Centre County PA

Victoria (Walker) Hoover

Photo: Victoria Walker

Victoria Walker, daughter of Jacob C. and Mary M. (Eckley) Walker, as a young woman. She married circa 1879 Samuel Thomas Hoover, son of Christian and Caroline (Kinnard) Hoover, and lived in Pine Glen, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Samuel T. and Victoria (Walker) Hoover

Photo: Samuel and Victoria Hoover

Samuel Thomas, son of Christian and Caroline (Kinnard) Hoover, married Victoria Walker, daughter of Jacob C. and Mary M. (Eckley) Walker, in 1879. They lived in Pine Glen, Burnside township, Centre county, Pennsylvania. This photo was taken during their old age, but before Samuel’s death in 1930.

Lovina (Force) Houdeshell and Nora (Houdeshell) Hoover

Photo: Lovina and Nora Houdeshell

Lovina (Force) Houdeshell, wife of George W. Houdeshell, and her daughter Nora Melina (Houdeshell) Hoover, wife of Clyde Hoover.

Lovina (Force) Houdeshell

Photo: Lovina (Force) Houdeshell

Lovina (Force) Houdeshell, the daughter of Jefferson and Susan (Mulhollan) Force, married George W. Houdeshell 20 Jun 1890 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The couple resided in Snow Shoe and Burnside townships.

Hoover House, Pine Glen

Photo: Hoover House

The Hoover house in Pine Glen, Burnside township, Centre county, Pennsylvania. The house lies on the road between Karthaus and Pine Glen. My grandmother tells me that her father remembered the house being built, sometime in the 1890s. His father worked on the construction. The house was allegedly built for Caroline (Swimer) Mulhollan by her… read more

Clyde Hoover family, circa 1971

Photo: Clyde Hoover Family, 1971

Clyde Hoover’s family in Pine Glen, circa 31 Oct 1971 at his 85th birthday. Left to right: Standing- Gladys “Peg” (Hoover) Sheffer, Ruth “Kate” Hocker, Jean Crestani, Russell Hoover, Helen (Hoover) Yingling, Donald Hoover, Isabel “Betz” (Hoover) Plubell, Robert Hoover, Clyde Hoover Jr. Sitting- Lloyd Hoover, Clyde Hoover, Edward Hoover (3 brothers, sons of Samuel… read more

Edward Earl Hoover (1891—1981)

Photo: Edward Hoover

Edward Earl Hoover, son of Samuel Thomas and Victoria (Walker) Hoover, was born 22 Jun 1891 and died 17 Mar 1981, all in Centre county, Pennsylvania.

Clyde and Nora (Houdeshell) Hoover

Photo: Clyde and Nora Hoover

Clyde and Nora Melinda (Houdeshell) Hoover were married 16 Apr 1908 in Dubois, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania.

Clyde and Nora (Houdeshell) Hoover family

Photo: Clyde Hoover family

Seated: Nora (Houdeshell) Hoover and husband Clyde Hoover Standing: Men (left to right): Harold, Russ, Willard “Boots”, Clyde Jr., Donald, Bob; Women (left to right): Helen (Hoover) Yingling, Isabel “Betz” (Hoover) Plubell, Ruth “Kate”, Gladys “Peg”; Children (left to right): Jean and Melvin “Bud”

Clyde Hoover, ca 1970 at the Hoover homestead in Pine Glen

Photo: Clyde Hoover

Clyde Hoover, son of Samuel Thomas and Victoria (Walker) Hoover, sitting on his porch in Pine Glen, Burnside township, Centre county, Pennsylvania, circa 1970.