THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON 1811-1912

G. G. CHRISTENSON is the owner of an excellent farm of eighty-seven acres near Dayton and its well tilled fields and substantial buildings make it one of the attractive features of the landscape. He was born in Waushara county, Wisconsin, January 19, 1862, a son of George and Anne (Anderson) Christenson, both natives of Copenhagen, Denmark. The parents came to the United States nine years before the birth of their son G. G. and located in Racine county, Wisconsin, where they remained for four years and then removed to Waushara county, residing there twelve years. They next went to Grundy county, Iowa, where they resided until 1874, when they came to Oregon, settling in Amity, where the father died in 1890 and the mother in 1902. In their family were twelve children, six of whom were born in Denmark and six in America. They are: Mary, deceased; Andrew, residing at Newberg, Oregon; Hans, a carpenter at Newberg; Nels, of Wisconsin; Peter, a farmer of North Dakota; Christ, residing near Dayton, Oregon; Carrie, Anna and Johnnie, all deceased; Ellen, who is the wife of John Carter and resides at Newberg; G.G., of this review; and Sarah, deceased.
G.G. Christenson was educated in the common schools of Iowa and remained at home until he was seventeen years of age, when he started out in life for himself on a farm near Newberg, Oregon, where he remained until 1899, when he moved to Amity, residing there seven years. He then lived for three years at Hopewell, after which he came to his present home near Dayton. He is now engaged in general farming, owning a tract of eighty-seven acres, and his neatness and industry are shown in the many improvements he has put upon his place. He has remodeled all the buildings, making them among the best in this part of the community, and has converted his home into a beautiful place.
Mr. Christenson has twice married. In 1885 he wedded Miss Sophia Martesen, a native of Denmark. She died in 1895, leaving three children: Carrie, living at Amity; William and Erlena, at home. His second wife, whom he married in 1896, was Miss Sina Jensen, a native of Minnesota and of Danish parentage. Unto this union have been born four children: Irvin, Georgia, !Mildred and Chester, all at home.
Politically Mr. Christenson is a republican and fraternally he is identified with the Brotherhood of American Yeomen at Amity, while both he and his wife are members of the Baptist church. He has inherited many of the sturdy characteristics of his worthy ancestry and these have made him a most useful and worthy citizen. He is widely known as a man who has the welfare of the community at heart, giving his support to many projects for the public good.