Past and Present of Guthrie County, Iowa
Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1907.
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HANS JORGENSEN submitted by Kristine Jorgensen
  
Hans Jorgensen is the owner of an excellent farm of one hundred and sixty acres on sections 1 and 2, Seely Township . In the midst of this tract of arable land he has erected a modern residence and good barns and other outbuildings, and his farm (see attached photo) presents the appearance of one of the best improved properties in the county.
Mr. Jorgensen is a native of Denmark , born on the 16 th of September, 1861, and is a son of Jorgen Hansen and Bertha Jensen, who came to the United States in 1884. The located in Bayard, where the father lived retired throughout his remaining days, his death occurring in 1901, while his wife survived until 1905, when she, too, passed away.
Hans Jorgensen acquired his education in the Danish language and at an early age began learning the blacksmith's trade. He afterward worked as a machinist in connection with blacksmithing until 1879, when, in accordance with the laws of his native land, he entered the Danish army and served for three years. During that period he spent eighteen months as regimental farrier. His company was called into the line during the German-Franco War in 1880 to protect the Danish boundary.
Shortly after being discharged Mr. Jorgensen came to the United States , settling in Bayard, Highland township, where for nineteen years he conducted a blacksmith shop. He was an excellent workman, honorable and straightforward in his dealings, and by reason of these qualities he secured a liberal patronage. He then carried on the business until about six years ago, when he sold his shop and purchased his present farm, comprising one hundred and sixty acres of rich and arable land in Seely township. He has made excellent improvements upon this property, which present a very attractive appearance, and in connection with the raising of cereals best adapted to soil and climate he has made a specialty of the breeding of Jersey hogs, together with other thoroughbred stock on his farm.
On the 15 th of December, 1883, Mr. Jorgensen was married to Miss Caroline Larsen (see attached photo), who was born in Denmark . They have four children: John, now in Utah ; Lawrence, Andrew and Walter (see attached photo), all at home. In politics, Mr. Jorgensen is a republican, and he and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. His is certainly a creditable record, for he came to the new world empty-handed and has since depended entirely upon his own resources. His valuable farm is today the visible evidence of his life of thrift and energy.
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