Leif Jensen (1886-1955) was a Chicago stockbroker at Paul H. Davis Brokerage (later part of Hornblower and Weeks). (b. October 04, 1886; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - d. Sunday, June 26, 1955; Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA)
Name:
His name is pronounced "life".
Parents:
Lief is the son of Andrew Havig Jensen (1860-1930) and Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938).
Birth:
October 4, 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Mary Jensen (1883-1969) who was married to Albert Rath (1881-1950) and later married Nels Hemwall (1875-1965); Thea Jensen (1885-1910) who married Max Caro (1882-c1920); Leonard A. Jensen (1887-1979) who married Gertrude Louise Brock (1892-1944); Josetta (Dolly) Dorothy Jensen (1889-1940) who married William J. Gogerty (1893-1939); Margerite (Daisy) Jensen (1891-1986) who married Francis (Frank) Joseph Woods (1891-1972); Goldie Jensen (1893-1965) who married William Holm (1891-1983); Eleanore Margaret Jensen (1897-1987) who married Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993); and the youngest was Alvin Jensen (1900-1986) who married Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998).
Marriage:
Leif married Agnes Hansen (1890-1965) on September 1, 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Children:
Together they had the following children: Robert William Jensen (1917-1963); Virginia Grace Jensen (1922-?) who married George Banta III (1923-?); and Muriel Elaine Jensen (1928- ) who married Thomas Arnold Patterson (1924- ).
Chicago and Alton Railroad:
A "Leif Jensen" is in the Chicago City Directory for 1917 working as a "chief clerk" at 608 South Dearborn Avenue and living at 5005 Iowa Avenue. Leif Jensen (1886-1955) in the World War I draft registration in 1918. He was working at the Chicago & Alton Railroad in the comptroller's office as a clerk. He lists a second job at the Grosso Company.
Chicago:
Leif appears in the 1920 and 1930 US Census living at 4932 West Austin Avenue in Chicago. In the 1930 US Census Leif is the head of household and he is living in the same building as his sister Dolly, and her husband, William J. Gogerty. Around 1931 Leif moved to an apartment building that he owned at 5643 North Spaulding Avenue in Chicago and during the depression he had his siblings move into the rental units.
Paul H. Davis Brokerage:
By the time of the WWI draft registration he was working at the Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago.
Death:
Sandra (Sandy) Elaine Shanahan (1935- ) says: "He worked for the firm of Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago. He was fishing on Lake Geneva with Goldie Jensen and her husband, Bill Holm, when he died."
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Chicago Daily Tribune on June 28, 1955: "Leif Jensen. The funeral of Leif Jensen of 429 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, formerly of Highland Park, a broker, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 1567 Maple Avenue, Evanston. He died Sunday at Lake Geneva. Mr. Jensen was for many years associated with Paul H. Davis company, now Hornblower and Weeks, as a partner and customers' man. He leaves a widow, Agnes; a son, Robert, of Highland Park, and two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Banta of Menasha, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Muriel Patterson of Kenosha, Wisconsin."
Burial:
Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago.
Relationship:
Leif Jensen (1886-1955) was the first cousin, twice removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on November 14, 2003. Updated on June 7, 2013 with information from the WWI and WWII draft registrations. Updated on July 26, 2015 with the date of his marriage.
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Name:
His name is pronounced "life".
Parents:
Lief is the son of Andrew Havig Jensen (1860-1930) and Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938).
Birth:
October 4, 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Mary Jensen (1883-1969) who was married to Albert Rath (1881-1950) and later married Nels Hemwall (1875-1965); Thea Jensen (1885-1910) who married Max Caro (1882-c1920); Leonard A. Jensen (1887-1979) who married Gertrude Louise Brock (1892-1944); Josetta (Dolly) Dorothy Jensen (1889-1940) who married William J. Gogerty (1893-1939); Margerite (Daisy) Jensen (1891-1986) who married Francis (Frank) Joseph Woods (1891-1972); Goldie Jensen (1893-1965) who married William Holm (1891-1983); Eleanore Margaret Jensen (1897-1987) who married Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993); and the youngest was Alvin Jensen (1900-1986) who married Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998).
