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Alexander Stefen Hoffman (abt. 1897 - 1964)

Alexander Stefen Hoffman
Born about in Herman, Shawano, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 66 in Herman, Shawano, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 28 Jan 2011
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Biography

1897 Alexander Stefen Hoffman was born 14 Oct 1897 in Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA.[1][2] Alexander's birth year may be in dispute. His US WWI draft registration gives the birth year as 1898.[3]

1900 By 1900 three-year-old Alexander was living in Herman, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA with his parents and siblings on his father's farm. The Hoffman household comprised:

  • Michael Hoffmann Head Male 48 Germany
  • Susan Hoffmann Wife Female 46 Germany
  • Michael Hoffmann Son Male 18 Wisconsin
  • George Hoffmann Son Male 17 Wisconsin
  • Edward Hoffmann Son Male 16 Wisconsin
  • Minnie Hoffmann Daughter Female 13 Wisconsin
  • Matilda Hoffmann Daughter Female 11 Wisconsin
  • Anton Hoffmann Son Male 8 Wisconsin
  • Peter J Hoffmann Son Male 5 Wisconsin
  • Alix Hoffmann Son Male 3 Wisconsin
  • Elisebath Hoffmann Daughter Female 1 Wisconsin[1]

1905 - 1 Jun The Hoffmans were a farming family. By 1905 Alexander's grandparents had joined the household.

  • Michael Hoffman Head Male 53y Germany
  • Suse Hoffman Wife Female 50y Germany
  • Mike Hoffman Son Male 23y Wisconsin
  • Geo Hoffman Son Male 21y Wisconsin
  • Eddie Hoffman Son Male 19y Wisconsin
  • Minnie Hoffman Daughter Female 17y Wisconsin
  • Mathilda Hoffman Daughter Female 16y Wisconsin
  • Antone Hoffman Son Male 13y Wisconsin
  • Peter J Hoffman Son Male 10y Wisconsin
  • Alex S Hoffman Son Male 7y Wisconsin
  • Elizabeth Hoffman Daughter Female 5y Wisconsin
  • Michael Hoffman Father Male 76y Germany
  • Theresa Hoffman Mother Female 76y Germany[4]

1910 Alexander, now about 12 years old, continued to live in Herman, Wisconsin with his family:

  • Michael Hoffman Head Male 58 Germany
  • Susy Hoffman Wife Female 56 Germany
  • Minnie Hoffman Daughter Female 22 Wisconsin
  • Anton Hoffman Son Male 18 Wisconsin
  • Peter Hoffman Son Male 15 Wisconsin
  • Alex Hoffman Son Male 12 Wisconsin
  • Elisabeth Hoffman Daughter Female 10 Wisconsin[5]

1920 Alexander helped his father and brothers work the dairy farm in Herman, Wisconsin, USA. The household comprised:

  • Michael Hoffman, Sr Head Male 67 Bavaria
  • Suzana Hoffman Wife Female 65 Bohemia
  • Anton Hoffman Son Male 27 Wisconsin
  • Peter Hoffman Son Male 24 Wisconsin
  • Alexander Hoffman Son Male 22 Wisconsin
  • Elizabeth Hoffman Daughter Female 20 Wisconsin[6]

1930 Shortly after the 1920 US Census Alexander married his wife, Selma, and by 1930 Alexander was working his own general farm in Herman, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA. The couple had three children:

  • Alex S Hoffman Head Male 32 Wisconsin
  • Selma A Hoffman Wife Female 28 Wisconsin
  • Evalyn M Hoffman Daughter Female 7 Wisconsin
  • Glenn I Hoffman Son Male 5 Wisconsin
  • Clyde O Hoffman Son Male 1 Wisconsin[7]

1940 Although living nearby his farming brother Peter Hoffman, Alex had moved into trucking livestock for a living by 1940. His wife seems to have been maintaining the farm.

  • M Alex Hoffman Head Male 43 Wisconsin
  • Selma Hoffman Wife Female 39 Wisconsin
  • Evelyn Hoffman Daughter Female 17 Wisconsin
  • Glenn Hoffman Son Male 15 Wisconsin
  • Clyde Hoffman Son Male 11 Wisconsin
  • Delbert Hoffman Son Male 8 Wisconsin
  • Sanford Hoffman Son Male 2 Wisconsin
  • Laura Molitz Lodger Female 21 Wisconsin[8]

1964 Alexander Stefen Hoffman died 29 Apr 1964.[9] He was buried in Rossevelt Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA.[2]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM2D-D74 : accessed 28 October 2019), Michael Hoffmann, Herman town, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 165, sheet 10A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,817.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #14577937
  3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HQ4-S26Z : 18 October 2019), Alex Hofmann, 1917-1918.
  4. "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM74-Z5F : 10 March 2018), Michael Hoffman, Herman, Shawano, Wisconsin; citing p. 267, line 10, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,985.
  5. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP27-1Q4 : accessed 28 October 2019), Michael Hoffman, Herman, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 149, sheet 6A, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1737; FHL microfilm 1,375,750.
  6. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFK4-LB6 : accessed 28 October 2019), Michael Hoffman, Sr, Herman, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 105, sheet 9A, line 10, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2016; FHL microfilm 1,822,016.
  7. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9SY-ZJS : accessed 11 November 2019), Alex S Hoffman, Herman, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 2B, line 82, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2612; FHL microfilm 2,342,346.
  8. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7V8-XHG : 29 July 2019), M Alex Hoffman, Herman Town, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58-21, sheet 3B, line 75, family 51, 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 4525.
  9. "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89V-H26 : 12 December 2014), Alexander S Hoffman, 29 Apr 1964; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 012335, , , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.

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Acknowledgments

  • This person was created through the import of Dietzler Family Tree.ged on 28 January 2011.




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