Brief Life History of Roswell
When Roswell Hoffman was born in 1846, in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, his father, Solomon Hoffman, was 27 and his mother, Catherine Elmina Rhyne, was 23. He married Susan Lucinda “Cindy” Smith about 1872, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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- Roswell Hoffman in entry for M A Lineburger and Julia Hoffman, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Huffman in entry for Julia Lineberger, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
- Huffman in entry for Julia Lineberger, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Hoffmann or Hofmann and a variant of the Jewish name. Compare Hofman 2.
Dutch: variant of Hofman 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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