Mary (Green) Hoover, Physician, of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

MARY (GREEN) HOOVER, PHYSICIAN, OF MISSOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, ILLINOIS, AND ARMSTRONG COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Arlene V Jennings* A ccording to family tradition, Christian and Mary Hoover were from A3LPlum Creek in Pennsylvania.1 Consistent with the oral history, Mary and Christian appear in federal and state census records in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (1840, 1850);2 Henry County, Illinois (1865);ÿ Keokuk County, Iowa (1870);4 and Osage County, Kansas (1880, 1885, 1895).5 An eighty-eight-year-old widow in 1900, Mary appears as the mother-in-law in the household of Maurice Kelleher in Burlingame, Kan¬ sas.6 In news of the death of Maurice’s wife, Mary’s daughter, Hannah, we learn that by 1904 she was living in the home of her son, Samuel A. Hoo¬ ver, in Missouri.7 IAF Arlene V. Jennings, 306 State Street, Brooklyn, New York 11021, a great-greatgranddaughter of Mary Hoover, is retired from academic and corporate careers and engaged full time in genealogical research, writing, and volunteer activities. 1 Interview with Mildred (Kelleher) Jennings of Oberlin, Kansas, by the author, summer 1994. Mildred (Kelleher) Jennings, now deceased, was a great-granddaughter of Mary Hoover. 2 Christian Hoover Jr. household, 1840 US Census, Plum Creek Township, Arm¬ strong County, Pennsylvania, page 33 (NARA M704, roll 442). Crist Hoover, Jr. house¬ hold, 1850 US Census, Plum Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 50, #349/349 (NARA M432, roll 749). 3 C, Hoover household, 1865 Illinois State Census, Western Township, Henry County, page 80 (FHL #972,753). Christian and his family have not been found in the I860 census. According to his 1897 obituary (“Killed Himself,” The Burlingame Enter¬ prise, Burlingame, Kansas, 16 December 1897, 3:3 [Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) microfilm B167]), he was in the area of Emporia, Kansas, in 1858; other mem¬ bers of his family are found there in census records for that time. 4 Chris Hoover household, 1870 US Census, Van Buren Township, Keokuk County, Iowa, page 10, #59/60 (NARA M593, roll 402). Christian Hoover household, 1880 US Census, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, page 21, #176/181 (NARA T9, roll 391). C. Hoover household, 1885 Kansas State Cen¬ sus, Burlingame, Osage County, page 7 (KSHS microfilm K100). Christian Hoover household, 1895 Kansas State Census, Burlingame, Osage County, page 11 (KSHS microfilm K109). 6 Morris Kelleher household, 1900 US Census, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, page 7, #142/142 (NARAT623, roll 494). 7 “Mrs. Morris Kelleher . . . clipping from unidentified newspaper, annotated by Mildred Jennings, “my Grandma Kelleher’s obituary," now owned by the author. 6 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 (2007) 2007 Mary {Green) Hoover, Physician, of Armstrong County 7 CHRISTIAN AND MARY HOOVER Christian and Mary Hoover had ten or eleven children,8 nine of whom have been identified. Christian outlived all but two, Hannah and Samuel. When Mary died, Samuel was the only surviving child. By a deed of sale dated 17 May 1854, Christian and Mary disposed of property in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.9 In 1856 the family com¬ menced a series of migrations from their home in Pennsylvania that took them first to Illinois,10 then in 1858 to the area of Emporia in Kansas Ter¬ ritory.11 This was just two years after Kansas opened for settlement, and three years before “bleeding Kansas” became a state. Life on the prairie frontier amidst the strife over whether Kansas would become a slave or a free state was punishing, especially for women. Although there were other family members living in the area,12 Mary and Christian stayed for only two years13 (though long enough for Christian to have joined John Brown’s campaign for a bit.)14 It would be twenty years before they returned.15 Two years after the move to Kansas they were living in Henry County, Illinois,16 and it was there that Christian, already fifty-two-yearsold, joined the Union forces as a private in Company C of the 11th Illinois Cavalry Volunteers. He enlisted on 30 November 1861 to serve three years, but was discharged for disability on 30 June 1862 following the siege of Corinth.17 Though he served less than a year, his experience was sufficient to earn the pension that would prove essential to Mary in her final years. 8 Christian Hoover’s obituary (note 3) states “Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, only two of whom survive him, Mrs. M. Kelleher, of this place and Samuel Hoover of Springfield, Missouri.” Mary’s obituary states that the couple had eleven chil¬ dren (“Mrs. Christian Hoover Dead,” The Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, Kansas, 17 October 1907, page 2, column 5). 9 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 20:136-37. 10 « Mrs. Christian Hoover Dead” (note 8). 11 Christian Hoover’s obituary (note 3). 12 Michael Leffeler household, I860 US Census, Hartford Township, Madison County, Kansas, page 333 (NARA M653, roll 351). This was the home of Christian and Mary’s daughter Catherine. The census taker indicated that the three adjacent houses were vacant, a clue perhaps that one was previously the residence of Christian and Mary. 1 3 Christian Hoover’s obituary (note 3). 14 “Oldest G.A.R. Veteran in Kansas,” Burlingame Chronicle, Osage City Free Press, Osage City, Kansas, 22 January 1891, page 5, column 5 (KSHS microfilm 0145). 15 “Good Citizen Gone as Death Claims L. M. Kelleher,” The Enterprise Chronicle, Burlingame, Kansas, 28 August 1947, page 1, column 4. Maurice Kelleher, Civil War Pension Files SO 173983, SC 230870; Records of the Veterans Administration; National Archives and Records Administration [NARA] Record Group [RG] 15. Keokuk County, Iowa, Town Lot Deed Record, H:244 (FHL #1,005,679). Christian Hoover household, 1880 US Census (note 5). 