Marker Inscription
Jens Jenson (1835-1912) came to this county with his Norwegian parents and their family in 1854. Later he was a sailor berthed in Galveston for some years; he also served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War (1861-65). After he bought part of his parents' land in 1867, he built one stone room of this house and married Sarah Swenson in 1868. As his family grew to 11 children, he added rooms, three of stone, two of wood. After his death, a son, Palmer, bought the place. In 1958 grandson Arden Jenson purchased the land. He lives in the house, farming the ancestral acres. (1976)
About this site
Jenson, Jens is a historical marker in Clifton, Bosque County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7727, -97.7320 near Clifton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pierson, Ole and Ann, Farm (historic place), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ellingson Farm, Knudson, Knud S., and Reierson, Hans and Berthe, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5035005363. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
