Notes:

John Fred William Hoffmann purchased 55 acres for his son carl but he died shortly after coming to America.

This land then was donated to St. John's on the day of its charter, November 8, 1846. Deeds for the land are dated August 23, 1847 (10 acres on the west side), and March 5, 1862 (the other 45 1/2 acres). Most of this land is still owned by the Congregation today; the buldings are situated on the ten acres to the west.

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Hoffmann was born Feb. 9, 1785, at Rothenufeln, in the Province of Westphalia, in Northern Germany. He was the only son of Johann Ernst Hoffmann and Anne Marie Christine (nee Blasen) Hoffmann. On June 18, 1803, he was married to Anne Marie Engel, who was born March 3, 1784 at Luttern, Bauerschaft, Haddenhausen, Germany. The groom was 18 years old at the time of their marriage and the bride 19.

They were the parents of ten children -all born in Rothenufeln.
They are: Johann Heinrich - Johann Friedrich Wilhelm - Johann ernst - Marie Christine - Sophie Marie Elisabeth - Friedrich Wilhelm - Marie Christine Louise - Christian Friedrich Wilhelm - Anne Marie Louise - Christian Carl Ludwig.

In 1838 a number of families from the Minden area left Germany and came to the United States. The leaders of this group, according to the obituary of Fred Ellerbusch, now in the possession of Miss Sarah Grefe, were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman, who already had two sons who had settled in America - one in New York (have no further information on this) - and one in Lancaster, Ohio.

The later was probably John E. as we have a copy of his naturalization paprs dated 1838 - record of his marriage in Lancaster in 1836 in addition to other things. Also know Frederick was married in Lancaster in 1839 so he also could have been there.

In the group was Fred Ellerbusch, the Herman Collmeyers and others. It is said the group stopped first in Lancaster, but upon hearing of cheap land in Washington Co., Illinois, decided in 1840 to move on. they traveled by covered wagon and got as far as Carlyle, Illinois, when they had to stop so Mrs. Herman Collmeyer, daughter of Fred Hoffman, could give birth to their first child, a daughter - Louise. After a delay of three weeks they moved on to Washington Co. and settled south of what is now New Minden.

Fred Ellerbusch had been a carpenter in Germany and when he settled in America, used this talent to build all the log cabins in the area. In one of these homes, believed to have been occupied originally by the Fred Hoffman's, now owned by the Carl Krughoff's, one can still see the log cabin, although the wall is now about 1 foot thick, having had several layers of other materials put around it over the years.

The Hoffman's and their descendants apparently acquired much farm land between New Minden and Nashville, as well as some north and west. this is not surprising as our Historical Museum shows much of it was purchased from the Federal Government for $1.25 an acre in 1840.

Herman Collmeyer had a farm for each of his 3 sons - 1 - the Melvin Collmeyer farm is now owned by the 4th generation Collmeyer. the other 2, which are adjoining are owned by Theodore Grefe, whose wife was a descendant, and the one to the north of it, now owned by Harold Reuter was until a few years ago, owned by Collmeyers. Across the highway from the Melvin Collmeyer farm is what was originally the Frederick Hoffman farm - now the Walter Nieman farm - also a Collmeyer descendant. Farms to the north and west are still owned by descendants of William Hoffman. To the northeast is the farm once owned by Frederick Hoffman and his wife Anne (my great-great grandparents.)

The meeting to organize a church and find a name for their new settlement was held on what is now the Melvin Collmeyer farm, November 8, 1846. The name chosen for the settlement was New Minden and St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church of New Minden came into being. Fred Hoffman Sr. donated a tract of land - said to be 55 acres to the congregation for a church and other buildings and a "burying ground". The deed is dated Aug. 23, 1847. I have been told this land was purchased for Fred's son, Carl, who had died at the age of 19 in 1846. this is Christian Carl Ludwig Hoffman who is buried on what is now the Carl Krughoff farm. Mrs. C. Krughoff remembers that there were at least two other grames there - probably the boys parents - Fred and Anne (nee Engel) Hoffman. Although we have searched - have not been able to locate these graves.

Following is the record of the deed of the property to St. John's. Since it is impossible to get a photostatic copy of this deed, I have tried to copy it and the sworn statement that the Hoffmans gave the ground willingly, exactly as it appears in Deed Record Washington Co., Book E, PP.436, as to wording, spelling, capital letters etc. Apparently Anne Marie could not read or write English as it has her mark.

Deed Record Washington County Book E page 436

This Indenture made and entered into this twenty third day of August in the year of OurLord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven by and between Fredrick William Hoffman Mary Engel Hoffman his wife of the County of Washington and State of Illinois of the first part and Frederick Hoffman Hiram Collmeier and William Hoffman Trustees of The Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Church in Minden Settlement, Washington County in the State of Illinois of the Second part witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in Consideration of their attachment to Said church and their ardent desire for it's prosperity have given donated transferred and conveyed and by these present doth give donate convey and firever Confirm unto the Said party of the Second part ten acres off from the west side of the following tract or parcel of Land to wit the South west quarter of the North west quarter of Section Eighteen in Township one South of Range two west laying in Washington County and State of Illinois to be held by the Said Trustees and their Successors forever to the use and for the benefit of Said Church and a part to be used as a burying ground and the remainder of Said tract of Land after taking off the said ten acres the Said first party doth hereby give donate Convey Confirm unto the Said party the second part to be held by the Said Trustee and their Successors to the use and for the benefit of Said Church for School purposes the Said first party forever reserving unto themselves their heirs and assigns forever all the Stone or rock in or upon the whole Said tract of Land.
In witness whereof we the Said party of the first part hereunto set our hands and Seals the day of year above written.

Frederick W. Hoffman (Seal)
Anna X (her mark) Maria Engel Hoffman (Seal)

Atteste
Joseph Wells

State of Illinois
Washington County

Be it remembered that on this twenty third day of August A.D. 1847 personally come before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for Said County Frederick William Hoffman and Mary Engel Hoffman his wife who are personally known to me to be the persons described in the above deed as having Executed the same who acknowledged the above deed to be their free and Voluntary act for uses and purposes therein mentioned and Mary Engel Hoffman wife of aforesaid being examined Separate and apart from her Said husband and the Contents and meaning of Said deed being fully explained to her acknowledged that She Signed the Same and relinquished her right of dower to the land described in Said deed freely and Voluntarily and without fear or Compulsion of her said husband. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above in written.

Joseph Wells (Seal)


Above information from "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

The names and dates of birth of the children of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Hoffman and his wife, - nee Engel - were provided by Pastor Muller of Bergkirchen, Germany and taken from that church's records.

JOHANN married ENGEL ANNE MARIA on 18 Jun 1803. ANNE was born on 3 Mar 1784 in Luddern, Bauerschaft, Haddenhausen. [Group Sheet]

JOHANN married UNKNOWN FRIEDERICKE WILHELMIENE CAROLINE. FRIEDERICKE was born on 1 May 1819 in Kropenlo (or Krohenlo), Kreis Minden, Germany. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John Ernst Hoffman - b. Aug. 12, 1808 - d. March 11, 1862 - m. March 8, 1836 Magdaline Bruners - b. in Wuertemberg, Germany - d. May 9, 1939 in Lancaster, Ohio. 2 children - John Peter - William Alexander. John Ernst was born in Rothenufeln, near Minden, in the province of Westphalia in northern Germany. St. Paul's Evangelical Church records, Nashville, IL revealthat he came to the U.S. in 1832 and settled in Lancaster, Ohio.

2nd marriage on June 24, 1839 was to Catherine (also Hoffman) - no relation of Erdmannhausen, Wuertemberg in southern Germany. they were married in Lancaster, Ohio. They had 10 children.

Marriage records in the library of Fairfield Co. (Lancaster) Ohio give the date of marriage of John Hoffman to Magdaline Bruners as March 8, 1836. St. Paul's Evangelical Church records, Nashville, Illinois coroborate this, adding that she was from Wuertemberg, Germany and died May 9, 1939 in Lancaster. John and Magdaline were the parents of two sons, John Peter - born January 13, 1837 and William Alexander - born December 29, 1837.

About a month after Magdaline's death, he married Catherine, also Hoffman, whose full name as provided by the family tree from Erdmannhausen, Germany, was, Maria Justina Katharina.

Records kept by members of the family indicate that John E. and Catherine together with John's two little boys came to Washington Co., Illinois in 1840. Land grant records of Washington Co. Historical Museum show that he purchased farm land from the federal gov't on December 30, 1839 for $1.25 an acre. the gov't had passed a law in 1820 making this possible - with the stipulation that all sales must be cash.

This farm, now owned by the Albert Schorfhiede's is southwest of Nashville. I had until recently, believed that it was here that their 10 children were born. Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, New Minden, with their very earliest family groupings list Frederick, Anna, and Elisabeth as being born at New
Earliest records of St. John's New Minden list as charter members in 1846 Fred, John, and William Hoffman. John had the privilege of being a charter member of two churches - St. John's, New Minden in 1846 and St. Paul's Evangelical Nashville in 1854. In early years, the family also attended the Nashville Prairie Ev. Church (I have been told it was also called St. Luke's). In 1854, when St. Paul's was founded, records indicate he was one of the organizers - charter member and elected elder for 4 years.

Several cousins have visited Germany and brought back information about Catherine and her family. In addition, Catherine's daughter, Sarah who lived to be 88, was able to tell much about the family.

Catherine was born June 16, 1818 in Erdmannhausen, a small village near Stuttgart in Wuertemberg in southern Germany, in a section known as Swabia. Sarah said her mother was always homesick for Swabia and spoke frequently of being in "scho" nen (beautiful) Schwabenland".

Elmo Hohman, who visited this area said this was understandable, for Erdmannhausen is a beautiful country, consisting of high hills or small mountains, representing the outlying foothills of the Swiss and Bavarian Alps. In 1958, on one of Elmo's visits to the church and parsonage, the minister got out the early books and pointed out the actual entry of the date when Catherine, together with her parents, Johannes and Eva (nee Pommer) and her brothers and sisters emigrated to the U.S. This was in 1832 - the year after the birth and death of her youngest sister - Maria Dorothea.

They settled in Lancaster, Ohio, having come by sailing ship from Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, and then by wagon to Lancaster. A ciary tells of Hoffmans landing in Philadelphia on a Christmas morning with Church bells ringing, after a sailing voyage of many weeks. We are not sure just which Hoffmans this was. Some 20 or more years ago when a cousin stopped at Lancaster to attend a family reunion, which for a number of years were held yearly, he found well over 100 Hoffmans - descendants of these Hoffmans. One, David, at that time was manager of Wiseman Dept. Store there. In spite of repeated efforts, I have learned very little about Catherine's brothers and sisters and double cousins and their families, many of whom, I believe, have remained in the Lancaster area. At least we know Catherine was the only one of her immediate family to come to Washington Co. as her daughter Sarah, in a letter to her nephew, George, wrote that her mother was the only one of the family to come here. Marriage and death records in Lancaster, have provided a little help. I ahve also learned that some are buried in the old Myers Cemetery, east of Lancaster in Berne Township. Included among these are a Johannes Hoffman - b. July 13, 1791 - d. Apr. 16, 1872 and wife Eva - b. 1795 d. July 20, 1876 - we believe these to be the same John and Eva who are Catherine's parents - also Johann Georg - b. Dec. 17, 1814 - d. Sept. 23, 1893 - Johann Fredrich - b. March 1816 - d. 1894 and Eva Magdalen Hoffman Sutter and John J. Sutter. Lutheran Minister - sons one 2 years old (no name on tombstone - at least not legible) d. Oct. 4, 1867 - and one 4 years old d. Oct 5, 1867. We have learned that the Sutters were the parents of at least 2 more children through family notes - they were Anna and Emma - last address Bellvue, Ohio. Eva was born Jan. 20, 1829 - m. Dec. 19, 1853 - no date of d.

The Lutheran Church in Erdmannhausen that Catherine attended as a girl has a baptismal font that dates back to 1494 and in 1969, when visited by Harold Hohman, had a membership of 2300.

Lancaster, Ohio, the Hoffmans first home in America, had been founded abnout 1800, by Co. Ebenezer Zane, famous merchant, trailblazer, prioneer and soldier of Wheeling. It was called New Lancaster at the request of Emanuel Carpenter, who came from Lancaster, Penn., as did many of the predominately early settlers.

Thanks to a cousin, Harold Hohman, who brought back a family tree from Erdmannhausen in 1969, we can trace Catherine's family back to 1662. I am including this tree as given to me, only translated into English.

On page 10 is a photostatic copy of the record of naturalization of John Hoffman, as it appears in Court Journal 13, page 129, dated the 8th day of Sept., 1838. I am very grateful to Elmer Hoffman of Washington D.C., a distant cousin, for securing this and sending it to me.
The above from "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

JOHANN married BRUNERS MAGDALINE on 8 Mar 1836. MAGDALINE was born in in Wuertemberg, Germany; died on 9 May 1839 in Lancaster, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

JOHANN married HOFFMAN SOPHIE MARIA JUSTINA KATHARINA on 24 Jun 1839 in Lancaster, Ohio. SOPHIE (daughter of HOFFMAN JOHANNES (HOFMAN) and POMMER EVA) was born on 15 Jun 1818 in Erdmannhausen in Kingdom of Wuertemberg, Swabia (southern Germany); died on 5 Oct 1874. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elisabeth and Herman were among the group who came from Germany to the U.S. in 1838 and are believed to have been married in Germany. Their first home was Lancaster, Ohio, but in 1839 they heard of cheap land in Illinois and several of the men rode horseback to Illinois to investigate. Finding the stories true, they purchased land in Southern Illinois, in what is now Washington Co., between what later became New Minden and Nashville, Illinois. Our Washington Co. Historical Museum has a record of these purchases made from the Federal Gov't on Dec. 29, 1839, for $1.25 an acre.
The men then returned to Lancaster to bring their families to Illinois. They travelled in covered wagons, stopping along the way tow ash their clothes in creeks. They had hoped to reach their new home before the birth of Elisabeth and Herman's first baby but were only able to make it to the vicinity of Carlyle. Here their daughter Louise was born in a covered wagon. Elisabeth was attended by a Carlyle doctor and the baby was baptized by a Carlyle minister. After a layover of 3 weeks, the group continued their journey.
Elisabeth lived a long and useful life and was said to be a very pious individual, who, in later years, when her children and grandchildren came to see her, always had a little prayer with them before they left. The story is also told by some members of the family, that at the time of her death, the hired hand who was in the barn milking, knew she had passed away because a stream of light could be seen coming from Heaven to the house. The Collmeyers were able to provide a farm for each of their three sons - two of which are still in possession of their descendants.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

