Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• FSID: KWZW-4TN
• Bopæl: 1930, Farr West, Weber, Utah, United States

Melvin blev gift med Vera May Saunders den 30 okt. 1922 i Weber, Utah, United States. Vera blev født den 24 apr. 1903 i Harrisville, Weber, Utah, USA; døde den 6 maj 1997 i Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States; blev begravet den 12 maj 1997 i Nyssa, Malheur, Oregon, United States. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• FSID: LRLT-HKP
• Bopæl: 1930, Farr West, Weber, Utah, United States

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• FSID: KWCJ-41R
• Obituary: 1 mar. 2011, Boise, Idaho, USA
• Obituary: 1 mar. 2011, Nampa, Idaho, United States
• Obituary: 1 mar. 2011, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA
• Obituary: 1 mar. 2011, Payette, Idaho, United States
• Obituary: 2 mar. 2011, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA
• Obituary: 2 mar. 2011, Payette, Idaho, United States
• Obituary: 2 mar. 2011, Boise, Idaho, USA

Notater:

Darwin Ernest Jensen born 4 September 1925 at Pleasant View, Utah to Melvin Ernest Jensen, and Vera May Saunders. I have 1 sister Norma who is two years older, and one sister Verla who is three year younger than I am.
The first part of my life I remember was probably was when I was two years old, I fell from a swing in a neighbors basement, and it hurt a lot.
The next thing that I remember is my dad coming home all black from working in the coal plant that he worked at where he unloaded coal all day.
From there to Groveland, near Blackfoot, Idaho where I started school. My first grade teachers name was Mrs. Williams, and I went to Groveland till the fourth grade, then we moved to Shelly Idaho.
At age six my Grandfather William Saunders gave me my first Shetland Pony, and age
he also gave me a dog they were my companions till I married at the age of 20.
When we moved from Groveland to Shelly I was 10 years old and got to drive a team of horses all by myself, I thought that this time I was a man.
I went to Basalt School, the same school that my dad attended when he was a boy. In Basalt when my dad was a boy he lost his parents at a young age and had to go live with an Uncle,
I then went to Shelly Schools, we used to ride to school in an old wagon, that had a pot belly stove in to keep us warm.
It was two years till we left to go to Oregon. My parents bought the old Idanha Farm it was an old Prune Orchard with about 120 acres. In November of 1939, I was then 14 years and a freshman in high school, I participated in sports.
Me being small, I high jumped, pole vaulted, ran the 440 yard dash, small hurdles, 220 relay race I never won much, but I did have fun.
I also took FFA, and my instructors name was Bob Sawyer he was a great man. I loved farming and farmed with my dad. I took the physical for the draft, but was never called to service, guess that I was not supposed to go.
A friend of mine asked me to the movies, his name was Keith Bybee. We went to the movie at 9 pm after the feature ended and the lights came on we saw two young women that Keith knew. He asked them if they would go to the late night show with us and they accepted, they were Joan and Julia. Julia ended up being my date, she was so beautiful I could not watch the movie. I kept looking at her from the corner of my eye. I knew at this time that she was the woman of my dreams. She was only 16, and I was 18 years old. We dated for two years, Julia being 18, and I being 20 we got married on 4 September 1945 in the Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple for time and all eternity.
We had 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls, their names are Steven, Ronald, Darwin, Carla, Julie, Laura, and Mark.
Julia and I have been on the farm always. we raised our children their, and each one of them had a horse, and other animals to love and take care of. They learned that everyone works to make a go of it, they helped in building our new home, in Nyssa, Oregon. How nice it was to have a home big enough for our whole family.
Our children have given us 45 Gandchildren and at least 102 Great Grandchildren.
We have also served a mission to Lansing Michigan. I do not remember any talk of missionaries until just before we married and they said missionary work was suspended because of WW2, It had not started that I know of when we got married.
What a change in my lifespan, from horses, to cars, airplanes, to jet aircraft, to space travel, to telephones, radio, tv, vcr, computers, etc, and etc.
I did get my pilots license, and we traveled to Mexico, visiting the ruins, also many trips to visit our children. We loved elk hunting, fishing, and Julia always went along with Darwin wherever he ventured.
They were an Inspiration to their family, and will greatly be missed!!!!

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• FSID: KWZJ-XN8
• Bopæl: 1930, Groveland, Bingham, Idaho
• Bopæl: 1930, Farr West, Weber, Utah