Hofmann - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Hofmann in Philippsthal/Werra

Wolfgang2162001 — 2012-05-24 08:27:57Z

Horst Hofmann, * 24. Juni 1941, Philippsthal (Meisenweg 4)

i'm trying to find a birth record for adam gregor hofmann

Gene_Brecht — 2012-05-02 18:50:25Z

i know that he was born on september 12, 1860. i think he might come from bavaria, but i am not 100% sure of that though.

i'm trying to find his mother's name, since i know his dad's name is greger. where can i find old bavarain birth records?

Re: HOFMANN

deborahdavis175 — 2012-02-18 23:26:08Z

I have Hoffmann and Hack in my family line and have not been able to find information on:

Magdolna Hoffman Born Aug 26 1882 Birda, Died Apr 05 1958. She married Tobias Hack born Nov 20 1880. Married May 03 1903 in Birda.

They had 3 children that I have learned about:
Tobias Hack, Georg Hack born Aug 30 1912 Birda, and Filip Hack.

Do any of the above you may know about?

Hofmann and Simm families

erikabrammer — 2012-01-26 17:40:11Z

Looking for any relations of either the Hofmann or the Simm families from the Czech Republic. Both families are from around Litomerice, the Hofmanns originally a bit further north.

Hofmann in Heimboldshausen

Wolfgang2162001 — 2012-01-20 08:27:43Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Sonntag" vom 28. Juni 2009:

Danksagung von Tobias und Marleen Hofmann geb. Weirauch mit Antonia
fuer die Glueckwuensche, Blumen, Geschenke und Ueberraschungen zur Hochzeit.

HOFMANN

HackKroeck — 2011-09-04 20:15:29Z

I am looking for people who are related to the families of HOFMANN, HOHENSTEIN AND HACK. They were all from Germany, some immigrated to Chicago Illinois and other eastern parts of the United States. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hofmann in Kathus

Wolfgang2162001 — 2011-09-02 07:38:42Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Mittwoch" vom 31. Aug. 2011:

Nach schwerer Krankheit entschlief meine geliebte Mutter, unsere Schwester und Schwaegerin

Doris Hofmann
geb. Bock

* 24. Nov. 1947
+ 28. Aug. 2011

In Liebe und Dankbarkeit:

Michael Hofmann und Christina
Peter und Susi Bock
Anneliese Bock
Guenther und Gisela Hofmann
sowie alle Bekannten

Bad Hersfeld, den 31. Aug. 2011

Die Trauerfeier zur Einaescherung findet am 2. Sept. 2011 um 14.00 Uhr in der Friedhofskapelle in Kathus statt.

Anna Marie Hofmann - Buffalo, NY

bonsaikai — 2011-08-31 00:16:14Z

I'm looking for information on Anna Marie Hofmann. She was born about 1810? She married Georgium Gres (George Grass) at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Buffalo, NY in August 1845. She had at least one child, Barbara. I believe she may have passed sometime between 1846 and 1849. Thank you.

Anna Elisabeth Hofmann

kelleythompson69 — 2011-08-28 16:16:55Z

Anna Elisabeth Hofmann don't have birth date married Johann Henrich Kretzer 1748 in Bergebersbach, Germany.

kelley

Re: Hoffman/Huffman,Hofmann In Eisern,Nassau-Siegen,Germany

Schultheiss — 2011-08-05 14:26:49Z

Hi Nancy,

Do you have a male HOFFMAN in the Family Tree DNA project? That would be interesting. I don't think we are Jewish, since the records in Germany are in the German Reformed Churches, but it would make an interesting twist in the tree. My brother is in the FTDNA Hoffman project, as well as the Germanna one. His name is Craig.

Donna Hoffman Schultheiss
Victoria, TX

Re: Hoffman/Huffman,Hofmann In Eisern,Nassau-Siegen,Germany

NancyShults — 2011-07-01 16:23:38Z

I too have all these in my family history. I am convinced that they were Jewish converts. My mom told me that her family were practicing Jews who came over under the guise of Quakers or the German Reformed Church. Most accepted Messiah but they never let go of the Jewish ways; which is the way it supposed to be. I too am a Jewish believer in Yeshua HaMaschiach. We do not believe the Torah has been abolished but Magnified:

Isaiah 42:21 "For HIS righteous sake HE CAME TO MAGNIFY THE TORAH".........this means to make it more binding.......

