Washington County, Illinois
CHILDREN OF JOHN ERNST HOFFMAN
John Peter Hoffman - b. Jan. 13, 1837; d. Nov. 8, 1914;
m. Aug. 26, 1859 Maria Elisa-beth Wulfmann Brink - b. 1837; d. 1920.
William Alexander Hoffman - b. Dec. 29, 1837; d. Oct. 7, 1910;
m. Oct. 16, 1859 Wil-hemina Tuegel - b. Apr. 2,1840; d. Jan. 19,1876.
Children of John E. and Catherine (née Hoffman)
Frederick William Hoffman - b. June 3, 1840; d. Sept. 6, 1917;
m. Marie - More about this later.
2nd marriage - Apr. 23, 1871 was to Caroline Weise, who died Jan. 15, 1924.
Anna Marie Hoffman - b. Apr. 25, 1842; d. 1867;
m. Dec. 9, 1862 John Frederick August Kleeman - b. Nov. 8,1833; d. Feb. 5, 1888.
Elisabeth Sophie Hoffman - b. Aug. 26, 1844; d. Jan. 13, 1888;
m. May 1, 1864 Herman Henry Karl Buhrman - b. Jan. 27, 1845; d. May 1928.
Caroline Wilhemine Hoffman - b. Sept. 7, 1848; d. Dec. 25, 1901;
m. May 17, 1866 Ernst Henry Frederick Hohman - b. Feb. 24, 1838; d. Apr. 17, 1897.
George Hoffman - b. April 19, 1851; d. as an infant or young child.
Sarah Catherine Hoffman - b. Dec. 28, 1852; d. April 4, 1941.
George Henry Hoffman - b. May 30, 1853; d. Jan. 9, 1911;
m. July 7, 1896 Caroline Bonner - b. Jan. 19, 1875; d. Oct. 5, 1958.
Martha Louise Hoffman - b. June 3, 1855; d. Aug. 5, 1885;
m. Dr. August A. Buhr-man -b. Nov. 26, 1852; d. Feb. 6, 1886.
Hannah Emilia Hoffman - b. June 30,1858; d. July 11, 1860.
Louis Hoffman - b. Jan 30, 1861; d. May 28, 1944;
m. Apr. 25, 1888 Mary Louise Sander b. Jan. 31, 1864; d. Sept. 12, 1935.
4. Anna Catherine Hoffman - b. Oct. 18, 1862; d. Aug. 21, 1948; m. John Louis Meyer - d. 1927. 7 Children - Andrew; William; Edgar & Edna (twins); Laura; Albert & Alvina (twins). 5. Andrew Meyer - d. in early 1900's - age 16. 5. William W. Meyer - b. 1888; d. May 8,1972 in a nursing home in the St. Louis area age 84. Not married. Buried Greenwood Cemetery Nashville. 5. Edgar Meyer - b. 1889; d. July 1949. Not married. Buried next to parents. 5. Edna Meyer - b. 1889; m. Howard Diefenbach, who died at their home in Percy, In. about Feb. 1972. Edna has entered a nursing home in Sedalia, Mo., where her son lives. 2 Sons - Francis & Russell. Both are married and Francis, who lives in Sedalia, has a son, Dale. Russell lives in Aurora, Illinois. 5. Laura Meyer - b. 1892; m. Mr. Monroe, who is deceased. No children. Lives in St. Louis. 5. Albert Meyer died as an infant about 1900. 5. Alvina Meyer- b. about 1900; m. Becker. -- 2 Children - Bernice & Charles 6. Bernice Becker - m. Thomas Grace, who works for Coca-Cola in St. Louis;
4 Children - Tom, 2 more boys, a girl. Tom is a 1972 graduate University of Missouri-Rolla, School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, MO, and spent the summer of 1972 teaching in South America. Another son has served in the armed forces and is now attending the same school at Rolla. The daughter is an R. N. employed at St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis.
6. Charles Becker. (No information available)
4. Mary Elizabeth Hoffman - b. March 4, 1864.. d. June 22, 1937-, M. Peter Meyer (No relation to John Louis)" Buried Mt. Carmel, 111' -- 7 Children - Harm, Matina (Tina); (twins); Grace: Iva. Lincoln (Link)- Edna & Ethel 5. Harm J. Meyer - deceased. Lived in Omaha. 2 children - Warren, in the grain elevator business and a daughter. 5. Matina Meyer was married to a Mr. Tribe, who is der-eased. 5. Link E. Meyer..... Illinois. Daughter - Lois. 5. Grace Meyer - married. a Mr. Strain. Live in Kankakee, 5. Edna Meyer 5. Ethel Meyer - M. May Hay - deceased. 5. Grace Meyer. 5. Iva Meyer - deceased. Lived in Kankakee.