16 <‘Mrs. Christian Hoover Dead” (note 8). C. Hoover household, 1865 Illinois State census (note 3). 17 Christian Hoover, Civil War Pension Files S0445745, SC336104, W0667812, WC468878; Records of the Veterans Administration; NARA RG15. 8 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 In Illinois, Christian and Mary’s daughter Hannah met another Civil War veteran, a young Irish immigrant, Maurice Kelleher, whom she mar¬ ried a few months after his discharge in 1865.18 Mary and Christian were to live with or near the younger couple until shortly before Hannah’s death in 1904.19 Soon after the marriage, the two couples moved to What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa, where four grandchildren were born.20 In 1877 the family sold their property in Iowa21 and journeyed by covered wagon to Burlingame in Osage County, Kansas,22 where a number of members of the Hoover family from Pennsylvania already lived.23 Thirty years after Christian’s military service, the local newspaper in 1891 described him as “probably the oldest G.A.R. veteran in Kansas.”24 The same article reported that “The doctor is in robust health and prom¬ ises to live for many years to come. He and his good wife are living together in a comfortable cottage in this city, and, surrounded by warm friends, are quietly enjoying the golden sunset of their lives with no regrets for the past and bright hopes for the future.” On the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, 15 August 1893, a sixtieth-wedding-anniversary celebration took place in their home.25 Only four years later the reality of their lives was that Mary was nearly blind and Christian put a pistol to his head to end a long period of suffering.26 Mary was 85 when her husband died on 15 December 1897; she applied for a widow’s pension three days later 27 After six months, on 2 1 June 1898, her application was rejected because Christian had committed suicide. Further documentation to plead her case showed she was “about total blind,” and so it was that members of the local G.A.R. post, rather than Mary, had cared for Christian in the illness that led to his taking his own life. Thus we understand why she signed documents in the widow’s 18 Maurice Kelleher Civil War discharge papers, Beaumont, Texas, 14 August 1865; copy in the files of the author. Hannah Hoover Maurice Kelleher marriage certificate #253, 22 December 1865, Henry County Clerk, Cambridge, Illinois. 19 “Mrs. Morris Kelleher” (note 7). Hannah Kelleher tombstone, Burlingame Ceme¬ tery, section 1, lot 181, space 1; Osage County, Kansas; photographed by the author in 1995. 20 Maurice Kelleher, Civil War pension file (note 15). Dale A. and Mary Ann Long, Daniel Kelleher and His Descendants (Orion, 111.: privately printed, 1956); data appar¬ ently provided by family members closest to those described. 21 Keokuk County Town Lot Deed Record, H:244 (FHL #1,005,679). 22 L. M. Kelleher obituary (note 15). Maurice Kelleher, Civil War pension file (note 15). 23 A. W. Hoover, D. Hoover households, 1875 Kansas State Census, Burlingame Township, Osage County, page 17 (KSHS microfilm K16). G. W. Hoover, 1875 Kansas State Census, Burlingame Township, Osage County, page 8 (KSHS microfilm K16). Absalom W., David, and George Washington Hoover were Christian Hoover’s nephews, also originally from Plum Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 24 “Oldest G.A.R. Veteran in Kansas” (note 14). 25 Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Doctor C. Hoover, Invitation, 15 August 1893, in the files of the author. 26 Christian Hoover’s obituary (note 3). 27 Christian Hoover, Civil War pension file (note 17). 2007 Mary {Green) Hoover, Physician, of Armstrong County 9 application by her mark, although earlier records indicate she signed her name.28 She had no income and owned property worth only $45, yet she had to pay an attorney to represent her in the case.29 Finally she received her first check, Christian’s accrued pension on 13 June 1898. Her own pension of $8 a month began 29 June 1898, with the first check mailed 27 September 1898, nine months after she had made the application.30 On 23 January 1904 her daughter Hannah died.31 Hannah’s obituary states that Mary had made her home with Hannah for several years, but was by then living with her son S. A. Hoover of Missouri. Mary remained with Samuel, her only surviving child, until her own death 10 October 1907, in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri.32 Her son accompanied her body to Burlingame for burial next to Christian.33 Census records show Christian and Mary did not live alone. One grand¬ son, George Leffler, apparently grew up with Christian and Mary.34 In addition to George, the 1870 census shows Mary and Christian’s adult son, James; their daughter Hannah with her husband and two children; and their daughter Barbara Edwards with three of her children in the home.35 Mary and Christian’s son, Sam, lived not far away.36 MARY HOOVER, PHYSICIAN Vital records for Osage County, Kansas, add another dimension. The birth registrations for two of Mary’s grandchildren list her as the attending physician.37 This prompted further examination of Osage County rec¬ ords, which reveal that Mary applied her skills beyond her family. Between 25 November 1885 and 18 September 1892, Osage County rec¬ ords show Mary Hoover as the “Physician Returning Certificate” for twenty-two births and two deaths,38 although the census consistently 28 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 20:136-37. 29 Certificate of Property Assessments dated 25 June 1898 and Articles of Agreement and Attorney’s Acceptance dated 18 December 1897 in Christian Hoover, Civil War pension file (note 17). 30 Document dated 29 April 1908; Christian Hoover, Civil War pension file (note 17). 31 “Mrs. Morris Kelleher” (note 7). 32 “Mrs. Christian Hoover Dead” (note 8). Morris Kelleher household, 1900 US Cen¬ sus (note 6). Christian Hoover, Civil War pension file (note 17). 33 “Mrs. Christian Hoover Dead” (note 8). Christian Hoover tombstone, Burlingame Cemetery, Osage County, Kansas; photographed by the author, March 1995. 