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Timbertown Log Vol. VII pg.76
Hoffman, August pd. $10.00 for a lot in the Kochville Cemetary on 07 Aug. 1882BURIAL: Buried at Kochville Methodist Church OP31-#4 - Found information in Kochville Methodist Church History and records
CENSUS: From Eric Hartlep
The "HOOFMAN" family appears as follows, on page 166 of the 1860
Macomb Co./Town of Erin Census:CENSUS: August Hoofman 36 M Farmer from Prussia, Germany
Dorothy " " 21 F " "
Hannah " " 2 F born Michigan
Elizabeth " 1 F " "
Augusta Hartlip 29 F Domestic " " *****possible sister to DorothyCENSUS: ************************************
1870 Federal Census Saginaw Michigan Township of Kochville Post Office Frankenlust
Enumerated 1st of June 1870 pg. 284R
Dwelling 32 Family 32
Hofman, August age 51 Male White Farmer 1000 160 born Prussia Parents born foreign male citizen of US over 21
" , Dorathea age 31 Female White keeping house born Schwarzburg Son.? Sceshausen?
" , Johanna age 13 Female White Minding Shop? born Michigan parents b. foreign citizen
" , Elisabeth age 12 Female White born Michigan parents b. foreign citizen
" , August age 10 Male White born Michigan parents b. foreign citizen
" , Louis age 6 Male White born Michigan parents b. foreign citizenCENSUS: ************************************
EMMIGRATION: From the Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records
Surname GivenName Age Occupation Place of Origin Destination Year
Hoffmann August Wilhelm 24 Tischlergeselle Crossen/Crossen Nord-Amerika 1844
Sources of this information: Brandenburgishes Landeshauptarchiv Potsdam, Auswanerungskartei. FHL fiches: #6109219 (22 Fiches total).EMMIGRATION: Declaration of Intention for naturalization:
Saginaw Co. Circuit Court
dated: March 11 or 12, 1868
his signature August Hoffmann
obtained from State of MI Archives in Lansing
Went by Dorotha, Dora and Dorothy - It is common German practice to have 3-4 and sometimes 5 given names. Many went by one or two of those names and Dorathea may be one of her middle names.
BIRTH: Need film Title: Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1813-1846
Authors: Evangelische Kirche. Diözese Sondershausen (Main Author)
Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1838 FHL INTL Film 1194328
contains baptisms marriages deathsBURIAL: CEME Kochville Meth. Church Cemetary OP31-#3 - Church was originally Lutheran but changed to Methodist because of Minister problems.
EMMIGRATION: Florence Dorothy was eight yo ten years old when the Hartleb's came to the U.S. still looking for paper work on this.
OBIT: SAGINAW DAILY NEWS
June 30, 1928
69 SURVIVE WIDOW, KOCHVILE PIONEER
Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman Had Been Resident Since Civil War Days.OBIT: Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman, 89 years old, widow of August Hoffman and a resident of Kockville township for 63 years died Wednesday afternoon at her home there. She leaves 69 direct descendants-nine children, 30 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
OBIT: Mrs. Hoffman, whose maiden name was Dorothy Hartlep, was born in Germany October 2, 1838, and came with her parents to Roseville, Mich., when a child of 10 years. She married in Detroit in April 1855, to Mr. Hoffman, and they lived in Roseville until 1865, when they came to Saginaw county and settled on the Kochville township farm which had since been her home. Mr. Hoffman died in 1883.
OBIT: Mrs. Hoffman was a member of the Kochville M. E. church. Her nine children are: William F. Hoffman, Mill City, Ore.; Theodore Hoffman, Traverse City; August, Lewis, and Henry Hoffman and Mrs. William Hudson, Saginaw; Mrs. Henry Fischer, Mrs. John Noonan and Mrs. C. C. Dill, Kochville township. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Esther Blake, East Jordan, Mich.
