Hulda Minthorn Hoover

(1848–1884)

BIRTH

May 4, 1848

PLACE

Norwich, Ontario, Canada

NAME

Hulda Randall Minthorn

DEATH

February 1884

PLACE

West Branch, Iowa

FAMILY

MOTHER

Herbert Hoover

(1874-1964)

HUSBAND

Jesse Hoover

(1846–1880)

HOMES

RELIGIOUS VIEWS

CHRISTIAN

QUAKER

MEMBERSHIPS

AWARDS

Hulda Randall Minthorn Hoover was mother of US president Herbert Hoover. She was a Quaker minister and former teacher. She married Jesse Hoover in 1870 and died in 1884, leaving three children. Some records give conflicting exact dates for her death.

MINISTERSEAMSTRESSTEACHER

EARLY LIFE

She taught school and served as a minister in the Quaker tradition.

CAREER

DEATH

Hulda Hoover died in February 1884 after typhoid fever, with pneumonia also reported. National Park Service pages give conflicting exact days in February, so the day is left unresolved.