Anders Jenson was born April 1, 1861 in Norway. He married in Minnesota, Ingeborg Kristiansen, who was born in Norway on October 21, 1854. They first settled in Minnesota when coming to the United States and came to North Dakota in a covered wagon in 1895. They homesteaded on Northeast 1/4 of Section 28 in Larrabee Township. Mr. Jenson had been a shoemaker in Norway.
The couple had nine children: Ida, Matilda, Karen, Jens, Emma, Alfred, Isabel, Ole and Henry. Henry still lives on the homestead.
Ingeborg Jenson died December 4, 1942 and Anders died August 11, 1947. They are buried in the Grace City Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 61B