The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-11-22
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs SoverI,iH Celebrate Their
Golden Wedding.


Golden Wedding.
Surrounded by their children, their
! grandchildren and other relatives, Mr..
afternoon celebrated their golden we'd
100 Washington street, GAINESVILLE. 1t
was happy occasion and one whose
memories will enrich forever the lives of
in the joys of anniversary celebration.
Both the bride and groom of fifty
years are too we'll known throughout
Rock county, where by integrity, hon
esty and true merit Mr.. and Mrs. Sover-
hill have founded family which the
county is proud to consider one of it's
leading families, to need introduction to
the public. While living quiet and un-
ostentatious life, their influence has been
widely felt and no one enjoys higher re-
spect and confidence than Mr.. and Mrs.
Soverhill.
All through life this aged bride and
groom have enjoyed the helpfulness of
mutual companionship. Born within
mile of each other in Newark, Wayne
county, N. Y, they grew up from child
hood together and early formed the at
age altar in Newark, on November 18th,
1851, and has been blessing and COM
fort during the half century in which
they have shared each others burdens
and joys until life for them has indeed
been we'll worth living.
In January, 1856, Mr.. and Mrs. Sover-
hill came west settling on farm be-
tween Edgerton and Fulton, and for
l1xy
identified with the interests of Rock
county. They made their home on the.
farm which they still own, for twenty
five years, and Mr.. Soverhill was one of
the pioneer tobacco growers of Rock
county He planted and harvested one
of the first crops in 1858. He purchased
the first tobacco bought on commission
in the state of Wisconsin at Edgerton in
1869, and later engaged in the buying of
tobacco and wool, in which business he
is still actively Interested He has for
many years been one Of the representa-
tive men of Rock county and has done
large share towards it's progress and ad-
vancement.
In 1881 Mr.. and Mrs. Soverhill moved
to GAINESVILLE where they have since
passed seventeen years in the house in
which they celebrated their golden we'd
ding Saturday. Seven children were
born to them. One son and four daught-
ers have survived to be the comfort of
their old age, they being Sanford Sover-
hill; Minnie, wife of e. G. Tracy; Helen,
wife of T. B. Earle of Edgerton; Flora,
wife of Beaumont De Forest, and Edith,
wife of f. J. Mouat. There are also
eleven grandchildren, Cora, Laila, Edith
and Wilma Soverhill, Helen and Myron
Tracy, Allen and Kenneth Earle, Anna
and Harry De Forest and Stuart Mouat
Among the guests from out of the city
were Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Earle and fam
lily of Edgerton, Mr.. and Mrs S. L. Allen
and daughter, Edna, of Fulton, and Mrs
Humphrey and Mrs. Kelly of Rockford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soverhill received many
handsome gifts which they will prize
highly as souvenirs of their golden we'd
ding. Their son and daughters present
ed them with library table and gold
plated reading lamp and the grandchild
rem gave their grandfather gold headed
cane and their grandmother pair of
opera glasses. Many friends join with
the relatives in the hope that Mr. and
Mrs. Soverhill will be spared to enjoy
life for many years to come and that
many succeeding anniversaries will serve
to call to mind the memories of this
pleasant occasion.