Alma Virginia (Packer) Shoff (1876 - 1939)

Born 18 Jul 1876 in Romola, Curtin Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 18 Apr 1939 at age 62 in Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Alma Virginia Packer was born on 18 Jul 1876 at Marsh Creek or Romola, Curtin Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, daughter of James Morris Packer (1824 - 1900) and Wilhelmina (Boyer) Packer (1843 - 1931).

Alma (15) married Ecra Aaron Shoff (24), son of John Alexander Shoff and Rebecca Sink, on 27 Aug 1891^{[citation needed]} .

They were second cousins.

Their children were:

1. Dora May (Shoff) Wilkinson (1892 - 1970)
2. Maude E Shoff (1895 - 1913)
3. Alice Edith (Shoff) Patterson (1896 - 1924)
4. William Raymond Shoff (1897 - 1990)
5. James Blake Shoff 1899-1917)
6. Marcella Eleanor (Shoff) Potts (1901 - 1966)
7. Lillian Iolene (Shoff) Rowles (1902 - 1974)
8. Hazel Violet (Shoff) Treir (1905 - 1999)
9. Harry Alexander Shoff (1907 - 1991)
10. Lois Marie Shoff (1910-1910)
11. Delmas Demore Shoff (1912 - 1995)
12. John David Shoff (1914 - 1996)
13. Virginia Alma (Shoff) Muir (1915 - 2013)
14. Lester Ecra Shoff (1918 - 2020).

Alma died on 18 Apr 1939^[1][2][3] in Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania aged 62. She is buried in Beulah Cemetery, Ramey, Pennsylvania. Find A Grave: Memorial #47501157

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968"
   Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 035001-038000
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #3534230 (accessed 30 December 2022)
   Alma Virginia Shoff death 18 Apr 1939 (born 19 Jul 1876), daughter of James Packer & Wilmina Boyer, in Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA.
2. ↑ Probate: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993"
   Probate Records and Index, 1823-1919; Author: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Clearfield County); Probate Place: Clearfield, Pennsylvania
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8802 #650887 (accessed 30 December 2022)
   Alma Virginia Shoff probate.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #47501157 (accessed 30 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Alma Virginia Packer Shoff (18 Jul 1876-17 Apr 1939), citing Beulah Cemetery, Ramey, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Brian J. Ensley (contributor 47190867).
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MWXF-TFD (accessed 30 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBG-9HS6 Image number 00123
   Virgia A Packer (3), single daughter, in household of James M. Packer (56) in Curtin Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania, United States.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 30; FHL microfilm: 1241395; Record number: 32183;
   FamilySearch Record: M39G-85Y (accessed 30 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DBL9-WHH Image number 00656
   Alma Shoff (24), wife, in household of Eckard A Shoff (33) in Bigler Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 15B, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1330; FHL microfilm 1,375,343.
   FamilySearch Record: MGHP-4SH (accessed 30 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJP-9WXV Image number 00500
   Alma Shoff (34), wife, in household of Eakhart H Shoff (43) in Bigler, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 39;
   FamilySearch Record: MFRJ-P6F (accessed 30 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJV-3VY
   Elma Shoff (43), widowed head of household in Gulich Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.