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Family HistoryFamily History - Rex Winther Sorenson


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Rex Winther Sorenson and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Rex Winther Sorenson,1 born 2 December 1945 in San Diego, San Diego County, California (parents not determined);1 died 10 March 2019 in Guam.2 Rex married, 4 August 1968 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, Sara Carolyn Chaney5 (born 6 October 1945 in Oregon, the daughter of Jay Livingston Chaney, Jr. and Marjorie May Johnson3, 4).

  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Rex Winther Sorensen, born: 2 December 1945 in San Diego, California; mother’s name: Miller.
  2. Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Rex Winther Sorensen, born: 1946 [sic]; died: 10 March 2019 in Guam (from record, which includes copies of two obituaries and one biographical sketch).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria, E.D. 4-9, Sheet No. 2, Jay L. Chaney, Jr., 36, Oregon, manager of equipment, retail heavy equipment; wife Marjorie J. Chaney, 32, Oregon; daughter Sara C. Chaney, 4, Oregon; son John J. Chaney, Mar[ch], Oregon.
  4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  5. Wedding Announcement, Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon (available at Google News Archive, news.google.com), 4 August 1968, Sara Chaney and Rex Winther Sorenson, married on 27 July 1968 in Eugene, Oregon. The article describes items carried by the bride that were from her family; and provides the names of their parents, wedding party, and several guests, and customary wedding details.