Carbon County WY Archives Obituaries.....Jebens, Ferdinand August George February 23, 1936
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Deidre Badker berniebadker@iowatelecom.net February 1, 2014, 3:11 pm

Personal research as of February 2014
Ferdinand August George Jebens was born August 29, 1857 at
Schleswig-Holste​in, 
Germany to Andrew ​Jebens (b abt 1840 S/Holstein, Germany) and Dorothy
Gar​af (b 
abt 1841 S/Holstein, Germany). Ferdinand had a sister, Sophia James Jebens 
(1867 Germany - December 1, 1900 Baggs, WY) who married Peter Lee Jons at 
Wyoming. (Have also found his name as Ferdinand Jurgen Detlef Jebens and as 
James Jebens.)



Ferd married Margarite Maria ​Ketelsen on August 11, 1878 ​at
Schleswig-Holstein,​ 
Germany.  The couple had 2 children while in Germany: 

Andrew (November 12, 1882, d July 6, 1951 Long Beach, California) and 

Agnes Margarite (b May 27, 1885, married Kirk Calvert, d July 14, 1959 
Evanston, Uinta, WY). ​



Ferdinand emigrated to Huron, South Dakota in  July 1885 and found work and 
lodging.  Found on Ship's list: Ferdinand Jebens; Departure Date: July 24, 
1885.  Destination: New York.  Estimated birth year: abt 1857;  Age 28.  
Gender: männlich (Male).  Residence: Schleswig (Schleswig-Holstein), Preußen 
(Germany).   Occupation: Landmann. Ship Name: German Empire;  Captain: Nash;  
Ship Type: Dampfschiff.  Accommodation: ohne Angabe. Ship Flag: England.

Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany; Port of Arrival: Hartlepool (Amerika (USA) 
via Liverpool).   Volume: 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 062.  



He earned enough money to send for his family; they left Germany, November of 
1885. 



The family farmed near Huron during the depression and suffered through a 
severe drought.  Their third child, Carlie Ferdinand Jebens, was born at Huron 
November 23, 1888, (Carlie died July 1, 1976 Tempe, Arizona). 



They then decided to leave by wagon train with the Jons family to move west to 
Wyoming.  After reaching Rawlins, Ferdinand heard of work available at Baggs, 
Carbon, Wyoming. He earned enough money there to buy land four miles from 
Baggs.  He named his ranch the "Four Mile Ranch". 



Found in the 1900 census living at Election Dist # 15 Carbon, Wyoming: 
Ferdinand James 42 (should be Jebens), Margarite M James 41, Andrew A James 17, 
Agnes M D James 15, Carlie (Carl) 10. Says he was born October 1857.



Found in the 1910 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Ferdinand August 
George Jebens 52, Margarite M Ketelsen Jebens 51. 



Ferdinand and Margarite decided to move west again.  



Found in the 1930 census living at Uplands, San Bernardino, California: Ferdand 
Jebens 72, Margret Jebens 72, Edna Calvert 15 (their granddaughter). Ferdinand 
was a laborer on a citrus farm. 



Ferdinand Jebens died on February 23, 1936 at Upland, San Bernardino, 
California and was buried at the Bellevue Cemetery, Ontario, San Bernardino, 
California. 



Find A Grave Memorial# 95008652.

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