We also have Reichmann and Brues in our trees as well. These are very well know Jewish names.......

Hofmann in Bad Hersfeld

Wolfgang2162001 — 2011-02-22 08:56:54Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Mittwoch" vom 16. Febr. 2011:

Wir haben Abschied genommen von unserer Mutter, Schwiegermutter, Oma, Uroma und Tante

Anneliese Hofmann
geb. Kallmeyer

* 13. Apr. 1924
+ 8. Febr. 2011

In stiller Trauer

Juergen mit Marlies
Regine und Bernd
Bettina
Enkel und Urenkel

Bad Hersfeld, im Febr. 2011

Die Beisetzung fand in aller Stille statt.

HOFMANN Marylou loving wife mother and friend

t42Hemet_RiversideCoCA — 2010-10-12 18:22:52Z

HOFMANN Marylou loving wife mother and friend

DebbraWalker photographed this gravestone in the Hemet Cemetery, San Bernardino, Riverside Co, CA. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 214,208 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Searching?

Rosemarie_Hofmann — 2010-10-11 03:25:08Z

I have been trying to find out info on my family for years, my father was harold Hofmann and was born in easton ct

Re: Info on Otto Hofmann

Rosemarie_Hofmann — 2010-10-11 03:18:32Z

I do believe Otto was a cousin of my grandfather,,I would need to look in my tree on Ancestry.com which I haven't been on in a while but will get back with you,,,my grandfather was Harold Hofmann
Sincerely
Rosemarie Hofmann Shinaver

1855 HOFMANN ad for metal work

CookiesDream — 2010-10-10 21:16:25Z

Hi,

I just posted an old newspaper ad for silver-plating and ornamental brass work by John H. HOFMANN of Memphis, Tennessee.
This was scanned from an original issue (NOT microfilm!) of the The Memphis Daily Eagle & Enquirer newspaper dated January 12, 1855, and you can see it online here:

http://theoldentimes.com/johnhhofmann01121855memtn.html

I hope it's helpful!

Barbara
http://theoldentimes.com/ads.html
http://theoldentimes.com

Hofmann & Konrad

Wolfgang2162001 — 2010-09-20 07:30:32Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Sonntag" vom 12. Sept. 2010:

Jetzt wir geheiratet - am 18. Sept. 2010 auf Schloss Romrod.

Kai Hofmann & Tanja Konrad

Gepoltert wird am 15. Sept. 2010 ab 18.00 Uhr in Hattenbach (Hessen), Oberrain 3.

Hofmann in Schenklengsfeld

Wolfgang2162001 — 2010-09-14 08:20:57Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Sonntag" vom 5. Sept. 2010:

In Liebe und Dankbarkeit nehmen wir Abschied von meiner lieben Frau, unserer lieben Mutter, Schwiegermutter, Oma, Schwester und Tante

Rosalinde Hofmann
geb. Wolowitsch

* 6. Febr. 1957
+ 31. Aug. 2010

In Liebe:

Klaus-Dieter Hofmann
Jeanette Geissler, geb. Hofmann mit Familie
Markus Hofmann
Stefan Hofmann
Michael Hofmann
Andreas Hofmann
Manfred Wolowitsch

Schenklengsfeld, im Sept. 2010

Die Beerdigung findet am 6. Sept. 2010 um 14.00 Uhr von der Friedhofskapelle Schenklengsfeld aus statt.

Christoph und Sabrina Hofmann, oo 2010

WGFGER — 2010-08-02 07:24:40Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Mittwoch" vom 28. Juli 2010:

Ich, Fynn, gebe die kirchliche Trauung meiner Eltern

Christoph und Sabrina Hofmann geb. Hett

und meine Taufe am 31. Juli 2010 um 14.00 Uhr in der Kirche zu Lispenhausen bekannt.

Hofmann in Breitenbach (bei Bebra)

WGFGER — 2010-07-26 09:14:06Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Mittwoch" vom 21. Juli 2010:

Danksagung von Andreas und Nicole Hofmann geb. Baumgart
fuer die Glueckwuensche und Geschenke zur Hochzeit am 10. juli 2010
und fuer den Junggesellenabschied am 19. Juni 2010.

Bebra-Breitenbach und Rhina, im Juli 2010

Hofmann & Baumgart

WGFGER — 2010-07-14 06:33:25Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Mittwoch" vom 7. Juli 2010:

Wir heiraten heute um 15.00 Uhr im Standesamt Bebra.

Andreas Hofmann & Nicole Baumgart

Die kirchliche Trauung findet am 10. Juli 2010 um 13.30 Uhr in der ev. Kirche zu Rhina (Hessen) statt.

Re: hofmanns

LEWiegand — 2010-03-30 05:03:48Z

My family immigrated To Detroit, Michigan USA from St.Gallen Switzerland, early 1920's. Ludwig Hofman, b. 1865 m. Johanna Bren or Bohm,Has father listed as Frederick Hofman. Friend of Frederick Bliesteiner Of St. Gallen, Which is My Great Grandfather, His daughter is Theresa Freda Bleisteiner, Married Julius Theodore Kaltenegger. Any information would be much appreciated.

Hofmann from Winterkasten Germany

bienekesselring — 2010-03-21 00:31:04Z

I am doing some research on my family. My great grand mother was born in 1888 in Winterkasten her name was Katharine Hofmann. She married Peter Hoebel from Lindenfels. The had three children.
My grandmother Margarete Hoebel (Kesselring)
Elizabeth Hoebel (Steiger)
Annelisse Hoebel

I would like to trace back to Katharine. I do have a family photo of her with her parents One sister and two brothers. I do not know their names. If anyone can help it would be great.

Thanks

Re: hofmann - german or jewish

derunte — 2010-02-02 14:28:32Z

Sharon:

Manfred was my father's brother. Karl Hoffman was German. Many Germans, Jewish and Polish have similar or the same last names. Sometimes the Jewish names have "sky" at the end as opposed to "ski" at the end for polish. Manfred did not want his mother to remarry so he lied about his age and went into the Army. Karl Hoffman lost his wife and young daughter to an illness. My grandmother was a friend of theirs, she would help take care of them and she had lost my grandfather when he was 47 years old. Karl Hoffman was my father and my mother's boss at the company they worked for. Manfred was upset that she remarried. When they found out how old he was he was sent home. He carried on so that my grandmother agreed to sign for him. Three months later he was killed in his first battle.

Dotty

Re: hofmann

GloriaMerl — 2010-02-02 01:04:08Z

Derunte,

I got an email that you replied to me, but I see that you were trying to reply to Sharon. Go to this link to find a post by Sharon and click on the hyperlink to bring up that post. At the bottom right corner of the gray box around her post, click on the tiny word 'Reply' to post a message that will generate an email directly to her.

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.hofmann/43.46.48.50/mb.a...

I apologize if I'm explaining too much, but I just want to speed up your process.

Good luck!

GloriaMerl

Re: hofmann

derunte — 2010-02-01 20:04:52Z

Sharon, Manfred was my uncle too.

I remember that story. Would like to talk to you.

Dotty

Hofmann in Allendorf (Kr. Hersfeld)

WolfgangFischer1959 — 2009-12-16 12:30:40Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Sonntag" vom 6. Dez. 2009:

Nele, * 10. Aug. 2009, 3640 g, 52 cm

Es freuen sich die gluecklichen Eltern und Schwester
Thomas, Bianca und Mara Hofmann

Re: G. Phil Hofmann

beb0168 — 2009-10-29 16:25:01Z

I am also searching the Hofmann Family. The G Phil Hofmann
you are searching was born November 15 1852 and died
June 4, 1953 and is buried in Zion Cemeteryin St. Louis
County, MO. He immigrated to this country in 1870 when he was 18 yrs. old. He married Louisa Schwartze September 3, 1874. This is not my great grandfather; however, he is probably my great or great-great uncle. My great grandfather was Phil Hofmann born about 1823. He died in
1882 and is buried in St. Peters Cemetery, St. Louis County, MO. You can obtain a copy of the death certificate for G Phil Hofmann at State of Missouri Archives. They
have the digital form and can print a copy at no charge.
Just key in "Missouri State Government", then click on
Government, then Click on Executive Branch, then click on
the Archives, then click on the SOS and you will be able to bring up the 1920-1958 Death Certificate page. I also
found the marriage record in Ancestry marriate file. I hope this was helpful for you. Laverne Blattner

