Charles and Ida (Peterson) Small

Home William and Mary Jane (Gallup) Harcey Thomas Edwin and Albertine (Wendt) Harcey Frank and Lela (Heath) Harcey Perry Silvester and Sarah Jane (Briggs) Heath Thomas Millin and Phebe C. (Spaulding) Briggs Charles and Ida (Peterson) Small Albert and Johanna (Anderson) Peterson William and Sophia (Talbot) Small William and Sophia (Butler) Talbot Robert and Hannah (Burnett) Whiting Photo Albums

Charles and Ida (Peterson) Small on their wedding day, June 25, 1902

Charles William Small, s. of William Small and Sophia (Talbot) Small, b. Winona County, MN., 1-27-1867; d. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 9-15-1942; spent his entire life operating his father's farm; md. Delton Township, Cottonwood County, MN., 6-25-1902, Ida Josephine, d. of Albert Peterson and Johanna (Andersdotter) Peterson; she b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 7-11-1876; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 12-1-1967; md. Charles in her parents' home, Delton Township, Cottonwood County, MN., returned to St. Charles by train and met at their farm home in St. Charles Township by 100 friends and relatives who (at an all-night celebration) presented the newlyweds with two handsome chairs and a rug and "tripped the light fantastic until an early hour."

Children:

i) Ruby Sophia Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 4-3-1903; d. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 4-25-1990; md. Winona, Winona County, MN., 12-19-1921, Ralph Gerald, s. of Frank Beniah Harcey and Lela Ethelyn (Heath) Harcey; he b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 11-17-1899; d. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 4-3-1993.

Children:

Living Harcey

Living Harcey

Laurel Ralph Harcey, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 2-10-1927; d. Nisswa, Crow Wing County, MN., 7-12-1998.

Irene Ruby Harcey, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 2-28-1929; d. Wabasha, Wabasha County, MN., 11-29-1997.

Living Harcey.

Living Harcey

Roger Dale Harcey, b. Winona County, MN., 6-11-1940; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 6-26-1974.

Living Harcey

Daniel Joseph Harcey, b. Winona, Winona County, MN., 1-17-1949; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 8-24-1990.

ii) Hazel Belle Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 8-4-1905; d. Winona, Winona County, MN., 2-7-1944; md. Winona, Winona County, MN., 11-27-1929, Anton, s. of Julius Steinke and Agnes (Aye) Steinke; he b. Fountain City, Buffalo County, WI., 5-27-1901; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 12-1-1983; he md. (2) Winona, Winona County, MN., 11-18-1944, Dorothy, d. of Roy Miles and Minnie (-----) Miles; she b. Winona, Winona County, MN., 9-2-1916; d. Wayzata, Hennepin County, MN., 5-24-2001.

Child:

Living Steinke

iii) Grace Ida Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 8-18-1907; d. Mabel, Fillmore County, MN., 9-3-2003; md. Winona, Winona County, MN., 10-18-1928, Howard, s. of William R. Barr and Elizabeth (Bohne) Barr; he b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 11-10-1899; d. Spring Grove, Houston County, MN., 11-2-1983.

Children:

Raymond Laverne Barr, b. Olmsted County, MN., 7-12-1928; d. Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA., 1-6-1998.

Living Barr

Dolores Elizabeth Barr, b. Winona County, MN., 3-1-1932; d. La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI., 5-3-2007.

iv) Minnie Lillian Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN.,2-13-1910; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 2-16-1963; md. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 12-10-1939, Hilbert Carl, s. of Charles G. Ratsch and Marie (Boettcher) Ratsch; he b. Quincy Township, Olmsted County, MN., 2-16-1906; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 12-30-1999; Hilbert md. (2) Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 9-17-1966, Edna Olga, d. of Henry Voss and Louise ( ) Voss; she b. Houston County, MN., 4-4-1913; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 11-12-1997.

Children:

Living Ratsch

Dennis Hilbert Ratsch, b. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 5-16-1943; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 9-26-1987.

v) Bernard Charles Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 2-6-1912; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 2-23-1995; unmarried.

vi) Evelyn Winnifred Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 1-17-1915; d. Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, 5-14-1980; md. Dover, Olmsted County, MN., 5-9-1934, Merton E. Hemming; he b. Winona County, MN., 12-28-1910; d. 3-2-1970.

Child:

Living Hemming.

vii) Kermit William Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 11-2-1917; d. Lake City, Wabasha County, MN., 5-19-1999; unmarried.

viii) Lorna Hannah Small, b. St. Charles Township, Winona County, MN., 11-2-1917; d. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 7-21-2000; unmarried.

Photo album

Documents

Charles and Ida (Peterson) Small's marriage certificate 1902

Charles and Ida (Peterson) Small wedding news article 1902

1903 Tax Receipt

Ruby Small's Vowles School Minute Men Speaking Certificate

Ruby Small's Vowles School Attendance Certificate 1915

Ruby Small's 8th Grade Diploma 1918

Minnie Small's Vowles School attendance certificate 1924

Hillside Cemetery receipt letter 1926

Lorna Small's Vowles School attendance certificate 1927

Hillside Cemetery statement 1928

Evelyn Small Hemming's Childhood Photo Album