According to an Aberdeen, South Dakota newspaper on December 20, 1910 he's reported as seriously ill with pneumonia and described as an "invalid". The article suggests that Charles was part of the local Woodman lodge. According to his death certificate he died a day later on the 21st.
Charles was married to my great-great grandmother Rebecca Hutchinson (nee: Butler) in 1878 who gave birth to my great grandfather Ezra and his two brothers Hiram and Edward.
L to R: Not certain but believed to be Hiram (creepy eyes) and his dad Charles Hutchinson.
Strangely enough Charles remarries in 1894 to Augusta Hutchinson (nee: Heller) only 8 years after the birth of Edward. Between the two of them they had three more children; Verona, Esther, and Frank. Augusta was married prior her marriage to Charles, her name prior to becoming a Hutchinson was Zabel and it is believed that she had three children. Some point between 1910 and 1920 Augusta remarried yet again becoming Mrs. Delaney. Whether is was after Charles died or before is unknown.
What happened to Rebecca or where she went remains a question I hope to find the answer to one day. Did she die? Or perhaps they just got tired of each other and split. Thanks to the 1890 US Census being lost in a fire, a great marker for me finding maybe if she was around then is lost to us forever.
Ezra Isaac Hutchinson was the oldest of the three brothers, born in Wisconsin. Ezra served in WWI though I'm not entirely sure on the specifics. My dad has some pictures Ezra took during the war, pretty graphic, and they were captioned on a separate piece of paper in Ezra's own hand writing. Ezra was a Freemason though I've yet to find out where he ranked in the society. In 1903 Ezra married my great grandmother Edna Hutchinson (nee: Gagnier). According to his granddaughter Violet, Ezra was said to be "a bad man" and hit her when she had to stay with them for a bit.
Edna and Ezra Hutchinson
Hiram Charles Hutchinson was the second oldest of the brothers also born in Wisconsin like his brothers. According to a newspaper in Aberdeen, South Dakota on November 20, 1963:
H. Hutchinson Funeral Held
Services for Hiram Hutchinson, 82 of 119 7th Ave SE were held Tuesday afternoon at the Gates Funeral Home with Rev. O.M. Simundson of Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in Riverside Memorial Part Cemetery.
Organist was Mrs. Philo Hall. Pallbearers were Ordean Voight, Wendel Schoppe, Jack Hornaman, Leon Schwab, Ray Leff, and James Hornaman. Mr. Hutchinson died Saturday at St. Luke's Hosptial.
Beyond that article, all I know of Hiram is that he lived on the family farm where he worked for most of his life in Aberdeen.
Edward Alanson Hutchinson was the baby of three brothers born seven years after Ezra also in Wisconsin. I know he also worked on the farm with his brother Hiram but what happened to him is a mystery to me.
L to R: Hiram, Ezra, and Edward Hutchinson on the farm in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Verona Hutchinson was born one year after her parents married and the only tidbit of information that I know is that she was deaf and attended the South Dakota School for the Deaf.
Esther Hutchinson is a complete mystery, my guess she married between census years changing her last name making it difficult to track her down.
Frank B. Hutchinson was born last of all the kids and is seen living with his mother in 1920 when she remarried. Beyond that there is no solid evidence as to where Frank when, some arrows seem to point to him living out his years until 1970 in California.
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