BALDWIN, Cora (Decklever) Small Johnson 1895-1976

BALDWIN DECKLEVER, SMALL, JOHNSON, KRUEGER, HEUSMAN, BALDNER, PINKE, GEFFERT

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 3/1/2013 at 10:14:53

Cora (nee Decklever) (Small)(Johnson) Baldwin – June 9, 1895 – March 13, 1976

Cora Baldwin passed away on March 13, 1976. She was born June 9, 1895 in Mitchell County, Iowa, the youngest of the nine children of Carl Decklever and Bertha (Krueger) Decklever.

She married William Frederick Small. He was born February 16, 1892 in Adams, Mower County, Minnesota, the son of Adam and Katherine Small.

Two children were born to this couple; Alden and Mildred. William Small died March 3, 1927.
In 1933 she married Benjamin “Ben” Johnson. He was born October 15, 1880 and he passed away November 1, 1952.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, brothers; William, Otto, Charles and Henry; and sisters Amanda Baldner; Bertha Baldner; Hulda Pinke; and Matie Geffert. A daughter Mildred (Elmer) Heusman also preceded her in death in 1955.

She was survived by her son Alden Carl Small.
She was buried in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Toeterville, Mitchell County, Iowa

(all of above from parents, siblings, sons obits found on Iowa Gen Web and research below)
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1900 US Census: Saint Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa
Carl Decklever 40 born December 1859 Germany
Bertha 44 born December 1855 Germany
William M 25 born April 1875 Germany
Bertha A 18 born August 1881 Germany
Hulda 17 born January 1883 Iowa
Otto 15 born March 1885 Iowa
Charles F 13 born March 1887 Iowa
Henry 11 born August 1888 Iowa
Matie 10 born April 1880 Iowa
Cora E 4 born June 1895 Iowa
Carl Decklever, father 79 born October 1820 Germany
Tena Decklever, mother 79 born September 1820 Germany

Note* in this census the transcriber has their last name spelled as Decalueve
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1920 US Census: Adams, Mower County, Minnesota
William Small 27 born Minnesota
Cora 24 born Iowa
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1930 US Census: Union, Mitchell, Iowa
Charley Decklever 70
Bertha 75
Cora Small 34, daughter, widow born Iowa
Alden Small, grandson 10 born Minnesota
Mildred Small, granddaughter, 8 born Minnesota
1940 Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa
Ben Johnson 59 born Iowa
Cora 41 born Iowa
Alden C 20 born Minnesota
Mildred 18 born Minnesota

Note** the transcriber of this Census had Mr. Johnsons name listed as B. Johnson Ben and the two children with the last name of Ben which would have been Benjamin Johnson’s nickname
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Social Security Death Index:
Name: Cora Baldwin
SSN:
Last Residence: 50476 Stacyville, Mitchell, Iowa, United States of America
Born: 9 Jun 1895
Died: Mar 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: