Hi I am posting some info on the William H Sovern family. His wife Louisa J. Lamb is my 3C3R. I hope it is of some use to you.
William Henry SOVERN1,2
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Birth: May 1844, IN.
Death: 19 Sep 1909, Vigo Co., IN3
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: Sep 1909, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Vigo Co., IN4
Occupation: Pants Presser 1900
Education: Able To Read & Write
Military Service: Civil War From IL
Spouse: Louisa J. LAMB5,1,2,6,7,8
Birth: 9 Oct 1851, Edgar Co., IL
Death: Oct 1945, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: Oct 1945, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Vigo Co., IN9
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1870, 1900, 1920, 1930
Father: William H. LAMB (ca1820-)
Mother: Mahalia A. VAN SICKLE (1821-ca1890)
States she has had 9 children 8 are living, 1900 & 1910 census.
Living with Sarah and her husband on the 1910 federal census
Marriage: 6 Sep 1874, Edgar Co., IL10
Children: Harry Elsworth (1875-1945)
Anna Mary (1876-1964)
Andrew Fred “Andy” (Died as Young Adult) (1878-1900)
Elizabeth Dorothy “Lizzie” (1881-)
Amy L. (ca1882-<1942)
William Edward (1883-1949)
Sarah “Sadie” (Twin) (1886-1960)
Albert Jackson “Jack” (Twin) (1886-1930)
Robert J. (1889-1925)
1.1 Harry Elsworth SOVERN1,11,12,13
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Birth: 14 Mar 1875, IL.
Death: Jun 1945
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Occupation: Carpenter 1900; Foreman 1918
Education: Able To Read & Write 1900, 1918
Spouse: Lucretia Minnie ANDERSON11,12,13
Birth: Feb 1874, IN.
Death: 20 Nov 1949, Calhoun Co., MI
Burial: Nov 1949, Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun Co., MI14
Burial Memo: Interred at Riverside on July 9 1951
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1900, 1920
Marriage: 4 Sep 1895, Vigo Co., IN15,16
Children: Elmer Wesley (1896-1950)
Arthur Gale (1899-)
Ruth (ca1904-)
Helen (Living, Female)
Unk (Died as Infant) (1915-1915)
1.1.1 Elmer Wesley SOVERN11,17,18
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Birth: 24 Apr 1896, Vigo Co., IN
Death: 10 May 1950, Calhoun Co., MI
Burial: May 1950, Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI19
Occupation: Machinist Laborer 1918
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910
Spouse: Lois NEWTON
Birth: ca 1902, MI.
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Children: Jack L. (1923-1935)
Robert H. (1922-1945)
1.1.1.1 Jack L. SOVERN
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Birth: 11 Sep 1923
Death: 19 Jun 1935, Calhoun Co., MI
Burial: 19 Jun 1935, Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI20
1.1.1.2 Robert H. SOVERN
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Birth: 15 Feb 1922
Death: 26 Jan 1945, WWII
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI21
1.1.2 Arthur Gale SOVERN13,12,11
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Birth: 22 Feb 1899, Vigo Co., IN
Occupation: Time Keeper 191713
1.1.3 Ruth SOVERN12
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Birth: ca 1904, Calhoun Co., MI
1.1.4 Helen SOVERN (Living, Female)12
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1.1.5 Unk SOVERN
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Birth: Apr 1915, Calhoun Co., MI
Death: 24 Apr 1915, Calhoun Co., MI
Burial: Apr 1915, Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun Co., MI22
1.2 Anna Mary SOVERN1,23,24,25
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Birth: 7 Aug 1876, Vigo Co., IN
Death: 11 Sep 1964, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index-Trib
Burial: Sep 1964, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN26
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1900, 1910
Brother Robert is living with his sister and her family on the 1910 census.
Spouse: Arthur H. KING24,23
Birth: Oct 1874, IL.
Occupation: Clerk, 1899; Salesman Hardware Store 1900, 1910
Education: Able To Read & Write 1900, 1910
Father: Oscar KING
Mother: UNNAMED
Marriage: 7 Jun 1899, Vigo Co., IN27,16
Children: Ralph S. (1900-)
Berniece L. (ca1904-)
Carrie E. (ca1905-)
1.2.1 Ralph S. KING24,23
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Birth: Apr 1900, Winnebago Co., IL
Education: Attending School 1910
1.2.2 Berniece L. KING24
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Birth: ca 1904, Winnebago Co., IL
1.2.3 Carrie E. KING24
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Birth: ca 1905, Winnebago Co., IL
1.3 Andrew Fred “Andy” SOVERN1
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Birth: Dec 1878, Edgar Co., IL
Death: 14 Jan 1900, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: Jan 1900, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN28,29
Burial Memo: Plot Section 5
1.4 Elizabeth Dorothy “Lizzie” SOVERN2,30,31,16,32
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Birth: Dec 1881, IL.
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1900 1910, 1920
Spouse: Clifford Markle BELL30,31,33
Birth: 23 Jan 1883, Vigo Co., IN
Death: aft 1942
Occupation: Machinist 1910 Typesetter 1920;
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910, 1920
Father: Austin D. BELL
Mother: Josephine “Josie” PEGG
Marriage: 28 May 1901, Vigo Co., IN16
Children: Jack D. (ca1902-1931)
1.4.1 Jack D. BELL30,31,34
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Birth: ca 1902, Vigo Co., IN
Death: 1931, Vigo Co., IN
Burial: 1931, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN35
Occupation: Works For The Newspaper 1920; Salesman For Coal Company 1930
Education: Attending School 1910, Able To Read & Write 1920, 1930
Spouse: Sodonia V.34,36
Birth: ca 1905, IL.