Marriage:
Leif married Agnes Hansen (1890-1965) on September 1, 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Children:
Together they had the following children: Robert William Jensen (1917-1963); Virginia Grace Jensen (1922-?) who married George Banta III (1923-?); and Muriel Elaine Jensen (1928- ) who married Thomas Arnold Patterson (1924- ).
Chicago and Alton Railroad:
A "Leif Jensen" is in the Chicago City Directory for 1917 working as a "chief clerk" at 608 South Dearborn Avenue and living at 5005 Iowa Avenue. Leif Jensen (1886-1955) in the World War I draft registration in 1918. He was working at the Chicago & Alton Railroad in the comptroller's office as a clerk. He lists a second job at the Grosso Company.
Chicago:
Leif appears in the 1920 and 1930 US Census living at 4932 West Austin Avenue in Chicago. In the 1930 US Census Leif is the head of household and he is living in the same building as his sister Dolly, and her husband, William J. Gogerty. Around 1931 Leif moved to an apartment building that he owned at 5643 North Spaulding Avenue in Chicago and during the depression he had his siblings move into the rental units.
Paul H. Davis Brokerage:
By the time of the WWI draft registration he was working at the Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago.
Death:
Sandra (Sandy) Elaine Shanahan (1935- ) says: "He worked for the firm of Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago. He was fishing on Lake Geneva with Goldie Jensen and her husband, Bill Holm, when he died."
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Chicago Daily Tribune on June 28, 1955: "Leif Jensen. The funeral of Leif Jensen of 429 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, formerly of Highland Park, a broker, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 1567 Maple Avenue, Evanston. He died Sunday at Lake Geneva. Mr. Jensen was for many years associated with Paul H. Davis company, now Hornblower and Weeks, as a partner and customers' man. He leaves a widow, Agnes; a son, Robert, of Highland Park, and two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Banta of Menasha, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Muriel Patterson of Kenosha, Wisconsin."
Burial:
Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago.
Relationship:
Leif Jensen (1886-1955) was the first cousin, twice removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on November 14, 2003. Updated on June 7, 2013 with information from the WWI and WWII draft registrations. Updated on July 26, 2015 with the date of his marriage.
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Leif Jensen (1886-1955) was a Chicago stockbroker at Paul H. Davis Brokerage (later part of Hornblower and Weeks). (b. October 04, 1886; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - d. Sunday, June 26, 1955; Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA)
Name:
His name is pronounced "life".
Parents:
Lief is the son of Andrew Havig Jensen (1860-1930) and Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938).
Birth:
October 4, 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Mary Jensen (1883-1969) who was married to Albert Rath (1881-1950) and later married Nels Hemwall (1875-1965); Thea Jensen (1885-1910) who married Max Caro (1882-c1920); Leonard A. Jensen (1887-1979) who married Gertrude Louise Brock (1892-1944); Josetta (Dolly) Dorothy Jensen (1889-1940) who married William J. Gogerty (1893-1939); Margerite (Daisy) Jensen (1891-1986) who married Francis (Frank) Joseph Woods (1891-1972); Goldie Jensen (1893-1965) who married William Holm (1891-1983); Eleanore Margaret Jensen (1897-1987) who married Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993); and the youngest was Alvin Jensen (1900-1986) who married Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998).
Marriage:
Leif married Agnes Hansen (1890-1965) on September 1, 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Children:
Together they had the following children: Robert William Jensen (1917-1963); Virginia Grace Jensen (1922-?) who married George Banta III (1923-?); and Muriel Elaine Jensen (1928- ) who married Thomas Arnold Patterson (1924- ).
Chicago and Alton Railroad:
A "Leif Jensen" is in the Chicago City Directory for 1917 working as a "chief clerk" at 608 South Dearborn Avenue and living at 5005 Iowa Avenue. Leif Jensen (1886-1955) in the World War I draft registration in 1918. He was working at the Chicago & Alton Railroad in the comptroller's office as a clerk. He lists a second job at the Grosso Company.
Chicago:
Leif appears in the 1920 and 1930 US Census living at 4932 West Austin Avenue in Chicago. In the 1930 US Census Leif is the head of household and he is living in the same building as his sister Dolly, and her husband, William J. Gogerty. Around 1931 Leif moved to an apartment building that he owned at 5643 North Spaulding Avenue in Chicago and during the depression he had his siblings move into the rental units.
