An industrious and experienced farmer and a broadly developed viticulturist and horticulturist, making a specialty of raisin culture, is L. M. Jensen, who was born at Fyen, Denmark, December 10, 1877, the son of a farmer near Bogense, where he was reared and educated in the public school. When he was only four years of age his mother died, and when he was six he was thrown on his own resources, and thus made his own way through the schooling period until he was fourteen, and from that time on.
Through the return of a friend, Hans Frank, he became acquainted with the wonderful land by the Pacific and its resources, and concluded to take the momentous step of leaving home, crossing the wide ocean, and trying his fortunes in the New World. On April 28, 1902, he arrived in Fresno County, and immediately found employment at ranching in the vicinity of Selma.
Soon he bought a small farm near Parlier, consisting of about twelve acres, at the price of $600. This he set out to vines, kept it a couple of years, and then sold it for $1,250. He continued to work on farms and with teams, and leasing some land of D. C. Sample, he tried his hand at grain-farming.
In 1913, Mr. Jensen bought a vineyard of seventy-two acres in the Gray Colony, which he improved considerably and built upon. He set out thirty acres as a vineyard with Muscat, Emperor and Malaga grapes, and thirty acres in figs of the White Adriatic kind, while he had ten acres of peach orchards. He has two pumping plants, and uses two engines for pumping.
Like other wide-awake specialists in his field, he is a member of the California Associated Raisin Company, and the California Peach Growers, Inc.
Near Academy, Air. Jensen was married [on 13 Nov 1909 in Fresno] to Miss Carrie M. Frikka, a native of Kolding, Denmark, by whom he has had four children: Elna Marie, Louis Christian, Clarence James, and Ann Christene. For some time past Mr. Jensen has been a trustee of the Gray school district, and in that capacity has done good public service for the community. In national politics he generally follows the standards of the Democratic Party, while in fraternal life he is active principally in the Dania in Fresno and the Clovis Camp of the Woodmen of the World.
Note: Early historical documents show given name spelled Laurits, in more recent document it's spelled Lauritz.
Sources:
California, County Marriages, 1850-1952;
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918;
The History of Fresno County, Volume II, by Paul E. Vandor, The Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA, 1919;
California, Death Index, 1940-1997.
Through the return of a friend, Hans Frank, he became acquainted with the wonderful land by the Pacific and its resources, and concluded to take the momentous step of leaving home, crossing the wide ocean, and trying his fortunes in the New World. On April 28, 1902, he arrived in Fresno County, and immediately found employment at ranching in the vicinity of Selma.
Soon he bought a small farm near Parlier, consisting of about twelve acres, at the price of $600. This he set out to vines, kept it a couple of years, and then sold it for $1,250. He continued to work on farms and with teams, and leasing some land of D. C. Sample, he tried his hand at grain-farming.
In 1913, Mr. Jensen bought a vineyard of seventy-two acres in the Gray Colony, which he improved considerably and built upon. He set out thirty acres as a vineyard with Muscat, Emperor and Malaga grapes, and thirty acres in figs of the White Adriatic kind, while he had ten acres of peach orchards. He has two pumping plants, and uses two engines for pumping.
Like other wide-awake specialists in his field, he is a member of the California Associated Raisin Company, and the California Peach Growers, Inc.
Near Academy, Air. Jensen was married [on 13 Nov 1909 in Fresno] to Miss Carrie M. Frikka, a native of Kolding, Denmark, by whom he has had four children: Elna Marie, Louis Christian, Clarence James, and Ann Christene. For some time past Mr. Jensen has been a trustee of the Gray school district, and in that capacity has done good public service for the community. In national politics he generally follows the standards of the Democratic Party, while in fraternal life he is active principally in the Dania in Fresno and the Clovis Camp of the Woodmen of the World.
Note: Early historical documents show given name spelled Laurits, in more recent document it's spelled Lauritz.
Sources:
California, County Marriages, 1850-1952;
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918;
The History of Fresno County, Volume II, by Paul E. Vandor, The Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA, 1919;
California, Death Index, 1940-1997.
