Hoover, John Whitmer, 1834-1902
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1834 - 1902
Biography
John Whitmer Hoover (1834-1902) was a Utah miller.
John Whitmer Hoover was born on November 18, 1834 to Abraham Hoover and Mary Elizabeth Adair. He immigrated to Utah with his family in 1854, when he was 19 years old. On December 23, 1855, he married Mary Elizabeth Corsa and had twelve children. John owned and operated a mill in Provo, UT and left it to his sons when he died on May 27, 1902.
Citation:
John Whitmer Hoover Papers, 1867-1920 (John Whitmer Hoover; owned a mill in Provo, UT).Family Search, via WWW, October 19, 2022 (John Whitmer Hoover; b. Nov. 18, 1834; parents are Abraham Hoover and Mary Elizabeth Adair; m. Mary Elizabeth Corsa on Dec. 23, 1855 and had twelve children; migrated to utah in 1854; d. May 27, 1902).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John Whitmer Hoover papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232485943]
Identifier: MSS 362
Scope and Contents
Letters, cash receipts, account books, deeds, certificates, memorabilia, indentures, and miscellaneous notes. The materials were created when Hoover and his family resided in Provo, Utah, when he operated the Excelsior Roller Mills in that city. The items relate to the operation of the mill and to family matters.
Dates:
1867-1920
Filtered By
- Subject: Mills and mill-work -- Utah -- Provo -- History X