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Jensen Brothers

The letters below were written by Andrew and Halvor Jensen to their sisters Kriste and Martha (letter of June 23, 1919) and their parents. Andrew Jensen was born April 21, 1887, one of five children born to Halvard and Jacobina Jensen, of Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. The family emigrated from Norway to North Dakota where Halvor was born May 21, 1891 in the town of Milnor. In total, Halvard and Jacobina had 14 children.…

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1917

Charles Arthur Mack

Charles Mack in uniform and later in life with nephew Elbridge.Charles Arthur Mack was born June 11, 1887 in Little Marsh Pennsylvania to Daniel Mack andUriah Jane (Bradley) Mack. He worked as a laborer at Eberle Tanning Company. At the age of17, Charles married Sadie Irene Harris on April 26, 1905 in Lindley, New York. Charles’ brotherWilliam Mack would marry Sadie’s sister Birdie Harris, while a second brother, James Mack,would marry another sister of Sadie’s,…

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