William Edwin Hoffman1,2,3

M, #41126, b. 5 September 1906, d. 2 September 1970
  • Last Edited: 20 May 2023
  • William Edwin Hoffman was born on 5 September 1906, Klingerstown RD, Schuylkill County, PA.1,3
  • He was the son of John T. Hoffman and Louisa Ida Klinger.3
  • William Edwin Hoffman married Reba Susannah Morgan, daughter of David Oscar Morgan and Frances Susanna Boyer, in 1930.2,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    William E. Hoffman
    William E. Hoffman, 63, life long residents of Klingerstown RD, died at 2:30 this morning at his home.
    Mr. Hoffman was born Sept. 5, 1906 in Klingerstown RD. His parents were the late John and Louisa (Klinger) Hoffman. He was a retired coal miner.
    Mr. Hoffman was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Klingerstown RD; and the Klingerstown Fird Co.
    Surviving: His widow, the former Reba Morgan; eight children, David Hoffman, Sacramento; Roy Hoffman, Lykens RD; Mrs. Stanley Wiest, Herndon Mrs. Richard Rothermel, Mrs. Bryan. H. Wiest, William E. Hoffman Jr., Mrs. Larry Straub, all of Klingerstown RD; Mark Hoffman, at home; 28 grandchildren; a brother, Clair Hoffman, Klingerstown RD; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Matter, of Gratz; and Mrs. Ida Kratzer, Branchdale.
    Services be Saturday afternoon from the Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD. Burial will be in Salem Church Cemetery. Rev J. William Wartluft, Leck Kill. will officiate.
    Pottsville Republican, September 2, 1970, Page 30.1
  • William Edwin Hoffman died on 2 September 1970, Klingerstown RD, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 63.1,3
  • Father*: John T. Hoffman3 b. 8 Jan 1870, d. 9 Mar 1950
  • Mother*: Louisa Ida Klinger3 b. 25 Sep 1869, d. 29 Dec 1937

Children of William Edwin Hoffman and Reba Susannah Morgan

  • David John Hoffman1 b. 12 Jan 1930, d. 19 Dec 1982
  • Roy Walter Hoffman1 b. 8 Apr 1931, d. 24 Mar 1991
  • Martha Louise Hoffman+4 b. 12 Sep 1934, d. 22 May 2006
  • Nancy F. Hoffman+5 b. 2 Jan 1936, d. 12 Nov 2023
  • Anna Hoffman6
  • William Edwin Hoffman Jr.7 b. 29 Apr 1940, d. 17 May 2023
  • Ellen R. Hoffman8 b. 7 Aug 1942, d. 25 Dec 1955
  • Shirley M. Hoffman1
  • Mark Luther Hoffman+9 b. 22 Sep 1951, d. 9 May 2005

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for William E. Hoffman, Sr., Pottsville Republican, September 2, 1970, Page 30. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 20, 2023).
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190280706/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S724] Troy A. Schreiber, "Schreiber Family Tree," online www.ancestry.com, Troy A. Schreiber (Millersburg, PA), downloaded August 31, 2000, accessed July 18, 2011.
  4. [S378] Wiest, Martha L., Obituary, The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, May 24, 2006. Hereinafter cited as Martha L. Wiest Obituary.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mark L. Hoffman, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 May 2005, Wed, Page 20.
  6. [S941] 1940 US Census, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03607; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 54-176; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  7. [S1147] Online Obituary for William Edwin Hoffman, Jr., Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/…
  8. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 111740 (1955); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  9. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127107069/…

Reba Susannah Morgan1,2

F, #41127, b. 25 December 1913, d. 29 March 1997
  • Last Edited: 20 May 2023
  • Reba Susannah Morgan was born on 25 December 1913, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.2,1
  • She was the daughter of David Oscar Morgan and Frances Susanna Boyer.3
  • Reba Susannah Morgan married William Edwin Hoffman, son of John T. Hoffman and Louisa Ida Klinger, in 1930.4,2
  • Reba Susannah Morgan died on 29 March 1997, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.2,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Reba S. Hoffman
    Reba S. Hoffman, 83, of RR1 Klingerstown, died Saturday at her home.
    Born on Dec. 25, 1913, she was a daughter of the late David and Frances Boyer Morgan. She was educated in the Hegins Township schools.
    She retired in 1978 from the former Johnson-Baillie Shoe Factory, Millersburg.
    She was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, RR1 Klingerstown.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, William Sept. 2, 1970; a daughter, Ellen R. Hoffman, Dec. 25, 1955; two sons, David Dec. 19, 1982, and Roy March 24, 1991; seven sisters, Hattie Morgan, Bessie Scheib, Mabel Hamer, Maude Bixler, Lena Shade, Mildred Kroh, Edith Sallada; nine brothers, David, Ray, Ira, Walter, Roy, Clayton, Homer, Herman and Luther Morgan; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
    Surviving are four daughters, Martha Wiest, RR1 Herndon, and Nancy RothermeL Anna Wiest and Shirley Straub, all of RR1 Klingerstown; two sons, William E. RR1 Klingerstown, and Mark, RR1 Lykens; two sisters, Florence Spicher, Tremont, and Carrie Harman, Valley View, 33 grandchildren; 74 great-grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren.
    Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Salem UCC. Interment will be in the Salem Cemetery. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
    Pottsville Republican, March 31, 1997, Page 2.5
  • She was buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.3

Children of Reba Susannah Morgan and William Edwin Hoffman

  • David John Hoffman6 b. 12 Jan 1930, d. 19 Dec 1982
  • Roy Walter Hoffman6 b. 8 Apr 1931, d. 24 Mar 1991
  • Martha Louise Hoffman+7 b. 12 Sep 1934, d. 22 May 2006
  • Nancy F. Hoffman+8 b. 2 Jan 1936, d. 12 Nov 2023
  • Anna Hoffman9
  • William Edwin Hoffman Jr.10 b. 29 Apr 1940, d. 17 May 2023
  • Ellen R. Hoffman11 b. 7 Aug 1942, d. 25 Dec 1955
  • Mark Luther Hoffman+12 b. 22 Sep 1951, d. 9 May 2005

Citations

  1. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     177245278; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  2. [S724] Troy A. Schreiber, "Schreiber Family Tree," online www.ancestry.com, Troy A. Schreiber (Millersburg, PA), downloaded August 31, 2000, accessed July 18, 2011.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190280621/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190280706/…
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Reba S. Hoffman, Pottsville Republican, March 31, 1997, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 20, 2023).
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for William E. Hoffman, Sr., Pottsville Republican, September 2, 1970, Page 30. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed May 20, 2023).
  7. [S378] Wiest, Martha L., Obituary, The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, May 24, 2006. Hereinafter cited as Martha L. Wiest Obituary.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mark L. Hoffman, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 May 2005, Wed, Page 20.
  9. [S941] 1940 US Census, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03607; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 54-176; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  10. [S1147] Online Obituary for William Edwin Hoffman, Jr., Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/…
  11. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 111740 (1955); https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  12. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127107069/…