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Name |
Hoffmann, William F. |
Born |
8/18/1857 |
Deceased |
1901 |
Spouse |
Stella (Lee) Hoffmann, (d. 1884) |
Father |
John A. Hoffmann |
Mother |
Elizabeth (Kerschner) Hoffmann |
Children |
John Hoffman Emerson Hoffman Joseph O. Hoffman |
Occupation |
Mr. Hoffman from 1882 to 1885 was Principal of Washington High School in Washington, Indiana. In 1885 he was elected Superintendent of the Washington public schools. In 1894 he resigned and began the study of the law. In 1895 he was admitted to the bar and opened a law office in Washington. He was a Democrat and member of the Presbyterian Church. At the time of his death (1901 or 1902) he was a member of the Washington Common Council. |
Education |
William F. Hoffmann graduated in 1882 from Northern Indiana Normal. |
Notes |
The information for this entry was taken from Mr. Hoffmann's newspaper obituary, Stella Bogner Scrapbook C, p. 193; Daviess County Museum, Rm 203A, 2019.FIC.0200.0003. |
Caption |
William F. Hoffmann |
Birthplace |
Owen County, Indiana |
Deceased where |
Washington, Indiana |
Relationships |
Mr. Hoffmann's father, John A. Hoffmann, was born in Speyer, Germany in 1834 and emigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen. William's father first settled in Brownsville, Union County, Indiana. There William's father met William's mother, Elizabeth Kerschner. William's father died in 1868 and his father then married Susan Hahn. |
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