Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hovis and Bertha Alice Riddle

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Husband Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hovis ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1873 - Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Dec 1922 3
         Buried:  - Greenford, Mahoning Co, OH 3

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         Father: John Nelson Hovis (1847-1906) 1 3 4
         Mother: Eleanor Cummings Ray (1849-      ) 3

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       Marriage: 1903 3

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Wife Bertha Alice Riddle ^{2 3}

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           Born: 4 Oct 1876 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1970 3
         Buried:  - Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH

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         Father: Charles Milton Riddle (1846-1916) 5 6 7
         Mother: Emma Florence Cross (1850-1894) 5 6 8

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Children

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1 M Myrle Victor Hovis ³

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           Born: 29 May 1903 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jun 1992 3
         Buried:  - West Lawn Cemetery, Mantua, Portage Co, OH

         Spouse: Edrie Allison (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 10 Nov 1925 3

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2 F Florence Isabell Hovis ³

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           Born: 8 Nov 1906 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Mar 1986 3
         Buried:  - New Salem Cemetery, Annisville, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: William T. Kelly (1906-1981) 9
           Marr: 3 Sep 1925 9

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3 M Norman Dunkle Hovis ⁹

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           Born: 7 May 1909 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jan 2001
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ira Lee Pegues (1908-2007) 9
           Marr: 19 Aug 1950 9

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4 M Albert Howard Hovis ⁹

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           Born: 13 Nov 1910 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Apr 1944 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Vera Lavarn Wehnes (1915-1996) 9
           Marr: 19 Nov 1938 9

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5 M Raymond Lucene Hovis ¹⁰

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           Born: 29 Jan 1914 - Greenford, Mahoning Co, OH 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Apr 1986 - Riverside Co, CA 10
         Buried:  - Riverside Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA

         Spouse: Thelma Alberta Keppler Fry (1914-      ) 10
           Marr: 18 Mar 1945 10

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6 F Alice Ruth Hovis ¹⁰

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           Born: 18 Feb 1916 - Greenford, Mahoning Co, OH 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Aug 1996 10
         Buried:  - Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH

         Spouse: Paul Herbert King (      -      ) 10
           Marr: 31 Oct 1935 10

         Spouse: James Donaldson McCoy (      -1966) 10
           Marr: 22 Aug 1952 10

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General Notes: Wife - Bertha Alice Riddle

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SSDI: BERTHA A HOVIS 04 Oct 1876 15 Jan 1970 (V) 44512 (Youngstown, Mahoning, OH) (none specified) 294-42-7917 Ohio

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 992.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 912.

3 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 107.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 644.

5 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 574.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 995.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 518, 604, 911.

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 518, 604, 912.

9 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 108.

10 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 109.