Notes:

Ruth and spouse, Romie Reichert owned the R&R Bar on Cornell Lake. According to Charlotte Comstock Cartwright, "R&R" stood for Ruth & Romie; place located not far from where Charlotte grew up.

Ruth married Lester Jerome Reichert on 24 Sep 1949 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Lester was born on 10 Jun 1929; died on 7 Mar 1997 in Bloomer, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Evelyn Louise Snyder on 20 Sep 1925 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Evelyn (daughter of Alva James Snyder and Eunice "Nellie" Ellen Small) was born on 21 Aug 1903 in Cedar Lake, Wisconsin; died on 14 Aug 1982 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; was buried on 17 Aug 1982 in Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1930 Federal Census, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI District 17, South 9th Street
#131#372#495

Hudson, Elijah, Head, age 34, born in WI age at 1st marriage, 21, both parents born in U.S., occ. cures tires for rubber company
Hudson, Evelyn, wife, age 26, born in WI, age at 1st marriage, 22, both parents born in U.S.
Hudson, Adonia, dau., age 4, born in WI, both parents born in WI

*1930 Elijah and Evelyn (Snyder) Hudson are next door neighbors to Evelyn's brother, Dewey and to his wife, Nora (Ross) Snyder's sister, Cora and husband, Henry Lahner.

Notes:

Alva James Snyder served as a private with Company A, 128th Wisconsin Infantry during World War I. He was also a member of the Foreign Services that occupied Germany.

Married Edna May Jones Schwandt January 20, 1920 at Waukegan, Illinois; they were divorced October 11, 1922.

"SNYDER - Funeral services for Alva J. Snyder, Ladoga World war veteran, who died Thursday at Plainfield, was held at 2 p.m. Monday at Rienzi cemetery. The Rev. H. S. Wise officiated. Military rites were conducted by the American Legion post w ith John C. Evans in charge. The color guard consisted of Paul Lentz, Kenneth Thresher, Simon Meyer and John S. Thornton while the firing squad included Frank Faucher, Bill Crooks, Loyd Clark and Walter Moquin. Leo Promen was bugler."

1900 Federal Census, Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin
#124,#126

Small, Clarence, Head of Household, born May, 1874, age 26, single, occ. Farmer, born in WI, parents born in WI

1900 Federal Census, Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin
#125,#127

Snyder, Alva, Head of Household, born Oct., 1869, age 30, married; occ. Farmer/Stone Mason, born in WI, father born in PA, mother born in Wisconsin
Snyder, Nellie, born July, 1872, age 27, born in Wisconsin, parents born in Wisconsin
Gilbert, Ruth, step-daughter, born February, 1894, age 5
Snyder, Dewey, born Feb. 1898, age 2

1910 Federal Census, Prairie Farm, Barron County, Wisconsin, May 9, 1910
#113, #116

Snyder, Alva J., age 39, born in WI, father born in PA, mother in MI; occupation, stone mason
Snyder, Ellen, wife, age 37, born in WI; both parents born in WI
Snyder, Dewey, age 12, born in WI
Snyder, Verne, age 8, born in WI
Snyder, Evelyn, age 6, born in WI
Snyder, Leslie, age 5, born in WI
Snyder, Olive, age 2, born in WI

NOTE: The Hudson family was House#110 in Prairie Farm, May 9, 1910.

1920 Federal Census, Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, E.D. 28, enumerated 29th day of January, 1920, Image #225, T625_1987, page 9A

#192#193

Snyder, Alva, age 48, farmer, born in WI; parents born in USA
Snyder, Edna, wife, age 38, born in WI; parents born in WI
Snyder, R. Ruben, son, age 18
Snyder, Edwin, age 16, son
Snyder, Edna, age 9, dau.
Snyder, Alva, age 3/12 (?), son, born in WI; parents born in WI

NOTE: R. Ruben, Edwin and Edna Snyder are children of Edna by her first husband.

Alva married Eunice "Nellie" Ellen Small on 11 Apr 1897 in Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. Eunice (daughter of William Small and Sarah Caroline Harmison) was born on 17 Jul 1872 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; died on 20 Apr 1955 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1930 Federal Census, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, E.D. 18 - 11, Sheet 1A, 4th Ward, Enumerated 2 April, 1930, Lake Side Avenue

#918#7#9

Hudson, George, head, owns own home, $2300, age 45, age at 1st marriage, 29, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI
Hudson, Eunice, wife, age 57, age at 1st marriage, 22, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI
Snyder, Vern, stepson, age 28, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI
Nale, Earl, son-in-law, age 21, age at 1st marriage, 18, born in WI, father in PA, mother in WI
Nale, Olive, daughter-in-law, age 22, age at 1st marriage, 19, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI
Nale, Eugene, grandson, age 4/12, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI

Notes:

William Small served in the Civil War with Company K, Wisconsin 24th Infantry from August 21, 1862 until June 6, 1865. He is buried next to his wife, Sarah Caroline Harmison Small, and his brother, Benjamin Small, at Lake View Cemetery, Eau Cla ire, Wisconsin.

