John Hoover*,born in 1801 Married Rebecca and had the following children:
* For some reason, they are listed as "Jacob and Matilda" on the census in 1850 (?)
Jeremiah Hoover* Born in 1839 (est) in North Washington, Butler County, PA. The information below is from the 1850 Census:
Jacob (45)
Matilda (29)
Jeremiah (11)
Susannah (9)
John (7)
Jacob (5)
In 1860, they are in Parker, Butler, PA:
John (48)
Martha (40)
Susan (17)
John (15)
Jacob (14)
Christian (8)
George (7)
Olive (2)
In 1861 Jeremiah enlists in the Union Army..His residence is listed as Jefferson county.
Jeremiah HooverIn 1864 or 1865 he marries Nancy Jane Donahey (daughter of George Dougherty Donahey and Anna Belle Myers). Jeremiah and Nancy settle in
Millstone, Elk, PA. and had the following children:
Albert
Maud B.* Maud was the mother of my Great Grandfather Harry Arnold Himes
Arnold P.
Nettie O.
Alice G.
George W.
*In 1900 census,Harry Himes and Elmer Himes are living with grandparents
along with Mollie M. Hoover who is 10.
When Jeremiah lived in Millstone, Elk, PA in 1870 His neighbor was
John Hoover (believed to be his brother). John had a son named Edward
and a daughter named Matilda.
Elmer Himes married Sarah and had: Edward,Walter,Emily,Hazel,Raymond and had
sister in law Katherine Miller living with them in 1910.Was this Lottie's sister???
This branch of the family is proving to be a huge challenge. With me stuck here in the UK, it's difficult to research anything further.
February 21, 2009: THANK YOU to Pam Humphrey for the new information!!
Harry A. Himes ,45,of Tiona departed from life in a bizarre manner this morning.He apparently suffered a heart seizure while at work atop a 110 foot tower at General Concrete Products company on Starbrick.Ropes were tied around his body and a lone of men lowered him by cable.
According to Neil Culbertson,company manager,the victim had complained of a sharp pain in his chest while working atop the steel mast with Earl Long and Howard Whitmire.
The seizure occurred about 9:25 AM.It took workmen approximately 50 minutes to lower the body.Dr. Raymond Lowe pronounced Mr. Himes dead at the scene.
Mr. Himes was born March 28,1912,in Quaker Bridge,NY,the son of Harry and Lottie Miller Himes ,Sr.who reside at Tiona.He had worked at General Concrete Products Company four years.Mr Himes had previously been employed at Oil City on the Railroad as a PRR detective.
Surviving are his wife,Mildred;two sons,Scotty of Warren and Ricky at home;three sisters,Mrs. Edward Currie and Mrs. Richard Metzgar ,both of North Warren,and Mrs. F.A. Litchenberger of Bradford;two brothers,Charles Himes of Van,PA and Leroy Himes of Tiona.A brother,Kenneth preceded him in death in 1918.
Funeral services will be held in Sheffield.
Kenneth Himes 1916-1919
The Rev. Hubert Jicha,Jr.Minister of Clarendon-Tiona Methodist churches will conduct funeral services at 2 PM Saturday in Sheffiled for Harry Himes who resided in Tiona and died suddenly Wednesday morning at the General Concrete Product Company plant at Starbrick.Interment will follow in Sheffield cemetery.
Married June 14,1935 in Oil City to Mildred Bechtel,Mr.Himes had lived in the Tiona area for the past five years and was a member of Tiona Methodist Church.
Harry and Lottie Himes Anniversary
Adelaide Himes Cawley Currie
Lottie Himes With Harold Cawley,Jr.
Adelaide Himes Currie and Edward Currie
Mrs. Charlotte (Lottie) Himes,72,longtime Tiona resident died at 12:40 PM Tuesday at her home on Six Mile Drive.She had been ill for three years.
Born at Oakridge October 29,1887,she was married to Harry Himes at Donahey Hill,Elk County,July 3,1906.The couple had lived at Tiona since 1912.Mrs. Himes was a member of Tiona Methodist Church and the Diamond Grange.
Surviving besides her husband are two sons,Charles of Van and Leroy of Tiona: three daughters, Mrs. Edward Currie of Tiona, Mrs. Richard Metzgar of North Warren, Mrs. Fabe Litchenberger of Bradford,Pa; 10 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren;three sisters,Mrs.Nana Heeter of Jamestown,N.Y., Mrs. Elmer Himes of Frewsburg ,N.Y.,and Mrs. Harry Foster of Lewis Run;and a brother,Herman Miller of Oil City.
Funeral services will be held at Sheffield at 2 PM Friday,The Rev.Fred Bowes of Tiona Methodist Church,will officiate.Burial will be in Sheffield Cemetery.
Harold Arnold Himes,83,Tiona,a resident of the community for the past 56 years ,who had been employed as a leaseman with Booth Oil Company until his retirement,died Monday November 18,1968.
Born in Bear Creek,Elk County on April 12,1885,he was the son of William and Maude Hoover Himes.A member of the Tiona Methodist Church,only July 3,1906,he was married to Charlotte Miller at Donahey Hill.
He is survived by three daughters,Mrs. Edward(Adelaide)Currie,Tiona;Mrs.Richard (Edith)Metzgar,Warren;Mrs. Nina Nathansohn,Erie,Pa;two sons,Charles Himes,Van,Pa.;and Leroy Himes,Tiona,Pa;eight grandchildren,eleven great granchildren;three brothers;Elmer Himes,Frewsburg,NY;William Ord and Lewis Ord,both in Jamestown,NY;six sisters,Mrs. Mabel Brake,Mrs. Annie Gregory,and Mrs. Clara Meyer,all in Jamestown;Mrs.Laura McClellan,Busti,NY;Mrs.Lucy Stover,Bradford,Pa.and a sister,Emily Ebenser,NY.
He was proceeded in death by his wife,Charlotte (Lottie) in November 1961;a son Kenneth in 1918 and a son Harry in 1958.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 PM Thursday November 21,1968 at Borden Funeral Home ,Sheffield,with the Rev. R.C.Dowling officiating.Burial will be in Sheffield Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the funeral home from 2 PM to 4PM and 7-9PM Wednesday.
Warren Times- Mirror and Observer,Wednesday Nov.20,1968.
Nina Himes Nathansohn Buried in Sheffield Cemetery Next To Harold Westfall Cawley,Sr.
Harry and Lottie Himes House as it Looks Today in 2007
