Uncle Carl

Karl Anton 15 Dec 1885 - 6 Nov 1975

Uncle Carl came to America in 1906 with Grandpa and their oldest brother Jens (see my previous post).

He is listed in the Minneapolis Directory in 1908 as Carl A Jensen, living at 3315 17th avenue south (no occupation given) and in the 1910 directory at the same address, and working as a clerk for the N W Fire and Marine Insurance Company.

He registered for the draft in 1917. Note that his "nearest relative" is Jens Jensen of 1819 5th st south (and someone wrote "sister" next to it... obviously not realizing that Jens is a man's name!). He is living and working for a farmer named Ellingson at R.F.D. 4, Minneapolis.

In the 1920 census he lived on Cedar Avenue and worked as a farm laborer.

In the 1930 census he is living in Wayzata and working as a farm laborer.

Uncle Carl is buried at Lakewood Cemetery (Section 7 Lot 59 Grave 4).