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Herbert C. Hoover 1874–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1874

Birth Location: West Branch, Iowa

Death Date: 20 Oct 1964

Death Location: Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, USA

Father: Jesse Hoover

Mother: Hulda Minthorn

Spouse(s): Louise Henry, Elma Hoover

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

The story of Herbert C. Hoover began in 1874 in West Branch, Iowa. Herbert C. Hoover married Elma Hoover, Louise Lou Henry, and had children including Allan Henry Hoover, Henry Clark Hoover, Herbert Charles Hoover, Hulda Brooke Hoover, Louise Brooke Hoover, Marion Hoover, Mildred Brooke Hoover. Herbert C. Hoover passed away in 1964 in Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert C. Hoover began in 1874 in West Branch, Iowa.
  • Herbert C. Hoover married Elma Hoover, Louise Lou Henry, and had children including Allan Henry Hoover, Henry Clark Hoover, Herbert Charles Hoover, Hulda Brooke Hoover, Louise Brooke Hoover, Marion Hoover, Mildred Brooke Hoover.
  • Herbert C. Hoover passed away in 1964 in Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Hoover
1846–1880
Birth Location: Stillwater Tuscarawas Co (Ohio) USA
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Hulda Minthorn
1848–1884
Birth Location: Norwich, , Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Louise Henry
1874–1944
Birth Location: Waterloo, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
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Elma Hoover
1875–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Children(s)

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

Self
Herbert Hoover
1874–1964
Birth Place: West Branch, Iowa
Parents
Jesse Clark Hoover
1846–1880
Stillwater Tuscarawas Co (Ohio) USA
Hulda (Randall) Minthorn
1848–1884
Norwich, , Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Theodore Minthorn
1817–1886
Younge Street, Toronto, Canada
Mary Wasley
1818–1903
Younge Street, Toronto, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Henry Wasley
1793–1864
Mary Tool
1790–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Tool
1765–1854
Rachel Haworth
1766–1836

Herbert Hoover's Descendants

1.
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Herbert (C.) Hoover (10 Aug 1874–20 Oct 1964) m. Louise ("Lou") Henry (29 Mar 1874–07 Jan 1944) m. Elma Hoover (Abt. 1875–)
  1. 1. Louise (Brooke) Hoover 1908–1985
  2. 2. Mildred (Brooke) Hoover 1901–1995
  3. 3. Hulda (Brooke) Hoover 1906–2006
  4. 4. Henry (Clark) Hoover 1903–1969
  5. 5. Allan (Henry) Hoover 1907–1993
  6. 6. Herbert (Charles) Hoover 1903–1969
  7. 7. Marion Hoover 1908–

Herbert Hoover's Timeline

2 Records

1874
10 Aug 1874
Birth of Herbert C. Hoover in West Branch, Iowa
West Branch, Iowa
1964
20 Oct 1964
Age 90
Death of Herbert C. Hoover in Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, USA
Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1874
    Event Place: West Branch, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1964
    Event Place: Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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