When Charles Rodney Jensen was born on 18 August 1895, in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Frederick Jensen, was 23 and his mother, Marie Angeline Larsen, was 18. He married Eva Frances Nielson on 14 July 1920, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Boise, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Sweet, Gem, Idaho, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 7 October 1936, at the age of 41, and was buried in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, United States.