Eli Hoover, farmer, secs. 9 and 10; P. O. Milton; is the fourth son of John and Cynthia (Patton) Hoover, natives of Maryland and Kentucky, who came to this county in 1829 and settled in this township, on sec. 8, where he entered 60 acres of land and resided until his death in 1867. His wife preceded him to the spirit world in 1864. The subject of this sketch was born on the homestead in this township in 1836; was married in 1863 to Miss Mary Stewart, a native of Greene Co., Ill., where she was born in 1841. The fruits of this marriage are 4 children: Della A., Arthur V., Otis C. and Caddie G. The homestead upon which he resides consists of 236 acres, valued at $60 per acre. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Christian Church, and number among the early pioneers.

Source: History of Pike County by Charles M. Chapman 1880