(No further information on this family available). Sept. 18,
4. 4. Henry Frederick William Hoffman - b. September 25, 1866; d. Oct. 23, 1949; married Sept. 18, 1894 Mary Caroline Gerhold of Tower Hill, Illinois. - born Dec. 31, 1872; d. Feb. 2, 1960 Buried Valley City, North Dakota. 8 children- Albert Christian; Lillian Caroline Marie; Ed-gar Henry; Esther Elizabeth; Victor Roosevelt; Ervin Samuel; Elmer Theodore; Leroy Melvin.
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, Illinois., 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 t he minis-try but opposed the ceremony and the robes worn by Evangelical ministers. Mary went to Cas-tlewood- 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 Illinois. This was around 1900 and the family started farming around Bible Grove, Illinois. Two more children, Esther and Victor were born here. Because Henry has met and was a great admirer of Theodore Roosevelt, he named Victor, Victor Roosevelt and later Elmer, Elmer Theodore. While they lived at Bible Grove, a salesman from T. Raleigh Medicine Co. Persuaded Henry to give up farming and go from farm to farm selling Raleigh products. He was well-known and prospered. After he had ac-cumulated a sum of money he wanted to buy a shoe store in Decatur but Mary didn't want her children brought up in a city and hoped they would become farmers.
About 1907, the family moved to Braddock, Near Stude North Dakota, close to where his brother Edward owned a farm. Henry bought a farm and steam threshing machine. Since 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 fuel for the engine and a stiff breeze set all the grass afire. The dry grass burned fast destroying all farms and crops in its path until it reached Long Lake. Henry had to pay for the damage so lost everything. Another baby, Ervin was born here at Braddock. Now almost penniless and depressed over his troubles, he decided to move to Sedalia Mo. Where he had heard the Missouri Pacific Railroad 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 again trouble hounded them - Ervin developed mastoiditis and died.
In 1912 a friend from Fargo, N. Dakota, loaned the family train fare to Fargo where Henry worked for J. 1. Case Tractor & 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, Elxner 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 learned too late that the former owner had retained the mineral rights and he once again had to sell at a loss.
The family then moved to Russell, Kansas where Albert was half owner of a tire shop this was in 1923. Albert passed his postal exam, sold the shop and went to work in the P. 0. 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, Hy. 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.
5. Albert Hoffman - b. Aug. 1895, Castlewood, S. Dakota; m. Kittie Dutt - She died in June 1968 following a long illness. Albert was a Postmaster, who after 40 years in postal Work, retired at 65 and has an apt. in Denver close to brothers LeRoy and Edgar. No 'children. 2nd marriage June 27, 1971, in Denver to Helen Cortner, widow of a Methodist minister.
5. Lillian Hoffman - b. Feb. 1, 1897 Castlewood, S. Dakota; m. Albert Noeske a successful farmer near Valley City, N. D. 3 children - Jerry; another son; a daughter; 12 grandchildren. Lillian and Albert are retired and live in a duplex shared by their oldest son, who has 4 sons and farms some 1230 acres
. 6. Jerry Noeske - lives in Seattle where he is a buyer and contractor for Boeing Aircraft.
6. Daughter - married and lives in St. Charles, Minn. Her husband is Supt. Of Schools. They have 5 children.
5. Edgar Henry Hoffman - b. March 15, 1899 in Castlewood, S. D.; m. Pearl Taylor, daughter of an Evangelist. He attended N. Dakota State Agricultural College, later a Seminary to become a minister, first of United Brethren Church - later transferred to the Methodist Church. -- 3 children - Edgar Henry Jr.; 2 daughters.
6. Edgar Henry Jr. (Hap) Hoffman - m. Barbara. Works for N. American Insurance Co., Washington D. C. -- 3 children - Mark Henry; two daughters.
6. Oldest daughter is State Health Nurse and lives in Couer D'Alene, Idaho, where her husband is Postmaster. 2 children - I boy; 1 girl.
