Jens Thomasen

Male1 May 1872–16 April 1953

Brief Life History of Jens

When Jens Thomasen was born on 1 May 1872, in Øster Løgum, Slesvig, Denmark, his father, Thomas Thomasen, was 45 and his mother, Anne Kirstine Thomasdatter, was 39. He married Ida Mabel Warren on 30 May 1893, in Martin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fairmont, Martin, Minnesota, United States in 1895 and Orleans Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States in 1920. He died on 16 April 1953, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jens Thomasen
1872–1953
Ida Mabel Warren
1874–1959
Marriage: 30 May 1893
Avery Warren Thomassen
1894–1988
Montell Knight Thomassen
1896–1969
Elsie Vivian Thomassen
1899–1982
Jay Chester Thomassen
1907–1976

Sources (22)

  • James Thomasen, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
  • Jens Thomasen, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
  • JAMES A. THOMASSEN, "BillionGraves Index"

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  • Marriage
    30 May 1893Martin, Minnesota, United States
  • Children (4)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 3

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1884 · There is now a Capital Building

    Age 12

    The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 24

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Tor, Jorgen, Lars, Oddmund, Per. Dutch Pieter, Frans.

    Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Thomas .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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