Jens Mathias Black was born
5 Apr 1818
in Sundby, Aalborg, Denmark
Parents
Father: Ole Larsen Black
Mother: Mariane Jensen
Jens married Wife #1 Inger Marie Jacobsen
They had two children:
Ane Oline Ottillie (Serena) in 1843
and Niels in 1849
Jens and Inger converted to the LDS church and immigrated to Utah with a company of members in 1853-54. Inger died of Cholera at a camp on the banks of the Kansas River while crossing the plains in 1854.
Wife #2
Jens and Johanne were married while crossing the plains.
They were in the Hans Peter Olsen Company in 1854.
Their Departure date was 15 Jun 1854 and they Arrived 5 Oct 1854. There were about 550 individuals and 69 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Westport, Missouri.
Read Trail Excerpt written by Johanne Bolette Dalley
We went up to here Kansas City now is and camped on the bank (of the Missouri River). In our company was a man by the name of James Black, whose wife died of cholera at St. Louis. He began paying attention to me, but I did not encourage him, as I disliked him, although I couldn't tell why. He was good looking and attractive in manner. In a way, I was dependent on my uncle, and he and his wife were very persistent in persuading me to yield, although I repeatedly told them all I did not want to marry until I reached Salt Lake City. This marriage was most unfortunate for me and resulted in great unhappiness, for as I became better acquainted with him my dislike increased. Although he was a Mormon, he did not entertain the same ideas in regard to living the principles as I did. He was also ill-tempered and jealous.
There is no record of their marriage or a divorce.
Johanne Rolette Bertlesen married James Dalley.
Johanne is buried in the Jerome Cemetery, Idaho, USA
I did find on findagrave.com that Jens Black and Johanne had a daughter named Eliza Bertelsen Black. I looked up their Family Group Record on the new.familysearch.org.
Here is Eliza B. Farnsworth's Death Certificate. The Death Certificate has James Dalley listed as her father but Johanne didn't Marry James til 9 Oct 1856 and Eliza would have been over one years old. Eliza was born 16 Aug, 1855.
Jens settled in South Weber, Utah
he married Wife #3
in 1855 in South Weber, Utah
Jens and Christina had two children while living in South Weber, Maria Lucinda born in 1856 and Anna Margarethe born in 1857. The family moved to Ephriam and then to Spring City both in Sanpete County, Utah in 1859. The rest of their children were born there. These were: Jensina Christina born in 1859, Lewis born in 1861, Sarah born in 1864 and died in 1866, Josephine born in 1866, and Ole Larsen born in 1871. Anna Margarethe got sick in 1867 at school, but the teacher would not let her go home and made her stand in the corner for the rest of the day. She never recovered from this illness and died a few days later.
Jen's also married Wife #4
Christina's sister,
Maren "Mary" Larsen
They had five children: Erastus born in 1857 and died in infancy, Mary Margaret born in 1859, Rasmeana "Mena" born in 1860, Sarah born in 1862 and died at the age of three, and Mary born in 1863 and died in 1869.
Jens and Maren eventually divorced and she remarried Christian Willardsen and moved to Ephriam.
Jens died 17 Oct 1892
His wife Christena lived with her son,
Jens and Christena's Children
Maria Lucinda Black
B: 20 Feb 1856
M: James Philander Allred
D: 25 Jun 1886
Ann Margarethe Black
B: 20 Sep 1857
D: 4 Dec 1867
Jensina Christina Black
B: 8 May 1859
M: Perry Barton Allred
D: 6 Aug 1906
Lewis Black
B: 18 Apr 1861
M: Trena Jensen
D: 5 May 1944
Sarah Black
B: 9 Jun 1864
D: 29 Jun 1866
Josephine Black
B: 12 Oct 1866
M: Thomas Jefferson Redman
D: 21 Dec 1928
Ole Larson Black
B: 23 May 1871
M: Annie Jensen
D: 3 Jan 1947
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