6. Youngest daughter and her husband are missionaries in Lima, Peru. 6 children.
5. Esther Elizabeth Hoffman - b. Dec. 6, 1902; d. Apr. 25, 1953. Born near Bible Grove, Illinois. Buried in Valley City, N. Dakota. m. Garold W. Schroeder, successful farmer near Valley City, N. D. Esther died following surgery at Mayos for removal of a tumor on the pitui-tary gland. Garold has remarried. Esther had 3 children - 2 boys; 1 girl.
6. Oldest boy - manages a grocery supermarket in San Diego, Cal. 2 children - 1 boy, 1 girl.
6. Daughter - M. a lumber Co. man in Crookston, Minn. 4 children - 3 girls; 1 boy.
6. Youngest son - Social worker, Dallas, Texas. 3 children - 2 girls; 1 boy.
5. Victor Roosevelt Hoffman - b. Sept. 23, 1904. Attended Seminary and was Pastor in Nazarene Churches, mainly in Ohio. Retired at 65 and lives in Brookville, Penn., on his wife's parents farm. m. Freda Taylor (no relation to Pearl). 3 children - daughter; twin sons.
6. Daughter - married a teacher who taught at Columbia U. N. Y. - recently ac-cepted a better paying position in Chicago.
6. Twin sons - Both are Nazarene Ministers - one in Ind., other in Col. Springs.
5. Ervin Samuel Hoffman -b. May 27,1908 ; d. Jan. 26,1 911. b. Braddock, N. Dakota d. and buried in Sedalia, Mo. Died of a mastoid infection which at that time doctors were unable to treat successfully.
5. Elmer Theodore Hoffman - b. Aug. 16, 1912. After the bank holiday in 1933 forced Elmer to discontinue college because it tied up funds, he worked at odd jobs in New Mexico and Wyoming. He eventually met a family in Cheyenne who were friends of the Gerholds in Illinois. (his mother's family). Through them he became an aircraft engine mechanic for United Air Lines and worked there 7 years. He was at one time engaged to be married, but because of problems created by the fact that he had to support his parents, he broke the engagement. In June of 1941, when he was about to be drafted, he and his brother, LeRoy, enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He trained as a bombardier. In all he served his country 22 years. In the Military Airlift Command he flew personnel, cargo and mail around the world. He rewrote the Air Transportation Manual - also was Air Transportation Supervisor trouble shooter for 12 years. He retired as a Master Sgt. with disability, due to ten operations and the fact that he will be wearing a back brace the rest of his life., Lives in an Army Retirement Home in Washington, DC
5. LeRoy Melvin Hoffman - b. June 20, 1915. Graduated from college in 1940 in the field of mathematics. Served in the Army Air Force as a bombardier in Boise, Idaho - the Southeast-ern states and in Havana, Cuba. He sank a German Submarine and was decorated accordingly. After discharge from service in 1945, he became a statistician on cost, analysis for Rocky Mt. Bell Telephone Co. He works in the main office in Denver, Colo. He also inspects division sta-tions. m. 1942 - Erma Driesbach. 3 children - a daughter, who after college became Air Line Hostess for United Air Lines and twin sons who attend Colorado State University.
4. Amelia Martha Hoffman -b .Sept. 18,1868; d.1883 of pneumonia ..b .N. Prairie.
4. Herman Frederick Hoffman - b. July 29, 1873; d. Apr. 10, 1945. Buried Windsor, Wisconsin.
4. Edward Alexander Hoffman - b. Jan. 18, 1876; d. Dec. 3, 1959; m. Nov. 11, 1904 Lydia Louise Ganger - b. Apr. 25, 1880; d. Jan. 23, 1949. Buried Clear Lake, S. Dakota. -4 chil-dren - Leo; Milton; Harriet; Maynard. Edward's 2nd wife, whom he married Jan. 12, 1951, was Alice Farr, who died May 5,1956 and is buried in Oakland, Cal. 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 Nov. 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, Ed-ward 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 Cream-ery. Several years later in 1920 the family moved to River Falls,
Wis. 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.
5. Leo Ganger Hoffman - b. Feb. 11, 1906; d. Sept. 12, 1972. Leo was married and the father of 2 children. His wife died when the children were young and they were brought up in the home of Leo's sister Harriet. Leo was a mechanic for Singer Sewing Machine Co.
