Museum the New Llano Colony



Christian "Chris / Chrissie" Jensen

Birth: He was born around 1917 in Washington.  

Family Information: Brother of George (Ikey), Beatrice and Elmer Jensen.  

Description:  

Pre-Colony History:  

Home in Colony: In 1930 he was living with his brothers and sister in a home in the colony.  

Job in Colony: In 1927 he was helping out at the dairy by herding the cows.

In 1928 he was loading lumber on wagons half a day. Also, he helped Ben pile the bricks as they come off the chute they were skidded down on.

In November 1928 Carl Besse, Chris Jensen, Ward Shoemaker and Robert Roe were on the job in the garden, using wheel hoes among the growing plants.  

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Post-Colony History:  

Death:  

Sources: "Llano Colonist": December 10, 1927, November 17, 1928, December 8, 1928, December 29, 1928; US Census: 1930  

 

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