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Husband: John Hoff Also known as: John Huff 1,2,3 Born: Oct- 9-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4 Died: Aug- 3-1903 5 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Father: Mother: Notes 7
Wife: Elizabeth Ann Gaston Marriage Bond: Jun-12-1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8 Married: Jun-21-1849 9
Born: May-16-1830 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5 Died: Apr-25-1905 5 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Father: James Gaston (1804 - 1870) Mother: Charlotte "Lottie" Swisher (1807 - 1875)
M Child 1: Eri Benson Hoff Also known as: Eric B. Hoff 10 Born: Mar-23-1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5,10 (see note 1) Died: Dec-13-1938 in Clinton, DeWitt Co, IL Resided: in Ohio 5 Census: 1900 in Wirt Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: Methodist Episcopal Minister 5 Wife: Malinda Ann Hart b. Apr- -1852 Census name: Linda A. Hart 11 Married: Aug-27-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,12
M Child 2: Hiram J. Hoff Born: 1852 5,6 Died: 1855 5,6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 3: Samuel Hoff Born: Jan-28-1854 5 Resided: at Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Never married: 5
M Child 4: George S. Hoff Born: Dec-27-1855 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13,5 Died: 1904 5 (see note 2) Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1900 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Alazan Huldah Amos b. Apr- -1863 Also known as: Huldah Amos 5,10,2 Married: Dec-24-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,5
F Child 5: Charlotte Columbia Hoff Census name: Columbia C. 14 Born: Nov-10-1857 5,15 Died: Aug-20-1941 in Sutton, Braxton Co, WV 16 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Webster Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: William J. Butcher b. Jan- -1854 Married: Mar-18-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,10
F Child 6: Rebecca Jane Hoff 17 Born: Jul- 9-1859 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 5,10,18,19 Died: Dec-18-1932 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 20,19 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 18,21 Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: teacher Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Lewis W. Butcher b. Jan-22-1858 d. Feb-24-1932 Married: Nov-12-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,10 Husband: Eusebius L. "Sebe" Bee b. Mar- 1-1850 d. Apr-27-1926 Also known as: E. L. Bee 5,23 Married: Dec- 7-1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 24,25 (see note 3)
M Child 7: Weldon Abraham Lincoln Hoff Also known as: W. A. L. Hoff 5 Born: Sep- 2-1861 5 Died: Dec- 5-1952 in Vinita, Craig Co, OK 26 Occupation: teacher 26 Wife: Emma J. Clarke d. 1933 Married: 1892 in Dickinson Co, KS 5
F Child 8: Mary Caroline Hoff Born: Mar- 6-1863 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Died: Apr-19-1944 Husband: Alva Fitz Randolph b. Apr-20-1867 d. Jul-17-1949 Married: May- 4-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 9: Silas Marion Hoff Born: Mar-14-1865 5 Died: Dec-26-1944 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 26 Occupation: teacher, county superintendant, prosecuting attorney 5 Wife: Minnie Cecil Wilson b. Apr-11-1873 d. Aug- 4-1921 Married: Sep-21-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Wife: Cora Alta Jeffreys Married: Nov-27-1927 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 26,5
F Child 10: Rosa Byrd Hoff Born: Apr-13-1867 5,19 Died: Nov-19-1908 5,19 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Never married: 5
F Child 11: Martha Nora Hoff Born: Mar-20-1869 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV 27 Died: Sep-16-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 27 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 27
M Child 12: Lewis Ross Hoff Born: Apr-14-1871 5 Died: 1958 Occupation: Minister - Oklahoma 5 Wife: Emma M. Pohl Married: Sep- 6-1899 5
M Child 13: Lloyd Lownds Hoff Born: Feb-10-1873 5,19 Died: 1956 19 Buried: in Terry (aka Rinehart) Cemetery, near Layfield Run (Glendale), Ritchie Co, WV 27 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Emma Catherine Rinehart b. 1873 d. 1957 Married: Sep- 8-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 14: Emma Hoff 5
Sources: (1) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990). Birthdate Oct 6 1825 appears elsewhere. p. 317. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 317. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), pp. 316-317. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 278. (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990). Marriage appears elsewhere as 1846. p. 317. (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Eric B. Hoff, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of John & Elizabeth; and Melinda Ann Hoit (?), 19, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William C. & Sarah. Married Aug 27 1871. (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (14) 1880 Census, Webster County, WV. (15) 1900 Census, Webster County, WV. (16) Braxton County Death Records, Sutton, WV. (17) Mark Kozu (posted at http://awt.ancestry.com) (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (19) Headstone (year only) (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 317, incorrectly gives death date as 1933. (21) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (22) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (23) Obituary of son. (24) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Participants identified as Eusebius L. Bee, widowed, age 34, b. Doddridge Co, residing Ritchie Co; and Rebecca J. Butcher, divorced, age 25, b. Ritchie Co. Ceremony held Dec 7 1884 in Ritchie Co. ... Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 317, gives marriage date as Jan 2 1883. But this is contradicted by marriage record. (25) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm). Participants identified as Eusebius L. Bee and Rebecca J. Butcher. Ceremony held Dec 7 1884 in Ritchie Co. (26) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (27) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) 1870 Census gives birth date as May 1850 Note (2) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 317, reports death date as Dec 15 1904, but "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 490, shows it as Feb 15 1904. Note (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 317, gives marriage date as Jan 2 1883. But this is contradicted by marriage record.




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