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Ben Cowan Hoffman 1920–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1920

Birth Location: Manchester R, Texas

Death Date: 10 Jul 1995

Death Location: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Father: James Hoffman

Mother: Elizabeth Cowan

Spouse(s): Helen Coley

Children(s):

Ben Cowan Hoffman was born in 1920 in Manchester R, Texas, the child of James Hogg Hoffman And Elizabeth Caroline Cowan. In 1935, Ben Cowan Hoffman resided in Clarksville, Red River, Texas. In 1940, Ben Cowan Hoffman resided in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA. Ben Cowan Hoffman married Helen Coley. Ben Cowan Hoffman passed away in 1995 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ben Cowan Hoffman was born in 1920 in Manchester R, Texas, the child of James Hogg Hoffman And Elizabeth Caroline Cowan.
  • In 1935, Ben Cowan Hoffman resided in Clarksville, Red River, Texas.
  • In 1940, Ben Cowan Hoffman resided in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA.
  • Ben Cowan Hoffman married Helen Coley.
  • Ben Cowan Hoffman passed away in 1995 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

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Ben Hoffman's Ancestors

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Ben Hoffman
1920–1995
Birth Place: Manchester R, Texas
Parents
James Hogg Hoffman
1890–1948
Woodland (Red River County), Red River County, Texas, USA
Elizabeth (Caroline) Cowan
1892–1926
Texas
Grandparents
Xenophon Cowan
1854–1923
Red River County, Texas, USA
Frances (Rice) Tomlinson
1861–1930
Manchester, Red River County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Tomlinson
1820–1893
Permelia Gibbons
1824–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Tomlinson
1788–1831
Nancy Waddell
–1840
Epps Gibbons
1784–1858
Nancy Armstrong
1790–1863

Ben Hoffman's Timeline

4 Records

1920
28 Dec 1920
Birth of Ben Cowan Hoffman in Manchester R, Texas
Manchester R, Texas
1935
1935
Age 15
Ben Cowan Hoffman resided here in Clarksville, Red River, Texas
Clarksville, Red River, Texas
1940
1940
Age 20
Ben Cowan Hoffman resided here in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
1995
10 Jul 1995
Age 75
Death of Ben Cowan Hoffman in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1920
    Event Place: Manchester R, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04126; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 194-3
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 458-14-9351; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04126; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 194-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04126; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 194-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1995
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 458-14-9351; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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