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Frederick JENS (c. 1855- )

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • c. 1855

  • Germany1,2

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  • The 1860 census notes his age is 5 years old which would put his birth year at 1855 and it notes her birthplace as Mecklenburg.

  • Residence:

  • 1860 (age 4-5)

  • Ward 9 Milwaukee, Wisconsin1

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  • He was living with two adults, William and Wilhelmine who were likely his parents and two other siblings. He was 5 years old at this time. On this census his name was noted as "Fritz".

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 14-15)

  • Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin2

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  • The census record lists two adults William aged 38 and Wilhelmine, aged 36 who are likely his parents and five younger siblings.

  • Occupation:

  • 1870 (age 14-15)

  • works on a farm2

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  • The older male in the household who was assuredly his father worked as a farmer, it is likely Frederick worked with his father.

  • Death:

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Sources

1.

1860 Federal Census (U. S.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, population, Milwaukee, Ward 9, p. 212, 1854, Wilhelm Jens; digital, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com); citing 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

2.

1870 United States Federal Census, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, population, Town of Milwaukee, p.152A, 431, William Jens; National Archives and Records Adminstration Film T132.