Hugh was a Cornish hard-rock miner, who had promised to send for Levinia and had arranged for them to be married the day she arrived. Levinia spent her entire married life in Central City, Colorado.

Life was not easy for Levinia and Hugh. At the time of Hugh’s death at age 48, four of their ten children had died. For the 26 years of her life following Hugh’s death, Levinia was forced to take in boarders and laundry to support herself and her family. By the time Levinia died at age 75, two more children had died. Hugh, Levinia and many of their children and grandchildren are buried in Central City.

Children of Hugh Richard Champion and Levinia Perry

There were ten children; all except Albert were born in Mountain City, an area that later became Central City, Colorado.

• William John Champion 1864
• Lillie Champion 1866
• Edith Champion 1867
• William John Champion 1869
• Lillie Champion 1871
• Albert Champion 1874
• Emily Champion 1876
• Edith Champion 1877
• John Sherman Champion 1880
• Mabel Champion 1882

Links

• Find A Grave

Sources

• Mayfield, Dennis C. Foreword. No Wealth for Levinia. By Amy H. Hill. 2nd ed. 2012. v.