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Jacob Omer Hoffman 1907–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1907

Birth Location: Chester, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 Sept 1956

Death Location: Chester, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Georg Hoffmann

Mother: Dorothea Ebers

Spouse(s): Edith Whitaker

Children(s): George Hoffman, Philip Hoffman

In 1907, Jacob Omer Hoffman entered the world in Chester, Illinois, USA, born to Georg Hoffmann And Dorothea Maria Sophia Dora Ebers. In 1910, Jacob Omer Hoffman resided in Chester Ward 2, Randolph, Illinois, USA. Jacob Omer Hoffman married Edith Irene Whitaker, and had children including Charles O Hoffman, Eileen Hoffman, George Nicholas Hoffman, Philip George Hoffman. Jacob Omer Hoffman passed away in 1956 in Chester, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Jacob Omer Hoffman entered the world in Chester, Illinois, USA, born to Georg Hoffmann And Dorothea Maria Sophia Dora Ebers.
  • In 1910, Jacob Omer Hoffman resided in Chester Ward 2, Randolph, Illinois, USA.
  • Jacob Omer Hoffman married Edith Irene Whitaker, and had children including Charles O Hoffman, Eileen Hoffman, George Nicholas Hoffman, Philip George Hoffman.
  • Jacob Omer Hoffman passed away in 1956 in Chester, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Hoffman's Ancestors

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Jacob Hoffman
1907–1956
Birth Place: Chester, Illinois, USA
Parents
Georg Hoffmann
1871–1934
Maeystown, Illinois, USA
Dorothea (Maria Sophia (Dora)) Ebers
1882–1951
Breman, Randolph, Illinois
Grandparents
George (Jacob) Hoffmann
1833–1883
Bellheim, Rheinpfalz, Bayern, Germany
Sybilla Jobb
1838–1909
Bellheim, Rheinpfalz, Bayern, Germany
Wilhelm (H) Ebers
1857–1926
Randolph Co , Illinois
Anna (Maria) Buckmann
1862–1927
Randolph County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Ebers
1827–1889
Dorothea Rieckenberg
1826–1899
John Bueckman
1831–1911
Margarethe Meyer
1831–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Hoffman's Descendants

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Jacob (Omer) Hoffman (21 Aug 1907–4 Sept 1956) m. Edith (Irene) Whitaker (1914–1997)
  1. 1. George (Nicholas) Hoffman 1941–2017
  2. 2. Philip (George) Hoffman 1938–1938

Jacob Hoffman's Timeline

5 Records

1907
21 Aug 1907
Birth of Jacob Omer Hoffman in Chester, Illinois, USA
Chester, Illinois, USA
1907
1907
Jacob Omer Hoffman was married
None
1910
1910
Age 3
Jacob Omer Hoffman resided here in Chester Ward 2, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Chester Ward 2, Randolph, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Jacob Omer Hoffman resided here in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
1956
4 Sept 1956
Age 49
Death of Jacob Omer Hoffman in East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
East St. Louis, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1907
    Event Place: Chester, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1907

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chester Ward 2, Randolph, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chester Ward 2, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: T624_319; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1374332

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chester, Randolph, I

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sept 1956
    Event Place: East St. Louis, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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