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482	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
Israel Rumbaugh, of Denison, Ohio; Anna Mary wife of James Mahon, of near Oil City; John H., of whom later; Jacob, married Mary Fox, of Carroll township; Maria, wife of Thomas Adams, of Johnstown; and Matilda, wife of Clemons Revely, engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The death of Mr. Hoover occurred in 1895.     John H. Hoover, son of Jacob and Lucy (Strazler) Hoover, was born December 19, 1843, in Carroll township, and in 1868 settled on the homestead, where he has since followed agricultural pursuits. He has served two terms as school director and three terms as supervisor. In politics he is a Democrat and in religion a Roman Catholic. Mr. Hoover married Anna M., daughter of Jerome and Mary (Krug) Kootzman, and they are the parents of the following children: 1. Francis J., of whom later. 2. Sophia, born August 12, 1869, wife of Paul Strittmatter, of Hastings. 3. Jennie, born April 4, 1871, wife of Felix Bradley. 4. Martina, born 1873, single. 5. Lucinda, born 1875, Sister St. Mary Boniface, of the Order of St. Joseph. 6. Amelia, born 1879, wife of Talford Davis, of Ohio. 7. William, born April, 1881. 8. Regina, born 1883, single. 9. Otto, born 1885, single, living at Altoona. 10. Isadora, born 1887, teacher in Carroll Township school. 11. Clemence, born 1891, student, at home.     Francis J. Hoover, son of John H. and Anna M. (Kootzman) Hoover, was reared on a farm and at the age of twenty-one became a teamster, following that calling for eight years. He was then employed for two years by the Sterling Coal Company, after which he engaged in farming for the same length of time. Since 1901 he has conducted a bottling business, supplying the retail trade of Hastings and the surrounding towns. He has served two terms as inspector of election and now holds the office of councilman. For three years in succession he represented his party in county conventions. He supports the Democratic party and is a member of the Roman Catholic church.     Mr. Hoover married, April 23, 1895, Rose E., daughter of Francis and Helena (Woodly) Yeager, and their family consists of the following children: Rose M., born October 16, 1896; Irene, born March 23, 1898; Cordon F., born February 18, 1899; John B., born November 27, 1900. Francis P., born March 11, 1902; and Madeline P., born October 16. 1905.     THADDEUS A. DELOZIER, of Hastings, was born February 7, 1861, and is a son of James Delozier, and a grandson of Daniel Delozier, a Frenchman, of whose early history little is known. He was a Roman Catholic, and spent the last years of his life with his son James, in Cambria county.     James Delozier, son of Daniel Delozier, was born in 1812, in Cambria county, and was a farmer of Elder township, living on the homestead, which he passed his life in cultivating. For several years he served as assessor and school director. He was a Republican and a Roman Catholic. Mr. Delozier married Ellen, daughter of John and Mary (Myers) Elder, and they were the parents of the following children: 1. Richard, born March, 1854, married Mary Born, had eight children; Bennet, Laura, Estella, Maud, Gertrude, Margaret, Richard and Ella. 2. Benjamin, born July, 1866, married Jane Weakland, had three children; John E., Grace and Golda. 3. Alice, born 1858, wife of Marshall Hoover, had one child, Maxwell. 4. Thaddeus A., of whom later. 5. John, born April, 1863, married Martha Kirkpatrick, no issue. 6. Amanda, born 1865, wife of James Behe, had five children; Bertha, Edmund, Jessie, Glen and an

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