Ole P. Jensen, the present postmaster of Shelley, and formerly justice of the peace, needs no special introduction to the people of Bingham county, in view of the long number of years he has resided among them. He was born near Omaha, Nebraska, in June, 1863, a son of Peter and Maria (Jacobsen) Jensen, natives of Denmark, who emigrated to the United States in 1863. On arriving in this country, the parents went to Omaha by rail, and in that city the father bought an outfit and a team of oxen with which he drove across the plains to Salt Lake City. In the fall of that year the family located in Cache county, Utah, but in the spring of 1864 settled in Bear Lake county, Idaho, where Peter Jensen took up a tract of land, which he improved and developed, making it one of the best farms in the district, and on this place he continued his agricultural operations for the remainder of his life, his death occurring in February, 1911. His widow survived him two years, her death taking place in February, 1913. Mr. Jensen was a bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for eighteen years.
Ole P. Jensen was reared on his father's farm and educated in the schools of Bear Lake county. He then learned the blacksmith trade, at which he continued to work for several years, in addition to farming. In 1892 he sold out and moved to Bingham county and later located in lona. where he put up a blacksmith shop and operated same until the spring of 1894, when he removed to Shelley and bought a relinquishment one and a quarter miles east of the town, there conducting a blacksmith shop for a short time. He developed and improved his holding and some time later took stock in the Snake River Valley Canal. He helped to build this waterway, the time occupied in getting water to his place being eight years. He also helped to build the high line ditch. He succeeded in bringing his land to a high state of cultivation and continued to operate the place until May, 1916, when he was appointed postmaster of Shelley by President Wilson, his son taking his place on the farm and carrying on its operations ever since.
In October, 1887, Mr. Jensen was united in marriage to Eliza Whitehead, and they have become the parents of six children, namely: Hazen N., assistant postmaster at Shelley; Alba, wife of Oliver Humphrys, a rancher, living two miles from Shelley; Meryl, a clerk in the postoffice; Vernzel, operating the home farm, and Gladys and Marple at home.
Mr. Jensen is a warm supporter of the democratic party and active in its behalf. He served one term in Shelley as justice of the peace. His religious affiliation is with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In November, 1887, he left for South Carolina, where he was called to fill a mission, and was thus engaged for two years, returning home in November, 1889. Mr. Jensen enjoys the confidence and esteem of the citizens of his home city, where he has established himself as a man of character and probity.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley, 1920; article courtesy Amanda Fox)
Ole P. Jensen was reared on his father's farm and educated in the schools of Bear Lake county. He then learned the blacksmith trade, at which he continued to work for several years, in addition to farming. In 1892 he sold out and moved to Bingham county and later located in lona. where he put up a blacksmith shop and operated same until the spring of 1894, when he removed to Shelley and bought a relinquishment one and a quarter miles east of the town, there conducting a blacksmith shop for a short time. He developed and improved his holding and some time later took stock in the Snake River Valley Canal. He helped to build this waterway, the time occupied in getting water to his place being eight years. He also helped to build the high line ditch. He succeeded in bringing his land to a high state of cultivation and continued to operate the place until May, 1916, when he was appointed postmaster of Shelley by President Wilson, his son taking his place on the farm and carrying on its operations ever since.
In October, 1887, Mr. Jensen was united in marriage to Eliza Whitehead, and they have become the parents of six children, namely: Hazen N., assistant postmaster at Shelley; Alba, wife of Oliver Humphrys, a rancher, living two miles from Shelley; Meryl, a clerk in the postoffice; Vernzel, operating the home farm, and Gladys and Marple at home.
Mr. Jensen is a warm supporter of the democratic party and active in its behalf. He served one term in Shelley as justice of the peace. His religious affiliation is with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In November, 1887, he left for South Carolina, where he was called to fill a mission, and was thus engaged for two years, returning home in November, 1889. Mr. Jensen enjoys the confidence and esteem of the citizens of his home city, where he has established himself as a man of character and probity.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley, 1920; article courtesy Amanda Fox)
Ole P. Jensen, the present postmaster of Shelley, and formerly justice of the peace, needs no special introduction to the people of Bingham county, in view of the long number of years he has resided among them. He was born near Omaha, Nebraska, in June, 1863, a son of Peter and Maria (Jacobsen) Jensen, natives of Denmark, who emigrated to the United States in 1863. On arriving in this country, the parents went to Omaha by rail, and in that city the father bought an outfit and a team of oxen with which he drove across the plains to Salt Lake City. In the fall of that year the family located in Cache county, Utah, but in the spring of 1864 settled in Bear Lake county, Idaho, where Peter Jensen took up a tract of land, which he improved and developed, making it one of the best farms in the district, and on this place he continued his agricultural operations for the remainder of his life, his death occurring in February, 1911. His widow survived him two years, her death taking place in February, 1913. Mr. Jensen was a bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for eighteen years.
Ole P. Jensen was reared on his father's farm and educated in the schools of Bear Lake county. He then learned the blacksmith trade, at which he continued to work for several years, in addition to farming. In 1892 he sold out and moved to Bingham county and later located in lona. where he put up a blacksmith shop and operated same until the spring of 1894, when he removed to Shelley and bought a relinquishment one and a quarter miles east of the town, there conducting a blacksmith shop for a short time. He developed and improved his holding and some time later took stock in the Snake River Valley Canal. He helped to build this waterway, the time occupied in getting water to his place being eight years. He also helped to build the high line ditch. He succeeded in bringing his land to a high state of cultivation and continued to operate the place until May, 1916, when he was appointed postmaster of Shelley by President Wilson, his son taking his place on the farm and carrying on its operations ever since.
In October, 1887, Mr. Jensen was united in marriage to Eliza Whitehead, and they have become the parents of six children, namely: Hazen N., assistant postmaster at Shelley; Alba, wife of Oliver Humphrys, a rancher, living two miles from Shelley; Meryl, a clerk in the postoffice; Vernzel, operating the home farm, and Gladys and Marple at home.
Mr. Jensen is a warm supporter of the democratic party and active in its behalf. He served one term in Shelley as justice of the peace. His religious affiliation is with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In November, 1887, he left for South Carolina, where he was called to fill a mission, and was thus engaged for two years, returning home in November, 1889. Mr. Jensen enjoys the confidence and esteem of the citizens of his home city, where he has established himself as a man of character and probity.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley, 1920; article courtesy Amanda Fox)
Ole P. Jensen was reared on his father's farm and educated in the schools of Bear Lake county. He then learned the blacksmith trade, at which he continued to work for several years, in addition to farming. In 1892 he sold out and moved to Bingham county and later located in lona. where he put up a blacksmith shop and operated same until the spring of 1894, when he removed to Shelley and bought a relinquishment one and a quarter miles east of the town, there conducting a blacksmith shop for a short time. He developed and improved his holding and some time later took stock in the Snake River Valley Canal. He helped to build this waterway, the time occupied in getting water to his place being eight years. He also helped to build the high line ditch. He succeeded in bringing his land to a high state of cultivation and continued to operate the place until May, 1916, when he was appointed postmaster of Shelley by President Wilson, his son taking his place on the farm and carrying on its operations ever since.
In October, 1887, Mr. Jensen was united in marriage to Eliza Whitehead, and they have become the parents of six children, namely: Hazen N., assistant postmaster at Shelley; Alba, wife of Oliver Humphrys, a rancher, living two miles from Shelley; Meryl, a clerk in the postoffice; Vernzel, operating the home farm, and Gladys and Marple at home.
Mr. Jensen is a warm supporter of the democratic party and active in its behalf. He served one term in Shelley as justice of the peace. His religious affiliation is with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In November, 1887, he left for South Carolina, where he was called to fill a mission, and was thus engaged for two years, returning home in November, 1889. Mr. Jensen enjoys the confidence and esteem of the citizens of his home city, where he has established himself as a man of character and probity.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley, 1920; article courtesy Amanda Fox)
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