Jakob Hofer1

(September 13, 1754 - April 7, 1841)
Jakob Hofer|b. Sep 13, 1754\nd. Apr 7, 1841|p854.htm|Adam Hofer||p856.htm||||||||||||||||

Relationship=3rd great-grandfather of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Charts on which this person appears:
Rev. Don E. Smith, Sr. Family Tree
     Jakob Hofer was born in Switzerland, son of Adam Hofer.2 Jakob was christened on September 13, 1754 in Limpach, Mulchi, Canton Berne, Switzerland.1

Jakob married Barbara Kassermann on January 21, 1780.1

He became a widower at age 55 when his wife, Barbara, died on August 12, 1810.1

Jakob died on Wednesday, April 7, 1841 at age 86.1

Child of Jakob Hofer and Barbara Kassermann

Citations

  1. [S25] Mae (Brown) Siemers, Edith (Brown) Lenarz and Ruth (Brown) Rohrwsser, The Minger Family History, A Book of Memory (Publish Date: March 1984). Hereinafter cited as Minger Family Book.
  2. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880, Iowa, Clayton, Jefferson Twsp; Series: T9 Roll: 333 Page: 397; entry for daughter Anna (Hofer) Minger.
 


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