Mina "Minnie" Amelia (Hanson) Hovey

Mina Amelia (Hanson) Hovey (1875-1955). Cropped from a Hanson family portrait (bef. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Mina Amelia Hanson was born in Winneshiek County, IA on 4 Oct 1875. On 19 Mar 1894 she married Peter T. Hovey (b. 6 Mar 1868, Winneshiek, IA). At this time we are unaware of any relationship between Peter and Ole Hovey, who married Minnie's older sister, Clara.


Peter T. Hovey (1868-1940). Cropped from a Hanson family portrait (bef. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Peter and Minnie (Hanson) Hovey (Decorah, IA: Solberg, c. 1894). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Peter and Minnie had five children: Orville (b. 17 Jan 1896), Charlotte (b. 8 Feb 1897), Phillip (b. 6 Oct 1899), Gladys (b. 7 Mar 1902), and Myrtle (b. 24 Feb 1906).

Gravestone: Minnie and Peter Hovey

Peter died on 1 Oct 1940 and was buried in the Orleans Lutheran Cemetery in Winneshiek County, IA. Minnie died on 13 Feb 1955 and was buried beside her husband.


Gravestone. Minnie A. (1875-1955) and Peter T. Hovey (1868-1940). Image courtesy of the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

Descendants of Mina Amelia (Hanson) Hovey

Descendants chart (page 1). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart (page 2). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart (page 3). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart (page 4). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.