Clara Hoffman

Clara Hoffman

• Father: George H. Hoffman b. circa October 1854, d. 19 November 1928
• Mother: Louisa Lehnert b. January 1856, d. 15 June 1913

• Clara Hoffman was born in September 1880 in Ohio.
• George H. Hoffman and Louisa Lehnert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, at 412 Perry Street. Other members of the household included Clara Hoffman, Christian Hoffman, Louise Hoffman and Margaret M. Hoffman.
• She was a bookkeeper, according to the 1900 census.
• The following appeared on 18 October 1900 in the Sandusky Daily Star: Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman and family of six children leave Monday for Buffalo, where they will make their future home. their many friends will regret their departure and will wish them a pleasant journey. The Christian Endeavor society of Emanuel Evangelical church, of which Miss Clara Hoffman is a members, gave a farewell reception in her honor last evening. Rev. J. G. Ensslin, the pastor, delivered a short talk, and Miss Held made a few remarks, appropriate to the occasion, bidding farewell and God speed to Miss Hoffman. During the evening dainty refreshments were served and there were several musical selections rendered.
• A photographic portrait was made of George and Louisa Hoffman and family, about 1903.
• The following appeared on 1 August 1909 in The Buffalo Courier: The marriage of Miss Clara Hoffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman of Glenwood Avenue, to William H. Kessel will take place September 1st.
• The following appeared on 31 August 1909 in The Buffalo Courier: The marriage of Miss Clara Hoffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman of Glenwood Avenue, to Mr. William Henry Kessel will be quietly solemnized by Rev. C. G. Haas, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Church, on Wednesday evening, September 1st.
• She married William Henry Kessel on 1 September 1909.
• William Henry Kessel and Clara Hoffman appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 815 Glenwood Avenue.
• William Henry Kessel and Clara Hoffman appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 785 Glenwood Avenue. Other members of the household included George H. Hoffman.
• The following appeared on 7 April 1924 in The Evening News: [Died] In North Tonawanda, April 5, 1924, George Hoffman, Jr., husband of Jenny Snowden Hoffman, son of George Hoffman and the late Louise Hoffman, brother of Peter Christian and Mrs. William H. Kessel, Mrs. Arthur Oehler of Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. Howard Brewer of Lockport, N. Y. Deceased was a member of Typographical Union No. 9. Funeral services from the late residence 25 Ward Road, North Tonawanda, N. Y., Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and from Kenmore Baptist church at 2 o'clock. Friends invited to attend. Sandusky, O., papers please copy.
• William Henry Kessel and Clara Hoffman appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, New York, at 785 Glenwood Avenue.
• The following appeared on 25 July 1939 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: [Died] In this city, July 22, 1939, Louise Hoffman Oehler, beloved wife of Arthur O. Oehler; mother of Irving A., Marion L. and Jane U. Ohler; sister of Mrs. William Kessel, Mrs. Howard Brewer of Lockport, N. Y., Peter and Christ Hoffman. Funeral services from the family residence, 75 East Northrup Place, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends invited to attend.
• Clara Hoffman became a widow at the 20 May 1950 death of her husband William Henry Kessel.
• Clara Hoffman died in 1959.
• She was interred at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Amherst, Erie County, New York.

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2013