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John Anthony Hoffelder

Male 1878 - 1973  (95 years)

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  • Name John Anthony Hoffelder  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Birth 4 Jan 1878  Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    1930 United States Federal Census    		 1930 United States Federal Census
    1920 United States Federal Census    		 1920 United States Federal Census
    Gender Male 
    FSID L5DC-J44 
    Name John A Hoffelder  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15] 
    Name John Haffelder  [16] 
    Residence 1880  Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    Residence 1900  Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    Residence 1910  Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    Residence 1917  De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1920  Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12, 13] 
    Residence 1930  Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12, 14] 
    Residence 1935  De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 15] 
    Residence 1940  Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 15] 
    Residence 1942  De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Death 7 Jul 1973  Ashley, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    Burial 10 Jul 1973  Waterloo, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    • St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Cemetery
    Person ID I1390  Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father Johannes John Hoffelder,   b. 27 Jul 1843, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1929, Franklin, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Frances Mary Miller,   b. 27 Jun 1854, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1895, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine F Brug,   b. 30 Mar 1889, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1961, Angola, Steuben, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 27 Nov 1913  Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 16] 
    Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973    		 Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973
    Age at Marriage He : 35 years and 10 months - She : 24 years and 8 months. 
    Children 
     1. Beatrice Martha HOFFELDER,   b. 27 Jul 1915, Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1916, Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Marcella H Hoffelder,   b. 21 Feb 1917, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 2012, Salem, Steuben, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Catherine M Hoffelder,   b. 9 May 1918, Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 2016, Avilla, Noble, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Carl Frank Hoffelder,   b. 6 Jun 1920, Ashley, Steuben County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 2012, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Rosemary Ann Hoffelder,   b. 7 Dec 1923, Ashley, De Kalb, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1955, Angola, Steuben, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Photos
    John Hoffelder & Catherine Brug Wedding    		John Hoffelder & Catherine Brug Wedding
    Family ID F466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jan 1878 - Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Nov 1913 - Cuyahoga, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1917 - De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 42; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 106; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Owned; Industry: Farm; IsEmployed: Own Account; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1920 - Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - StreetAddress: Summit road; Age: 52; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Employer; EnumerationDistrict: 0018; HomeOwnership: Owned; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OwnedRadio: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 18; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Farmer - 1930 - Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - StreetAddress: Duncan Road; Age: 62; Occupation: Farmer; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 17-19; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 6th grade; HomeOwnership: Owned; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: Yes; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: Yes; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 2800; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1940 - Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1942 - De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jul 1973 - Ashley, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 10 Jul 1973 - Waterloo, De Kalb, Indiana Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    John Hoffelder    		John Hoffelder
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Catherine and John    		Catherine and John
    Christine and John brother in law    		Christine and John brother in law
    Christine and John (brother-in-law) on my vacation 1917
    Christine and John brother in law    		Christine and John brother in law
    Christine and John (brother-in-law) on my vacation 1917
    John Hoffelder    		John Hoffelder
    Brother in Law John around 1916
    John Hoffelder    		John Hoffelder
    IMG_2369    		IMG_2369
    L to R: Carl Hoffelder,Catherine Brug, John Hoffelder, Catherine Hoffelder (Front girl unknown)
    John Hoffelder & Catherine Brug Wedding    		John Hoffelder & Catherine Brug Wedding
    John Hoffelder & Catherine Brug Wedding    		John Hoffelder & Catherine Brug Wedding
    Frederick Brug & Mary Ann Hoffelder Wedding    		Frederick Brug & Mary Ann Hoffelder Wedding
    Frederick Brug & Mary Hoffelder Wedding Photo    		Frederick Brug & Mary Hoffelder Wedding Photo
    Christine Brug (Maid of Honor) back right
    John Hoffelder (Best Man) back left
    Hoffelder & Brug Wedding    		Hoffelder & Brug Wedding
    Hoffelder & Brug Wedding    		Hoffelder & Brug Wedding
    Frederick Brug & Mary Hoffelder Wedding Photo    		Frederick Brug & Mary Hoffelder Wedding Photo
    Frederick Brug & Mary Ann Hoffelder Wedding    		Frederick Brug & Mary Ann Hoffelder Wedding
    Standing on Porch: Peter Hoffelder Standing L to R: Catherine Brug, Frederick Brug, Mary Ann Hoffelder & John Hoffelder

    Documents
    Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940    		Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940

  • Sources 
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      John in entry for Carl Frank Hoffelder and Phyllis Marie Kempf, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXYG-9WY

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      John Anthony Hoffelder
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L5DC-J44

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      John A Hoffelder, "United States Census, 1930"
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      John A Hoffelder in entry for Ralph Sebert and Catherine Hoffelder, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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      John A Hoffelder in household of John Hoffelder, "United States Census, 1910"
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      John A Hoffelder, "United States Census, 1920"
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      John A Hoffelder in entry for Wilbur Compton and Marcella Hoffelder, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3L6-14V

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      John Hoffelder in entry for George Frederick Ellert and Rosemary Anne Hoffelder, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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      John Hoffelder in household of John Hoffelder, "United States Census, 1880"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMG-YPQ

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      John A Hoffelder in entry for Carl F Hoffelder, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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      John A Hoffelder in household of John Hoffelder, "United States Census, 1900"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMB5-L31

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      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census


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      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census


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      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census


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      Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973      		 Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973



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