Paul Corona Chovan

1866 - 1915  (49 years)

• Name	Paul Corona Chovan
  Birth	27 May 1866	AUSTRIA
  Christening	29 May 1866	Klenovec, Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Sep 1915	Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan
  Burial	Hillcrest Cemetery, Bessemer Township, Michigan
  Person ID	I44737	King/Roy
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	John Chovan,   b. AUSTRIA
  Mother	Kristina Kolega,   b. AUSTRIA
  Family ID	F20956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna Figuli,   b. 24 Jun 1868, Klenovic, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY d. 30 Sep 1950, Anvil, GOGEBIC, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	ca. 1895	AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
  Children	1. Paul Corona Chovan,   b. 3 Jun 1898, Minersville, SCHUYLKILL, Pennsylvania d. 20 Feb 1949, Rochester, OLMSTED, Minnesota (Age 50 years)   2. John B. Chovan,   b. 22 Aug 1900, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 11 Dec 1900, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan (Age 0 years)   3. Andrej Chovan,   b. 14 Mar 1902, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. prob. 1902 + 4. Johanna Chovan,   b. 16 May 1903, Anvil Location, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 29 Feb 2000 (Age 96 years) + 5. Samuel Amos Chovan,   b. 3 Aug 1904, Anvil, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 18 Aug 1993, Shawano, SHAWANO, Wisconsin (Age 89 years)   6. Christina Chovan,   b. 11 Feb 1906, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 13 Aug 1906, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan (Age 0 years)   7. Daniel Chovan,   b. 7 Apr 1907, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 9 Dec 1996, Southfield, OAKLAND, Michigan (Age 89 years)   8. Susanna Christine Chovan,   b. 23 Apr 1909, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 3 Jan 2007 (Age 97 years)   9. Mildred Emily Chovan,   b. 12 Oct 1910, Anvil Location, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 24 Jan 1995, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan (Age 84 years)   10. Anonyme Chovan,   b. 24 Mar 1912, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 24 Mar 1912, Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan (Age 0 years)   11. John Michael Chovan,   b. 24 Jun 1913, Anvil Location, GOGEBIC, Michigan d. 15 Dec 1995, Marquette, MARQUETTE, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Photos		Paul and Johanna (Figuli) Chovan
  Documents		Federal Census 1910, Paul Chovan family Bessemer GOGEBIC, Michigan
  		Federal Census 1920 (Paul) Chovan family Bessemer, GOGEBIC, MIchigan
  Family ID	F20955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1866 - Austria Marriage - ca. 1895 - Austria-Hungary Death - 9 Sep 1915 - Bessemer Township, GOGEBIC, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Slovakian Coat of Arms
  		Paul Chovan

  
  

  Documents		Paul Chovan DC
  		Paul Chovan DC

  
  

• Notes

  Christened: Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910 Name: Pawel Chowan Gender: Male Record Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 29 May 1866 Baptism Place: Klenovec, Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia Father: Ján Chowan Mother: Kristina Kollega FHL Film Number: 005016666 Died: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 Name: Paul Chovan Birth Date: abt 1866 Birth Place: Austria Death Date: 9 Sep 1915 Death Place: Bessemer, Gobegic, Michigan Death Age: 49 Occupation: Miner Race: White Marital Status: Married Gender: Male Father Name: John Chovan Father Birth Place: Austria Mother Name: Kristina Kolega Mother Birth Place: Austria FHL Film Number: 1310159 Paul Chovan BIRTH 27 May 1866 Austria DEATH 9 Sep 1915 (aged 49) Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA BURIAL Hillcrest Cemetery Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA Paul was the son of Paul and Kristina Kolega Chovan from Austria. He was married to Johanna "Annie" Figuli and had Christina, John, Paul, Annie, Samuel, Daniel, and Susan. Paul was a miner and had immigrated from Liverpool; about 2 March 1893 coming into Philadelphia aboard the Ohio. He died from Angina Pectoris at the age of 47.