John "Big John" Hoffman and Jane Donaldson

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Husband John "Big John" Hoffman ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1805 - Westmoreland or Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bet 1860 and 1870
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Huffman, Sr. (1773/1775-1828) 1 3
         Mother: Mary Anne Ghost (1780-1857) 1 3

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       Marriage: 1831

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Wife Jane Donaldson

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           Born: Abt 1805 - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 
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Children

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1 F Mary Ann Hoffman ^{4 5 6}

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           Born: 1833 - Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jun 1881 - Pennsylvania 5
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 7

         Spouse: John E. Surrena (1833-1903) 4 8
           Marr: 1859 4

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2 M Andrew D. Hoffman

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           Born: Feb 1835 - Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1905 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 9

         Spouse: Nancy Bailey (1846-1923)
           Marr: 16 Jun 1876 - Venango Co, PA

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3 F Isabella Hoffman

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           Born: 1837 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Mar 1909 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 10

         Spouse: James Donaldson (1830-1902)
           Marr: 8 Sep 1856 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA

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4 F Nancy Jane Hoffman

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           Born: Abt 1839
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: [Unk] Rhodabarger (      -      )

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5 M James Hoffman

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           Born: Abt 1841
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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6 F Maria Hoffman ¹¹

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           Born: Abt 1844 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1908 - Marion Twp, Butler Co, PA 11
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Thomas Gillgrist (      -Aft 1909) 11

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7 F Lydia Hoffman

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           Born: Abt 1845
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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General Notes: Husband - John "Big John" Hoffman

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He was a wagonmaker, whose shop was on the Emlenton road a mile east of Clintonville, Venango County, PA. Besides following his trade he made most of the coffins needed in his neighborhood.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 998.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 804, 841.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 804.

4 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 574.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 841.

6 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 297.

7 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 41.

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 840.

9 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 33.

10 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 31.

11 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1469.