Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2026
                           All Rights Reserved
                        USGenNet Data Repository

        Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page:
                <http://www.us-data.org/fineprint.html>

Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott
for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/
===========================================================================
USGenNet Data Repository Notice: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced
in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization.
Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain
the consent of the transcriber prior to use.  Individuals desiring to use
this material in their own research may do so.
=============================================================================
Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott
All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded.
=============================================================================
The Bessemer Herald
Saturday, 14 August, 1909

         MICHIGAN'S OLDEST DIES
         
         LEVI RIVERS, Aged 105 Years, Pioneer
          of Upper Peninsula.
          
         In the death of LEVI RIVERS, aged 105 years, of Cook's
       Mills, the State of Michigan has lost its oldest citizen.
       His death occurred at Garden while the old man was there
       on a visit a few days ago. LEVI RIVERS was one of the
       early settlers of the upper peninsula. He came to the
       region more than sixty years ago, locating at what is
       now the village of Masonville, when there were only three
       or four small settlements in the upper country. He was
       born in Canada. Eight children survive him, and he leaves
       many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
       
===============================================================================