JOHANN married BLASEN ANNE MARIE CHRISTINE. [Group Sheet]

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]