Sedgwick County KS Archives Biographies.....Jorgensen, Henry 1848 - 
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   Henry Jorgensen, cashier of the First National Bank of Mt. Hope, Sedgwick
county, Kansas, was born February 15, 1848, in Germany, and came to the United
States in May, 1870. He had learned the trade of machinist in the old country
and, locating in New York, worked at his trade until 1875. In that year he moved
to Mercer county, Illinois, and farmed as a renter until 1878. On August 14,
1878, Mr. Jorgensen moved to Sedgwick county, Kansas, and bought 160 acres of
railroad land near Mt. Hope. He remained on this land until 1900, and after
retiring from agriculture was the owner of about 1,100 acres of improved land in
Sedgwick county and elsewhere. He was a successful general farmer. After
retiring from farming, Mr. Jorgensen became interested in the State Bank of Mt.
Hope as a stockholder, which bank afterwards became the First National Bank of
Mt. Hope, and in 1899 he became its cashier. The bank has a capital of $25,000
and a surplus of $10,000. Mr. Jorgensen is one of a family of four children,
three of whom are living. Sophia Dora is deceased; Antonia lives in Germany. Mr.
Jorgensen was conscripted in the military service in Germany and on examination
proved his right to a discharge, his father paying for his education while in
the military service. The family can trace its record back three hundred years.
Mr. Jorgensen was married to Miss Mary Dall, a daughter of Peter Dall, of
Germany, in New York city, September 2, 1871. Mrs. Jorgensen is also a native of
Germany. Eight children have been born of this union, five of whom are now
living. Those living are: Henry J., born July 20, 1872, a farmer, married and
father of one child; Charles S., born August 20, 1874, a farmer, married, with
one child; Fritz C, born November 21, 1876, married, with one child; John F.,
born December 12, 1883, married, with one child, and Mary, now Mrs. Porter, of
Greeley township, and mother of one child. Fritz C. and John F. are assistant
cashiers in the bank with their father. Mr. Jorgensen was a trustee of Greeley
township for three years and on the school board ten years. He is a member of
the Congregational church and a Democrat in politics.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from 

History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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