| Name |
Jens, Frederick |
| Birth |
27 Nov 1869 |
Stuer Vorwerk, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany  |
| Gender |
Male |
 Naturalization |
21 Sep 1914 |
| Outagamie Vol 3 page 88 Cert 445960 |
- Name:Fred W E Jens
Birth Date:27 Nov 1869
Birth Place:Germany
Age at event:44
Court District:Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
Date of Action:21 Sep 1914
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| 1920 Census |
1920 |
Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
- Fred Jena50
Laura Jena43
Erma Jena21
Alvin Jena18
Orval Jena17
Bessie Jena14
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| 1940 Census |
1940 |
Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
- Fred Jens70
Laura Jens64
Orval Jens37
Gertrude Jens30
Carol Jens5
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| Family History Researcher |
- Notes from Daniel Jens:
Notes from the book "Life in the Town of Center";
He used to talk about helping build the current Freedom Moravian Church in 1882, where he lost a hammer in the wall of the church entrance. He said that if the church is ever remodeled or torn down, a Jens ancestor needs to get the hammer back. He was confirmed there on April 6, 1884.
At age 15 he began going to northern Wisconsin during the winter months to work as a lumberjack at camps in Monico and Watersmeet. Typical wages then were $15 to $26 a month. During summer months he worked around Center as a carpenter. He did this for 13 years until his marriage in 1897 at age 28.
He bought a 100 acre farm on Center Valley Rd between Meade St and the current County Highway PP in 1899. It is stll a dairy farm in the Jens family today. The original barn burned down about 1901. Fred built another in 1906, which is still in use today on the farm.
Fred farmed most of his life, retiring with his wife Laura after 54 years when they sold the farm to their youngest son Orval. Even after retiring, they continued to live on the farm with Orval's family. For most of the last year of Fred's life he lived at Kerkoff Nursing Home, and died at the Appleton Memorial Hosptial.
According to the Kaukauna Sun 6/25/1914, Page 5, he filed to become a naturalized citizen, later became a naturalized citizen on 21 Sep 1914.
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| News Mention |
13 Aug 1958 |
| Jens Family reunion News Appleton Post Crescent |
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| Death |
8 Jan 1967 |
Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
| Obituary |
9 Jan 1967 |
| Appleton Post Crescent |
- Fred W. Jens Rt. 3, Appleton Age 97, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. He was born November 27, 1869 in Stuer Mecklenburg, Germany and had been a resident in the Town of Center most of his life. He was a member of the Freedom Moravian Church. Mr. Jens is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Erna) Woehler, Appleton; Mrs. Joseph (Bessie) Blair, Center Valley; two sons, Orval E., Rt. 3, Appleton, Alvin W., Center Valley; 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Freedom Moravian Church with Rev. Gary Stroughan officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Valley Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Tuesday until 10 a.m. Wednesday and then at the church until the hour of the service. A memorial fund has been established for the Freedom Moravian Church.
Obit notice in the Post-Crescent, Jan. 9, 1967. Sect. B, page 9.
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| Immigration |
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| Burial |
Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA |
| Person ID |
I172157 |
1FamilyTree |
| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Father |
Jens, Wilhelm, b. 23 Nov 1836 d. 14 Oct 1920, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Schmidt, Friedericke, b. 2 Mar 1841, Stuer Vorwerk, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. 10 Jan 1935, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 93 years) |
| Family ID |
F56678 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family  |
Koss, Laura, b. 23 Mar 1876, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Feb 1959 (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Jun 1897 |
, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA |
| Marriage Record (Family) |
16 Jun 1897 |
- Name: Laura Minnie Koss Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1897 County: Outagamie Volume: 03 Page: 0237
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| Children |
| | 1. Jens, Erna, b. 8 Apr 1898, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Nov 1987 (Age 89 years) |
| + | 2. Jens, Alvin, b. 13 May 1901 d. 26 Feb 1978 (Age 76 years) |
| + | 3. Jens, Orval, b. 30 Aug 1902, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 May 1999, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 96 years) |
| | 4. Jens, Bessie Pauline, b. 12 Nov 1905 d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F56681 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Jul 2018 |
1869 - 1967 (97 years)
