Peder Jenson

1848 - 1888  (39 years)

• Name	Peder Jenson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	18 Dec 1848	Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Rock, Wisconsin, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Confirmation	1863	Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	by Rev. Bernt Muus in the Holden Lutheran Church
  Land Purchase	2 Mar 1874  [1]
  	E ½ of SE ¼ S4 and W ½ SW ¼ S3 T112 R21 located just east of present Webster, MN
  	Peder and Caroline purchased the farm along with Caroline's sister Thea and her husband Edward Bergh from William and Sarah Blair (Chicago) and Claudius and Mary Nelson (Hyde Park) for the consideration of $800.
  Land Sale	19 Jun 1874  [1]
  	W½ of SW¼ S3 T112 R21
  	One half of the property purchased just three months earlier was sold by Peder and Caroline and Edward and Thea to Ole Skipple for $400.
  Occupation	Farmer  [1, 2]
  Family Search ID	KJPK-Q34
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KJPK-Q34
  Died	26 May 1888	Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States   [1, 4, 5]
  Buried	Old Stone Hauge Church Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States   [1, 4, 5]
  		Peder Jenson Grave Marker.jpg
  Person ID	I5764	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Jens Pederson,   b. 9 Jun 1823, Amundrud Farm, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway ,   d. 11 Nov 1905, Richland Township, Rice, Minnesota, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Aase "Lousia" (Andersdatter) Fyrand,   b. 2 Oct 1825, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway ,   d. 2 Nov 1902, Richland Township, Rice, Minnesota, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1848	Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway   [6, 7]
  		18680101 ~Y_Pederson_Jens and Aase_Scan_0003-d.jpg
  Family ID	F1135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Jensdatter Branes,   b. 12 Jul 1848, Lie Farm, Oymark, Ostfold, Norway ,   d. 9 Oct 1925, Dooley, Sheridan, Montana, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1870	Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  		18700101 ~Y_Jenson_Pedar and Caroline_Scan_0001-d.jpg
  Children	+ 1. Julia J. Jenson,   b. 28 Aug 1871, Richland Township, Rice, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 19 Aug 1913, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States  (Age 41 years) + 2. Johan "John" Arndt Jenson,   b. 26 Dec 1872, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 30 Mar 1921, Carpenter, Rolette, North Dakota, United States  (Age 48 years) + 3. Jens August Jenson,   b. 22 Aug 1874, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 23 Jul 1956, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 81 years) + 4. Sophia P. Jenson,   b. 29 Aug 1876, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 4 May 1958, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 81 years) + 5. Ole Edwin Jenson,   b. 3 Mar 1878, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 11 Nov 1949, Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States  (Age 71 years) + 6. Anne Jenson,   b. 11 Feb 1880, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 3 Feb 1965, Noonan, Divide, North Dakota, United States  (Age 84 years) + 7. Thea Jenson,   b. 10 Oct 1881, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 26 Nov 1956, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 75 years) + 8. Hellena "Helen" Jenson,   b. 2 Sep 1883, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 2 Aug 1963, Plentywood, Sheridan, Montana, United States  (Age 79 years) + 9. Christine Jenson,   b. 13 Jun 1885, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 1 Apr 1960, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 74 years) + 10. Paulyne Jenson,   b. 12 May 1887, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 12 Jan 1981, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F1165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 18 Dec 1848 - Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Rock, Wisconsin, United States Confirmation - by Rev. Bernt Muus in the Holden Lutheran Church - 1863 - Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States Married - 11 Oct 1870 - Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States Died - 26 May 1888 - Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States Buried - - Old Stone Hauge Church Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Pedar Jenson Dec 18, 1848 - May 26, 1888

  
  

• Sources

  [S426] Genealogy Report: JENSON - Genealogy Report of Peder Jenson and Caroline Branes by Doroth Steinberg, Jay M. and Dorothy E. Steinberg, JENSON - Peder Jenson and Caroline Branes Genealogy - Steinbergs.pdf., p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 13 Jul 2010. [S475] Census - WI, Rock - 1850 Fed, Wisconsin, Rock, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M432, roll M 432_1005, Clinton Township, p. 442B, dwelling 897, family 892, James [Jens] Peterson, accessed 29 Nov 2011 (Reliability: 2). [S501] Artifacts - Julseth, Anton T. - "Life HIstory", Julseth, Anton T., JULSETH - Life History of Anton T Julseth - Anton Julseth.pdf., Page 1 (Reliability: 0). [S535] Letters - JENSON - Lois Kline to Ron Olson - Dec 1994, Kline, Lois. Supplied by compiler., 19941201_Letter_Lois Kline to Ron Olson.pdf. [S611] Cemeteries - MN, Goodhue - Old Stone Church Cemetery Grave Markers, Old Stone Church Cemetery (Goodhue, Minnesota), Peder Jenson marker, Personally read and photographed, Apr 2013. (Reliability: 0). [S426] Genealogy Report: JENSON - Genealogy Report of Peder Jenson and Caroline Branes by Doroth Steinberg, Jay M. and Dorothy E. Steinberg, JENSON - Peder Jenson and Caroline Branes Genealogy - Steinbergs.pdf., p. 2 (Reliability: 2), 13 Jul 2010. [S525] Letters - JENSON - Lois Kline to Ron Olson - Aug 2007, Kline, Lois. Supplied by compiler., 20070108_Letter_Lois Kline to Ron Olson.pdf. (Reliability: 0), 31 Jan 2013.