John
B
Hoover
Born in Summit, Cresson Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of John (Huver) Hoover Huver
and Elizabeth Benton
Brother of
Francis L (Huver) Hoover, Lewis A Hoover, George S Hoover, Eleanor Hoover and Rebecca Hoover
Husband of
Elizabeth Plummer
— married
about 1848 [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Margaret Scott
— married
21 Apr 1863 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elisha J Hoover, Mary A Hoover, Katherine A Hoover, James V Hoover, Sarah Theresa Hoover, Rose Hoover and Elizabeth Mae Hoover
Died
at age 85
in Coleville, Keating Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2024
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Biography
Private Fife Major John Hoover served with the United States Army during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: 31 Dec 1847
Unit(s): Company D, 2nd PA Infantry
Service Ended: 1849
Service Started: 31 Dec 1847
Unit(s): Company D, 2nd PA Infantry
Service Ended: 1849
John Hoover was born on October 06, 1824 in Summit, Cresson Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States.
He married Elizabeth Plummer in 1848 Together they had 3 children:
He married Sarah Scott on April 21, 1863 Together they had 4 children:
He died on February 16, 1910 in Coleville, Keating Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States
Sources
- "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX7-H11Y : Sat Dec 09 04:24:30 UTC 2023), Entry for John B Hoover, 21 Jul 1848.
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4C1-JJ8 : Thu Oct 05 18:37:27 UTC 2023), Entry for John Hoover and Elisabeth Hoover, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXRG-RSZ : Wed Oct 04 15:41:30 UTC 2023), Entry for John B Hoover and Elizabeth Hoover, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ26-MNG : Thu Oct 05 16:18:51 UTC 2023), Entry for John B Hoover and Sarah Hoover, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNX-RSN : Fri Oct 06 23:09:03 UTC 2023), Entry for John Benton Hoover and Sarah M. Hoover, 1880.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Q6-GBG : Fri Oct 06 07:38:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry A Snyder and Katherine A Snyder, 1900.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #57475500
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Elizabeth Marsh 
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Charity (Kirkpatrick) Parkos :
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