George Martin Shoffner

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA (SOLDIER). DAR Ancestor #: A104311

1. Martin Shofner (3 December 1758 – 30 September 1838) He married Catherine Cooke by bond dated 7 July 1780 in Duplin County. They moved to Bedford County, Tennessee about 1806 where he founded the Shofner Lutheran Church. A modern monument there gives his birth and death dates as above. His will and estate records in Bedford County identify nine children: Margaret, Turley Dorothea, Christopher, John Frederick, Eve, Polly, Sally, Elizabeth, and Austin. Much of Mrs. DeMoss’s book is devoted to Martin Shofner and his descendants

2. REGARDING THE DESCENDANTS OF MARTIN SHOFNER: i AM DESCENDED AS FOLLOWS: Martin and Catherine Cooke Roundtree Shofner had Christopher Shofner who married Elizabeth Jennings and they had Jeptha H. who I thought stood for Harrison. Jeptha was born 18 DEC 1811 and died 11 Mar 1886. He married Nancy Logan and lived in Mulberry or Lincoln Co, TN and had my great-grandfather, W.L. or William Loton Shofner, born 3 Sep 1838 and died 28 Feb, 1927 in Lincoln Co., TN. He and wife Lilla Lynn are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fayetteville, TN. Jeptha is also spelled Japtha by W.L.'s brother, James C. but that was just because of not knowing how to spell it or a typo. James C. Shofner was born June 5, 1845 in Mulberry, TN. In 1922 he and W.L. responded to a questionairre from the CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. This is where I got most of my basic information which states that Jeptha HARRISON Shofner was the father of both and the mother was Nancy Logan, daughter of Rueben Logan and Elizabeth Ingle. Jeptha and Nancy had W.L. or William Loton and James C. but I am not sure about the other children. What they write about their lives is very interesting and you can order this from Stones River National Battlefield, Rt. 10, Box 495, Old Nashville Hwy., Murfreesboro, TN 37160 Per Lucy McLean.

3. MARTIN SHOFFNER married CATHERINE COOK on July 7, 1780 in Duplin Co. NC

Came to Tennessee between 1810 and 1812.

"Revolutionary War Records of Tennessee - Memphis Tennessee Public Library"

states that Martin Shoffner was a Revolutionary War Soldier,

presumably served from North Carolina. (note.. Tennessee was part of

North Carolina at that time.Tenn Statehood 1796)

Children:

1. Margaret Shoffner, Married Phillip Burrow

2. Turley Shoffner, Married Adam Euless

3. John Shoffner, Married (1st Amelia) - (2nd Miss Beams or Beavers).

4. Christian Shoffner, married Eliz Jennings and/or Susan Ferguson

5. Eva Stoffner, married (1st William Holt) - (2nd John T. Muse)

6. Frederick Stoffner, married Coble

7. Austin Stoffner, Married Katherine

8. Dorthea Stoffner, married Adam Euless

9. Polly Stoffner, married (1st Brown) - (2nd Thomas)

10. Elizabeth Stoffner, died young

[2] Eva Stoffner Holt, a widow, married John T. Muse about 1832

Children:

1. Timothy Newton Muse, born April 15, 1835 - died Sept. 23, 1904

2. Nancy Muse, born about 1833 - Tennessee

3. John Muse, born about 1838 - Tennessee

[3] Timothy Newton Muse married Hariltt Holt about 1856 in Tullahoma, Tennessee

Timothy Newton Muse served in the

37th Infantry, Company A, Confederate States of America.

Children:

1. Margaret (Maggie) Permelia Muse, born Oct. 12, 1868 - died Aug. 2, 1908

2. Jeremiah Daniel Muse, born Feb. 6, 1857 - died Sept. 27, 1948

3. James M. Muse, born July 8, 1860 - died April 15, 1918

4. Nicie C. Muse, born April 18, 1863 - died April 2, 1886 in childbirth.

5. Newton Pinckney Muse, born Oct. 18, 1865 - died Dec. 12, 1902

6. Henry J. Muse, born March 27, 1872 - died Nov. 17, 1926

Moses Starnes Morgan Warren (born Sept. 15, 1862, died Jan. 4, 1897)

[4] Margaret (Maggie) Permelia Muse married Moses Warren , Nov. 3, 1889

Children: all born in Tullahoma, Coffee County Tennessee

Florence H. Warren (Minnie Mother) (born Oct. 31,1891, died Aug. 23, 1973)

LaVan Warren (b. 1895)

[5] Florence Warren married James Norwood Ogle, Aug. 9, 1908

in Tullahoma Tennessee

Children: all born in Tullahoma, Coffee County Tennessee

Glenn Norwood Ogle (born May 1909, died Aug. 24, 1973 - Knoxville, Tenn)

Mildred Juanita Ogle (died Jan. 1915)

Annie Laurie Ogle (born Jan. 1, 1913)

Margaret Anges Ogle (born March 10, 1915)

James Warren Ogle (born March 3, 1917, died March 19, 1977 - Knoxville, Tenn) Per: Joe W Crowder.

