Montour-Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....HOFFMAN, Edward G. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com August 6, 2005, 3:20 pm Author: Biographical Publishing Co. EDWARD G. HOFFMAN, who prior to his death, July 13, 1898, was prothonotary and clerk of the several courts of Montour County, Pa., was one of the highly esteemed and valued citizens of the town of Danville. He was a native of Rush township, Northumberland County, and was a son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Wolverton) Hoffman, a grandson of Abraham Hoffman, and a great-grandson of Jacob Hoffman. Jacob Hoffman was born in Germany. He immigrated to this country, locating in New Jersey, where he engaged in the cultivation of the soil. He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. Abraham Hoffman, the grandfather of our subject, settled in Shamokin township, Northumberland County, Pa., where he was successfully engaged as an agriculturist. He was the father of the following children: John; Peter; Michael; Abraham; Barbara; and Maria. Abraham Hoffman, the father of our subject, was born on his father's farm in Northumberland County where he spent his boyhood days assisting his father in the labors on the farm. Attaining his majority he was in the mercantile business for a number of years, sold out and purchased a farm in Rush township, Northumberland County. He remained there the rest of his days, passing away at the age of eighty-seven years, four months and twenty-seven days. Prior to his death he was a hearty, strong and active man, and his demise was sudden, the cause being a stroke of apoplexy. He was joined in the bonds of wedlock with Elizabeth Wolverton, a daughter of Roger Wolverton of Northampton County, Pa. They were the parents of eight children, namely: Maria, John, Beulah, Jacob, Jemima, Erastus, Isaac, and Edward G. Mrs. Hoffman died at the age of fifty-nine years. Edward G. Hoffman, the subject of this sketch, received his primary education in the public schools and completed it by a course in the Danville Academy. The next nine years were spent in teaching in the public schools of Danville, after which he carried on farming in Rush township for four years. In 1861 he removed to Danville and was employed as bookkeeper in the store of Waterman & Beaver. Later he served as commissioner clerk for the county for five years. In 1873 he was elected justice of the peace, and in connection with the duties of that office also acted as prothonotary of Montour County. In 1887 our subject was elected prothonotary and clerk of the courts of Montour County, and filled those offices until his death; he proved himself worthy of the position, and won high esteem in his profession. Mr. Hoffman was united in the bonds of matrimony with Sarah E. Mettler, a daughter of Wilson Mettler, a prominent farmer of Rush township, Northumberland County, and they had one child, Annie Elizabeth, born in 1864, who assisted her father in the discharge of his duties, being deputy prothonotary. In 1869 Mr. Hoffman erected a handsome brick residence at No. 121 Market street, where he resided the remainder of his life. He was a member and past master of Danville Lodge No. 224, F. & A. M.; Danville Commandery No. 37, of Danville. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899) This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb