As of September, 2024
Hoffman Cousins
Laurel and Lowell’s Hoffman line traces back from their paternal grandmother Julia Hoffman, who married Vaclav Klaisner on 18 Aug 1896 in Elma, Iowa.
Hoffman Cousin Chart
The following chart shows Julia Hoffman (red box), her parents Joseph Hoffman and Marie Kolar, and her eight siblings. Julia and all eight of her siblings had descendants, which are carried down two generations.
Here is more information about Julia’s eight siblings and their families.
Hoffman Siblings
Stanley Hoffman
(1879-1922)
The firstborn son, Stanley was born in Chicago on 25 Feb 1879. He married Iva Munsell (1887-1960) in Albany, Oregon in 1909. They had one child, a daughter Audrey (1911-1974), who married Theodore Vachel and had two daughters. Stanley owned a general store and lived in Crabtree, not far from his parents’ farm. He died at home on 28 Nov 1922 after a lingering illness.
Edward D. Hoffman
(1886-1939)
Edward D. Hoffman was born in Cresco, Iowa on 13 Oct 1886. He married Bessie Adeline Locke (1891-1950) in Scio, Oregon, in 1909. They raised three children Eugene Wilbur (1910-1973), Bertha M (1916-1970) and Edith Mae (1923-2004). Edward was a farmer. He died in Waldport, Oregon, on 27 Apr 1939.
James Albert Hoffman
(1894-1927)
James Albert Hoffman was born in Cresco, Iowa, on 10 Dec 1894. He married Myrtle Stone in Linn County, Oregon, in 1917. They had two sons, Arthur Albert (1919-1994) and Everett Merle (1922-1966). Our cousin Jim Hoffman is Everett’s son. James was a farmer. He died in Ashland, Oregon, on 14 Jul 1927.
Josephine “Josie” Hoffman
(1883-1955)
Josephine Hoffman was born in Fort Henry, Iowa, on 24 Mar 1883. She married Wilbur Bartholomew in Murray County, Minnesota, in 1899. They had four children there: Wilbur Jr. (1900-1956), Beaythus (1902-1988), Edward Gordon (1905-1970) and Doley May (1908-1989). By 1910, the family moved to Yellowstone County, Montana, likely to be close to Josie’s sister Julia Hoffman Klaisner. Josie died in Billings on 13 Jul 1955
Fannie Hoffman
(1889-1956)
Fannie Hoffman was born in Iowa on 26 Mar 1889. She married Joseph Payne Quigley (1886-1954) in Albany, Oregon, in 1909. They had two children, Stanley Edward (1910-1987) and Doris Vivian (1915-1996). Fannie died in Albany, Oregon, on 16 Feb 1956.
Arthur “Archie” Hoffman
(1896-1962)
Arthur Hoffman was born in Protivin, Iowa, on 10 Aug 1896. He married Mabel E. Howe in Albany, Oregon, in 1917. They had two children, Arley Wilfred (1927-?) and Nadine E. (1931-2005). Archie was a farmer. He died in Albany, Oregon, on 25 Oct 1962.
Katherine “Kate” Hoffman
(1875-1922)
The firstborn child of Joseph and Marie Hoffman, Kate was born in Chicago on 27 Oct 1875. She married Vinnie Shores (1873-1945) in Decorah, Iowa, in 1892. They raised two daughters Addie (1894-1915, unmarried) and Fannie (1897-1966, married to Joseph Fencl and had a daughter and two sons). Kate died 1 Jun 1922 in Utica, Iowa.
Joseph Albert Hoffman
(1884-1970)
Joseph Albert Hoffman was born in Fort Atkinson, Iowa on 22 May 1884. He married Sarah Pamela Boldrick (1885-1976) in Forest Grove, Oregon, in 1914. They raised three sons Vernon Eugene (1916-2005), Lewis Francis (1917-1998) and Albert Lincoln (1922-1981). Joseph owned a jewelry story in Hillsboro, Oregon. He died in Eugene on 19 May 1970.