FAMILY GROUP RECORD
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HUSBAND Jacob HOOVER
BORN: Bef 1790 PLACE: CHR.:
PLACE:
DIED: Aft Mar 1839 PLACE: Logan Co,Ohio BUR.:
PLACE: unk
MARR: PLACE:
FATHER: MOTHER:
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WIFE Susan GARVER
BORN: Abt 1770 PLACE: ,,VA CHR.:
PLACE: DIED: 28 Jan 1855 PLACE:
BUR.:
PLACE: West Union Cem,Fayette Co,IA FATHER:Unknown
MOTHER:Unknown
CHILDREN
1. NAME: Jacob HOOVER
BORN: Sep 1797
PLACE: ,,,VA M CHR.: PLACE:
DIED: 9 Dec 1888 PLACE: West Union,Dover Twp,Fayette Co,IA
BUR.: Dec 1888 PLACE: West Union,Dover Twp,Fayette Co,IA
SPOUSE:Elizabeth ROSIER
MARR: 2 Oct 1834 PLACE: Perry Twp,Shelby Co,Ohio
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2. NAME: Elizabeth HOOVER
BORN: Abt 1798 PLACE: ,,VA F CHR.: PLACE:
DIED: 24 Nov 1871 PLACE: ,,OH BUR.:
PLACE: Cost Cem,Logan Co,OH
SPOUSE: Absalom CHAMBERS
MARR: 28 Aug 1825 PLACE: Muskingum Co,OH
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3. NAME: Catherine HOOVER BORN: Abt 1800
PLACE: ,,VA F CHR.: PLACE:
DIED PLACE: BUR.: PLACE:
SPOUSE: John ROUNDS MARR: 19 Jan 1823
PLACE: Muskingum Co,OH
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4. NAME: Martin HOOVER BORN: Bef 1810
PLACE: M CHR.: PLACE:
DIED: Bef 1839 PLACE: BUR.: PLACE:
SPOUSE: Unknown MARR: PLACE:
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5. NAME: Mary HOOVER
BORN: 4 Mar 1801 PLACE: ,,VA F CHR.:
PLACE:
DIED: 16 Oct 1869 PLACE: West Union,Fayette Co,IA
BUR.: PLACE: West Union Cem,Fayette Co,IA
SPOUSE: MICHAEL SHERRARD
MARR: Aft 1810 PLACE:
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6. NAME: John HOOVER
BORN: Abt 1810
PLACE: ,,VA M CHR.: PLACE:
DIED: PLACE: BUR.: PLACE:
SPOUSE: MARR: PLACE:
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7. NAME: Susanna HOOVER
BORN: Abt 1812 PLACE: F CHR.: PLACE:
DIED: PLACE: BUR.: PLACE:
SPOUSE: Caleb LANE PLACE: Muskingum Co OH
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8. NAME: George W. HOOVER
BORN: 1810/1816 PLACE: ,Greenbriar Co,VA M
DIED: 19 Jan 1878 PLACE: BUR.:
SPOUSE: Parmelia ROSIER MARR: 1 Jan 1835 PLACE: Shelby Co OH
Family Group Record
Documentation
Jacob HOOVER
This is "Jacob of the Will" whose will was signed in Logan Co
Ohio in 1839, and proved 19 Jun 1844. We are fairly certain that this man
was the father of our Jacob the bear killer. His will left his property
to a son, George. It mentioned sons, Jacob, William, George, and
possibly Martin. It mentioned his wife, Susan.It mentioned a daughter,
Mary, wife of Michael Sherrard. An older Susan, and a Mary, wife of
Michael Sherrard, are buried next to our Jacob in the West
Union Cemetery in Fayette Co Iowa.
Susan GARVER
Letter from Jean Sherrard Jones states this person's maiden name was Garver;
also, that she was the mother of Mary (Hoover) Sherrard, Jean's great great
grandmother. West Union Cem records show Susan Hoover buried in the same
plot as Jacob Hoover, died 28 Jan 1855, age 84 years.
CHILD 1 - Jacob HOOVER
Have federal census records for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880; state census
records for 1856, 1885
Have copy of marriage certificate, death certificate, deeds, and will
Have copy of memorial card from funeral
Place of birth is unknown. His tombstone says Lincoln County, VA., which
did not exist at time of his birth. Most census records show him as having
been born in Virginia.
Have story from West Union paper about him killing a bear.