SOPHIE married KOLLMEIER HERMANN JOSEPH CONSTANTINE (COLLMEYER) about 1838. HERMANN was born on 2 May 1808 in Lohofe Farm Community Upper Luebbe, Kries Minden, Germany; died in in Died rather young. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

7 children - possibly 10 - 5 lived to grow up - Marie Elisabeth; Marie Caroline; Christine Caroline; George Joseph; George Wilhelm Joseph; Christina Louise Sophia: Christian Frederick.
A German Catechism which was published in 1819 and has the name Friederich Hoffmann printed on the fly leaf and is now owned by Adele Ahlers of Kirkwood, Mo., contains information pertaining to teh Hoffman family. Among the names of other children of Frederick and Caroline we find: Sun. eve. 11 P.M., Feb. 29, 1848 daughter Christina Wilhelmina died - collaramorbus - lived 15 mos.
A little farther down: Born Jan. 1, 1852 1 A.M. son Christian Friederich Wilhelm - Baptised on Sun. May 9, 1852 in St. Louis. Another notation - Fred William 10 mos. and a few day old died. Another - Born aft. Feb. 21, 1853 Christian Earl Ludwig.
Since the German writing is not too clear on some of this we cannot be sure but believe these also were the Frederick Hoffmans Children.

Frederick William Hoffman, 6th child of Johann Friederich Wilhelm Hoffman and Anne Marie Hoffman (nee Engel), was born at Rothenufeln, Germany, on Aug. 6, 1816 and died in Washington Co., Ill., about 1853. Since he is buried in an unmarked grave in a family burial ground on what was at that time, his farm and we can find no record of his death, by deduction, in relation to other events, we believe his death to have occurred in Nove. of 1853. At any rate, probate court records show his brother John was appointed administrator of his estate on Dec. 1, 1853.
We are not sure when he came to America, but the record of his marriage to Caroline Bocker on Aug. 1, 1839, in Fairfax co., Ohio (Lancaster) has been found.

The History of Washington Co. 1879 notes that the original settlers of Covington Precinct were not German, but that they and their heirs sold their farms to German immigrants from the area of Preusz Minden. This same book, on page 76, says the first German settler in the Covington Precinct was F. W. Hoffman, who came in 1840. Frederick found this record among land grants in our Washington Co. Historical Msueum. The date of purchase was Dec. 30, 1839. Frederick's farm was south of New Minden, presentlyh owned by Walter Nieman. Their first home was a log cabin, which about 1882 was replaced by a new home and the log cabin moved to become a barn.

From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

FRIEDRICH married BOCKER CAROLINE on 1 Aug 1839. CAROLINE was born on 1 May 1819; died on 4 Mar 1896. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William (the name he was called after he came to America) was born at Rothenufeln, Germany, and died in the New Minden area. His wife, the former Caroline Schrieber, whom he married in 1843, also was from Germany - Russbend, near Preusche (also spelled Preusz and Preuss) Minden. William and Caroline are buried in St. John's Cemetery, New Minden. They are buried side by side, instead of in a row in order of death, as was customary in this old cemetery. Their lot is also in a prominent spot near the center. Members of the family think this distinction was made because the land for the church and cemetery had been a gift of William's father. This would seem a logical conclusion.
We assume William came to America in 1838 with his parents. At any rate he was married here in 1843 and became a charter member of St. John's in 1846.
The William Hoffmans son, Johann C. H. (called Herman) was killed by lightning, when he was 17 years old. This was a real tragedy to the family, especially since he was the third son to die. Herman is said to have been driving a wagon, some distance from his home when lightning struck, but the horses made their way home without a driver.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

CHRISTIAN married SCHRIVER CAROLINE PHILIPPINE ELEONORE(SCHRIEBER) in 1843. CAROLINE was born on 15 Jun 1824 in Russbend, Kries Minden, Westfalen, Germany; died on 18 Nov 1895. [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:

Fred was a store keeper in Nashville, Illinois.

FREDERICK married VOLKMANN MARIE on 11 Aug 1865. MARIE was born in in See more notes.; died on 5 Feb 1870. [Group Sheet]

FREDERICK married WEISE CAROLINE on 23 Apr 1871. CAROLINE died on 15 Jan 1924. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Stone at Old Zion Evangelical Cemetery has dob as 25 Apr 1842.

ANNA married KLEEMAN JOHN FREDERICK AUGUST on 9 Dec 1862. JOHN was born on 8 Nov 1833 in Huellhorst Province, Westfalen, Germany; died on 5 Feb 1888; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery near Stotts City, MO, nexst to his 2nd wife.. [Group Sheet]

ANNA married KLEEMANN JOHANN FRIEDRICH AUGUST on 9 Dec 1862. JOHANN (son of KLEEMANN ERNST FRIEDRICH AUGUST and ROEWEKAMP ANNA KATHARINA ELIZABETH) was born on 8 Nov 1833 in Huellhorst, Westfalen, Prussen.; died on 5 Feb 1888 in Missouri; was buried in Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery, near Mt. Vernon, MO.. [Group Sheet]

SOPHIE married BUHRMAN HERMAN HENRY KARL on 1 May 1864. HERMAN (son of BUHRMAN JOHANN ERNST HEINRICH and WIPPERMAN AUGUSTE CAROLINE WILHELMINE) was born on 27 Jan 1845 in Unterlubbe, Kries Minden, Westfalen, Konigreich Preuszen, Germany; died on 28 May 1928 in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Caroline, who was teh fourth child born to Catherine and John E., was, according to her pictures and those who knew her, a very pretty young lady. She was born and grew up on a farm southwest of Nashville, She was an invalid the last ten years of her life, having suffered a stroke which left her paralyzed.

CAROLINE married HOHMAN ERNST HENRY FREDERICK on 17 May 1866. ERNST was born on 24 Feb 1838 in Seidinghausen in nw Germany; died on 17 Apr 1897. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sarah was born at the Hoffman homestead southwest of Nashville and baptized at the Nashville Prairie Evangelical Church.
She was a very able business woman, having begun her business career in 1880 in Kansas City, Mo., in partnership with Miss julia Hucke. Later she was employed by Nugent Store in St. Louis and in 1883 returned to Nashville and worked in the store of her brother-in-law H. H. Buhrman. When Mr. Buhrman became postmaster of Nashville, Sarah became his very capable assistant. In 1905 she bought a millinery store on Nashville's Main Street, now occupied by the Nashville Savings and Loan Company. This business was conducted successfully until her retirement in 1928.
Although Sarah never married and had children of her own, she was a second mother to a number of nephews whose mothers died when they were quite young. One of these was George, her brother Frederick's son by his first wife, whom she cared for until Fred remarried. Others were her sister Elizabeth's sons and her sister Martha's two boys. These two sisters had both married Buhrmans and the two sets of children were brought up in the Herman Buhrman home as brothers, with Emma (Elisabeth's daughter) and Sarah running the household.
Sarah was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Nashville, for mrore than 56 years - for more than 25 years president of the Ladies Aid Society and for many years a Sunday School teacher.
She died at the home of her niece and nephew, Emma and Tom Krughoff, with whom she had lived for a number of years.

