Melvin Kenneth Jensen b. 1 May 1916 Renville, Minnesota, USA d. 1 Sep 1996 Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota, USA: Our Family History

Melvin Kenneth Jensen

1916 - 1996 (80 years)

Name	Melvin Kenneth Jensen [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	1 May 1916	Renville, Minnesota, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Gender	Male
Residence	1920	Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA [10]
	Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single
Residence	1930	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA [11, 13]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Residence	1935	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA [2]
Residence	1 Apr 1940	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA [2, 3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Service	25 Jun 1941 [8, 14]
Military Service	27 Sep 1945 [8]
mtDNA	H15b
Name	Melvin Jensen [17]
Name	Melvin Jensen [14]
Name	Melvin Jensen [13]
Name	Melvin Jensen [10]
Name	Melvin K Jensen [16]
Name	Melvin K Jensen [16]
Name	Melvin K Jensen [16]
Name	Melvin K Jensen [15]
Name	Melvin K Jensen [12]
Name	Melvin K Jensen [11]
Name	Melvln K Jensen [7]
Reference Number	374
Residence	Sebeka, Wadena, Minnesota, USA [16]
Residence	Sebeka, Wadena, Minnesota, USA [16]
Residence	Sebeka, Wadena, Minnesota, USA [16]
Residence	1950	St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA [17]
	Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
Residence	1960	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA [7]
Burial	1996	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA [8, 15]
	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Section 4, Site 225, US ARMY, TEC 5, WORLD WAR II
Death	1 Sep 1996	Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota, USA [1, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15]
Person ID	I374	KLD Genealogy
Last Modified	3 Apr 2026

Father	Svend Estrid Hjalmar Jensen, b. 13 Sep 1882, Sønder Nærå, Odense, Fyn, Denmark d. 21 Aug 1972, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 89 years)
Relationship	bio
Mother	Rose Johanna Mary Nelsen, b. 27 Feb 1889, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA d. 26 Nov 1965, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	bio
Marriage	12 Apr 1909	Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, USA [18, 19]
Family ID	F200	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Living

Children

>	1. Living
	2. Living
>	3. Living

Family ID F184 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Apr 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1 May 1916 - Renville, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - 1935 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1 Apr 1940 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - - Sebeka, Wadena, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - - Sebeka, Wadena, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - - Sebeka, Wadena, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - 1960 - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
	Burial - 1996 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
	Death - 1 Sep 1996 - Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota, USA

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Photos » Slide Show	6 Photos
	Melvin Kenneth "Melly" Jensen Undated photo from family album. (I assume the early 1940s as that's when he was in the military.)
	Melvin Kenneth "Melly" Jensen Undated photo from family album. (I assume early 1940s as that's when he was in the military.)
	Melvin Kenneth "Melly" Jensen Undated photo from family album
	Melvin Kenneth Jensen Yearbook photo
	Adeline Verbena "Toni", Melvin Kevin "Melly", and Verona Dina Hazel "Verni" Jensen Undated photo from family album
	Melvin Kenneth "Melly" Jensen - Funeral Notice

Sources

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1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1961; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 73-57

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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Minnesota, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 106

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U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
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1920 United States Federal Census
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1930 United States Federal Census
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Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995
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1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Paul, Ramsey, Min

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https://moms.mn.gov/

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