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Notes for John Hoover and Mary Kemp

1841 John Hoover and Mary Kemp were married on November 10 in Montgomery County, Ohio. (FHL film 001030835). [1]

1850 John Hoover (age 32, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Harrison Twp, Wells County, Indiana, in a household with Mary Hoover (age 31), and Catharine Hoover (age 2).

1851 Children of Daniel Hoover of Conestoga Twp, Lancaster County, petitioned the Orphans Court on September 5. [2]

The petition of Daniel Hoover a [second] son of Daniel Hoover late of Conestoga Township Lancaster County decd respectfully represents that your petitioners father Daniel Hoover late of Conestoga Township Lancaster County died intestate leaving a widow Susana Hoover and fifteen children to wit: 1. Benjamin of York County 2. Daniel 3. John of Ohio 4. Christian 5. Ann married to John Newcomer of West Hempfield Twp 6. David residing in the state of Indiana 7. Catharine married to Christian Swartly East Hempfield 8. Abraham residing in Dauphin County 9. Jacob 10. Amos 11. Henry 12. Susan 13. Mary minor whose guardian is John Kendig 14. Samuel 15. Matty. … request to make a partition … whereupon the court confirm and decree the same to him the said Daniel Hoover … upon him paying … to the heirs … their shares.

1860 John M Hoover (age 43, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Harrison Twp, Wells County, Indiana, in a household with Mary M Hoover (age 40), Catherine Hoover (age 12), Mary E Hoover (age 5), Mahala Hoover (age 3), and John Hoover (age 1). John M Hoover's occupation was farmer. [3]

1892 John M Hoover died on February 1 and was buried at Six Mile Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana. John M Hoover was born on April 27, 1817. [4]

1897 Mary M Kemp Hoover died on March 9 and was buried at Six Mile Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana. Mary M Kemp Hoover was born on July 6, 1819. [5]


Footnotes:

[1] Family Search, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, [AncestryRecord].

[2] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous Book 1750-1751, 393-395, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] Find A Grave Memorial 87430913, [FindAGrave].

[5] Find A Grave Memorial 87431167, [FindAGrave].