Hofmann in Nentershausen (Hessen)

WGFGER — 2009-09-10 09:01:02Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Sonntag" vom 30. Aug. 2009:

Danksagung von Gerda und Oswald Hofmann
fuer die Glueckwuensche, Aufmerksamkeiten, Blumen und Geschenke zur Goldenen Hochzeit.

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

lenhofmann — 2009-09-04 13:55:14Z

My name is Leonard Hofmann and so was my father. The name is German not jewish to my knowledge. I traced a good part of my family tree and was not abl to find a link to info you posted. My grandfather was Oscar Hofmann and he died in the 50's.
Len
AZ

ALFRED Hofmann--musician in Detroit

polarjo57 — 2009-06-15 02:47:14Z

Alfred Hofmann was a violinist/cello player in the Detroit Philharmonic Club in mid to late 1890's. I have a photo of the 4 men in the Club take 1894-1895 (my great grandfather was a viola player Walter Voigtlander). I am willing to share the photo with any family members of Alfred. Contact me if interested
Regards, Debi Z

Re: Hoffman/Huffman,Hofmann In Eisern,Nassau-Siegen,Germany

kenny4766 — 2009-06-10 02:01:16Z

well thank you felix....as i stated...i was told this from a man who was a german history teacher who i admittidley aknowledge was only one source claiming this ....so now we have an opposing viewpoint....would like to hear from anyone else who could clear this up

Re: Hoffman/Huffman,Hofmann In Eisern,Nassau-Siegen,Germany

hofmann_felix — 2009-06-09 22:29:14Z

Hi kenny4766,

excuse me that I come into your discussion, but the spelling of the Hofmann's name is rather a qustion of the region, where the person lived, than of the religion. There is no jewish, catholique or protestant spelling. If you go to www.verwandte.de, you will see, that the name Hofmann apears mostly in the southern part of Germany and the name Hoffmann in the northern.

Greetings from Germany

Felix Hofmann

Re: Hoffman/Huffman,Hofmann In Eisern,Nassau-Siegen,Germany

kenny4766 — 2009-06-09 02:54:58Z

thats my family...positive....because the german immigrants came to america through an agreement with the royalty of england...and remember....england owned america at the time.....because of this the migration of johanne hofmann....who later while in america was referred to as john hoffman and then later john huffman..was well documented....in fact theres a groupm tree on ancestry.com called "the clans of madison county:" and your part of that clan....you have to ask for access to there tree which i have already have done....there are photos ,documents...maps.....its amazing...like i said...because the colony of madison county...earlier called.."germanna"..was commissioned by the royalty of england to make a settlement there and mine for silver,its well documented...more so then most settlements of that time...so were blessed with having access to 230 years of our ancesters records and documents of how they settled america......go to ancestry.com and look up the clans of madison county and ask to be aloud to explore...you will be asked how your related...answer with whatever you know and they will send you an email allowing you access.....good luck and stay in touch

Re: Hoffman/Huffman,Hofmann In Eisern,Nassau-Siegen,Germany

Debbie_mick — 2009-06-08 18:05:41Z

Nice To meet You Ken,Cousin
I Agree With You On One Person's Opinion.
It Does Help,I'll Give It A Try,I've Never Checked Madison Co,But I Know Now,I'll look Up That Info You Gave Me And See If I Can Find It.
Ken,Have You Ever Gotten The Hoffman's Books,I Got Two Of Them No 3 & 5 Which My Family Is In There.
I Come Off Of This Line,
Henrich Hofman
Tillman Hofman
Heilman Hofman
Tillman/Anna ? Hofman
Dietrich Hofman
Tillman Hoffman/Catherine Herman
Johanns Hoffman/Gertrude Reichman
John Henry Huffman/Maria Sabina Folg(Volk)
Fredrick Huffman/Mary Banks
Mary Huffman/George Kays(My 5th Great Grandparents)
Ken,I'm Looking For Any Info And Photo's On This Family,That The Books Don't Say Or Have,Getting Info In Germany Is Gonna Be Hard.
If You Want You Can Email Me At gogetter54@yahoo.com
Thanks Debbie

