LEONARD H. HOFFMAN, 1839-
Born in Franklin County, Virginia May 24, 1839, was a son of Michael and
Nancy (Dangerfield) Hoffman. His father was born near Lynchburg, October
10, 1808, and his mother was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, August 2,
1816, married July 28, 1831. They came, bringing this son with them to
Kanawha County in 1853 and in this county their days ended. The father
dying March 16, 1881 and the mother on the 3rd of September, 1873, she
was bedfast for 17 years, 5 months, 24 days. Leonard H. Hoffman was
joined in wedlock with Sarah Hall, December 13, 1860, and their children
were two Elbert R., born April 25, 1862, and Ellen M. born August 8,
1864. Both are living near Charleston. Although Elbert has just attained
the age of 21 years, he has successfully taught several schools in this
county, giving his pupils a training of profit to themselves and
satisfactory to their parents, and gaining for himself well-merited
credit. The first wife of Mr. Hoffman, was born February 22, 1834, a
daughter of John and Martha (Tully) Hall, died October 17, 1866. In
Cabell county, VA (now WV) April 8, 1824 was born Carlissa daughter of
Luke and Sarah (Lovejoy) united in marriage with Leonard H. Hoffman. Her
father was a North Carolinian, born February 14, 1798, and her mother
died in 1842. And her father came to Kanawha County in 1847, and is
living near Charleston. Mr. Hoffman is one of the prosperous farmers of
the Loudon district and may be addressed at Charleston, Kanawha County,
WV. Mr. Hoffman also had a third wife named Emma Ramsey Goode. His
brothers and sisters names were:
(1) William Henry Grunberry born 1833..married 3-23-18?? Elizabeth
Songer
(2) Mary Ann born 11-7-1834 married 6-14-1853 William Hawley
(3) John Wesley born 12-12-1836 died 8-13-1863..single died in Military
Hospital, Martinsburg, WV, after being wounded, in battle with the
Confederate Army.
(4) Leonard H born 5-24-1839 died 4-9-1822 married 1860 Sarah G Hall #1,
Clarissa Adkins #2, Emma Ramsey Goode #3.
(5) James Harrison born 7-1841 died 12-10-1882 married 12-20-1866,
Cheshire Ohio Electa McCarty..died 9-1937
(6) George Washington born 5-8-1844 died 12-9-1864 died as a prisoner of
war, of the Confederate at Andersonville, Georgia.
(7) Josiah Edwin born 2-27-1846 died 1897 married 6-11-1868 Spouse
Harriet George
(8) Martha Jane born 6-9-1884 married 5-28-? Andrew F. Tucker
(9) Rhode Frances Snow born 9-23-1850 married 6-11-1868 William George
(10) Julany B infant born 9-1852 died 9-12-1852
(11) Louis (Lewis) Michael Hoffman born 2-28-1854 died 7-20-1934 married
9-4-1873 Martha Cummings born..2-26-1850 died 2-26-1930 (my
g,g,grandfather, both are buried at the Adkins Family Cemetery across
from George Washington High School in Kanawha County.
