Clara Alice Hoffman 
Clara Alice was born on September 6th, 1860 in Ringgold District, Washington County, Maryland. Clara Alice's father was Matthias Hoffman and her mother was Lucinda Beaver. Her paternal grandparents were Jacob Hoffman and Magdalena Stouffer; her maternal grandparents were Philip Beaver and Barbara Ann Snodderly. She had four brothers and a sister, named John Henry, Jacob Beaver, Samuel Milton, Charles Philip and Anna May. She was the third oldest of the six children. She died at the age of 82 on May 16th, 1943.General Notes
The name HOFFMAN is of German origin and refers to a farmer who owned his own land as opposed to holding it by rent or feudal obligation.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
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- b.22 Sep 1798 d.29 Nov 1866
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- b.~ 1720 in possibly Switzerland d.Sep 1804 in Ringold, Washington, MD
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- b.01 Jun 1831 in Washington County, MD d.18 Oct 1915 in Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio
- b.11 Sep 1798 d.12 May 1884
- b.06 Sep 1860 in Ringgold District, Washington County, Maryland d.16 May 1943
- b.1719 in Dryville, Berks, PA d.1787 in Reading, Berks, PA
- b.8 MAR 1738/39 in Huntingdon, PA d.29 Mar 1812 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA
- b.23 Nov 1713 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d.UNKNOWN in Chester
- b.05 Nov 1767 in Waynesboro, Franklin, PA d.21 Apr 1839 in Waynesboro, Franklin, PA
- b.1702 in Saxony, Germany d.UNKNOWN
- b.08 Jun 1746 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA d.17 Aug 1809 in Guilford Township, Franklin, PA
- b.25 Jan 1806 in Franklin, Venango, PA? d.27 Dec 1888 in Waynesboro, Franklin, PA
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- b.08 Mar 1769 in Washington Township (?), Franklin, PA d.07 Jan 1844 in Washington Township (?), Franklin, PA
- b.11 Oct 1835 in Franklin, Venango, PA d.03 Feb 1919 in Washington Township, Henry, OH
- b.11 Dec 1812 in Franklin, Venango, PA d.27 Jun 1881 in Waynesboro, Franklin, PA
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‌Clara Alice and Adam were married in a religious ceremony on September 15th, 1881 in Henry Co, Ohio.1 They had two sons and a daughter, named Ernest Charles, John Matthias and Bertha May.
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Children
Bertha May Gramling
Bertha May was born on June 8th, 1882 in Ohio. She died at the age of 74 on March 30th, 1957. She was buried in 1943 in Heath Cemetery, Colton, Henry, Ohio.
Ernest Charles Gramling
Ernest Charles was born on June 2nd, 1887. He died at the age of 31 on November 19th, 1918.
John Matthias Gramling
John Matthias was born on January 25th, 1889 in Ohio. He died at the age of 75 on February 27th, 1964.
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