Re: Hofmann/Hoffmann

kenny4766 — 2009-06-08 00:09:36Z

my family name currently is spelled.....huffman....but in tracing them back to germany the name was originally spelled hofmann.....and was changed when they got to america....in the process of doing this research it seems i never found one name in germany spelled huffman.....it was always hof....one f.....so more than likely there original name was spelled hofmann.....then someone in america messed it up and spelled it hoffmann.....a german teacher told me germans spell it hoffman and german jews spell it hofmann.....i dont know if hes correct or not take it for what its worth......try this site its very interesting and helpfull...... http://www.germanna.com........

Re: Hoffman/Huffman,Hofmann In Eisern,Nassau-Siegen,Germany

kenny4766 — 2009-06-07 22:29:21Z

the list of names you mention is my family tree .so we must be related along the way......my name is ken huffman....johannes is my great grandfather 5 times removed ....he came from germany to virginia around 1720.....his first wife died giving birth and the baby was stillborn that was 1729....there first child was born in virginia in 1722 so i'm guessing they got to america around 1720......anyway the last name was spelled hofmann in germany but soon as his children were born there last name was spelled like mine huffman although some of the childrens are spelled hofmann by the second american generation they were all spelled huffman.....i met a german history teacher who claims that germans spell my last name huffman and german jews spell it hofmann....so we may have a jewish connection though i have only that one teachers opinion....i also noticed when doing searches on ancestry i find alot of my relatives easier when i change the soundex to jewish instead of german.....dont know if any of this helps but it is interesting......johannes is connected to a tree on ancestry called "the clans of madison county "...if that helps...you have to ask permission for acess i just did i had to give this guy gary from texas my email so he could send me the acess code....he asked my connection to the clans of madison county and when i told him he gave me acess....try contacting him he may be able to help you

Re: Bonnigheim: HOFMANN/MANN abt 1871-1889

Klausanne — 2009-05-04 10:30:18Z

DEAR J.WALSH
I AM REPLYING TO YOUR QUERY FROM 8-09-2003 IN REGARDS TO
HOFFMANN/MANN 1871-1889.
READING YOUR TESTIMONIALS I AM SURE,THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO
ASSIST YOU.
ABOUT ME/US:OUR GRANDMA WAS WILHELMINE SCHWEIKER NEE KRIEG,
MARRIED TO HERRMANN SCHWEIKER,BOTH WERE BORN IN BONNIGHEIM.
I AM WILHELMINE SCHWEIKERS GRANDSON,MY MUM IS ELFRIEDE
SCHWEIKER WILHELMINES YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.GRANDMA HAD 5 KIDS
3 GIRLS AND TWO BOYS.
CHRISTINE MANN MARRIED WILHELM KRIEG AND THEY MIGRATED
ACCORDING TO MY GRANDMAS BIBLE ENTRIES TO NEBRASKA AROUND
1920.WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR OUR FAMILY FOR A LONG TIME,
BUT ALWAYS CAME TO AN DEAD END,IMAGINE MY PLEASENT SURPRISE
DEAR L. WALSH,FINDING YOUR QUERY ON THE INTERNET.
I MIGRATED ALMOST 13 YEARS AGO TO BEAUTIFUL QUEENSLAND IN
AUSTRALIA MARRIED WITH 1 BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER JENNIFER 9 YEARS
OLD.I AM 42 YEARS AND MY WIFE ANNE 45 YEARS RESPECTIVELY.
THE REST OF THE FAMILY HAS REMAINED IN GERMANY,SO BELIEVE
ME,THERE ARE MANY RELATIONS WAITING FOR LONG EXPECTED
ANSWERS FROM REMOTE RELATIONS IN AMERICA.
MY MUM JUST TOLD ME TODAY ABOUT PARCELS THEY RECEIVED FROM
AUNTIES AND GREAT AUNTIES FROM OMAHA NEBRASKA,MOSTLY AFTER
THE DREADFUL POST-WAR YEARS.BUT AROUND 1950 EVERY CONTACT
HAS BEEN LOST.
WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU SOON SO WE WILL BE
ABLE TO ESTABLISH OUR FAMILY BONDINGS.THERE IS SO MUCH TO
TALK ABOUT POSSIBLE REUNIONS,FAMILY MEETINGS....
HOPE,EVERYBODY IS WELL AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO FINISH OF
THE MISSING PUZZLE PIECES.
PLEASE CALL US ANYTIME ON 07-55382614 OR 07-55960423 OUR
E-MAIL ADDRESS:Klausanne@aol.com.au WARM REGARDS KLAUS

