Hoyt, W. E.

HOYT

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 10/29/2008 at 13:55:27

W. E. Hoyt

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.226, Rockford Twp.)
W. E. Hoyt, boarding house and confectionery, Loveland, was born in Illinois in 1850, but came to Iowa when about five years old. His parents first settled twenty miles west of Iowa City, on the banks of the Iowa River. He is the son of H. B. Hoyt, who is still living. The mother died about 1866. In 1863, they moved to this county, and he has lived here ever since, except two years; one spent in the eastern part of this State and the other in Kansas. He was educated mostlyl in the schools of this county. he has three brothers and two sisters. He was raised on a farm, and for the first two or three years after starting out for himself, he followed farming. In 1879, he bought out the grocery stock of Mr. Joseph Moss, and continued in that business in Loveland for two years, then sold that out and started his present business of boarding house, restaurant and confectionery. He also owns and runs the Town Hall. He commenced on his present building March 1, 1881; the hall is 20 x 50, twelve-foot ceiling, and the restaurant department connected with the hall is 14 x 50. He was married, in 1875, to Miss Ellen Moss, daughter of Joseph Moss. They have one girl and one boy. He is Democratic in politics, and at present is Justice of the Peace; also, has a blacksmith and wagon repair shop.