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Herbert Clark Hoover 1874–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1874

Birth Location: West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 October 1964

Death Location: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA

Father: Jesse Hoover

Mother: Hulda Minthorn

Spouse(s): Lou Henry

Children(s): Allan Hoover, Herbert Jr, Hulda Hoover, Mildred Hoover, Louise Hoover, Henry Hoover

In 1874, Herbert Clark Hoover entered the world in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, USA, born to Jesse Clark Hoover And Hulda Randall Minthorn. Herbert Clark Hoover married Lou Henry, and had children including Allan Henry Hoover, Henry Clark Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover Jr, Hulda Brooke Hoover, Louise Brooke Hoover, Mildred Brooke Hoover. Herbert Clark Hoover passed away in 1964 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1874, Herbert Clark Hoover entered the world in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, USA, born to Jesse Clark Hoover And Hulda Randall Minthorn.
  • Herbert Clark Hoover married Lou Henry, and had children including Allan Henry Hoover, Henry Clark Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover Jr, Hulda Brooke Hoover, Louise Brooke Hoover, Mildred Brooke Hoover.
  • Herbert Clark Hoover passed away in 1964 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Hoover
1847–1880
Birth Location: Miami County, Ohio
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Hulda Minthorn
1848–1884
Birth Location: Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Lou Henry
1874–1944
Birth Location: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, U.S.A.
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Children(s)

Allan Hoover
1907–1993
Birth Location: , London, , England
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Herbert Jr
1903–1969
Birth Location: London, United Kingdom
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Hulda Hoover
1906–2006
Birth Location: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States
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Mildred Hoover
1901–1995
Birth Location: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States
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Louise Hoover
1908–1985
Birth Location: Paddington, London, United Kingdom
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Henry Hoover
1902–1970
Birth Location: England
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Herbert Hoover's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Hoover
1874–1964
Birth Place: West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Jesse Clark Hoover
1847–1880
Miami County, Ohio
Hulda (Randall) Minthorn
1848–1884
Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Theodore Minthorn
1817–1886
Younge Street, 1654339, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mary Wasley
1818–1903
Toronto, 1654339, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Minthorn
1768–1859
Lucinda Sherwood
1794–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Minthorn
1744–1830
Hannah Eldridge
1740–

Herbert Hoover's Descendants

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Herbert (Clark) Hoover (10 August 1874–20 October 1964) m. Lou Henry (29 Mar 1874–7 Jan 1944)
  1. 1. Allan (Henry) Hoover 1907–1993
  2. 2. Herbert (Clark Hoover) Jr 1903–1969
  3. 3. Hulda (Brooke) Hoover 1906–2006
  4. 4. Mildred (Brooke) Hoover 1901–1995
  5. 5. Louise (Brooke) Hoover 1908–1985
  6. 6. Henry (Clark) Hoover 1902–1970

Herbert Hoover's Timeline

2 Records

1874
10 August 1874
Birth of Herbert Clark Hoover in West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
1964
20 October 1964
Age 90
Death of Herbert Clark Hoover in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1874
    Event Place: West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1964
    Event Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
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