John H. HOFIUS
Birth:
16 Mar 1801
Salem Twp., Mercer, Pennsylvania, Usa
Death:
17 Jul 1874
Hickory Twp., Mercer, Pennsylvania
Burial:
19 Jul 1874
Oakwood Cem., Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, Usa
Marriage:
29 Sep 1823
Pennsylvania
Father:
Mother:
Sources:
Paul Vaughan Hofius Family Records
Notes:
CENSUS:1850,Hickory Twp,Mercer,Pa.,20 Sep.,p.73 ,gives age as 48
DEATH:Record, Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer,Pa.,Volume 8,Pg 200
RELATIONSHIP-WILL: of Father,George Hofius, Will Book2, pg 351, Mercer,Pa.
CENSUS:1860,Hickory twp,Mercer,Pa,p.235,11 Jul, gives age as 59 yrs.
Twice married & the father of a large family
John the second son of George was born in 1801 and raised on the homestead farm. He and his brother Henry were willed the west half of the homestead, by their father George - approximately 210 acres. The Ormsby Works #1 was sunk in 1859 on John's farm by Enoch Filer for J.W. Ormsby & Pierce a 115 ft., shaft with a hoisting apparatus that was the first where steam was used in the valley. The coal was taken to the canal by a tram road until 1865 when a "T" rail was laid on the track and a locomotive put on. The coal was then shipped by the Erie & Pittsburgh Railway and the canal until the canal was abandoned about 1871. This bank became exausted in 1871 the year a terrible accident occured at the shaft. Five were decending when the wire rope broke and 4 were killed in the fall with the fifth who recovered.
He died in 1874 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetary, Sharon, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Mary Dugan had 8 children - 3 sons and 5 daughters. He was twice married. His second marriage was to Maria Bears. By this marriage he had 6 children - 1 son and 5 daughters.
In the 1830 census his name was spelled Hofis and he was living in Shenango Township with a family of 5. In the 1840 census his name was spelled Hofus and he was living in Hickory Township with a family of 10. In the 1850 census his name was spelled Hofius and he was living in Hickory Township with a family of 7. In the 1860 census his name was spelled Hofins and was living in Hickory Township with a family of 6. At the time his real estate was valued at $5,000 and his personal property at $490. In the 1870 census his name was spelled Hofius and was living in Hickory Township with a family of six.
His very nice home where he and Mariah lived is shown in the first addition of the Mercer County, Pennsylvania History Book. It was still standing up into the 1950 at then the corner of route 62 and route 18. It was removed to make way for a service station and presently is the site of Bank.
John H. Hofius was the twin brother of Mary Hofius.
Mary DUGAN
Birth:
1802
Fowler Twp., Trumbull Co., Ohio
Death:
1844
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
Mary and her husband John Hofius had 8 children - 3 sons and 5 daughters.
Mary's father was Thomas Dugan of Mahoning County, Ohio and had a brother Milo Dugan.
Children
Marriage
1
George Dugan "D" HOFIUS
Birth:
19 Jul 1824
Pymatuning Twp., Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Death:
24 Jan 1886
Pymatuning Twp., Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, At Home
Marr:
Notes:
BIOGRAPHY:1888 History of Mercer Co., Pa, pp 866-867. states he was acounty
rep. to state legislature two terms, 1860-61
George D. represented Mercer County in the State Legislature for two terms 1861 And 1862. In the time Sharpsville was formed in 1874 George was their only practicing attorney-at-law.
He was a member of the Adoniram Lodge # 739 IOOF. He was one of the first officers in 1870 and served as Noble Grand. He also held the office of secretary. George was one of the original members of Sharpsville Lodge 517, F&AM when it was chartered on 9/4/1872, and was the secretary for several years.
George D. and Mary Jane McMurray had 14 children. At time of his death he left behind four daughters and three sons.
In the 1850 census his name was spelled Hofses and was living in Pymatuning Township with a family of 3. In the 1860 census his name was spelled Hofius and was living in Pymatuning Township with a family of 10. In the 1870 census his name was spelled correctly and was living in Pymatuning Township with his family of 8. George had an estate of 16,875 and personal property of 4,040. In the 1880 census his name was spelled Hoffius and only two children were living at home in Pymatuning Township. He was a prominent citizen and Republican. He had been ill for the past ten years prior to his death, with seven of which he was confined to the house, with Bright's disease.
2
Mary HOFIUS
Birth:
24 Apr 1838
Hickory Twp?, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Death:
Marr:
Notes:
CENSUS:1860 Census,Hickory twp,Mercer,Pa,p.235,11 Jul,
CENSUS:1850, Hickory Twp,Mercer, Pa., 20 Sep,p.73
Her birth date has also been given as 5-20-1840.
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John H. Hofius - Mary Dugan
John H. Hofius
was born at Salem Twp., Mercer, Pennsylvania, Usa 16 Mar 1801.
His parents were George Hofius, Sr. and Jane Clark.
He married Mary Dugan 29 Sep 1823 at Pennsylvania . Mary Dugan was born at Fowler Twp., Trumbull Co., Ohio 1802 .
They were the parents of 2
children:
George Dugan "D" Hofius
born 19 Jul 1824.
Mary Hofius
born 24 Apr 1838.
John H. Hofius died 17 Jul 1874 at Hickory Twp., Mercer, Pennsylvania .
Mary Dugan died 1844 .