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Show Mrs. Maria Christensen, Celebrates 91st Birthday Mrs. Maria Christena Peterson Justesen, of Moroni, mother ot Mrs. C. C. Neilson (Tanner) of this city, celebrated her ninety- : first birthday at her home in Moroni Mo-roni Sunday. She is in good health, still able to do her own housework and work in her garden. gar-den. She was born in Denmark, April Ap-ril 24, 1841. She came to Utah in 1867, locating lo-cating at Moroni. Her husband, Andrew Justesen, died 34 years ago. She is the mother of eleven children, five of whom are living, Mrs. Stena Arnoldus and Mrs. Maria Windows, both of Le-Grande, Le-Grande, Oregon; Peter and James Justesen, Moroni; Mrs. C. C. Neil-son, Neil-son, Mt. Pleasant. She has 35 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, grandchil-dren, five great great " grandchildren. |