Fulton Boyd Hovis and Mary R. Beighlea

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Husband Fulton Boyd Hovis ¹

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           Born: 12 Oct 1857 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Apr 1927 1
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Peter Hovis (1818-1883/1883) 2 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Mary P. Bonner (1818-1870) 2 4

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       Marriage: 19 Oct 1882 1 7

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Wife Mary R. Beighlea ^{1 7}

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           Born: 1862 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1923 1
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: J. William Beighlea (1818-1897) 8 9
         Mother: Elizabeth Shaner (1817-1904) 9

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Ethel "Lizzie" Hovis ¹

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           Born: 4 Nov 1883 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 1972 - ? Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Anglo Cook Gilliland (1886-1963) 1
           Marr: 24 Jul 1907 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 10

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2 M Lee Raleigh Hovis ¹

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           Born: 8 May 1886
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1952
         Buried: 

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3 M William L. Hovis ¹

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           Born: 1889 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1916 - California 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Edna B. Shawgo (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 22 Dec 1909 - ? Venango Co, PA 1

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4 M Elton Ray Hovis ¹¹

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           Born: 1891 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1953 11
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: Leida Pearl Fryman (1894-1990) 11
           Marr: 23 Nov 1922 - ? Venango Co, PA 11

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5 M Charles Rankin Hovis ¹¹

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           Born: 12 Dec 1893 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Oct 1948 11
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: Bertha E. Adams (1897-1987) 11
           Marr: 1919 - ? Venango Co, PA

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6 M Leonard A. Hovis ¹¹

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           Born: 7 Oct 1896 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Dec 1972
         Buried:  - Annandale, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Ruth I. Seaton (1898-      ) 11
           Marr: 11 Jun 1919 11

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7 M Francis Hovis ^{11 13}

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           Born: 23 Oct 1900 11 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jul 1939 13
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mildred Viola Hoffman (1907-2006) 14
           Marr: 26 Jun 1926 13

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8 F Edna G. Hovis

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           Born: 14 May 1902 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jun 1990 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA
         Buried:  - Pleasantview M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Leonard C. Matthews (      -1959)
           Marr: 28 Feb 1922

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General Notes: Husband - Fulton Boyd Hovis

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He was born in an old log house (near the Bullion schoolhouse) in Clinton Township, and remained at home until he commenced work in the oil fields. However, he was trained to agricultural work from boyhood and followed it mainly, settling on his farm in Irwin Township when he married, and taking charge of it from that time. It was the property of his wife's father and comprised 140 acres. The land was always valuable for general farming, and under his wise care is was good as it had ever been, his liberal use of the limestone on the tract enhanced its productiveness to an appreciable degree. There is a fine limestone quarry on the farm, which Mr. Hovis worked steadily, selling as much as eighteen hundred tons of rock in a year, besides taking out enough for his own use. Mr. Hovis also improved the property in the matter of buildings, replacing all the old structures with the substantial ones now standing about 1907.
Mr. Hovis took an active part in the administration of township affairs, having held a number of local offices, and serving multiple terms as assessor. He was a Prohibitionist in religious principle. The Pleasant View M. E. Church had his support and cooperation for many years, and he was a trustee of both church and cemetery. He was a class leader, was associated with the Bible class thirty years and taught in the Sunday school for twenty-five years, his interest extending to all branches of the work. His various activities kept him well occupied, but when he spared time for vacations he enjoyed hunting trips especially. [CAB, 831]

Another grandchild, Edna Grace Hovis, was a member of their household.

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

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 601.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1039.

4 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 8.

5 Roger N. Whiting, The William Cousins Family of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chippewa Falls, WI: Personal genealogy research, 2012), Pg 54.

6 Byron C. Allen, Simcox Family Group Sheets (Canfield, OH: Privately published, 1983), #76.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 831.

8 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 200.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 725, 832.

10 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #7845.

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

12 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 24.

13 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 6.

14 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 5.