Jens and Karen Jensen's Pioneer Story

Authors

Gladys Johnson Heghin

Keywords

family, emigrants, settlements, Danish community

Abstract

Jens Jensen was born ... in 1827 at Rodby not far from Varpelev. Jens became a soldier and a farmer. He fought in the Slesvig-Holstein War. Karen Jensen was born in 1839 in the parish of Kongsted near the village of Eskilstrop .... They were married in 1855. When Karen's foster-father died, Karen and Jens inherited his good farm.

Recommended Citation

Heghin, Gladys Johnson (2011) "Jens and Karen Jensen's Pioneer Story," The Bridge: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol34/iss2/10