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Sarah Elizabeth Hoover 1844 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1844

Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 10 March 1926

Death Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Abraham Jeffers

Mother: Susan Elliott

Spouse(s): Buckner Whetsell

Children(s): Benjamin Whetsell, Nancy Bishop, George Whetsell, Grace Menefee, William Whetsell, Edith Bishop, Isa Morgan, Alta Helmes, Infant Whetsell, Ira Whetsell

Sarah Elizabeth Hoover was born in 1844 in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Abraham Jeffers and Susan Elliott. In 1900, Sarah Elizabeth Hoover resided in Portland, Preston, West Virginia, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Hoover married Buckner P Whetsell, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Whetsell, Nancy Elizabeth Bishop, George Pendleton Whetsell, Grace A. Menefee, William L. Whetsell, Edith Cynthia Bishop, Isa Alberta Morgan, Alta Helmes, Infant Daughter Whetsell, Ira Bruce Whetsell. Sarah Elizabeth Hoover passed away in 1926 in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Hoover was born in 1844 in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Abraham Jeffers and Susan Elliott.
  • In 1900, Sarah Elizabeth Hoover resided in Portland, Preston, West Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Hoover married Buckner P Whetsell, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Whetsell, Nancy Elizabeth Bishop, George Pendleton Whetsell, Grace A. Menefee, William L. Whetsell, Edith Cynthia Bishop, Isa Alberta Morgan, Alta Helmes, Infant Daughter Whetsell, Ira Bruce Whetsell.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Hoover passed away in 1926 in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Hoover's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Hoover
1844 – 1926
Birth Place: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Abraham Jeffers
1802 – 1875
Portland, Preston, West Virginia, United States
Susan Elliott
1812 – 1893
Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dennis (B) Jeffers
1755 – 1844
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Tremble
1764 – 1847
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard jeffers
1730 – 1817
Daniel Trembley
1731 – 1779
Sarah Gray
1730 – 1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jefferies
1670 – 1739
Anne Bristow
1670 – 1745
John Trembly
1688 – 1754
Mary Keyte
1715 – 1801
Joseph Gray
1700 – 1737
Eunice Durham
1700 – 1760

Sarah Hoover's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Hoover (3 August 1844 – 10 March 1926) m. Buckner (P) Whetsell (abt 1836 – 6 August 1902)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Whetsell (4 April 1863 – 5 November 1947)
  2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bishop (17 July 1867 – 16 April 1947) m. Clinton (Byrnes) Bishop (6 OCT 1861 – 28 JUN 1927)
    1. 1. Gay (Alton) Bishop (5 Nov 1892 – 2 Jun 1963)
      1. 1. James (E) Bishop (06-12-1921 – july 1980)
        1. 1. James (Melvin) Bishop (abt 1948 – )
  3. 3. George (Pendleton) Whetsell (19 July 1869 – 14 July 1945)
  4. 4. Grace (A.) Menefee (28 August 1872 – 8 March 1939)
  5. 5. William (L.) Whetsell (July 1874 – 1 November 1874)
  6. 6. Edith (Cynthia) Bishop (28 June 1876 – 23 July 1938)
  7. 7. Isa (Alberta) Morgan (12 February 1883 – 23 January 1961) m. D (Scott) Morgan (abt 1881 – )
    1. 1. David (W) Morgan (abt 1908 – )
    2. 2. Howard (E) Morgan (abt 1916 – )
    3. 3. Paul (W) Morgan (abt 1918 – )
  8. 8. Alta Helmes (May 1884 – )
  9. 9. Infant (Daughter) Whetsell (23 October 1885 – 23 October 1885)
  10. 10. Ira (Bruce) Whetsell

Sarah Hoover's Timeline

3 Records

1844
3 August 1844
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Hoover in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 56
Sarah Elizabeth Hoover resided here in Portland, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Portland, Preston, West Virginia, USA
1926
10 March 1926
Age 82
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Hoover in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1844
    Event Place: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: 1770; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0107

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Portland, Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: 1770; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0107

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1926
    Event Place: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

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