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Leah Julia Williams 1832 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1832

Birth Location: Bookfield, Trumbull, Ohio

Death Date: 5 Aug 1906

Death Location: Andrew, Jackson, Iowa

Father: Nasmith Williams

Mother: Julia Rumbaugh

Spouse(s): Emanuel Hoover

Children(s): Julie Hoover, Perry Hoover, George Hoover, Joseph Hoover, Samuel Hoover, Elmer Hoover, Blanche Hoover, Emmaline Hoover, Mary Hoover

The story of Leah Julia Williams began in 1832 in Bookfield, Trumbull, Ohio. In 1850, Leah Julia Williams resided in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania. In 1860, Leah Julia Williams resided in Washington, Jackson, Iowa, United States. Leah Julia Williams married Emanuel Joseph Hoover, and had children including Julie E Hoover, Perry David Hoover, George Williams Hoover, Joseph Edgar Hoover, Samuel Stephen Hoover, Elmer E Hoover, Blanche Myrtle Hoover, Emmaline "Emma" Clarabelle Hoover, Mary Amanda (May) Hoover. Leah Julia Williams passed away in 1906 in Andrew, Jackson, Iowa.

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Biography

  • The story of Leah Julia Williams began in 1832 in Bookfield, Trumbull, Ohio.
  • In 1850, Leah Julia Williams resided in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1860, Leah Julia Williams resided in Washington, Jackson, Iowa, United States.
  • Leah Julia Williams married Emanuel Joseph Hoover, and had children including Julie E Hoover, Perry David Hoover, George Williams Hoover, Joseph Edgar Hoover, Samuel Stephen Hoover, Elmer E Hoover, Blanche Myrtle Hoover, Emmaline "Emma" Clarabelle Hoover, Mary Amanda (May) Hoover.
  • Leah Julia Williams passed away in 1906 in Andrew, Jackson, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nasmith Williams
1794 – 1850
Birth Location: Wales
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Julia Rumbaugh
1803 – 1888
Birth Location: Millerstown, Perry Co Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Emanuel Hoover
1831 – 1902
Birth Location: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
EH

Children(s)

Julie Hoover
1854 – 1859
Birth Location: Iowa
JH
Perry Hoover
1858 – 1883
Birth Location: Illinois
PH
George Hoover
1858 – 1919
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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Joseph Hoover
1863 – 1953
Birth Location: Slabtown, Jackson, Iowa
JH
Samuel Hoover
1864 – 1946
Birth Location: Andrew, Iowa
SH
Elmer Hoover
1866 – 1954
Birth Location: Perry Township, Jackson, Iowa
EH
Blanche Hoover
1870 – 1914
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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Emmaline Hoover
1871 – 1948
Birth Location: Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
EH
Mary Hoover
1874 – 1912
Birth Location: Jackson Co IA
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Leah Williams's Ancestors

Self
Leah Williams
1832 – 1906
Birth Place: Bookfield, Trumbull, Ohio
Parents
Nasmith Williams
1794 – 1850
Wales
Julia (Ann) Rumbaugh
1803 – 1888
Millerstown, Perry Co Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Williams
David Rumbaugh
1780 – 1814
Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Miller
1778 – 1821
PA
Great-Grandparents
George Rumbaugh
1753 – 1828
Anna Hoffer
1756 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Rumbaugh
1725 – 1777
Eva
1725 – 1783
Matthias Hoffer
1718 – 1803
Anna Wohlweider
1727 – 1778

