Yolo-El Dorado County CA Archives Biographies.....Sovereign, J. 1833 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

J. SOVEREIGN, manufacturer of wagons and buggies at Woodland, is the son of
Richard and Elizabeth (Plummer) Sovereign. His father, a native of Pennsylvania,
was a carpenter by trade; and his mother was a native of New Jersey; Mr.
Sovereign was born in Canada, in 1833, and in 1845 he went to Illinois and
learned his trade; and in 1860 he came to California and for the first seven
years resided in El Dorado County; in 1861 he moved into Yolo County, where he
has ever since remained. He is following his trade at Woodland, with signal
success. He is a member of Woodland Lodge, No. 22, A. O. U. W., and also of the
K. of P.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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