THE people

Leigh Hovland

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:
August 16, 1890
DATE OF DEATH:
December 30, 1903
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
Leigh Haveland*
MAIDEN NAME:
Hovland
ETHNICITY:
KNOWN ADDRESS:
31 Humboldt Blvd. 
 Chicago 
 IL
RELATED TO:

John P. & Anna (Lien) Hovland
Edna Hovland

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:
13
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
ROLE:
Audience Member
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:
School girl

other information

CEMETERY:
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago IL
MORGUE:
Jordan
IDENTIFIED BY:

J.P. Hovland
Edna Hovland
Clyde O. Thompson

OTHER NOTES:

Daughter of J.P. Haveland*, body identified by father. Later, father found the body of Clyde O. Thompson, Wisconsin University student, who was guest at Haveland home and had accompanied the daughter to the theater.

CITATION:

The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) Thu, Dec 31, 1903 Page 5
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2 & 5
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125282132/leigh-hovland

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Karl Sup, Iroquois Theatre Fire Historical Society

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