Grace was born October 8, 1919 at Loudonville, OH to Homer and Effie (Bunting) Morris. She attended country schools until the 7th grade; she went on to graduate from Sullivan High School in Sullivan, OH.
She married Gaylord Wise in Sullivan OH in 1937 and they had one daughter, Janet.
She married John Jenson of Presho, SD in 1949 and they farmed near Presho until moving into town in 1982. John passed away in 1986. Several years after John passed away Grace went home to Ohio to visit family. While home in Ohio she was reacquainted with her first husband Gaylord. They remarried in 1995 almost 60 years after their first marriage. They spent their time in Presho and Ashland, OH until Gaylord passed away in 1999.
Grace was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Presho.