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John Hoffmaster

Birth: 3 Dec 1818
Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 3 Nov 1895 (aged 76)
Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Maplewood Cemetery

Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 17696511 View Source

In the spring of 1854 the family moved to Hopkins Twp, Allegan Co., MI, going by train to Kalamazoo and then by stage and ox team to Hopkins, staying a few weeks with his twin brother Jacob who had come to Michigan the year before. John built a log house and the family moved into it on about 10 May 1854. this house was built on the site now known as the William Nicolai home or as the John Hoffmaster home in Hopkins. Sophia, Isaiah and Wesley were born in this home. In the spring of 1865, John sold this home to John Hoffmaster the son of Gottlieb Hoffmaster. (From letter of Venila Hoffmaster, 1 Jun 1994.)

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1870 Census, Allegan Co., MI, Hopkins Twp.

Hofmaster John 52 m w Farmer Pennsylvania
Rachel 45 f w Ohio
Albert 18 m w Ohio
Martha E 16 f w Pennsylvania
Sophia 14 f w Michigan
Isaiah 11 m w Michigan
John W 9 m w Michigan

1880 Census, Allegan Co., MI, Hopkins Twp.

Hopkins, MI website: " Its first settler, John Hoffmaster, came here in 1854, and became the town "stationmaster." The railroad eventually came to the area in 1874, assuring its longevity."

John and Rachel had the following children:
Reuben Hoffmaster 8 Jan 1846 - 19 Feb 1865
Lovina Hoffmaster 4 Dec 1849 - 20 Dec 1875
Albert James Hoffmaster 30 Jan 1852 - 22 Nov 1915
Martha Elizabeth Hoffmaster 7 Nov 1853 - 2 March 1934
Sophia Amelia Hoffmaster 15 April 1856 - 8 May 1913
Isaiah Hoffmaster 8 July 1858 - 20 Nov 1873
Wesley John Hoffmaster 23 Aug 1860 - 8 Nov 1943

In the spring of 1854 the family moved to Hopkins Twp, Allegan Co., MI, going by train to Kalamazoo and then by stage and ox team to Hopkins, staying a few weeks with his twin brother Jacob who had come to Michigan the year before. John built a log house and the family moved into it on about 10 May 1854. this house was built on the site now known as the William Nicolai home or as the John Hoffmaster home in Hopkins. Sophia, Isaiah and Wesley were born in this home. In the spring of 1865, John sold this home to John Hoffmaster the son of Gottlieb Hoffmaster. (From letter of Venila Hoffmaster, 1 Jun 1994.)

TWIN

1870 Census, Allegan Co., MI, Hopkins Twp.

Hofmaster John 52 m w Farmer Pennsylvania
Rachel 45 f w Ohio
Albert 18 m w Ohio
Martha E 16 f w Pennsylvania
Sophia 14 f w Michigan
Isaiah 11 m w Michigan
John W 9 m w Michigan

1880 Census, Allegan Co., MI, Hopkins Twp.

Hopkins, MI website: " Its first settler, John Hoffmaster, came here in 1854, and became the town "stationmaster." The railroad eventually came to the area in 1874, assuring its longevity."

John and Rachel had the following children:
Reuben Hoffmaster 8 Jan 1846 - 19 Feb 1865
Lovina Hoffmaster 4 Dec 1849 - 20 Dec 1875
Albert James Hoffmaster 30 Jan 1852 - 22 Nov 1915
Martha Elizabeth Hoffmaster 7 Nov 1853 - 2 March 1934
Sophia Amelia Hoffmaster 15 April 1856 - 8 May 1913
Isaiah Hoffmaster 8 July 1858 - 20 Nov 1873
Wesley John Hoffmaster 23 Aug 1860 - 8 Nov 1943

Family Members

Parents

George Fredrick Hoffmaster

1775–1858

Spouse

Rachel Noggle Hoffmaster

1824–1908 (m. 1845)

Siblings

Children

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Maintained by: Karon Dunifin
Originally Created by: Christine Hindle
Added: Jan 26, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17696511/john-hoffmaster: accessed ), memorial page for John Hoffmaster (3 Dec 1818–3 Nov 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17696511, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Karon Dunifin (contributor 47352701).

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