This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: hoover , ward, mclaughlin, thompson, merchant, brewer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3dB.2ACI/3318.5030.1 Message Board Post: my great grandfather was ephriam hoover he lived in chippewa county wisconsin i also remember some connection to the shoemakers who lived (at one time) in chippewa falls they later moved to the ladysmith area.have been unable to find him in any census he was born in 1860 and died in 1945 any info would be appreciated