5. Milton Hoffman - b. Aug. 25, 1907.
5. Harriet Lucille Hoffman - b. Feb. 23, 1913; m. Lawrence Murphy. 2nd husband married in 1948 - Kenneth Winans, who had just finished a tour of duty in the navy. He has re-cently retired from a civil service job. Harriet operated a rest home in Cal. for some years. Af-ter the death of his wife, Edward made his home with his daughter Harriet and her husband un-til his death in 1959. He was deaf and died after being hit by a train. The Winans also brought up Leo's children.
5. Maynard Edward Hoffman - b. Apr. 27, 1918. Maynard continues to live in River Falls, Wis., and is mayor of that city.
4. Fred John Hoffman - b. Sept. 20, 1879 - d. Jan. 13, 1958. Minister. His widow, whose first name is Clara, is still living, age 89. Fred is buried in Watertown, Wis.
4. Luvina Christina Hoffman -b. Jan .2, 1882 d. Oct. 15, 1967; m. Rev. William Witter. Buried Storm Lake, Iowa.
4. Louis Alexander Hoffman - b. March 21, 1861; d. July 3, 1947; in. Oct. 25, 1888 Caroline H. Hake of N. Prairie - b. Dec. 7, 1862; d. July 3, 1933. 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. 2 children - Oliver Alexander; Alva F.
5. Oliver Alexander Hoffman - b. May 8, 1890. Employee Irvington Lumber Co. Now re-tired. m. May 25, 1912 Lydia Beckmeyer - b. March 8, 1888; d. Nov. 23, 1935. 2 children Vera & Helen. 2nd wife - Mildred Nolting - b. Sept. 7,1903. They were married Aug. 8, 1941 and she was killed in an auto accident Jan. 6, 1964. Mildred was a teacher.
6. Vera Hoffman - b. July 14, 1914; m. Orville Nettles - b. Apr. 16, 1916. 4 children - Roxyanna; Ronald; Robert; Randal. -
7. Roxyanna Nettles- b. March 15,1941; in. Apr. 8,1961 Larry McKinley - b. Apr. 8, 1941. 2 children - David A. McKinley - b. Dec. 20, 1961; Treasa McKinley - b. July 23, 1965.
7. Ronald Nettles - b. June 13, 1943; in. Oct. 26,1962 - Rosean Goble - b. 7. Robert Nettles b. Oct. 21, 1946. 7. Randal Nettles b. Jan. 15, 1951.
6. Helen Hoffman - b. Sept. 13, 1918; m. Raymond (Bud) Corners - b. Jan. 8, 1919.
2 children - Jerry -, Ricky.
7. Jerry Corners - b. Feb. 9, 1942; m. Marcia Mercer. 2 children - Shannon Corners - b. Oct. 14, 1964; Joel Blaine Comers - b. July 26,1970.
7. Ricky Corners - b. Nov. 16, 1952.
5. Alva F. Hoffman - b. Feb. 14, 1893; d. Nov. 12, 1970; m. Edna Berndt - b. 1897; d. 1948. They lived in Chicago where Alva was employed by the Interurban Transit Co. 1 child - Donna Mae.
6. Donna Mae Hoffman - b. June 20, 1927; m. Harlan Klotz of Chicago - employed by a candy company. 5 children - Jack Klotz - b. 1949; Paul Klotz - b. 1949; Thom Klotz - b. 1951; Beth Klotz - b. 1953; Nancy Klotz - b. 1955.
4. Minnie Hoffman - b. Nov. 14, 1863; d. Oct. 2, 1958; m. Feb. 2, 1882 Henry J. Brink - b. Nov. 17, 1857; d. Apr. 3, 1925. 3 children - Hannah; Bertha; Waldo.
5. Hannah Brink - b. Dec. 8, 1883; d. May 9, 1967. Lived with her mother. Did not marry. 5. Bertha Brink - b. May 1887; d. 1964; m. July 15,1915 Gustav F. Brink - b. 1887; d. 1966.4 children - Ruth; Mildred; David; Frederick.
