Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 426
CHRISTOPHER M. JENSEN

Christopher M. JENSEN, junior partner of the firm of Griffin & Jensen, proprietors of a meat market at Dunlap, Iowa. He was born in Europe, July 23, 1863, and when six years of age, he in company with his parents and two sisters came to America, and located at Dexter, Dallas County, Iowa, where he was reared and received his education at the public schools, and also took a thorough course in German. When he was twenty-one years of age he embarked in business for himself, at the town of Dexter, where he operated a meat market for two years, and then removed to Stewart, Iowa, where he worked a short time at his trade and then purchased an interest in the meat market. After about eighteen months he removed to Denver, Colo., spent four months and returned to Iowa, and spent his time at various places until 1890, when he located in Dunlap.

His parents were Julius and Dorothy (CLAUSAN) JENSEN. The father resides at Dexter, Iowa, his good wife dying when our subject was but seven years old. The family consisted of four children -- Anna, wife of J. ABBOTT, a resident of Creston, Iowa; Mary, the wife of Benjamin WILT, of Earlham, Madison County, Iowa; our subject, Christopher; Ida, deceased.

Our subject is a member of the Knights of Pythias order, and is a member of the Lutheran Church. Politically, he affiliates with the Democratic party.

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