Clara Matilda (Hanson) Hovey

Clara Matilda (Hanson) Hovey (1873-1949). Cropped from a Hanson family portrait (bef. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Clara Matilda Hanson was born in Winneshiek County, IA on 28 Aug 1873. On 22 Dec 1891 she married Ole P. Hovey (b. 24 Jun 1862, Valders, NOR).


Ole P. Hovey (1862-1922). Cropped from a Hanson family portrait (bef. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Ole and Clara had six children: Stella (b. 7 Nov 1892), Clarence (b. 21 Sep 1895), Florence (b. 23 Mar 1898), Esther (3 Aug 1900), Lloyd (30 Jun 1904), and Beatrice (26 Feb 1907).

Biography: Ole P. Hove

"Ole P. Hove." Edwin C. Bailey, Past and Present of Winneshiek County (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1913), pp. 194-195.

Ole and Clara (Hanson) Hovey Children

Ole and Clara (Hanson) Hovey children (c. 1910). From left: Clarence, Lloyd, Florence, Esther, and Stella. Beatrice is the youngest girl center front. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Clarence Hovey (c. 1912). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Florence Hovey (c. 1915). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Three Generations of Hansons

Unfortunately there is only a photocopy of this portrait of three generations of the Hanson family coincidentally all married on December 22nd.


Three generations of the Hanson family (c. 1916). From left: Charles and Jane (SANDER) Hanson (m. 22 Dec 1867), Clara (Hanson) and Ole Hovey (m. 22 Dec 1891), and Florence (Hovey) and Oscar Vick (m. 22 Dec 1916). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Obituary and Gravestones: Ole and Clara Hovey

Ole P. Hovey died on 28 May 1922 and was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah, Winneshiek, IA.


Obituary. Ole P. Hovey. Decorah Journal (31 May 1922). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Gravestone. Ole P. Hovey (1862-1922). Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestones Photo Project.

His wife, Clara, died 15 Nov 1949 and was buried next to Ole.


Gravestone. Clara M. Hovey (1873-1949). Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestones Photo Project.

Descendants of Clara Matilda (Hanson) Hovey

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


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


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


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


Descendants chart (page 5). Clara Matilda Hanson. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Descendants chart (page 6). Clara Matilda Hanson. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

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).

Peter and Minnie (Hanson) Hovey Children

Unfortunately there were no photos of Peter and Minnie's other children. Presumably these were taken at Orville and Charlotte's high school graduation as they appear to be holding diplomas.


Orville Hovey (c. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Charlotte Hovey (c. 1914). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

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.