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In St. Joseph County, Ind., on the 29th of May, JOHN HOOVER, aged 77 years, 5 months, and 25 days.

Funeral sermons preached by the brethren Peter Lehman, Michael Shenk, and Daniel Brenneman, from Rev. 14:13, and 1 Peter 1:3. He was born in Pennsylvania, and formerly lived in Canada and Ohio.

Source: HERALD OF TRUTH - Volume IV, Number 6
June 1867, Page 95
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Father: Martin G. Hoover
Mother: Elizabeth Stauffer

Immigration: 1804 Markham Township,
York County, Ontario, Canada

Married: October 12, 1809
Wife: Susannah Kurtz

Emigration: September 22, 1837
Medina County, Ohio

John & Susannah Hoover had 12 Children:

Daughter: Elizabeth (Hoover) Burkholder
w/o: Joseph Burkholder

Daughter: Magdalena (Hoover) Kreider
w/o: David F. Kreider

Son: Martin Hoover
h/o: Susannah (Smith) Hoover

Daughter: Catherine (Hoover)Raymer
w/o: Daniel Raymer

Daughter: Susannah (Hoover) Smith
w/o: Joseph Smith

Son: Samuel Hoover
h/o: Esther (Reeser) Hoover

Daughter: Anna (Hoover) Ramer
w/o: Christian Ramer

Son: John G. Hoover
h/o: Esther (Miller) Hoover

Daughter: Esther (Hoover) Ramer
w/o: Tobias Ramer

Son: David J. Hoover
h/o: Susannah (Shenk) Hoover

Son: Benjamin Hoover
h/o: Hetty (Miller) Hoover

Son: Abraham Hoover
h/o: Susan (Landis) Hoover
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"In the year 1837, on the 22nd day of September, my father (John Hoover) moved with all his family, except Elizabeth and Catherine, who remained in Canada, to Medina County, Ohio.
My Grandfather (Martin G. Hoover) went with us.

In the year 1846, my father again sold his property in Ohio, and with the remainder of his family moved to Elkhart County, Indiana.

My grandfather again went with him, who later died in October, 1849 at the advanced age of 88 years and 10 months, and was buried at Yellow Creek.

In the year 1865 my father again sold his farm, and in company with brother David and his family, they moved to St. Joe Co., IN, near Lakeville."

Exerts taken from...
"A RECORD OF THE HOOVER FAMILY" by Samuel Hoover,
January 25, 1873.
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