34 Chris Hoover household, 1870 US Census (note 4). Christian Hoover household, 1880 US Census (note 5). 35 Chris Hoover household, 1870 US Census (note 4). 36 S. A. Hoover household, 1870 US Census, Washington, Keokuk County, Iowa, page 495, #121/121 (NARA M593, roll 402). 37 Clark Kelleher, Osage County Births, 1:38, and Elda Kelleher, Osage County Births, 1:61, County Clerk, Lyndon, Kansas. 38 Osage County Births Records, volumes 1-2, and Osage County Vital Records, Osage County Clerk, Lyndon, Kansas. 10 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 shows Mary “keeping house,” while Christian appears in the 1880 census as “physician.” In his pension application he described himself as a physi¬ cian “of the eclectic school.”39 In the 1891 newspaper article, he was called “Doctor,” yet his name is not to be found as attending physician among the birth and death records for Osage County. Both Mary and Christian appear in Kansas Physicians and Midwives Registered with the Kansas Board of Health, 1887-1900.40 How they came to their medical skills is not known. Working with and for another physician was the most common form of medical education for most of the nineteenth century in America.41 Mary and Christian’s knowledge may have come from observa¬ tion or apprenticeship with another physician, from studying medical books, from experimentation, or simply from experience. Kansas required certification after 1879, but older physicians were generally exempt from the requirement 42 Thus far, no records have been found prior to their residence in Kansas indicating their occupation as physi¬ cian. MARY (GREEN) HOOVER’S BIRTH FAMILY Clues to Mary’s family origins appear in documentation after the death of her husband Christian in 1897. His obituary and her application for a Civil War widow’s pension give her maiden name.43 From 1850 onwards the federal census shows that Mary was born in Pennsylvania about 1812. According to the 1880 and 1900 census, her parents were also born in Pennsylvania. Christian’s pension file contains two key affidavits. On 1 January 1898 Abraham Green of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, stated: That he was well acquainted with Christian Hoover and Mary Green, Now Mary Hoover since long before they were married 1833 that he had lived in the same vicinity with them, and have heard occasionly from them, that, he was present at their Marriage and heard the Marriage Ceremony pro¬ nounced by David McCaslin a Justice of the peace (who is now deceased.) at Punxsutawney Cowanshannoc Township armstrong Co. P.a. on or about the 15th day of august 1833, and that they were never divorced or decreed from 39 Among the artifacts and papers preserved by Mary and Christian’s descendants and now in the collection of the author is a scrap of paper with the formula for “Grandpa Hoover’s liniment.” 40 Topeka Historical Library, Comprehensive Index to Kansas Physicians and Mid¬ wives Registered with the Kansas Board of Health 1887-1900 and Physicians in Kan¬ sas Listed in Dickman’s Kansas Medical Directory, 1881 (Topeka, Kansas: Topeka His¬ torical Library, 1975). The original lists are not available, but this published index shows Mary and Christian were listed in the first publication for 1887 and for 1892- 1898. 41 John T. Mclintock, M.D., “Medical Education in Iowa” in One Hundred Years of Iowa Medicine, 1850-1950 (Iowa City: Athens Press, 1950), 224-309. 42 Susan. S. Novak, “Killed by the Cure,” Kansas Heritage, Spring 2002:16-18. 43 Christian Hoover’s obituary (note 3). Christian Hoover, Civil War pension file (note 17). 2007 Mary (Green) Hoover, Physician, of Armstrong County 11 each other, but had lived as Husband and wife all their lives and that neither of them, were previously married, before marriage to each other.44 A second affidavit presents testimony from Margaret Tucker. She too attended the wedding and knew the couple well; from her affidavit we learn the wedding took place at the home of Ezekiel Green.45 There is ambiguity about the location of the wedding and of Ezekiel’s home in the documents. Abraham’s deposition gives Cowanshannock,46 Armstrong County, with Punxsutawney crossed out. Mary’s application states that they were married in Punxsutawney. The affidavits suggest that Abraham Green, Ezekiel Green, Margaret Tucker, and Mary (Green) Hoover are related, but do not specify the rela¬ tionships. The marriage occurred in Ezekiel’s home, so it seems most likely he was her father. To establish Mary’s identity before her marriage to Christian Hoover, it is necessary to track Ezekiel and Abraham Green. No extant Armstrong County church or civil vital records have been found to offer further insights. In the census of 1830 there is an Ezekiel Green in Plum Creek. His household consisted of a boy under five, a boy five to ten; a man forty-five to fifty; a girl ten to fifteen; three young women fifteen to twenty; and a woman forty to fifty, a family structure that could easily include Abraham, Margaret, and Mary [Abraham Green is not found as head of household in the 1830 census of Armstrong County, nor is the surname Tucker]. Candidates for the family of Mary’s husband are nearby. Samuel Hoover and Christian Hoover are listed two and three households away, respectively. The children in the Samuel Hoover house¬ hold are all under sixteen, but the Christian Hoover household includes a young man age twenty to thirty— a likely candidate for the Christian who married Mary Green 47 On 18 January 1830, Ezekiel Green purchased the one hundred acres on which he lived, along the old purchase line in Wayne Township, Arm¬ strong County, adjoining Joseph Whitacre, Joseph Green, and Henry Slate.48 44 General affidavit, dated 1 January 1898, signed by Abraham Green, Cowanshannoc Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in Christian Hoover, Civil War pension file (note 17). 45 General affidavit, dated 1 January 1898, signed by Margaret Tucker, Punxsu¬ tawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, in Christian Hoover, Civil War pension file (note 17). 