Occupation: Wife
Education: Able To Read & Write 1930
1.5 Amy L. SOVERN37,38,39,16
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Birth: ca 1882, Edgar Co., IL
Death: bef 1942
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910, 1930
Is a child of William H and Louisa Lamb, Indiana Marriages of Vigo Co., IN
Spouse: Harvey David BELL37,40,38,39,16,41
Birth: 17 Nov 1879, IN.
Occupation: Salesman Printing Company 1910, 1918, 1920, 1930;
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910, 1920, 1930
Father: Austin D. BELL
Mother: Josephine “Josie” PEGG
Harvey is still married on the 1920 census, Amy is not on the census.40
Marriage: 26 May 1898, Vigo Co., IN42,16
Children: Dorothy L. (ca1900-)
1.5.1 Dorothy L. BELL37,40,43
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Birth: ca 1900, IN.
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910
Father is living with them in 1942
Spouse: Edward E. SYREN40
Children: Amy L. (Living, Female)
1.5.1.1 Amy L. SYREN (Living, Female)40
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Spouse: Edward E. SYREN
1.6a William Edward SOVERN*2,6,44,45,46
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Birth: 14 Oct 1883, Edgar Co., IL
Death: Jul 1949
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Occupation: Laborer 1900, ? 1910; Stenographer 1918; Printer Journalist 1930
Education: Able To Read & Write 1900, 1910, 1918, 1930
Living with his sister Sarah and her husband on the 1910 census.
Spouse: Essie ALLEN
Birth: 14 Sep 1891, Vigo Co., IN
Father: Jesse ALLEN
Mother: Mary
Marriage: 16 Dec 1911, Vigo Co., IN47,16
Other spouses: Lottie
1.6b William Edward SOVERN* (See above)
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Spouse: Lottie44,48
Birth: 1890, IN.
Death: Oct 1967
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: Oct 1967
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1930
Children: Robert E. “Bobby” (ca1920-1974)
Elizabeth “Betty” (Living, Female)
Adeline Louise (Living, Female)
James (Living, Male)
Other spouses: Essie ALLEN
1.6b.1 Robert E. “Bobby” SOVERN44
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Birth: ca 1920, Vigo Co., IN
Death: Sep 1974
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Education: Attending School 1930;
1.6b.2 Elizabeth “Betty” SOVERN (Living, Female)44
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1.6b.3 Adeline Louise SOVERN (Living, Female)44
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Spouse: Thomas Leroy WEIR
1.6b.4 James SOVERN (Living, Male)44
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1.7 Sarah “Sadie” SOVERN2,6,7,8,49
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Birth: 18 Aug 1886, IN.
Death: Mar 1960, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index-Trib
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910, 1930
Spouse: Charles William ALTENBERGER6,7,8,49
Birth: 2 Aug 1882, IN.
Death: Jun 1933, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index-Trib
Occupation: Driver 1904; Salesman 1910, 1918, 1920, 1930 (Cigars & Tobacco);
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910, 1920, 1930
Father: Henry ALTENBERGER
Mother: Wilhelmina KERMES
Marriage: 15 Nov 1904, Vigo Co., IN50,16
Children: Louisa (1906-)
Unk (-<1910)
1.7.1 Louisa ALTENBERGER7
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Birth: 1906, IN.
Education: Attending School 1920
She is not on the 1910 census
1.7.2 Unk ALTENBERGER
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Death: bef 1910, Vigo Co., IN
1.8 Albert Jackson “Jack” SOVERN2,51,52
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Birth: 18 Aug 1886, Edgar Co., IL53
Death: May 1930, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: May 1930, Calvary Cemetery,Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN54
Occupation: Stenographer 1930
Education: Able To Read & Write 1930
Spouse: Winifred Jesse BOLEMAN55,52
Birth: 15 Sep 1885, IN.
Death: Jul 1989, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: Jul 1989, Calvary Cemetery,Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN56
Occupation: Wife & Mother
Education: Able To Read & Write 1930
Father: James BOLEMAN
Mother: Amelia
Marriage: 1 Jun 1909, Vigo Co., IN57,16
Children: William J. (1915-1967)
Dorothy (Living, Female)
1.8.1 William J. SOVERN52
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Birth: 4 Jun 1915, Vigo Co., IN
Death: 31 Jan 1967, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: Feb 1967, Calvary Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN58
Education: Attending School 1930
Military Service: PFC US Army, WWII
1.8.2 Dorothy SOVERN (Living, Female)52
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1.9 Robert J. SOVERN2,24
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Birth: 10 Jun 1889, Vermillion Co., IL
Death: Nov 1925, Vigo Co., IN
Death Memo: Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Burial: Nov 1925, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Vigo Co., IN59
Occupation: Laborer At Piano Action Shop 1910
Education: Able To Read & Write 1910
Living with his sister Anna Mary King and her family on the 1910 federal census for IL.24
Spouse: Cleo WHITE
Birth: IL.
Father: Harry WHITE
Mother: Nellie
Marriage: 29 Jul 1911, Vigo Co., IN60,16
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