OBIT: The funeral will take place at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the home of Henry Fischer in Kochville township and at 2 o'clock at the Kochville M. E. church with burial in the German M. E. Cemetery.
buried at Kochville Cemetary OP14-#7
BURIAL: buried Kochville Cemetary OP31-#1
BIRTH: from cemetery information
BIRTH: Liber A
record 3998
August 16, 1871
Edward Hofman male in Kochville
Father: August Hofman of Kochville Farmer b. Prussia
Mother: Dorthea Hofman of Kochville b. Germany
Jones Funeral Home-Avoca, Michigan-St. Clair County MR929.377441 J69
SMITH, Charles D.-March 1, 1914-70 yrs. old (could be funeral date, death date or burial date) Mary's name on
Land Atlas 1916 as owner of old Burnham place.Cousin Mike Schade wrote that he read the SMITH family lived in Wallaceville, Canada. Wallaceville is in Kent Co. Ontario. Think the family came from Warrensburg, Warren Co. NY
CENSUS: 1870 Federal Census Michigan. "1870 Federal Census Michigan. "1870 Federal Census Michigan St. Clair County Clyde Township
Clyde Mills 3 September 1870 starting page 120
line 40 house 126 family 134
130 138
Smith, Barnabus 29 M W farmer 1800 200 b. Can
Margaret 27 F W b. MI
Frances 9 F W b. MI
Charles 26 MW farm labor b. MI
Hill, Charles 24 M W farm labor b. Can
Working on his brother's farmCENSUS: 1880 Federal Census St. Clair Co. Kenockee
22 June 1880
pg. 34 SD 3 ED 379
259 270
SMITH Charles w m 34 married Farmer Canada Canada Canada
SMITH Mary w f 31 wife Keepinghouse Michigan NY Canada
SMITH Franklin w m 9 sone single Michigan Canada Michigan
SMITH Edith w f 7 daughter single Michigan Canada Michigan
SMITH Mary Bella w f 5 daughter single Michigan Canada Michigan
SMITH Ellen w f a daughter Michigan Canada Michigan
*Note-found another Mary E. Smith-Port Huron-white age 60 born
Canada-wrong person when looking for death records!!RESIDENCE: Found in 1916 St. Clair Atlas in Kenockee Twp.- Mrs. Mary Smith owner of Burnham Land
CENSUS: Found in 1920 Soundex (Fed. Census St. Clair Co., MI) living with Herbert SMITH
son ( Vol- 85, ED-106, sheet 1, line 31)
White 69 yrs. (b. abt. 1850-1) born Michigan Living in St. Clair
County-enumerated with Herbert Smith-sonBURIAL: Buried at Spring Hill Cemetery 1851-1927
BIRTH: St. Clair Co. Births Book 2 pg. 169 #1892
January 11 1873
Smith Eda White Female born in Clyde
Father- Charles ? Smith of Kenockee born Canada Farmer
Mother-Mary Ann Burnham of Kenockee born Michigan
BIRTH: St. County Births - Vol. 3 1875-1880
pg. 277 #4149
April 16 1879
SMITH Mary Ellen Female White born in Kenockee
father-SMITH Charles of Kenockee born Canada Farmer
mother-SMITH May of Kenockee born Michigan
Possible SSI record of Herbert:
Individual: Smith, Herbert
Birth date: 24 Jul 1888
Death date: Feb 1978
Social Security #: 371-46-0491
Last residence: MI 48202 (Port Huron)
State of issue: MIMust have sold Burnham land after Mary E. Smith died.
Found a Harry Smith still living at Burnham property in 1910 could it be Herbert's son? Quite possibly. Found buried in Springhill Cemetery along with other Smiths, Charles D., Mary E., Herbert L., Warren E. and wife Mary A., George and Stanley.
OBIT: Saginaw News Wednesday, October 5,1977 (F11)
Name: EISCHER, WALTER G.
Spouse's Name:CORA G. HOFFMAN
Date of Birth: Wednesday, March 27, 1889
Place of Birth:FRANKENMUTH, MI
Date of Death:Tuesday, October 4, 1977
Place of Death: SAGINAW, MI
Miscellaneous
Cemetery: BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
Misc. Saginaw Co. Marriage Records 1867-1918
Hoffman, Cora yr. 1912
complete records at Frankenmuth Hist. AssociationOBIT: Index: SAGINAW NEWS Sunday, March 24, 1968 (F8) Name: EISCHER, CORA G. Maiden Name: HOFFMAN Spouse's Name: WALTER G. Married: Sunday, August 11, 1912 Age: 75 Date of Birth: Saturday, January 21, 1893 Place of Birth: SAGINAW, MI Date of Death: Saturday, March 23, 1968 Place of Death: SAGINAW, MI Miscellaneous Cemetery: BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN Misc: MARRIED AT ST. LORENZ IN FRANKENMUTH Church: BETHLEHEM LUTH.
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