Descendants of James E. Hoover Generation No. 1 1. JAMES E.1 HOOVER was born 29 Mar 1875 in Le Mars, Plymouth Co., IA, and died 07 Jun 1938 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA. He married MARY ELIZABETH MANN 01 Mar 1897 in Merrill, Plymouth Co., IA. She was born 09 Mar 1881 in Plymouth Co., IA, and died 19 Jan 1960 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA. Children of JAMES HOOVER and MARY MANN are: i. RAY2 HOOVER, b. 08 Dec 1897, Merril, Plymouth Co., IA. 2. ii. MINNIE OPHELIA HOOVER, b. 17 Nov 1899, Merril, Plymouth Co., IA; d. 08 Jan 1940, Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA. iii. PEARL PAULINE HOOVER, b. 03 Feb 1901, Akron, Plymouth Co., IA. 3. iv. ALBERT A. HOOVER, b. 06 Jun 1903, Merrill, Plymouth Co., IA; d. 26 Nov 1978, Elma, Grays Harbor Co., WA. v. PHOEBE HOOVER, b. 28 Jun 1910. Generation No. 2 2. MINNIE OPHELIA2 HOOVER (JAMES E.1) was born 17 Nov 1899 in Merril, Plymouth Co., IA, and died 08 Jan 1940 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA. She married JOSEPH MERRITT HILES 14 Dec 1914 in Kalama, Cowlitz Co., WA, son of JOSEPH HILES and BRUNETTA HOWARD. He was born 01 Sep 1895 in Woodburn, Marion Co., OR, and died 17 May 1962 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA. Children of MINNIE HOOVER and JOSEPH HILES are: i. MERRIT LAUREN3 HILES, b. 22 Dec 1915, Silver Lake, Cowlitz Co., WA; d. 12 Oct 1962, Tillamook Co., OR. ii. LEATHA M HILES, b. 23 Apr 1917, Silver Lake, Cowlitz Co., WA. iii. JOSEPH ALBERT HILES, b. 25 Aug 1922, Silver Lake, Cowlitz Co., WA; d. 15 Oct 2004, Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA. 3. ALBERT A.2 HOOVER (JAMES E.1) was born 06 Jun 1903 in Merrill, Plymouth Co., IA, and died 26 Nov 1978 in Elma, Grays Harbor Co., WA. He married PHEARL ELLA TWYLA HILES 05 Jun 1923 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA, daughter of JOSEPH HILES and BRUNETTA HOWARD. She was born 15 Jan 1908 in Ostrander, Cowlitz Co., WA, and died 06 May 1996 in Longview, Cowlitz Co., WA. Children of ALBERT HOOVER and PHEARL HILES are: i. ALBERTA L3 HOOVER, b. 12 Oct 1926, WA; d. 27 Feb 2005, McCleary, Grays Harbor Co., WA; m. UNKNOWN EMERSON. ii. BEVERLY JEAN HOOVER, m. UNKNOWN DOUGHERTY. iii. MARY ELIZABETH HOOVER. iv. RICHARD HOOVER.