Michel [Michael] Jensen, 93 years of age the 5th of last February, 1938, a resident of Gunnison, Utah, Sanpete County, was born in Denmark, in the year 1845. There his parents were comfortably fixed financially, owning a nice home and some other property. His father was Andrew Jenses [Jensen]. His mother was Annie Christensen Jensen. He had one younger brother. The family disposed of their property in Denmark at a sacrifice. The father who was a carpenter, and a craftsman in the employ of the King of Denmark, helping to build ships, discontinued his services, and with his family left Denmark, crossed the Red [MEANING North] Sea to Liverpool, England, and set sail for America on the sailing vessel, the Horizon, taking between eleven and twelve weeks to reach a port on the east coast of the United States. During the ship's voyage there was a shortage of fresh water, and the food supply ran low. This, the family thought was really a hardship, especially being deprived of fresh water. Mr. Jensen said that, many nights while on the sailing vessel, they were obliged to sleep in wet bedding, and live on half rations a part of the time. It was in reality a pleasure trip compared to what confronted the family crossing the plains.

The family with other emigrants went to Omaha, Nebraska, then to a Mormon camping place, just where Mr. Jensen does not [p.111] remember, unless it was at Iowa City, Iowa. Here the emigrants constructed some handcarts, and on July 15, 1856 a group started on their long trek to cross the plains, and mountains to Utah with J. S. Willie, and Captain Edward Martin. The Jensen family started with the first group of pioneers who left the Mormon camping place, as Mr. Jensen's father had his carpenter tools with him, which he used to build a handcart for his own family and also helped some of the others to construct handcarts. After sending two weeks time in preparation they left camp on July 15, 1856 for Salt Lake City, Utah, under Captain Willie. . . . [p.112]

. . . Mr. Jensen said that he believes his father's tools reached Salt Lake City, but that his father was left on the plains.

When the company was picked up in the vicinity of Green River by the wagons, the handcarts were left behind and he, with his younger brother and mother, arrived in Salt Lake valley on November 11, 1856. [p.115]

BIB: Jensen, Michael [Interview], Utah Pioneer Biographies, vol. 15, pp. 111-112, 115, (FHL)
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