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Jens P Pedersen

Birth	:	15 Sep 1855 Denmark
Death	:	30 Apr 1940 Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Good Hope Cemetery, Pierson, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5391998, -95.7885971
Plot	:	Sec. iii, Row 26, Plot 4
Description	:	Pierson Progress, 2 May 1940, page 1: Jens P. Pedersen, 84, a most highly respected and venerable Pierson citizen for the past 58 years, died Tuesday, April 30, 1940, in the home of his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. Pedersen was born in Vinding, Denmark on September 15, 1855. Emigrating from Denmark when eighteen years old, he settled in Elwood, Clinton County, Iowa, and in a few years married Emma Cornish on February 7, 1882. Following the wedding, he and his bride left for western Iowa in a rapidly developing territory. They settled... Read More	Pierson Progress, 2 May 1940, page 1: Jens P. Pedersen, 84, a most highly respected and venerable Pierson citizen for the past 58 years, died Tuesday, April 30, 1940, in the home of his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. Pedersen was born in Vinding, Denmark on September 15, 1855. Emigrating from Denmark when eighteen years old, he settled in Elwood, Clinton County, Iowa, and in a few years married Emma Cornish on February 7, 1882. Following the wedding, he and his bride left for western Iowa in a rapidly developing territory. They settled east of Pierson and retired to town in 1914. He was a loyal member and layman of the Methodist Church for many years. Survivors include two sons, Charles of Clark, South Dakota, and David J. of Pierson, and a daughter, Ethel of Cherokee. One son, Harrison F. Pedersen, was the first Pierson doughboy to die on foreign soil in World War I. The American Legion Post is named in his honor. Services were held from the Methodist Church this Thursday afternoon, May 2, 1940, at 2:30 with Rev. W.F. Lane officiating. Burial was made in Good Hope Cemetery.

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Jens P Pedersen death on 30 Apr 1940 in Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.5391998
Longitude: -95.7885971

Family Members:

Spouse

Emma Medora Cornish Pedersen

(1856 - 1932)

Children

Elizabeth Euretta “Lizzie” Pedersen

(1882 - 1887)

Harrison F. Pedersen

(1890 - 1918)

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