46 Abraham was reporting from the perspective of 1898. However, Cowanshannock did not exist until 1848 when it was formed from parts of Kittanning, Plum Creek, and Wayne townships. It lies between Wayne and Plum Creek and to the east of Kittanning. Ezekiel’s property was in that part of Cowanshannock taken from Wayne. The borough of Punxsutawney, Abraham’s home at the time the affidavits were taken, was adjacent in Jefferson County. 47 Ezekiel Green, Samuel Hoover, Christian Hoover, and Philip Hoover households, 1830 US Census, Plum Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 163 (NARA Ml 9, roll 145). The Philip Hoover household, twenty-six households away, includes only children under ten. 48 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 6:505-6. 12 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 In 1840 Ezikle Green appears in Wayne, the next township north from Plum Creek. His household consisted of only a boy between five and ten, a man forty to fifty, and a young woman twenty to thirty.49 There is no indication of the woman who was forty to fifty in the 1830 census. The boy of the 1830 census who might have been Abraham is no longer in Ezekiel’s home, but there is an Abraham Green, twenty to thirty, with a similarly aged female, listed two homes away. The girl who might have been Mary in the 1830 census is no longer present in Ezekiel’s listing. In Plum Creek in 1840 Christian Hoover Jr. and Sr. are listed next to each other. Christian Hoover, Jr., had three girls under five and one girl five to ten in his home in addition to one male thirty to forty and one female twenty to thirty.50 The 1850 census lists six more children.51 Abraham Green was in Cowanshannock in 1850.52 The 1850 census for Armstrong County does not list Ezekiel Green or Christian Hoover, Sr., nor is there any Tucker. The latest record found in Armstrong County regarding Ezekiel is the 1841 deed of sale. However in Young Township of adjacent Jefferson County, Ezekiel Green acquired thirty acres of land in 1848,53 and that is where he was listed in the 1850 census, sixty-six years old, a lumberman, and head of a household that included John (22) and Sarah (19) Green and three children.54 In I860 the same household appears in Bell Township (formed from Young in 1857).55 In 1848 Ezekiel Green of Young Township, Jefferson County, pur¬ chased land in Young Township.56 On 26 February 1853 Ezekiel Green of the County of Jefferson and township of Young and State of Pennsylvania yeoman wrote his will. 49 Ezikle Green household, 1840 US Census, Wayne Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 24 (NARA M704, roll 442). One person was engaged in agriculture. 50 Cristian Hoover, Jr., and Cristian Hoover, Sr., households, 1840 US Census, Plum Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 33 (NARA M704, roll 442). 51 Crist Hoover, Jr., household, 1850 (note 2). Children listed are Barbara (16), Susan (15), Catherine (13), Hannah (11), Samuel (9), Elisabeth (6), Absalom (4), James (3), and Crist (1). 52 Abraham Green household, 1850 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Arm¬ strong County, Pennsylvania, page 358, #91/92 (NARA M432, roll 749). 53 Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 5:319 (FHL #923,842). 54 Ezekiel Green household, 1850 US Census, Young Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, page 95, #287/295 (NARA M432, roll 786). The children are James C. (4), Rosana M. (2), and E. A. (female, 3/12). 55 John Green household, I860 US Census, Bell Township, Jefferson County, Penn¬ sylvania, pages 46-47, #661/661 (NARA M653, roll 1118). This census shows John Green (33), Sarah (30), James C. (13), Rosannah (12), Elizabeth A. (10), Henry (8) Sam¬ uel M. (6), John L. (4), George C. (2) and Ezekiel (76), now listed as a farmer. (Note: The given name appears to have been erased and written over; it is unclear if Elizabeth or Ezekiel was the final name. The census indicates the individual was a female, and based on this, the entry is indexed as Elizabeth at Ancestry.com. However a comparison to the John Green household in 1850 and the indication that the individual was a farmer sup port the identification as Ezekiel.) 56 Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 5:319 (FHL #923,842). 2007 Mary (Green) Hoover, Physician, of Armstrong County 13 Ezekiel’s will does not name his wife, but it does name his children: Joseph, Samuel, Abraham, John, Sarah McAslin, Catharine Kerr, Mary Hoover, Bernina Harmon, and Peggy Tucker.57 Thus, the pension affida¬ vits from Abraham Green and Margaret Tucker were made for their sister. On 10 May 1865 the will came to probate. On 24 June 1868 John Green and Mary E. his wife of the Borough of Punxsutawney58 in the County of Jefferson in the State of Pennsylvania sold the same piece of land Ezekiel had acquired in 1848, on which he resided when he wrote his will, and which John had inherited under the terms of his father’s will.59 With positive identification of Mary’s father and her siblings, questions remain about her birthplace and about her mother. On 18 June 1841 Ezekiel Green of Wayne Township, Armstrong County and State of Penn¬ sylvania, and Esther Ann his wife sold the one hundred acres Ezekiel had purchased in Wayne Township in 1830.60 Yet in the 1840 census there is no age match in Ezekiel’s household for the woman aged forty to fifty in 1830.61 No trace of Esther Ann has been found after the 1841 deed. There is no likely wife for Ezekiel in the 1850 census when he was living with his son John (nor with their other children whom it has been possible to isolate in the census).62 No records have been found to indicate if the age of Ezekiel’s wife is off by three columns, if the mark for her was omitted, or if his wife had died and he married Esther Ann by 1841, but Ezekiel’s eldest son Joseph named a daughter born in 1848 Esther A., suggesting that Esther Ann was his mother.63 57 Will of Ezekiel Green, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Wills 1:131 (FHL #927,531). 58 Punxsutawney is a borough in Bell and Young Townships. 59 Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 21:415 (FHL #573,879). 