Descendents of Martins Andersen & Elizabeth Collett

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Third Generation: G Uncle / G Aunt
Family Group Sheet: Martinus (Andreasen) Andersen and Elizabeth Collett

Name: Martinus Andreasen1
Birth: 19 Oct 1900 Skurvemose, Ulsted, Aalborg, Denmark
Death: 1 Sep 2000
Father: Anders Peter Andreasen-Glad (1859-1938)
Mother: Matilda Larsen (1864-1938)
Marriage: 3 Oct 1923 Salt Lake City, Salt lake, Utah

Spouse: Elizabeth Collett
Birth: 11 Nov 1902 Skurvemose, Ulsted, Aalborg, Denmark
Death: 9 Dec 1985 Salt Lake City, Salt lake, Utah
Burial: 14 Dec 1985 Salt Lake City, Salt lake, Utah
Father: Daniel Ward Collett
Mother: Sarah Lottie Phillips

October 3, 1923 Elizabeth and Martinus 1963

Children
1 F: Betty June Andersen 1C1R
Birth: 6 Jun 1927 Burley, Cassia, Idaho
Spouse: Steven William Roberts
Marriage: 19 Oct 1944 Temple: Mesa, Arizona
Children: William Lee (1946-) 2nd Cousin
Patricia (1948-)
Steven Martinus (1958-)
Judith (1954-)
Carolyn Elizabeth (1959-)
2 F: Pauline Sarah Andersen
Birth: 6 Aug 1928 Burley, Cassia, Idaho
Spouse: George Henry Hobbs
Marriage: 6 Jun 1947 Temple: Mesa, Arizona
Children: George Henry (1948-)
David Paul (1950-)
Michael Andrew (1952-)
Kathleen (1953-)
Jeffery Allen (1956-)
Christian Lynn (1957-)
3 F: Alice Joyce Andersen
Birth: 25 Aug 1930 San Diego, San Diego, California
Spouse: William Harrison Garrett
Children: Linda Joyce (1950-)
Daniel Harrison (1952-)
Mark Allen (1954-)
Connie (1957-)
William Jay (1960-)
Iva Louise (Adopted) (1967-)
4 M: Victor Ward Andersen
Birth: 30 Jul 1934 San Diego, San Diego, California
Death: 24 Nov 1994
Spouse: Bonnie Lu Kemp
Marriage: 9 Sep 1952 Yuma, Arizona
Children: Richard Keith (1953-)
Ronald Wayne (1955-)
Collett Marie
Jon Patrick (1958-)
Philip Ward (1959-)
Erick Martinus (1961-)
Thomas Lloyd (1963-)

5 M: Glen Martinus Andersen
Birth: 3 Aug 1936 San Diego, San Diego, California
Spouse: Melinda Ruth Ginder
Children: Nathan Brian (1955-)
Dale Eugene (1957-)
Glen Martinus (1959-)
Melina (1960-)
Christine Denise (1962-)
Annette Martine (1964-)
Dane Christine (1966-)
6 F: Lorna May Andersen
Birth: 7 May 1940 San Diego, San Diego, California
Spouse: Earl Lavern Cline
Marriage: 12 Dec 1958 Temple: SLAKE
Children: Earl Lavere (1960-)
Katherine (1962-)
John Andrew
Elizabeth (1966-)
Ann Ruth
Karl Joseph
Ward Robert (1976-)
Alan Thomas (1982-)

The Following biographies in whole or in part by Betty Andersen Roberts 6 Aug 2001.3
Martinus Andersen was born October 19, 1900 at Ulsted, Aalborg, Denmark the son
of Anders Peter (Andreassen) Andersen and Mathilda Larsen. His Andersen Grandparents
were Andreas Andersen Glad and Anne Marie Jensen.
Martinus was one of sixteen children born to his parents. When “Tinus” was about
18 months old in the year 1902 his parents and 9 of their 10 children began to immigrate
to the United States of America. The oldest brother, Andreas Lavris Andreassen remained
in Denmark and raised a large family of 10 children. He never was able to visit the United
States.
After the family went to America. his parents had four more children. A son, Joseph
Andersen only lived a short time and they also lost a daughter, Martine Andreassen, as an
infant while still in Denmark. The immigration to the United States and specifically Utah
came about because the family had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
They wanted to be close to the center of the Church at that time. The children who came
to Utah with their Parents were: Anne Marie Andersen (Keaton), Soren Christian
Andersen. Andersine Marantine Andersen (Lloyd). Ingeborg Christine Andersen (Lloyd),
James Christian Andersen, Sarah Sorine Andersen (Johnston), Otto Eskel Andersen.
Johanne Annine Andersen (Bowers), Martinus Andersen, and Thorwal Andersen. The
three other children who were born in Utah were Emma Elizabeth Andersen (Ashcraft),
Rebecca Andersen (Vance), and Lars Espen Andersen. Fourteen of the children lived to
adulthood. Their parents died in Burley, Idaho, Anders Peter Andersen on March 1, 1938
and Mathilda Larsen (Andersen) on Jan 8, 1938.
Martinus's father, Anders Peter was a farmer and so in Utah he first worked for
another farmer at North Point, where his Family was provided with a place to live. They
later moved for a short time to a farm in Bluffdale. The next move in the Salt Lake Valley
was to a leased farm in Riverton. Utah where they lived until Martinus was about 14 years
old. He learned farming skills as he took responsibility for chores on the farm. In the year
1914 a water project opened in Burley, Idaho and the family homesteaded land there
where they lived and raised their family. Martinus stayed out of school one year so that he
could chop sagebrush and level farm land. He was determined to finish school and so he

