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Eliza Eleanor Wells Hoyer

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Birth	:	17 Jan 1854 Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	23 Jul 1896 Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9611000, -91.8151600
Description	:	ELIZA ELEANOR (WELLS) HOYER (Biographical sketch by sameelee © 2016) Eliza Eleanor (also known as Ella or Ellen) Wells, the first of three children of Rebecca (Lippincott) and Joseph T. Wells, was born 17 January 1854 on Elgin Road, Union Township, Fayette County, Iowa. Her father died of disease during the Civil War and the siblings were orphaned when their mother died in 1870. Their grandfather Remembrance Lippincott was named legal guardian but the children also lived at various times with their grandparents, Eliza and William Wells, one of the founders of West Union. On 5... Read More	ELIZA ELEANOR (WELLS) HOYER (Biographical sketch by sameelee © 2016) Eliza Eleanor (also known as Ella or Ellen) Wells, the first of three children of Rebecca (Lippincott) and Joseph T. Wells, was born 17 January 1854 on Elgin Road, Union Township, Fayette County, Iowa. Her father died of disease during the Civil War and the siblings were orphaned when their mother died in 1870. Their grandfather Remembrance Lippincott was named legal guardian but the children also lived at various times with their grandparents, Eliza and William Wells, one of the founders of West Union. On 5 April 1874, Eliza married George Hoyer in the Jacob Hoyer home. [2][3] They had seven children: Infant, Gertrude B "Gertie", Wesse William, Jesse Jacob "Jake", Ida Mabel, Eunice Adelle "Ada", and Nellie Melvina. Eliza died at age 42. The Argo newspaper reported, "Mrs. Eliza Ella Hoyer, wife of George Hoyer of this city, who has been an invalid for a number of years, died at her home Thursday morning [23 July 1896]... Funeral services, largely attended, were held at the U.B. church...Rev. Profitt officiating." Eliza Hoyer was buried in West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa. George later moved to Cascade County, Montana, where he was living at the time of his death 26 July 1920. He was also buried in the West Union Cemetery.

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Eliza Eleanor Wells Hoyer's memorial is located at: West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA.
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Eliza Eleanor Wells Hoyer death on 23 Jul 1896 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9611000
Longitude: -91.8151600

Family Members:

Parent

Rebecca Lippincott Wells

(1834 - 1870)

Spouse

George D Hoyer

(1847 - 1920)

Siblings

William Remberance Wells

(1857 - 1925)

Emma Wells Blunt

(1859 - 1912)

Children

Gertrude B “Gertie” Hoyer Culver

(1872 - 1956)

Delletie Hoyer

(1876 - 1877)

Wesse William Hoyer

(1876 - 1939)

Jesse Jacob Hoyer

(1882 - 1946)

Eunice Adelle Hoyer Lohr

(1886 - 1940)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. West Union Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9611000, -91.8151600

2. Mount Calvary Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9300003, -91.7850037

3. Boale Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9935700, -91.8451900

4. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9777985, -91.7647018

5. Butler Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9738910, -91.7501880

6. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9347000, -91.7450027

7. South Windsor Cemetery
Donnan, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9211006, -91.8747025

8. Prairie View Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8993580, -91.8330000

9. Oak Ridge Cemetery
Auburn Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0155983, -91.8683014

10. George Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

11. Windsor Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9644012, -91.9225006

12. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8768997, -91.8094025

13. Brainard Cemetery
Brainard, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9341980, -91.7044900

14. Dunham Grove Cemetery
Randalia, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8767014, -91.8458023

15. Hawkeye Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9397011, -91.9357986

16. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

17. Saint Petr Kirchof
Eldorado, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0572014, -91.8352966

18. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

19. Lima Cemetery
Lima, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8689000, -91.7373000

20. Saint Francis Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8511009, -91.8261032

21. Dover Township Cemetery
Dover Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

22. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9986000, -91.9666977

23. Pitts Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9900017, -91.9708023

24. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964