60 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 12:530-32. 61 Ezikle Green household, 1840 US Census (note 49). 62 Charles Tucker household, 1850 US Census, Young Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, page 87, #173/181 (NARA M432, roll 786). Abraham Green household, 1850 US Census (note 52). Joseph Green household, 1850 US Census, Gaskill Town¬ ship, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, page 99, #343/351 (NARA M432, roll 786). Robert McAslin household, 1850 US Census, Gaskill Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, page 198, #352/360 (NARA M432, roll 786). This appears to be the home of Ezekiel’s daughter, Sarah. 63 Patron-submitted IGI entries state that Margaret Green, daughter of Ezekiel Green and Esther Ann Whitacre, was born 20 August 1820, in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, and died 1 November 1902, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Jefferson County, and married Charles Tucker. Another patron-submitted IGI entry states that Ezekiel Green was born 23 March 1784, died 29 May 1865, buried in Ridgemont Cemetery, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, married Esther Ann Whitacre about 1806 in Armstrong County. No source has been located to date to support these assertions, although the Whitacre name appears in the vicinity of the Greens and on documents related to the Greens. The identification remains the subject of future research. 14 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY 1. EZEKIEL1 GREEN was born 23 January 1784 (calculated from tomb¬ stone) in Pennsylvania (1850, I860 censuses).64 He died 29 March 1865 and was buried in Ridgemont Cemetery, Bell Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.65 He married, possibly as a second wife, ESTHER ANN ?ÿ who died between 1841 (deed) and 1850 (not on census). If she was his only wife, she was born about 1780-1790 (1830 census); if she was his second wife, she was born about 1810-1820 (1840 census). She died before 1850. The statistics for the Ezekiel Green household of Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in 1810 and 1820 are compatible with the family as constructed below. Lycoming County is the likely birthplace of most or all of his children. — Children of Ezekiel1 Green.,66 GREEN, born about 1805 in Pennsylvania; living in 1853 (father’s i. will); married say 1828 MARGARET ?— 67 Children of Joseph2 Green and Margaret ? > horn in Pennsylvania: 1. Samuel3 Green, born about 1829. 2. Polly3 Green, born about 1831. 3. William H.3 Green, born about 1832. 4. John3 Green, born about 1835. 5. Joseph3 Green, born about 1843. 6. Williams.3 Green, born about 1845. 7. Esther A.3 Green, born about 1848. ii. SARAH2 GREEN, born about 1809 in Pennsylvania; living in 1853 (father’s will); married say 1833 ROBERT MCCASLIN.68 Child of Sarah2 Green and Robert McCaslin: 1. David McCaslin, born about 1834. JOSEPH2 — —— 64 There was a cluster of Greens on the western side of Armstrong County, but they appear not to be related to this family. There is variance in the age given for Ezekiel in the censuses of 1830 (forty to fifty), 1840 (forty to fifty), 1850 (66) and I860 (76), with 1840 apparently in error. However, land, probate, and tombstone records in Jefferson County confirm that the records all refer to the same man. 65 Patricia Steele, Tombstone Hoppin’: Cemetery Inscriptions of fefferson County, Pennsylvania ([Evansville, Indiana]: Whipporwill, 1981), 197: d. 3/29/1865, Sly 2m 6d. His grave is in section C, row 8. In the 1850 and I860 censuses, Ezekiel Green’s birth¬ place is given as Pennsylvania. 66 These nine children are named in the will of Ezekiel Green (note 57). In 1810, the household had one boy and two girls under 10. In 1820, they were all between 10 and 16, and there were an additional boy and three girls under 10. Because of common surnames, three of the children named in the 1853 will could not be identified in 1850 or later censuses to determine their birth year and hence placement within the family with surety. Based on those with known birth years, the will appears to name the sons and daughters in birth order, and they have been arranged here accordingly, although this is not a perfect match for the censuses. 67 Joseph Green household, 1850 US Census (note 62). 68 Robert McCaslin household, 1850 US Census (note 62). 2007 Mary (Green ) Hoover, Physician, of Armstrong County 15 — 2 iii. CATHARINE2 GREEN; living in 1853 (father’s will); married by 1853 ?— KERR. iv. MARY A.2 GREEN, born in September 1812; living in 1853 (father s will); married 15 August 1833 in Cowanshannock, Armstrong County, CHRISTIAN HOOVER. v. SAMUEL2 GREEN, living in 1853 (father’s will). vi. ABRAHAM2 GREEN, born about 1817 in Pennsylvania;69 died after 1 Janu¬ ary 1898;70 married first say 1843 ESTHER A. ?— , who died after 1880 census;71 married second BELL ?— , who is named in his will, written 14 June 1894, with his son Elisha Green, daughters Virginia Mcgranahan and Elisabeth Waden, and [grandchildren] C. M. and John Dickeson.72 Children of Abraham2 Green and Esther A. —?—, named in father’s will: 1. Virginia3 Green, born in March 1844 in Pennsylvania;75 married about 1863 James McGranahan, born in April 184l.7ÿ Children, born in Pennsylvania: a. Sarah E. McGranahan, born about 1863; b. Bella June McGranahan, born about 1868; c. Lewis Porter McGranahan, born April 1870; d. R.J. McGranahan, daughter, born about 1872; e. Albert McGranahan, born about 1875; f. Clara E. McGranahan, born May 1883; g. Minnie A. McGranahan born Octo¬ ber 1886 75 2. Elisabeth3 Green, born April 1849 in Pennsylvania;76 married first say 1863 William Dickison,77 whom she divorced by 1880;78 married second by 14 June 1894 Daniel Wadding.79 — — 69 Will of Abraham Green, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Old Estate Files 5851. Abraham Green household, 1850 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 226 (NARA M432, roll 749). 70 General Affidavit dated 1 January 1898, signed by Abraham Green, Cowanshan¬ nock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in Christian Hoover, Civil War pen¬ sion file (note 17). 