Raymond G. Hofmann, age 74,born, Erie co, pa," son of , Raymond and Katherine Hofmann. * Served U.S. Navy , Korean War.**

KENNELLYMARKA — 2009-02-17 00:23:52Z

Hofmann,

Raymond G. Hofmann
Raymond G. Hofmann, age 74,
of Erie, died Friday, February 13, 2009 after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was born in Erie on September 14, 1934, son of the late Raymond and Katherine Hofmann. Ray was a machinist with American Sterilizer, prior to this retirement. He was a member of American Legion Carl Neff Post #571, St. Mary’s Club, East Erie Turners, Siebenbuerger Club and East 3rd Street Polish Falcons. Ray was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean War. He enjoyed working on cars, woodworking, bicycling and bowling. Ray especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Survivors include one son, Sean Hofmann (Danielle) of North East; two daughters, Michele Gillin (Patrick) of Johnstown, Pa. and Karen Rizzone (Vincent) of Erie; one sister, Rosemary Bolash (Ronald) of Erie; two brothers, Richard L. Hofmann (Frances) of Erie and Robert D. Hofmann (Martha) of Harborcreek; his grandchildren, Lisa, Jamie, Courtney, Kelsey and Jacob; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by two children, Beth and Michael Hofmann; a brother, James F. Hofmann; and most recently his nephew, Douglas Hofmann and his wife Gretchen; plus several other nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., East, 2607 Buffalo Road on Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service there at 8:30 p.m. conducted by Rev. Jeffrey Piccirilli of Messiah Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Family, c/o the funeral home. To send condolences, visit www.dusckasfuneralhome.com.
Erie Times-News ,
from 2/15/2009 - 2/17/2009,

Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc.,"
Messiah Lutheran Church."

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

KathleenCal — 2009-01-27 01:54:26Z

My great grandfather, Anthony Hofmann was born 1875 and he came to this country 1888. His parents were Frank Hofmann and Catherine Flasentraeger. I have no idea if there were any siblings or not.

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

BeckySReynolds — 2009-01-27 00:56:45Z

My Hofmann, Andrew, came to Wood County, WV. His cousin, who came from Hollrich also, was already located here. I do know that Andrew had a brother or cousin named Christopher Hofmann who lived somewhere in the U.S., but I have yet to ascertain where he lived. I have his picture that he had sent to my Andrew. I don't know if it was Philly or not, but possible. When did your ancestor arrive in the U.S. and when was he or she born?
Becky

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

KathleenCal — 2009-01-24 13:19:42Z

Yes, my Hofmanns stayed in the Philadelphia area. Anthony (my great grandfather) was a baker. He had 7 children and all of them stayed in Philadelphia. The majority of the grandchildren also stayed in that area with a few leaving. Hope this helps and hope we can find some connection. Here is my email if you want to communicate directly. kathy4610@hotmail.com Thanks

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

BeckySReynolds — 2009-01-24 05:16:48Z

My Hofmann came over from Bavaria in @1859. I'll have to look it up to get the exact year, but I think that is correct. I am not certain where he landed, but he ended up in West Virginia. I have never heard of any of his siblings being in Philadelphia as most of them stayed in the Hollrich area, but that doesn't mean that there could not have been some. Is your Hofmann line still in the Philly area?

