Question about Franz Anton Hoffman

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Hallo I ´m from germany. the Mother of Franz Anton is the 4 Grandmother of my Mother. Franz -anton have had a twin brother Georg Heinrich. in our Familybook is the birthday of the twins the 15 okt. 1815. They left germany together in 1836. I know h´that this Franz Anton is the right one and last time the brothers were together in cincinneti OHIO. I wont to know is this the twin Georg Heinrich?

I´m in contact with the family from Franz Anton in Teutopolis.I have information about the parents, grandparents and sisters of Franz Anton and Georg Heinrich

best wishes  Gabriele Schlinge

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Name:

Georg H Hoffmann

Geburtsdatum:

15. Nov 1815

Sterbedatum:

3. Mar 1886 (3. Mrz 1886)

Friedhof:

Saint Joseph Cemetery

Ort der Bestattung oder Kremation:

Cincinnati, Hamilton County (Hamilton), Ohio, United States of America

Hat Biografie?:

N

Ehepartner:

Maria Anna Hoffmann

URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

WikiTree profile: Franz Hoffman
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Hello Gabriele.

I found one more clue pointing to Georg H Hoffmann in the FindAGrave record is the son of Bernhard Offmann.

Georg and Maria Anna/Mary Evers/Avers had a daughter named Bernardina. Bernardina's married last name was Uhling, she was born on Aug 1850 or 1851 and died 23 January 1910.

Name: Bernadina Uhling

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 23 Jan 1910

Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: white

Occupation: housework

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1850

Birthplace: Cincinnati, O.

Father's Name: George Henry Hoffman

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Name: Mary Avers

Mother's Birthplace: German

Citing this Record

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8Z1-2TP : 15 August 2019), Mary Avers in entry for Bernadina Uhling, 23 Jan 1910; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 2683; FHL microfilm 1,927,279.


According to the 1900 US Census, Bernardina was born Aug 1851.

Name: Bernardina Uhling

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1900

Event Place: Precinct I Cincinnati City Ward 23, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Number of Living Children: 1

Birth Date: Aug 1851

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Mother of how many children: 1

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Bernardina Uhling Head F 49 Ohio

Edward Lindeman Boarder M 29 Kentucky

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM8F-QQT : accessed 1 May 2020), Edward Lindeman in household of Bernardina Uhling, Precinct I Cincinnati City Ward 23, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 198, sheet 10B, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,279.

3 Answers

+4 votes
Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898No Image
Text-only collection
      Name: Franz Anton Hoffman
      Gender: Male
      Baptism Age: 0
      Birth Date: 15 Okt 1815 (15 Oct 1815)
      Baptism Date: 16 Okt 1815 (16 Oct 1815)
      Baptism Place: Fuechtorf, Westfalen, Preussen, Germany
      Residence Place: Preußen, Germany
      Father: Bernard Henrich Hoffman
      Mother: Elisabeth Lillienbecker
      FHL Film Number: 868901

      Source Information

      Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

      by Eddie King G2G6 Pilot (708k points)
      +4 votes
      Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898No Image
      Text-only collection
          Name: Georg Henrich Hoffmann
          Gender: Male
          Baptism Age: 0
          Birth Date: 8 Sep 1811
          Baptism Date: 10 Sep 1811
          Baptism Place: Civil, Fuechtorf, Westfalen, Prussia
          Residence Place: Fuechtorf, Westfalen, Preussen
          Father: Bernard Henrich Hoffmann
          Mother: Elisabeth Lilgenbecker
          FHL Film Number: 921455

          Source Information

          Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

          by Eddie King G2G6 Pilot (708k points)
          +4 votes
          Franz and Georg  -  brothers but not twins
          by Eddie King G2G6 Pilot (708k points)

          Incredible! but the one in a million chance happened!

          https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1028789/question-about-franz-anton-hoffman

          The Georg Heinrich referenced here died on November 5, 1813 so it would have to be a second brother named Georg Heinrich which was not uncommon at the time to name another child the same as a deceased child.

          Hello Ted.

          you may be interested on this other post:

          https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1029915/question-about-franz-anton-hoffman

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