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| Ida Belle Smith Hoops was born in Lucas County, Iowa on September 4, 1869. She was the daughter of Josiah Smith and Sarah Pitts. She was listed in the 1870 census as age seven months and in the 1880 census as age nine. The 1870 census indicated that she was born prematurely in the sixth month.
She married Charles Wesley Hoops at age 21 on September 4, 1890 in Lucas County. Charles was 23 and was born in Iowa in February, 1867. He was the son of John H. Hoops and Hester Ann Falls. Ida's sister Catherine Smith married Charles' brother John A. Hoops. Ida and Charles had one daughter, Ella Belle Hoops Singleterry. Ella was born in August, 1892. The family appeared in the 1920 census. They were living in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa. The family consisted of Charles W. age 52, Ida B. age 50, and Ella B. age 27. Charles was working as a carpenter and Ella was the proprietor of a millenary shop. Ida died on May 3, 1930 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa. She was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak. Ella Belle married George Elmer Singleterry in 1935. George was her cousin, Eva Smith's, widower. Eva was George Washington Smith's daughter.
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