West Union Republican Gazette, 24 December 1880, pg 3:
"Mr. Jacob Hoover, Sen., this winter makes his home at his son-in-law,
George Tope."
2 - Elizabeth HOOVER
This person is named in the 1839 will of Jacob Hoover, Logan Co, OH, as his
daughter, Elizabeth Chambers. The Ohio IGI indicates that an Elizabeth
Hoover married Absalom Chambers in Muskingum
Co OH on 28 August 1825. Personal visit by Gerald Hoover to Cost Cem, Logan
Co, OH (Intersection of County Roads 706 and 235) provides the following
information. A stone for Absalom Chambers,inscribed died Sep 21, 1868, aged
71 y, 4 m, 27 d. To his left, Elizabeth, wife of Absalom Chambers, died
Nov 24, 1871, aged 68 y, 8 m, 9d.
Gerald Hoover's personal visit to the Logan Co Courthouse
in April 1989 yielded the following information about the will of Absalom
Chambers. It was probated 26 Sep 1868. (Ed: only five days after his
death?) Will Book D; pg 122;mentions oldest son, Bartholome (sp?), if he
gets a divorce,Bartholome's oldest son, Absalom; youngest son, Mathew;
executor to be William Johnston; son-in-law William Curl, granddaughter,
Hanna E. Cost and her gf George E.Cost.
To the right of Absalom Chambers - Louisa E., wife of John M. Cost, died Oct
30, 1865, aged 37 y, 6 m.
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CHILD 3 - Catherine HOOVER
The 1839 will of a Jacob Hoover in Logan Co OH mentions a daughter, Catherine
Rounds. The OH IGI lists the marriage of a Catherine Hoover and a John Rounds
in Muskingum Co OH on 19 Jan 1823. The 1850 and 1860 federal census taken in
Clayton Co IA both list the household of a John and Catherine Rounds.
1850 census - pg 149 - dwelling #250
Rounds, John 51 farmer born NY
, Catherine 30? VA
, Elizabeth 10 OH
, John 3 OH
Spares, Henry 24 IA
1860 census - pg 693 - dwelling #160
Rounds, John 64 farmer RI
, Catherine 64? VA
, John Jr. 22 OH
Assuming that these three facts, marriage, 1850 census entry, and 1860 census
entry, are all for the same family, it would appear that John Jr. should have
been shown as age 12 or 13 on the 1850 census, which would be a more plausible
age if Catherine age of 64 on the 1860 census was correct. The Elizabeth shown
as age 10 on the 1850 census was probably either older than 10 or Catherine's
age of 64 on the 1860 census was incorrect. A good deal more research is
needed to ascertain the facts regarding this household.
CHILD 4 - Martin HOOVER
Listed as an heir of Jacob Hoover, Logan Co OH, will 1839; Martin was deceased
prior to his father's death; his children are named as Jacob's heirs. Two
children are named in the probate. They are Sarah Sails and Mary Swank. We
have no further information about Martin at this time. However, if Sarah and
Mary were his daughters, then both were married prior to 1845 and 1847, when
they signed for their share (83 1/3 cents) of their grandfather's estate. If
we consider eighteen years as a probable marriageable age, then Sarah and Mary
were born about 1827 and 1829. If their father, Martin, was approximately age
20 at the time of his marriage, then he would have been born around 1807, which
would place him somewhere near the middle of the known children.
CHILD 5 - Mary HOOVER-
Dates are from letter of a descendant of this person
CHILD 6 - John HOOVER-
This person is listed as an heir in the will of Jacob Hoover, Logan Co OH,
1839. He may be the person whose household was enumerated on page 84 of the
Logan Co Iowa 1850 federal census in Miami Twp as follows: Dwelling #112
Hoover, John 40 farmer born VA
, Nancy 30 OH
, David 12 OH
, William 10 OH
, Mary 5 OH
, George 3 OH
, Henry 2 OH
We have additional information about this family; ie marriage information for
William, George, and Henry and death information from stones in Riverside and
Fairview cemeteries in Logan Co OH.
Also, on file at the Logan Co Courthouse in Belefontaine, OH, is a will,
drawn 20 Dec 1871, of a John Hoover. (See Adm Docket C, pg 493.) It wills to a
daughter, Mary Callaied (sp?), west half of NE quarter section of sec 30 Twp 3,
Range 12, Champaigne Co; to daughter, Elizabeth, east half of above; to son,
Henry, land in Champaigne Co, to son Henry - cancelled promissory notes;
mentions a son George; mentions a total of five children and wife, Nancy.
