Marion Rowland Hoff (1905 - 1975)

Born 30 Apr 1905 in Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America

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Died 17 Apr 1975 at age 69 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America

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Biography

Marion was born in 1905 in Harrisville, WV where his family was living at the time. He was the son of Silas Marion Hoff and Minnie Cecil Wilson. He grew up partly in Harrisville, and then in Huntington, WV after his family moved there in 1913. His mother died when he was 16 years old in 1921. When he finished high school, he studied at the local Marshall University in Huntington, WV, doing a degree in chemistry and being involved in engineering societies. After graduating in 1927, he started working for chemical companies in West Virginia and soon continued a further degree in chemistry at the University of West Virginia in Morgantown, WV, graduating in 1931, He married Mackie Agnes Wood in 1935 in Kanawha, WV. They settled in Charleston, WV for several years and had two children there. In the mid-1940, they moved to Orange, Texas where Marion worked with DuPont. They remained in the Orange-Beaumont, TX area, and Marion passed away there of heart disease in 1975.

Children:

• Marion Rowland, Jr., c.1937-
• Richard Alan, 1939-1998

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Sources

Newspaper clipping posted on the Goodwin Ancestry Family Tree, accessed 18 Aug 2015. (Need a reference for the newspaper article: newspaper, date).

"Rites Thursday for S.M. Hoff

Funeral services for Silas Marion Hoff, .... In 1898 Mr. Hoff was married to Miss Minnie Cecil Wilson, descendant of a member of the first Virginia Assembly and daughter of Elizabeth Rinehart Wilson and Lerop P. Wilson, who was a leading land owner and banker in Pennsboro, Ritchie County. Surviving children by that marriage are two sons, M. Rowland Hoff of Richland, Wash., and Leroy P. Hoff of New York and three daughters, Mrs. Irvin L. Murray of Charleston, Mrs. R.W. Brooks of Huntington and Mrs. David Goodwin of Monroe, La. In 1927 he was married to Mrs. Cora Prunty, who survives. Other survivors include a step-son, Sergeant Harold Prunty, stationed at a hospital in England; 12 grandchildren, including Miss Sara Anne Pemberton and Crayton Henry Pemberton of Huntingon; two step-grandchildren, and three brothers, the Rev. L.R. Hoff of Lynwood, Calif., W.L. Hoff of Vinita, Okla., and L.L. Hoff of Cairo, W VA. A daughter, Mrs. C.H. Pemberton, preceded her father in death."

Birth

"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55M-CS6 : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion Rowland Hoff, 30 Apr 1905; citing Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,740. Name: Marion Rowland Hoff; Event Type: Birth; Event Date: 30 Apr 1905; Event Place and Residence (PO address): Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States; Gender: Male; Father's Name: Silas Marion Hoff; Father age: 40; Father birthplace: Auburn, WV; Father occupation: Attorney at law; Mother's Name: Minnie Cecil Wilson; Mother age: 33; Mother birthplace: Pennsboro, WV; Mother occupation: housewife: teacher; Birth order: 4; Any children die before this child was born: No; Signed by Silas Marion Hoff.

"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMQH-3RS : accessed 21 August 2015), Maron Rowland Hoff, 30 Apr 1905; citing Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,537. Name: Maron Rowland Hoff; Event Type: Birth; Event Date: 30 Apr 1905; Event Place: Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States; Gender: Male; Race: White; Father's Name: Silas Maron Hoff; Mother's Name: Minnie Wilson Hoff; Born: Alive.

"West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55B-49M : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion Roland Hoff, 30 Apr 1905; citing Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,992,740. Name: Marion Roland Hoff; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 30 Apr 1905; Birthplace: Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia; Father's Name: Silas Marion Hoff; Father's Birthplace: Auburn, West Virgina; Father's Age: 40; Mother's Name: Minnie Cecil Wilson; Mother's Birthplace: Pennsboro, West Virginia; Mother's Age: 33.

"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM7B-Y2P : accessed 21 August 2015), Mason Rowland Hoff, 1905; citing , county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,887,476. Name: Mason Rowland Hoff; Event Type: Birth; Event Date: 1905; Gender: Male.

