Abraham Hoover Sr.

1778 -

• Name	Abraham Hoover Sr.
  Born	ca 1778	East Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I24051	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Johannes Huber,   b. ca 22 Apr 1731, possibly from Trippstadt, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Kurpfalz, Southern Germany ,   d. Sep 1784, East Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, PA  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth
  Family ID	F9263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine,   b. 1779
  Children	1. Abraham Hoover Jr.,   b. 11 Apr 1798, Dauphin County, PA ,   d. 5 Dec 1848  (Age 50 years)   2. Daughter Hoover,   b. Dauphin County, PA   3. John Hoover,   b. 18 Mar 1806, Middle Paxton, Dauphin County, PA ,   d. 24 Feb 1882  (Age 75 years)   4. George Hoover,   b. 4 May 1809, Middle Paxton, Dauphin County, PA ,   d. 11 Jul 1862  (Age 53 years)   5. Son Hoover Sr.,   b. 1810-1820, Middle Paxton, Dauphin County, PA   6. Daughter Hoover Sr.,   b. 1810-1820, Middle Paxton, Dauphin County, PA   7. Son Hoover Sr.,   b. 1810-1820, Middle Paxton, Dauphin County, PA   8. Son Hoover Sr.,   b. 1810-1820, Middle Paxton, Dauphin County, PA
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F9265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1858 Map of Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA Marked in red, from the left, the John Hoover home, the Abraham Hoover home, and the Millers German Baptist meetinghouse and cemetery. The Meetinghouse is no longer standing.
  		Millers German Baptist Cemetery Situated along the south side of Fishing Creek Valley Road, Middle Paxton Twp., Dauphen County, PA, the cemetery is carefully kept and still in use. Photo courtesy of Find-a-Grave.
  		Millers Cemetery and Site of Meetinghouse Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.
  		Millers Meetinghouse Site Nothing but the well and the old pump remains of what used to be the Middle Paxton German Baptist meetinghouse. The building was erected in the early 1800s, and the was well attended for over a hundred years. After World War II the congregation dwindled, and meetings eventually came to a close. In 1970 the building was torn down.
  		Abraham Hoover Sr., in the 1790 Dauphin County Tax List From the Big Swatara Dunkard congregation, Abraham and Catherine Hoover, with the Asherfelter, Bailer, Baker, Boyer, Brightbill, Evens, Fisher, Gayman, Gidner, Gonse, Greider, Hallman, Hoster, Hutzapple, Kreiser, McLane, Miller, Mutzabaugh, Noll, Orth, Pletz, Pouge, Ramsey, Reichart, Rhoad, Schalm, Shadel, Shatzer, Snyder, Spangler, Straw, Umberger, Wade and Warfel families, with others, they built a German Baptist congregation in the early 1800s for the glory of God.

  
  

• Notes

  Composite Record of Abraham Hoover, Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA ca 1775, birth in what is now East Hanover Township, Dauphin County. At that time, this area was still part of Lancaster County. ca 1796, married Catherine in Derry Township, Dauphin County, PA. Derry still included East, West and South Hanover Township at this time. 1800 Census: Abraham Hoover and his wife and two children lived in Derry Township, Dauphin County. 1810 Census: Abraham and Catherine Hoover living in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin Count, with six children. 1820 Census: Abraham and Catherine Hoover, living in Middle Paxton Township, with eight children. 1830 Census: Abraham and Catherine Hoover living in Middle Paxton Township, with two children. 1860 Census: Abraham and Catherine Hoover, living in Middle Paxton Twp., only two at home. He being 82 years old and she 82 years old. Both Abraham and Catherine must have died within the next ten years. . Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Census Records Abraham Hoover Sr., 1800 Census, Derry Twp Name: Abraham Hoover Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 2 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 4 Abraham Hoover Sr., 1810 Census, Middle Paxton Twp Name: Abraham Hoover Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 6 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 8 Abraham Hoover Sr., 1820 Census, Middle Paxton Twp Name: Abraham Hoover Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 6 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 10 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 10 Abraham Hoover Sr., 1830 Census 1830, Middle Paxton Twp Name: Abraham Hoover Senior Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Total Free White Persons: 4 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4 Abraham Hoover Sr., Census 1860, Middle Paxton Twp Name: Abraham Hoover Age: 82 Birth Year: abt 1778 Gender: Male Birth Place: Pennsylvania Home in 1860: Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Post Office: Dauphin Family Number: 155 Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Abraham Hoover 82 Catherine Hoover 83 . Millers German Baptist Cemetery, Middle Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, PA Listing of Hoover graves in the Millers Cemetery, 2851 Fishing Creek Valley Rd, Linglestown, PA 17112, USA. Abraham and Catherine Hoover's gravestones are not found here. They may have been buried in a family plot on their farm, or else their markers may have perished. The Hoovers that appear in this list were Abraham and Catherine's descendants: Hoover, Charles; b. 1896; d. 1973 Hoover, Helen; nee Fisher; b. 1907; d. 1919 Hoover, John Jr.; b. February 24, 1833; d. October 7, 1905 Hoover, John, s, of Simon & Leah; d. December 24, 1958 Hoover, John; b. 1806; d. February 24, 1882; 75 years, 11 months, 6 days Hoover, John; b. July 7, 1865; d. August 22, 1936; 3 days Hoover, Kathryn E.; d. May 26, 1974; 63 years Hoover, Kathryn; nee McClain; b. September 22, 1866; d. July 26, 1940 Hoover, Kathryn; wife d. May 26, 1974 63 years Hoover, Leah E.; d. February 29, 1976; 20 years Hoover, Martha, nee Straw; January 19, 1843; August 18, 1917 Hoover, Mary E. d. of Simon & Leah; d. January 9, 1922; 1 year, 11 months Hoover, Michael d. May 6, 1892; 48 years, 8 months, 10 days Hoover, Michael, Jr.; s. of Mich & Mary; nee Behm; b. January 2, 1887; d. December 4, 1915 Hoover, Sarah A. b. 1879; d. 1932 Hoover, Simon; d. January 30, 1977; 84 years Hoover, Susan; nee Stroh; b. October 20, 1805; d. April 17, 1886; 8 years, 5 months, 27 days Hoover, Twin Sons (Infants) of Cath. & Charles Hoover, Simons G. Sons. No dates .