Paul P. Hoverson (October 13, 1868 – October 15, 1962) was an American farmer and politician.

By occupation, Hoverson was a farmer. He served as chairman and supervisor of the Franklin Town Board and also served on the Franklin Town School Board. Hoverson represented Kewaunee County in the Wisconsin State Assembly beginning in 1912 and was a Republican.[1] In 1913, he served on the standing committee for Education.[2] The following year, Hoverson lost with 957 votes to William H. O'Brien's 1,701 votes; O'Brien, a Democrat, was at that time the treasurer of Kewaunee County.[3] Paul Hoverson died at the age of 94 at the Manitowoc County Hospital in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.[4]

Family

Paul Hoverson was born in Franklin, Wisconsin to Norwegian immigrants.[5] His mother was Sarah Hermunstad Hoverson (1821–1909)[6] and his father was also named Paul Hoverson (1826–1912).[7]

Around 1895, Hoverson married Jane Krajink, daughter of Bohemian immigrants to Wisconsin.[8] Their son, Oscar J. Hoverson (1896 – 1982),[9] served in the First World War as a wagoner from August 15, 1918, to June 10, 1919.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (1913). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1913. Democrat Printing Co. p. 665. UCAL:B4050011.
  2. ↑ Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (1913). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1913. Democrat Printing Co. p. 285. UCAL:B4050011.
  3. ↑ Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (1915). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915. Democrat Printing Co. p. 516.
  4. ↑ Paul P. Hoverson, Manitowoc Herald Times, Two Rivers Reporter-M-15
  5. ↑ "Paul Hoverson", United States census, 1880; Franklin, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; roll 1431, page 219D, line 39, enumeration district 051. Retrieved on 2018-12-15.
  6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 15 December 2018), memorial page for Sarah Hoverson (1821–1909), Find A Grave Memorial no. 77055966, citing Franklin Cemetery, Stangelville, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Militarymama (contributor 47193582).
  7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 15 December 2018), memorial page for Paul Hoverson (1826–1912), Find A Grave Memorial no. 77055971, citing Franklin Cemetery, Stangelville, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Militarymama (contributor 47193582).
  8. ↑ "Paul Hoverson", United States census, 1910; Franklin, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; roll T624_1715, page 7A, line 12, enumeration district 0062, Family History film 1375728. Retrieved on 2018-12-15.
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  10. ↑ Harry H. Heidmann & Lester C. Heidmann, ed. (1920). An Honor Roll: Containing a Pictorial Record of the Gallant and Courageous Men from Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Who Served in the Great War, 1917-1918-1919. Algoma Printing Company. p. 32.


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