-- Evart, Mich., Review :-- Mrs. Samuel Sovereen died after a
short illness, Tuesday morning 2 o'clock at her apartments at the
residence of her son, Dr. S. F. Sovereen.
Mrs. Sovereen was born in Norfolk Co., Ontario, Feb. 9 1815, where
she resided until about ten years ago. Her husband died fifteen years
ago, and the old home was broken up. Ten years ago, she went to reside
with a daughter at Bay City, and afterwards moved to Hamilton, Ont., and
after the death of Dr. Sovereen's wife, which occurred April 9, 1894,
came here to live with her son.
She was the mother of eleven children, four of them survive her. Dr.
F. S., Charles and Mrs. Mary Sovereen resident at this place.
Mrs. Sovereen had always enjoyed remarkable good health, and a second
stroke of paralysis she sustained last fall was her first serious
illness. On Monday she was remarkably smart, ate a hearty supper, but at
about 7 o'clock she became suddenly unconscious and remained so until
the time of her death which occurred as above.
