Frank Charles Hoffelder

1874 - 1940  (66 years)

• Name	Frank Charles Hoffelder
  Born	3 Apr 1874	DeKalb County, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Aug 1940	DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
  Buried	Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I98565	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Johannes Hoffelder,   b. 27 Jul 1843, Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 24 May 1929, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Frances Mary Miller,   b. 27 Jun 1854, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 29 Jan 1895, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1873	DeKalb County, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F21781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luisa Dapp,   b. 20 Dec 1872, Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 26 Feb 1917, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1903	DeKalb County, Indiana, USA   [9, 10]
  Children	1. Helena Hoffelder,   b. 17 May 1904, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA   2. Esther Marie Hoffelder,   b. 13 Sep 1906, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1969, Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA  (Age 62 years) + 3. John Aloysius Hoffelder,   b. 21 Feb 1909, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 2001, Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA  (Age 92 years)   4. Frances E. Hoffelder,   b. 21 Aug 1910, Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 27 May 1988, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA  (Age 77 years)   5. Agnes L. Hoffelder,   b. 23 Sep 1912, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 1999, Ashley, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA  (Age 86 years)   6. Magdalene C. Hoffelder,   b. 14 Nov 1914, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1981, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA  (Age 66 years)   7. Elizabeth Marie Hoffelder,   b. 18 Feb 1917, Waterloo, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 0Jan 1995, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F43730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Leigh Morris Genealogy Entries: 6815 Updated: Sat Aug 25 16:14:06 2001 Contact: Leigh Morris lmorris@csinet.net Frank C. Hoffelder One of the native sons of DeKalb county who has remained and made a success of life right here in his own community rather than being lured away to some distant locality by the 'wanderlust spirit', there to seek an uncertain fortune amid environment, is Frank C. Hoffelder, a farmer of Smithfield township. He has worked hard for what he has and his deserving of the competence and the valuable property that are today his. Frank C. Hoffelder was born on April 3, 1874, on the old home farm of his parents east of St. Michael?s church in Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana. His parents were John and Frances (Miller) Hoffelder, long prominent and successful residents of this locality and who reared their families to lives of respectability and honor in their respective communities. Frank C. Hoffelder spent most of his life until his marriage on the home place until, when about twenty-two years old, he worked for about sixteen months in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops in Garrett, and was also employed on a farm near Traverse City, Michigan, about three years. In the fall of 1902 Mr. Hoffelder bought eighty acres of land in section 3, and the lady who afterwards became his wife bought eighty acres adjoining. In June of the following year they were married and immediately located on the subject's farm and began the task of clearing the land and putting it under cultivation. Louisa Dapp, who became Mr. Hoffelder's wife, was a daughter of Alois Dapp and a sister of Henry Dapp, in whose sketch elsewhere in this work is more detailed mention of the family history. At the time they located on their new land the only improvements were a long stable and a little old log cabin which had been built nearly a half century before, the ceiling of which was so low that a man could hardly stand upright in it. The entire tract was practically a wilderness, not having been drained and being mostly swamp land, but Mr. Hoffelder by the most strenuous labor succeeded in clearing it, ditching and tiling it and creating one of the best farms in this section of the county. He now has nearly one hundred acres under cultivation and has erected a comfortable and attractive residence, substantial and commodious barns and other outbuildings, and is following his agricultural operations along the most modern and up-to-date methods. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoffelder have been born five children: Helene, Esther, Johnnie, Frances and Agnes. Politically, Mr. Hoffelder is a Democrat and takes an active interest in political affairs, though not in any sense a seeker after public office. Religiously, he and his family belong to the Catholic church, to which they contribute liberally of their means. Personally, Mr. Hoffelder is known to be a man of scrupulously honest principles, generous, kind and always ready to do his full share of the common duties of citizenship; in short, a genial, broad-mined man, whom to know is to admire and esteem. He has been very successful in his operation and has won the confidence of all who know him, owing to his honorable methods and upright life. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. Name: Frankie Hoffelder Home in 1880: Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's Name: John Father's birthplace: Ger Mother's Name: Frances M. Mother's birthplace: Indiana Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male House Number: 6120031 [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Frank Charles Hoffelder Home in 1900: Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan Age: 26 Birth Date: Apr 1874 Birthplace: Indiana Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Hired Man Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Marital Status: Single Residence : Garfield Township, Grand Traverse, Michigan [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Frank C Hoffelder Age in 1910: 36 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Spouse's Name: Louise Home in 1910: Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Frank C Hoffelder Home in 1920: Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana Age: 45 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Del Marital Status: Widow Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 927 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Frank Charles Hoffelder County: De Kalb State: Indiana Birth Date: 3 Apr 1874 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 1493139 DraftBoard: 0 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). rank C Hoffelder Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: 1874 Death: 1940 Old section south of outdoor chapel next to Mary Anna and near road Family links: Spouse: Louise Hoffelder (1872 - 1917)* Children: Esther Marie Hoffelder Ellert (1906 - 1969)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery Waterloo De Kalb County Indiana, USA Created by: LMafera Record added: Nov 25, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 139219303 [S614] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Name: John Hoffelder Spouse Name: Frances Miller Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1873 Marriage County: Dekalb Performed By: Rev. Aug. Young Source Title 1: DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA Source Title 2: EARLY MARRIAGE RECORDS 1837 - 1882 Source Title 3: BOOK IV OS Page: 204 [S614] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Name: Frank Hoffelder Spouse Name: Louisa Dapp Marriage Date: 23 Jun 1903 Marriage County: Dekalb Source Title 1: Dekalb County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marringe Record 1882 - 1920 Inclusive Let Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's Of Book: 17 OS Page: 31 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Alois Dapp (I59665)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I59665&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: I cannot find him in the census records, but there is another female Dapp married, as follows:DappIndiana, Marriages, 1811-1959birth: Thirrheim,? ,? Alsacemarriage: 23 Jun 1903 Smithfield Twp,? ,?parents: Alois Dapp,? Elizabeth Martinspouse: Frank Hoffelder claire rassman