Marie and Emroy
Probably Marie and Emroy Christenson about 1912. 
original photo in collection of Elroy Christenson

Emroy Christenson  

Eldest son of Pete Christenson


Texas




Emroy Princeton Christenson

b. 12 July 1907 Possum Trot, TX
d. 17 Jan 1996, Kermit TX at home, of Alzheimer's disease
buried: Kermit, TX cem.

m. Lois Lorraine Fellers 1 Sep 1940 Cranfils Gap, TX
b. 25 Jan 1913 at home near Iredell, TX
d. 9 Dec 2007, ? Salt Lake City, Utah
her father: ?Hubert Austin Fellers
her mother: ?Fay Elaine ?
his father: Pete Christenson
his mother: Cora Rohne
Children
Thelma Ane Christenson b. 2 Aug 1941
McClainsboro, IL
. m. Thomas Edward Chenault 1 June 1963
Wallace Evan Christenson b. 9 Sep 1943
Grand Prairie, TX
. m. Patricia Ann Morris 28 May 1963 Juarez, Mex.
31 May 1963 Snyder, TX
Sue Dale Christenson b. 20 Mar 1945
Tarrant Co., TX
. m. Thomas Edward Chenault 1 June 1963
Dan Wayne Christenson b. 6 Aug 1956,
Hobbs, NM
. m. Nola Nash 30 Apr 1982 Salt Lake, UT

1907 - Emroy Princeton Christenson is born in Possum Trot, Texas to Pete and Cora Christenson. 

1910, US Census, Justice Prect. 3, Hamilton Co., Texas, Roll: 1558  Page: 187

"Jake"Jacob is listed here with his brother P.  L. Christenson, the different spelling in the census makes it tricky to track these individuals.  He indicates he arrived in 1908 and is a farmer at this time.   Emory is three years old here with his father.

            Christianson, P. L.               Head    m  w  27  m(mar.) 4 (yrs)             Denmark (Danish overwritten)  Denmark  Denmark  1901NA    English   Farmer
                     "            , Cora              Wife    f    w  23  m            4     2 (child. born)      Texas                        Norway        Norway                            English    none

                      "            , Emroy           son      m   w  3    s                                                   Texas                       Denmark       Texas                           
                     "            , Mary             dau.      f    w  11/12  s                                             Texas                       Denmark       Texas
                     "            , Jacob           brother  m  w  19   s                             
Denmark (Danish overwritten)  Denmark  Denmark  1908 al.   English   Farmer laborer 
 

1920- Jan 28 - US Census, Precinct #8, Bosque Co., Texas, enum. dist 49, sheet 58, Roll: 1781  Page: 225

Pete lists himself as having immigrated to the USA in 1901 and year naturalized as 1912. His parents are Danish and hers are Norwegian.

Christianson, Pete L.  head    m w 38 m 1901 na 1912     Denmark  Danish    Denmark Danish       Denmark  Danish      farmer  gen. farm.
__________ , Cora      wife   f  w  34 m                            Texas                     Norway  Norwegian Norway   Norwegian
__________ , Emroy   son    m w  12 s                             Texas                     Denmark Danish        Norway   Norwegian
__________ , Marie    dau     f   w  10 s                             Texas                     Denmark Danish        Norway   Norwegian
__________ , Clarice   dau    f   w    8 s                             Texas                     Denmark Danish        Norway   Norwegian
__________ , Christian son   m  w   6 s                             Texas                     Denmark Danish        Norway   Norwegian
__________ , Anna      dau    f   w    5 s                             Texas                     Denmark Danish        Norway   Norwegian
__________ , Jacob      son   m  w    1 s                             Texas                     Denmark Danish        Norway   Norwegian

Emroy, Thelma, Ed and Elroy
Emroy, Thelma Ane, Ed Johnson and Elroy in Gary, Indiana about 1942.
photo collection of Elroy Christenson

1940-2  Emory and Lorraine move to Gary, Indiana to work in the steel mill alongside his brother Chris, his brother-in-law Bradley Witte and uncle Ed Johnson

1941, Aug 2 - Thelma Ann is born here in McClainsboro, IL.  Emory and Lorraine are living in Illinois working for a different mill than Chris and Ed.  The weather in Illinois is tough. Emory and Loraine move back to Texas before the war is over. 

1943, Sep 9 - Wallace is born in Grand Prairie, Dallas Co, Texas.   Emory is probably working for one of the defense contractors in the area.  

1945- Mar 20 - Sue is born in Tarrant Co., Texas.  This is in the adjoining county

1956, Aug 6 - Dan is born in Hobbes, New Mexico.

Emroy Christenson and his family moved around a good deal as seen in the birth of their children. He operated a steamer service in the oil fields of west Texas and New Mexico for many years. The picture below shows him in his later years in front of one of the steamer rigs that he operated.

emroy.heads.jpg
Wallace,Sue, Emroy, Lorriane,Thelma and Dan on their 50th Anniversary, 1990.

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 - Emroy and Lorraine are living at 400 Tornillo St. in Kermit, Texas.  They show up in phone books in the listed years.

2007, Dec 9 - Lorraine Fellers Christenson dies of a massive brain hemorage on Dec. 8.   She had broken her leg a few months earlier and had made progress up to walking on parallel bars for 200 feet.  Dan said of his mother, "Mom has sacrificed of her life and substance for the betterment of mankind all of her life.  There are generations of people that can read because of her...  Kermit had color in the spring from her flowers.  Hundreds of
under-dogs were defended by her."   [email from Dan Christenson 12/08/07]

Sources:

US Census Records
Dan Christenson, records and coorespondence.

Christenson Image Map | Pete's Ancestors | Pete's Children

Pete Christenson | Cora Rohne | Emroy Christenson | Marie Christenson | Clarice Christenson | Chris M. Christenson | Ane Christenson | Jacob Christenson

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