HANS was born in Radsted, Maribo, Denmark 12 Apr. 1847 and christened in the church there 6 Jun 1847.
He came to America on the ship "Electric" in 1862 and landed in New York.
He married ANNA CATHARINA ANDERSON in Salt Lake City, 15 Dec. 1868. She was born 9 June 1850 in Caroli parish, Malmo, Malmohus, Sweden. They had eleven children.
1) HANS HEBER MORTENSEN was born 2 Jul 1870 in Ephraim. He married 29 Dec 1898 in Elyria, Arapaho, Colo. To Elsie H. Gilbert. He died in Denver on 30 October 1942.
2) ANNIE MARIAH was born 9 Feb. 1872 in Ephraim. She married 5 July 1892, AUGUSTUS E. MOORE. She died 13 Oct 1924.
3) MARTHA CAROLINE was born 19 Oct 1873 in Ephraim. She married 4 Apr 1894, JOSEPH BINGHAM in Ogden. She died 14 Feb 1943 in Ogden, Utah.
4) CHARLES FREDERICK was born 22 Aug 1875 in Ogden. He married 3 Apr 1907, ELLA BLAIR. He died 18 Apr 1966.
5) JOHN ALBERT was born 28 Nov 1877 in Ogden. He married 21 Jun 1904 ELIZABETH OPHALIA SMITH. He died 20 Mar 1937.
6) LILLY MAY was born 2 Aug 1879 in Ogden. She married HARRY H. BEALE, born 1877 in Brighton, London, England. FAWN CHARVOZ wrote: "Aunt LILLIE MAY married HARRY BEALE the same month and year as my mother was married in Ogden, Utah, June 1904. (Mother's was June 21) and I've heard mother make reference to MAY's wedding being close to hers( ELIZABETH OPHALIA SMITH and JOHN ALBERT MORTENSEN). May had three children: two boys and a girl names ETTA." Another source shows the following children: 1) ETTA CHRISTINA BEALE, born 27 Apr 1901 in Gold Mountain, Calif. 2) HARRY MORTENSEN BEALE, born 23 Aug. 1903 in Manville, Calif. 3) CHARLES AUSTIN BEALE, born 22 Aug 1906, Los Angeles, Calif. 4) WILLIAM HOWARD BEALE, born 24 Nov 1910, Las Vegas, Nevada 5) ANNA CALIPATRIA BEALE, born 24 Oct 1914 Calipatria, Calif. This would indicate that the marriage was about 1900, maybe on the same date in June? LILLIE MAY died 27 Jan 1962 in Los Angeles, Calif. She was buried there 30 Jan 1962.
7) JAMES JOSPEH was born 17 Jul 1881 in Ogden. He married first 22 Jun 1904 SARAH ELLEN BURTON and second 9 Dec 1952 FANNIE ILENE LISH. He died 29 May 1963.
8) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was born 8 Apr 1883 in Ogden. He married 13 Jan 1909, MYRTLE CHATTERTON. He died 18 Mar 1818.
9) ALVIN PETER was born 30 Mar 1885 in Ogden. He married 9 Sep 1909, KATHRYN MONOHAN. He died 23 July 1946.
10) ORSON HENRY was born 22 Nov 1886 in Ogden. He married 7 Oct 1912, MARGARET HORNSBY in Ogden. FAWN CHARVOZ said :"He lived in Salt Lake when we came here in 1915. His wife's given name was MARGARET and I recall 1 child, a girl named FERN. LOUISE WOODLAND said "there was also a son BEN and another child HENRY, I think." He died 5 Jul 1945 of a heart attack on a camping trip at June Lake, Mono, Calif. He was buried 9 Jul 1945 in Los Angeles, Calif.
11) ELLEN IONA was born 24 May 1888 in Ogden. She married 16 June 1913, NICK HANSEN. She died 20 July 1932.
HANS died in Provo, Utah, Utah 24 Sep. 1891 and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah 28 Sep. 1891. His wife ANNA CATHARINA died in Ogden 23 Mar 1922. She was buried there 27 Mar 1922.
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