Residence in West Virginia

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPFR-JB5 : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion R Hoff in household of Silas M Hoff, Union, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 10B, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,706. Census date: 29 Apr 1910. Name Marion R Hoff; Gender: Male; Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1906; Birthplace: West Virginia; Father's Birthplace: West Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia; HOUSEHOLD (ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE): Silas M Hoff, Head, M, 45, married, 1st marriage, yrs married: 11; West Virginia; Parents' birthplace: f: Ohio??; m: Virginia; Prosecuting Atty, County, wages; Out of work?: no; Weeks w/o work: 0; Veteran: [blank]; Minny W Hoff, Wife, F, 38, married, 1st marriage, yrs married: 11; children born: 5; living: 5; West Virginia; Parents' birthplace: f: Virginia; m: Maryland; occupation: none; Rosalind W Hoff, Daughter, F, 10, West Virginia; Parents' birthplace: WV; attended school; Virginia E Hoff, Daughter, F, 8, West Virginia; Parents' birthplace: WV; attended school; Helen F Hoff, Daughter, F, 6, West Virginia; Parents' birthplace: WV; Marion R Hoff, Son, M, 4, West Virginia; Parents' birthplace: WV; Leroy P Hoff, Son, M, 1 (1 11/12), West Virginia; Parents' birthplace: WV. Owned farm, no mortgage; Farm schedule: 48. All can read, write, speaks English.

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 18 Aug 2015. Name: Silas M Hoff; Gender: Male; Residence Place: Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Occupation: Lawyer; Spouse: Minnie Hoff; Publication Title: Huntington, West Virginia, City Directory.

• Residence Year: 1916; Street address: 300 First Natl Bank bldg 29th St rr St Edwards College
• Residence Year: 1917; Street address: 512 First Natl Bank
• Residence Year: 1918; Residence Place: Huntington, West Virginia, USA

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKR-F24 : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion R Hoff in household of Silas M Hoff, Huntington Ward 4, Cabell, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 16B, family 356, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,951. Census date: 20-21 [blank]?? 1920. Name; Marion R Hoff; Gender: Male; Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1906; Birthplace: West Virginia; Father's Birthplace: West Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia; HOUSEHOLD (ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE): Silas M Hoff, [Respondent],Head, M, 54, married, West Virginia; Lawyer, general practice; own account; Minnie W Hoff, Wife, F, 47, married, West Virginia; occupation: none; Rosalind D Hoff, Daughter, F, 20, single, attended school; West Virginia; Virginia E Hoff, Daughter, F, 18, attended school; single, West Virginia; Hoff, Daughter, F, 16, attended school; single, West Virginia; Marion R Hoff, Son, M, 14, attended school; West Virginia; Leroy Hoff, Son, M, 11, attended school; West Virginia; Mary C Hoff, Daughter, F, 6, West Virginia. Address: 2640 Collis Ave.; Rented. Parents' birthplace: W.V. for everyone.

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 18 Aug 2015. Name: Silas M Hoff; Gender: Male; Residence Place: Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Occupation: Lawyer; Spouse: Minnie Hoff; Publication Title: Huntington, West Virginia, City Directory.

• Residence Year: 1920; Street address: 2640 2650 Collis av
• Residence Year: 1921; Street address: 2640

Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Accessed 21 Aug 2015. Junior Class; Name: Marion Rowland Hoff; Estimated birth year: abt 1906; School: Marshall University; School Location: Huntington, West Virginia; Year: 1926; Yearbook Title: Chief Justice Yearbook. Name: Marion Rowland Hoff: Home: Huntington; Membership: Sigma Phi.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHS-6D5 : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion R Haff in household of J E Carpenter, Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0075, sheet 9A, family 54, line 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2539; FHL microfilm 2,342,273. Census date: 17 Apr 1930. Name: Marion R Haff; Gender: Male; Age: 24; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Roomer; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Roomer; Birth Year (Estimated): 1906; Birthplace: West Virginia; Father's Birthplace: West Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia; HOUSEHOLD (ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE): J E Carpenter, Head, M, 63, married, marriage age: 21; Ohio; parents' birthplace: Ohio; Proprietor, retail grocery store; own account; employed, veteran?: no; Ona Carpenter, Wife, F, 58, married, marriage: 17; West Virginia; parents' birthplace: WV; occupation: none; Sylba Carpenter, Son, M, 23, single, West Virginia; parents' birthplace: f:Ohio; m:WV; salesman, private retail store, nonpaid; employed; veteran:no; Eura Carpenter, Son, M, 21, single, West Virginia; parents' birthplace: f:Ohio; m:WV; laborer, chemical plant, wages, employed; veteran: no; Ernest Carpenter, Son, M, 16, single, West Virginia; parents' birthplace: f:Ohio; m:WV; occupation: none; Grover Milton, Roomer, M, 22, single, West Virginia; parents' birthplace: WV; laborer, chemical plant, wages, employed; veteran: no; Ernest Durby, Roomer, M, 21, single, West Virginia; parents' birthplace: WV; engineer, chemical plant, wages, employed; veteran: no; Henry A Southhall, Roomer, M, 41, single, West Virginia; parents' birthplace: f:WV; m:Ohio; carpenter, construction, wages, employed; veteran: no; Douglas W Reedy, Roomer, M, 20, single, Virginia; parents' birthplace: Virginia; pipe fitter helper, chemical plant, wages, employed; veteran: no; Marion R Haff, Roomer, M, 24, single, West Virginia; parents' birthplace: WV; laborer, chemical plant, wages, employed; veteran: no; Owned house, unknown value; has radio; not a farm.