An industrious and experienced farmer and a broadly developed viticulturist and horticulturist, making a specialty of raisin culture, is L. M. Jensen, who was born at Fyen, Denmark, December 10, 1877, the son of a farmer near Bogense, where he was reared and educated in the public school. When he was only four years of age his mother died, and when he was six he was thrown on his own resources, and thus made his own way through the schooling period until he was fourteen, and from that time on.
Through the return of a friend, Hans Frank, he became acquainted with the wonderful land by the Pacific and its resources, and concluded to take the momentous step of leaving home, crossing the wide ocean, and trying his fortunes in the New World. On April 28, 1902, he arrived in Fresno County, and immediately found employment at ranching in the vicinity of Selma.
Soon he bought a small farm near Parlier, consisting of about twelve acres, at the price of $600. This he set out to vines, kept it a couple of years, and then sold it for $1,250. He continued to work on farms and with teams, and leasing some land of D. C. Sample, he tried his hand at grain-farming.
In 1913, Mr. Jensen bought a vineyard of seventy-two acres in the Gray Colony, which he improved considerably and built upon. He set out thirty acres as a vineyard with Muscat, Emperor and Malaga grapes, and thirty acres in figs of the White Adriatic kind, while he had ten acres of peach orchards. He has two pumping plants, and uses two engines for pumping.
Like other wide-awake specialists in his field, he is a member of the California Associated Raisin Company, and the California Peach Growers, Inc.
Near Academy, Air. Jensen was married [on 13 Nov 1909 in Fresno] to Miss Carrie M. Frikka, a native of Kolding, Denmark, by whom he has had four children: Elna Marie, Louis Christian, Clarence James, and Ann Christene. For some time past Mr. Jensen has been a trustee of the Gray school district, and in that capacity has done good public service for the community. In national politics he generally follows the standards of the Democratic Party, while in fraternal life he is active principally in the Dania in Fresno and the Clovis Camp of the Woodmen of the World.
Note: Early historical documents show given name spelled Laurits, in more recent document it's spelled Lauritz.
Sources:
California, County Marriages, 1850-1952;
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918;
The History of Fresno County, Volume II, by Paul E. Vandor, The Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA, 1919;
California, Death Index, 1940-1997.
Through the return of a friend, Hans Frank, he became acquainted with the wonderful land by the Pacific and its resources, and concluded to take the momentous step of leaving home, crossing the wide ocean, and trying his fortunes in the New World. On April 28, 1902, he arrived in Fresno County, and immediately found employment at ranching in the vicinity of Selma.
Soon he bought a small farm near Parlier, consisting of about twelve acres, at the price of $600. This he set out to vines, kept it a couple of years, and then sold it for $1,250. He continued to work on farms and with teams, and leasing some land of D. C. Sample, he tried his hand at grain-farming.
In 1913, Mr. Jensen bought a vineyard of seventy-two acres in the Gray Colony, which he improved considerably and built upon. He set out thirty acres as a vineyard with Muscat, Emperor and Malaga grapes, and thirty acres in figs of the White Adriatic kind, while he had ten acres of peach orchards. He has two pumping plants, and uses two engines for pumping.
Like other wide-awake specialists in his field, he is a member of the California Associated Raisin Company, and the California Peach Growers, Inc.
Near Academy, Air. Jensen was married [on 13 Nov 1909 in Fresno] to Miss Carrie M. Frikka, a native of Kolding, Denmark, by whom he has had four children: Elna Marie, Louis Christian, Clarence James, and Ann Christene. For some time past Mr. Jensen has been a trustee of the Gray school district, and in that capacity has done good public service for the community. In national politics he generally follows the standards of the Democratic Party, while in fraternal life he is active principally in the Dania in Fresno and the Clovis Camp of the Woodmen of the World.
Note: Early historical documents show given name spelled Laurits, in more recent document it's spelled Lauritz.
Sources:
California, County Marriages, 1850-1952;
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918;
The History of Fresno County, Volume II, by Paul E. Vandor, The Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA, 1919;
California, Death Index, 1940-1997.
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