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4 5 7 8
6
1 Alice
2 Betty
3 Pauline
4 Victor
5 Elizabeth
6 Lorna
7 Martinus
8 Glen
went to live in town with a sister, Annie and that made it possible for him to finish High
School. He was active in sports, football and basket ball while in school. He was always
very social and liked to go to dances and picnics with his many friends.
Martinus was always active in his church and when he was 20 years old, he was
called on a Mission for the LDS Church to the Northern States Mission. which included
the States of Illinois and Michigan. Not long before he left to serve the Lord on that
Mission, he became acquainted with Elizabeth Collett, a young lady a couple of years
younger than himself He has always said that it was love at first site. They corresponded
while he was away and she was finishing school and a Teacher training program, which
allowed her to teach in a small rural school.
When Martinus returned home in the spring of 1923, he liked to tell how he had to
win Elizabeth's interest and love again. They wrote many letters, while he was away and
as they courted in Idaho. They were married on October 3, 1923 in the L.D.S. Temple at
Salt Lake City, Utah. His children have recently received, a couple of boxes of letters
written by them in those early years. They are copying the letters for their families,
because of all the special history and the impressions of Martinus and Elizabeth's
personalities that are contained in those letters.
After they were married, Martinus farmed a small place near his parent's farm. On
June 6, 1927 their first daughter, Betty June Andersen (Roberts) was born. On August 6,
1928 their second daughter, Pauline Sarah Andersen (Hobbs) was born. Soon after that,
Elizabeth became very ill and the Dr. suggested that they move to a warmer climate. They
were referred to the San Diego, California area by Lewella Manning; one of Elizabeth's
sisters and so moved their family to San Diego. After they moved to California they had
four more children. Alice Joyce Andersen (Garrett) was born August 25,1930, Victor
Ward Andersen was born July 30, 1934, Glen Martinus Andersen was born August 3,
1936 and Lorna May Andersen (Cline) was born May 7,1940. He loved his children and
they loved him very much.
Martinus first worked as a Salesman, going door to door. It didn't take him long to
find another job in a Produce Warehouse which was more in line with his experience in
handling farm produce. He later worked as a Milk Man, delivering Milk to homes in the
early morning hours. He lost that job during the depression when he left for his Father-in-
law's funeral in Hagerman, Idaho and was replaced. After some time he found work as a
Grocery Clerk and he worked in the Grocery Business for many years as a Manager for
Safeway Stores, Inc.
When he retired in about 1948. he began to build a home for his family in Vista,
California. He took a liking to the building trade and spent the rest of his working years
building homes and remodeling buildings, including several Churches. In 1960 Martinus
and his wife Elizabeth were called to serve a Building Mission in Holland, Denmark &
Norway for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spent 3 years supervising
the young men who were called to help in those projects. During that time in Denmark, he
was able to visit his brother, Andreas and to meet many family members who were living
in Denmark. These were special times for Martinus as he was able to learn more about his
native land and it's customs.
When they returned home in 1963, they bought two new duplexes in Salt Lake City
and began an improvement project on those rental dwellings, In 1965 Beth had a bad fall
and not long after her injuries had healed, she was diagnosed with Parkinson Disease, she
later had a massive stroke that caused her to be bed fast. Martinus cared for her for many
years and was a very kind and loving caregiver. He was praised by many of those who
saw the special love he showed to Beth. Elizabeth died December 10, 1985 after 12 years
of being completely helpless.
Martinus was very lonely after his wife died but continued to live in an apartment,
which was at the back of his daughter Lorna Cline's home. He lived there until he broke a
leg and was not able to walk or care for himself any longer. Martinus died on September
1, 2000 just 49 days before he would have been 100 years old. He had been living in a
care center for some time and was loved by all those who cared for him in those last years
of his life, including his four daughters. Pauline and Lorna lived nearby and did his
laundry and saw to his personal care.
He was a loving husband and father, a very good man, always ready to be a friend to
those around him. He was a man of God and was always concerned about genealogy and
his extended family. He loved the little children and they loved him as well.
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4 5
1 Pauline, 2 Alice, 3 Betty
4 Lorna, 5 Martinus Andersen
1992