6. Ruth Lucille Brink -b. Sept. 15, 1917 ; m. Nov. 8, 1938 Gerald R. Thorp -b.1914; D. Nov. 22, 1966. Gerald was a graduate of Drake University - Newspaper reporter and editorial writer. War correspondent during W. W. II and the Korean Conflict. 3 children Gerald David Thorp - b. Feb. 20; Ruth Ann Thorp - b. Aug. 13; Rachel Thorp - b. March 6. Mildred Brink - b. Sept. 8, 1921; m. March 7, 1944 Glen 0. Long - Salesman Ziegler Stove Co. 2 children - Judith Starr Long - m. Culler Scott Long (No further information avail-able)
6. Frederick H. Brink - b. Jan. 1922 - Professor - Columbia, S. C. Attended Washington University - Doctors degree from S.I.U., Edwardsville. Bachelor.
6. David L. Brink - b. Nov. 1926; m. Aug. 20, 1949 Jackie Collins. Graduate of McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois. Works as a Computer Maintenance Man. No children.
5. Waldo Brink - b. Nov. 11, 1895; d. Oct. 27, 1976, Farmer. m. Sept. 23, 1919 Anna Krughoff - b. March 1, 1895; d. May 28, 1972. Buried North Prairie Cemetery. 2 daughters Wi-nona; Minerva.
6. Winona Anna Brink - b. Dec. 20,1921; m. Feb. 27, 1946 Elmer Jacob Huckshold - b. Nov. 1915; d. March 17, 1972. Elmer died of cancer age 56, and is buried in North Prairie. Wi-nona attended Rubicam Business College, St. Louis - 1939-1940. She worked in a secretarial capacity for several firms in St. Louis - one of these had to do with mining equipment and it was here that she met her husband. Elmer attended Hadley Vocational Technical School, St. Louis. He left St. Louis in 1955 to manage related businesses in Christopher. In 1968 he formed his own company in Madisonville, Ky. and was president of American Mine Tool Inc. at the time of his death. He was a veteran of W. W. II, active member and deacon of Madisonville First Pres-byterian Church, Kiwanis Club, V.F.W. and very active in Boy Scout work. 3 children - a daughter - b. & d. Sept. 21, 1955; Karl Frederick Huckshold - b. March 20,1959; Kristine Ann Huckshold - b. March 20,1961.
6. Minerva Pearl Brink - b. Jan. 11, 1925; m. Dec. 1956 William J. Clouser - b. Sept. 18, 1927. Minerva attended Rubicam Business College, St. Louis, and did secretarial work there be-fore marriage. William is a model builder for railroads in St. Louis. 1 child Stephen David Clouser - b. Sept. 8, 1959.
4. Martha Hoffman - b. March 19,1866; d. Oct. 1948 of leukemia. m. 1895 H. F. W. Brink, who died in 1945. 4 children - Ethel; Harvey H.; Edith; Ione. In addition, Joy, a niece of Mr. Brink, was reared in their home.
Ethel Brink - b. Aug. 14, 1898; d. Dec. 24, 1942. Ethel died at age 44 in Tulsa, OK., of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was a Business College and Elementary School Teacher in Centralia, Illinois., until 1930, when she moved to Tulsa and became manager of Rich & Cart. mill Insur-ance Co. She served as Pres. of the National Woman's Insurance Business Association and was a member of the Methodist Church.
5. Harvey H. Brink - d. Oct. 18, 1963 at Centralia, Illinois. m. Helen Gaertner. 1 child Helen Jane Brink.
5. Edith Elizabeth Brink - b. May 29, 1896; d. May 19, 1965 at Centralia; m. Lawrence Frederick Hake - b. June 22, 1887; d. Jan. 22, 1956. 5 children - Dorothy; Wilfred; Cathryn; Fre-derick; Lawrence.
6. Dorothy Ellen Hake -b. Jan 27, 1917 ; d. May 6,1921. 6. Wilfred LeRoy Hake - b. Feb. 19,1918; d. Nov. 1, 1921. 6. Cathryn Louise Hake- b. Feb. 11, 1924; m. William Joseph Mahan - b. May 8, 1922. 4 children - 7. Roger Lee Mahan- b. July 2, 1946; married.Terry Jane Wright - b. Aug. 19, 1945. 7. David William Mahan - b. Sept. 3, 1949. 7. Elizabeth NeR Mahan - b. July 2, 1952. 7. Robert Dean Mahan - b. May 28, 1956.
6. Frederick William Hake - b. Feb. 17, 1931; m. Shirley M. Myers - b. Feb. 15, 1922. 2 children - Vicky Lynn Hake - b. Aug. 18, 1955; Steve Douglas Hake - b. July 17, 1958.
