Haaf family - Ohio, USA
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Re: Haaf family - New York to Minnesota
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Posted: 25 Jan 2009 11:46PM GMT |
Classification: Query
RBordua,
Yea, I've been doing some searching and came up with the same info that you have. The switch between Hoff and Haaf is certainly understandable.
If all the John Hoff families are one-and-the-same, Elizabeth had 10 children (assuming John V is one of them). Still possible due to early deaths and the dates of all 10 children do seem to line-up. I tried Ancestry.com with the names of the children and came-up with nil which is, again, understandable with the girls and might suggest early deaths of the boys (Valentine and Phillip, 1860, Lancaster).
1870 Census (Marilla) lists John Hoff from Baden, Elizabeth from Bayern, presently Bavaria. My guess: they probably met and married in the USA. My earlier message was incorrect when I stated that most in Baden were Catholic. I meant to say that Bavaria tended to be more Catholic but things still seem to hold true with JV's grand daughter being RC. Religious preference, in my mind, is often passed down through the mother.
Check out 1850 Census for NYC, Ward 6: John & Elizabeth Hoff with sons Henry (b. 1848 NY) and John (b. 1849 NY. Birth dates for John, Sr and Elizabeth are off by 3 years but still a possibility.
Do you know what the "V" stands for? Possibly a clue.
Do you know this JV Haaf ? b. 12-31-1938, d. 9-15-1992 MN.
(see Ancestry SSI index).
I have some info on Haaf immigration dates into the US. This John, AKA Johann, doesn't seem to be on my info but my stuff may not be early enough.
A final note: a lot of Haafs presently live in Lancaster NY. Try picking up the phone, introduce yourself and cousin Laura and see what happens. Some of the most fun of genealogy, in my experience.
Good luck. James (not Sally) Haaf
Yea, I've been doing some searching and came up with the same info that you have. The switch between Hoff and Haaf is certainly understandable.
If all the John Hoff families are one-and-the-same, Elizabeth had 10 children (assuming John V is one of them). Still possible due to early deaths and the dates of all 10 children do seem to line-up. I tried Ancestry.com with the names of the children and came-up with nil which is, again, understandable with the girls and might suggest early deaths of the boys (Valentine and Phillip, 1860, Lancaster).
1870 Census (Marilla) lists John Hoff from Baden, Elizabeth from Bayern, presently Bavaria. My guess: they probably met and married in the USA. My earlier message was incorrect when I stated that most in Baden were Catholic. I meant to say that Bavaria tended to be more Catholic but things still seem to hold true with JV's grand daughter being RC. Religious preference, in my mind, is often passed down through the mother.
Check out 1850 Census for NYC, Ward 6: John & Elizabeth Hoff with sons Henry (b. 1848 NY) and John (b. 1849 NY. Birth dates for John, Sr and Elizabeth are off by 3 years but still a possibility.
Do you know what the "V" stands for? Possibly a clue.
Do you know this JV Haaf ? b. 12-31-1938, d. 9-15-1992 MN.
(see Ancestry SSI index).
I have some info on Haaf immigration dates into the US. This John, AKA Johann, doesn't seem to be on my info but my stuff may not be early enough.
A final note: a lot of Haafs presently live in Lancaster NY. Try picking up the phone, introduce yourself and cousin Laura and see what happens. Some of the most fun of genealogy, in my experience.
Good luck. James (not Sally) Haaf