Person:Willis Hovey (2)

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Willis J. HOVEY
b.25 Apr 1857 , MITCHELL, Iowa
d.2 Jul 1921 Glasgow, Valley, Montana
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Feb 1855
  1. Mary L. HOVEY1856 - 1892
  2. Willis J. HOVEY1857 - 1921
  3. Charles Putnam HOVEY, Jr.1858 - 1920
Spouse and Children
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m. 8 Oct 1880
  1. Ira John HOVEY1881 - 1881
  2. Carrie Lavina HOVEY1883 - 1909
  3. Cora Emma HOVEY1885 - 1963
  4. Nora Mae HOVEY1887 - 1959
  5. Fredrick William HOVEY1889 - 1972
  6. Charles Henry HOVEY1892 - 1898
  7. Harriet Alma HOVEY1895 - 1930
  8. Paul Nelson Hovey1899 - 1972
  9. Cecyle Ruth (Martha) Hovey1901 - 1987
  10. Mary Luella Hovey1905 - 1998
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Facts and Events
Name Willis J. HOVEY
Gender Male
Birth? 25 Apr 1857 , MITCHELL, Iowa
Marriage 8 Oct 1880 Franklin, De Kalb, Illinoisto Minnie Augusta AVES
Death? 2 Jul 1921 Glasgow, Valley, Montana
Alt Death? 2 Jul 1921 Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States
Burial? Great Falls, Cascade, Montana
Reference Number? 14

Marriage record and family records in possession of great grandaughter Michele Roberts Hassell.

Information on this individual obtained from personal knowledge and family records in possession of Willis J. Hill of Missoula, MT.

After the death of his wife Minnie, the children had his body moved to Great Falls, Montana so they could be buried side by side.

Found with parents and sister Mary on the 1857 census for Fillmore Co., MN. A census was being taken at that time in order to see if there were enough people living in Minnesota to apply for statehood. The parents eventually returned to DeKalb Co., Il where Charles Putnam Hovey, Sr. is buried.

1920 U.S. Census, Glasgow, Valley, Montana Hovey, Willis J., head, age 62, M(arried), born Iowa, farmer Hovey, Minnie A., wife, age 58, M(arried), Naturalized citizen, 1870, born Germany Hovey, Paul, son, age 20, S(ingle), born Missouri, farmer Hovey, Louella, daughter, age 24, S(ingle), born Canada Phelps, Grover C., son-in-law, age 30, M(arried), born Illinois, farmer Phelps, Hattie A., daughter, age 24, M(arried), born Iowa Phelps, Ellen M., garanddaughter, age 4 9/12, S(ingle), born Canada Phelps, Hazel J., granddaughter, age 2 2/12, S(ingle), born Canada

In a family history written by Juliann Schurian, a great granddaughter, she states: "While my grandparents (William Hayward and Cora Hovey Hill) were living in Excelsior, Minn. they decided to go to Canada along with my great grandparents (Willis J. and Minnie Aves Hovey) in 1909. They ended up in Vanscoy, Sask., Canada. Nine miles from there they took up a homestead. After five years and three children, they decided to return to the U.S. So in the spring of 1914, they got together with my great grandparents and in their covered wagons, they began their long tiring journey to Glasgow, Mont. My great grandfather bought land and stayed in Glasgow, while my grandparents journeyed on to Lovell, Wyoming. After a few months my grandfather, unable to find work, left my grandmother and seven children and went to Great Falls, Mont. to look for work. A short time after he left, my grandmother decided to follow, so she and her children built their covered wagon by themselves and set out for Great Falls in October. The family suffered many hardships and dangers, but arrived safely in Great Falls on December 22, 1915. When Social Security came into effect, they were surprised to find out that by taking a homestead in Canada, it had made my grandparents (and all children born in Canada) official Canadian citizens. So they had to take out United Sates citizenship papers."

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