George W Hoover

13 August 1864–16 April 1941 (Age 76)
Huntington, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of George W

When George W Hoover was born on 13 August 1864, in Huntington, Indiana, United States, his father, Daniel S Hoover, was 34 and his mother, Lydia Ann Crull, was 25. He married Nancy Elizabeth Worl on 22 March 1893, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Union Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States for about 30 years and Center Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 16 April 1941, at the age of 76, and was buried in Eaton, Union Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George W Hoover
1864–1941
Nancy Elizabeth Worl
1871–1916
Marriage: 22 March 1893
Oma Hoover
1893–1988
Josephine Hoover
1895–1969
Garnet Ann Hoover
1900–1970
Luther W Hoover
1909–1995

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 March 1893Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1865 · Slavery Abolished
    Age 1
    On January 11, 1865, slavery was abolished in Missouri.
    1871
    Age 7
    In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
    1885 · The First Skyscraper
    Age 21
    The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of Swiss German and German Huber .Americanized form of Finnish Huovinen: from huovi ‘soldier, horseman’ + the surname suffix -nen.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Huber

    Sources (17)

    • Legacy NFS Source: George R. Hoover - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: James Hoover
    • George Hoover, "United States Census, 1900"
    • George Hoover in entry for Arthur J Matthews and Jossie Hoover, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

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