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Born 1844, Antrim Township
From History of Crawford County and Ohio : containing a history of the state of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time ... a history of Crawford County ... biographical sketches, portraits (1881), History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1912)
CHRISTIAN HOOVER, farmer; P. 0. Wyandot; was born Sept. 22, 1844, in Antrim Township, Crawford Co., but shortly after his birth, Wyandot Co. was organized and Dallas Township formed, which included the farm upon which Christian wag born; he is at the present time living on a portion of this land which his grandfather, Christian Hoover, settled upon in 1822, and shortly afterward purchased from the Government. His only son.
William Hoover, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born Nov. 1, 1816, in Pickaway Co., and was but 6 years of age when his father removed to Crawford. William was married, Oct. 18, 1838, to Miss Phoebe Swisher, of Groveport, Franklin Co. They were the parents of ten children, five boys and five girls; these children are all living. Christian Hoover is the second son, he received a thorough education in the common branches at the district schools of his township; his first teacher was Archibald Beels, now an editor at South Bend, Ind. When he grew old enough to work, he labored on the farm, assisting his father until he became of age. In the sjjring of 1866, he commenced to farm for himself, and has been engaged at this occupation ever since with more or less success; he has paid some attention to the raising of stock, but his income has been derived from farming more than from stock-rearing. He was married Oct. 21, 1868, to Miss Lo Kirby, and they are the parents of five children, four are still living, three boys and one girl — Ernest, Burdette K., Charles W. and Maud. Mr. Hoover has never been anxious to serve the people in an official capacity, but has been frequent chosen to conduct the business of the school district.
As printed in History of Crawford County and Ohio : containing a history of the state of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time ... a history of Crawford County ... biographical sketches, portraits (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
CHRISTIAN HOOVER, who is one of the substantial citizens of Dallas township, Crawford county, ( owning 244 acres of finely developed land, was born in Crawford county, in September, 1844, and is a son of William and Phebe (Swisher) 1 1 over.
William Hoover was born in Pickaway county, ( but the greater part of his life was passed as a farmer in Crawford county.
He married Phebe Swisher, who was born in Franklin county, O., and the following children were born to them: John T.; Emma, who is the wife of Henry M. Welch; Christian; George W.; Margaret, who is the wife of David E. Fisher; Marcellus; Alice, who is the wife of Marks Tea; Charles Fremont; Flora, who is the wife of IT. F. Weber; and William.
Christian Hoover had public school advantages as they were offered when he was a boy, and since then has devoted himself entirely to agricultural pursuits and since the age of four years has lived on his present farm, which is generally known as the old Hoover homestead. He no longer does more than overlook his farm, having placed all the practical responsibilities on the sturdy shoulders of his sons, who are capable and thorough farmers.
In i SC)S Mr. Hoover was married to Miss Lorenna Kirby, who was born in Crawford county, a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Welch) Kirby, old settlers here and well known people. Mrs. Hoover died Nov. 8, 1909, and her burial was in Oakwood cemetery, Hucyrus. Two brothers and one sister survive her: John, George and Emma, who is the wife of James Orr. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoover the following children were born: Ernest, who married Nona Flock, and has four children, Hugh, AJice, Florence and Lucile; Burdett K., who married Elnora Ouaintance, and has two children, Chester and Hazel; Charles F., who married Nora Kerr and has five children, Helen, Wayne, Clifford, Marjorie and an infant; Maud; and Madge, who is the wife of Arlington Blair and has three children, Hoover, 'Thomas and a child unnamed. Mr. Hoover is a Republican in his political sentiments and occasionally has consented to serve his township in public office, for three years being a trustee, serving through an important period of the township’s history. With his family he attends the Methodist Episcopal church.
As printed in History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: David E. Fisher (b. 1846) William Hoover (b. 1816)
Their biographies name Christian Hoover: Burdett Kirby Hoover (b. 1870)
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