From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

Notes:

George and Caroline lived in germantown, Illinois, where he was a jeweler whose job was to repair railroad watches only. In later years he became postmaster of Germantown.

GEORGE married BONNER CAROLINE on 7 Jul 1896. CAROLINE (daughter of BONNER THEODORE) was born on 19 Jan 1875; died on 5 Oct 1958; was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.. [Group Sheet]

MARTHA married BUHRMAN AUGUST A.. AUGUST (son of BUHRMAN JOHANN ERNST HEINRICH and WIPPERMAN AUGUSTE CAROLINE WILHELMINE) was born on 26 Nov 1852 in Dob may be Nov. 26, 1953; b.in St. Louis, Mo.; died on 6 Feb 1886 in Year of death may be 1885; Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Louis was a printer, who left Nashville when he was 18 and went to St. Louis where he worked as a printer on Franklin Ave. He worked for a man named Sander and married his sister. They lived in St. Louis, Mo.

LOUIS married SANDER MARY LOUISE on 25 Apr 1888. MARY was born on 31 Jan 1864; died on 12 Sep 1935. [Group Sheet]

CAROLINE married KOELLING LOUIS. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Eleven children - three died at an early age.

SOPHIE married SACHTLEBEN HERMAN HEINRICH in Jan 1860. HERMAN (son of SACHTLEBEN EBERHARD HEINRICH and LUEBKE ANNA MARIA JULIANA) was born on 16 Nov 1825 in Schleptrup #45, Engter, Germany; died on 4 Dec 1912 in Bernice Reinhardt gives dod as Nov. 11, 1889. [Group Sheet]

MARIA married KOELLING HENRY on 18 Dec 1863. HENRY was born on 14 Jun 1836 in Volmerdingsen, germany; died on 19 Mar 1890. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Christine was born on the Collmeyer farm between New Minden and Nashville and baptised by a Methodist minister in Nashville, as the Lutheran pastor was 25 miles away (probably in Venedy) and this was an emergency. Christine and Henry were married in St. John Lutheran Church in New Minden and then bought farmland in the Hoyleton area for $8.00 an acre. He was a charter member of the Hoyleton Lutheran Church and served as first deacon and janitor of that church. In 1917, when the church celebrated its 50th anniversary, he was one of 3 surviving charter members. He was 79 at the time of his death. Although Christine lived to be 83, she was totally blind the last 7 years of her life - said to be the result of unsuccessful cataract surgery. She was cared for by her youngest daughter, Lena (Carolina) who never married. Although unable to see, she was able to find her way around the house unaided, even in her declining years, and was very proficient at such tasks as peeling potatoes.

CHRISTINA married MASCHHOFF HEINRICH CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH on 8 Dec 1865 in New Minden, Washington County, Illinois. HEINRICH (son of MASCHHOFF JOHANN FRIEDRICH and NAGEL ANNA MARIA ELIZABETH) was born on 17 Jul 1842 in Bergkirchen, Germany; died on 20 Jul 1921 in Illinois. [Group Sheet]

FREDERICK married ELLERBUSCH ELIZABETH. ELIZABETH died in in Died at age 60. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

They spent their entire lives in the New Minden area and lived on the farm south of New Minden - still in possession of their descendants - the Theodore Grefe Family. They lived to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in May, 1924.

From "The Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

HENRY married FRYE ANNA on 21 May 1874. ANNA was born on 3 Feb 1854; died on 31 May 1926. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married ELLERBUSCH CAROLINE. CAROLINE was born on 21 Mar 1858; died on 23 May 1925. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Believed to be child of Frederick W. Hoffman.

Notes:

14 children - Anna; Meta; Martha; Selma; Mrs. John Lawhead (1st name unavailable); Samuel; Daniel & Jacob (twins); Armin; 5 more who died at an early age and whose names are unavailable.
Little is known about this family, however, an obituary provided by a member of the family does reveal some things.
Elizabeth, according to her obituary, led an unusually active life, sharing in the "work, joys and sorrows as a faithful pastor's wife" until her husband's retirement in 1902. After her husband's death in 1919, her declining years were spent in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her daughter, Selma, until three months before her death, when Mother and daughter moved to Newburg, Indiana.
A niece, Mrs. Alma Walker, remembers her cousins, Jake, Sam and Dan, who visited in their home in St. Louis while they were attending Pharmacy School and Eden Seminary there.
Elizabeth's obituary says funeral services were held in Newburgh, Indiana, July 10, 1942, with burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Huntingburg, Indiana. It also mentions that there were 33 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

MARY married WOLFMANN CHRISTOPHER HEINRICH (WULFMUNN) on 11 Oct 1858. CHRISTOPHER died in 1919. [Group Sheet]

MARIA married WINTE HENRY. HENRY was born on 10 Apr 1859; died on 22 Jan 1916. [Group Sheet]

MARIA married HARMENING FREDERICK on 13 Apr 1861. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Thirteen children - 7 died in infancy or as young children. Only the 6 who lived to grow up are listed.

CHRISTINE married REINHARDT FREDERICK MORITZ on 25 Apr 1862. FREDERICK was born on 20 Oct 1840; died on 5 Mar 1917. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Believed to be child of Frederick W. Hoffman.

Notes:

After Henry died on his farm near Nashville, January 13, 1905, his wife, Sophie, found there was over $3000 in debts on the property. Managing well, she paid all debts and when she sold the farm kept one-third for herself and gave each child $1000. She lived with her daughter Sophie Weiner in St. Louis, Mo. until her death.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

SOPHIA married MEINERT HENRY. HENRY was born on 27 Dec 1853; died on 13 Jan 1905; was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Believed to be child of Frederick W. Hoffman.

Notes:

C. Frederick was for many eyars manager of the Superior Ice & Coal Co. in St. Louis. Later, in teh early 1900's he became part owner and manager of the Mound City Livery & Messenger Co. of St. Louis. This firm furnished hearse and carriages to a number of Funeral Directors in St. Louis, also carriages and light livery for pleasure driving in the St. Louis area. With the advent of motor vehicles, the firm finally dissolved partnership and Fred retired from business in 1913. In 1915 they moved to Nashville, Illinois, where he lived till his death.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

CHRISTIAN married NIEMAN LOUISE in 1876. LOUISE was born in 1857; died in Apr 1896. [Group Sheet]

CHRISTIAN married BOUCHER EMMA GERSTKEMPER on 2 Apr 1899. EMMA was born on 16 Feb 1872 in Lived to celebrate her 100th birthday.. [Group Sheet]

JUSTINE married MASCHOFF WILLIAM(CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH WILHELM) SR in 1869. WILLIAM(CHRISTIAN (son of MASCHHOFF JOHANN FRIEDRICH and NAGEL ANNA MARIA ELIZABETH) was born on 17 Nov 1846 in Bergkirchen, Preusz Minden, Germany; died on 25 Jan 1934. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Killed by lightning.

CAROLINE married REINKENSMEYER HENRY on 21 May 1881. HENRY was born on 27 Jan 1859; died on 20 Feb 1936. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Charles C. Hoffman, who, according to his obituary, was one of the most extensive landowners in Washington Co., died at the age of 53. He had been kicked in the side seven months before by a young colt, when he was unhitching a team from teh wagon and sustained two broken ribs. However, members of the family believe this had nothing to do with his death.
In addition to farming, the family owned a general store in New Minden, Illinois.
My husband and members of his family remember the peddling wagon which came to the Covington area one day each week and went from farm to farm selling their wares. Emma and Henry who drove the wagon came to the Reinhardt home for dinner on these days.
The wagon was loaded with groceries, bolts of yard goods, thread, various staples, etc. from the store and at teh bottom of the wagon were chicken coops, since they also bought chickens from the farmers. The egg cases were on top.

