Howard James Hoffman and Lida J. Ferguson

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Husband Howard James Hoffman ¹

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           Born: 16 May 1859 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jun 1934 - Clinton Twp, Butler Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Philip Ghost Hoffman (1823-1895) 3 4
         Mother: Sarah Ann Walter (1834-1907) 3 4

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       Marriage: 11 May 1895 - ? Venango Co, PA 5

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   Other Spouse: Nancy Ellen Shiner (Abt 1864-1888) 1 - Abt 1881

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Wife Lida J. Ferguson ⁵

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            AKA: Lyda J. Ferguson
           Born: 29 Aug 1861 - Petersville, Butler Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Nov 1920 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: John Ferguson (1822-1867) 6
         Mother: Julia Graham (      -1887) 6

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - Howard James Hoffman

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He was born on his father's farm and grew up there, and acquired a good common school education in the neighborhood, but like most boys of that day he began work early. He remained with his parents until his marriage, but meanwhile, when twenty-two years old, he had begun work in the oil fields, first as pumper, then at tool dressing and drilling, and having gained a comprehensive experience he began to take contracts for drilling, this being about twenty-eight years ago, at the time of the Murrinsville excitement. As soon as possible he increased his facilities and extended his operations, and he has been engaged in the Bullion field as a well driller ever since. Formerly he operated at Evans City, and also in Beaver County, but eventually centered his work in the Bullion field. For fourteen years Mr. Hoffman has also been a producer of oil, being now interested in several leases, covering thirty producing wells. For some time he was in partnership with John T. McLaurin, of Franklin, in lease development, and his son is now [1919] associated with him. Most all the wells in which he is interested have been sunk by himself, and though he has followed some ventures which seemed none too promising he has on the whole secured an average production, and his combined activities have brought him prosperity. In his earlier years he helped to clear considerable of the home tract of 160 acres, and he has secured nine acres of that property for himself, living on this piece of land, which is three quarters of a mile west of Clintonville. He has put up two residences, there. All of his attention has been concentrated on his business enterprises and home interests, but though not in public life in any capacity he is public-spirited in all things affecting the general good. He is prominent in the membership of the M. E. Church at Clintonville, which he serves as steward and trustee. [CAB, 995]

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 995.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 52.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 994.

4 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 3.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 996.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 829.