J. F. (Fred) Jensen came to Cooperstown from Nelson, Minnesota about 1909 and worked on the H. P. Hammer farm. He met Alma Peterson, who was working at the Henry Nelson home. She had come to the United States from Sweden when she was sixteen years of age. They were married April 2, 1911 in Cooperstown and lived on a farm five miles south west of Finley. One time on a trip to Cooperstown the wagon axles got dry and having no grease available they used molasses they had with them and it served the purpose.
They lived on different farms in the area. During 1923 to 1925 they lived on the Stansbury farm, two miles west of Pickert. Here they farmed five quarters of land and during harvest Fred would stay in the field from daylight to dark and Maynard, his son, would bring out fresh horses to exchange teams and also bring meals for Fred. During the 'dry thirties' they lived on Section 15, Cooperstown Township and had to haul water from the Sheyenne River to keep their cattle.
They bought the Chester Piatt farm, Washburn Township, south of Ueland Dam, in 1940. They moved to Cooperstown in 1946, remaining there the rest of their lives. They had four children:
Maynard (1912), married Edith Elverum in 1935. They purchased the Andrew Brosten farm, Sverdrup Township in 1942 and are still living there. They have five children, Richard, Darrel, Marlowe, Larry and Elizabeth
Mrs. Martin (Berniece) Turnquist (1916), her husband served as rural mail carrier on Route 1 out of Cooperstown until retiring. They had three children, Irene, Allan, and Terrel
Virgil (1919-1975), married Myrtle Rickford, 1940. They had two boys, Jerry and Dennis. She passed away in 1946. He married Agnes Stokka in 1948. They lived on the Jensen farm in Washburn Township. They had seven children, Aurel, Audry, Merlyn, Virginia, Marilyn, Joan and Wanda
Mrs. Harry (Doris) Walen (1925), they live on their farm near Glenfield in Foster County. They had three children, Vivian, Irvin, and Karen.
Mrs. Jensen was killed in a car-train accident in 1962 and Fred passed away in 1964.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 485