Ida Susan Swope is the daughter of
Lucy Jane Burdette and Jonathan Joseph Swope.
She was born 7 April 1874 in Monroe county, West Virginia.
She died 7 June 1942 at age 68 in Bellepoint, Summers, West Virginia.
She is buried at Greenbrier County Cemetery, Hinton, West Virginia.
On 4 November 1891, at age 17, she married Jacob Hanford Hoover,
who was age 36, in Summers county, West Virginia.
He is the son of Oliver P. Hoover and Elizabeth Anna Reynolds.
He was born 10 December 1854 in Nicholas county, West Virginia (then called Virginia).
He died 12 April 1938 at age 83 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia.
He was buried 14 April 1938 at Greenbrier County Cemetery, Hinton, West Virginia.
Children of Ida Susan Swope and Jacob Hanford Hoover:
- Oliver Lewis Hoover was born 20 September 1892 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia.
- Nellie Ruth Hoover was born 9 March 1895 in West Virginia.
Notes
Jacob's middle name comes from the
West Virginia Birth List. But it is
not entirely clear whether the name listed is "Hanford" or "Hereford".
As a railroad brakeman, Jacob had a harrowing experience that occurred on 4
October 1881, when he was 26 - a story he passed on to his descendants. On 6
March 2001, an article
appeared in the Hinton News, Hinton, WV retelling that incident.
The Swope family is a significant pioneer family in West Virginia. You can
read much more about this family here.
Sources
Ida:
- Birth from West Virginia Births
[Name: Ida S Swope; Birth Date: 7 Apr 1874; Birth Place: Monroe, West
Virginia, Sex: Female].
- Birth, Death and Burial from her
death certificate [Name: Ida Susan/Hoover; Sex: Female; Death Date: 07
Jun 1942; Death Place: Bellepoint, Summers, West Virginia; Age at Death:
68y; Burial Place: Greenbrier; Burial Date: 09 Jun 1942; Birth Date: 07 Apr
1874; Birth Place: Va.; Marital Status: W; Mother: Lucy/Burdette; Mother's
Birth Place: Va.; Father: Joseph J./Swope; Father's Birth Place: Va.].
- Marriage from West Virginia
Marriages
[Date: 4 Nov 1891; Place: Summers, West Virginia; Names: Ida S Swope Jacob H
Hoover].
Jacob:
- Birth from West Virginia Births
[Name: Jacob Hanford Hoover; Birth Date: Dec 1854; Birth Place: Nicholas,
West Virginia; Birth County: Nicholas; Gender: Male; Father's Name: Oliver P
Hoover; Mother's Name: Elizabeth; FHL Film Number: 494314].
- Birth, Death and Burial from West Virginia Deaths [Name: Jacob H.
Hoover; Birth Date: 10 Dec 1854; Birth Place: Virginia; Death Date: 12 Apr
1938; Death Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Burial Date: 14 Apr 1938;
Burial Place: Hinton, West Virginia; Cemetery Name: Greenbrier Cem.; Death
Age: 83 years 4 months; Occupation: Retired; Race: White; Marital Status:
Married; Gender: Male; Father Name: Oliver Hoover; Father Birth Place:
Virginia; Mother Name: Elizabeth Hoover; Mother Birth Place: Virginia; FHL
Film Number: 589345].