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Johannes Kristensen Hoff 1855–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1855

Birth Location: Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway

Death Date: 22 FEB 1946

Death Location: Wisconsin, USA

Father: Christen Hoff

Mother: Mathea Galtestadsveen

Spouse(s): Siri Olson

Children(s): Olive Hoff, Mina Hoff, Oscar Hoff, Albert Hoff, Emma Hoff

Johannes Kristensen Hoff was born in 1855 in Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway, the child of Christen Haavelsen Hoff And Mathea Jensdatter Galtestadsveen. Johannes Kristensen Hoff married Siri Sarah Olson, and had children including Albert Hoff, Emma Sophia Hoff, Mina Hoff, Odell Arthur Hoff, Olive Hoff, Oscar Hoff. Johannes Kristensen Hoff passed away in 1946 in Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Johannes Kristensen Hoff was born in 1855 in Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway, the child of Christen Haavelsen Hoff And Mathea Jensdatter Galtestadsveen.
  • Johannes Kristensen Hoff married Siri Sarah Olson, and had children including Albert Hoff, Emma Sophia Hoff, Mina Hoff, Odell Arthur Hoff, Olive Hoff, Oscar Hoff.
  • Johannes Kristensen Hoff passed away in 1946 in Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christen Hoff
1791–1869
Birth Location: Biri, Oppland, Norway
CH
Mathea Galtestadsveen
1827–1911
Birth Location: Norway
MG

Spouses(s)

Siri Olson
1847–1933
Birth Location: Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway
SO

Children(s)

Olive Hoff
1877–1935
Birth Location: Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway
OH
Mina Hoff
1879–1889
Birth Location: Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway
MH
Oscar Hoff
1882–1889
Birth Location: La Crosse county, Wisconsin, USA
OH
Albert Hoff
1884–1889
Birth Location: La Crosse county, Wisconsin, USA
AH
Emma Hoff
1886–1971
Birth Location: La Crosse county, Wisconsin, USA
EH

Johannes Hoff's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Hoff
1855–1946
Birth Place: Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway
Parents
Christen Haavelsen Hoff
1791–1869
Biri, Oppland, Norway
Mathea (Jensdatter) Galtestadsveen
1827–1911
Norway
Grandparents
Haavel (Bersvendsen) Hoff
1765–1861
Vardal, Oppland, Norway
Marte (Christensdatter) Haugner
1770–1842
Haugner farm, Torpa, Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Bersvend Lønnum
1728–1797
Mari Tommeraasen
1721–1788
Christen Bakke
1731–1801
Eli Aalseth
–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Haavel Lønnum
1682–1731
Kari Helgerud
1701–1744

Johannes Hoff's Descendants

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Johannes (Kristensen) Hoff (15 NOV 1855–22 FEB 1946) m. Siri ("Sarah") Olson (10 JUN 1847–22 JUL 1933)
  1. 1. Olive Hoff 1877–1935
  2. 2. Mina Hoff 1879–1889
  3. 3. Oscar Hoff 1882–1889
  4. 4. Albert Hoff 1884–1889
  5. 5. Emma (Sophia) Hoff 1886–1971 m. Halvor Peterson 1883–1956
    1. 1. Gilman (F.) Peterson 1913–2008 m. Beatrice (Marion) Olson 1916–2000
    2. 2. Roman Peterson 1914–2016 m. Lillian (Ollie) Pederson 1917–2000
    3. 3. Noble (Erling) Peterson 1915–2009 m. Betty (Mabeth) Nasset 1922–2007
    4. 4. Stewart (Wilson) Peterson 1919–2001 m. Virginia (M.) Bowler 1920–1991
      1. 1. James (Stewart) Peterson 1942–2018

Johannes Hoff's Timeline

2 Records

1855
15 NOV 1855
Birth of Johannes Kristensen Hoff in Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway
Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway
1946
22 FEB 1946
Age 91
Death of Johannes Kristensen Hoff in Wisconsin, USA
Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1855
    Event Place: Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1946
    Event Place: Wisconsin, USA
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