Farmer and Merchant, and stock raiser; Sec 7; P.O. Liberty; was born in New Jersey, in 1818; Came to Adams county in 1838, where he has resided ever since; was married in 1844 to Jane Hunsaker. She was born in 1852 and died in 1870; had eleven children: Alexander, Marcus, Harvey, Sophronia, Angeline, Albert, Giles, Henry, and Rosa; three dead. He then married Elizabeth Higley, in 1872. She was born in New York. They have four children by this marriage: George, Harlow, Alfred and Russel. Owns 597 acres of land in Mckee Twp., worth $12,000.00. Mr. H. also carries on a store, and has for twenty years supplied the surrounding country; keeps a general assortment of goods necessary to supply the "rade" Democrat.
Obituary:
Death of John Hoffman, a Pioneer of Adams County.
John Hoffman, an early and old resident of Adams Co., is dead. His home was near Kellerville and he was the father of nineteen children. He died-Saturday evening, aged 73 years and 12 days. He was born in Salem Co., New Jersery, and came to Adams Co. in 1842. Here he has made his home as a farmer ever since, except for some years he was engaged in mercantile business with his son Henry, at Big Neck. He was for years a sufferor from asthma. He leaves a wife, Thirteen children, a brother, and many grand children to mourn the loss of a kind and honored friend.
Farmer and Merchant, and stock raiser; Sec 7; P.O. Liberty; was born in New Jersey, in 1818; Came to Adams county in 1838, where he has resided ever since; was married in 1844 to Jane Hunsaker. She was born in 1852 and died in 1870; had eleven children: Alexander, Marcus, Harvey, Sophronia, Angeline, Albert, Giles, Henry, and Rosa; three dead. He then married Elizabeth Higley, in 1872. She was born in New York. They have four children by this marriage: George, Harlow, Alfred and Russel. Owns 597 acres of land in Mckee Twp., worth $12,000.00. Mr. H. also carries on a store, and has for twenty years supplied the surrounding country; keeps a general assortment of goods necessary to supply the "rade" Democrat.
Obituary:
Death of John Hoffman, a Pioneer of Adams County.
John Hoffman, an early and old resident of Adams Co., is dead. His home was near Kellerville and he was the father of nineteen children. He died-Saturday evening, aged 73 years and 12 days. He was born in Salem Co., New Jersery, and came to Adams Co. in 1842. Here he has made his home as a farmer ever since, except for some years he was engaged in mercantile business with his son Henry, at Big Neck. He was for years a sufferor from asthma. He leaves a wife, Thirteen children, a brother, and many grand children to mourn the loss of a kind and honored friend.
Family Members
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Alexander Hoffman
1844–1910
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Marcus Otis Hoffman
1846–1916
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Harvey H Hoffman
1849–1893
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Giles Lucas Hoffman
1854–1920
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Henry H Hoffman
1855–1911
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Albert Hoffman
1857–1913
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Sophronia Hoffman Broderick
1859–1930
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Mary Angelina Hoffman Smith
1861–1909
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Rosa A Hoffman Dieterle
1864–1895
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Harlow Hoffman
1874–1957
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Russell Hoffman
1877–1957
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Charles Hoffman
1880–1913
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