Anne Katherine (Hoffman) Cleaver (1914 - 2008)

Born 26 Dec 1914 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Jessup Cleaver — married 20 May 1950 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Biography

Anne was the daughter of Edward George Hoffman and Emily Rozencrantz.

She married William Jessup Cleaver on May 20, 1950 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.^[1]

Obituary

Anne Katharine Hoffman Cleaver, 93, of Leland, passed away Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Effie's Assisted Living in Leland.

Anne was born Dec. 26, 1914, in Fort Wayne, Ind., the daughter of Edward George Hoffman and Emily Rosenkrantz Hoffman. On May 20, 1950, at her home in Fort Wayne, she married her husband of 44 years, William Jessup Cleaver, who preceded her in death on April 10, 1995.

Anne was a graduate of Wellesley College, class of 1937, studying at the Sorbonne in Paris during her junior year. She attended the Heron School of Art in Indianapolis and the Chicago Art Institute. Anne volunteered with the Red Cross in England during World War II.

As a member of the Fort Wayne Art League, and later president of the Indianapolis Art League, she used her creativity in a variety of jobs in New York and Boston after the war.

A world traveler, her family credits her longevity to her insatiable curiosity and love of life.

Anne is survived by her children, Mandy (Jim) Bankson of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Katie Cleaver (Peter Crabtree) of North Bennington, Vt.; grandchildren, Andi and Jeanne Bankson, and Anna Crabtree.

She was predeceased by her brother, Ned Hoffman.

Her family would like to thank Effie's of Leland for their loving care of Anne during the past two years.

A memorial service is planned for the fall, the date to be announced.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to ShareCare of Leelanau, PO Box 153, Northport, MI 49670 and/or the Leelanau Conservancy, PO Box 1007, Leland, MI 49654.

Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.

Obituary obtained from legacy.com.

Sources

1. ↑ Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX22-JXQ : 8 December 2017), William Jessup Cleaver and Anne Katharine Hoffman, 20 May 1950; citing Allen, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,130,536.

• United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQD-74W : accessed 20 December 2019), Ann C Hoffman in household of Edward Hoffman, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing ED 30, sheet 2B, line 75, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 420; FHL microfilm 1,820,420.
• United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41L-F1W : accessed 20 December 2019), Anne K Hofman in household of Edward G Hofman, Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 74, sheet 14B, line 66, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 577; FHL microfilm 2,340,312.
• United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1R3-GM8 : 19 November 2019), Anne K Hoffman in household of Emily R Hoffman, Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-33, sheet 20B, line 43, family 439, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1025.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204162873/anne-katherine-cleaver