Iowa Family Group Sheet for the DAVID IRVING HOOVER Family

Submitted by: Carol Avila 


HUSBAND: DAVID IRVING HOOVER
Birth date: December 10, 1863
Birthplace: North Liberty Johnson County Iowa
Death date: March 3, 1944
Place of death: San Diego California
Burial date: Oakland Cemetery
Burial place: Iowa City Iowa
Other Spouse: 
Father: DAVID HOOVER
Mother: SARAH ALLOWAY HOOVER

Marriage date: 
Marriage place: 

WIFE: FLORENCE CATHERINE MYERS
Birth date: March 28, 1869
Birthplace: Bloomfield Green Co. Indiana
Death date: May 27, 1945
Place of death: Iowa City Iowa
Burial date: Oakland Cemetery
Burial place: Iowa City Iowa
Other Spouse: 
Father: CHRISTIAN MYERS
Mother: ANNA HOOVER


CHILDREN

Child No. 1: FLORENCE CLAIRE HOOVER
Sex: F
Birth date: August 16, 1886
Birthplace: Madison Johnson Co. Iowa
Death date: November 20, 1969
Place of death: San Diego California
Burial date: El Camino Cemetery
Burial place: San Diego California
Spouse's name: MARCUS LEONARD DEATON
Marriage date: March 26, 1939
Marriage place: 

Child No. 2: LOUISE LENORE HOOVER
Sex: F
Birth date: May 30, 1900
Birthplace: Iowa City Johnson Co. Iowa
Death date: December 4, 1997
Place of death: Iowa City Johnson Co. Iowa
Burial date: Oakland Cemetery
Burial place: Iowa City Johnson Co. Iowa
Spouse's name: CLOYDE URL SHELLADY
Marriage date: June 24, 1922
Marriage place: 


Documentation and Sources:

David Irving Hoover was the youngest son of David and Sarah Alloway Hoover. His family of siblings included Rebecca, Eli, John, Silas, Frances, Mary Jane, Sarah and George Hoover. David was raised on the family farm in North Liberty, Iowa; however, in later years he did not pursue the occupation as a farmer. David married his first cousin Florence Catherine Myers Hoover, daughter of Christian and Anna Hoover Myers. For many years the Hoovers resided in a Victorian House on Summit Street in Iowa City where they raised two daughters Florence Claire and Louise Lenore. The Hoovers were very fond of horses and at that time had a barn on the back premises to house their animals. The Hoovers were also both politically and community oriented. Florence Catherine engaged in corresponding with the then president Herbert Hoover of which the letters have been handed down through the family. David Irving became interested in the real estate business in later years and worked out of an office in the Johnson Co. building in Iowa City.After thirty five years in 1937 the Hoover home which was the site of many gatherings and weddings and the haven for their two daughters was sold at auction. During the period of David Irving's retirement he made a trip out to San Diego, California to see his oldest daughter Florence Claire. It was here he passed away and was taken back to Iowa City where he is buried alongside his wife Florence Catherine in Oakland Cemetery.

Sources for this biography are past members of the Hoover family/Florence Claire Hoover/Bible Pages/the family history compiled by Ross Hoover/and the family history documented by Carol Avila.