Grandpa Jack's parents were Danish immigrants. His mother died when he was 17. He was distraught and left home after her death.
Grandpa Jack loved to fish and loved to tease and had a great sense of humor. He had a fondness for red-heads and our Grandmother, "Billie" dyed her hair red for many years for him. He loved baseball and he loved to drive. He was terribly allergic to alfalfa hay. And he loved sweets.
He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (although our grandmother never joined) and he took his son, Paul, to church each week.
He was not a tall man--only about 5'8" tall, with light brown hair and raisin-brown eyes. He loved wearing Hawaiian shirts and often wore stripes and plaids together.
At one time, he worked as a hospital orderly. He also worked for the State of California as a grounds man. When he met our grandmother, he was a traveling salesman, selling magazine subscriptions.
Not sure on the cause of death--he had been in the hospital for surgery......the nurse phoned to let Grandma Billie know that he was ready to be picked up. He passed away before she got to the hospital.
He was survived by his wife, Louise Marie "Billie", his son Paul, his sister Annie and her family, and some half-siblings. He was pre-deceased by his parents, his son Arthur, his second wife Florence, their infant daughter Florence "Flossie", several siblings and half-siblings.
We were surprised in doing this research to find that he was first married to Ida Thompson in 1912. They divorced; one son, Arthur, who died at 5 years old.
Grandpa Jack's parents were Danish immigrants. His mother died when he was 17. He was distraught and left home after her death.
Grandpa Jack loved to fish and loved to tease and had a great sense of humor. He had a fondness for red-heads and our Grandmother, "Billie" dyed her hair red for many years for him. He loved baseball and he loved to drive. He was terribly allergic to alfalfa hay. And he loved sweets.
He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (although our grandmother never joined) and he took his son, Paul, to church each week.
He was not a tall man--only about 5'8" tall, with light brown hair and raisin-brown eyes. He loved wearing Hawaiian shirts and often wore stripes and plaids together.
At one time, he worked as a hospital orderly. He also worked for the State of California as a grounds man. When he met our grandmother, he was a traveling salesman, selling magazine subscriptions.
Not sure on the cause of death--he had been in the hospital for surgery......the nurse phoned to let Grandma Billie know that he was ready to be picked up. He passed away before she got to the hospital.
He was survived by his wife, Louise Marie "Billie", his son Paul, his sister Annie and her family, and some half-siblings. He was pre-deceased by his parents, his son Arthur, his second wife Florence, their infant daughter Florence "Flossie", several siblings and half-siblings.
We were surprised in doing this research to find that he was first married to Ida Thompson in 1912. They divorced; one son, Arthur, who died at 5 years old.
Family Members
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Josephine Emilie Biorn Rasmussen
1877–1931
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Andrew Adolph Biorn
1879–1908
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Agnes Christinia Biorn Wood
1881–1960
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Paul Revere Biorn
1883–1957
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David Patton Biorn
1884–1964
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Martha Elizabeth Biorn Wood
1888–1937
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Marion Sophronia Biorn Fowler
1890–1921
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Esoph Custer Biorn
1892–1902
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Helen Bertha Biorn Skinner
1894–1986
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Emma Marie Biorn Nelson
1906–1951
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