St. Clair County IL Archives Biographies.....Hoffman, Henry And Elmer ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lovena Norton lovenaearpnorton@sbcglobal.net July 6, 2006, 10:27 pm Author: Jane Hoffman Trout HOFFMAN family #253 pg.276-237 Henry J. Hoffman, son of Heinrick and Katrinka Hoffman, born Feb.10,1842 in Belleville,Il. d.aug.28,1897,buried Woodlawn Cem,claremore, rogers co.,Ok., married in dade co.,Mo. March 11,1869 Mary Jane Arbogast (b.9-11-1849, d. 8-25- 1918). Their children: Lorrina, Ira, Elmer Ellsworth and Leonard. Ira drowned in Platte River where it joined the Missouri River, nine miles north of Kansas City,Mo. while attending Park College, june 14,1890. The rest of the family moved by wagon to Claremore March-April 1895. They intended to settle in Alm,Ar. but met people coming north who said there was a serious epidemic there-typhoid or something. they turned west into Indian Territory, via Tahlequah. they had a large herd of fine horses, which Mr.Hoffman intended to trade for cattle when he settled; but the horses were stolen soon after the family arrived in I.T. White men were not allowed to own land, so he rented some land on the south edge of Claremore from an Indian. They lived there and farmed and built up a herd of horses. The family later acquired two houses near the Frisco Railroad tracks. He later had a fine herd of horses on a ranch in Colorado. He died of a second attack of congestive chill. Elmer Ellsworth Hoffman (b.8-17-1880, dade co.,Mo., d.3-14-1973) married 12-28- 1911 Minnie Nora Daniel (b.9-1-1891 near Harrison,Ar. d.2-13-1972). Bothe are buried Woodlawn Cem., Claremore. Their children Mable (b.9-29-1912), Elbert (b.9-14-1915), Jane (b.7-14-1918), Mildred (b.2-5-1921, d.7-17-1942) Elmer, Jr. (b.8-7-1923), Minnie Mae (b.3-27-1928) and Leona Fern (b.2-7-1931, d.5-3- 1934). Elmer had typhoid and was bedridden for three months during the summer of 1905. Later he worked in a drug store in Claremore for a. Since farming and ranching were what he knew best, he worked on ranches around Tiawah and Inola. He worked on the Johnny K. Cruchfield Ranch for two years as well as other ranches. Finally he bought a farm one mile south of Tiawah, where his family lived until January,1929. Here he farmed two farms including a big pasture to the East--beside the railroad tracks.-- where he ran a lot of cattle. He shipped many cattle from his ranch each year. His favorite horse, "Snake" was a great asset to him in his ranching. He rode his horse to Claremore, seven miles away, when he went to town alone. This was one of the best prancing horses that that ever came into town! Elmer served as Clerk of the Tiawah Board of Education for 17 years and was one of the most influential men in the community. When the depression took its toll, he too, suffered. After losing his farm he moved to Adair rural area where he lived until Jan.1,1940. It was here they lost there baby--Leona Fern-- from an appendectomy. They moved to Wagnor county and continued farming. He retired on Jan.1,1950. There they lived until he and his wife died. Their children Mabel Stevenson, Sherman,Tx., taught school for 42 yrs., retired 1976; Elbert, Wagnor, construction worker and businessman, retired,1977; Jane Trout, Pryor, school teacher; Elmer Jr., Muskogge, CPA; Minnie Shanahan, Austin,TX. World book Director. One of the highlights of Elmers life came when he and his father's two cattle brands were branded into a corral board at the J.M. Davis Museum in Claremore. by.Jane Hoffman Trout -------------------------------------------------------------- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/stclair/bios/hoffman1066nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb