Daughter of Emanuel Hoover and Leah (Williams) Hoover. Blanche was married four times. Blanche was married first to Jacob Leske (1868-1946) in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa on October 23, 1889. Blanche married her second husband, Charles Koon (1867-1913) on January 15, 1892 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa. She married a third time to a Elmer Holmes (1872-1956) on June 17, 1895 in Rock Island, Illinois. Elmer entered the service in 1899 and was discharged in 1902. Her fourth marriage was to Fred Howard White (1873-1947). Blanche and Fred were married on November 3, 1904 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa.
Please note: Blanche's death certificate lists her year of birth as 1864, but that is incorrect. According to census records, she was born in 1869. (For instance, she was 11 years old on the 1880 census, and 30 years old on the 1900 census. Also, her brother, Samuel, was several years older than her, and he was born in 1864.)
Please note: Blanche's death certificate lists her year of birth as 1864, but that is incorrect. According to census records, she was born in 1869. (For instance, she was 11 years old on the 1880 census, and 30 years old on the 1900 census. Also, her brother, Samuel, was several years older than her, and he was born in 1864.)
Daughter of Emanuel Hoover and Leah (Williams) Hoover. Blanche was married four times. Blanche was married first to Jacob Leske (1868-1946) in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa on October 23, 1889. Blanche married her second husband, Charles Koon (1867-1913) on January 15, 1892 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa. She married a third time to a Elmer Holmes (1872-1956) on June 17, 1895 in Rock Island, Illinois. Elmer entered the service in 1899 and was discharged in 1902. Her fourth marriage was to Fred Howard White (1873-1947). Blanche and Fred were married on November 3, 1904 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa.
Please note: Blanche's death certificate lists her year of birth as 1864, but that is incorrect. According to census records, she was born in 1869. (For instance, she was 11 years old on the 1880 census, and 30 years old on the 1900 census. Also, her brother, Samuel, was several years older than her, and he was born in 1864.)
Please note: Blanche's death certificate lists her year of birth as 1864, but that is incorrect. According to census records, she was born in 1869. (For instance, she was 11 years old on the 1880 census, and 30 years old on the 1900 census. Also, her brother, Samuel, was several years older than her, and he was born in 1864.)
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