Washington County, Illinois
Family Tree of the Hoffmann Family of Erdmannhausen,
Baden-Würtemberg, Germany
assembled by Rev. Dr. W Oehler of Erdmannhausen
II Georg Hoffmann (called Hansjerg) farmer, here. Born May 5 1700; died here February 16, 1764 (aged 63 years 10 months); married here on July 11 (no year given) to Maria Elizabeth Fritz, daughter of farmer Johann Adam Fritz of Heidenhof bei Weiler zum Stein. 12 Children (6 boys, 4 of whom died in childhood and 6 daughters. This leaves:
III 1) Johann George Hoffmann, farmer here. Born here March 27, 1745, died here 27 Febru-ary 1787: married 3rd time to Christina Reichaert. 1 child, daughter Elisabeth, born April 30, 1805, married Bauer.
2) Johannes Hoffmann, farmer here; born here August 3, 1751; died here February 11, 1808; married here on April 30, 1774 to Magdalena Koch. 8 children (5 boys of whom one died in childhood and 3 daughters). The sons are:
IV 1) Johann Christian Hofmann born here November 11, 1777; died here March 8 1859; married Maria Sara Bertsch, 3 children, 1 son, Johann Christian Hoffmann
2) David Hoffmann, born here September 1, 1784, died Lancaster Pa. July 7, 1810 (see post-script 1).
3) Johann Georg Hofmann born here October 28, 1787,
married here August 18, 1814 to Katharina Barbara Pommer, 9 children:
a) Eva Fredericka born May 2, 1815
b) Maria Katharina, born January 12, 1817
c) Adam Friedrich, born November 4, 1818, died July 26 1819.
d) anonymous born and died November 6 1819.
e) Johann David born October 3, 1820
f) Adam Friedrich, born November 7, 1822
g) Johann Gottlob, born February 11, 1827
i) Johanna Margarete, born February 27, 1829
4) Johannes Hofmann, farmer (see postscript re; IV. Born here July 13, 1791; died 86 years old (1877 ?); married here on April 26, 1814 to Eva Pommer, sister of above named Katharina, daughter of Kaspar Pommer, farmer here. 9 children: a) Johan Georg born here December 17, 1814. b) Johann Friedrich, born here March 5, 1816. c) Maria Justina Katharina born here June 16, 1818
d) Anna Maria, born here Oct. 16th 1820 e) Margaretha Friederika, born here Feb. 9 1822 f) Christina Barbara, born Sept. l0 th 1824 g) Johann Gottlob, born here Oct. 29th 1826 h) Eva Magdalena, born here January 20, 1829 . i) Maria Dorothea, born here March 8th 1831, and died here July 7th 1831
(The whole Family migrated to North America on April 24,1832.
V Son of IV.1 Johann Christian: Johann Christian Hofmann, Farmer here born here Jan. 1, 1816; died here September 7th 1893; married February 8, 1843 to Eva Chris-tina née Andress, from this Community. 7 Children: (3 Boys and 4 Daughters) a) Johann Jakob, born October 29th 1844 (see below IV) b) Christian Gottlob, born here December 5, 1858, approx. Emigrated to USA 1880 c) William Friedrich, born here November 19, 1860, see below IV.
VI. 1) Johann Jakob Hofmann, village board and later church board here,
born here Oct. 29th 1844; died here Sept. 7th 1893; married May 5, 1871 to Karoline Bauer from here
10 Children (4 boys, 6 girls) )
a) Christian Friedrich, born here Jan. 14th 1873 (see below VII.1 )
b) Karl Albert. born here July 21st 1874;
married Nov. 30th 1905 to Wilhelmine, née Erb. No Children.
c) Karl Gottlob, born here February. 7th 1878;
married on Oct. 6th 1910 in Stuttgart Karol, née Kurz. Has moved away.
d) Ludwig Hermann, born here Aug. 25th 1884. Moved 1910 to German Poland.
2) Willhelm Friedrich Hoffmann, Farmer and Church Board Member. born here November 19, 1860, married in Weiler zum Stein to Luise née Fuchs on Feb.. 10, 1885. 6 Children: (2 Boys, 4 Girls) a) Karl Wilhelm, born Oct. 17th 1887 (see below VII-3) b) Ernst Friedrich ,born here Nov. 4, 1901 (see below Vll.3)
VII. 1) Christian Friedrich Hoffmann, Saddler Master here, born here Jan. 14, 1873 . married here June 28th 1900 to Anne née Wolf from here. 6 Children, 2 of whom were boys, one of them died early: Paul born March 29th 1901 (see below VIII-1)
2) Karl Wilhelm Hoffmann, Farmer here born here Oct. 17th 1887; died in the war with France on Aug. 29th 1914; married here April 17th 1913 to Anna née Kazenwadel. 1 child: Herman Karl, born March 6th 1914 (see below VIII-2)
3) Ernst Friedrich Hoffmann, Farmer here born here Nov. 4th 1901; married here March 30th 1932 to Maria née Ruoff, 3 Children (2 Boys, 1 Girl) a) Karl Ernst, born here April 20th 1933 b) Gerhard, born here December 8th 1935 c) Margarete, Marianne, born Dec. 13th 1939.
VIII 1) Paul Friedrich Hoffmann, Master Saddler here, born here March 29th 1901; Mar-ried here Nov. 25th 1926 to Emma née Jenner from here.
2 Children (I Boy, 1 Girl) a) Ruth Emma, born Jan. 1 1928 b) Erwin Erich, born April 1 1932
2) Hermann Karl Hoffmann., Farmer, here, born here March 6th 1914; married May 23rd 1944 to Maria née Lang from here 2 Children (I Boy, I Girl) a) Marianne Frida, born June 1, 1944 b) Walter Hermann, born here March 15, 1947.
Postscript 1; The local Courthouse received in June 1815 from America the death and burial notice of David Hoffman. It was dated November 11, 1813 , and signed by D. Heinrich Muehlenberg, Preacher in the City of Lancaster in Pennsylvania. It was testified that he lived for several years in that city, and worked in a Butcher Shop. He lived a quiet Christian life. He was buried in the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. The death notice was verified by John Passmore, a Notary Public.
Postscript 2; Johann Georg Hofmann emigrated to America with all his children during the night from the 26th to the 27th of April 1838. As he wrote in December 1838, he and his Friend Michael Scheid, bought a Farm in the state of Ohio, 1 1/2 hrs. from Lancaster. I verify the correctness of this Family Tree according to the local Church books. The Evangelical Pastor, D Dr. W. Oehler
Erdmannhausen. July 11, 1947. June 7th 1969 Pastor Simen.
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