MAGDALINE married HOFFMANN JOHANN ERNST on 8 Mar 1836. JOHANN (son of HOFFMAN JOHANN FRIEDRICH WILHELM and ENGEL ANNE MARIA) was born on 12 Aug 1808 in Rothenuffeln, Kries Minden, Province of Westphalia, Germany; dob may be 23rd; died on 11 Mar 1862 in Washington Co. Illinois. [Group Sheet]

JOHN married WOLFMAN ANNA MARY ELIZABETH (WULFMAN) on 29 Jul 1859 in OR JULY 26; or Aug. 26. ANNA (daughter of WOLFMAN JOHN T. OR L. and UNKNOWN MARY) was born on 23 May 1838; died on 2 Jul 1920 in Valley City, N.D. at age of 83 yrs.; was buried in Unmaked graves in Greenwood Cem., Nashville, IL on lot with oldest dau. Anna & John L. Meyer & other members of Meyer family.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William was a farmer, also worked as a carpenter.

WILLIAM married TUEGEL WILHEMINA on 16 Oct 1859. WILHEMINA was born on 2 Apr 1840; died on 19 Jan 1876. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married REICHMAN CHRISTINA BRANDHORST on 6 Aug 1876. CHRISTINA died in 1885. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married GERSTKEMPER CAROLINE on 23 Apr 1890. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

North Prairie Church marriage records has name spelled Hoffmann.

ANNA married MEYER JOHN LOUIS on 4 Aug 1882 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, IL; Wm. Kleinschmidt officiating, Joseph Meyer and Eva Meyer witnesses. JOHN died in 1927. [Group Sheet]

MARY married MEYER PETER. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Henry Hoffman was born on a farm in the Hoyleton-North Prairie area. He was the third child and oldest son and helped on the farm until his younger brothers were old enough to help with the work, at which time he struck out on his own. He husked corn and did work on farms. It was in the Tower Hill, Il., area (75 mi. north of Nashville,) that he met the Gerhold family. The Gerhold family belonged to the Evangelical Church and at one time Henry considered the ministry but opposed the ceremony and the robes worn by Eangelical ministers.
Mary went to Castlewood, S. Dakota, in 1893 to keep house for her brother, Chris, and Henry soon followed and worked on farms there. On Sept. 18, 1894 they were married and took up farming. They joined the Methodist Church. The three oldest children were born here. Because Indians frequently stopped to water their horses and would look around in the house and leave, Mary and the children were frightened. They were not hostile and would not do or say anything but because of this and because of droughts and crop failure, the family moved back to Il. This was around 1900 and the family started farming around Bible Grove, Il. Two more children, Esther and Victor were born here. Because Henry had met and was a great admirer of Theodore Roosevelt, he named Victor - Victor Roosevelt and later Elmer - Elmer Theordore. Thile they lived at Bible Grove a salesman for Walter T. Raleigh Medicine Co. persuaded Henry to give up farming and go from farm to farm selling Raleight products. He was well-known and prospered. After he had accumulated a sum of money he wanted to buy a shoe store in Decatur but Mary didn't want her children brought up in the city and hoped they would become farmers.
About 1907, the family moved to Braddock, near Stude, N. Dakota, close to where his brother Edward owned a farm. Henry bought a farm and a steam threshing machine. Sine his was the only machine in the area, he was prospering. In the fall of 1910 he hired an engineer who disregarded Hy's,
orders not to cross a section of tall prairie grassland. Straw was the fuel for the engine and a stiff breeze set all the grass a fire. The dry grass burned fast destroying all faarms and crops in its path till it reached Long Lake. Henry had to pay for the damage so lost everything. Another baby, Ervin, was born ehre at Braddock. Now almost penniless and very depressed over his troubles he decided to move to Sedalia, Mo., where he had heard the Mo. Pacific R. R. was hiring men. Albert, the oldest son and his father took jobs in the shops. As soon as cheaper labor was available, they lost their jobs. Once agaain trouble hounded them - Ervin developed mastoditis and died.
In 1912 a friend from Fargo, N. Dakota, loaned the family train fare to Fargo where Henry worked for J. I. Case Tractor and Threshing Co. - Albert in the Post Office, and Lillian for Woolworths.
In 1914, the urge to farm came again. Through a Methodist Minister, a farm was located near Valley City, N. Dakota. Here in 1915 LeRoy was born. In 1920, a cyclone destroyed granaries filled with grain as well as crops in the field. Henry and Mary took bankruptcy to save the little they had.
The children except for Victor, Elmer and LeRoy had all left home. Henry bought land at Randall, near Little Falls, Minn. It was undeveloped with plenty of timber. He rented another small farm and most tillable land was planted with cucumbers to be sold to a Pickle Factory in the area. In winter Henry and Victor sold cordwood from the timber. When Copper Mining Co. was buying land in the area Henry leaned too late that the former owner had retained the mineral rights and he once again had to sell at a loss.
The family the moved to Russell, Kansas where Albert was hald owner of a tire shop - this was in 1923. Albert passed his postal exam, sold the shop and sent to work in the P. O. Henry worked as a salesman for Baker Medicine Co., which proved to be a dying business.
With the help of their children, Henry and Mary then went into retirement and lived in Valley City, N. Dakota, close to two of their daughters. In 1949, after putting up storm windows, Henry complained of being tired - three days later he died of a coronary thrombosis. Mary then went to live with her daughters, first with Esther and then with Lillian. On Jan. 30, 1960, Mary slipped, fell and broke her hip. She died three days later in her sleep.
Members of the family say the family had many hard times but also many happy times and were always close. The parents were always highly religious - did much work for the Methodist Church and had family devotions daily - morning and evening.
From "Hoffmans 1862 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

