Their parents were Luther Hovater (born 1808 in North Carolina died 1870 and buried in Hovater cem. Franklin Co., AL) and wife Elizabeth Scott (born 1816 in NC or TN she died in 1880 and is buried in Hovater Cem). They were married Feb 16 1831 in Blount county Alabama. They moved to Franklin county (Tollison Creek by 1840) and lived in Russellville, Franklin county most of their entire married life. Luther had a grist mill and ran a distillery for the government. Elizabeth died sometime after 1880, they had 11 children. Most of the family are buried in Hovater cem. and Crooked Oak Cem Alabama.

Other Children were:

Sarah Hovater (born 1832) married Alan Willis.

 Louisa Hovater (born 1833) married Daniel Benson married in 1850.

 Calvin Luther Hovater (born May 6 1835 died May 21 1906) married Octavia Pace (born April 22 1841 and died April 28 1923 in Mississippi.)

Luther Hovater (born 1837 and died Dec 1850)

Martha Hovater (born 1840) and married a John V Fuller (born Nov 9 1845 and died Oct 17 1922).

Charlie Obediah Hovater (born Sept 25 1846 died Jan 23 1914 buried in Bobo Cem Al,)  married Mary Hart Fuller (born Aug 22 1850 and died Oct 15 1934). They had 7 children.

Henry Clay Hovater (born May 12 1848 died June 29 1916) married Anna Eliza Reed (born April 30 1846 and died June 2 1914.)

Zachariah Taylor Hovater (born Jan 15 1851 and died April 26 1903) married Emily Hester (born April 30 1846 and died Jan 4 1923.)

Thomas John Millard Filmore Hovater (born 1854 died 1909 in Benton County Arkansas) on March 8 1874 married Hannah Modina Mills  (born March 6 1857).