4. Martin Shoffner, born 03 December 1758 in Frankfort-on the Main, Germany; died 30 September 1838 in Bedford County, Tennessee; married (1) Catherine Gilbert; married (2) Catherine Cooke 07 July 1778; born 27 May 1762 in North Carolina; died 14 June 1823 in Bedford County, Tennessee.

Notes for Martin Shoffner:

He married Catherine Cooke by bond dated 7 July 1780 in Duplin County. They moved to Bedford County, Tennessee about 1806 where he founded the Shofner Lutheran Church. A modern monument there gives his birth and death dates as above.

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Notes from Brenda Thomas, RootsWeb, WorldConnect:

Martin was seventeen when the Revolution started. An account by his grandson Loton Shofner states " Martin Shofner was actively engaged as a soldier in the War of the Revolution serving in the North Carolina Line. I have often listened to my grandfather as he told me stories of those troblesome times. Martin was a man of wonderful physical strength and great activity even down to old age. One story illustrates his great strength. He was a member of a regiment of calvalry. On one occasion a regiment of infantry, being encamped near them, sent a challenge to bring out their best man for a trial of strength and skill at wrestling. Grandfather was selected to meet their champion and after the match, came off victor."

More About Martin Shoffner:

Burial: Shofner's Lutheran Church

• Military service: REVOLUTIONARY WAR - NC Militia - Cavalary
  • Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Eve Holt (born Shofner) by SmartCopy: Jun 22 2015, 21:00:13 UTC

Martin was the son of Michael and Margathea Fogelman Shoffner. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and immigrated with his parents in 1760.

Martin was raised in Orange County, North Carolina. It is there that he enlisted and served as a Private in the North Carolina Cavalry during the Revolutionary War.

He married Catherine Cooke on July 7, 1780 in Orange County (which became part of Alamance County in 1849), North Carolina. Together the couple had ten children.

The family settled into the newly formed Bedford County, Tennessee in 1807. In 1808, Martin established the Shofner Lutheran Church. It is there, where Martin and his wife Catherine are laid to rest.

-Bio by Jacqueline Hendrix Yancy* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 31 2023, 12:31:24 UTC

• Alt Name: Martin Shofner,
• Unknown: Georg Martin Schaffert,
• Other: 1760, To USA NCEvent 3
• Other: Abt 1776, Am. Rev.Event 4
• Other: 7 Jul 1780, Married Catherine Cook of Alamance, NCEvent 1
• Census: 1800, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
• Other: Abt 1807, To TNEvent 5
• Census: 1830, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
• Occupation: Pioneer farmer
• Residence: Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN
• Alt Death: 30 Sep 1838, Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN
• Other: 30 Sep 1838, Buried: Family cemetery on farm. DAR markEvent 2
• Other: LutheranEthnicity/Relig.
• Other: Physical strength, great activityPersonality/Intrst
  • Reference: WeRelate Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 31 2023, 13:03:33 UTC

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Martin was the son of Michael and Margathea Fogelman Shoffner. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and immigrated with his parents in 1760.

Martin was raised in Orange County, North Carolina. It is there that he enlisted and served as a Private in the North Carolina Cavalry during the Revolutionary War.

He married Catherine Cooke on July 7, 1780 in Orange County (which became part of Alamance County in 1849), North Carolina. Together the couple had ten children.

The family settled into the newly formed Bedford County, Tennessee in 1807. In 1808, Martin established the Shofner Lutheran Church. It is there, where Martin and his wife Catherine are laid to rest.

-Bio by Jacqueline Hendrix Yancy* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 31 2023, 21:35:45 UTC

Martin was the son of Michael and Margathea Fogelman Shoffner. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and immigrated with his parents in 1760.

Martin was raised in Orange County, North Carolina. It is there that he enlisted and served as a Private in the North Carolina Cavalry during the Revolutionary War.

He married Catherine Cooke on July 7, 1780 in Orange County (which became part of Alamance County in 1849), North Carolina. Together the couple had ten children.

The family settled into the newly formed Bedford County, Tennessee in 1807. In 1808, Martin established the Shofner Lutheran Church. It is there, where Martin and his wife Catherine are laid to rest.

-Bio by Jacqueline Hendrix Yancy* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 30 2024, 21:09:16 UTC