Brief Life History of Charles Emanuel
When Charles Emanuel Jensen was born on 20 January 1865, in Tømmerby, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark, his father, Søren Jens Christiansen Jensen, was 29 and his mother, Nielsine Christine Nykjøbing, was 28. He married Caroline Madsen on 20 May 1885, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1897. He died on 12 November 1922, in Garfield, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Grant, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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- Charles E Jensen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Karl (Charles) Immanuel Jensen - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Charles Emminual Jenson
- Chas. E. Jensen, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1868 · Magasin Du Nord
Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.
1890
Idaho is the 43rd state.
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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From His Funeral
At the funeral, President Jacob W. Hart (the presiding officer) spoke of Karl saying, "no matter what the call that was given to Brother Jensen to perform, I had no fear of it not being accomplished." …
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