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 21 Aug 2015. Name: Rowland Hoff; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1930; Street Address: 2650 Collis av; Residence Place: Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Occupation: Chemist; Publication Title: Huntington, West Virginia, City Directory, 1930

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 21 Aug 2015. Name: Marion R Hoff; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1931; Street address: 284 Wiles; Residence Place: Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Occupation: Assistant; Publication Title: Morgantown, West Virginia, City Directory, 1931.

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 21 Aug 2015. Name: M Roland Hoff; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1936; Street address: 08; Residence Place: Charleston; Kanawha; South Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Occupation: Chemist; Spouse: Agnes W Hoff; Publication Title: Charleston, West Virginia, City Directory, 1936

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7CL-3YF : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion R Hoff, Malden Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-111, sheet 47A, family 593, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4416. Census date: 29 May 1940. Name: Marion R Hoff; Gender: Male; Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Race (Original): White; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Birthplace: West Virginia; Birth Year (Estimated): 1903; Last Place of Residence: Rural, Ritchie, West Virginia; HOUSEHOLD (ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE): Marion R Hoff, Head, M, 37, married, educ:C-4; West Virginia; Last residence: rural Ritchie; Employed, 40 hrs/52 wks; chemist, chemical; income: 2800; no other income; wages; Mackie A Hoff, Wife, F, 33, married, educ: H-1; West Virginia; Last residence: rural Fayette; Housework; No other income; T Marion R Hoff, Son, M, 3, West Virginia; Richard A Hoff, Son, M, 0 (5/12), West Virginia. Rented house, $45; not a farm;

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 21 Aug 2015. Name: M Roland Hoff; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1942; Street address: OlO Circle rd SH; Residence Place: Charleston; Dunbar; St Albans; South Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Occupation: Chemist; Spouse: M Agnes Hoff; Publication Title: Charleston, West Virginia, City Directory, 1942.

Residence in Texas

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 21 Aug 2015. Name: M Roland Hoff; Gender: Male; Occupation: Chf Chem, DuPont; Spouse: Agnes or Mickie Hoff; Publication Title: Orange, Texas, City Directory

• Residence Year: 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1958; Street address: 707 Orange av; Residence Place: Orange, Texas, USA;

Marriage

Goodwin Ancestry Family Tree, accessed 21 Aug 2015. Name: Marion Rowland Hoff; Spouse: Mackie Agnes Wood (1904-1997); Marriage: 20 Apr 1935; Kanawha, WV

Professional

"United States National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLW9-NPP : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion R Hoff, Texas, United States, Sep 1954; citing 1954 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel, 622629, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Name: Marion R Hoff; Event Type: Residence; Event Date: Sep 1954; Event Place: Texas, United States; Gender: Male; Nationality: USA; Education Level: Bachelors Degree; Birth Year: 1905; Employer: Private Industry, Employee; Military Status: Not On Active Duty; Society Name: American Chemical Society; Educational Major: Chemistry; Year Obtained Degree: 1931; Institution Granting Degree: West Virginia University - Morgantown, WV; Affiliate ARC Identifier: 622629.

Death

"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K384-SZV : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion Rowland Hoff, Sr.; 17 Apr 1975; citing certificate number 29210, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,948. Event Type: Death; Event Date: 17 Apr 1975; Event Place: Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States; Length of stay: 2 wks; Gender: Male; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Retired Chemist; E.I. DuPont Co.; Birth Date: 30 Apr 1905; Birthplace: Harrisburg, West Virginia; Father's Name: Silas Marion Hoff; Mother's Name: Minnie Wilson; Certificate Number: 29210; Usual residence: 1907 Link, Orange, Orange County, Texas. Not on a farm; Military service: No; SSN: 234-01-4329; Informant: Mickie Hoff, wife; Cause of death: Artial infarction (2 wks); pulmonary embol (1 wk); myocardial infarction (1 yr).

"Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVYC-8Q3 : accessed 21 August 2015), Marion R Hoff, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin. Name: Marion R Hoff; Gender: Male; Marital Status: Married; Event Date: 17 Apr 1975; County: Jefferson; Event Place: Jefferson, Texas, United States.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Name: M. Hoff; SSN: 234-01-4329; Last Residence: 77630 Orange, Orange, Texas, USA; BORN: 30 Apr 1905; Died: Apr 1975; State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951).

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