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The James Small Family

 

the family of James and Mary (Harden) Small in the late 1890's; back, l. to r: Thomas Small (1878-1955), John N. Small (1877-1954), Frederick James Small (1875-1959) and Blanche Catherine Small (1874-1951, Mrs. Charles L. Cunningham); these four were children of James Small by Louisa Asbridge (1852-1879); middle, l. to r: James Small (1853-1916), Gertrude Marie Small (1888-1961, Mrs. John Spencer) and Mary Ann Harden, Mrs. James Small (1849-1929); front, Walter Edward Small (1886-1939) (left) and Ruby Francis Small (1891-1921); Gertrude, Walter and Ruby were children of James Small by Mary Ann Harden

James Small, s. of James Small and Bridget (Powers) Small, b. Tipperary, Tipperary County, Ireland, c. 1853; d. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 1-29-1916; md. (1) Louisa Jane Asbridge; she b. England 9-( )-1852; d. Elba Township, Winona County, MN., 1-3-1879; James md. (2) Winona, Winona County, MN., 10-18-1883, Mary Anne Harden; she b. Lake Forest, Lake County, IL., 2-8-1849; d. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 6-13-1929.

Children of James and Louisa (Asbridge) Small:

1) Blanche Catherine Small, b. Elba Township, Winona County, MN., 5-( )-1874; d. Spokane, Spokane County, WA., 5-25-1951; md. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 10-17-1900, Charles T. Cunningham.

Children:

Althea M. Cunningham, b. ND.; d. Spokane, Spokane County, WA., 10-27-1973; md. Snadpoint, Bonner County, ID., 2-29-1924, Fred J. Freese.

LaVerne E. Cunningham, b. ND., 1904.

Bernice Cunningham, b. ND., 8-8-1906; d. Spokane, Spokane County, WA., 4-30-1997; md. James E. Northey.

Clifford Cunningham.

Gladys Cunningham, b. ND.; d. 5-3-1986.

Patricia Cunningham, b. ID.; d. 1-2-1986.

James T. Cunningham, b. ID.; d. Spokane, Spokane County, WA., 10-26-1971.

2) Frederick James Small, b. Elba Township, Winona County, MN., 8-15-1877; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 2-23-1959; md. 1906 Mayme Daley; she b. Lewiston, Winona County, MN., 10-23-1879; d. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 10-23-1954.

Children:

Anna Small, d. in infancy.

Marcella Mary Small, b. Olmsted County, MN., 9-21-1908; d. Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN., 9-25-2006; md. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 10-1-1932, John C. Harguth.

Raymond James Small, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 8-30-1913; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 11-11-1951; md. 2-24-1940, Helen Sylvia Norvat.

3) John N. Small, b. Elba Township, Winona County, MN., 5-7-1879; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 11-26-1954; md. (1) 6-28-1905 Mary Brogan; she b. Elmira Township, Olmsted County, MN., 5-19-1871; d. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 1-17-1932; John md. (2) Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 11-30-1933, Helen Rose Lydon; she b. Kellogg, Wabasha County, MN., 1-10-1906; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 1-15-1996.

Child of John and Mary (Brogan) Small:

Cyril Leo Small, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 5-10-1908; d. 1972; md. 7-25-1929, St. Charles, Winona County, MN., Verne Roberta Milde.

Children of John and Helen (Lydon) Small:

Veronica Mary Small, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 10-5-1934; d. Owatonna, Steele County, MN., 8-9-2005.

Catherine Therese Small, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 4-16-1936; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 10-7-1993.

Living Small.

4) Thomas S. Small, b. Elba Township, Winona County, MN., 5-6-1880; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 5-6-1955; md. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 4-29-1914, Lucile Elizabeth Siebenaler; she b. Elba Township, Winona County, MN., 1-11-1886; d. Rochester, Olmsted County, MN., 6-19-1956.

Children:

Ethelmaye Small, b. St. Charles. Winona County, MN., 3-20-1915; d. Chatfield, Fillmore County, MN., 1-12-2009; md. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 7-18-1940, Stanley Dresler; he b. Chokio, Stevens County, MN., 11-9-1916; d. Chatfield, Fillmore County, MN., 8-19-1995.

Living Small.

Living Small.

Children of James and Mary (Harden) Small:

5) Walter Edward Small, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 12-30-1886; d. Winona, Winona County, MN., 3-1-1939; md. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 6-18-1913, Leonor Evelyn Campbell; she d. Winona, Winona County, MN., 9-18-1935.

Children:

Living Small.

Margaret S. Small, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 2-28-1918; d. Tucson, Pima County, AZ., 2-15-2007; md. William Thompson.

Living Small.

6) Gertrude Marie Small, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 9-11-1888; d. Blue Earth, Faribault County, MN., 7-19-1961; md. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 11-27-1913, John Eldon Spencer; he b. 10-29-1883; d. Blue Earth, Faribault County, MN., 8-14-1952.

Children:

Eldon John Spencer, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 11-15-1915; d. 12-4-1988.

Veronica Ruby Spencer, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 7-17-1918; d. Madison, Dane County, WI., 6-15-1997.

Living Spencer.

William Spencer, b. St. Charles, Winona County, MN., 6-21-1924; d. Roseville, Placer County, CA., 2-9-2002.

Living Spencer.

7) Infant daughter Small.

8) Ruby Francis Small, b. Quincy Township, Olmsted County, MN., 5-20-1891; d. Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM., 1921.


Documents

Louisa (Asbridge) Small's obituary notice 1879

Bridget (Powers) Small's obituary notice 1894

Ad for John Small's Grandview Farm 1912 

Campbell Small wedding announcement 1913

Small Spencer wedding invitation 1913

Siebenaler Small wedding announcement 1914

James Small's obituary 1916

Ad for Walter Small's automobile dealership 1927

Mary Ann (Harden) Small's obituary 1929

Small Milde wedding announcement 1929

Small Harguth wedding announcement 1932

 

Blanche Small's autograph in Charles Small's album

Advertising thermometer for John Small's elevator in St. Charles, MN.