NICHOLAS HOFFMAN, Jamestown; is a native of Germany, born in 1841; immigrated here in 1852; his occupation is farming; he has 21 acres of land; probable value, $1,100. Is a Republican in politics. Married Eliza Trumbull, of Batavia; they have one child - Clara, aged 14. Served in the army three years; enlisted in Dubuque, Iowa, in the 5th Iowa V. C.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.