HENRY married GERHOLD MARY CAROLINE on 18 Sep 1894. MARY was born on 31 Dec 1872 in Of Tower Hill, IL.; died on 2 Feb 1960; was buried in Valley City, North Dakota. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Edward's parents moved to Castlewood, S. Dakota around 1900 and it was here, through the church they both attended that Edward met Lydia Ganger, whom he married November 11, 1904. When Edward's folks moved back to Nashville, he took over their farm for a year and then moved to a farm in Hallock, Minn., where Leo, their first child, was born. Sometime later, Edward decided to become a salesman for Watkins Products and the family moved to Steele, North Dakota. The other three children, Milton, Harriet and Maynard were born here. In 1918 the family moved to Leonard, N. Dakota, where the father was employed by North American Creamery. Several years later in 1920 the family moved to River Falls, Wisconsin. Here Edward worked in an overall factory. Here the family grew up and when they moved to Minneapolis, Maynard chose to remain in River Falls.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

EDWARD married GANGER LYDIA LOUISE on 11 Nov 1904. LYDIA was born on 25 Apr 1880; died on 23 Jan 1949; was buried in Clear Lake, S. Dakota. [Group Sheet]

EDWARD married FARR ALICE on 12 Jan 1951. ALICE died on 5 May 1956 in BURIED IN OAKLAND, CA.; was buried in Oakland, CA. [Group Sheet]

FREDERICK married UNKNOWN CLARA. [Group Sheet]

LUVINA married WITTER WILLIAM. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Hoffman family moved from Nashville to Irvington when Louis was 15 and he remained a member of that community for 71 years. He was a flour miller for 35 years and served as school treasurer of Irvington Township for more than 50 years. Member of the Evangelical Church.

