John Lupia submitted the following information from the online draft of his book of numismatic biographies for this week's installment of his series. Thanks! As always, this is an excerpt with the
full article and bibliography available online. This week's subject is collector Herbert F. Soverel of New Jersey. -Editor
Herbert Fremont Soverel (1861-1924), was born in 1861 at East Orange, New Jersey, son of Matthew Mathias W. Soverel (1816-1897), and Martha Maria Scofield Soverel (1829-1887). His family owned the Springdale Lake Ice
Company. His family were direct descendants of John Wright (1746-), born in Scotland but came to America and fought in the Revolutionary War.
In 1883, graduated Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1883, he was elected a resident member of the ANS. He married Margaret Becker (1867-1940?). They had two daughters Agnes (1900-1994), and
Lillian.
In 1890, Herbert F. Soverel began a blueprint printing company, The Newark Blue Print Company, 210 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey. He was a member of the ANA.
The 1910 U. S. Census lists him living at 111 Garfield Place, South Orange, New Jersey.
On October 23, 1913, he sold his coin collection of 615 lots of rare copper cents and Hard Times Tokens through the Wayte Raymond, United States Coin Company, Sale #8.
He died of heart disease on July 25, 1924, at his summer home at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.
To read the complete article, see:
SOVEREL, HERBERT FREMONT (https://sites.google.com/a/numismaticmall.com/www/numismaticmall-com/soverell-herbert-f)
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