CEMETERY: Hoffman Cemetery, near Smithton, Westmoreland County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dee Turek Bryner Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/westmoreland/ _______________________________________________ Hoffman Cemetery Hoffman Cemetery is just outside of Smithton, it sets on a small hill that overlooks a valley where field are planted with crops. It is a beautiful site. The meeting house sits close to the edge of the hill that overlook the road. There is a road that goes into it that makes a U around the building. You enter by the left side, and to your left are the recent graves, in the middle are recent ones and old ones. To the right of the U are a couple new ones and a lot of old ones. I copied these records on 1 July 2005 Entrance _Gate_Road___Gate_________________ ++ [ ] ____ [ ] ++ [ ] Meeting [ ] + ++ + + [ ] House [ ] ++++ + ++++ ++++ [ ] +++++ [ ] + ++++ +++ [ ] ++++ [ ] + H +++ ++++ +++ [ ] ++ + [ ] + +++ ++ [ ] +++ [ ] ++++ +++ [ ] +++ [ ] ++++ ++++ [ ] ++ [ ] ++ + + ++ [ ] ++ [ ] ++ + ++ [ ] + [ ] ++ +++ [ ] ++ ************************************************** fence 1. Where the H is in the picture is a big stone that has HOUGH on it. Three large flat stones are in front of it. Each about 6 ft X 2 ft This is what is written on each. Left stone Seth Hough son of Daniel and Annie Stamm Hough born March 9, 1826 at Fitz Henry formerly called Port Royal. He was married to Mary Smith about 1848 to this union were bore eight girls and two boys. He resided on a farm between Fitz Henry and Smithton until 1868 when he moved to a farm near Chaintown Bridge in Westmoreland County. On this farm he died July 5, 1894 at age 68 years 4 months and 5 days. Middle Stone Mary Hough daughter of Henry and Annie Bonnet Smith was born September 25, 1831at Barren Run. She resided at Barren Run until her marriage about 1847 to Seth Hough. During her life she was known by the nickname of Polly Smith and after her marriage Polly Hough. She died at the home of her daughter Sarah J. Cottom near Bryon Church on 3 Sept, 1909 at age 77 years 11 months 9 days. (Marriage date is different on their stones) Right Stone Harriet M. Hough daughter of Seth and Mary Smith Hough was born on the home farm near Chaintown Bridge 25 July 1877. After the death of her father in 1894 she stayed at home with her mother for several years and later moved to McKeesport and Pittsburgh where she operated a millinery store. She resided in Pittsburgh the balance of her life and died 5 March 1952 at the age of 74 years 7 months 10 days. 2. Hough, Samuel, 1837-1923 Maggie, 1849-1890 3. Hough, William Frick Father 1848-1924 Mother Julia Cordelia 1846-1917 4. Hough, George L., 1906-1981 Clare F., 1905-1984 5. Hough, Charley, 1870-1959 Anna May Grove, 1877-1954 6. Hough, Samuel L., 1858 -1931 Elizabeth, 1862 -1941 7. Hough, J. Paul, 1898-1968 Helen N., 1906 -1985 HOUGH family stone 8. Grettie A., wife of Jacob L. Hough, died 11 March 1893 age 22 years 14 days 9. Hough, Joseph B., 1827-1901 Julia Ann, 1827- 1914 10. Hough, Clarence L., 1880-1904 11. Hough, John H., 1851-1909 12. Hough, Mary, 1855-1895 13. Hough, Julia M., 1885-1943 14. Hough, Myrtle, 1888 15. Hough, William G., 1836-1906 Amanda R., 1846-1930 16. Hough, Alfareta, 1870 -1911 Hazelmay, 1891-1908 17. Magdalena, wife of Jos. Hough, died 1 Jan 1842 age 60 years 8 months 13 days Joseph Hough, 7 Dec 1846, aged 66 years 8 months 8 days 18. Hough, Henry