Victor & Martinus
1993

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3 4
1 Martinus, 2 Beth, 3 Pauline, 4 Betty

1930
Sources:
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Ancestral File (R),” Copyright (c)
1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998.
2. Ulsted Parish Lutheran Church Records.
3. Family History from Andersen Glad reunion 2001
4. 1901 Census of Ulsted (264,273).

Betty June Andersen (Roberts) Family Biographies, 2001
1. Betty June Andersen was born June 6, 1927 at Burley, Cassia, Idaho, the daughter of
Martinus Andersen and Elizabeth Collett. Her Andersen Grandparents were Anders Peter
(Andreassen) Andersen and Mathilda Larsen. Her Andersen Great Grandparents were
Andreas Andersen Glad and Anne Marie Jensen. She spent most of her life in Southern
California but moved with her husband to Gunnison, Utah in 1979 where they live
currently in 2001.
Betty married Steven William Roberts October 19, 1944 in the Mesa Temple of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mesa, Arizona. They had five children:
a, William Lee Roberts born, February 11, 1946, in Oceanside, San Diego,
California. (Bill) has lived all his life in Southern California. He has three children by
three different marriages:
(1) Diana Lynn Roberts, Feb. 17, 1966, La Mesa, Calif., her mother is Carol
Nagle.
(2) William Steven Roberts, Aug. 19, 1981, San Diego, Calif., his mother is
Kimberly Schaffer.
(3) Summer Rose Roberts, Aug. 2, 1993, San Diego, Calif. her mother is
Victoria English.
Bill is currently raising his daughter, Summer, as a single Dad. He has always been
interested in cars and has worked as a Porsche Mechanic for about 35 years. He has also
raced cars, and has done many interesting things like scuba diving and hang gliding. Bill
lost his left eye at age 12 but has compensated the handicap very well.
b, Patricia Roberts (Washburn) born May 10, 1948,
Patricia Roberts lived in Southern California until after she was married to David
Lee Washburn on Mar. 30, 1968 in the Los Angeles Temple, Santa Monica, California.
They moved to Salt Lake City and raised their family of 6 children there. In 1999 they
moved to La Grange, Kentucky where they are now living. Children are;
(1) Rachel Lynn Washburn (Kasteler), 17 Feb 1972, Oceanside CA;
Rachel married Christian Darrell Kasteler born 28 Apr. 1972, married 6
Dec. 1999 in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rachel served a mission for the LDS
Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1993 & 1994. She graduated from
Snow College and later the University of Utah. Her husband also graduated
from the University of Utah and is currently employed in their Science
Department. Rachel is working for a Feather Testing Quality Control Co. in
Salt Lake City where they now life. Christian also served a Mission for the
L.D.S. Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
(2) Shule Aaron Washburn, 12 Jan 1974, Salt Lake City, Utah;
Shule married Lori Dee Tripp, born 2 Apr. 1977, married 15 Aug 1995
in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah and they have two
daughters. Sariah Elizabeth Washburn born 29 Jul. 1996 in Eugene,
Oregon and Caylie Marie Washburn born 28 May 1998 in Portland,
Oregon. They have just made the announcement that they will have
twins in 2002. Shule works as a Computer Technician in Portland,
Oregon. Shule served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints in Salem, Oregon where he was introduced to his wife to be.
They are now living in Vancouver, Washington.
(3) David Loren Washburn, 19 Sep. 1975 Salt Lake City, Utah;
Loren married Deborah Denise Sherwood, born 31 Jan 1974 married 17
Oct. 1997 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah and they
have a daughter. Rebekah Jane Washburn was born 4 Jan 2001 in
Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Loren graduated form Brigham Young
University and has finished his second year at Harvard Law School. He
served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in
the Checque Republic. His wife also served a Mission there and that is
where they met.
(4) Esther Marie Washburn (West), 5 Aug 1977 Salt Lake City, Utah;
Esther married Benjamin Lester West, born 13 Nov. 1976, married 26 May 1999 in
the Salt Lake City Temple, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She and her
husband have both graduated form the State University in Logan, Utah. Ben also served a
Mission in the Philippines for the L.D.S. Church, They have recently moved to Longmont,