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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
2016.014.001 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Donor |
Clemsen, Rosa |
Scope / Description |
One of three letters from the United States Veterans Bureau to Jens P. Jensen. All are 8 1/2 x 11, on white Veterans Bureau letterhead, and oriented vertically with black type. The first is dated August 11, 1922 and regards the remittance of a June 26th payment toward Jensen's insurance policy. The second is dated July 28, 1924, and indicates that Jensen's insurance policy was enclosed. The third is dated January 1, 1925, and indicates that Jensen's adjusted service certificate was being sent to him. PROVENANCE: These materials relate to the donor's father Jens P. Jensen, a Danish immigrant. Jens Peter Jensen was born July 31, 1893, in Haldager, Vendsyssel, Denmark. His parents were Christian Jensen and Mette Kirstine (Pedersen) Jensen, and he had three sisters and four brothers. He immigrated to the U.S. from Denmark in February of 1913, aboard the ship "United States," and came to the home of his aunt and uncle (Christian J. and Valborg C. Christensen) in the Elk Horn, Iowa area. His first few years were spent working for area farmers as a hired hand to earn his first few dollars. He also briefly worked for the Northwest Railroad between Atlantic and Elk Horn. He attended Danish Lutheran College in Elk Horn to learn English, and participated in the gymnastics program there. In May 1918, Jens entered the Army. His basic training was taken at Camp Dodge in Des Moines, and then served 13 months with the U.S. Infantry in France. Following his discharge from service, he returned to Denmark to visit family, and there met a woman. The two corresponded after he returned to the U.S., and he convinced her to immigrate. The woman Jens wrote to was Johanne Jorgine Kristine Jensen. She was born October 25, 1903 in Haldager Vadum Sogn, Jylland, Denmark, to Jens Peter Jensen and Marthine Jorgine (Christensen) Jensen. In November 1923, Johanne arrived in the U.S. with friends (Peder A. and Laura Andersen). After passage through Ellis Island, she arrived in Elk Horn and stayed at the home of Jens' cousin (Anthon and Anna Christensen), caring for his wife who was ill, and his young children. Jens and Johanne were married February 19, 1924, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. They farmed southeast of Elk Horn for two years and then moved to a farm near Rorbeck, in Clay Township of Shelby County, where they stayed for 10 years. The donor, Rosa, was born at this farm on January 6, 1932. In 1936, the family moved to a farm southeast of Elk Horn, and finished raising their family there. Jens passed away in August 1970, and Johanne remained on the farm. She entered the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn in July 1998. ______________ For donations relating to Jens Jensen, see also: 2000.002, 2003.061, 2004.042, 2004.044, 2004.045, 2010.007, 2010.042. |
Language of Material |
English |
Creator |
United States Veterans Bureau |
Other Creators |
Clark, O.W./Mulhearn, Charles E./Penington, C.A. |
Dates of Creation |
1922-1925 |
Associated People |
Clark, O.W. Mulhearn, Charles E. Penington, C.A. Jensen, Jens P. |
Search Terms |
Clark, O.W. Mulhearn, Charles E. Penington, C.A. Jensen, Jens P. WWI United States Veterans Bureau insurance Military Service |
Date Received by Museum |
04/20/2016 |
Images |
273\2016014001.JPG |
Accession number |
2016.014 |
Collection |
Jensen, Jens & Johanne Collection |