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Lillian [Wetzel] Hoover (1863-1936) & Mother

An undated photograph of Lillian [Wetzel] Hoover (1863-1936) and her mother, Harriet [Felter] Wetzel.  Lillian married Edmund Hoover (1860-1947) in 1882, and together they had at least 10 known children.  […]

August 18, 2016
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Margaret [Evitts] Hoover (1848-1907)

  An undated portrait photograph of Margaret Ellen “Maggie” [Evitts] Hoover (1848-1907), daughter of Capt. Benjamin J. Evitts (1822-1909) and his wife, Sarah Ann [Yeager] Evitts (1826-1876).  Maggie married Charles […]

August 18, 2016
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Edmund Hoover (1860-1947)

An early portrait of Edmund Hoover (1860-1947) of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, son of Josiah Edmund Hoover (1828-1923) and Catherine “Kitty” [Schmeltz] Hoover (1835-1920).  The photograph was probably […]

August 18, 2016
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Webster Hoover – Adopted son of Walter Hoover & Lottie Hoover

An undated photograph of Webster Hoover, adopted son of Walter E. “Walker” Hoover (1878-1918) and Lottie May [Hoover] Hoover (1883-1973).  Webster is seated on a buggy on the Hoover farm […]

August 18, 2016
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Catherine [Schmeltz] Hoover (1835-1920)

An undated portrait of Catherine “Kitty” [Schmeltz] Hoover, born 28 November 1835, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Adam Schmeltz and Catherine [Holdeman] Schmeltz.  In 1857, she married […]

August 18, 2016 1 Comment
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Jacob Andrew Weiss Farm, 1875

A photo of the home on what was in 1875 the 39 acre farm of John Andrew Weiss, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the time the photograph was taken, […]

August 17, 2016
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George Kissinger (1817-1903) & Sarah [Knohr] Kissinger (1822-1902)

An undated portrait of George Kissinger (1817-1903) and his wife, Sarah Jane “Sally” [Knohr] Kissinger (1822-1902), of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The couple was married about 1842 and […]

August 16, 2016
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Jacob Kissinger (1843-1921) & Amanda [Williard] Kissinger (1848-1936)

Separate, undated portraits of Jacob Kissinger (1843-1921) of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a Civil War veteran in his Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R.) uniform, and his wife […]

August 16, 2016

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