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

OliverPeterHoffmann — 2009-01-19 15:02:47Z

Hi :)

I have a cousin in New Hamphire, but my family has been in Europe until the 1990s, my cousin moved quite recently. He also does not know I am doing ancestry research... ;) But I can try to hook you up, if you want. As far as I know, my branch of Hof(f)mann came from Sachsen (Saxony/"Mark Meissen") and then moved into Silesia, they were weavers and ended up on the better end of the industrial revolution, setting up a large factory for textiles. Form Silesia they escaped into Austria at the end of World War 2, I live in Vienna now. Were these Ho(f)manns in Bavaria before? I have no idea...

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

KathleenCal — 2009-01-19 14:31:19Z

Oliver and Becky...

I am a Hofmann family member and am searching for links to family from Philadelphia and as far as I can tell from the Bavaria area. Either of you have family in that area? Thanks in advance

Kathleen

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

oliver1948 — 2009-01-18 13:16:16Z

My direct male line is Hoffmann/Hofmann, I never heard anything about a jewish ancestor, but now I had a YDNA test done and I have haplotype E3A, which would heavily point towards a jewish male ancestor. Maybe there is a connection here...?

Re: Leonard Hofmann - Jewish spelling?

oliver1948 — 2009-01-18 13:11:08Z

There is no jewish or non-jewish spelling for Hoffmann or Hofmann of Hoffman. These are all different German spellings for the same name. The variations result from differences in pronounciation across the different regions of German speaking Europe. The areas close to France and Poland had dialects where Hoffmann would be spoken with a short "o", Austria and Bavaria would have Hofmann spoken with a long "o", North-West Germany had Meyer/Mayer/Maier instead, all of these names mean "(farm) manager". In my family the spelling was changed when people moved from one region to the other, for example.

HOFMANN Dan R and Elaine A

t42Moore — 2008-12-04 21:38:20Z

HOFMANN Dan R and Elaine A

I photographed this gravestone in the Moore Cemetery, Arlington,Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records.

This is one of the 198,466 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com If you know more about this person please reply here.

Agatha M. Hofmann, age 93, Born, Meadville, Erie, Co,Pa." daughter of,Frank Albaugh and Bertha (Smith) Albaugh Bennett,

KENNELLYMARKA — 2008-11-16 06:03:21Z

Hofmann, Agatha M. "Aggie",

Agatha “Aggie” M. Hofmann
Agatha “Aggie” M. Hofmann, age 93,
formerly of Greengarden Boulevard, passed away Friday, November 14, 2008, at Saint Mary’s Home of Erie. Born in Meadville, Pa. on September 19, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Frank Albaugh and Bertha (Smith) Albaugh Bennett. Aggie was a homemaker and enjoyed knitting. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, L.I.F.T.S., and the Leisure Club. Her husband, Frank James “Jim” Hofmann, to whom she was married 59 years, died in 1988. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard “Rich” James Hofmann, and a sister, Iona McGraw. Survivors include a daughter, Kathleen Baer, husband Kenneth, of Erie; five grandchildren, James Baer, wife Debbie, of Erie, Mary Ann Noel, husband Michael, of Dover, Del., Mark Baer, wife Denise, of New Castle, Pa., Sean Baer and Maureen Baer, fiancee Matt Parker, all of Erie; seven great-grandchildren, Meghan, Kyle, Eric, Marisa and Aaron Baer, and Danny and Tyler Noel; and a sister, Pat Michaels, of Erie. Friends may call Sunday from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Brugger Home for Funerals, 1595 West 38th Street at Greengarden Boulevard, and may attend services there Monday at 9 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart Church at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Saint Mary’s Home, 607 East 26th St., 16504, or Sacred Heart Church, 816 West 26th St., 16508. Condolences to www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com
Erie Times-News from 11/15/2008 - 11/16/2008,

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Re: Edward G. HOFMANN -- Early 1900s in Quebec, Canada

srdyck — 2008-08-10 03:11:10Z

Hi, Peter,
I just discovered that you had left a message last November. My e-mail address has changed since I posted the first message in 2003. Please contact me at my new e-mail address. I am very interested in exchanging family information.