From "Hoffmans 16562 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

CHARLES married PRASUHN EMMA SOPHIA TIBBY on 17 Nov 1887. EMMA was born on 19 Jan 1869 in 6 miles north of New Minden, Illinois; died on 19 May 1937 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Illinois, following surgery.. [Group Sheet]

MARY married BARTLING WILLIAM. [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:

George's mother died when he was three and he was cared for by his Aunt Sarah until Fred remarried. When he was 16, he went to St. Louis to work and lived there the rest of his life.

GEORGE married KOENIG ANNA WILHEMINA on 1 May 1888. ANNA was born on 9 Oct 1867; died on 24 Jul 1952. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Foreman National Laundry, St. Louis, MO.

WILLIAM married SIMPSON CARRIE. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married SIMPSON FRANCIS MARTHA. FRANCIS was born in Mar 1883. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Frank was President of National Laundry, St. Louis, MO.

FRANK married DERLER FRANCES V. in Oct 1901. FRANCES was born on 24 Feb 1878; died on 20 Apr 1957. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Otto was a foreman at National Laundry - later worked for Swift & Co. meat packing for a number of years.

OTTO married NIERBERDING BERTHA on 28 Apr 1909. BERTHA was born on 24 Jan 1885. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Served in the U. S. Army in W. W. I - Railroad mail clerk for many years.

PAUL married MASCHMEIER EVELYN. EVELYN was born on 12 Jan 1905 in Of Cincinnati, Ohio; died in Nov 1966. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He was born at Hoyleton, Illinois - died Stotts City, MO. He is buried at East View Cemetery near Stotts City. He was a farmer. He married on March 24, 1889 Emma Krueger - b. Oct. 1, 1869; d. 1954. Emma, too, was born at Hoyleton, Illinois. When she was a small child, her parents Christian Henry Krueger and his wife Catherine (nee Fricke) together with other families from the Hoyleton area, moved to Lawrence Co., Mo. One of these families was that of J. August Kleeman, who had married Louise Klein after the death of Anna Marie. William and Emma were married at the home of her parents 2 mi. south of Stotts City, Mo. They then bought a farm 4 mi. NW of Stotts City, where they lived until after William's death. Their first home was a log cabin, until a new home was built. Their children were all born there. In 1940, Emma, with two of her daughters moved into Stotts City. When the families froom Washington Co., Illnois, first went to Mo., they built an Evangelical Church and established a German School. However, when William and Emma were married, their farm was 3/4 mi. from a Methodist Church and 1/2 mi. from the Pleasant Hill Public School. Travel being slow then, all the children were brought up in this church and attended the school nearby. There were nine children.

WILLIAM married KLEIN LOUISE. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married KRUEGER EMMA on 24 Mar 1889 in Home of her parents, 2 mi. south of Stotts City, MO.. EMMA (daughter of KRUEGER CHRISTIAN HENRY and FRICKE CATHERINE) was born on 1 Oct 1869 in Hoyleton, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 23 Oct 1954 in Stotts City, Mo.; was buried in East View Cemetery, near Stotts City, MO.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Emma's mother died at an early age, and Emma, with the help fo her mother's sister, Sarah, devoted her early life to caring for her father and five younger brothers and two orphaned double cousins - Ernst and Otto Buhrman.

EMMA married KRUGHOFF THOMAS S.. THOMAS (son of KRUGHOFF OBERST LOUIS and SEWELL CAROLINE) was born on 12 Feb 1869; died in 1954. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Henry learned the merchandising business from his father's store. He bought 1/2 interest in the Schmitt Store - soon purchasing the entire business and was in business in Nashville 34 years. Although he grew up in teh Evangelical Church was was confirmed there, he joined the Presbyterian Church as a young man and was a member of that church for 37 years - 32 of which he served as elder. He also was clerk of the session and S. S. Supt.

HENRY married LANE CARRIE on 28 Dec 1892. CARRIE was born on 6 Jul 1868; died on 29 Jan 1966. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Oscar was a printer and worked as a compositor on the Nashville Journal for eight years. At the time of his death, he was working in the Forecast Division of the U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington D. C. Died suddenly of a stroke.

OSCAR married GREEN MARY REBECCA in 1896. MARY was born in 1869; died in Apr 1936. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He was in the jewelry business.

WALTER married UNKNOWN CLARA. CLARA was born in in No children. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Paul was a dept. head in the employ of Mo. Pacific R. R.

PAUL married ROBERTS EUGENIA (GENIE). EUGENIA was born in in No children. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Pharmacist in Springfield, Mo.

ALBERT married GOTT JESSIE. JESSIE was born on 14 Jul 1885; died on 22 Mar 1965; was buried in Mt. Morial Cemetery, Kansas City. [Group Sheet]

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:

Charles was in the drayage business in Nashville. Later moved to St. Louis, where he spent most of his life. Was emplyed by National Laundery Co. and Swift & Co. He died suddenly at church on Christmas morning of a heart attack.

CHARLES married LORENZ MARIE (MOLLIE) on 23 Oct 1895. MARIE was born on 22 Feb 1872; died on 10 Jun 1951; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery, Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William owned and operated a retail shoe store in the Hohman building in Nashville, Illinois. In early years he had as his partner his cousin, George Hohman, and tehy not only sold shoes but also repaired them. In later years George went into the ministry and William's son, Howard, joined him in the shoe business. Will died suddenly of a heart attach in his store.

WILLIAM married RUECKER IDA ANNE (ANNA) on 8 May 1895. IDA was born on 14 Jan 1876; died on 5 Jan 1933; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery, Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ida died after a lingering illness - heart disease.

IDA married ATKINSON THOMAS POLK in 2904. THOMAS was born on 3 Nov 1875; died on 11 Feb 1932. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Clara attended the old "cow-bell" school and was only 14 when her mother had a stroke which paralyzed her and made her an invalid for the last 10 years of her life. Her father passed away 5 years before her mother of what was believed to be cancer. Clara continued to live in the home and help care for her mother till she died and then her brothers until they married or left home. She then held a position in the local post office and the year before her marriage went to Vandalia to live with her sister Ida and work in the Atkinson-Brink Store.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

Per Narratives of Randolph County, Sparta, Illinois library, her last name was spelled Holeman.

CLARA married GREEN GEORGE A. on 16 Sep 1905. GEORGE (son of GREEN HUGH PARKER and TROUT MARY ELIZA) was born on 28 Jun 1877; died on 6 Jan 1948 in Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ed graduated from Washington U. Dental School, St. Louis, and practiced in Nashville, Illinois, until 1919 when he and his family moved to Chicago, where he joined dr. Papsdorf in the practice of dentsitry. Was always active in church and civic affairs. He died after a short illness - having been seriously ill the summer before. He was a member of st. Louke's Ev. Church, Chicago, and is buried in Eden Cemetery there.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

EDWARD married UMBECK JOHANNA MARIE on 29 Dec 1904. JOHANNA was born on 23 May 1872; died on 14 May 1941. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ben worked for Swift Packing Co., St. Louis, for a number of years and in later years for beehler Steel co. He died suddenly at work.

