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Carolyn (Hovis) Smith

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Signed 10 Oct 2015 | 126 contributions | 6 thank-yous | 98 connections
Carolyn E. Smith formerly Hovis
Born 1930s.
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [private sister (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1940s - unknown)], [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1950s - unknown)] and [private brother (1950s - unknown)]
Mother of , [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1960s - unknown)], [private daughter (1960s - unknown)], [private son (1960s - unknown)], [private daughter (1960s - unknown)], [private daughter (1970s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1970s - unknown)]
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Biography

Firstborn of eight children to Howard and Ruth Hovis, and didn't know my paternal grandfather, John Hovis, because he passed away while I was still an infant. His mother, my great-grandmother was widowed around 1900 with six young children. She had immigrated from Ireland around the age of 17 and lived in a tiny village of Beechwood near Emporium PA. They lived at the foot of a hill where John Hovis was buried in an unmarked grave in the Markert Cemetery on private property. Next to his burial plot there is an old, old, tombstone with only the initials D.H. My great-grandfather's name was David Hovis and we had been told for many years that he immigrated from Germany. It has been impossible to confirm any information about him or his family.

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posted by Kitty (Cooper) Smith
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posted by Marie (Maggard) Allen
I want to learn more about my ancestry and how to navigate the maze of websites that intimidate me so far. I have been able to compile a great deal of information from my family, my mother's jourmals, and some contact with various Historical Societies. I qould like to contribute some of this information in exchange for additional leads and sources. I will keep confidential any information that requests such and I have no qualms about sharing what I have already obtained. Thank you for the opportunity to share. [email address removed]
posted by Carolyn (Hovis) Smith
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posted by Marie (Maggard) Allen

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