John Alexander Hovious Son of Richard Anderson HOVIOUS and Rebecca Jane CLOYD. Born in Springfield, Illinois, on 4 October 1883. Married Beadie Corella WEST [1891-1945]. When registering for the draft in World War I, he gave his name as John Aleck Hovious.

John Alexander Hovious died in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1954.

Children with Beadie Corella WEST:

1. Audrey Lee Hovious, b. 27 July 1908, Dyersburg, Dyer Co., Tennessee. Married Allen SHEFFIELD.
2. Nannie Louise Hovious, b. 12 June 1910, Dyersburg, Tennessee. Married Lemuel Lawrence HOUCHINS.
3. Ernest Weldon Hovious, b. 19 Sept. 1912, Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.
4. John Alexander Hovious Jr., b. 4 October 1919, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
5. Ruth Hovious, b. 1927 Vicksburg, MS. Died 1928.