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Ben Hoover 1918–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1918

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 1994

Death Location: South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Hoover

Mother: Amy Brown

Spouse(s): Edith Hoover

Children(s):

In 1918, Ben Hoover entered the world in West Virginia, born to Benjamin Paul Hoover And Amy Brown. In 1920, Ben Hoover resided in Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Ben Hoover resided in Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. Ben Hoover married Edith Dolores Hoover, and had children including Ben H Hoover, John M Hoover, Thomas K Hoover. Ben Hoover passed away in 1994 in South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Ben Hoover entered the world in West Virginia, born to Benjamin Paul Hoover And Amy Brown.
  • In 1920, Ben Hoover resided in Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Ben Hoover resided in Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ben Hoover married Edith Dolores Hoover, and had children including Ben H Hoover, John M Hoover, Thomas K Hoover.
  • Ben Hoover passed away in 1994 in South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Hoover
1887–1970
Birth Location: Summers, West Virginia
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Amy Brown
1890–1978
Birth Location: Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Edith Hoover
1918–2000
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ben Hoover's Ancestors

Self
Ben Hoover
1918–1994
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Benjamin Paul Hoover
1887–1970
Summers, West Virginia
Amy Brown
1890–1978
Indiana
Grandparents
Emily Colley
1851–1924
W Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Colley
1823–1893
Elizabeth Smith
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ben Hoover's Timeline

8 Records

1918
abt 1918
Birth of Ben Hoover in West Virginia
West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 2
Ben Hoover resided here in Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Ben Hoover resided here in Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Ben Hoover resided here in Rural, Preston
Rural, Preston
1940
1940
Age 22
Ben Hoover resided here in , Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia, USA
, Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Ben Hoover resided here in Jefferson, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Jefferson, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Ben Hoover resided here in North Carolina or West Virginia
North Carolina or West Virginia
1994
1994
Age 76
Death of Ben Hoover in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342290

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Preston
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04447; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 46-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04447; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 46-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jefferson, Kanawha

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina or West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jefferson Mag Dist, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jefferson, Kanawha

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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