Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
The Richest CHILDREN
lD the World To-day.

The four children-two boys and two
girls. Josephine s.. Edward p. Freder-
lex II. A. and Freida--of Mrs. Lesley ].
Pearson. the widow of Commander
Frederick Pearson. U. s. N, who died
in 1890, will inherit ID. W the massive
fortune accumulated by their grand
father. DIR. ]. c. Aver. They are now.
respectively, IL. 10. and years of age.
and the sum held in trust for them.
consisting principally of large plots of
real estate in Lowell and Boston, New
York city. Philadelphia and Chicago,
with the factories and good Will of the
great business at Lowell, IL estimated
at Sl00,0o0,000. There is every probable
ity that when these infants lin law)
reach their majority the magnificent.
almost colossal, Inheritance held in
trust for them will amount to $50 00c. 900
each. There certainly are not living any
other four children who have at present
s25. 900 900 separately invested for their
benefit Additionally, they will inherit
from their mother, who possesses at
least two or three millions, and posi-
bly, from their uncles. both bachelors.
one of whom, Frederick +. Aver. is
worth several millions. part owner of
the Trinity building, Ill Broadway. a
large stakeholder in the New York Trib-
une, sole proprietor OF the Aver build
ing, corner of Leonard street and
Broadway, New York city, with inter-
ests In the fremont and Suffolk mills,
mining companies of Wisconsin and
Michigan and many other enterprises.
Mrs. Josephine Mellen Southwick
Aver, who died In Paris the other day
at her residence. 10 Rue Constantine.
near the Invalides, in the QUARTER st.
German, the former home of the Due
de Mouchy, controlled the largest for
tune held by any woman In the world.
Her Income since the death of her hus-
band, in 1873, was about million an
nually sometimes as high as one and
n third millions, and the $4,000. 900 she
left in personal property represents her
savings in that length of time-that Is,
she expended yearly about half her in
come. SO
Her father, Royal southwick q795-
1879 of Lowell and Boston. a million
alre tanner, was married in 1927 to Miss
Dlrexa Claflin, born in 1906. sister OF
Horace B. and Aaron Clafin. the
founders of the house now controlled by
John, the son of the former. and known
as the H. B. Clafiin company of New
| York city. iN
Mrs. Aver was born on Dec. 10. 1927.
| She had three brothers. Henry Clay,
John Claflin and Royal. and one sister,
Edna-the latter the only one now re-
naming in the family--who Is a resi-
dent of Lowell.
James Cook Aver. born In Groton.
| Conn, in 1918, was a clerk at small
salary in the drug store OF his uncle.
James Cook. at one time mayor of Low
ell. when he married Miss Josephine
Southwick on Nov. IA, 1880 He had be-
gun preparing and selling proprietary
medicines, and when he died his wares
were advertised and known in every
quarter of the globe. They had brought
him the profit of s30000.000. 1t was ow-
ing largely to his wife's advice and
counsel. as has generally been conced-
ed. that his commercial career was so
successful.
Mrs. Ayers daughter, Mrs. Pearson.
lives at West Fifty-seventh street.