LOUIS married HAKE CAROLINE H. on 25 Oct 1888 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Illinois; F. L. Mahle officiating: Hy Hake and E. W. Hoffman witnesses. CAROLINE (daughter of HAKE ERNST FRIEDRICH and SCHNAKENBERG SOPHIA TIBKE) was born on 7 Dec 1862 in North Prairie, Washington Co., Illinois; tombstone has 1863; died on 3 Jul 1933; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

WILHELMINE married BRINK HENRY J. on 2 Feb 1882 in NP Church, Washington County, Illinois; Wm. Kleinschmidt officiating, T. Brink & Anna Hoffmann witnesses. HENRY (son of BRINK WILLIAM (ERNST HEINRICH FRIEDRICH WILHELM) and GERKEN MARY (MARIE) (MARIAGLE) WOEPKE) was born on 17 Nov 1857 in Washington County, Illinois; died on 3 Apr 1925 in Home, Washington Co, Il.; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington Co., IL.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died of Leukemia. Death date in question: possible oct. 25, 1843; tombstone says 1846.
Joy Tschudin, a niece, was raised in their home.

MARTHA married BRINK HENRY F. W. on 25 Apr 1895 in North Prairie Ch., Washington County, Illinois; H. F. Miller officiating; parents and friends as witnesses. HENRY (son of BRINK CHARLES L. C. (KARL FRIEDRICH LUDWIG) and KRUGHOFF MARTHA MARIE ELIZABETH) was born on 3 Jul 1869 in Brink Farm, Huegely, North Prairie, Washington County, Illinois; died on 18 Jul 1935 in Possibly Centralia, Illinois; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Centralia, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

EDWARD married HAKE MINNIE LOUISE on 23 Jan 1894 in North Prairie Church, Washington County, Illinois; H. F. Miller officiating; parents and friends witnessed; ch. marriage records have date as Jan. 24, 1895. MINNIE (daughter of HAKE ERNST FRIEDRICH and SCHNAKENBERG SOPHIA TIBKE) was born on 10 Mar 1872; died on 1 Jul 1961. [Group Sheet]

HANNAH married HAKE WILLIAM CHRISTIAN in 1897. WILLIAM (son of HAKE ERNST FRIEDRICH and SCHNAKENBERG SOPHIA TIBKE) was born on 9 Mar 1870 in Yr. of birth may be 1869; Lived in Irvington, IL.; died on 24 Oct 1962. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lydia was only 19 months old when her mother died after a short illness. She then went to live with her maternal grandparents, the Tuegels, in the New Minden area. Her brothers and sisters grew up in oter homes in the area.

LYDIA married NICKEL DANIEL on 26 Oct 1899. DANIEL was born on 11 Oct 1873; died on 14 Dec 1955. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Edna entered a nursing home in Sedalia, MO where her son lives after the death ofher husband.

EDNA married DIEFENBACH HOWARD. HOWARD died in Feb 1972 in Approximate Date: at home in Percy, IL. [Group Sheet]

LAURA married MONROE UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN died in in Deceased.. [Group Sheet]

Living married BECKER U.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in Omaha. Two children - Warren, in the grain elevator business and a daughter.

HARM married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

MATINA married TRIBE UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN died in in Deceased.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in Kankakee, IL.

GRACE married STRAIN UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]

ETHEL married HAY MAY. MAY died in in Deceased.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in Kankakee, IL.

Notes:

Albert was a Postmaster, who after 40 years in postal Work retired at 65 and has an apt. In Denver close to brothers LeRoy and Edgar. No children. 2nd marriage June 27, 1971, in Denver to Helen Cortner, Widow of a Methodist minister.

ALBERT married DUTT KITTIE. KITTIE died in Jun 1968 in Died after a long illness; no children. [Group Sheet]

ALBERT married CORTNER HELEN on 27 Jun 1971 in Denver, Colorado. [Group Sheet]

Living married NOESKE A.. [Group Sheet]

Living married TAYLOR P.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Esther's husband was a successful farmer near Valley City, N.D. Esther died following surgery at Mayos for removal of a tumor on the pituitary gland. Garold has remarried. Esther had 3 children - 2 boys; 1 girl.

ESTHER married SCHROEDER GAROLD W.. [Group Sheet]

Living married TAYLOR F.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died of a mastoid infection which at that time doctors were unable to treat successfully.

