Theodora Olive Jensen (1885-1910)

Thea Jensen (1885-1910) Deaf and Mute (b. March 10, 1885, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - d. October 15, 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)

Parents

 * Andrew Havig Jensen (1861-1930)
 * Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938)

Siblings

 * Mary Marie Jensen (1883-1969) aka Marie Jensen, who married Albert Rath (1881-1950) and later married Nels Hemwall (1875-1965)
 * Leif Jensen (1886-1955) who married Agnes Hansen (1890-1965)
 * Leonard A. Jensen (1887-1979) who married Gertrude Louise Brock (1892-1944)
 * Josetta Dorothy Jensen (1889-1940) aka Dolly Jensen, who married William J. Gogerty (1893-1939)
 * Margerite Jensen (1891-1986) aka Daisy Jensen, who married Francis Joseph Woods (1891-1972) aka Frank Woods *Sally Jensen (1893-1965) aka Goldie Jensen, who married William Holm (1891-1983)
 * Eleanor Margaret Jensen (1897-1987) who married Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993)
 * Alvin Jensen (1900-1986) who married Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998)

Marriage
Thea married Max Caro (1882-c1920) who was Jewish. Max may have died in the influenza pandemic of 1918 or he may have died in 1920 and be the Max Caro listed in the Illinois Death Index for that year.

Children

 * Grace Lillie Caro (1902-1994) who married Frank Cruicshank Failing (1901-1948) then after his death she married Carl J. Taylor (1901-1967)
 * Ira Caro (1905-1975) who married Josephine Slattery (1915-1955)
 * Harold L. Caro (1907-1998) who married Mary Virgilous Geary (1918- )
 * Ann Caro (1910-1968) who married Sye X and after his death married Carl Munter

Death
Thea died on October 15, 1910 less than a month after giving birth to her daughter, Anna. Her Illinois Death Certificate Number was "2277". Mary Virgiious Geary (1918- ) believes the cause of death was complications from a gallstone operation. Thea and Max's children were then raised by Lena and Andrew Jensen, and they appear at 4932 Austin Avenue in Chicago on the 1920 US Census.