Anna Ogden married Alton Alpfons Jenkins on June 21, 1939. Alton was born August 12, 1904, in Logan, Utah. He was the 3rd of five sons born to Sophie Kaestli and David Jenkins. David had a previous marriage to Lena Coburn with 9 children. After Lena died, David courted and married Sophie. She was 30 and he was 59 when they married.
Alton and his five brothers all attended medical school. The two older brothers settled in Miami, Florida, where they had private practices. Alton took on a general practice in Junction, Utah, in 1933 and expanded to a small office in Marysvale, Utah. He and Anna met in the Marysvale area. Anna had a close friend, Gurena DeLange Robinson, who's premature triplets were delivered at home by Alton in 1934. The three babies survived and one even attended Alton's funeral in February 1985.
After only a few years of general medicine, Alton pursued a degree in public health and went to work for the Utah Health Department. He was an epidemiologist for the state until 1968.
Alton was an inventor by nature. He loved tinkering with things and trying to improve them. He fashioned "incubators out of cardboard cartons heated with hot water bottles and light bulbs" for the triplets he delivered. He did home improvements; he enjoyed woodworking, making many items for the home and for his grandchildren. Most of these projects were done with Anna at his side handing the requested tool to him. Always a doctor!
Alton and his five brothers all attended medical school. The two older brothers settled in Miami, Florida, where they had private practices. Alton took on a general practice in Junction, Utah, in 1933 and expanded to a small office in Marysvale, Utah. He and Anna met in the Marysvale area. Anna had a close friend, Gurena DeLange Robinson, who's premature triplets were delivered at home by Alton in 1934. The three babies survived and one even attended Alton's funeral in February 1985.
After only a few years of general medicine, Alton pursued a degree in public health and went to work for the Utah Health Department. He was an epidemiologist for the state until 1968.
Alton was an inventor by nature. He loved tinkering with things and trying to improve them. He fashioned "incubators out of cardboard cartons heated with hot water bottles and light bulbs" for the triplets he delivered. He did home improvements; he enjoyed woodworking, making many items for the home and for his grandchildren. Most of these projects were done with Anna at his side handing the requested tool to him. Always a doctor!
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