Leah Williams's Descendants

1.
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Leah (Julia) Williams (5 Apr 1832 – 5 Aug 1906) m. Emanuel (Joseph) Hoover (July 1831 – 1 Mar 1902)
  1. 1. Julie (E) Hoover (1 Feb 1854 – 27 Feb 1859)
  2. 2. Perry (David) Hoover (1858 – 8 January 1883)
  3. 3. George (Williams) Hoover (3 Nov 1858 – 20 Jul 1919)
  4. 4. Joseph (Edgar) Hoover (19 Jan 1863 – 9 May 1953) m. Anna (Margaretha (Maggie)) Hose (26 Mar 1872 – 24 Nov 1935)
    1. 1. Walter ("Wallie" H) Hoover (abt 1891 – 19 Sep 1983) m. Augusta (B) Schrader (21 May 1889 – 12 Jun 1973)
      1. 1. Grace (Genevieve) Hoover (abt 1913 – 1 Dec 2003)
      2. 2. Eva (P) Hoover (abt 1915 – )
      3. 3. Edna (Vivian) Hoover (11 Apr 1916 – 27 Aug 1998)
    2. 2. Edgar (William) Hoover (3 Jan 1892 – 17 June 1986) m. Elba (L) Woodard (Apr 1894 – 21 Jan 1940)
      1. 1. Irene (Mae) Hoover (14 Apr 1918 – 1 Oct 2001)
      2. 2. Edgar (William) Hoover (21 Sep 1919 – 21 Jan 2007)
    3. 3. Alfred (Adam) Hoover (22 March 1894 – 23 July 1978) m. Olive (Loretta) Hardy (6 August 1896 – 23 February 1999)
      1. 1. Marjorie (R) Hoover (abt 1928 – )
      2. 2. Wilfred (J) Hoover (2 January 1930 – 3 August 2015)
      3. 3. Patricia Hoover (1 May 1931 – 17 Mar 2004)
      4. 4. Delbert Hoover (abt 1936 – )
    4. 4. Clarence (Gottlieb) Hoover (2 Apr 1897 – 3 Aug 1962)
    5. 5. Emanuel (Bernhart) Hoover (16 Jun 1899 – 28 Feb 1984) m. Alice (Milicent) SMITH (26 Mar 1907 – 17 Mar 1963)
      1. 1. Herbert (Eugene) Hoover (1926 – 13 February 1974) m. Jessie (Jean) Tate (abt 1926 – 25 Feb 1989)
      2. 2. Richard (Emanuel) HOOVER (abt 1928 – )
    6. 6. Ruby (Leah) Hoover (16 June 1902 – 8 Mar 1999) m. Frank (Vancel) Totusek (4 Feb 1894 – 16 Aug 1963)
      1. 1. Virgil (Frank) Totusek (21 May 1933 – 19 September 2016)
      2. 2. Loren (Joseph) Totusek (1 Aug 1936 – 8 Jan 2019)
      3. 3. Loren Totusek (abt 1937 – )
      4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Totusek (10 July 1938 – 5 Aug 1992)
    7. 7. Harvey (Earl) Hoover (1905 – 6 Feb 1996) m. Viola (Marie) Starr (9 Jul 1908 – 26 Nov 1979)
      1. 1. Donald (Murray) Hoover (1 August 1926 – 24 January 2016)
      2. 2. Dolores (N) Hoover (abt 1928 – )
      3. 3. Earl (Lee) Hoover (abt 1933 – 2 Dec 1963)
      4. 4. Merlyn (E) Hoover (abt 1938 – )
    8. 8. Roy (Frederick) Hoover (10 Mar 1909 – 22 Jan 1953) m. Esther (Telda) Doering (16 Jul 1910 – 1 Mar 2005)
  5. 5. Samuel (Stephen) Hoover (31 Dec 1864 – 27 Oct 1946) m. Agnes (Esther) Cooper (26 Aug 1875 – 23 May 1953)
    1. 1. Leah (Elmira) Hoover (25 May 1896 – 15 May 1972)
    2. 2. Elmer (Steven) Hoover (7 Sep 1898 – Nov 1983)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Hoover (1 Oct 1900 – 19 Jun 1921) m. Florence (B) Benjamin (1900 – )
    4. 4. Floyd (Milton) Hoover (1 Sep 1902 – 10 Sep 1902)
    5. 5. Arthur (Raymond) Hoover (29 Jun 1903 – 19 Sep 1937)
  6. 6. Elmer (E) Hoover (Apr 1866 – 1954) m. Fannie (M) Hoover (abt 1876 – )
  7. 7. Blanche (Myrtle) Hoover (Mar 1870 – 21 Oct 1914)
  8. 8. Emmaline ("Emma" Clarabelle) Hoover (18 Jun 1871 – 17 Oct 1948) m. Fredrick (William) Hose (5 April 1866 – 26 Feb 1932) m. George (Edward) Goulter (14 Oct 1880 – 17 Aug 1964)
    1. 1. Pearl Hose (Jun 1888 – 21 Sep 1912)
    2. 2. Edward Hose (Nov 1889 – 27 Sep 1970)
    3. 3. Albert (Henry "AL") Hose (22 Aug 1893 – 6 Dec 1966) m. Verna (Lucina) Fox (24 Dec 1903 – 11 Sep 1993)
      1. 1. Leon (Faye) Crask (14 Jul 1922 – 25 Aug 1945)
    4. 4. William (Benhard) Hose (29 November 1894 – 21 June 1975) m. Jacobena Heizelman (31 Aug 1896 – 15 Feb 1971)
      1. 1. Iola (Violet) Hose (10 March 1917 – 21 December 1996) m. George (S) Norin
      2. 2. Lloyd (W) Hose (abt 1920 – 15 Aug 1997)
    5. 5. Ralph Hose (abt 1905 – 20 Oct 1946)
    6. 6. Howard (Harvey) Hose (18 October 1908 – 24 Dec 1998) m. Amelia (May "Millie") Lesser (21 May 1909 – 19 February 1984)
      1. 1. Jeannette (Opal) Hose (abt 1931 – 15 November 2007) m. Donald (L) Zicha (14 December 1928 – 18 April 1983)
        1. 1. Jeff Zicha m. Kathleen (Louise) Wilcox
        2. 2. Cheryl
        3. 3. Sandra (A) Zicha m. Dennis (William) Hanell (abt 1948 – )
      2. 2. Donna (M) Hose (abt 1933 – )
    7. 7. Otto (H) Hose (abt 1911 – 7 Jun 1979)
  9. 9. Mary (Amanda (May)) Hoover (18 June 1874 – 12 September 1912) m. Henry (John) Hose (9 Feb 1868 – 31 Oct 1918)

Leah Williams's Timeline

7 Records

1832
5 Apr 1832
Birth of Leah Julia Williams in Bookfield, Trumbull, Ohio
Bookfield, Trumbull, Ohio
1850
1850
Age 18
Leah Julia Williams resided here in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania
1860
1860
Age 28
Leah Julia Williams resided here in Washington, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Washington, Jackson, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 48
Leah Julia Williams resided here in Perry, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Perry, Jackson, Iowa, United States
1885
1885
Age 53
Leah Julia Williams resided here in Perry
Perry
1900
1900
Age 68
Leah Julia Williams resided here in Perry, Jackson, Iowa
Perry, Jackson, Iowa
1906
5 Aug 1906
Age 74
Death of Leah Julia Williams in Andrew, Jackson, Iowa
Andrew, Jackson, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1832
    Event Place: Bookfield, Trumbull, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] Iowa Cemetery Records
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 429A; Enumeration District: 314; Image: 0721.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T623_438; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 64.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_796; Page: 84A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_796; Page: 84A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 429A; Enumeration District: 314; Image: 0721.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Perry
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T623_438; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 64.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Andrew, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa Cemetery Records
    [2] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: A, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa Cemetery Records
    [2] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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