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number of years, where Mr. Hovers followed the tailor's trade. Afterwards he decided that his trade was injuring his health; so he went into the milling and lumber business, which he followed for several years, living during that time in different localities. lie then bought a farm 011 Flat (?reek; and there the remainder of his life was spent in a hunible, but happy and congenial, home.
From this union nine children were born, all of whom grew to maturity, and eight are now living.
The first, John Hovers, was born in 18:)!); and in 18(il he enlisted in the First Tennessee Volunteers, and served in the Confederate Army during the full time of the war. He has followed the lumber and milling business for many years. In 18(i(> he married Letitia Landers.
The second child wa.s Amelia A. Boyers, named for her grandmother, who was born in 1842. in 1875 she married James Price, who died in 1880. She then married John A. Silvertooth; and they located near Lynchburg, 'Penn., where he died in 18!)2; but Mrs. Silvertooth still resides there.
The next, Fannie Hovers, was born in the year 1814, and married Albert (4. McQuiddy. They now reside in Newton, Kan., and have four girls and three boys in their family.
Sandy Movers, the fourth one, was born in 1817, and now resides at Hall?s Station, 'Penn. He married Lucy Curling, and from this union five children were born.
Sallie Boyers was born in 1850, and married Burrow Wells in 1872. They now live in Chattanooga. Six children were born to this union, two of whom have left