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William Cain Hoover 1832–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1832

Birth Location: Anthony Creek Magisterial District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 31 January 1897

Death Location: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

Father: Cain Hoover

Mother: Susan Keister

Spouse(s): Mary Brown

Children(s): Sarah Hoover

William Cain Hoover was born in 1832 in Anthony Creek Magisterial District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States, the child of Cain George Hoover And Susan A Keister. William Cain Hoover married Mary Taylor Brown, and had children including Sarah Belle Hoover. William Cain Hoover passed away in 1897 in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Cain Hoover was born in 1832 in Anthony Creek Magisterial District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States, the child of Cain George Hoover And Susan A Keister.
  • William Cain Hoover married Mary Taylor Brown, and had children including Sarah Belle Hoover.
  • William Cain Hoover passed away in 1897 in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cain Hoover
1807–1880
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
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Susan Keister
1811–1894
Birth Location: Franklin (Pendleton County), Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
SK

Spouses(s)

Mary Brown
1837–1906
Birth Location: Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
MB

Children(s)

Sarah Hoover
1875–1955
Birth Location: Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
SH

William Hoover's Ancestors

Self
William Hoover
1832–1897
Birth Place: Anthony Creek Magisterial District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Parents
Cain George Hoover
1807–1880
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Susan (A) Keister
1811–1894
Franklin (Pendleton County), Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Hoover
1780–1868
Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hevener
1782–1857
Brocks Gap
George (William Keister) Sr
1776–1854
Brandywine, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Susannah Peck
1780–1843
Brandywine, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hoover
1746–1807
Mary Peninger
1765–1827
Henry Heavener
1750–1851
Cath Speca
1750–
Frederick II
1730–1815
Hannah Dyer
1735–1820
Garrett Peck
1750–1812
Margaret Croddy
1753–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sebastian Huber\Hover\Hoover
1723–1807
Catarina Mueller
1722–1807
Johann Keister
1708–1782
Hannah Green
1715–1790
Roger Dyer
1699–1758
Hannah Smith
1706–1758

William Hoover's Descendants

1.
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William (Cain) Hoover (24 January 1832–31 January 1897) m. Mary (Taylor) Brown (25 December 1837–12 February 1906)
  1. 1. Sarah (Belle) Hoover 1875–1955 m. Nathan (Theodore) Forinash 1869–1936
    1. 1. Clora (Alice) Forinash 1907–2002

William Hoover's Timeline

2 Records

1832
24 January 1832
Birth of William Cain Hoover in Anthony Creek Magisterial District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Anthony Creek Magisterial District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
1897
31 January 1897
Age 65
Death of William Cain Hoover in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1832
    Event Place: Anthony Creek Magisterial District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1897
    Event Place: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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