George and Catherine Hoover With Children
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Title
George and Catherine Hoover With Children
Subject
Hoover, George James (1870-1944)
Hoover, Sarah Catherine "Kate" (Gochenour) (1877-1956)
Wakeman, Zelia Mae (Hoover) (1902-1984)
Hoover, Emmert Lee (1906-1967)
Wilkins, Lois Virginia (Hoover) (1914-1973)
Description
Group photograph of the Hoover family. Identified from left to right as: Zelia Mae, her father, George, Emmert, her mother, Catherine, and her younger sister, Lois.
George James Hoover was the son of James K. and Virginia (Coffelt) Hoover. He was born in rural Woodstock and was a lifelong farmer. George married Sarah Catherine “Kate” Gochenour, the daughter of Joseph (1846-1922) and Mary C. (Baker) (1848-1914) Gochenour. Her father was a prosperous farmer from rural Woodstock.
In 1920, he and his wife had three children, Zelia, Emmert, and Lois. They owned their farm outright in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County.
Their oldest child, Zolia Mae, attended Pleasant Grove School, near Woodstock, until 7th grade. She married David Lemuel Wakeman, the son of Lemuel David (1862-1936), a farmer, and Laura (Beydler) (1868-1922) Wakeman, from rural Edinburg. Together, David and Zolia raised two daughters, Ruth and Ruby Maxine Wakeman, in rural Edinburg.
Emmert Hoover married Audrey F Ritenour, the daughter of Andrew Jackson (1878-1960) and Mary Elizabeth (Andrews) (1883-1955) Ritenour. The couple lived in the Woodstock area where Emmert worked for the School Board of Shenandoah County when he registered for the WWII draft. The record did not say what he did for them. Decades later, his death certificate noted his occupation as a carpenter.
Lois Hoover married Paul W. Wilkins, Sr., in November 1932 in Stephens City. He was the son of William J. and Esta W. (Holler) Wilkins. The 1940 census found the couple living with her parents on a farm in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. Paul helped his father-in-law farm in that record. In 1950, they had two sons, Paul Jr. and Michael. Paul Sr. worked as a machinist for a retail hardware store. Lois’ mother, Catherine, was widowed by then and also lived with them.
George James Hoover was the son of James K. and Virginia (Coffelt) Hoover. He was born in rural Woodstock and was a lifelong farmer. George married Sarah Catherine “Kate” Gochenour, the daughter of Joseph (1846-1922) and Mary C. (Baker) (1848-1914) Gochenour. Her father was a prosperous farmer from rural Woodstock.
In 1920, he and his wife had three children, Zelia, Emmert, and Lois. They owned their farm outright in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County.
Their oldest child, Zolia Mae, attended Pleasant Grove School, near Woodstock, until 7th grade. She married David Lemuel Wakeman, the son of Lemuel David (1862-1936), a farmer, and Laura (Beydler) (1868-1922) Wakeman, from rural Edinburg. Together, David and Zolia raised two daughters, Ruth and Ruby Maxine Wakeman, in rural Edinburg.
Emmert Hoover married Audrey F Ritenour, the daughter of Andrew Jackson (1878-1960) and Mary Elizabeth (Andrews) (1883-1955) Ritenour. The couple lived in the Woodstock area where Emmert worked for the School Board of Shenandoah County when he registered for the WWII draft. The record did not say what he did for them. Decades later, his death certificate noted his occupation as a carpenter.
Lois Hoover married Paul W. Wilkins, Sr., in November 1932 in Stephens City. He was the son of William J. and Esta W. (Holler) Wilkins. The 1940 census found the couple living with her parents on a farm in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. Paul helped his father-in-law farm in that record. In 1950, they had two sons, Paul Jr. and Michael. Paul Sr. worked as a machinist for a retail hardware store. Lois’ mother, Catherine, was widowed by then and also lived with them.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "July 1922" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Maxime (Wakeman) Burkholder, the daughter of Zelia Mae (Hoover) Wakeman. She had the same photograph at home and remembered they lived on "old Dr. Smoot's homeplace".
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Zelia Mae Hoover Wakeman is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 007636, 007466, 007780, 009055, 001262, and 001265.
Emmert Hoover is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 007636 and 007360.
George Hoover is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 007636 and 009055.
Sarah Catherine Gochenour Wakeman is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 007636 and 009055.
Identifier
007636
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “George and Catherine Hoover With Children,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/26547.
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