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Steuben County's Oldest Citizen is Dead

               Jacob Hoyer

     Jacob Hoyer, son of Samuel and Rebecca Hoyer, was born November 13th 1839 in Wyandott County, Ohio,  He attended the public schools of Hancock and Williams Counties, Ohio

     On December 16th 1866 he was married to Sarah Ann Saul of Williams County.  After ten years of married life they came to Indiana and lived in Steuben County for two years, between 1876 asnd 1878, when they returned to Ohio.,  But in 1888 they returned to Steuben County, this time to stay.  They came to live with the ageing parents, Samuel and Rebecca, caring for them until their passing.

     In the meantime a son, Arthur, had married and in turn lived with and cared for his parents, the mother having gone before in 1916, and finally the father on March 14, 1934, having attained the grand old age of 94 years, four months and one day.

     In the family there were six children all of whom, are now living except Charley who died at the age of four.  The children are Mrs. Ida Chapman, of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Pearl Wheaton, Mrs. Dora Sunday, Mr. Hayes Hoyer, Mr. Arthur Hoyer, all of Steuben County, Ind.  There is one living sister, Mrs. Catherine Saul, likewise of this vicinity.  There are twenty living grandchildren and four deceased.  There are twenty-two great-grandchildren.

     Jacob Hoyer confessed Christ as his Lord at the Williams Center United Brethern Church, Ohio, and has lived in his fellowship these many decades.

     All who knew him will miss this fine old man, but our loss is heaven's gain.

 

 

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