Living married DRIESBACH E. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Leo was married and the father of 2 children. His wife died when the children were young and they were brought up in the home of Leo's sister Harriet. Leo was a mechanic for Singer Sewing Machine Company.

LEO married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Living married MURPHY L.. [Group Sheet]

Living married WINANS K. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Employee Irvington Lumber Co. Now retired.

OLIVER married BECKMEYER LYDIA on 25 May 1912. LYDIA was born on 8 Mar 1888; died on 23 Nov 1935. [Group Sheet]

OLIVER married NOLTING MILDRED on 8 Aug 1941. MILDRED was born on 7 Sep 1903; died on 6 Jan 1964. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

They lived in Chicago where Alva was employed by the Interurban Transit Co.

ALVA married BERNDT EDNA S.. EDNA was born on 10 Jul 1897; died on 8 Feb 1948. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Hannah lived with her mother. Did not marry.
Vital Statistics, Nashville Historical Society has dod as May 16,1967.

BERTHA married BRINK GUSTAV FREDERICK CARL on 15 Jul 1915 in At Bride's Home. GUSTAV (son of BRINK FREDERICK (ERNST FREDERICK GUSTAV HENRY) and BECKMEYER SOPHIA M. A. (BOKEMEIER BOEKMEIER)) was born on 1 Jun 1887; died on 24 Nov 1966 in Washington Co., Il.; was buried in Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Hoyleton, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1979 Washington County History Book

Waldo Brink was born November 11, 1895 to Henry J. and Minnie Brink, nee Hoffman, on a farm in Hoyleton Twp. in the community called North Prairie. This farm had been in the Brink Family since 1845, when Waldo's great-grandfather and great-grandmother, Ernest Freiderich Wilhelm and Anna Maria Ilsabein Meyer Brink came from Eicksen, Rothenuffeln, Kreis Minden, West Prussia, Germany and settled here. They came from Germany to New Orleans and up the Mississippi River by river steamer to Grand Tower, Illinois. Here they were icebound and had to travel by oxcart the remainder of the way to Washington County. They both died within a few months of their arrival and are buried in a small cemetery on the original Brink homestead.
Some of their older sons had come to Washington County a few years sooner, one of which was Wilhelm Brink, grandfather of Waldo. Wilhelm Brink was born on January 24, 1820, married Mary Woepke Gerken on November 25, 1849. They had eight children - four of which lived to maturity - William, Charles, Henry J. and Theodore. Wilhelm died June 11, 1889. His son, Henry J. married Minnie Hoffman, daughter of William A. and Minnie Hoffman, nee Tugel, on February 2, 1882. They lived on the Brink homestead. Henry J. was born on November 17, 1857 and died April 3, 1925. Minnie was born November 14, 1863 and died October 2, 1958. They are buried in the North Prairie Cemetery. Henry J. and Minnie had three children, Hannah, Bertha, and Waldo.
Waldo served in the U.S.Army during World War 1, and upon his return home he married Anna Krughoff, daughter of Frederick and Anna Krughoff, nee Bartlesmeyer, on September 23, 1919. For a few years they rented and farmed in the North Prairie area. They had two daughters, Winona Anna and Minerva Pearl. After the death of Waldo's father in 1925, he and his family moved on the Brink homestead where he and his wife lived the remainder of their lives. Waldo died on October 28, 1967. Anna died on May 28, 1972, and are buried in the North Prairie Cemetery.
Winona and Minerva now own the original Brink farm. Winona married Elmer J. Huckshold on February 27, 1946, and they have two children, Karl Frederick and Kristine Ann. Elmer died in 1972, and Winona and her children moved to the Brink farm in 1974.
Minerva married William J. Clouser on December 28, 1955, and they have one child, Stephen David. They live in St. Louis, MO.

