The Back of this photo reads:
"Photo of Mary Elizabeth Miller Hoy taken in 1906 at Farmington, Missouri
about the time her husband Ursinus Hoy died. Mary Hoy was the mother of Carrie,
Ethel, Wesley and Agnes Hoy. Ursinus and Mary Hoy were buried at the Old Odd Fellow
Cemetery near Farmington, Missouri. Mary Elizabeth Miller was a grand-niece of
General Sam Houston who had come from Texas. Gen. Houston died near Potosi, Missouri
and was originally buried there. Mary Elizabeth's sisters were named Martha, Melissa
and Margaret. Her brothers were James, John, Thomas, and a twin brother named
Robert."
Tombstone of Mary E. Miller Hoy at IOOF Cemetery in Farmington, Missouri.
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