71 Solomon Kniseley household, 1880 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Arm¬ strong County, Pennsylvania, page 98, #291/298 (NARA T9, roll 1095). 72 Will of Abraham Green (note 69). 75 Abraham Green household, 1850 US Census (note 69). James McGranahan house¬ hold, 1900 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 3, #59/62 (NARA T623, roll 1372). 74 Abraham Green will, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Old Estate Files 5851. James McGranahan household, 1870 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 105, #56/58 (NARA M593, roll 1300). James McGranahan household, 1900 US Census (note 73). 75 James McGranahan household, 1870 US Census (note 74). Je McGranahan house¬ hold, 1880 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 92, #290/297 (NARA T9, roll 1095). James McGranahan household, 1900 house¬ hold, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 3, #59/62 (NARA T623, roll 1372). 76 Daniel Wadding household, 1900 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Arm¬ strong County, Pennsylvania, page 5A, #91/94 (NARAT623, roll 1372). 77 William Dickason household, 1870 US Census, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, page 358, #192/193 (NARA M593, roll 1351). 78 Solomon Kniseley and E. A. Dickison households, 1880 US Census, Cowanshan¬ nock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 98, #291/298 and 299 (NARA 16 Vol. 45 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Children of Elisabeth3 Green and William Dickison, born in Penn¬ sylvania: a. Virginia Dickison, born about 1865;.80 b. Charles M. Dickison , born September 1866;81 married about 1890 Dora ?— ,82 c. John S. Dickison , born about 1869.8ÿ 3. Elijah3 Green, born about 1850. 4. Elisha3 Green, born June 1853;84 married about 1875 Clarinda—?—, who was born in April 1854 85 Children: a. David4 Green, born about 1876 86 died before 1910;87 b. Sarah E 4 Green, born February 1883;88 married Speedy, who died before 3 January 1920;89 c. James B.4 Green, born August — 1884.90 vii. BEMINA2 GREEN; living in 1853 (father’s will); married by 1853 HARMON. — ?— viii. MARGARET/PEGGY2 GREEN, born in April 1820 (1900 census); married say 1845 CHARLES TUCKER, born about 1820 in Pennsylvania, died before 1870 91 T9, roll 1095). E. A. Green was listed with her children and as Abraham Green’s daugh¬ ter. Will of Abraham Green (note 69). 79 Will of Abraham Green (note 69). Daniel W. Wadding household, 1900 US Census (note 76). 80 William Dickason household, 1870 US Census (note 77). 81 Abraham Green household, 1870 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Arm¬ strong County, Pennsylvania, page 109 (NARA M593, roll 1300). Will of Abraham Green (note 69). Charles Dickeson household, 1900 US Census, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 5A, #93/96 (NARAT623, roll 1372). 82 Charles Dickeson household, 1900 US Census (note 81). They were living two houses away from his mother, Elisabeth, and Daniel Wadding. 8ÿ William Dickason household, 1870 US Census (note 77). Will of Abraham Green (note 69). 84 Abraham Green household, I860 census, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page 130, #1366/1365 (NARA M653, roll 1069). Elisha Green household, 1900 US Census, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, page 166, #244/251 (NARA T623, roll 1416). 85 Solomon Kniseley household, 1880 US Census (note 71). Elisha Green household, 1900 US Census (note 84). Elisha was living with his parents at the time of the 1880 census which indicates he was divorced. When the 1900 census was taken he was liv¬ ing with Clarinda and their children and they are shown to have been married twentyfive years. They were still together at the time of the 1910 and 1920 census. 86 David Adam household, 1880 US Census, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, page 302B, #56/56 (NARA T9, 1135). Clarinda and David Green are listed. David was the grandson of David Adam Green. 87 Elisha Green household, 1910 US Census, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, page 4B, #98/98 (NARA T624, 1351). Clarinda is shown as mother of three, two living. The other two children, Sarah and James, still appear in the census. 88 Elisha Green household, 1900 US Census (note 84). 89 Elisha Green household, 1920 US Census, Plumville Borough, Indiana County, page 2B, #39/41 (NARA T625, roll 1574) shows Sarah widowed and Carl Speedy, born about 1914 as Elisha’s grandson. 90 Elisha Green household, 1900 US Census (note 84). 91 Charles Tucker household, 1850 census (note 62). Charles Tucker household, I860 census, Bell Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, page 33, #577/577 (NARA M653, roll 1118). Margaret Tucker household, 1870 census, Gaskill Township, Jefferson 2007 Mary (Green) Hoover, Physician, of Armstrong County 17 Children of Margaret/Peggy2 Green and Charles Tucker: 1. Phoebe Tucker, born about 1846. 2. Mary Tucker, born about 1848; married April 1870 ?— Kremkaw. 3. William Tucker, born in 1850. 4. Zerviah Tucker, born about 1852. 5. Charles W. Tucker, born about 1854. 6. Ashburn Tucker, born about 1856. 7. Sarah Tucker, born in 1859. 8. John Tucker, born about 1862. 9. George Tucker, born about 1864. ix. JOHN2 GREEN, born 5 April 1827 (calculated from tombstone) in Pennsyl¬ vania; died 7 July 1886 in Bell Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylva¬ nia;92 married first say 1846 SARAH ?— , who was born 6 February 1831 (calculated from tombstone) and died 24 November 1865; married second say 1868 MARY ELIZA (— ?— ) YOUNG 93 who was born in 1836 and died in 1903. All three are buried in Ridgemont Cemetery, Bell Township, Jeffer¬ — — son County.94 Children of John2 Green and Sarah horn in PennsylvaniaP5 1. James C 3 Green, born about 1847. 2. Rosannah M.3 Green, born about 1848. 3. Elizabeth A.3 Green, born 1850. 4. Henry E.3 Green, born 5 July 1852 (calculated from tombstone); died 2 November 1882, buried in Ridgemont Cemetery 96 5. Samuel Milton3 Green, born about 1854. 6. John Lester3 Green, born about 1856. 