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Fred Hoffman

Birth
Adaville, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death
6 Oct 1916 (aged 31)
Missoula County, Montana, USA
Burial
Adaville, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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News of the-death of Fred Hoffman,
a former resident of Westfield, has been
received here -by relatives. The
remains will be brought here for burial
in the Adaville .cemetery. The.
Hoffman has been residing in Colorado.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, October 12, 1916
Akron, Iowa

Fred P. Hoffman, a former resident of Adaville and Westfield vicinities, met a tragic death near Missoula, Montana. While the exact circumstances are not known here, e was shot in the cheek by a bullet from a revolver on Wednesday of last week and lived until Friday morning, October 6, 1916.

Deceased was born in Plymouth County, Iowa, May 6, 1885, and was a son of Ed Hoffman, now deceased, a pioneer of this county and a former resident of Akron.

Fred had been working on a ranch near Missoula.

His brothers, Ed, Chas., Frank and Bert are residents of the west part of this county.

The remains arrived in Akron Wednesday and the funeral was conducted by Rev. Varce at the U. B. church at Adaville this afternoon. Interment was made there in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

The Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, October 12, 1916
Akron, Iowa


WAS KILLED IN MONTANA
FRED HOFFMAN SUCCUMBS TO GUNSHOT WOUNDS

Relatives of Fred Hoffman, a former resident of Westfield vicinity, were
notified of his death this week by a telegram from Missoula, Montana. The
telegram stated he had died from a gunshot wound, but did not give any
further particulars. He was a son of the late Ed. Hoffmann, a well known
pioneer in the west part of the county and a brother of Ed. Hoffman, of
Westfield. The body was expected to arrive from Montana at Westfield
yesterday.

The relatives yesterday were not in possession of facts to determine whether
his death was accidental or otherwise. Fred Hoffman was married but he and
his wife had not lived together for some time.

LeMars Sentinel
October 13, 1916

The body of Fred Hoffman, who was
shot in Montana, arrived here Wednesday
and was buried in the Adaville
cemetery . Thursday. Mr. Hoffman
was well known here, having lived
here all his life until a few years ago,
when he went to Montana. He was
the youngest son of the late Ed Hoffman
one of the early settlers here.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday October 19, 1916
Akron, Iowa
News of the-death of Fred Hoffman,
a former resident of Westfield, has been
received here -by relatives. The
remains will be brought here for burial
in the Adaville .cemetery. The.
Hoffman has been residing in Colorado.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, October 12, 1916
Akron, Iowa

Fred P. Hoffman, a former resident of Adaville and Westfield vicinities, met a tragic death near Missoula, Montana. While the exact circumstances are not known here, e was shot in the cheek by a bullet from a revolver on Wednesday of last week and lived until Friday morning, October 6, 1916.

Deceased was born in Plymouth County, Iowa, May 6, 1885, and was a son of Ed Hoffman, now deceased, a pioneer of this county and a former resident of Akron.

Fred had been working on a ranch near Missoula.

His brothers, Ed, Chas., Frank and Bert are residents of the west part of this county.

The remains arrived in Akron Wednesday and the funeral was conducted by Rev. Varce at the U. B. church at Adaville this afternoon. Interment was made there in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

The Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, October 12, 1916
Akron, Iowa


WAS KILLED IN MONTANA
FRED HOFFMAN SUCCUMBS TO GUNSHOT WOUNDS

Relatives of Fred Hoffman, a former resident of Westfield vicinity, were
notified of his death this week by a telegram from Missoula, Montana. The
telegram stated he had died from a gunshot wound, but did not give any
further particulars. He was a son of the late Ed. Hoffmann, a well known
pioneer in the west part of the county and a brother of Ed. Hoffman, of
Westfield. The body was expected to arrive from Montana at Westfield
yesterday.

The relatives yesterday were not in possession of facts to determine whether
his death was accidental or otherwise. Fred Hoffman was married but he and
his wife had not lived together for some time.

LeMars Sentinel
October 13, 1916

The body of Fred Hoffman, who was
shot in Montana, arrived here Wednesday
and was buried in the Adaville
cemetery . Thursday. Mr. Hoffman
was well known here, having lived
here all his life until a few years ago,
when he went to Montana. He was
the youngest son of the late Ed Hoffman
one of the early settlers here.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday October 19, 1916
Akron, Iowa


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