Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elmo graduated from the University of Illinois in 1916. He was a campus leader at the University. While there he was a member of the track team and won the Conference Medal in 1916 for combined scholarship and athletic ability. He was a Jr. Phi Beta Kappa member of the Sr. honor society and a member of Delta Phi social fraternity which was at that time a local called Iris. After receiving his MA in history in 1917 at the U. of I., he spent 2 1/2 years as a Lt. in the Army in W. W. I.
He then did graduate work in Economics at Harvard. His entire teaching career, from 1923-1962 was spent on the faculty of Northwestern, with almost 10 years of leave for study and research in Europe and Asia - 1928 - 30; 1936 - 37; 1951, 1952, 1957 - 58; and 1963 - 64. From 1942 - 45 he was on full time leave on O. P. A. and the War Labor Board. He has written 3 books in the field of maritime and international labor economics, as well as many articles and reports in the same field. He is now retired and lives in Evanston.

From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

ELMO married FISCHER HELEN VASTINE on 19 Aug 1919. HELEN was born in 1894; died on 18 Dec 1972. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Helen graduated from the U. of I in 1916, where she also was a campus leader - president of the Y.W.C.A., Jr. Phi Beta Kappa and a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She did graduate work at Columbia U. in the field of Social Work, after which she began her teaching career. At that time it was unusual for a married woman to teach. Except for a few years off, when her daughter was young, she continued until 1963, having been on the faculty of Vassar, Simmons, the U. of Chicago, Northwestern, Borat and Kendall Colleges. She has a Ph. D. in Economics from the U. of Chicago acquired in 1928. She has authored 3 books and a series of articles on social security legislation.

From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1072"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

Notes:

John and Emma lived for a short time in Salem, Illinois, and then returned to Nashville, where he in partnership with Henry Paul, opened a hardward store sometime before 1900. In 1908, Mr. Paul sold his interest to Frank Gewe and went West for his health. John was one of the original owners of the Hohman Building, which was built in 1913 adn occupied by three Hohman brothers - John; William and Edward. When Edward left Nashville to move to Chicago, his interest in the building was purchased by Dr. George Green, his brother-in-law (husband of Clara Hohman). He occupied on of the upstairs offices until he died. The only remaining member of the Hohman family to occupy the building since the death in 1965 of Howard Hohman is Dr. Edgar Reinhardt, son-in-law of Dr. Green, who, until the building was sold in April of 1971 to Donald Williamson, was part owner.
John died in a Mt. Vernon hospital, unexpectedly, following surgery and while seemingly making a good recovery.

From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1772"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

JOHN married STEFFEN EMMA PAULINE on 7 Oct 1891. EMMA (daughter of STEFFEN AUGUST) was born on 10 Mar 1866; died on 18 Jan 1957. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Although Emma was a shut-in most of her life, being very frail and having a loss of hearing, she lived to be 90 and was always interested in family and friends. Her father, August Steffen was one of the organizers of St. Paul's Ev. Church in Nashville. At the time of her death, she was the only remaining daughter of a charter member and oldest member of the church and the Women's Guild.