Re: Hoyt, William b. 1828
HOYT, DEVAULT, STODDARD
Posted By: Janet Aunan (email) In Response To: Hoyt, William b. 1828 (R Michael)
Date: 2/16/2004 at 11:00:48
From History Cass County 1883 p 735"William Hoyt is the only one left of the pioneers of Union Township. He came here from Mason County, Illinois, in October 1864, and settled upon a farm which had been partially improved by Frank H Whitney, now of the city of Atlantic, and by him sold to Harvey Hoyt, of whom William Hoyt purchased it. It consists of one hundred and twenty acres, one forty of which lies on section 32, and the remainder on 29. Mr Hoyt was born in Sciota County, Ohio. February 27, 1828. His father Alanson Hoyt, left Ohio in 1842, and settled in Mason Co., IL., where he died in 1877. His wife Sarah (stoddard) Hoyt, died during the war. william was reared upon a farm. in 1845 he was married to Jane Devault, who was born in oHIO. Mr and Mrs Hoyt have seven children living - Hiram, James, Alanson, Eliza, Sarah, Reson and Lydice May.
There is more written in the 1980 Cass Co History on Alanson Harvey and Sarah Stoddard. Jonathan Taylor, Abbott Francis, etc. Are you wanting more on any of the family. Your query did not ask for information.
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