Clyde S. Thompson and Leigh Hovland lost their lives at the Iroquois. Some newspapers and books in 1904 incorrrectly reported that Clyde and Leigh were engaged. They were cousins and Leigh was a young teenager. Leigh’s father identified the bodies of his daughter and nephew. Twenty-one year old Clyde (b. 1882) was a University of Wisconsin freshman visiting his aunt and uncle in Chicago for the Christmas holiday. He was the oldest son of Ole T. Thompson and Sophia Hovland Thompson who made their home at 520 Egan Avenue in Madison, South Dakota, with Clyde’s two brothers and a sister. Leigh Hovland (b. 1890) was a thirteen year old student at the Yates school. She was the daughter of John Peter Hovland (1861-1946, from Norway) and Anna J. Lien (or Harland) Hovland (b. 1862, Minnesota) of Chicago. Leigh had one sibling, older sister Edna Beatrice “Eva” Hovland (b. 1887). The Hovland family lived at 31 Humboldt Blvd. Leigh was buried with her parents in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. Before moving to Chicago the Hovland family lived in Albert Lea, Minnesota. John Hovland worked in the clothing industry, working for Carson, Pirie, Scott and general manager of garment manufacturer, F. Siegel & Bros. Sisters Sophia and Anna were natives of Norway. - -
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