations
- [S2386] Idaho, Southern Counties Obituaries, 1943-2013, online FamilySearch.org. Clipped news article, no page or date given, img. 2682/2997. Obituary of Gwenfread Evans.
MONTPELIER -- Gwenfread Evans Jenson, 76, died Tuesday at a Houston, Texas, hospital following a long illness.
She was horn Feb. 26, 1902, at Malad to Isaac and Annie W. Jones Evans. She married Elmer C. Jenson May 30, 1931, at Bountiful, Utah.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and of the Order of the Eastern Star, where she held many offices, including two terms as matron. She also vvas active in the Past Matrons Circle. She served in the Ladies Aid Society.
Survivors include her husband, Montpelier; one son, Lt. Cmdr. Ronald L. Jenson, Camp Hill, Pa; one daughter, Mrs. Walter E. (Carolyn) Hesson; Houston; four grandchildren; and one brother, James W. J. Evans, Malad.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Matthews Mortuary Chapel in Montpelier. Friends may call today from 7-8 p.m. and on Saturday for one hour before services. Burial will be in the Montpelier city cemetery.
Citing Obituary, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, Blackfoot Idaho Family History Center, Idaho. - [S2386] Idaho, Southern Counties Obituaries, 1943-2013, online FamilySearch.org. Death notice of Gwenfread Evans, 1978, q.v.
- [S2387] Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940, online FamilySearch.org. Elmer Carl Jenson, son of Carl Conrad Jenson and Edith Valk, and Gwenfread Evans, dau. of Isaac Evans and Annie Jones, marr. Davis Co. UT 30 May 1931; citing Film 484361, p. 7641.
- [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Elmer C (34), b. UT, retail grocery owner-manager; Gwenfread (34), b. ID; res. same place in 1935.