Howard B. Hover

As printed in 1906

OWARD B. HOVER, pharmacist, controls one of the largest drugstore in the city of Lima, his business having a very favorable location at No. 38, Public Square. Mr.

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Bo FE. DHOMAS within 1,000 yards of the old Shawnee Council House, on the first ground cleared by the Indians.

The Hover family claims Scotch descent, but the founders of it in the United States sailed from Holland. The American forefathers were John, Emanuel and Peter, who probably settled in New Jersey some time prior to the Revolutionary War, in which they all participated. John Hover was killed by the Indians in the early period of the conflict, and Emanuel Hover, the head of the branch from which our subject sprung, was a captain under Washington.

Ezekiel Hover, the great-grandfather of our subject, removed in 1800 from Sussex County, New Jersey, to Western Pennsylvania, and then to Trumbull County, Ohio, in the Western reserve. In 1833 he located in Allen County as one of the first settlers. His son, Emanuel Hover, was born in the Western Reserve and accompanied the family to Allen County. In 1836 he returned to Trumbull County, there married Margaret Carlisle and then returned to Allen County, locating first in Amanda township and later removing to Shawnee township. Two children were born to him and his wife: David Ezekiel and Sarah Ann (Hanson) the latter deceased in 1881.

David Ezekiel Hover, was born in the cabin of the Shawnee chief, Pht, in Shawnee township, in 1837, but he was mainly reared in Trumbull County. In 1859 he returned to Allen County. He resides in Shawnee township near Lima and is a member of the board of trustees of the Allen County Children’s Home. He married Susan Boyd, and to them were born five children, of whom Howard B. and his twin sister, Margaret Anna, are the youngest.

Howard B. Hover was reared and cdneated in Shawnee township. His literary training was obtained at the Ohio Normal University at Ada, where he also took a course in pharmacy. He then entered the drug-store of Mr. W. M. Melville, and in 1893 became connected with Mr. Truesdale, at Lima. In 1897 he purchased Mr. Truesdale’s entire interest and has not only continued the business, but has greatly enlarged its scope. He is recognized as a reliable pharmacist and compounded of prescriptions and an enterprising and honorable business man. His professional standing is evident by his close association withthe leading drug organizations of the country; he is a member of the National Association of Retail Druggists, and the Ohio State and Lima pharmaceutical association, and has served as secretary of the last named body.

In 1897 Mr. Hover was married to Florence Fisher, a daughter of George Fisher, who is a hardware merchant of Auglaize County. They are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Hover’s fraternal connections are with the Elks and Knights of Pythias.

As printed in History of Allen county, Ohio and representative citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.