6. Lawrence Dean Hake- b. Oct. 21, 1934; m. Marilyn Ann Northrup - b. May 2, 1940. 2 children - Ronald Lawrence Northrup Hake - b. Aug. 8, 1961; Cheryl Ann Hake - b. July 25, 1962; Sandra Lee Hake - b. March 23, 1964.
5. lone Brink - Not married. Lives in Tulsa.
5. Joy Brink - m. Clive Wisdom - lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
4. Edward William Hoffman -b. Aug. 11, 1868 ; d. Nov. 8, 1950 ;m .Jan. 23, 1894 Minnie Louise Hake - b. March 10, 1872; d. July 1, 1961. Lived in Decatur, 111. I son - Howard.
5. Howard Arthur Hoffman - b. Oct. 5, 1897; m. Kathryn W. Hanks - b. Oct. 22, 1903; d. Jan. 27,1962. 1 child - John E.
6. John Edward Hoffman - b. Jan. 10, 1936; m. Marilyn R. Woodrum - b. May 21, 1938. 1 child - Robert J. Hoffman - b. April 8, 1967.
4. Hannah Minnie Hoffman - b. March 26, 1871; d. July 6, 1962; m. in 1897 William Christian Hake - b. March 9, 1870; d. Oct. 24, 1962. They lived in Irvington, Illinois. 4 children Milton; Raymond; Willard; Hilda.
5. Milton LeRoy Hake - b. Nov. 9, 1898; m. Feb. 15, 1925 Anna Lampe - b. March 10, 1902. Milton was a farmer. Then worked 6 years for Lampe Construction Co., Irvington, Illi-nois. He is now semi-retired and they live in Hoyleton where he works on maintenance for the city of Hoyleton. 2 children - Roger; LeRoy.
6. Roger William Hake - b. Apr. 7, 1927; d. Oct. 27, 1957; m. July 1946 Mildred Skibinski of Richview, Illinois. who d. Dec. 12, 1971. Roger was in the service, stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky., at the end of W. W. II. Worked as a truck driver for Mercury Co., St. Louis. Killed in a motorcycle accident in 1957. Mildred's 2nd husband was Gould Ulrey Jr. 1 son Terry.
7. Terry Lynn Hake - b. Aug. 27, 1950. Terry attended Kaskaskia Jr. College and S.I.U., Edwardsville - also worked at Washington Co. Hospital, Nashville, ILL. He is now enrolled in a five year program at the School of Anesthesia, St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois.
6. LeRoy Hake - b. March 20,1934; mr. Apr. 22, 1956 Marcella Maibaum of Carlyle - b. March 9, 1934. LeRoy served in the armed forces during the Korean Conflict - was sta-tioned in Germany 15 months. He attended Kaskaskia Jr. College and is a graduate of Rolla School of Mines, Rolla, Mo. Is now Engineer for General Electric Co., Louisville, Ky. Marcella was a bookkeeper before marriage. 2 children - Melissa Hake - b. Jan. 10, 1963; Shelly Hake - b. Aug. 22, 1966.
5. Raymond Hake - b. Nov. 1, 1901; d. Nov. 6, 197 1; m. Alice Beckmeyer - b. Dec. 4, 1898; d. Apr. 23,1941.2 children - Norman; Robert. His 2nd marriage in Aug. 1943 was to Vera Pleitner - b. Nov. 17, 1909. No children. Raymond was born on a farm in the North Prairie area. In 1926 the family moved to Irvington. He was for a number of years owner of Hake's Ga-rage, Irvington, and later was in the heating and plumbing business. At the time of death he was mayor of Irvington and had before his illness been an active participant in church, school and civic affairs. He died in St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Illinois., after about a 6 mos. illness. Is buried in Irvington Cemetery.
6. Norman William Hake - b. Oct. 30, 1927; d. Dec. 5, 1970; m. 1947 at Carrier Mills, Illinois., Eleanor Baldridge - b. Sept. 13, 1924. Norman was owner of Hake's Ga-rage, Irvington - veteran Korean Conflict - member Friedens United Church of Christ - buried Irvington, Illinois. 2 daughters . Linda; Marsha.
7. Linda Hake - b. May 7, 1950. Graduated Nov. 1971 from E. Illinois. U., Charleston, Illinois Now teaches English in Clinton, Illinois., High School.
