John Hiner, the fifth child of John and Magdalena (Burner) Hiner, was born on the old Hiner homestead near Doe Hill, Highland County, Virginia on 12 Feb 1781. For a wife, he chose Rachel Hoover. She is also of German ancestry, believed to be the daughter of Michael Hoover. Rachel was born in Pendleton County, Virginia on 23 Oct 1788.
John and Rachel left Virginia in Sept 1836 and reached Peru, Miami County, Indiana on 19 Nov 1836.
John Hiner died 30 Jun 1851 and Rachel Hoover Hiner died 16 Sep 1872. Both are buried in Tillett Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana.[1][2]
At her FindAGrave memorial page there are children listed with links to their grave memorial pages:
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