• Jens came on the ship Humboldt in1862 with his step father, Lars Petersen and mother, Maren. He also came with his siblings, Frederick, Frederick and Maren and his step brother, Ove Petersen and step sister, Karen. He is the son of Maren by her first husband.  His surname is listed as "Oversen" on the Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger. His surname is listed as "Houlsen" on the Deseret News roster.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1862)

• Age at Departure: 17

Sources

• European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920.
• Parish Register of Herrested, Svendborg, Denmark.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 509.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America