7. Marsha Hake - b. June 11, 1954.
6.Robert Lee Hake - b. March 24, 1931; m. Sept. 16, 1956 Delores Ledger - b. Oct. 17, 1930. Robert served in the armed forces during the Korean Conflict, in Korea or Japan. He now is employed by an airport in the Chicago area, where he directs landing operations of aircraft from the tower. Delores is a secretary or bookkeeper. They live in Arlington Hts., IL. 2 daughters - Sandra Hake - b. May 3,1958; Jane Hake - b. July 12, 1961.
5. Willard Ernst Hake - b. Dec. 3, 1906; m. Oct. 2, Margaret Butts - b. Feb. 23, 1907. They live in Mt. Zion, IL. 2 daughters - Beverly; Marilyn.
6. Beverly Hake - b. May 1, 1933; m. March 14,1955 Byron Derr - b. Aug. 16,1932. Byron farms and Beverly is Sec. for a Decatur school. 2 adopted children - Rodney L. Derr -b. Nov. 14, 1958; Robin Lynn Derr - b. Sept. 10, 1962.
6. Marilyn Hake - b . Feb. 14, 1936; m. Apr. 7, 1956 John Britton - b. March 28, 1935. John is cashier of a bank in Mt. Zion, where they live. Marilyn is employed in a nursing home. 2 daughters - Pamela Sue Britton - b. Dec. 12, 1957; Janice Kay Britton - b. Dec. 25, 1959.
5. Hilda Hake - b. Dec. 1, 1908. Lives in Decatur, Illinois., where she works as a secretary. Not married.
. Lydia Hoffman - b. Apr. 15,1874; d. Nov. 19,1950; m. Oct. 26,1899 Daniel Nickel - b. Oct. 11, 1873; d. Dec. 14,1955. 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 other homes in the area. Dan was
tax collector for Washington Co. for many years, at a time when taxes were Collected door to door. He also owned and operated a barber shop in Nashville, Illinois. for 62 years. 3 chil-dren - Francis; Herbert; Helen.
5. Francis Nickel - b. Sept. 22, 1900; m. July 2, 1921 Grace Amann - b. Oct. 2,5, 1900. Francis was a salesman for Cannon Mills Textile Industries in the Chicago area. Now retired. 1 daughter - Ellen Jane.
6. Ellen Jane Nickel - b. Oct. 13, 1927; m. Feb. 18, 1950 Robert Glenn Clearwater. Both Ellen and Robert are graduates of Depauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. Robert is an employee of a building material company - makers of Celotex. They live in Ballwin, Mo. 3 children - Robert Vance Billman Clearwater - b. July 22,1951; Graduate of Kirkwood Jr. College, now attends S. E. Mo. State College, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Dan-iel Casey Glenn Clearwater - b. May 23,1954; Megan Gracellen Clearwater - b. Sept. 26,1955.
5.Herbert W. Nickel - b. May 3, 1902; d. March 13, 1966; m. Feb. 24, 1924 Alma Zastrow - b. Jan. 9,1905. No children. 2nd marriage, Jan. 16,1943 to Vivian Cole Dockery b. Jan. 10, 1916. Vivian had a daughter, Marilyn, by a previous marriage. Herb was a salesman for H. C. Buhrman Dry Goods Co., Nashville, Illinois. Later was salesman for Home Mfg. Co. (Women's Clothes) and Buckner-Ragsdale Clothing Co. Lived in Decatur, Illinois., Columbia, Mo., and Cape Girardeau, Mo. He served in the Air Force during W.W. II.
6. Marilyn Dockery - m. Apr. 1953 John Blankenship, who owns and operates a service station in Cape Girardeau. 4 children - Deborah Blankenship - b. Apr. 1954; Pamela Blankenship - b. 1955; Rickie Blankenship; Brian Blankenship.
5. Helen Lucille Nickel - b. Dec. 8, 1912; m. Apr. 21, 1935 Russell Farren Johnson - b. Aug. 17, 1914. Russell was manager of Kroger Supermarket, Nashville, Illinois., for a number of years and at the time of his retirement, June 1971, had been with the company 41 years. He retired because of Illinois health, having suffered a heart attack. He is now employed part time at First National Bank, Nashville, 111. He was a member of the armed forces and served in Europe from Sept. 1943 till Apr. 1946, during W. W. II, attaining the rank of Staff Sgt.
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