Calhoun County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hoffman, Martha (Sparrow) July 23, 1964 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robin Ellis -- July 24, 2007, 9:52 pm Battle Creek Newspaper Jul. 24, 1964 Mrs. Martha Hoffman, 91, died yesterday in a local nursing home where she had been a patient for two years. She was born March 26, 1873, in Ireland, the last of 17 children of Patrick and Elizabeth Sparrow. She came to Battle Creek with her family about 75 years ago. Oct 22, 1895, she was married to Conrad Hoffman, who died March 14, 1949. She was a member of St. Phillip Church. Her last home here was 114 Harvard St. Surviving is a son James, whose address is unknown. Additional Comments: Birthdate is wrong, should be MARCH 3, 1874 (Age would be 90) Patrick and Elizabeth only had 13 Children, and Martha was not the last. Sarah Sparrow who was born and died in 1886 (Only Child born in U.S.) was the last. Martha is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI (Lot 48, Grave 9-1) Martha is my 2x Great Grand Aunt. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/obits/h/hoffman76ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb