Lavinia Sleep, daughter of George Saunders Sleep and Mary Ann Skelton, was born 1 May 1820 in Devonshire, England. She married James Jenkin and had three children: James, Wm. Henry and Elizabeth. After the death of James Jenkin, she married Thomas Hoskin and they are the parents of Bessie Hoskin. Hoskin died in 1861 and Lavinia later married a Mr. Channon. He was a lot older than she was and it wasn't long until she was a widow for the third time. She came to America in late August or early Sept. 1888, trying to see her son-in-law, Harry Olver, before he died, but she was too late to see him. She had first class passage on the ship to America but her papers got mixed up somehow and she came by steerage. She made her home in Negaunee, Michigan until her death, 6 March, 1905.
Mrs. Lavinia Channon
Mrs Lavinia Channon, one of the oldest residents of the city, in point of age, passed away at 1:40 o'clock last Monday morning at the home of Mrs. Bessie Matthews, a daughter, in the North Jackson location. Mrs. Channon was born in Devonshire, England, and would have been 85 years of age, had she survived until the first day of next May. Her husband died many years ago and Mrs. Channon had made her home in Negaunee for the past fifteen years. During the last eight years of that period she had been an invalid. She is survived by four children: Mrs. Matthews, with whom she made her home, a son, James Jenkins, who resides on Cherry street; another daughter who resides in Leadville, Colo. and a son, whose home is in Butterfield, Minn. There are thirty-six grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. The funeral arrangements have been delayed pending advices from the relatives who live at a distance, but it has now been decided to hold the services Sunday afternoon at the Mitchell M. E. Church, 2 o'clock being the hour. Owing to her advanced age and the fact that she was an invalid, Mrs. Channon's range of acquaintance was necessarily limited, but those who knew the woman speak most highly of her character.
Mrs. Lavinia Channon
Mrs Lavinia Channon, one of the oldest residents of the city, in point of age, passed away at 1:40 o'clock last Monday morning at the home of Mrs. Bessie Matthews, a daughter, in the North Jackson location. Mrs. Channon was born in Devonshire, England, and would have been 85 years of age, had she survived until the first day of next May. Her husband died many years ago and Mrs. Channon had made her home in Negaunee for the past fifteen years. During the last eight years of that period she had been an invalid. She is survived by four children: Mrs. Matthews, with whom she made her home, a son, James Jenkins, who resides on Cherry street; another daughter who resides in Leadville, Colo. and a son, whose home is in Butterfield, Minn. There are thirty-six grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. The funeral arrangements have been delayed pending advices from the relatives who live at a distance, but it has now been decided to hold the services Sunday afternoon at the Mitchell M. E. Church, 2 o'clock being the hour. Owing to her advanced age and the fact that she was an invalid, Mrs. Channon's range of acquaintance was necessarily limited, but those who knew the woman speak most highly of her character.
Lavinia Sleep, daughter of George Saunders Sleep and Mary Ann Skelton, was born 1 May 1820 in Devonshire, England. She married James Jenkin and had three children: James, Wm. Henry and Elizabeth. After the death of James Jenkin, she married Thomas Hoskin and they are the parents of Bessie Hoskin. Hoskin died in 1861 and Lavinia later married a Mr. Channon. He was a lot older than she was and it wasn't long until she was a widow for the third time. She came to America in late August or early Sept. 1888, trying to see her son-in-law, Harry Olver, before he died, but she was too late to see him. She had first class passage on the ship to America but her papers got mixed up somehow and she came by steerage. She made her home in Negaunee, Michigan until her death, 6 March, 1905.
Mrs. Lavinia Channon
Mrs Lavinia Channon, one of the oldest residents of the city, in point of age, passed away at 1:40 o'clock last Monday morning at the home of Mrs. Bessie Matthews, a daughter, in the North Jackson location. Mrs. Channon was born in Devonshire, England, and would have been 85 years of age, had she survived until the first day of next May. Her husband died many years ago and Mrs. Channon had made her home in Negaunee for the past fifteen years. During the last eight years of that period she had been an invalid. She is survived by four children: Mrs. Matthews, with whom she made her home, a son, James Jenkins, who resides on Cherry street; another daughter who resides in Leadville, Colo. and a son, whose home is in Butterfield, Minn. There are thirty-six grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. The funeral arrangements have been delayed pending advices from the relatives who live at a distance, but it has now been decided to hold the services Sunday afternoon at the Mitchell M. E. Church, 2 o'clock being the hour. Owing to her advanced age and the fact that she was an invalid, Mrs. Channon's range of acquaintance was necessarily limited, but those who knew the woman speak most highly of her character.
Mrs. Lavinia Channon
Mrs Lavinia Channon, one of the oldest residents of the city, in point of age, passed away at 1:40 o'clock last Monday morning at the home of Mrs. Bessie Matthews, a daughter, in the North Jackson location. Mrs. Channon was born in Devonshire, England, and would have been 85 years of age, had she survived until the first day of next May. Her husband died many years ago and Mrs. Channon had made her home in Negaunee for the past fifteen years. During the last eight years of that period she had been an invalid. She is survived by four children: Mrs. Matthews, with whom she made her home, a son, James Jenkins, who resides on Cherry street; another daughter who resides in Leadville, Colo. and a son, whose home is in Butterfield, Minn. There are thirty-six grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. The funeral arrangements have been delayed pending advices from the relatives who live at a distance, but it has now been decided to hold the services Sunday afternoon at the Mitchell M. E. Church, 2 o'clock being the hour. Owing to her advanced age and the fact that she was an invalid, Mrs. Channon's range of acquaintance was necessarily limited, but those who knew the woman speak most highly of her character.
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