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Mike and Anna Jenny
Husband's Full Name: Michael Francis Jenny
Husband's Place of Birth: Durand, WI
Husband's Father's Name: Joseph Jenny
Husband's Mother's Name: Mary
Husband's Siblings' Names: Mrs. John Kraus
and Grace Jenny Donahue
Wife's Full Name: Anna Katherine Biever
Wife's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND
Wife's Father's Name: Mathias Biever
Wife's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Schneider
Wife's Siblings' Names: Joseph, Albert, Ella Parries, Mathew, Frank, Josie Breyer
Children's Names: Mattias J., Anna Truedson, Verna Busch McLain, Eleanor Edinger Hovland, Eugene, Marlys Goebel
Mike Jenny was born in Durand, Wisconsin. He moved to Minnesota with his parents and later moved to the Manfred area as a young man. He farmed in the Manfred area until retiring and moving into Fessenden.
Anna Biever was born and reared at Manfred.
Father M. J. Harte of Carrington married Mike Jenny and Anna Biever in St. Augustine’s Church of Fessenden on November 19, 1912. Attendants Albert Biever and Mrs. John (Bertha Jenny) Kraus of Orting, Washington.
Six children were born to them, Mathew, Anna, Verna, Eleanor, Gene, and Marlys.
Mike passed away in 1970, Anna passed away in 1975. Anna lived in the Harvey nursing home for two years prior to her death.