Richard Watson Hoff (1841 - 1909)

Born 14 Feb 1841 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States

Husband of Flora Louisa (Bennett) Hoff — married 26 Sep 1878 in Santa Cruz, California, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1909 at age 68 in Hyde Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

spent 6 years on New Bedford Whaling Vessel beginning in 1858 Union civil war vet participated in 2 engagements against CSA Fort Fisher Santa Cruz Powder works 15 years Utah Powder works, Ogden Ut.

Obituary

Obituaries and other information from Santa Cruz Public Libraries, "Remembering Our Own" Collection^[1] Santa Cruz Sentinel (August 3, 1909)

Former Santa Cruzan Dies

Richard W. Hoff, a brother of Mrs. Kingsley of Riverside Ave. died August 2d at Hyde Park, L.A. County where Mr. Hoff was engaged in fruit growing.

The immediate cause of death was pneumonia which had developed from a bad case of La Grippe.

The deceased was a bachelor, lived in Santa Cruz for a number of years at which time he was employed at the local powder works.

DIED: HOFF- in Los Angeles August 2d, Richard W. Hoff Father of Clara, George and Edward Hoff, Brother of Mrs. Antoinette Kingsley of Santa Cruz and Mary Goodlow of Sharpesville, N.Y. A native of N.Y. aged 68 years.

Date of Birth: 1841 Date of Death: 1909-02-08 Cause of Death: Pul/Pnmnia Occupation: Powder Worker Last City: (CA Hyde Park) Native of: NY Enlisted: 1863/12/14 Discharged: Not Listed Military Unit: NY_ 18 LtA_ Bt Rank: Pvt Military Notes: E-Rocheser GAR#: B6

Available records used to obtain information: Cemetery records Santa Cruz County death records GCalifornia Death Index Military records Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers Voter Records

Sources

1. ↑ https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133447

• Family Records
• "California Marriages, 1850-1945", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H98F-552M : 24 March 2020), R.w. Hoff, 1878.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69830807/richard_w-hoff: accessed March 27, 2024), memorial page for Richard W. Hoff (1841–1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69830807, citing Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Ann (contributor 46964942).