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    Sarah Frances Ross, German Tp June 10, 1921 
    family Bible of Mrs Ross' grandfather which her grandmother Hoover gave to
  her daughter, Clara Ross, who prizes it very highly.  It was printed in Phila
  Pa for Mathew Curey No 118 Market St October 27th, 1802 & at the end of the New
  Testament is "This Book was purchased Anna Domini 1804 by Andrew Hoover at
  Uniontown, Fayette County Penna".  At the end of the Apocrypha are four pages
  of family records which I copy verbatim.
                            Marriages
    Andrew Hoover was married to Frances McClure Sept 14, 1800, Fayette County
  Pennsylvania by Jeremiah Kendall Esqr
    
    James Smith Born Feby 16, 1822.
                            Births
    James Smith & Emily Eliza Darrall were married on the 23d Oct 1843 to whom
  were born:
    1. Allen Darrall, Aug 23d, 1846.
    2. Mary Frances, Oct 30, 1847.
    3. Rebecca, Oct 6, 1849.
    4. Thomas Hoover, Sept 3, 1851.
    5. Nathaniel Darrall May 4th, 1855
    6. J. Walter, March 7th, 1857.
    
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    7. Anna Eliza born June 14th, 1858.
    8. Charles born Jan 1st, 1861.
    9. Jesse Overturf, born Jan 12, 1863.
    
    James Smith, father of the above named children died Nov 9, 1866
    Rebecca Smith died Sunday 7 PM Apr 25, 1869.
    Nathaniel D. Smith died Apr 27th, Tuesday 2 1/2 PM 1869.

    2d Page                 Births
    Andrew Hoover was born Jany 24, 1775 Fayette Co Pa
    Frances McClure was born Feby 20, 1779 Fayette Co Pa
    1. Abraham Hoover was born Nov 18, 1801 at New Geneva, Fayette Co Pa
    2. Rebecca Hoover was born June 6, 1802 at New Geneva glass works, Fayette Co Pa.
    3. Harriet Hoover was born Nov 29, 1806 at Robt Harrison's on Brown's Run, Fayette Co Pa.
    4. Maria Hoover was born Apr 22, 1809 at New Glass works, Greene Co Pa.
    5. Thomas Hoover was born Feby 5, 1814 at New Glass Works, Green Co Pa.
    
    1. Emily Elisa Darrall born July 17, 1826.
    2. Quincy Allen Darrall born Oct 24, 1827 2 O'clock AM Sunday
    3. Sarah Frances Darrall born Nov 5, 1832 at Masontown, Pa.
    
    James Ramsey born Feby 12, 1832 at Greensboro Pa.
    
    4. Mary Darrall, a sister of Mrs Ross born Oct 8, 1837.
    5. Mariah Paulina Darrall born Oct 8, 1839, Died March 23d, 1863
    
    3d Page Family Record of A.Q. & Mariah V. Darrall
    
    1. Kate Darrall born Tuesday Sept 26, 5 o'clock 1854
    2. Arin Rebecca (Called Nina) born Sunday May 4, 1 o'clock AM 1856.
    3. Mary born Monday June 21 4 o'clock Am 1858.
    4. Thomas born Wednesday Mch 28, 6 o'clock PM 1860.
    5. Frances Mariah born Tuesday Nov 4, 1862
    
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    Mariah V. Darrall died Nov 26, 1863 aged 33 yrs 1 mo.
    James Ramsey died May 9, 1900 on Wednesday 20 minutes after one.
    Abraham & Harriet Hoover both died Sept 2, 1807 within half an hour of other
  in Fayette Co Etc.
    Andrew Hoover died on Friday morning about sunrise on the 20th of April AD
  1821, Germantown Pa Fayette Co
    Mary Darrall died (Mrs Ross' sister) 1838.
    Frances Hoover died on Satterday [sic] morning about 10 o'clock on the 16th
  of Feby 1850 German Twp Fayette Co Pa
    Thomas Hoover, son of Andrew & Frances Hoover died Dec 12, at 11 o'clock AM
  AD 1857.
    Maria Hoover Ramsay died on Sunday morning at 2:40 o'clock on the 6th day of
  September 1896 German township, Buried in Ross's Cemetery aged 87 yrs 4 mos 14
  days.
    
    4th page
    Nathaniel Darrall died at his residence on Browns Run in German Township
  Fayette Co on the first day of January 1850 in the 63d year of his age.
    Emily Eliza Smith died at her home in German Township Feby 12, 1905 aged 79
  yrs 6 mos 25 days.
    
    Nancy Harrison died Oct the 5th, AD 1843 on Brown's Run.
    
    Rebecca Darrall, wife of N. Darrall died Apr 26, 1864 at the home of her
  daughter Eliza Smith in German Tp.
    
    Isabel Harrison, wife of Robert Harrison died July 21, 1836 aged 38 yrs.
 
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