HOVER, Freddie died 1876

HOVER, SPENCER

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 2/9/2024 at 15:26:02

Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Spencer received the sad intelligence last Monday morning from West Union, of the death of little Freddie, Mr. and Mrs. Hover's only child, their little girl Birdie having died about two weeks ago.

He was a very smart and intelligent child, aged about five years. This double affliction brings almost inconsolable grief to Mr. and Mrs. Hover, and they have many friends here who sympathize deeply with them in their loss. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer went to West Union on Monday.

~North Iowa Journal, Wednesday, November 22, 1876; pg 3

Notes: Freddie has a gravestone in the West Union cemetery that he shares with his sister Birdie, who also died in 1876. Their parents were Elam O. Hover & Sophrina M. nee Spencer. Sophrina died in 1938 and is buried in Oak Hill cemetery, Lansing