7. George C.3 Green, born about 1858. Child of John2 Green and Mary Eliza —?—, horn in Pennsylvania: 8. Harry E.3 Green, born about November 1869; died 1889 in Jefferson County; buried in Ridgemont Cemetery, Bell Township.97 9. Herbert W.3 Green, born about 1873 98 County, Pennsylvania, page 1-2 [written], #7/8 (NARA M593, roll 1352). John Tucker household, 1900 census, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, ED 74, page B6 (NARA T623, roll 1417): Margaret is listed as his mother, a widow. 92 Ezekiel Green household, 1850 US Census (note 54). 93 Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Deeds 21:415 (FHL #573,879). John Green house¬ hold, 1870 US Census, Punxsutawney Borough, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, page 292, #82/84 (NARA M593, roll 1352). 94 Steele, Cemetery Inscriptions of Jefferson County (note 65), 197. Their graves are in section C, row 7. John: “d. 7/7/1886, 59y 3m 27d”; Sarah: “(w [of John]) d. 11/24/1865, 34y 9m 18d.” 95 Ezekiel Green household, 1850 US Census (note 54). John Green household, (note 55). John Green household (note 93). 9<ÿ Steele, Cemetery Inscriptions of Jefferson County (note 65), 197: “(s. [of John and Sarah]), d. 11/2/1882, 30 y 3 m 28 d.” 97 John Green household, 1870 US Census (note 93): Harry, age 7/12. Steele, Ceme¬ tery Inscriptions of Jefferson County (note 65), 197: Harvey E., 1869-1889, 20 y. 98 John Green household, 1880 US Census, Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Penn¬ sylvania, page 317C (NARA T9, roll 1136): John Young is identified as a stepson. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 18 Vol. 45 2. MARY A.2 GREEN (Ezekiel1') was born 4 September 1812 in Pennsylva¬ nia," probably in Muncy Township of Lycoming County.100 She died 10 October 1907 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. On 15 August 1833 Mary Green and CHRISTIAN HOOVER were married in her parents’ home in Cowanshannock, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, by a Justice of the Peace, David McAslin,101 probably a relative of Mary’s brother-inlaw, Robert McCaslin, husband of her sister, Sarah. He died 15 December 1897 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas.102 Children of Mary A.2 Green and Christian Hoover, bom in Armstrong County;103 i. BARBARA HOOVER, born about 1834; died before 1897 (father’s obituary); married say 1855 ?— EDWARDS. 104 Edwards, all bom in Iowa: Children of Barbara Hoover and 1. Sam L. Edwards, born about 1856. 2. M. M. Edwards, daughter born about 1866. 3. Robert F. Edwards, born about 1869. ii. SUSAN HOOVER, born about 1835; died before 1897. iii. CATHERINE HOOVER, born about 1837; died before 1897; married say 1857 MICHAEL LEFFLER.105 Children of Catherine Hoover and Michael Leffler: 1. George Leffler, born in May 1858 in Iowa; married about 1880 Kate ?— , who was born in October 1859 in Iowa. iv. HANNAH J. HOOVER, born 11 April 1839; died 23 January 1904 in Harveyville, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, buried in Burlingame Cemetery, Osage County; married 24 December 1865 in Orion, Henry County, Illinois, MAURICE KELLEHER.106 — — 99 « Mrs. Christian Hoover Dead” (note 8). Morris Kelleher household, 1900 US Cen¬ sus (note 6). 100«Mrs. Christian Hoover Dead” (note 8) gives Armstrong County as her birthplace. However, evidence of the family’s presence in Lycoming in 1810 and 1820 seems more reliable as than information provided ninety-five years later by her descendants. 101 General affidavit, dated 1 January 1898, signed by Abraham Green, Cowanshannoc Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in Christian Hoover, Civil War pen¬ sion file (note 17). 102 Christian Hoover’s obituary (note 3). 103 Crist Hoover, Jr., household, 1850 US Census (note 2). Deaths before 1897 are based on Christian Hoover’s obituary (note 3), indicating that they had ten children and only Mrs. M. Kelleher and Samuel Hoover survive. “Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, only two of whom survive him, Mrs. M. Kelleher, of this place and Samuel Hoover of Springfield, Missouri.” Mary’s obituary (note 8) says they had had eleven children. 104 The family was not found in I860; by 1870, Barbara and the three children were living with her parents (Chris Hoover household, 1870 US Census (note 4). 105 Michael Leffeler household, I860 US Census (note 12). Chris Hoover household, 1870 US Census (note 4). George Leffler household, 1900 US Census, Dragoon town¬ ship, Osage County, Kansas, page 66, #49/47 (NARA T623, roll 494). 106«Mrs. Hannah Hoover,” Osage County Chronicle, Burlingame, Kansas, 28 January 1904 (KSHS microfilm B205). Hannah Kelleher tombstone, section 1, lot 188, space 1, Burlingame Cemetery, Osage County, Kansas; photographed by the author, May 1995; also Arleen Bayless and Jill Herzog, Osage County, Kansas Cemeteries and Old Soldiers and Obituaries (Topeka: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1996), 25. Hannah Hoover 2007 Mary (Green) Hoover, Physician, of Armstrong County 19 Children of Hannah J. Hoover and Maurice Kelleher:107 1. Linnihan Maurice Kelleher, born 27 October 1866 in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa; died 21 August 1947 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, buried in Burlingame Cemetery; married 23 Novem¬ ber 1889 in Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, Nellie Bush, who was born 21 January 1870 in Burlingame and died 23 October 1950.108 2. Thomas Kelleher, born 1870, died about 1877 at age seven of diph¬ theria.109 3. Clark/Bill Kelleher, born 16 January 1872 in Keokuk County, Iowa; died after 1956, at which time he was living in Mountain View, Okla¬ homa; married first 2 December 1893 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, Alice Gertrude Thomson, who was born in December 1867; married second about 1915 in Oklahoma Emma Derr.110 4. Florence Kelleher, born 7 September 1874 in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa; died 4 December 1959, buried in Burlingame Ceme¬ tery; married 11 April 1895 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, Benjamin Dewitt Haller, who was born in 1873, died in 1965, and is buried in Burlingame Cemetery.111 v. SAMUEL A. HOOVER, born about 1841 (1850 census) or in December 1843 (1900 census); died after 11 October 1919 (wrote letter) probably in Plantersville, Arkansas; married about 1869 MINNIE J. BEARDSLEY, who was born in February 1849 in Findley, Ohio.112 Maurice Kelleher marriage certificate #253, 22 December 1865, Henry County Clerk, Cambridge, Illinois. 