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Zenas Hamilton Hoover, II

Male 1916 - 1994  (77 years)


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  • Name Zenas Hamilton Hoover  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix II 
    Birth 2 Oct 1916  Plumville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Mar 1994  Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Notes 
    • Obituary
      Indiana Gazette

      Zenas Hoover

      Zenas H. Hoover, 77, Indiana, died March 16, 1994, at the University Mediccal Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

      A son of Christopher C and Sally McSwiney Hoover, he was born Oct. 2, 1916, in Plumville.

      Mr. Hoover was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Indiana, [PA}; and the VFW Post #1989, having served as past commander and as a district commander of the 26th District.

      He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the U.S. Army Co. A, 38th Regiment, 2nd Division. He received the Bronze Starr and Purple Heart. He organized and was the first commander of the Indiana County [PA} United Veterans.

      He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Indiana [PA]. He was elected and served as Indiana County Auditor. He was also involved with numerous organizations throughout the county.

      Survivint are his wire, Winifred F. Neal Hoover, Indiana [PA}, two sons and one daughter, Richard G., Penn Run, Robert W, Indiana; and Betty J. Glenn, Las Vegas; six grandhildren; five great grandchildren; four sisters and one brother, Veda Tocci, San Antonio, Texas; Ruth Tocci, Indiana; Etta Yarkowski, Brentwood; Kathleen Clever, Aiken, S.C., and Richard C., Grand Junction, Colo.

      Services and interment will be at the convenience of the family. The Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, [PA] is in charge of arrangements.

      Memorial contributions may be made the to the American Cancer Society of the Salvation Army.
    Person ID I48304  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Father Christopher Clair Hoover,   b. 3 Dec 1883, Atwood, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1972, Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Sally Edna McSwiney,   b. Abt 1888, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1926, Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jun 1906  Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Their 1906 Pennsylvania application for a marriage license lists the couple of Christopher Hoover and Sally E McSwiney, ages 22 and 18. He was a resident of Atwood, and she of Willet. Christopher was shown as a son of Zena H and Elizabeth Hoover, and Sally as a daughter of Dennis and Frances L. McSwiney.

      Due to her age, Sally's mother, Frances gave her written consent. Christopher was listed as a Liveryman, and Sally as "at home."

      Witnesses were William E Doran (the Justice of the Peace, who filed the license) and Susan A Trumble. They were married by the Rev. P.J. Howe, a Catholic Priest.

      When their daughter Olive Ruth was born in 1912, she was shown as their fourth child, all still living. Apparently the third child, name and sex unknown, was born after the 1910 census, but died before the 1920 census.

      Census records show a son born in 1916, but not other children listed with the family, though there are several other children listed in both her and her husband's obituaries?
    Family ID F14503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1832] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Zenas Hamilton Hoover 2 Oct 1916 Plumville PA DOD 17 March 1994 Father Christopher C Hoover mother Sally E McSweeney (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1790] Ancestry.com - Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012 [database online], Zenas Hamilton Hoover (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Rayne Twp, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, SD 18, ED 125, Sheet 1A (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1832] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

    5. [S1790] Ancestry.com - Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012 [database online], 2 Oct 1916 Pennsylvania (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1790] Ancestry.com - Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012 [database online], 16 March 1994 Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S2021] No. 1927, page 475 (Reliability: 3).