BENJAMIN married DRAKE STELLA B. on 4 Apr 1915. STELLA was born on 22 May 1894 in Of Charleston, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ernest worked as a railroad telegrapher for almost 50 years; was also a telegrapher with several brokerage firms, and occasionally with the newspapers. At the time of his death he was working for Reinholdt & gardner, stock brokers.

ERNEST married RAMSEK LILLIAN on 22 Oct 1919. LILLIAN was born on 14 Sep 1898 in Of St. Louis, MO.; died on 11 Jan 1968; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ernst was born in Aviston, Illinois, but after the death of his parents, he and his brother were brought up in the Herman Buhrman home in Nashville, Illinois. Here he attended the German School of the Ev. Church (called the old cow-bell).
As a young man he took his jeweler and watchmaking apprenticeship under Peter Ziegel, Nashville. He married Mary Augusta Smith, daughter of Catherine and Morand Smith, owner of the Nashville Lumberyard. Because of a small pox epidemic, Ernst could not come to Nashville to be married, so Mary and her brother Myron went to Poplar Bluff for teh wedding. Ernst had started in the jewelry business in Piedmont, Mo., but soon after their marriage they moved to Springfield, Mo., wehre Ernst, with Mary's help, owned and operated a jewelry store for more than 50 years.
Here he was a charter member of Rotary, a Shriner and 32nd Degree Mason, served on the Springfield Public School Board over 15 years - also serving as it's president. He was elder for many years of the First and Calvary Presbyterian Church.
He dropped the "h" in Buhrman about 1918 or 20, when problems arose in business as to spelling and pronunciation. They are buried in East Lawn Cemetery and the marker reads Burman.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

ERNST married SMITH MARY AUGUSTA on 14 Feb 1901 in Popular Bluff, Mo.. MARY was born on 30 Jun 1879; died on 23 Mar 1963. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Otto learned the jewelry business from his brother and owned and operated a jewelry store in Jacksonville, Illinois for many years. Russel Vernon, Garnet's nephew, took over the jewelry store when Otto died.

OTTOMAR married SACHETT ALICE GARNET on 23 Jun 1909 in St. Louis, Mo.. ALICE was born on 8 Sep 1882 in Of Nashville, Illinois; No Children; died on 28 Mar 1970; was buried in Jacksonville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Clara lived at home and worked in the coat alteration dept. of Scruggs Vandervoort and Barney Dept. Store for 16 years. After her mother had a stroke, Clara quit and took care of her until she passed away. She and her father continued to live in the home and Clara did the same type of alteration work at Famous-Barr Co. She retired some years ago and after her father's death in 1944 continued to live in the family home until a few years ago when she became a resident of the Good Samaritan Home on South Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.
She still maintains membership in the Evangelical Church which was originally located at 23rd and Washington and attends services and Ladies Aid meetings frequently.
This church, Bethany United Church of Christ, has within the last two years united with Peace Church and is called Bethany-Peace United Church of Christ and is located at 11936 Bellefontaine Road.
The following article appeared in a neighborhood newspaper in 1971:
Symbol of Merger
New Old Tones at Bethany-Peace
Two old bells from Bethany United Church of Christ will provide new tones for the newly-merged congregation at bethany-Peace United Church of Christ, 11936 Bellefontaine Road.
The Bells ahve hung in the tower of Bethany Church at Red Bud and Rosalie Aves. for 56 years and ahve now been moved to the new quarters. They are temporarily located on a platform at the right of the entrance of Peace Church. The merger was approved Feb. 22, 1970, and incorporated January 14, 1971. In 1879, the ladies society (Frauen Verein) donated the bells for the church at 23rd and Washington St. They are called Mary & Martha. Clara Hoffman a long time member at Bethany, provided funds for the moving of the bells.
"The Bells at Bethany Church have been very dear to me, always," she says. "At the old church at 23rd & Washington the bells would ring every Sat. evening at 7:00 P.M. I can remember back as a child, my grandmother and I would walk up the block to the Church, she telling me the story of Mary and Martha living in the little town of Bethany. Living near the church most of my life and hearing the bells ring over the years, I enjoyed them and I hope and pray that Mary and Martha will continue to ring many more years for others to enjoy."
A tower for the bells is to be built as soon as funds can be obtained.
The membership of the new congregation is 1000.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

Notes:

Both Herman and his son Clarence died int he "flu" epidemic - Herman one day and his son the next.

HERMAN married NEUHAUS ANNA. ANNA died in Jun 1940. [Group Sheet]

ELIZABETH married SCHIERBECKER WILLIAM. [Group Sheet]

GUSTAV married HESEMAN ANNA. ANNA was born on 22 Feb 1882. [Group Sheet]

CLARA married MICHAEL HENRY. HENRY died in in Deceased. [Group Sheet]

CLARA married KNOLHOFF MARTIN. [Group Sheet]

MARTHA married BRINKMAN ADOLPH. ADOLPH died in in Deceased. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Teacher in Hoyleton Parochial School for a number of years - later lived in Denver, Co.

Notes:

Lived in Iowa

FREDERICK married AUER EMMA. EMMA died in in Deceased. [Group Sheet]

LYDIA married BRINK FREDERICK WILLIAM. FREDERICK (son of BRINK HENRY (ERNST HEINRICH) and WEIHE WILHEMINA) died in 1963; was buried in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

LYDIA married BRINK FREDERICK WILLIAM. FREDERICK (son of BRINK HENRY (ERNST HEINRICH) and WEIHE WILHEMINA) died in 1963; was buried in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

HENRY married ALTHOFF MARY on 1 Nov 1888. MARY was born on 27 Feb 1868; died on 30 Jan 1956. [Group Sheet]

MARY married TWENHAFEL WILLIAM on 29 May 1890. WILLIAM was born on 14 Apr 1864; died on 26 Jul 1922. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Nine children all born on a farm 5 miles northwest of New Minden. A grandson, Harold Weihe, now lives on this farm.

CAROLINE married WEIHE CHARLES on 10 May 1894. CHARLES was born on 27 Oct 1868; died on 4 Feb 1941. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anna and Henry and two of their three sons, Theodore and Edwin, were killed when a cyclone hit New Minden on June 7, 1907. Although Herman's life was spared, he was severely injured, having suffered a broken arm, one leg broken in two places, and a head injury.

ANNA married WEIHE HENRY W. on 2 Jun 1898. HENRY was born on 13 Oct 1873; died on 7 Jun 1907. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In later years lived in Corpus Christi, Texas.

HERMAN married WELP ROSA. ROSA was born on 18 Jul 1883; died in in Deceased. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The William sachtlebens lived on a farm east of New Minden where Wilbert now lives.

WILLIAM married WEIHE ANNA on 25 Oct 1908. ANNA was born on 13 Jun 1884; died on 5 Jan 1971. [Group Sheet]

HENRY married WEIHE CAROLINE. CAROLINE was born on 17 Feb 1870; died on 4 Mar 1940. [Group Sheet]

CAROLINE married JOHNSON LOUIS on 12 May 1892. LOUIS was born on 6 Apr 1870; died on 8 Oct 1962. [Group Sheet]

LOUIS married JOHNSON LOUISE on 15 Nov 1894. LOUISE was born on 18 Jul 1872; died on 5 Jan 1943. [Group Sheet]

FREDERICK married WEIHE MARGARET CAROLINA on 30 Apr 1899 in St. John's, New Minden, Illinois. MARGARET was born on 8 Jul 1874; died on 30 Dec 1963. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The August Koellings lived in St. Louis.

