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Sylvester Clinton Hoffman 1859–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Feb 1859

Birth Location: Greene Co., Illinois

Death Date: 04 Feb 1924

Death Location: Decatur, Wise Co., Texas

Father: John Hoffman

Mother: Diana Ladd

Spouse(s): Lillie Beasley

Children(s): James Hoffman, Lona Hoffman, Ruth Hoffman, Sylvester Jr., Joseph Hoffman, Alva Hoffman, David Hoffman, Lottie Hoffman, Nannie Hoffman, Lillian Hoffman, George Hoffman

Sylvester Clinton Hoffman was born in 1859 in Greene Co., Illinois, the child of John Hoffman And Diana Jane Ladd. Sylvester Clinton Hoffman married Lillie B Beasley, and had children including Alva W Hoffman, David Leroy Hoffman, George Hoffman, James Monroe Hoffman, Joseph Weldon Bailey Hoffman, Lillian Carrie Hoffman, Lona May Hoffman, Lottie Jane Hoffman, Nannie I Hoffman, Ruth Pauline Hoffman, Sylvester Clinton Hoffman Jr. Sylvester Clinton Hoffman passed away in 1924 in Decatur, Wise Co., Texas.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Clinton Hoffman was born in 1859 in Greene Co., Illinois, the child of John Hoffman And Diana Jane Ladd.
  • Sylvester Clinton Hoffman married Lillie B Beasley, and had children including Alva W Hoffman, David Leroy Hoffman, George Hoffman, James Monroe Hoffman, Joseph Weldon Bailey Hoffman, Lillian Carrie Hoffman, Lona May Hoffman, Lottie Jane Hoffman, Nannie I Hoffman, Ruth Pauline Hoffman, Sylvester Clinton Hoffman Jr.
  • Sylvester Clinton Hoffman passed away in 1924 in Decatur, Wise Co., Texas.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sylvester Hoffman's Ancestors

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Sylvester Hoffman
1859–1924
Birth Place: Greene Co., Illinois
Parents
John Hoffman
1818–1877
, , Kentucky
Diana (Jane) Ladd
1830–1875
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
David (B) Ladd
1790–1872
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Earline) Ainsworth
1782–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Hoffman's Descendants

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Sylvester (Clinton) Hoffman (02 Feb 1859–04 Feb 1924) m. Lillie (B) Beasley (19 Oct 1877–23 Nov 1946)
  1. 1. James (Monroe) Hoffman 1918–1994 m. Frances (Dorene) Stout 1915–2011
    1. 1. Sandra (Sue) Hoffman 1946–2008
  2. 2. Lona (May) Hoffman 1881–1946
  3. 3. Ruth (Pauline) Hoffman 1913–1984
  4. 4. Sylvester (Clinton Hoffman) Jr. 1915–1932
  5. 5. Joseph (Weldon Bailey) Hoffman 1908–1987
  6. 6. Alva (W) Hoffman 1906–1962
  7. 7. David (LeRoy) Hoffman 1904–1932
  8. 8. Lottie (Jane) Hoffman 1901–1974
  9. 9. Nannie (I.) Hoffman 1898–1926
  10. 10. Lillian (Carrie) Hoffman 1896–1979
  11. 11. George Hoffman 1905–

Sylvester Hoffman's Timeline

2 Records

1859
02 Feb 1859
Birth of Sylvester Clinton Hoffman in Greene Co., Illinois
Greene Co., Illinois
1924
04 Feb 1924
Age 65
Death of Sylvester Clinton Hoffman in Decatur, Wise Co., Texas
Decatur, Wise Co., Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Greene Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1924
    Event Place: Decatur, Wise Co., Texas

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