George Jensen

Brief Life History of George

When George Jensen was born on 14 June 1900, in Belvidere, Monona, Iowa, United States, his father, Niels Christian Jensen, was 31 and his mother, Maren Kirstine "Steena" Andersen, was 28. He lived in Benton, Benton, Yates, New York, United States in 1920.

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Family Time Line

Niels Christian Jensen
1868–1931
Maren Kirstine "Steena" Andersen
1872–1940
Peter G Jensen
1894–1971
Julius Jensen
1895–1981
Matilda C Jensen
1898–1975
George Jensen
1900–
William Bryan Jensen
1902–1917
Minnie Jensen
1906–1917
Mary Lorraine Jensen
1909–1993
Niels Chris Jensen Jr
1910–1994
Mabel Irene Jensen
1914–1970
Esther M Jensen
1917–1990

Sources (4)

  • George Jensen in household of Neils Jensen, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Jorgen Jenson, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • George Jensen in household of Niels C Jensen, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .

English: variant of Jennison .

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

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