Joseph HOVIS & Mary C. STROUP

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Joseph HOVIS
Mary C. STROUP

Husband: Joseph HOVIS
Birth: May 1850, NC
Occupation: farmer
Father: Adam HOVIS (1803- ) — George B.³, George B.², Tobias Frederick¹
Mother: Lanie C. SENTER (c1815- )

Marriage: 17 Nov 1870

Wife: Mary C. STROUP
Birth: 1841/2 or Aug 1845?, Gaston Co., NC — 1850: æ 2; 1860: æ 18; 1870: æ 25; 1880: æ 35; 1900: æ 54; 1910: æ 65
Occupation: homemaker
Father said to be: Solomon STROUP
Mother said to be: Nancy HASKINS, b. 1799

Mary's age varies widely in the censuses. Only if she is the oldest age given was she born early enough to be Nancy's daughter; otherwise, Nancy was too old to be her mother.

Children — born in East Dallas Twp., Gaston Co., NC:

1. William "Willie" HOVIS, b. May 1871
2. Julia HOVIS, b. 1873/4
3. George HOVIS, b. Jul 1876
4. Minnie HOVIS, b. May 1878
5. Nancy E. "Nannie" HOVIS, b. 1881/2

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, North Carolina

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Joseph HOVIS
Birth: 1839, Catawba, North Carolina
Father: Adam HOVIS; Mother: Lanie C. CENTER
Marriage: 17 Nov 1870
Spouse: Mary STROUP
Source: patron submission

2. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 27): East Dallas Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T9_964, p. 145A, PN 17, SD 3, ED 90, enumerated 11 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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139 143 Hovis Joseph W M 30 / Farmer NC NC NC

_____ Mary W F 35 Wife / Housekeeping NC NC NC

_____ Willie W M 8 Son NC NC NC

_____ Julia W F 6 Dau NC NC NC

_____ George W M 4 Son NC NC NC

_____ Minnie W F 2 Dau NC NC NC

3. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 34): Dallas Twp., Dallas Pct. No. 1, Gaston Co., NC, Roll T623_1196, p. 90A, SN 2, SD 8, ED 78, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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21 21 Hovis Joseph Head W M May 1850 50 M 29 NC NC NC Farmer Y Y Y R F 13

_____ Mary Wife W F Aug 1845 54 M 29 5 5 NC NC NC Y Y Y

_____ William Son W M May 1871 49 Wd NC NC NC Farm Laborer Y Y Y

_____ George Son W M Jul 1876 23 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Y Y Y

_____ Minnie Dau W F May 1878 22 S NC NC NC Farm Laborer Y Y Y

Listed next to Mary's widowed sister-in-law, Martha (BYRD) STROUP.

5. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #39 of 49): W Tuckasegee Road, Town of Alexis, Dallas Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T624_1112, p. 138A, SN 20A, SD 1, ED 56, enumerated 3 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* 363 366 Hovis Joseph Head M W 59 M1 39 NC NC NC Eng Farmer General Farmer Emp Y Y O F F 4

_____ Mary Wife F W 65 M1 39 5 5 NC NC NC Eng None Y Y

_____ George Juli??x Son M W 34 S NC NC NC Eng Laberor Home Farm W N 0 Y Y

_____ W?ll Son M W 38 S NC NC NC Eng Laberor Home Farm W N 0 Y Y

*W Tuckasegee Road

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