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Home of Joseph Jensen. Joseph Jensen was born in 1886 in Salt Lake City, Utah; received mining engineering degrees from the University of Utah, the Royal School of Mines, Freiberg (Germany), and Columbia University; worked at Tidewater Oil Company and predecessors as a petroleum engineer and geologist, 1917-55; appointed to Water and Power Committee of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in 1927; personally participated in the discovery and development of several oil fields in Los Angeles and wrote articles on those fields and methods used by the industry; served as chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California from 1949-70. (Online Archive of California, UCLA; 2016)

Joseph Jensen was an LFIA Director from 1935 until 1943. (Donald Seligman)

1930 census:
2220 N. Cheswic Lane: (Value: $18,000): 1) Joseph Jensen, owner and head of household; 43 year old white married male; married at age 31; born in Utah; parents born in Denmark; a geologist in the oil industry. 2) Lois W. Jensen, wife; 43 year old white married female; married at age 31; born in Utah; parents born in Utah; not working. 3) Joseph W. Jensen, son; 10 year old white male; in school; born in California. 4) John H. Jensen, son; 8 year old white male; in school; born in California. (19th ED, page 15A, lines 21-24).

1940 Census:
2220 Cheswic Lane (value $10,000): 1) Joseph Jensen, head of household; white married male 53 years of age; born in Utah; an engineer in an oil company. 2) Lois W. Jensen, wife; white married female 53 years of age; born in Utah; not working. 3) Joseph W. Jensen, son; white single male 20 years of age; born in California; in school. 4) John HJ. Jensen, son; white single male 18 years of age; born in California; in school. (ED 60-81; Page 5B; Lines 67-70).