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David B. Hoffer

Male 1864 - 1952  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  David B. Hoffer was born 17 Jan 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Nicholas Hoffer and Catharine Bohr); died 1 Sep 1952, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Church Membership: Zion Evangelical United Brethern, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6882.1
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Residence: 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, on Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1952, 30 William St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    David B. Hoffer, 30 William street, Elmira, died at his home on Monday after a short illness. He was 88 years old.

    He was born in Woolwich Township, January 17, 1864, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hoffer. He spent his entire life in this district. He was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church and served on the church board for a number of years.

    His first wife, the former Lucinda Shantz, died in 1916.

    In 1918 he married the former Margaret Schmidt who survives together with a daughter, Mrs. Hugh (May) McKee, Birmingham, Mich.; a son David E., Elmira; and two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Scherrer and Mrs. Carrie Bradley, both of Kitchener. There are two grandchildren.

    The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, where the funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at 2: 30 o'clock. Rev. C. B. Heckendorn officiated. Burial was made in the Elmira cemetery.

    Elmira Signet 4 Sep 1952

    David married Lucinda Shantz 16 Mar 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of Moses Shantz and Susannah Snider) was born 4 Apr 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. May Hoffer
    2. Sylvia M. Hoffer was born Dec 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. David E. Hoffer was born 8 Mar 1919; died 16 Dec 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Margaret "Maggie" Schmidt 15 May 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Killian Schmidt and Catherina "Catherine" Grube) was born 12 Feb 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. David Hoffer

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nicholas Hoffer was born 15 May 1829, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Jacob Hoffer and Barbara); died 26 May 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6882.66
    • Immigration: 1852, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1853, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1855
    • Occupation: 1855, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    After an illness of several months, there passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. Scherer, in Elmira, Nicholas Hoffer. Deceased was born in Alsace-Loraine [sic], Germany, in 1829, emigrated to Canada in 1853, and settled on a farm near Floradale, after having married Catherine Burr in 1855. There they lived over 50 years when they removed to Floradale. After the death of his wife, Mr. Hoffer removed to Elmira. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoffer were born 8 children, namely Christina, who died in 1879, aged 22 years, Jacob, of Petosky, Mich.; Solomon, David Nicholas and Catherine (Mrs. M. Scherer), of Elmira: Magdalena (Mrs. Bradley) of Toronto; Adam of Southampton. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon. There will be service in the Evangelical church at Elmira after which the burial will take place in the Upper Woolwich Cemetery.

    Elmira Signet, May 28, 1908

    Nicholas married Catharine Bohr 12 Aug 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine was born 24 Jun 1829, , Germany; died 18 Jan 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catharine Bohr was born 24 Jun 1829, , Germany; died 18 Jan 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6882.67
    • Immigration: 1852, , Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Christina Hoffer was born CALC 8 Jul 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob B. Hoffer was born 14 Feb 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1948, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States.
    3. Solomon Hoffer was born 16 Feb 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1918; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Hoffer was born 2 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 1. David B. Hoffer was born 17 Jan 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1952, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nicholas B. Hoffer was born 30 Apr 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1936, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Caroline "Carrie" Hoffer was born 10 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Adam Burr Hoffer was born 25 Oct 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1951, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Hoffer was born 1797, , Germany (son of Hoffer and Magdalena); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-272749
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Jacob — Barbara. Barbara was born Abt 1805, Of, France; died Bef 1861. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Barbara was born Abt 1805, Of, France; died Bef 1861.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122683

    Children:
    1. Christina Hoffer was born 23 Mar 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 24 May 1907, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    2. 2. Nicholas Hoffer was born 15 May 1829, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 26 May 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Adam Hoffer was born 1835, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Charles Hoffer was born 1881; died 1957; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Hoffer was born Abt 1781; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-272752

    — Magdalena. Magdalena was born 1781, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Magdalena was born 1781, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-272751
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 4. Jacob Hoffer was born 1797, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.


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