Pioneer Photos

Oline/Lena Haugen Jensen Robertson. Mother of Betsey, Annie, Martha, George, Emma. Married Enok Jensen & Jacob Robertson. Lived north of Lennox, SD, most of life.

George Jensen [1885-1975] married May Rogers 1918 in Canada. LIved adult lives in Canada. He is son of Enok & Oline/Lena (Haugen) Jensen. Parents of Gordon & Lillian

Edward Jacobson born 1897--note the curly, long hair. Son of Peter & Betsey (Jensen) Jacobson.

Lars Jensen. born 1875 in Trondheim, Norway; died 1941; son of Martin & Karen Jensen; Lived in Centerville, SD, Sioux City, Iowa, areas.

Gladys (McCain) & Geelt Duitsman marr 1924. She from Harrisburg, SD; he from rural Tea, SD.

Children of Louis & Rose Reichelt. Clarence, Mildred (baby), Inez, Bernice. Jack was born later. They lived near Tea, SD.

Jim & Emma (Jensen) McQuisten, parents of Lula, Edwin, Eva, Robert, Gene, Ruby. She is daughter of Enok & Oline/Lena (Haugen) Jensen.

Jacob Robertson in Norway; his house; he went back to live there in 1924. died 1945±. Father of Peter & Rasmus Jacobson. Grandfather of Ronald, Edward, Orris, Ernest, LeRoy.

Etta/Etje Julius Bakker 1852 [Germany]-1923 [rural Tea, SD]; Married Henry Bakker 1870--probably in Illinois.

Henry Bakker 1844 [Germany]-1931[Tea, SD]. Father of Aka, Hattie, George, Martin, Henry Jr, Simon, Albertha, Etta, Helen, Johannah

Dena & Ben DeVries. Wedding 30 Aug 1918. Lived most of their adult lives in Tea, SD

Meinhart Bosch--father of Dena Bosch DeVries. Dena lived in Tea, SD, most of her life.

Jon & Dena Bosch--grandparents of Dena DeVries. Dena lived in Tea, SD, most of her life

back: Orris & Edward Jacobson--sons of Peter & Betsey (Jensen) Jacobson. Middle: Lillian Hurst--daughter of Martha (Jensen) & Art Hurst. Other two: Irvin and Leonard Rue, sons of Annie (Jensen) & Adolph Rue. Mothers wee sisters--daughters of Enok & Oline/Lena (Haugen) Jensen. All born in Lennox and Sioux Falls area.

Mikkel Haugen (aka Mikal Olsen Raftevold) born 1820 with wife and 4 daughters: Lena/Oline, Belle, Annie, Karoline; but who is who? Taken in Norway.

Jacob Robertson 1849-1943; sons Rasmus Jacobson 1877-1926 and Peter Jacobson 1874-1949. All born in Norway. Came to United States in 1891 via Boston. Peter lived in Lincoln Co, SD most of his life. Rasmus lived in Minneapolis. Jacob went back to Norway in 1924 and died there about 1944. Rasmus had one son Ronald. Peter's sons were Edward, Orris, Ernest, LeRoy. A daughter Pernele died at age 3 months in 1903.

1946-47. Vyona & Dorothy (Hoffman) Jacobson on snowbank. House at left. Granary at right. Yes, it is black--dirt blew in. 4.5 miles north of Lennox, SD

William Hoffman holds son Harry [born Sep 1917]; Harvey at right [Nov 1915], in Tea, SD

1949. Edward Jacobson unloads ear corn on Jensen Jacobson homestead 4.5 miles north of Lennox, SD. Brooder house with all the windows. Cattle barn and horse barn.

William & Albertha [Bakker] Hoffman in front yard in Tea, SD about 1941. Note garden in back

Rena (Ernest), Evelyn (Orris), Minnie (Pete), Dorothy (Edward), Buryl (LeRoy) JACOBSON. Pete was the father of the other 4 men. Minnie was Pete's second wife. Taken in Lennox, SD

Minnie Schnepf Jacobson in middle front with 3 of her sisters and 4 brothers. 1961. She born 1898 in northwest Iowa