Earnest Ludwig Whitehead & Verda Marie Cooke

Earnest Ludwig Whitehead mission photo, c. 1929 Taken by Stokes Studio, SLC

 Verda Marie Cooke, c. 1932 Graduation from Sparks, Nev. High

Earnest Ludwig Whithead was born 1 Feb 1906 in St. George, Washington, Utah.  He was the youngest of 7 children born to Erastus Goddard Whitehead (1871-1906) and Josephine May Nixon (1876-1962).  His first wife, Ella Lucile Ipson, died shortly after giving birth to their first baby girl (living).  Verda Marie Cooke was born 6 Apr 1914 in Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah.  She was the seventh child of 10 children born to James Cooke (1876-1960) and Frances Harriet Toyn (1877-1928).

Earnest and Verda were married 23 Jul 1935 in the Logan, Utah Temple.

Welcome to the Whitehead & Jensen Family Forum!

I intend this blog to be a place where descendants in the Whitehead and Jensen family line can come and learn more about their heritage.  I hope that everyone will feel free to contribute and share what stories and photos and other information they have.  Family History has been a huge part of my life, thanks to my parents, and has recently become a way for me to understand myself.  Through reading and discovering more about the amazing people who came before me, I have come to realize that my life means so much more, that I'm really stronger than I thought I could be, and has solidified my testimony and faith in Heavenly Father and His son, Jesus Christ.  Please be patient with me as I work toward building this site - I do have a family of my own and they come first.  Keep checking back, and if you like what you see (or even if you don't), please let me know!