Daniel S Hoy was born near Mt. Carroll; at the age of one he moved to a farm northwest of shannon, latter attended Fulton Business College and the Northern Illinois Normal School at Dekalb. He had a shoe store in Warren and at Shasnnon; later he entered the field of general merchandising. He was one of the founders of the People's State Bank of Shannon which opened in 1920. He first served as cashier, later president. In 1930, the two banks merged forming the First State Bank of Shannon of which he became president. He married Lou E Booth and their two children are Helen Hoy Deischer of Hot Springs, S.D., and Donald.

Source:
Carroll County : a goodly heritage
Mt. Morris, Ill.: Kable Print. Co., 1968, Pages 352 - 354
Kathy (Hoy) Eltiste
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1880 United States Federal Census about Daniel Hoy
Name: Daniel Hoy
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1880: Cherry Grove, Carroll, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Henry Hoy
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Eliza Hoy
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois

Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Hoy 40
Eliza Hoy 29
Amanda Hoy 8
Daniel Hoy 5
Una Hoy 4
Charles Hoy 2
Larma Flickinger 18
Harry W. Yingst 21

1910 United States Federal Census about Daniel S Hoy
Name: Daniel S Hoy
Age in 1910: 34
Birth Year: 1876
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Shannon, Carroll, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Louise Hoy
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
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Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel S Hoy 34
Louise Hoy 32
Helen L Hoy 7


1920 United States Federal Census about Daniel S Hoy
Name: Daniel S Hoy
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Shannon, Carroll, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lou E Hoy
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Home Owned: Own
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel S Hoy 45
Lou E Hoy 42
Helen Hoy 17
Donald S Hoy 7