Paul H. Davis Brokerage:
By the time of the WWI draft registration he was working at the Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago.
Death:
Sandra (Sandy) Elaine Shanahan (1935- ) says: "He worked for the firm of Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago. He was fishing on Lake Geneva with Goldie Jensen and her husband, Bill Holm, when he died."
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Chicago Daily Tribune on June 28, 1955: "Leif Jensen. The funeral of Leif Jensen of 429 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, formerly of Highland Park, a broker, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 1567 Maple Avenue, Evanston. He died Sunday at Lake Geneva. Mr. Jensen was for many years associated with Paul H. Davis company, now Hornblower and Weeks, as a partner and customers' man. He leaves a widow, Agnes; a son, Robert, of Highland Park, and two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Banta of Menasha, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Muriel Patterson of Kenosha, Wisconsin."
Burial:
Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago.
Relationship:
Leif Jensen (1886-1955) was the first cousin, twice removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on November 14, 2003. Updated on June 7, 2013 with information from the WWI and WWII draft registrations. Updated on July 26, 2015 with the date of his marriage.
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Name:
His name is pronounced "life".
Parents:
Lief is the son of Andrew Havig Jensen (1860-1930) and Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938).
Birth:
October 4, 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Mary Jensen (1883-1969) who was married to Albert Rath (1881-1950) and later married Nels Hemwall (1875-1965); Thea Jensen (1885-1910) who married Max Caro (1882-c1920); Leonard A. Jensen (1887-1979) who married Gertrude Louise Brock (1892-1944); Josetta (Dolly) Dorothy Jensen (1889-1940) who married William J. Gogerty (1893-1939); Margerite (Daisy) Jensen (1891-1986) who married Francis (Frank) Joseph Woods (1891-1972); Goldie Jensen (1893-1965) who married William Holm (1891-1983); Eleanore Margaret Jensen (1897-1987) who married Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993); and the youngest was Alvin Jensen (1900-1986) who married Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998).
Marriage:
Leif married Agnes Hansen (1890-1965) on September 1, 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Children:
Together they had the following children: Robert William Jensen (1917-1963); Virginia Grace Jensen (1922-?) who married George Banta III (1923-?); and Muriel Elaine Jensen (1928- ) who married Thomas Arnold Patterson (1924- ).
Chicago and Alton Railroad:
A "Leif Jensen" is in the Chicago City Directory for 1917 working as a "chief clerk" at 608 South Dearborn Avenue and living at 5005 Iowa Avenue. Leif Jensen (1886-1955) in the World War I draft registration in 1918. He was working at the Chicago & Alton Railroad in the comptroller's office as a clerk. He lists a second job at the Grosso Company.
Chicago:
Leif appears in the 1920 and 1930 US Census living at 4932 West Austin Avenue in Chicago. In the 1930 US Census Leif is the head of household and he is living in the same building as his sister Dolly, and her husband, William J. Gogerty. Around 1931 Leif moved to an apartment building that he owned at 5643 North Spaulding Avenue in Chicago and during the depression he had his siblings move into the rental units.
Paul H. Davis Brokerage:
By the time of the WWI draft registration he was working at the Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago.
Death:
Sandra (Sandy) Elaine Shanahan (1935- ) says: "He worked for the firm of Paul H. Davis Brokerage in Chicago. He was fishing on Lake Geneva with Goldie Jensen and her husband, Bill Holm, when he died."
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Chicago Daily Tribune on June 28, 1955: "Leif Jensen. The funeral of Leif Jensen of 429 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, formerly of Highland Park, a broker, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 1567 Maple Avenue, Evanston. He died Sunday at Lake Geneva. Mr. Jensen was for many years associated with Paul H. Davis company, now Hornblower and Weeks, as a partner and customers' man. He leaves a widow, Agnes; a son, Robert, of Highland Park, and two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Banta of Menasha, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Muriel Patterson of Kenosha, Wisconsin."
Burial:
Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago.
Relationship:
Leif Jensen (1886-1955) was the first cousin, twice removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on November 14, 2003. Updated on June 7, 2013 with information from the WWI and WWII draft registrations. Updated on July 26, 2015 with the date of his marriage.
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