Seth Hofius and Margaret McGowan

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Husband Seth Hofius ¹

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           Born: May 1829 - Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Hofius (1806-1890) 1 2
         Mother: Martha Elizabeth Dugan (      -1841) 1 2

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       Marriage: 1867 1

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Maxwell (      -1862) 1 - 1850 1

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Wife Margaret McGowan ¹

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1 M Walter Hofius ¹

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2 M Charley Hofius ¹

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3 F Blanch Hofius ¹

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4 M Seth Hofius ¹

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5 M James Hofius ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Seth Hofius

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He was reared and educated , in Hickory Town­ship, Mercer County, PA. In 1846 he entered the employ of Himrod & Vincent, subsequently working at the different furnaces located in Clarion and Venango Counties, PA, Youngstown, OH, and West Mid­dlesex, PA. In 1858 he removed to Mineral Ridge and took charge of the works at that place for James Wood & Warner. He subsequently was engaged as superintendent for James Wood, Sons & Co., of Wheatland. He also had charge of the Mount Hickory Iron Co. works at Sharpsville. He then removed to Buffalo, NY, and took charge of the Buffalo Iron & Nail Co.'s works. In 1882 he located in Ohio, and engaged in farming, where his family now re­sides. In 1886 he was placed in charge of the Spearman Iron Furnace at Sharpsville. [HMC 1888, 841]

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret McGowan

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of Campfield, OH

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 841.

2 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 2.