Born in Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Philip Hoffman
and Althea (Summers) Hoffman
Brother of
Mary Ann (Huffman) Shahan, John Alexander Hoffman, Nimrod Nelson Hoffman, George Washington Hoffman, Nancy G. Hoffman, Louisa Marian (Hoffman) Shahan, Francis Marion (Hoffman) Huffman, Abalona Rebecca (Hoffman) Hall, Sarah A. E. (Hoffman) Johnson, Harrison Dorton Hoffman [half] and Phoebe Luella (Hoffman) Hillard [half]
Husband of
Martha Ann (King) Hoffman
— married
10 Sep 1848 in Frederick, Maryland, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 69
in Preston, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2014
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Biography
Elijah was born in 1824. He passed away in 1894. He used the Huffman spelling.
1850 residence unable to locate; 1860 residence District 7, Preston County, VA (now WV) as Huffman; 1870 residence Reno Twp., Preston County, WV as Hoffman; 1880 residence Reno District, Preston County, WV as Huffman
The Preston County Journal.
KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1894.
VOL. XXVII--NO. 31. WHOLE NO. 1443.
Page 3, Column 8
DEATHS.
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Died, April 6, 1894, Elijah S. Hoffman, aged 69 years, 10 months and 5 days. He was born in Monongalia county, Va., June 1st, 1824. In 1844 he emigrated to Frederick county, Md., where he married Martha King, and in 1849 returned to Reno district, Preston county, W. Va., where he has resided since. In 1863 he enlisted in Capt. Simpson’s Co. B, 4th W. Va. Cavalry, serving with credit, and never saw a well day from his discharge to his death. He leaves a wife, four sons, one daughter, two brothers and two sisters, namely: John A., of Neosha county, Kansas; F. M., of Marquess, this county; Mrs. A. R. Hall, of Wetzel county, W. Va., and Mrs. S. E. Johnson, of Smithtown, Monongalia county, with many other friends.
He is buried in the Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, near Marquess, Preston County, West Virginia, USA (name is Huffman on tombstone); served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Sources
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"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, Elijah S. Hoffman obituary, personal examination of his tombstone 1986, Find A Grave, U.S, census returns.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Bret McDaniel
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H3g, FTDNA kit #438540 - Mary Benhase :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H3, FTDNA kit #788962
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Christopher Perone :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR12d41c15
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A313260 [compare], Ancestry member Crperone
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Bret McDaniel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A909333 [compare], Ancestry member bret_mcdaniel
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T565033 [compare], FTDNA kit #438540
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Mary Benhase :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #788962
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~0.78%
Sharon (Massie) N. :
23andMe, GEDmatch WD1615011 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UE2199068 [compare], Ancestry member SLN60
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #b245226
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~0.78%
Jean Hart :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Lisa (Hicks) Dael :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Jeanne (Van Zant) Hastings :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BG1126861 [compare], FTDNA kit #AM31674
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Reign Shaffer :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H099324 [compare]
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Robin Lee
Robin Lee
Huffman-1056 and Hoffman-2960 appear to represent the same person because: same father, same dates
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