Born: September 18, 1836 in Mackwiller (?), Germany
Married: 1) 1857 in France to Annette Meyer
2) January 23, 1875 in Germany to Christina Schmidt
Died: January 20, 1914 in Fairbury, Illinois
Buried: Fairbury, Illinois
Children of Jacob and Annette:
Lisa Hoffmann, b. 1858 in Remicourt, France
Anna Hoffmann, b. September 24, 1859 in Remicourt, France
John Hoffmann, b. 1861 in France
Catherine Marie Hoffmann, b. February 2, 1862 in Remicourt, France
Magdalena Hoffmann, b. April 29, 1863 in Remicourt, France
Sophie Hoffmann, b. 1864 in France
Eugenie B. Hoffmann, b. May 1, 1865 in France
Caroline E. Hoffmann, b. About 1869
Marie Hoffmann, b. February 11, 1870 in Alsace-Lorraine, France
Joseph Hoffman, b. May 2, 1872 in Alsace-Lorraine, France
Children of Jacob and Christina:
Louise Hoffmann, b. November 25, 1875 in France
Lydia Hoffmann, b. February 25, 1877 in Lorraine, France
Paul Hoffmann, b. May 7, 1878 in Remicourt, France
Andrew Hoffmann, b. May 22, 1884 in Strawn, Illinois
Maggie Hoffmann, b. September 18, 1886 in Forrest, Illinois
Sam J. Hoffmann, b. 1887 in Fountain Creek, Illinois
Lucy Hoffmann, b. July 1893 in Fountain Creek, Illinois