AUGUST married WOKER ANNA. ANNA was born on 22 Feb 1882; died in in Deceased. [Group Sheet]

THEODORE married NEUHAUS CAROLINE. CAROLINE was born on 4 Apr 1883 in No children; died on 17 Jul 1959. [Group Sheet]

MARY married KRACHT WILLIAM on 11 Aug 1908. WILLIAM was born on 22 Aug 1880; died on 7 Jun 1933. [Group Sheet]

HENRY married REDEKER WILHELMENA (MINNA) on 18 May 1892. WILHELMENA (daughter of REDEKER JOHANN KEINRICH and FRUEND CHARLOTTE) was born on 12 Feb 1874; died on 30 Nov 1935; was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Marie died when Herbert was 6 days old.
Ed Schaeffer has her name as Anna Maschhoff b. May 6, 1883.

MARY married SCHAEFFER HENRY C. on 18 Oct 1892. HENRY (son of SCHAEFFER FREDERICH HEINRICH PHILLIP and LUKANAGEL ANNE MARIE CATHERINE WHILIMINE) was born on 5 Apr 1875; died in Mar 1964 in Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

AUGUST married ELLERBUSCH ANNA on 31 Jan 1899. ANNA died on 11 Oct 1948. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married KRAUS LYDIA. LYDIA was born on 14 Feb 1890; died on 14 Sep 1913 in Dod may be 9/15/1913. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married SCHNITKER MARY on 11 Aug 1900. MARY was born on 3 Aug 1976; died on 28 Apr 1909. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Herman and Anna operated a general store in Venedy, Illinois, for 15 years. In 1921, Herman and three others sank and operated Venedy Coal Mine. He served as Treasurer of Washington Co. from 1930-1934. He owned and operated a bakery and delicatassen in Nashville 1923-1928. He was treasurer of Trinity Lutheran Church, Nashville, for 25 years.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

HERMAN married TEMPLEMEYER ANNA FRYE on 17 Apr 1902 in Venedy, Illinois. ANNA (daughter of TEMPLEMEYER WILLIAM and UNKNOWN UNKNOWN) was born on 5 Oct 1878; died on 14 Aug 1957. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Gus was a teacher in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Beecher, Illinois, Centralia, Illinois, St. Louis, Mo.

GUSTAV married GERSTKEMPER ANNIE on 11 Aug 1901. ANNIE was born on 6 Jun 1880; died on 14 Feb 1929. [Group Sheet]

GUSTAV married SCHURICHT JULIA in 1930. [Group Sheet]

ANNA married GERSTKEMPER WILLIAM on 20 Jul 1905. WILLIAM (son of GERSTKEMPER ERNST and UNKNOWN GERFEN) was born in 1876; died on 24 Apr 1958. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She kept house for her brother, William and cared for her parents at Hoyleton, Illinois.

RICHARD married GARLING MARGARET on 2 Nov 1913. MARGARET was born on 4 Oct 1888; died in 1966. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Owned and operated a grocery store in New Minden.

HERMAN married WOKER BERTHA on 7 May 1899. BERTHA was born on 2 May 1878; died on 16 Mar 1935. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Nashville New Obituary for Florence Rinne Hoffman spelled her name as Otillie.

OTTILIE married RINNE CHARLES H.. CHARLES was born on 25 Sep 1876; died on 17 Nov 1963. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Did not marry. Lived with the Arthur Collmeyer's.

MARIE married KOTTMEYER CHARLES on 29 Oct 1911. CHARLES was born on 8 May 1878; died on 16 Oct 1950. [Group Sheet]

HENRY married VOGT EMILIE O. on 12 May 1912. EMILIE was born on 27 Aug 1888. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in Centralia, Illinois.

CAROLINE married WEIHE CHARLES L.. CHARLES died in 1949; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Centralia, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

ARTHUR married VOGT ANNA C. on 18 May 1913. ANNA was born on 20 Dec 1889. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in St. Louis many years but recently moved to New Minden and makes her home with her niece, Laura Rinne.

WILLIAM married GREFE CLARA on 7 Aug 1905 in New Minden, Washington County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

EMELIE married GREFE THEODORE on 18 May 1905 in St. John's Church, New Minden, Washington County, Illinois.. THEODORE was born on 17 Oct 1879; died on 25 Jun 1972. [Group Sheet]

AUGUST married NIEMAN BERTHA. BERTHA was born on 23 Oct 1888; died on 28 Feb 1971. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Live in New Minden, Illinois.

ANNA married NIEMAN CARL on 20 Apr 1913. CARL was born on 2 Dec 1884. [Group Sheet]

META married JUERGENS UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN was born in in Of Cincinnati, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

MARTHA married VIEHE UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN was born in in Of Hamburg, N.Y.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Newburgh, Indiana.

UNKNOWN married LAWHEAD JOHN. JOHN was born in in Of Newburgh, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Huntingburgh, Indiana.

Notes:

Huntington, Virginia.

ANNA married JUERGENS UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN was born in in Of Cleveland, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Honey Grove, Texas

Notes:

Evangelical Minister, St. Clemens, Michigan.

SOPHIE married AHLERS HENRY. HENRY was born in in Of St. Louis, Mo.. [Group Sheet]

ELIZABETH married KRUEGER HENRY. HENRY was born in in Of Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Farmer. Louise was his step-sister.

AUGUST married WINTE LOUISE on 27 Nov 1902. LOUISE was born on 8 Feb 1882; died on 29 Jun 1954. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Farmer.

FREDERICK married HARRE LENA on 10 Feb 1887. LENA was born on 21 Dec 1863; died on 31 Dec 1897 in Of T.B.. [Group Sheet]

FREDERICK married SCHNITKER ANNA CAROLINE LOUISE on 6 Oct 1898 in St. Luke's Church, Covington, Illinois. ANNA was born on 11 Feb 1873; died on 22 May 1941. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Charles worked at the old brickyard in Nashville, Illinois. In later years they lived in St. Louis, Mo. After he retired he and his daughter Emma moved back to New Minden where they lived till he died.

CHARLES married ELLERBUSCH MINNA. MINNA was born in 1868; died in 1924. [Group Sheet]

CHARLES married BOESTER LOUISE C. M.. LOUISE was born on 1 Oct 1870; died on 13 Apr 1909. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Christ was a farmer, who after retirement lived in New Minden, Illinois. Died of cancer.

CHRISTIAN married BRUN MARY on 13 Mar 1891. MARY was born on 20 Oct 1869; died on 5 Dec 1949. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On May 23, 1965, they had the rare privilege of celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary.
Philip was a farmer and they spent their entire lives on their farm, southeast of Nashville until their retirement, when they moved to Nashville, Illinois. Philip lost his arm in a hunting accident while still a young man but could do as much with one arm as many could with two.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

PHILIP married WERNECKE MARTHA L. on 20 May 1900. MARTHA was born on 1 Feb 1882; died on 3 Sep 1970. [Group Sheet]

CAROLINE married VOGELPOHL HENRY. HENRY was born on 12 Mar 1868; died on 12 Aug 1945. [Group Sheet]

MARY married SCHIERBECKER HENRY F. in May 1902. HENRY was born on 7 May 1879; died on 11 Nov 1929. [Group Sheet]

CAROLINE married KETTLER CHARLES PERRY on 17 Jun 1900. CHARLES was born on 1 Aug 1875; died on 20 May 1932. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in St. Louis, Mo.

