George Elijah Hoffman

Husband of Anna R. nee Morris. Son of Jacob and Catherine (Bensinger) Hoffman.

History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania In Two Volumes, including a genealogical and biographical record of many families and persons in the county; edited by Adolf W. Schalck and D. C. Henning, State Historical Association, 1907, Volume II, Pages 222 and 223:

"Hoffman, George E., deceased, was a prominent merchant of Cressona, from 1860 until 1905. He was a son of Jacob Hoffman and Catherine Bensing..."

"George E. Hoffman, the subject of this sketch, was born at Orwigsburg Feb. 9, 1833. and began his business career in a store at Cressona in 1853. In 1854 he was employed by John S. .Morris, a merchant at Pottsville: joined the Washington artillerist military company, but resigned in order to give full attention to the business in which he embarked at Cressona in June,1860. On Sept. 20, 1860, he married Miss Anna R.. daughter of John S. and Hannah Jones Cunningham Morris."

"In November, 1864, Mr. Hoffman purchased the stock of merchant William Nammers, who was about leaving Cressona, Mr. Samuel Morris purchasing the property. He also had the postoffice transferred and was postmaster for a number of years. In 1876 Mr. Hoffman purchased the property from Mr. Morris. He was school director for a number of terms. George E. Hoffman died at his daughter's home at Denison. Ia., Aug. 21, 1905, leaving a widow and five children. The eldest, Samuel Morris, is deceased ; John Louis is a practicing physician at Ashland; Alice Rebecca married Harlowe A. Boyle, M. D., a son of Maj. John Alexander Boyle of the Civil war; Harry Leslie is an artist in New York city, and Lucy Brewster is the wife of William Wilson McCloy of Virginia. Mr. Hoffman was an in tensely religious man and for more than twenty years was a member of the Evangelical church and superintendent of the Sunday school. Subsequently he joined the Methodist Episcopal church and was superintendent of the Sunday school until his failing health caused his resignation. After his death the general merchandise business which he had been conducting was taken charge of by his son-in-law, Capt. William W. McCloy."* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 27 2020, 17:03:29 UTC