The Hoover Family

Claude E. Hoover in Biographical Record of Williams County, Ohio

The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.

CLAUDE EARL HOOVER. M. D., of Edgerton, O., was born at West Unity, Williams county, O., January 1, 1875. He is the son of Andrew Joshua Hoover and Alice Ann (Ronk) Hoover. He at- tended the public schools at West Unity and graduated from the high school there in 1892. After his graduation he attended a course of

lectures at the University of Michigan, preparatory to the study of medicine and surgery. In the summer of 1894 he matriculated in the Chicago Homoeopathic College and graduated in 1897 with the degree of M. D. After taking special hospital work he located at Edgerton, O., where he is now doing a large and lucrative general practice and making a specialty of the diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. The Doctor has made a careful study of the genealogical history of his family, in all its branches, and desires to preserve the same by its insertion in this volume. Claude Earl Hoover is the son of Andrew J. Hoover, born October 1, 1846, and Alice Ann (Ronk) Hoover, born January 13, 1853. Andrew J. lives at West Unity and has been engaged in the hardware business for thirty years. Claude E. Hoover is the grandson of George W. Hoover, born July 29, 1823, died Febru- ary 16, 1892, and Rebecca Martha (Bear) Hoover, born July 27, 1820, died December 1, 1878; great-grandson of Philip Hoover, who lived at Lebanon, Pa., and emigrated from Germany. Rebecca Martha Bear was the youngest daughter of David Bear, born December 9, 1785, and Esther (Nailer) Bear, daughter of George Nailer, Esther being born on January 31, 1788. David lived in Cumberland county, Pa., until the death of his wife, August 13, 1867, when he moved to Pulaski, O., to live with his son, Daniel, and he died there, May 22, 1873. David and Esther Bear were married, October 26, 1806. David was the son of Jacob Bear, born July 14, 1749, died July 14, 1793, who married, June 10, 1775, Catherine Snyder, born 1752, died June 8, 1817. Jacob Bear owned large tracts of land in the colony, after- wards State of Pennsylvania. On the maternal side, Dr. Hoover’s genealogy is as follows: Claude Earl Hoover, son of Alice (Ronk)

Ploover; grandson of James Ronk, Jr., born March 23, 1822, died March 6, 1904, married January 16, 1851, to Mary Money, born September 5, 1834, the latter still living. James Ronk, Jr., was the son of James Ronk, Sr., born September 30, 1781, died March 6, 1863, married April 16, 1807, to Hannah Radiker, born February 10, 1788, died April 22, 1878. James Ronk, Sr., was the son of Johan- nes Ronk, born 1740, and Wilhelmenia Sloat, born 1743, and the grandson of Johunnes George de Rank, born 1690, and Clara Win- tenvyck, born 1696. The last named Rank was a French Hugenot and was the founder of the family in America. He located at New Paltz, N. Y., and purchased 2,000 acres of land, which has descended into the family to the present generation, although not intact. Dr. Ploover is also the grandson of Mary Marcella (Money) Ronk, who was the daughter of John Money, born 1800, died 1861 ; married 1819 to Sarah Johnson, who died in 1847. The Rev. George Money, at one time (1876-7) representative from Williams county in the Ohio legislature, was a brother of Mary (Money) Ronk. John Money was the son of Elisha Money, born 1750, died 1846, married INI ary Mar- cella Summers. Elisha Money was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. PTe and his wife were English people, and lived near Fairfax Court House, Virginia, owning a plantation and 200 slaves. George Johnson was the father of Sarah (Johnson) Money. He was of Irish

descent and was born in 1758 and died in 1838. He also lived in Fairfax county, Va., owning a large plantation and many negroes. George W. Hoover, grandfather of Claude E. Hoover, was of Ger- man descent. He moved to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1853 and pur- chased a tract of land in Millcreek township, Williams county. He enlisted in the Union army, February 24, 1865, in Company D of the One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until December 18, 1865. His regiment was ordered to Harper’s Ferry, where it did guard duty for a time, and then went into camp at Winchester, Va., where it was at the time of Lee’s sur- render. The regiment was then ordered to Alexandria, Va., for pro- vost and guard duty. Dr. Claude E. Hoover married Jessie Fremont Rolland, August 25, 1898, and they have one son, Hillis Rolland Hoover, born February 24, 1902.

Source: Biographical Record of Williams County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.