Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Hoffmeister, George 1857 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  GEORGE HOFFMEISTER has been engaged in farming in Lorain township for the last

eighteen years, being the owner of the southwest quarter and the west one-half

of the southeast quarter of section 1, in that township. He is a native of

Chicago, Ill., where he was born Sept. 2, 1857. His father, George Hoffmeister,

and his mother, Elizabeth (Topfer) Hoffmeister, were both born in Germany, and

both came to America when young.



  When the subject of this sketch was two weeks old his parents moved from

Chicago to New Bremen, Ill., and there he was brought up and lived until 17

years of age. In 1874 he moved with his parents to Boone, Boone county, Iowa. In

different parts of Boone county young Hoffmeister lived and engaged in farming

until 1890. That year he moved to Jackson county, Minn., where he lived from

March till December 1. He then purchased his land in Lorain township, Nobles

county, and has resided there since that date. For the last eight years he has

been treasurer of the school district in which he lives.



  Mr. Hoffmeister was married at Ogden, Boone county, Iowa, Sept. 16, 1880, to

Annie Elizabeth Schaffner. To them have been born the following children: Chris

G. H., married and lives in Jackson county; Frank Joseph, Charles Herman, Martha

Margaret (now Mrs. W. L. Pigman), lives in Jackson county; Annie Augusta, Ray

Roy, Elmer Edward and Everett Ernest. All except Chris and Mrs. Pigman reside at

home.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908

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