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Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 02:44:52 -0600

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MESSAGE: (#41965) Hans Jensen

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AUTHOR: Misti Adams
DATE: 12/29/2003 at 02:44:52

Surnames: JENSEN

The Nashua Reporter, Nashua, Iowa

April 23, 1903
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Mr. Hans Jenson Hangs Himself at His Home In Bradford Early Sunday Morning

Old Bradford was plunged into a fever of excitement Sunday by the announcement
that Hans Jenson, an old gentleman and a respected citizen of that place, had
committed suicide by hanging himself.

For several years Mr. Jenson had been suffering from some kidney disorder,
which at times had caused him so much discomfort and pain that he became tired
of life and on several occasions threatened to do something with himself some
time. Saturday this pain was so acute that he was driven almost to a frenzy.

Mrs. Jenson has been sleeping by himself in a bedroom just off from the
kitchen, while his wife and son, Thoveld, the only one of the family living at
home, slept in the other parts of the house. Sunday morning the young man
arose as usual and after starting the fire, called his mother and then went
out doors to do the chores while she was getting the breakfast. When the meal
was nearly ready Mrs. Jenson went to call her husband, and on entering his
room was horrified by the sight that met her gaze. Hanging by the neck with a
small rope tied to a clothes hook on the wall beside the door, was her
husband. He was so close to the door that Mrs. Jenson brushed him in entering
the room and didnt notice what had happened until, on seeing that the bed
hadnt been occupied, she turned to ask him the reason. The son was at once
called and he came and cut him down. The body was still warm but life was
extinct. Coroner McKone was summoned who, after an investigation, decided that
an inquest was unnecessary. A curious fact was the hook on which the rope was
tied was loose and came off comparatively easy from a little tug by the
coroner. That the deceased was thoroughly determined in carrying out his
design is evidenced by the fact that he had to bend his knees so that his feet
would clear the floor.

Hans Jensen was born in Ringsted, Denmark in 1839. In December 1864, he was
married to Anna Marie Hanson, with whom, a year later, he came to the United
States, settling in New York state. After a short time they moved to Perth
Amboy, New Jersey, where they lived until 1882, coming then to Bradford, which
place has since been their home. Seven children were born to them, four boys
and three girls, six of whom, with the wife survive the deceased. One of the
daughters died in infancy. Mr. Jensen was a hard working man, thoroughly
honest and a good citizen. A large concourse of friends and neighbors were in
attendance at the funeral services in the Little Brown Church as a tribute of
respect and esteem. Rev. Ewell officiated. The remains were interred in
Greenwood cemetery.

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