107 Names and birth dates of surviving children in Maurice Kelleher, Civil War pen¬ sion file (note 15). 108 Long and Long, Daniel Kelleher (note 20); death data noted in margin by his daughter, Mildred (Kelleher) Jennings. “Good Citizen Gone as Death Claims L. M. Kelleher,” The Enterprise Chronicle, Burlingame, Kansas, 28 August 1947, page 1, col¬ umn 4. Linnehan Maurice Kelleher tombstone, section 1, lot 188; space 9, Burlingame Cemetery, Osage County, Kansas; photographed by the author, 1995; also Bayless and Herzog, Osage County, Kansas Cemeteries (note 106), 259. Osage County Marriage Records, D:359, Clerk of the District Court. “Stroke is fatal to Mrs. L. M. Kelleher— Funeral Today,” Burlingame Enterprise Chronicle , Burlingame, Kansas, 26 August 1950, page 1, column 5. 109 Chris Hoover household, 1870 US Census (note 4). Long and Long, Daniel Kelle¬ her (note 20). 110 Long and Long, Daniel Kelleher (note 20). Mountain View was his address for the mailing of the family compilation. Osage County Marriage License Records, E:274, Clerk of the District Court. Clark B. Kelleher household, 1900 US Census, Wilmington Town¬ ship, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, page 15A, #228/230 (NARA T632, roll 502). Clark B. Kelleher household, 1930 census, Marshall Township, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, page 7A, # 1 18/119, (NARA T626, roll 1910). Long and Long, Daniel Kelleher (note 20). 1 1 1 Osage County Marriage Records, F:25, Clerk of the District Court. The tombstones list only years of birth and death (Bayless and Herzog, Osage County, Kansas Cemeter¬ ies [note 106], 193); her exact dates are from “Benjamin Dewitt Haller Family Group Sheet,” Haller family folder (Wabaunsee County Historical Society, Alma, Kansas) and her death date is in an annotation by Mildred (Kelleher) Jennings (her niece) in Mil¬ dred’s personal copy of Long and Long, Daniel Kelleher (note 20). 112 Samuel A. Hoover household, 1900 US Census, Marion Township, Polk County, Missouri, page 203, #326/232 (NARA 623, roll 883). Letter from S. A. Hoover (Blue Val¬ ley Farm, Monticello, Arkansas) to “My dear Niece” [Nellie Kelleher], 11 October 1919; 20 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 Children of Samuel A. Hoover and Minnie J. Beardsleyz1 1. Anna Mary Hoover, born 25 February 1870 in Springfield, Iowa; died 6 December 1918 in Springfield, Missouri; married May 1890 in Boli¬ var, Polk County, Missouri, James T. Neville, who was born 30 Octo¬ ber I860 in Pleasant Mount, Missouri, son of Carroll and Eliza (Edwards) Neville, and died 8 August 1919; both buried in Haywood Cemetery.114 2. Charles Louis Hoover, born 11 January 1872 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa; died 30 April 1949 in his apartment at 1200 Fifth Ave¬ nue, New York, New York; married Helen Elizabeth Lowrie, who was born 2 March 1880 in Geneva, New York, and died 19 January 1969-115 3. Ruby Hoover, born about 1873 in Iowa; died before 1910.116 -- 4. Wilford Willoughby Hoover, born 22 March 1879, Humeston, Wayne ?— , who died before 1910; married County, Iowa; married first ? second by 1920 Vera ? 117 vi. ELISABETH HOOVER, born about 1844; died before 1897. vii. ABSALOM HOOVER, born about 1846; died before 1897. viii. JAMES HOOVER, born about 1847; died between 1870 (on census with parents), but before 1897. ix. CRIST HOOVER, born about 1849; died before 1897. — — now owned by the author. Samuel A. Hoover household, 1910 US Census, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri, page 2B, #18/19 (NARA T624, roll 793): married 41 years. Minnie’s maiden name is given on the death certificate of their daughter Anna Mary (Hoover) Neville (note 114). “3S. A. Hoover household, 1880 US Census, Sheridan Precinct, Pawnee County, Nebraska, page 21, #182/188 (NARA T9, roll 753). 114 S. A. Hoover household, 1870 US Census (note 36): age 4/12. Anna Mary Neville death certificate #45463 information provided by S. A. Hoover of Monticello, Arkansas) and James T. Neville death certificate #24851 (Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1956 at www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). “A Happy Event,” Osage County Chronicle, Burlingame, Kansas, 29 May 1890, page 5. Walter Williams and Floyd Calvin Shoemaker, Missouri, Mother of the West (New York: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1930), 227. Letter 11 October 1919 from S. A. Hoover (note 112). 115 Letter 4 April 1916 from S. A. Hoover (Sunnyside Stock Farm, Plantersville, Arkan¬ sas) to “My dear Niece” [Nellie Kelleher]; now owned by the author. Charles L. Hoover passenger record, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-1897, Bergensfjord, 14 June 1916, page 112 (NARA T715, roll 2474). “C. L. Hoover Dead, Ex-U. S. Con¬ sul, 76,” The New York Times, 1 May 1949, page 89. Helen E. Hoover passenger record, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, 1893-1953, President Pierce, 6 November 1927, page 525 (NARA M1410, roll 228). “Deaths: Hoover— Helen Elizabeth,” New York Times, 21 January 1969, page 47, column 2. Samuel A. Hoover household, 1910 US Census (note 112): married 41 years. Min¬ nie was shown as the mother of four children, three living. 117 Letter 4 April 1916 from S. A. Hoover (note 115). Letter 11 October 1919 from S. A. Hoover to “My dear Niece” (note 112). Wilford Willoughby Hoover registration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Drew County, Arkansas (FHL #1,530,386). Samuel A. Hoover household, 1910 US Census (note 112). W. W. Hoover household, 1920 US Census, Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas, page 10B, #210/233 (NARA T625, roll 61).