Betty Jean ChristensenAge: 68 years1924–1992
- Name
- Betty Jean Christensen
- Given names
- Betty Jean
- Surname
- Christensen
- Married name
- Betty Jean Pendleton
- Married name
- Betty Jean Stieler
 Birth | May 24, 1924 29 24 |
 Marriage | Arthur Edgar Pendleton — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 5 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 15 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Henrietta Jane “Etta” Pring May 11, 1941 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Mae Christensen July 13, 1944 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Occupation | Steelworks 1947 (Age 22 years)Employer: Colorado Steelworks |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a sister | Virginia Mae Christensen June 10, 1983 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Dorothy Pruitt “Mable” Shemwell April 1, 1984 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a father | Walter David Christensen May 5, 1987 (Age 62 years) |
 Death | October 29, 1992 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Walter David Christensen Birth: November 28, 1894 — Kansas City, Kansas, United States Death: May 5, 1987 — San Diego, California, United States |
| mother |
Dorothy Pruitt “Mable” Shemwell Birth: June 30, 1899 30 29 — Colorado, United States Death: April 1, 1984 — San Diego, California, United States |
| elder sister |
Dorothy Louise “Lou” Christensen Birth: March 15, 1919 24 19 — Pueblo, Colorado, United States Death: September 2, 2006 — Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Mary Joyce Christensen Birth: November 19, 1920 25 21 — Santa Clara, California, United States Death: October 19, 2012 — Massachusetts, United States |
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4 years herself |
Betty Jean Christensen Birth: May 24, 1924 29 24 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States Death: October 29, 1992 — Sun City, Riverside, California, United States |
| brother |
Private |
| younger sister |
Virginia Mae Christensen Birth: July 13, 1944 49 45 — Santa Clara, California, United States Death: June 10, 1983 — San Diego, California, United States |
| Family with Arthur Edgar Pendleton |
| husband |
Arthur Edgar Pendleton Birth: June 6, 1924 — Pueblo, Colorado, United States Death: December 15, 2002 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
| herself |
Betty Jean Christensen Birth: May 24, 1924 29 24 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States Death: October 29, 1992 — Sun City, Riverside, California, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Private |
| husband |
Private |
| herself |
Betty Jean Christensen Birth: May 24, 1924 29 24 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States Death: October 29, 1992 — Sun City, Riverside, California, United States |
Betty Jean Christensen has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (5)
Parents Orville Oldham + Mary Jane Shemwell
Parents Clarence Henry “Shemmy” Shemwell + Lillian Marie Miller
1Private–
2Private–
Parents Clarence Henry “Shemmy” Shemwell + Lola Nichols
Parents John William Shemwell + Vivian W Campbell
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter D Christensen - Household
Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
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