Resident of Lock Haven, PA.
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A Lewis Hoover is listed among those who served in the Civil War from Curwensville in this source.824
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COMPANY K [The Bucktails]
Recruited in Curwensville, Clearfield County

First Sergeant Lewis Hoover, May 29, 1861; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.1416
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The Bucktail Reunion of 1895 was held at Lock Haven, with Lewis Hoover as Host. Mr. Hoover was originally from Pike Township and among its many recruits, but after the War, removed to Clinton County and at this time, was its Sheriff.837
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Lewis a prominent citizen of Lock Haven, Pa. He is now [1897] sheriff of Clinton county. Three sons are the children of this family.2011


[More on the history of the Bucktails can be found in the notes of Edward Anderson Irvin 1838-1908.]