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- Moved to Elkhart Indiana in 1854, after Isaac's death in 1855 his widow Charlotte came back to her father's farm in Rainham.
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- Herald of Truth, Vol. XXIII, Number 13, July 1, 1886, page 205
HOOVER. - On the 4th of June, in the house of her son-in-law, Joseph Weaver, in Elkhart Co., Ind., of crysipclas and blood poisoning, Charlotte Hoover, maiden name Swartz, aged 69 years and 29 days. Funeral services were held in the Clinton Mennonite Meeting-house, by J. S. Coffman and Peter Lehman. Sister Hoover was born and brought up in Haldimand Co., Ont. In 1834 she was married to Isaac Hoover. In 1854 they moved to Elkhart Co., Ind., and in 1855 her husband died. Several years later she moved back to Canada, where she lived until her children were all married. After that she spent her time among her children, in Canada, Indiana and Michigan. She was a widow 31 years. She was the mother of two sons and four daughters, all living. At her death she had 52 grandchildren - 42 living and 18 great grand children - 16 living. She united with the church in her early years and as she grew older continued to grow more faithful and devoted, and more earnest in admonishing her children and grand children to live for Christ. In her last days she often desired reading the Scriptures, singing and prayer.
Not in the radiant morn or noon of life,
But in the twilight passed her soul away.
The warring elements had ceased their strife,
And peaceful was the closing of her day.
Strong in the faith that Jesus saves the soul
Who trusts in His almighty grace and power,
She calmly waited for the heavenly call,
Nor feared the coming of the solemn hour.
Far in the past her pilgrimage had been
Through many a sorrowing and rejoicing day,
Through many a trial endured, and danger seen,
But God had led her all the lengthened way.
And now, when the last, awful hour drew near,
And death had come with all his dread alarms,
The presence of the Lord prevented fear;
Beneath her were the everlasting arms.
Transcriber's note: crysipclas and grand children typed as in the original.
Transcribed by Carolyn Hunnicutt, Indiana
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Rainham Builders
1817 - 1886 (69 years)
, d. 15 Oct 1862, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, Ontario