MARY married BUSSE AUGUST in 1903. AUGUST died in in Deceased. [Group Sheet]

MARTHA married AHLERS ERNEST FREDERICH on 20 Sep 1903. ERNEST was born on 16 May 1875 in Hannibal, Mo.; died on 3 Aug 1955; was buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sophie spent the last 8 years of her life living with her daughter at La Blanc, Mich. Her wish to live to see her 90th birthday was fulfilled. She died four days after it.

SOPHIE married WEINER WILLIAM E. on 20 Sep 1911 in Zion Lutheran Church, St. Louis, Mo.. WILLIAM was born on 15 Jun 1887 in Of St. Louis, Mo.; died on 5 Jun 1960. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anna and her third husband, Carl, died suddenly of heart attacks the same day. They had a double funeral and are buried in St. Louis.

ANNA married BUCHMUELLER EDWARD. EDWARD was born on 2 Apr 1882; died in 1925. [Group Sheet]

ANNA married GRAHAM BENJAMIN. [Group Sheet]

ANNA married RAMPENDAHL CARL. CARL was born on 5 Apr 1881; died on 26 Aug 1968. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Bill in partnership with his brother Ed in early years, owned and operated the Chevrolet garage in Nashville, Illinois. In later years he owned and operated Nashville Frozen Food Locker Plant and farmed.

WILLIAM married KLOSTERHOFF EMMA RINNE. EMMA was born in 1883; died on 4 Jan 1951. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married BRINK LULU ELIZABETH on 26 Dec 1911. LULU was born on 1 Oct 1892; died on 2 Dec 1947. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married DERRETH AMANDA KLEIN in 1952. AMANDA was born in in Of St. Louis, Mo.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Henry has always been employed as an automotive man - for Kirchhoefer Motor Co., Nashville, Illinois, until 1933 at which time he moved to Christopher, Illinois, and was employed by Lemon Chevrolet until he retired.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

HENRY married PILGRIM CLARA on 7 Feb 1912. CLARA was born on 15 Dec 1891. [Group Sheet]

LOUISE married KEYLER CLARENCE on 31 Dec 1918. CLARENCE was born in in Of Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Edward at one time with his brother Bill as partner owned and operated the Chevrolet Garage in Nashville. Later becamae interested in politics and served in various capacities at the county level.

EDWARD married HOLZBORN FLORA on 5 Jul 1912. FLORA was born on 11 Nov 1891 in Of St. Louis, Mo.; died on 4 Oct 1964; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1972 Alma made her home with a grandson and his wife in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Alma graduated from Illnois Normal University, Normal, Illinois, in 1913. She engaged in Business College teaching and stenographic work until her marriage in 1942.

ALMA married WALKER ROY on 26 Apr 1942. ROY died on 21 Feb 1953. [Group Sheet]

MARY married HANKE HENRY C. on 17 Nov 1897. HENRY was born on 24 Oct 1873; died on 24 May 1944. [Group Sheet]

GEORGE married NEUHAUS MINNIE about 1898. MINNIE was born on 23 Feb 1878; died in Jan 1943. [Group Sheet]

ADOLPH married GARLING PAULINE on 10 May 1900. PAULINE was born on 21 Dec 1875; died on 3 Jul 1954. [Group Sheet]

ERNST married TWENHAFEL MARIE in May 1903. MARIE was born on 11 Jan 1882; died on 18 Feb 1959. [Group Sheet]

MARTIN married TWENHAFEL BERTHA M.. BERTHA was born on 27 Sep 1884; died on 23 Nov 1952. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Minnie died in childbirth when her dauaghter was born. The child died also.

MINNIE married SCHNITKER GUSTAV on 5 Jun 1904. GUSTAV was born on 17 Apr 1881; died on 12 Nov 1935. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Farmer.

LOUIS married GARLING OTTILLIE on 10 Dec 1896. OTTILLIE was born on 13 Feb 1873; died on 3 Dec 1948. [Group Sheet]

EMMA married BOESTER FRED on 14 Dec 1902 in Covington, Illinois. FRED was born on 21 Feb 1874; died on 4 Feb 1967. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William owned and operated a general store in Hoyleton, Illinois, for a number of years, which since his death is owned by his son, Edgar.

WILLIAM married VOGEL DOROTHEA on 20 Apr 1913 in Jacobs, Illinois. DOROTHEA was born on 15 Dec 1892. [Group Sheet]

ANNA married TWENHAFEL HENRY. HENRY was born on 11 Jul 1887; died on 9 Jan 1964. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The August Reinkensmeyers farmed around Huey for 20 years, moving to Hoyleton in 1935.

AUGUST married CRAMER ROSINA in 1915 in Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois. ROSINA was born in 1894; died on 15 Jun 1972. [Group Sheet]

CAROLINE married SCHRIEBER HERMAN on 27 Oct 1912. HERMAN was born on 10 Feb 1887; died on 25 Apr 1960. [Group Sheet]

MARY married SCHRIEBER MARTIN. MARTIN was born on 4 Jun 1885; died in 1958. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived on a farm S.W. of Covington, Illinois.

ADOLF married Living [Group Sheet]

ALINA married MEENTEMEYER WILLIAM on 14 Feb 1909. WILLIAM was born on 22 Oct 1885 in New Minden, Illinois; died on 2 Apr 1968 in Washington County Hospital, Nashville, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Emma lives in New Minden, Illinois, and still works part-time in her brother's store. Not married. (1972)

Notes:

Carl was a construction worker in the Carlyle area. He was a veteran of W. W. I with overseas service. They lived in Carlyle, Illinois.

CARL married HANENBERGER LYDIA C. on 19 Aug 1922. LYDIA (daughter of HANENBERGER GEORGE) was born on 28 Jun 1896; died in 1966; was buried in Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married Living (son of WEIHE CHARLES and SACHTLEBEN CAROLINE) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Henry was at one time Postmaster of New Minden and in later years Cashier of Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Nashville, Illinois. Retired a few years ago. They live in New Minden, Illinois.
Henry and Florence had no children.

HENRY married RINNE FLORENCE on 21 Aug 1937 in St. John Lutheran Church, New Minden, IL, Pastor Koestering officiating.(Obituary gave date as Aug. 22, 1937.). FLORENCE (daughter of RINNE CHARLES H. and COLLMEYER OTTILIE) was born on 27 Nov 1910 in New Minden, Washington County, Illinois; died on 2 Jan 2003 in Friendship Manor Healthcare Center, Nashville, Illinois; was buried on 6 Jan 2003 in St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery, New Minden, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married Living. (daughter of COLLMEYER HENRY W. and VOGT EMILIE O.) [Group Sheet]

BLANDINA married BOESTER HENRY. HENRY was born on 22 Feb 1877; died on 15 Jan 1939. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married SCHRIEBER OTILLIE. OTILLIE was born on 3 Feb 1891; died on 3 Feb 1970. [Group Sheet]

AUGUST married PRUESHNER CLARA. CLARA was born on 12 Nov 1892 in Of New Minden, Illinois; died on 24 Apr 1966. [Group Sheet]