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Christopher James Shoff (1843 - 1924)

Christopher James "Christian" Shoff
Born in Hegarty Crossroads, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Husband of — married 24 Sep 1867 in Glascow, Pamap
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Died at age 81 in Boswell, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Descent is linked incorrectly linked for Frederick and Magdalena as of 6/11/17. It should show:

1 Frederick Shoff b: 19 OCT 1732 d: 20 NOV 1800
  + Magdelena Böehm b: 05 JAN 1738/39 d: 17 JAN 1804
2 Christopher Shoff Sr. b: 24 MAR 1770 d: 01 AUG 1856
  + Elizabeth Seitz b: 06 MAR 1775 d: 17 OCT 1837
3 Frederick Levi Shoff b: 1815 d: 28 NOV 1888
  + Wilhelmina Ginter b: 1813
4 Christopher James Shoff b: 03 AUG 1843 d: 14 DEC 1924
  + Annie Elizabeth Glasgow b: 07 FEB 1847 d: 08 MAR 1904
5.Claire John Shoff 1871 in Clearfield, Penn d. 1928.
  + Katherine Elizabeth Mott
6. Brady Frederick Mott Shoff b. 15 Dec 1911, Olean, NY
  & +Dolores V. Prichard b. 23 Jan 1918

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Biography

Christopher James Shoff; b. 3 Aug 1843 at Crossroads, Beccaria Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Frederick Shoff and Wihelmina Ginter Shoff.

He married Annie Elizabeth Glasgow, daughter of John B Glasgow and Sarah Leamer, 24 Sep 1867 at Glascow, Cambria, Pennsylvania; (recorded in Clearfield);

He died 14 Dec 1924 at Boswell, Somerset, Pennsylvania, at age 81; he was buried 16 Dec 1924 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Glascow, Cambria, Pennsylvania.

Find A Grave: Memorial #35515962

Christopher was born in 1843. He was the son of Frederick Shoff and Wihelmina Ginter Shoff. C. J. Shoff passed away in 1924, and was buried at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Glasgow, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, in Section 24, Plot 48.[1] [2]

Obituary

His obituary was published as follows:

C. J. SHOFF, 82 DIES AT HOME
            IN JENNERTOWN
      Boswell, Dec. 14. C. J. Shoff, aged 82 years, died yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Krause. He was born at Hegarty's Cross Roads, Clearfield county, Aug. 3, 1843, and was a son of the late Frederick and Minna Ginter Shoff. He married Anna Glasgow Sept. 27, 1867, at Glasgow, Cambria county. His wife died 21 years ago. Mr. Shoff is survived by the following children: Mrs. Ella Mahaffey, of Johnstown; Clair Shoff, of Olean, N. Y.; Luther M. Shoff and Mrs. H. F. Krause of Boswell; Harry J. Shoff, Norfolk, Va. He was a brother of Mrs. Martha Johnson of Ansonville, Pa.; Mrs. Frank Dunlap and Mrs. Thomas Mullen of Utahville, Pa., and Mrs. G. A. West, of Altoona. Mr. Shoff is survived by 27 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be conducted in St. Andrews Lutheran church, Boswell, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. S. S. Adams and the Rev. Elmer E. Rice Duquense, a former pastor. Interment will be in the Lutheran cemetery at Glasgow Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, following services in the Lutheran church at that place, which will be in charge of the Rev. Dr. L. P. Young of Salisbury, missionary superintendent of the Allegheny synod of the Lutheran church.[3]

United States Census, 1850 [4] Beccaria, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Fredrick Shoaff M 36 Pennsylvania
Melvina Shoaff F 36 Pennsylvania
Mariah E Shoaff F 9 Pennsylvania
Christopher J Shoaff M 7 Pennsylvania
Mary M Shoaff F 4 Pennsylvania
Henryette Shoaff F 3 Pennsylvania
Hannah Shoaff M 1 Pennsylvania.
United States Census, 1880 [5] Ferguson, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Christopher J Shoff Self M 36 Pennsylvania, United States
Anna Shoff Wife F 32 Pennsylvania, United States
Ella Shoff Daughter F 11 Pennsylvania, United States
Clair Shoff Son M 8 Pennsylvania, United States
Paul Shoff Son M 6 Pennsylvania, United States
George Shoff Son M 3 Pennsylvania, United States
Luther Shoff Son M 0 Pennsylvania, United States
United States Census, 1900 [6] Ferguson Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Enumeration Date: 12 Jun 1900
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Crist Shoff Head M 57 Pennsylvania AUG 1843 (surname transcribled as Shofie)
Anna G. Shoff Wife F 53 Pennsylvania FEB 1847
Paul Shoff Son M 26 Pennsylvania DEC 1874
George Shoff Son M 23 Pennsylvania APR 1877
Martin Shoff Son M 21 Pennsylvania NOV 1879
Harry Shoff Son M 17 Pennsylvania JUN 1883
Crist Shoff Son M 15 Pennsylvania JUN 1885
James Shoff Son M 12 Pennsylvania NOV 1888
Mary Jane Shoff Daughter F 9 Pennsylvania APR 1891
Mary Shoff Daughter-in-law F 24 Pennsylvania SEP 1876 (Paul's wife)
Harold Shoff Son M 1 Pennsylvania MAY 1899 (Paul's Son)
James Shoff Son M 0 Pennsylvania MAY 1900 (Paul's Son)
United States Census, 1910 [7] Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Christopher Shoff Head M 66 Pennsylvania
Simon Wiard Boarder M 55 Pennsylvania
Frank Mays Boarder M 26 Pennsylvania
Russel Wintles Boarder M 22 Pennsylvania
Fred Shoff Boarder M 21 Pennsylvania
Charles Arnold Boarder M 43 Pennsylvania

Sources

  1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 35515962
  2. ↑ Entered by Barbara Shoff, Mar 22, 2013
  3. ↑ The Progress, Clearfield, Penna. December 15, 1924.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H3-RVD : 4 April 2020), Christopher J Shoaff in household of Fredrick Shoaff, Beccaria, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 1302, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXG-VXR : 15 July 2017), Clair Shoff in household of Christopher J Shoff, Ferguson, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 270, sheet 278B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,116.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M395-73P : accessed 13 November 2020), Crist Shoff, Ferguson Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 4A, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,396.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGHC-3ZY : accessed 31 October 2020), Christopher Shoff, Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 13A, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1420; FHL microfilm 1,375,433.
  • Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Shoff-7 Barbara Shoff
Descent is linked incorrectly for Frederick and Magdalena as of 6/11/17. It should show:

1 Frederick Shoff b: 19 OCT 1732 d: 20 NOV 1800 + Magdelena Böehm b: 05 JAN 1738/39 d: 17 JAN 1804 2 Christopher Shoff Sr. b: 24 MAR 1770 d: 01 AUG 1856 + Elizabeth Seitz b: 06 MAR 1775 d: 17 OCT 1837 3 Frederick Levi Shoff b: 1815 d: 28 NOV 1888 + Wilhelmina Ginter b: 1813 4 Christopher James Shoff b: 03 AUG 1843 d: 14 DEC 1924 + Annie Elizabeth Glasgow b: 07 FEB 1847 d: 08 MAR 1904 5.Claire John Shoff 1871 in Clearfield, Penn d. 1928. + Katherine Elizabeth Mott 6. Brady Frederick Mott Shoff b. 15 Dec 1911, Olean, NY +Dolores V. Prichard b. 23 Jan 1918 7. Shoff-7

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