William W. Hovious in 1918William Wesley Hovious. Son of Stephen Anderson HOVIOUS and Mary Alice VanDEVENTER. b. 23 February 1892, Monroe Co., Indiana. Married (1) 15 May 1920, June Viola GRAY. Married (2) 27 May 1921, in Terre Haute, Indiana, Blanche MOORE, [born 8 Aug 1902, daughter of William Moore and Mary Jane Caywood, died 1933.] Married (3) 1935, Edna Naomi DAVIS, [b. 3 April 1911, daughter of Claude and Catherine Davis, died on 1 September 1991, Monroe Co., Indiana] Married (4) on 9 Mar 1936, in Owen Co., Indiana, Elsie Marie REYNOLDS, [b. 3 March 1917, Clay Co., Indiana, daughter of Lemuel Grant Reynolds and Susie Jane Conner, died 7 July 1960, Baker Twp., Morgan Co., Indiana,] married (5) 1963, Esther Thacker. William Wesley Hovious was a farmer and served in World War I - the photo above was taken in 1918. He died on 12 January 1972, in Martinsville, Indiana, and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

    See below for a family group photo.

      Children by Blanche MOORE:
    1. William Earl Hovious, b. 1922.
    2. Helen Louise Hovious, b. 16 Sep 1923, married Don Ackerman, [b. 19 Sep 1920, Hackensack, New Jersey, died 12 Jun 1985.] Helen died on 27 Nov 1978, in Pompano, Florida.
    3. George Moore Hovious, b. 31 Dec 1925, d. 1 April 1991, Brooksville, FL.

      Children by Edna Naomi DAVIS:

    4. Paul Davis Hovious, b. 1935.
    5. David Lee Hovious, b. 1935 (twins).

      Children by Elsie Marie REYNOLDS:

    6. Bobby Darrell Hovious, b. 1936.
    7. Betty Delores Hovious, b. 1938.
    8. Raymond Austin Hovious, b. 2 Sep 1940, d. 12 Oct 1971, Indianapolis IN.
    9. Ronald Steve Hovious, b. 1946.
    10. Mark Allen Hovious, b. 12 May 1951, d. 22 Dec 1997, in an automobile accident, Martinsville, In.
    11. Timothy Lee Hovious, b/d 25 Mar 1953 (stillborn) Morgan Co., Indiana.
    12. Ardena Rose Hovious, b/d 22 Jun 1960 (stillborn) Morgan Co., Indiana

      William W. Hovious & family.

      Back Row: Bob, George, Earl and Mark Hovious
      Front Row: Steve, Betty, and William W. Hovious. October, 1971.

      Thanks to Steve Hovious for helping update this information, and to his sister Betty Hovious Hollowell for the photos and a lot of additional information.