John E. Hoover

  Noted events in his life were:

• Physical Description: 5'7", light complexion, dark eyes and light hair.

• Military, Co. G., 26th IN Vol. Infantry, Indiana.

• Occupation: blacksmith, Between 1892 and 1898, Eastburn, Iroquois Co., IL.

• Census, 1870, Milford Twp., Iroquois Co., IL.

• Census, 1880, Milford Twp., Iroquois Co., IL.

• Census, 1900, Middleport Twp., Iroquois Co., IL.

• Census, 1910, Watseka, Iroquois Co., IL.

John married Rebecca Ellen Milliner on 29 Mar 1892 in Watseka, Iroquois Co., IL. (Rebecca Ellen Milliner was born on 11 Jan 1859 in Vermilion Co., IL and died on 2 Apr 1928 in Watseka, Iroquois Co., IL.)

John next married Maria Louise Thomas, daughter of William Thomas and Magdalena Pierson, in 1860 in Iroquois Co., IL. (Maria Louise Thomas was born on 27 Mar 1844 in Iroquois Co., IL, died on 1 Sep 1888 in Iroquois Co., IL and was buried in Thomas Cemetery.)