Portrait and biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois .. . Residence of FrankStebbins, Atlas Tp. Pike ,. Residence OF D. J .Hoover , Pike PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 601 and valuable farm ami a be:uitiful home, repre-sented by a view on aiiutlier page. John B. Hoover, the father of our subject, was anative of Jessamine County, K)., wliere he in 1804 and there bred as a farmer. Hewas married in White Count}-, this State, to Cyn-thia Ann Patton, iio was also of Kentucky began their wedded life in Iike County an
Portrait and biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois .. . Residence of FrankStebbins, Atlas Tp. Pike ,. Residence OF D. J .Hoover , Pike PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 601 and valuable farm ami a be:uitiful home, repre-sented by a view on aiiutlier page. John B. Hoover, the father of our subject, was anative of Jessamine County, K)., wliere he in 1804 and there bred as a farmer. Hewas married in White Count}-, this State, to Cyn-thia Ann Patton, iio was also of Kentucky began their wedded life in Iike County and,?» few years hiter came tiienee to this countj in182,t, and settled on section 8, Montezuma Town-ship where Mr. Hoover sixty acres ofland. He was in poor circumstances at that timeand iiad to work hard to make a living. He builta log house for the shelter of his family in this thensparsely settled wilderness, there being but fewwhite people located in the county and in Milton,the nearest settlement, only a few houses, andwild animals were very plentiful. The father of our subject entered activel}- uponthe improve
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