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From: "Laurel Baker" <>
Subject: RE: Rev. S.W. Hoover of Dayton, Ohio
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:55:47 -0500
In-Reply-To: <82.539c37f.278bb302@aol.com>


Wayne,

The on-line Ohio Death Index for 1913-1937 shows:

HOOVER SILAS H
County Name: MONTGOMERY Date of Death: 10/30/1918
Volume Number: 2755 Certificate Number: 72448
HOOVER STILLSO
County Name: MONTGOMERY Date of Death: 9/14/1927
Volume Number: 151 Certificate Number: 3512
HOOVER SILAS G
County Name: MONTGOMERY Date of Death: 12/8/1924
Volume Number: 4617 Certificate Number: 68233

If none of these are the right man, the obituary gives you several good
clues you can use to try to track the date.
The Dayton Daily News began publication of 22 Aug 1898.
Suggest you check Montgomery County Histories and Dayton City Directories
(available at The Ohio Historical Society (OHS), Dayton Public Library, and
various other sites) to find out
- when was there a Dunker church at the corner of College St and Amity? (He
founded the West Side Dunker Church in 1889 but when did it move to that
location?)
- when was Corbin the county coroner?
- when was there an undertaker named Boyer? (both the church and Wolfe Creek
Avenue were on the west side of town so would look for him on the west side
also)
- where and when were the Hoover and Gaines Nursuries Company and the
Mathias Planing Mill Company in existence and do any company records for
either still exist - if the Dayton library doesn't have anything on them try
OHS - they are the State Archive and have numerous manuscript collections
from businesses around the state. The business records may tell you what the
H.S. stood for as well as narrowing the time period.

Once you've narrowed down the date, you can get newspaper microfilm through
OHS
http://www.ohiohistory.org/ar_tools.html
Hope this helps,
Laurie

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Subject: Rev. S.W. Hoover of Dayton, Ohio


Evening List,
I was wondering if someone could help me with the following obituary.
I do not know the gentleman's full name nor his date of death. I do know
that
it came from the Dayton Daily News of Dayton, Montgomery county, Ohio. I
have
an original obituary but no knowledge.

DEATH IN THE PULPIT
Rev. S.W. Hoover Succumbs to
Heart Failure While
Preaching a Sermon.
He was a Dunker Minister of Wide Distinction - One of his Sons will Come
From
Germany to Attend the Funeral.
Rev. S W. Hoover, one of the best known Dunker ministers in the
State,
died suddenly last evening while delivering a sermon on College street,
corner of Amity, West Side.
Rev. Hoover, up to the time of his death, appeared in good health. He
went to the church with his wife, and was in the midst of an excellent
discourse, when death's icy touch fell upon him, and he was ushered into the
presence of his Maker almost on the instant.
The deceased had chosen for his text, "Whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he reap." He had been speaking quite a little time, and had just
uttered the words, "one by one they're passing over," when he was seen to
suddenly place his hand over his heart as if in great agony. The he fell
forward on the Bible which lay on the altar, and gradually sank to his
knees.
Some of his flock hurried to his assistance, and he was placed on a couch.
Messengers were hurriedly sent for a physician, but Mr. Hoover was dead in a
few minutes, and was past all earthly aid. His wife was by his side when
death claimed him.
Coroner Corbin was summoned and viewed the remains. Undertaker Boyer
then removed the body to the late home of the deceased on Wolf creek avenue.
Coroner Corbin states that death undoubtedly due to heart failure.
Rev. Hoover was probably better known than anoy other member of the
Dunker faith in the Sate of Ohio. He was president of the Hoover and Gaines
Nursuries Company, and also president of the Mathias Planing Mill Company.
He
organized the West Side Dunker church in 1889, and had been pastor of it
ever
since. He was 57 years of age, and leaves a wife and two sons to mourn his
demise. The sons are Rev. O. P. Hoover, who is in Leipsic, Germany; and Rev.
W. Q. T. Hoover, of DePauw University, Ind. Rev. O. P. who is in Germany,
has
been cable-grammed to, and will start for home at once. The body will be
embalmed and held until his arrival.
Mrs. Catherine Brock and Mrs. Mollie Protzman, of the West Side, are sisters
of the deceased.

Wayne

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Index to Wills and Estates of Montgomery County, Ohio 1803-1918, pp. 512+,
indexed by administrator, $80.00.
1850 German & Jackson townships Montgomery Co., Ohio census, pp. 254+,
indexed, $50.00
German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Cemeteries, pp. 258+, indexed,
$55.00.
Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Cemeteries, pp. 128+, indexed,
$40.00.
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$100.00

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Marriages Records of Montgomery County, Ohio 1803-1886
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