Son of Jacob "Red Jake" and Mary Croix-Hoffman; f/o Jacob, Daniel of Boone, Noah and Isabelle of Luther, and 9 others, came to Boone 1848, entered 1st gov land ever entered in Boone Co, from Boone Co News 7 Jan 1910.
Brother of Jefferson Hoffman

Boone County Democrat
January 7, 1910

Mathias Hoffman, another of the aged and esteemed pioneer residents of Boone County, passed away at the home of his son, Daniel Hoffman, south of the city, at 10:00 o’clock Thursday evening, December 30th, after a week’s illness with pneumonia. The funeral services were held from the home at 1:30 o’clock New Year’s Day conducted by the Rev. Hohanshelt and attended by many sorrowing relatives and friends. The music was furnished by Mrs. Charles Higgins, Miss Flora Ashen either and D.B. Ashen either, with Miss Helen Bonnard at the organ. The selections were “Nearer My God to Thee” and “ Abide With Me “ Mr. Ashenfalter sang a solo, the “The Half Has Never Yet Been Told”. The pall bearers were sons of his deceased brother, Jefferson Hoffman, and were Robert, A.A., Jacob, Tyler, Phillip and Jefferson Hoffman. The remains were laid to rest in the Boone cemetery near Luther beside his wife, who died many years ago.
Mathias Hoffman was born in Vigo County, Indiana, July 30, 1827, and was in his 83rd year at the time of his death. He came to Boone County in 1848 and entered the first government land ever entered in the county. He then returned to Indiana and married Miss Nancy Nutt, also a native of that state, and in the fall of 1849 they came to Boone county, took up their residence upon the land and have made their home here ever since. July 2nd, 1886, his wife died and he has since made his home with his children. To them were born 13 children, five of whom have preceded him in death. The survivors are Jacob and Daniel of Boone, Noah and Isabel of Luther and Marion of Des Moines, and Ella Jane of Indiana. He is also survived by twenty five grandchildren.
The children and relatives have the sincere sympathy of the community in the death of a kind and loving father.∼Matthias and his older brother Jefferson homesteaded in Iowa in 1848. Matthias' homestead is south of Boone, Iowa on the east edge of the Ledges State Park. The house has collapsed and the old brick chimney was knocked down and most of the bricks removed. Portions of the walls still stood in 2004 as well as the foundation of rocks still cemented together. The Squire Boone Cemetery is south and slightly east of Boone, Iowa where many of the Hoffman's, Boone's and other families that homesteaded Iowa.