Elizabeth D. Hoobler and Robert J. Harwood

REV. ROBERT J. HARWOOD was born December 27, 1900 in Newton Township, Livingston, Illinois,⁷⁵¹³ and died February 11, 1982 in Douglas Manor, Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois.⁷⁵¹³ He is buried in Rowe Cemetery, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois.^{7513, 456}

He married ELIZABETH D. HOOBLER on December 4, 1921 in Presbyterian Manse, Illinois,⁷⁵¹⁴ daughter of MARY HENRIETTA HALL and ROBERT ISAIAH HOOBLER. She was born July 19, 1900 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois,⁴⁵⁶ and died January 27, 1988 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.^{456, 7515} She is buried in Rowe Cemetery, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Timothy Hall Descendant Report (Ancestor of Elizabeth D. Hoobler)

Children of ELIZABETH D. HOOBLER and REV. ROBERT J. HARWOOD:

1. ELIZABETH JANICE HARWOOD, b. December 10, 1922, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois;⁴⁵⁶ m. IVAN LLOYD ERICKSON on December 11, 1945 in Methodist Church, Blackstone, Livingston, Illinois⁷⁵¹⁷; d. February 8, 1981, St. Mary's Hospital, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois.^{456, 7518}
2. MARY ROBERTA HARWOOD, b. 1928, Illinois; d. January 30, 2009.¹⁶⁸



Personal Information

• Elizabeth D. Hoobler was a member of the First Christian Church, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.⁷⁵¹⁵

• Robert J. Harwood was a member of the United Methodist Church, Illinois.⁷⁵¹³

Work History

Marriage Announcements and News

Daily Pantagraph, December 5, 1921⁷⁵¹⁴

Harwood-Hoobler

Miss Elizabeth Hoobler, of Streator, and R. J. Harwood, of Manville, were married at 5 o'clock last evening by Rev. R. S. McCown, at the Presbyterian manse, on North Mill street. They were unaccompanied. The young couple left on the Hummer for points in the southern part of the state where they will spend their honeymoon.

Obituaries

Pantagraph, February 12, 1982⁷⁵¹³

Rev. Robert Harwood

STREATOR — The Rev. Robert Harwood, 81, Hindsboro, a Livingston County native and mayor of Hindsboro, died Thursday morning at Douglas Manor, Tuscola. He had been ill for 1 1/2 years.

His funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Tabor Funeral Home, Oakland, the Rev. Ben Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Rowe Cemetery, Rowe.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Mr. Harwood was born Dec. 27, 1900, in Newton Township, a son of Oliver and Lydia Koehler Harwood. He married Elizabeth Hoobler.

Surviving are a daughter, Mary Johnson, Topeka, Kan.; and four grandchildren.

A daughter and a brother preceded him in death.

Mr. Harwood was a United Methodist minister and served several churches in Central Illinois, including those at Cropsey and Ellsworth. He retired in 1968. He also was employed for many years at Owens-Illinois Inc., glass container division, Streator.

Memorials may be made to Douglas Manor, Tuscola, or to the Preachers Aid Society, Decatur.

Daily Pantagraph, January 29, 1988⁷⁵¹⁵

Elizabeth D. Harwood

STREATOR — Elizabeth D. Harwood, 87, of Topeka, Kan., formerly of the Streator area, died Wednesday (Jan. 27, 1988) in a Topeka hospital.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church Apartments, Topeka. A private family graveside service will be in Rowe Cemetery, Rowe.

There will be no visitation. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka, has charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Harwood was born July 10, 1900, near Streator, a daughter of Robert I. and Mary H. Hall Hoobler. She married Robert J. Harwood.

Survivors include one daughter, Mary Johnson, Topeka, Kan.; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

One daughter and one brother preceded her in death.

Mrs. Harwood was a member of the First Christian Church of Topeka. She had lived in Topeka since 1979.

Memorials may be made to the Preachers Aid Society, 132 S. Water St., Decatur 62525, or First Christian Church Apartments, 3805 W. 18th St., Topeka, Kan. 66604.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 22, 1910423	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois	Mary Henrietta Hall Robert Isaiah Hoobler Elizabeth Hall Elizabeth D. Hoobler Kenneth Paul Hoobler
January 6, 19207508	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois	Mary Henrietta Hall Robert Isaiah Hoobler Elizabeth Hall Elizabeth D. Hoobler Kenneth Paul Hoobler
April 2, 19307516	Minonk, Woodford, Illinois	Robert J. Harwood Elizabeth D. Hoobler Elizabeth Janice Harwood Mary Roberta Harwood
April 12, 19402736	Sunbury, Livingston, Illinois	Robert J. Harwood Elizabeth D. Hoobler Elizabeth Janice Harwood Mary Roberta Harwood