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Herbert Hoover 1874–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1874

Birth Location: West Branch, Cedar, Iowa

Death Date: 20 October 1964

Death Location: Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Father: Jesse Hoover

Mother: Hulda Minthorn

Spouse(s): Lou Henry

Children(s): Herbert Hoover, Henry Hoover, Allan Hoover

Herbert Hoover was born in 1874 in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, the child of Jesse C Hoover And Hulda Randall Minthorn. Herbert Hoover married Lou Henry, and had children including Allan Henry Hoover, Henry Clark Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover. Herbert Hoover passed away in 1964 in Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Herbert Hoover was born in 1874 in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, the child of Jesse C Hoover And Hulda Randall Minthorn.
  • Herbert Hoover married Lou Henry, and had children including Allan Henry Hoover, Henry Clark Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover.
  • Herbert Hoover passed away in 1964 in Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Lou Henry
1874–1944
Birth Location: Waterloo, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Herbert Hoover
1903–1969
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Hoover
1903–1969
Birth Location: Monterey, Monterey, California, USA
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Allan Hoover
1907–1993
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Herbert Hoover's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Hoover
1874–1964
Birth Place: West Branch, Cedar, Iowa
Parents
Jesse C Hoover
1847–1880
Stillwater, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Hulda (Randall) Minthorn
1848–1884
Norwich, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Eli Hoover
1820–1892
West Milton, Miami, Ohio, USA
Mary (Jane Davis ,) (Quaker)
1820–1853
West Milton, Miami, Ohio, USA
Theodore Minthorn
1817–1866
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mary Wasley
1818–1903
Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Davis
1787–1853
Lydia Coate
1793–1826
John Minthorn
1769–1859
Lucinda Sherwood
1794–1854
Henry Sr
1793–1864
Nancy Tool
1790–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Minthorn
1744–1830
Hannah Eldridge
1740–1800
Thomas Sherwood
1775–1843
Endymia Winn
1775–1839

Herbert Hoover's Descendants

1.
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Herbert Hoover (10 Aug 1874–20 October 1964) m. Lou Henry (29 March 1874–7 January 1944)
  1. 1. Herbert (Clark) Hoover 1903–1969
  2. 2. Henry (Clark) Hoover 1903–1969
  3. 3. Allan (Henry) Hoover 1907–1993

Herbert Hoover's Timeline

2 Records

1874
10 Aug 1874
Birth of Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa
West Branch, Cedar, Iowa
1964
20 October 1964
Age 90
Death of Herbert Hoover in Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1874
    Event Place: West Branch, Cedar, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1964
    Event Place: Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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