According to his pension papers, William Small came to Wisconsin in 1870 and was a boarder in the home of Isaac Harmison and Eunice Barrett Harmison when he first arrived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He and their daughter, Sarah Caroline Harmison , were married in 1871. William and Sarah, along with her parents, Isaac and Eunice Harmison, homesteaded farms in Barron, Wisconsin from 1875 to the early 1890's. Isaac and Eunice lived with William and Sarah at the time of their deaths.

In the papers he was required to fill out in order to receive a pension through his service in the Civil War, the question was asked: "Have you ever before, or do you intend, to marry anyone else?"; to which William replied: "I have been marri ed to my beloved wife for more than 20 years and hope to continue to have the privilege for many years to come."

When World War One broke out, the Ladies of the Salvation Army had written an article in the local newspaper bemoaning the fact that they were unable to knit sweaters and scarves 'for the boys overseas' as they weren't able to obtain knitting ne edles due to shortage of materials. William Small, by then an elderly man, took it upon himself to cut done a tree or two in his back yard and whittled more than 200 pairs of knitting needles, for which the good Ladies thanked him in a letter t o the editor of the Eau Claire Telegram that also featured a picture of him. I have a pair of the knitting needles my 2nd great grandfather made, in my possession.

An apparently humble man, he purchased a large stone monument for his brother, Benjamin, when Benjamin died and had a loving memoriam to his brother engraved upon it. William provided for much smaller stones for himself, and his wife, Sarah Car oline, upon his own death. William and Sarah are buried side-by-side behind the large Small monument of brother, Benjamin, in Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire County, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

William and Sarah retired from farming in the early 1900's, and retired to a large home on 7th Street in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He spent his 'free time' doing carpentry work for himself and his neighbors. The home stayed in the Small/Snyder fa mily until his granddaughter, Evelyn Louise Snyder's marriage.

1870 Federal Census, West Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, enumerated 18 July 1870, page 28

#207#202

Small, William, age 23, raftsman, born in the United States

*NOTE: William was living in a boarding house with several other lumberman

1900 Federal Census, Wheaton Twp., Chippewa County, Wisconsin, June 25, 1900

Small, William, Head of Household, born Dec., 1842; age 58, farmer, born in WI
Small, Sarah, wife, born Feb., 1847; age 53; born in WI
Small, Louise, daughter, born March, 1877, age 23; teacher, born in WI
Small, Mary, daughter, born Oct., 1878, age 21; born in WI
Small, Isaac, son, born March, 1883, age 17; born in WI
Gilbert, Ruth, granddaughter, born Feb., 1895, age 5
Harmison, Eunice, mother-in-law, born March, 1819; age 81; born in Ohio; parents born in SC
_______, George, nephew, farm laborer, born Oct. 1872, age 26

1910 Federal Census, E.D. 57, Sheet 18A, Ward 9, enumerated 29 April 1910, Roll#1710, Series T624

#503#334#388

Small, William, age 67, married once, 38 yrs., born in WI, father in Kentucky, mother in Ohio
Small, Sarah, age 64, wife, married once, 38 yrs., 7 ch. born, 5 ch. living, born in WI, father in Virginia, mother in Indiana
Small, Isaac, age 26, son, single, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI
Gilbert, Ruth, age 15, granddaughter, single, born in WI, father in WI, mother in WI

1920 Federal Census, E.D. 131, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, enumerated 6th & 7th day of June, 1920, Roll #T625_1984. Page 4B, 4th Street

#303#77#89

Small, William, age 71, born in WI, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana
Small, Sarah, wife age 73, born in WI, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio
Kitzman, Walter, son in law, age 26, born in WI, father born in Germany, mother in Wisconsin
Kitzman, Ruth, granddaughter, age 24, born in WI; parents born in Wisconsin
Kitzman, Anita R., great granddaughter, age (?), born in Wisconsin, parents born in Wisconsin

#303 1/2#78#90

Small, Isaac B., age 35, born in WI; parents born in WI
Small, Lulu G., age 32
Small, Charles B., son, age 8, born in WI

William married Sarah Caroline Harmison on 25 Sep 1871 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Harmison and Eunice Barrett) was born on 10 Feb 1847 in Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; died on 15 Oct 1933 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE: In 1930, Sarah was living in the household of her daughter, Mary, son-in-law Mason Meservey and granddaughter, Gertrude Meservey.

Sarah Caroline Harmison met her future husband, William Small when he became a boarder at the Harmison home upon his arrival in Eau Claire from Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

According to city directories and census reports, Sarah was a teacher prior to her marriage to William.

Both the Harmisons and the Smalls were farmers. Isaac, wife Emma, their daughter Sarah, and William Small moved to Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin in 1876. Isaac and William had adjoining farmsteads and the four of them farmed together i n Cedar Lake for many years.