William was executor.
In comparing this will to the family enumerated on pg 84 of the Ohio federal
census, we find :
1. Name of wife is same - Nancy
2. Name of one dau is same - Mary
3. Names of two sons are the same - George and Henry
BUT
4. There is no dau named Elizabeth on the census; but Eliz. could have been
born after the 1850 census
5. The census names two sons, David and William, who are not named in the
will
CHILD 7 - Susanna HOOVER-
This person is named as a daughter in the 1839 will of Jacob Hoover in Logan
County, Ohio. We believe this to be the same person who married Caleb Lane on
22 Aug 1830.
CHILD 8 - George W. HOOVER-
We believe this person to have been the son listed as an heir in the will of
Jacob Hoover, 1839, in Logan County OH, and named as the administrator of the
estate of his father. This to be the same person who married
Permelia Rosier, daughter of Lawrence Rosier in Shelby Co OH in 1835. A
statement in a letter written in 1968 by Cassia (Hoover) Berry, granddaughter
of Jacob Hoover, lends credence to this theory. She wrote, "A brother of Jacob
married a sister of Elizabeth (ed: Rosier). They had at least four children,
William, Martin, Kate, and Susan."
Because of the continuation of family given names, we were already of the
opinion that the George Hoover enumerated on the 1850 Iowa federal census in
Clayton Co was this same George Hoover. Cassia Berry's letter would also seem
to provide evidence to prove this opinion. In Dwelling #257 we find:
Hoover, George 34 born VA
, Mary 23 PA
, William 13 OH
, Hester S(?) 11 OH
, Martin 8 OH
, Susan 7 OH
, Matilda 4 OH
, Susan 83 VA
In order for this theory to be true, Permelia would have had to die before
1850, possibly in childbirth. If so, it would seem that Mary, at age 23, would
not have been the mother of any of these children, except, possibly, Matilda.
(Which is not a Hoover or Rosier family name) If Matilda was Mary's child,
then Permelia (Rosier) Hoover would have died in Ohio and George remarried
there after 1843. The presence of the older Susan Hoover in the household also
supports the belief that this is the George Hoover mentioned in the 1839 will.
We believe this Susan to be the same person buried in the Jacob Hoover plot at
West Union Cemetery, Fayette Co IA. However, there is an age discrepancy. The
West Union Cemetery records show Susan Hoover died 28 Jan 1855, aged 84 years.
The stone says, "Wife of J. Hoover." If this information is correct, then
Susan should have been shown on the 1850 census as age 80. This would add some
plausibility to the possibility of her being the mother of 34 year old
George. Still, she would have been at least 45 or 46 years old at the time of
his birth.
There is no further record in Clayton Co IA of this family. According to Jean
Sherrard Jones, 2836 S. Beltline Rd, Mesquite, TX, 75181, this family moved,
with some members of the family of Michael and Mary (Hoover) Sherrard, George's
sister, to Texas after the 1850 census.
November 1994 - A letter from Maxine Kintor (or Kinton) gives information about
a William G. Hoover, whose biography appeared in the "History of Labette County
Kansas." The story states he was the son of George W. and Pamelia (Rosier)
Hoover, that he was born in Greenbriar Co, VA, (now West VA), of German
extraction, and that he went to Ohio, when fourteen years old, with his father,
Jacob, whom he well remembers. The story goes on to state, "George W. Hoover
became a prosperous sheep raiser in Ohio. In 1852 he went to Texas, and
located about 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth, where he was engaged quite
extensively in farming. He next moved to Labette county, Kansas, and settled
two miles southeast of Chetopa, where he took a claim in the spring of 1867,
and ranked among the pioneers of the county. He afterward moverd to the town
of Chetopa, where he resided until his death, January 19, 1878, at the age of
sixty-eight years. He married Pamelia Rosier, by whom he had five children as
follows: William G.; Esther Jane, deceased; Martin V., a wealthy cattle man,
whose farm adjoins that of the subject hereof, with whom he was in partnership
until recent years; Susan R. (Bell) and Matilda (Croft) of Texas. Mrs. Hoover
died at an early age, and Mr. Hoover afterward married Mary Swallow, now Mrs.
Caveness, of Oregon. A nephew of her husband had charge of the Advance office
At Chetopa.
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