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Hans & Ingeborg Jensen Family

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Hans and Ingeborg Jensen immigrated from Denmark in November, 1901 and lived in the Exira area.

Hans and Ingeborg Jensen had seven children: Gunnar (married Ida Tabot), Karen (married Henry Roed), Mildred ( first married John Duckworth; later married Hans Mortensen), Edvard (married Edna Lange), Bertha (married Russell Eden), Evelyn (first married Evans Wilson; later married Gunnar Hansen) and Elinor (married Dale Krogh).

Pictured above, standing left to right (back row): Bernice Mortensen, Ollivene (sic allevene) Mortensen, little Larry Eden, Elinor Jensen, Bertha Jensen Eden, Karen Jensen Roed, Russel Eden, Henry Roed, Hans Mortensen, Mildred Jensen Mortensen, little Ray Lavon Mortensen, Gytta (Ingeborg). Front row: Hellen Roed, Shirley Eden, Merlen (sic Merlyn) Mortensen, Marna Knudsen, Margaret Mae Rold, Kenneth Roed, Howard Mortensen, Maynard Mortensen. To Alfred Jensen

Above, brothers Theodor and Hans Jensen. Laurits Theodor and wife Marie immigrated in 1908 and initially lived in Sharon Township before moving to northern Iowa and settling at Elma, Howard County.