Brink--Krughoff

Waldo Brink and Miss Anna Krughoff, both well-known and popular young people of North Prairie, were united inmarriage Tuesday evening at 8:00 o'clock, the ceremony being performed at the home of Mrs. Martha 'Krughoff. Rev.G. F. Brink of Waterloo was the officiating minister. Dainty refreshments were served after the ceremony had been aid,the families being present. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brink and is an enterprising young farmer. His sweet and estimable bride is a daugher of the late Fred Krughoff. They will make their home on the Fred Bartelsmeyer farm in North Prairie.

WALDO married KRUGHOFF ANNA WILHELMINA CAROLINA on 23 Sep 1919 in Bride's Home, North Prairie, Il. by Rev. Gustav F. Brink. ANNA (daughter of KRUGHOFF FREDERICK WILHELM and BARTELSMEYER ANNA) was born on 1 Mar 1895 in North Prairie, Rural Route, Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois; died on 28 May 1972 in Washington Co. Hospital, Nashville, Illinois; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington Co., IL.. [Group Sheet]

EDITH married HAKE LAWRENCE (LORENZ) FREDERICK on 6 Feb 1916 in Huegely, Illinois. LAWRENCE (son of HAKE FRIEDRICH WILHELM and HARTMANN SOPHIA CHARLOTTE) was born on 22 Jun 1887; died on 22 Jan 1956 in Centralia, IL.; was buried in North Prairie Cemetery, Washington Co., IL.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ethel died at age 44 in Tulsa, Ok., of a cerebral hemmorrhage. She was a Business Colege and Elementary School Teacher in Centralia, Illinois, until 1930, when she moved to Tulsa and became manage of Rich and Cartmill Insurance Co. She served as President of the National Woman;s Insurance Business Association and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Notes:

Harvey's birth certificate shows 6-12-03, Jefferson County - Grand Prairie Twp. Issued 9-24-41 and December 19, 1941.
Death Certificate 10-18-63

Birth certificate 6-13-03 reported by doctor J. K. White, M.D.
Residence at Richview.\Filed November 11, 1903

Marriage 6-30-39.

HARVEY married GAERTNER HELENE WILHELMINA on 30 Jun 1939 in Evangelical Parsonage, Centralia, Illinois. HELENE (daughter of GAERTNER CHRISTIAN FREDRICH and STRUCK LOUISA) was born on 2 Nov 1904 in 536 S. Cherry St., Centralia, Illinois; died on 27 Jul 1989 in St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Living married HANKS K.W.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Milton was a farmer. Then worked 6 years for Lampe Construction Co., Irvington, IL. He is now semi-retired and they live in Hoyleton where he works on maintenance for the city of Hoyleton.

MILTON married LAMPE ANNA on 15 Feb 1925. ANNA was born on 10 Mar 1902 in Dob may be 3/10/03; died on 9 Oct 1982. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Raymond was born on a farm in the North Prairie area. In 1925 the family moved to Irvington. He was for a number of years owner of Hake's Garage, Irvington, and later was in the heating and plumbing business. At the time of death he was mayor of Irvington and had before his illness been an active participant in Church, School and civic affairs. He died in St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, IL after about a 6 mos. illness. Is buried in Irvingotn Cemetery.

RAYMOND married BECKMEYER ALICE. ALICE (daughter of BECKMEYER HEINRICH CHRISTIAN and UNKNOWN) was born on 4 Dec 1898; died on 23 Apr 1941. [Group Sheet]

RAYMOND married BECKMEYER ALICE. ALICE (daughter of BECKMEYER HEINRICH CHRISTIAN and UNKNOWN) was born on 4 Dec 1898; died on 23 Apr 1941. [Group Sheet]

RAYMOND married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married BUTTS M.E. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lives in Decatur, Illinois, where she works as a secretary. Not married.

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Herb was a salesman for H,. C. Buhrman Dry Goods Co., Nashville, IL. Later was salesman for Home Mfg. Co. (Women's Clothes) and Buckner-Ragsdale Clothing Co. Lived in Decatur, IL., Columbia, MO, and Cape Girardeau, Mo. He served in the Air Force during W. W. II.

HERBERT married Living [Group Sheet]

HERBERT married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]