John Hoover - I48125 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

John Hoover (I48125)

Given Names: John
Surname: Hoover

Gender: Male

Birth: 9 October 1780
Death: 11 October 1854 -- Reed's Station, Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

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Abstracts from Northumberland County Will Book 4
p. 415 - Will of John Hoover of Shamokin Twp. Mentions wife, Maria & sons: Samuel, Thomas, Joseph, William, Solomon, Harman, Henry, Isaac, Luther, George, & Francis. Mentions daughters: Anne wife of George Krick, Margaret wife of George Keller, Louisa wife of Daniel Gost ‎[Yost]‎, & Melia Ellen ‎(youngest)‎. Executors - son, Joseph & friend, William H. Muench who is to be guardian of the younger children. Witnesses - Silas S. Farrow & Jacob S. Muench. Dated 3 Jan 1852. Proved 23 Dec 1854.

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Floyd's Northumberland County Genealogy

John Hoover, possibly of the same origin as the Hoovers previously mentioned, was born in one of the lower counties of Pennsylvania in 1780 and lived for many years in Northumberland county, dying near Reed's station, in Shamokin township, Oct. 11, 1854. He was a farmer and very successful, owning three farms, one of which is now the property of R. S. Aucker and another owned by a Duttinger. He was a Lutheran member of the "Brick" ‎(Reed's)‎ Church, where both his wives are buried. His first marriage was to Margaret Bitter, who died Nov. 11, 1828, aged forty-four years, the mother of eight children: Samuel is mentioned later in this article; Joseph married Mattie Katerman and had eight children; John married Elizabeth Wolverton and had four children; Annie married George Krick and had six children; Thomas married Katie Krigbaum and had four children; Rebecca married George Keller and had two children; William married Louisa Baldy and had six children; Solomon married Ellen Brooks and ‎(second)‎ Sallie Fredericks and had seven children, four sons and three daughters.

For his second wife Mr. Hoover married Mary Harman, who died Nov. 25, 1883, aged eighty-four years, six months, twelve days; her mother, Elizabeth, lived in the neighborhood above Bloomsburg. Eight children were born to John and Mary ‎(Harman)‎ Hoover, viz.: Louisa married Daniel Yost; J. Harman lived at Pottsville. later at Ashland and Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; Henry is a resident of Shamokin, Pa.; Isaac, of Holton, Kans.; Luther, of Williamsport, Pa.; George, of Holton, Kans.; Francis is mentioned below; Amelia married Azariah Campbell.
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census records - appears there are a number of children from the first marriage and 2 sons from the second marriage that are unaccounted for. Some of these are accounted for in the will but I haven't been able to find what became of them.

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1820 - brothers John and Jacob in Centre County, father or father-in-law appears to be living with John as do 2 of John's brothers. Has one 2 sons and 4 daughters ‎(two could be a younger sister)‎ These would all be from his first marriage.

1830 - Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
lives close to Henry Zimmerman and Daniel Campbell
5 sons and 2 daughters - all sons too old to be from his second marriage

1840 - Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania as Hoover, John is about 60 years old. 5 sons and 2 daughters and mother-in-law between the age of 80 and 90. daughter #2 must be Savilla

1850 Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania - Samuel and Thomas live close to John
Amelia Hoover 3
Francis Hoover 7
George Hoover 9
Henry Hoover 15 ‎(Dec 1835)‎
Isaac Hoover 14
John Hoover 69
Luther Hoover 12
Mary Hoover 51


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	Events of close relatives
Birth	9 October 1780 2626
Marriage	30 March 1806 (Age 25) Margaret Ritter - ‎[View Family ‎(F20721)‎‎]
Marriage	Mary Harmon - ‎[View Family ‎(F20716)‎‎]
Death of father	24 December 1845 (Age 65) Henry Huber (I48135) (Age 92) - [Relationship Chart]
Death	11 October 1854 (Age 74) Reed's Station, Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Universal Identifier	56379289BDB89E144DBC91F02DC511BA37C5
Burial	Reeds Brick Chruch, Paxious, Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
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