Margit Jensen 1937 – 2022

Margit Vang Jensen was born in the North Jutland region of Denmark outside the village of Snedsted on February 27, 1937 to Jens and Helga Jensen. She completed their family as the 2nd child and only daughter, joining her older brother Anders. Her early schooling was in a small country school in Denmark where it was common for children to complete their schooling after the 6th grade.

At the age of 12, Margit and her family left their home in Denmark and boarded the ship Batory at the port of Copenhagen on November 26, 1949 to begin their journey to America to start their new life in Montana. They arrived...