Born to Rev. William Jefferson Hoover (1832-1903) and Martha Letitia Jane Thompson Hoover (1834-1916), who married in Louisiana on Jul 27, 1852.
Robert married Irene Amelia McLaughlin (1873-1939) of Texas on May 14, 1890, in Houston, TX.
Five children:
• Robert Thompson Hoover (1891-1960)
• Martha Leticia "Mattie" Hoover Thompson (1895-1965)
• William Wesley Hoover (1900-1967)
• Katherine Hoover Gill (1903-after 1940 in NM)
• James Archer Hoover (1905-1932)
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From "Railway Age Gazette," Vol 53, No. 4, p. 180, July 26, 1912:
Robert McNair Hoover, whose appointment as superintendent of the Sunset-Central lines, with offices at Ennis, Texas, has been announced in these columns, was born July 23, 1863, at Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody public school at Summit and began railway work in 1884 with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio at Eagle Pass, Texas. He was employed on various divisions of the Harriman Lines as brakeman, yardmaster and freight and passenger conductor until July 1906, when he was appointed inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central lines, reporting to the vice president. In December 1906, he was made trainmaster of the Houston division and six months later was transferred with the same title to the El Paso division. He was appointed assistant superintendent of the El Paso division in August 1907, and during the present month he was promoted to superintendent of the first division of the Sunset-Central lines, as noted above.
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From "One Thousand American Men of Mark Today," 1916, p. 63:
Robert McNair Hoover, Railway official of El Paso, Texas
He was born July 23, 1863, in Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody Public School. He entered railway service in 1885 with the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway at Eagle Pass, since which he has been consecutively brakeman, yardmaster, freight and passenger conductor on various divisions of the Harriman Lines. He has been inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central Lines, reporting to vice president; trainmaster of the Houston division; trainmaster of El Paso division; in 1907-12 was assistant superintendent of the same division; and superintendent of the First division. Since 1912 he has been superintendent of El Paso division of the Sunset-Central Lines of the Southern Pacific Company.
Robert married Irene Amelia McLaughlin (1873-1939) of Texas on May 14, 1890, in Houston, TX.
Five children:
• Robert Thompson Hoover (1891-1960)
• Martha Leticia "Mattie" Hoover Thompson (1895-1965)
• William Wesley Hoover (1900-1967)
• Katherine Hoover Gill (1903-after 1940 in NM)
• James Archer Hoover (1905-1932)
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From "Railway Age Gazette," Vol 53, No. 4, p. 180, July 26, 1912:
Robert McNair Hoover, whose appointment as superintendent of the Sunset-Central lines, with offices at Ennis, Texas, has been announced in these columns, was born July 23, 1863, at Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody public school at Summit and began railway work in 1884 with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio at Eagle Pass, Texas. He was employed on various divisions of the Harriman Lines as brakeman, yardmaster and freight and passenger conductor until July 1906, when he was appointed inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central lines, reporting to the vice president. In December 1906, he was made trainmaster of the Houston division and six months later was transferred with the same title to the El Paso division. He was appointed assistant superintendent of the El Paso division in August 1907, and during the present month he was promoted to superintendent of the first division of the Sunset-Central lines, as noted above.
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From "One Thousand American Men of Mark Today," 1916, p. 63:
Robert McNair Hoover, Railway official of El Paso, Texas
He was born July 23, 1863, in Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody Public School. He entered railway service in 1885 with the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway at Eagle Pass, since which he has been consecutively brakeman, yardmaster, freight and passenger conductor on various divisions of the Harriman Lines. He has been inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central Lines, reporting to vice president; trainmaster of the Houston division; trainmaster of El Paso division; in 1907-12 was assistant superintendent of the same division; and superintendent of the First division. Since 1912 he has been superintendent of El Paso division of the Sunset-Central Lines of the Southern Pacific Company.
Born to Rev. William Jefferson Hoover (1832-1903) and Martha Letitia Jane Thompson Hoover (1834-1916), who married in Louisiana on Jul 27, 1852.
Robert married Irene Amelia McLaughlin (1873-1939) of Texas on May 14, 1890, in Houston, TX.
Five children:
• Robert Thompson Hoover (1891-1960)
• Martha Leticia "Mattie" Hoover Thompson (1895-1965)
• William Wesley Hoover (1900-1967)
• Katherine Hoover Gill (1903-after 1940 in NM)
• James Archer Hoover (1905-1932)
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From "Railway Age Gazette," Vol 53, No. 4, p. 180, July 26, 1912:
Robert McNair Hoover, whose appointment as superintendent of the Sunset-Central lines, with offices at Ennis, Texas, has been announced in these columns, was born July 23, 1863, at Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody public school at Summit and began railway work in 1884 with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio at Eagle Pass, Texas. He was employed on various divisions of the Harriman Lines as brakeman, yardmaster and freight and passenger conductor until July 1906, when he was appointed inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central lines, reporting to the vice president. In December 1906, he was made trainmaster of the Houston division and six months later was transferred with the same title to the El Paso division. He was appointed assistant superintendent of the El Paso division in August 1907, and during the present month he was promoted to superintendent of the first division of the Sunset-Central lines, as noted above.
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From "One Thousand American Men of Mark Today," 1916, p. 63:
Robert McNair Hoover, Railway official of El Paso, Texas
He was born July 23, 1863, in Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody Public School. He entered railway service in 1885 with the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway at Eagle Pass, since which he has been consecutively brakeman, yardmaster, freight and passenger conductor on various divisions of the Harriman Lines. He has been inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central Lines, reporting to vice president; trainmaster of the Houston division; trainmaster of El Paso division; in 1907-12 was assistant superintendent of the same division; and superintendent of the First division. Since 1912 he has been superintendent of El Paso division of the Sunset-Central Lines of the Southern Pacific Company.
Robert married Irene Amelia McLaughlin (1873-1939) of Texas on May 14, 1890, in Houston, TX.
Five children:
• Robert Thompson Hoover (1891-1960)
• Martha Leticia "Mattie" Hoover Thompson (1895-1965)
• William Wesley Hoover (1900-1967)
• Katherine Hoover Gill (1903-after 1940 in NM)
• James Archer Hoover (1905-1932)
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From "Railway Age Gazette," Vol 53, No. 4, p. 180, July 26, 1912:
Robert McNair Hoover, whose appointment as superintendent of the Sunset-Central lines, with offices at Ennis, Texas, has been announced in these columns, was born July 23, 1863, at Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody public school at Summit and began railway work in 1884 with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio at Eagle Pass, Texas. He was employed on various divisions of the Harriman Lines as brakeman, yardmaster and freight and passenger conductor until July 1906, when he was appointed inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central lines, reporting to the vice president. In December 1906, he was made trainmaster of the Houston division and six months later was transferred with the same title to the El Paso division. He was appointed assistant superintendent of the El Paso division in August 1907, and during the present month he was promoted to superintendent of the first division of the Sunset-Central lines, as noted above.
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From "One Thousand American Men of Mark Today," 1916, p. 63:
Robert McNair Hoover, Railway official of El Paso, Texas
He was born July 23, 1863, in Summit, Miss. He was educated in the Peabody Public School. He entered railway service in 1885 with the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway at Eagle Pass, since which he has been consecutively brakeman, yardmaster, freight and passenger conductor on various divisions of the Harriman Lines. He has been inspector of train service of the Sunset-Central Lines, reporting to vice president; trainmaster of the Houston division; trainmaster of El Paso division; in 1907-12 was assistant superintendent of the same division; and superintendent of the First division. Since 1912 he has been superintendent of El Paso division of the Sunset-Central Lines of the Southern Pacific Company.
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