B., unreadable 19. Catherine, wife of Jos. S. Hough, died 7 July 1887 age 62 years 9 months 8 days Joseph, died May -- 1866 20. Hough, Soloman, died unreadable Mary, wife of Soloman, looks like 1899 Remainder of stones are unreadable Copied from Hoffmans or Hope Lutheran Church Records, 1813-1924, of South Huntingdon township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, McKeesport, Pa (1969) by Della Reagan Fisher These are the HOUGH'S buried there (Number of them) Adaline R., Alfretta, Alsenas, Amanda (2), Amanda R., Amy E., Anna L., Anna May Grove Catherine, Charley, Clarence L., Daniel, Daniel, David, David Andrew, Elizabeth( 3), Elma, Emma, Emma F.,Emily B., Etta B., E.R. & M.A.,George W., Getty, Grettie A., G.& M., Hazel May, Harriet, Helen, Henry B., Jacob, John, John B., John H., Joseph (4), Joseph D., Joseph & Julianna, Josephine (2), Julia Ann, Julia Cordelia, Julia M., J. Paul, J. & D., J. S. & H. A., Lavina, Lewis S., Luther, Lucinda, Luretta, Magdalene, Maggie, Maggie E., Margaret, Mariah, Marie, Mary (4), Mary Jane, Myrtle, olive G., Orton, Paul, Pierson, P. F., P. & M., Richard H., Ruth, Samuel (2), Samuel L., Seth, Solomon, Stella, Stella L., Susanna, Urbanus S. William, William C., William Frick, William H.,William O. Baptisms Hoffman's (Hope) Lutheran Church 1813-1924 S. Huntington Twp., Westmoreland Co. Pa. Name Born Baptisms Parents Rev. 1. Amanda 2-1-1841 7-18-1841 Hough, George wife Mary Parents 2. Florinda Va. 4-9-1843 5-21-1843 " " " Rev. Hussey 3. Luther B. 6-26-1845 10-22-1848 " " Rev. Emery 4. George 1-29-1848 10-22-1848 " " " Washington 5. Sarah Ann 6-? -1843 9-3-1855 Hough, John W. wife blank Parents 6. Martha 11-22-1844 " " Rev. Emery 7. Margaret J. 1-30-1848 " " " 8. Mary Lucinda 2-24-1854 " " " 9. Jacob 10-12-1814 3-14-1815 Hough, Joseph wife Anna Maria Parents 10. David 4-15-1821 8-5-1821 Hough, Joseph wife Magdalena " 11. Paul 3-11-1923 7-13-1823 " " " 12. Joseph Kamerer 3-22-1895 10-23-1898 Hough, J.L. wife Mary Rev. Rupp 13. Zelia Susan 6-16-1900 9-10-1900 Hough Lewis Sutton wife 14 Stella Lavina 6-16-1900 " Mary Rev. Ulery (twins) 15. Polly Etta 2-5-1851 2-18-1855 Hough, Paul wife Lavina Parents 16. John Franklin 7-24-1852 " " Rev. Emery 17. Pierson 10-13-1854 " " 18. William 1-29-1848 10-22-1848 Hough, Paul wife Lavina Rev. Emery 19. Wm. Paul 10-4-1859 3-6-1860 " " Rev. Lawson 20. Geo. Sherwell 8-24-1865 2-22-1866 " " Rev. Hentz 21. Lewis Sutton 8-24-1865 " " " " 22. Elizabeth Delnora 8-24-1865 " " " " (triplets) 23. Kezia 11-13-1822 7-1-1827 Hough Peter wife Catherine The Mother 24. Sara 5-16-1824 " " " Eva Cath. 25. Levina 3 17-1826 " " " 26. Lucinda 2-28-1825 7-31-1825 Hough, Solomon wife Susanna Parents 27. Mary Jane 3-2-1833 7 28-1833 Hough, Solomon wife Maria Maria Roth 28. Joseph 9-25-1822 10- 29-1822 Hough William wife Elizabeth Mich. Werner wife Elizabeth 29. Paul 9-7-1824 7-18-1824 " " Parents 30. David 11-6-1829 4- 24- 1830 " " " 31. Daniel 7-7 1831 11- 5-1831 " " " 32. Priscilla 7-7-1833 8-25-1833 " " " 33. Carlotta 4-29-1835 6-27-1835 " " " 34. Elizabeth 4-22-1837 7-23-1837 " " " 35. William 10-16-1839 5-26-1839 " " " (this is the way it is in the book) 36. Maria 2-9-1841 7-18-1841 " " " 37. John 3-29-1843 7-16-1843 " " Rev. Hussey 38. Jacob 10-31-1846 8-1-1847 " " Rev. Steck 39. Elizabeth 7-4-1839 4-2-1940 Hough, William wife Susanna Parents 40. John Andrew 9 -24-1848 8-7-1853 " " Rev Emery 41. Roxanna 12-27-185? " " " (can't make out if 0 or 3)