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| name | Mary Jensen Holmgren |
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| birth_date | September 24 1867 |
| birth_place | Bear River City |
| death_date | Interwiki: Death date and age 1956081718670924++ |
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| resting_place | Bear River Cemetery |
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| spouse | John P. Holmgren |
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On ::September 24, 1867, Mary Jensen Holmgren was born to James Peter and Christiana Anderson Jensen in a cave on the bank of the Bear River. Since it was raining heavily during the birth, neighbors held pans and kettles over the bed to catch the rain that dripped through the dirt roof. Mary was the first girl born in ::Bear River City.
At age 5, Mary began school in a log meeting house in a fort. The desks were nailed to the wall, and the pupils sat on backless boards. When one of Mary’s classmates fell asleep and fell off her seat, the teacher accused Mary of pushing her and hit Mary on the head for punishment.
When Mary was about 13, she worked at the Co-op farm milking five cows, skimming milk, washing pans and dishes, making butter with a “rocking” churn, washing by hand the clothes of eight people, and turning a grindstone in her spare time. In the following years she worked just as hard on other jobs that included cooking for lamb shearers and cleaning many homes, businesses, and hotels.
While a maid at a hotel in Corinne, Mary met John P. Holmgren who often helped his father at his blacksmith shop. Their courtship included sleigh riding, dancing at different town halls, and horseback riding. They were married on September 26, 1889. The couple had 11 children. (No doctor was in attendance for the births.)
Mary and John lived long enough to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary attended by over 300 friends.
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