Our Tent (Daughters of Union Veterans, Keturah Hoover, Tent #10– Chicago, Illinois) was named in honor of Nancy Keturah (Homan) Hoover. Our namesake was born in Southern, Ohio, in 1848. Margaret and Benjamin Homan were her parents. Tent #10 was organized in Chicago in 1905, and the charter members named the Tent in her honor.

Keturah’s family members were pro-Union, but they lived in an area strong in Southern sympathies. The Morgan Raiders of Kentucky were a well known threat to the area, and Keturah was trained to use a gun to protect the home, as were many of her friends.

Keturah is credited with saving the local newspaper building and presses “The Register” from being destroyed by southern sympathizers, when she and a girlfriend noticed some unidentified crates stacked around the building. She reported the presence of these crates to her Father, who notified some other townsfolk. The crates contained explosives, which southern sympathizers had “planted.”

Keturah later married and had a daughter, Clara. She involved herself in patriotic deeds and works until her death in 1926. Her last few years were spent the Maywood Home for Soldiers’ Widows in Maywood, IL. She also involved herself in politics, rallying for the passage of laws to assist soldiers’ widows. Her daughter, Clara, served the DUVCW as National President in 1907-1908.
 

It is to both Keturah, and to Clara, to whom we owe our Vision.

Information sent to me from Kerry Curry

Foxie's note: we do not have a photo of Keturah Hoover anyone who might have one & would like to share we would be grateful or even a photo of her daughter, Clara F. Hoover.