Chris Christensen was born on 12 February 1885 in Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa, Another source says that he was born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa.
2,3 He married
Eleanora Ann (Nellie) Hicks. They apparently had five children, two of whom were still living in 2009. One of the deceased children is Leslie Gilbert Christensen.
2 He married
Myrtle "Agnes" Renslow, daughter of
Ward Philo Renslow and
Jennie Rachel Black, on 7 September 1927 NOTE: Myrtle Renslow Hanson and Christ Christensen were apparently never actually married. She was apparently still legally married to Pat Hanson, and he also had a wife still living.
Chris Christensen died on 20 February 1933 in Lakota, Nelson County, North Dakota, at age 48. #541 said 14 February 1933.
4,2 Chris Christensen was a farm laborer in 1900.
3 Chris Christensen appeared on the census of 1910 in Hamlin, Audubon County, Iowa, which lists Chris Christensen, 24, his brother Karl, 21, and his sister Sophia, 17, all born in Iowa.
5 He was a farmer in 1910.
5 Chris Christensen appeared on the census of 1920 in Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa, which lists Christ Christensen, 35, born in Iowa, single, a laborer in the Victor Jones household.
6 He was a laborer in 1920.
6 Chris Christensen and
Myrtle "Agnes" Christensen appeared on the census of 1930 in Sarnia Township, Nelson County, North Dakota, which lists Chris Christensen, 45, born in Iowa, both parents born in Denmark; his wife Myrtle A. Christensen [born Myrtle Agnes Renslow], 29, born in Illinois, father born in New Jersey [but Ward Philo Renslow was apparently born in New York], mother born in Minnesota [but Jennie Black Renslow was apparently born in Illinois]; a son Leslie [mis-indexed as Lellie], 9, born in Wisconsin, father born in Iowa, mother born in Minnesota [apparently Chris Christensen's first wife, Eleanora Ann (Nellie) Hicks Chrisensen]; a son Ward P., age 1 1/12, born in North Dakota, father born in Iowa, mother born in Illinois; a son George C., age 5/12, born in North Dakota, father born in Iowa, mother born in Illinois; and a step-son Frederick Hanson, 8, born in North Dakota, father [apparently Frederick Long?] born in Minnesota, mother born in Illinois.
7 Subject: Christ Christensen/Myrtle Renslow
From: mrsleightonkids@aol.com [mailto:mrsleightonkids@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 3:06 PM
Hello and thank you for sharing your information with ancestry.com. Christ Christensen(1885-1933) is my grandfather thru his first wife, and I am very much interested in any member of my related families--so who are you and how do you fit into the "tree"? I have a fair amount of information on the Christensen/Mikkelsen families if you are interested. I have not been able to find a copy of the marriage certificate for Chris and Myrtle, but my UnclePeter told me it hung on the wall of the home in Lakota, North Dakota. Do you have a copy??
I hopeyou'll write soon
Sincerely
Marie Christensen Leighton
Seattle, Washington.