James Lars Jenson

Brief Life History of James Lars

When James Lars Jenson was born on 21 August 1853, in Östra Torp, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Lars Jönsson, was 29 and his mother, Ingar Andersson, was 31. He married Bertha Marie Carlsen on 15 June 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1866 and lived in Hyrum Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900 and Fairfield, Blaine, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 31 August 1939, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Lars Jenson
1853–1939
Bertha Marie Carlsen
1855–1946
Marriage: 15 June 1874
William Herbert Jenson
1875–1956
Mary Lovina Jenson
1877–1926
Reuben Conrad Jenson
1880–1886
Elmo Carlos Jenson
1883–1959
Carrie Javan Jenson
1885–1956
Chester James L. Jenson
1887–1960
Joseph Leroy Jenson
1889–1908
Harris Leonard Jenson
1893–1935
Lula Engre Pearl Jenson
1897–1964
Maud Melvina Jenson
1899–1979

Sources (81)

  • James L Jensen, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Birth and Christening Record for Jöns Larson (Jenson) 1853
  • James L. Jenson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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1856

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Jean Pierre “Peter” Stalle' BIRTH 25 Dec 1803 Angrogna, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte, Italy DEATH 17 Aug 1856 (aged 52) Wyoming, USA CENOTAPH Hyrum City Cemetery Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 210905806

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Jen (a short form of Old French Jehan, i.e. John ) + son. See Jenkin and Janson , as well as Johnson , with which Jenson and Jeynson were freely interchangeable.

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Jensen or Jenssen .

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

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