By the Railroad Tracks
In honor of the recent Hoover family reunion, here’s a family photo from about 90 (wow!) or so years ago. I love the candid family photos. Here the family members are sitting by railroad tracks, possibly above a creek, near a railroad marker (C 34).
Peg, Don, Bob, and Ruth Hoover
My grandmother identified this photo as being “Aunt Annie, Peg, Don, Bob, and Ruth.” However, Aunt Annie—Anne Belle Houdeshell—died in 1924. Bob was born the following year.
I’m terrible at estimating children’s ages, but I’d guess the youngest child in the photo to be around two years old. I’m pretty sure Grandma could recognize herself and her siblings, so that places this photo around 1927 or 1928, give or take. The trees are bare, but the family is not bundled up. I’d guess spring or a warm fall day.
I wonder what they’re all looking at.
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I am assuming that “Huber” was changed to “Hoover.”
If you go back far enough, yes.
Thanks for your very interesting blog! Do these happen to be descendants of Heinrich Huber (1716-1762)? Heinrich died in Macungie, Bucks County, PA, and was married to Susan Elliker. It appears that he migrated from Germany in 1734. They are my 7th great grandparents. Thanks for any information!
I’m sorry, no. They are descendants of Philip Hoover & Hannah Thomas of Armstrong County through their son Christian. The children are Christian’s great grandchildren.
I’m wondering where the C-34 marker is located? Where was the family living?
They were living in Pine Glen, Pennsylvania.