John Israel Hoffman, Civil War veteran (USA)

John Hoffman served in the Union Army, fighting with Averell in all his campaigns during the Civil War.

John Israel Hoffman BIRTH 27 Jul 1841 DEATH 19 Apr 1938 (aged 96) Taylor County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Bluemont Cemetery Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia

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Children Photo Lounetta Hoffman Yokum 1868–1970

Photo Barbara Ann Hoffman Moats 1871–1969

Photo Arthur Dowden Hoffman 1873–1930

Photo Ida May Hoffman Moss 1878–1946

Photo Delbert Marshall Hoffman 1880–1941

Photo Okey Walter Hoffman 1882–1973

Photo Erskine James Hoffman 1885–1914

Photo Bliss T Hoffman 1890–1949

John I. Hoffman was born near the mouth of Laurel Creek in 1841, son of Israel Putnam and Anna (Black) (*)Hoffman. On Sept. 30, 1869, he was married to Elizabeth A. Trimble, daughter of Andrew and Barbara (Marple) Trimble.

He was a farmer, living near Arden, and a member of the G.A.R. He was also a merchant and was a postmaster six years. His maternal grandfather was John Black. His paternal grandfather was John Hoffman who settled near Meadowville in 1797.

John Hoffman served in the Union Army, fighting with Averell in all his campaigns. (**)A story from that period was that at the battle of Rock Gap, when the rebel bullets came like hell, he took shelter behind a stump, but immediately discovered that he was in a yellow jacket's nest. The Confederates made the attack hot in front and the yellow jackets made a bayonet charge in the flanks. He had the choice of staying where he was or facing the bullets. "He was not long in deciding he preferred the bullets in front to the yellow jackets in the rear and out from the stump he came". Details of his family history, the earliest family members, and of Civil War events were given in an extensive and interesting (***)article in which he spoke of his life and his eventual return to the very spot where he was had been born to "settle down". At the time of the article he was age 91 and in good health. He was preceded in death by his wife.

CHILDREN: Lunetta, Barbara, Arthur D., Almeda Belle, Ida M., Delbert M., Okey, Irskene and Bliss - HOFFMAN.

• Hoffman, aka Huffman, both versions of this surname are carried down by family descendants.
  • condensed from: History of Barbour County, WV
    • Sunday Exponent-Telegram, Nov. 13, 1932, by Wilbur C. Morrison

Children: Lunetta Yoakum (born Hoffman), Barbara Ann Moats (born Hoffman), Arthur D. Hoffman,

Almeda Bell Kesling (born Hoffman),  Ida May Moss (born Hoffman),  Delbert M. Hoffman,  Okey W. Hoffman,  Erskine J. Hoffman,  Bliss T. Hoffman