Doddridge County Roots


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William Edwin HOFFMAN

William Edwin HOFFMAN

Male 1896 - 1989  (93 years)


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  • Name William Edwin HOFFMAN
    Birth 4 May 1896  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation professor, Kansas University  [1] 
    Residence Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Death 12 Sep 1989  [1, 2] 
    Burial Cimarron, Gray Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I49720  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2008

    Family Winifred BUTCHER,   b. 28 Mar 1898, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1986, Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Marriage Jun 1924  [1] 
    Notes 
    • Winifred and William Edwin Hoffman left the morning after their marriage for China, where he joined the faculty of Lingnan University in Canton. They were both interned during World War II. He was held by the Japanese in Canton, while she was held at Manila, The Philippines, from Pearl Harbor Day until near the end of the war, when the camp was liberated by the 111th Airborne Division. They made their home in later life in Lawrence, Kansas, where he was on the faculty of the Kansas University. [1]
    Family ID F20515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2145] Kerin Smith .

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.