Dorothy Mae Hoffman1

b. 7 May 1917, d. 30 May 1973
FatherWilliam Hoffman1 b. 21 Sep 1875, d. 18 Apr 1939
MotherEdna Mae Highgate1 b. 29 Aug 1885, d. 6 Jan 1947
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Dorothy Mae Hoffman was born on 7 May 1917 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2,1 She was the daughter of William Hoffman and Edna Mae Highgate.1 She married Eugene K. Wilson on 12 October 1940 in Trinity United Methodist Church, Oil City.1 She died on 30 May 1973 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, at age 56.1,2 She was buried in Elm Ridge Mausoleum, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.2
     According to the obituary, Dorothy Mae Hoffman was survived by five grandchildren.1

Family

Eugene K. Wilson
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Dorothy Wilson obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) June 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S973] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Dorothy H. Wilson, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 May 2019), informant: Eugene K. Wilson, Muncie, IN [husband]; b. 7 May 1917, PA; father: William Hoffman; mother: Edna Mae Highgate; d. 30 May 1973, Muncie, Deleware Co., IN; bur: Elm Ridge Mausoleum, Muncie, IN; occ: Comptometer Operator, Westinghouse Electronics.
  3. [S114] Marjorie Nyhus, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 317-46-6736. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Eugene K. Wilson1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Eugene K. Wilson married Dorothy Mae Hoffman, daughter of William Hoffman and Edna Mae Highgate, on 12 October 1940 in Trinity United Methodist Church, Oil City.1

Family

Dorothy Mae Hoffman b. 7 May 1917, d. 30 May 1973
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Dorothy Wilson obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) June 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S114] Marjorie Nyhus, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 317-46-6736. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Barbara Wilson1

FatherEugene K. Wilson1
MotherDorothy Mae Hoffman1 b. 7 May 1917, d. 30 May 1973
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Barbara Wilson is the daughter of Eugene K. Wilson and Dorothy Mae Hoffman.1 She married John Robinson.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Dorothy Wilson obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) June 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

John Robinson1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     John Robinson married Barbara Wilson, daughter of Eugene K. Wilson and Dorothy Mae Hoffman.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Dorothy Wilson obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) June 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Marjorie Wilson1

b. 30 August 1944, d. May 1971
FatherEugene K. Wilson1
MotherDorothy Mae Hoffman1 b. 7 May 1917, d. 30 May 1973
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Marjorie Wilson was born on 30 August 1944.1 She was the daughter of Eugene K. Wilson and Dorothy Mae Hoffman.1 She married (?) Nyhus.2 She died in May 1971 in Indiana at age 26.1

Family

(?) Nyhus

Citations

  1. [S114] Marjorie Nyhus, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 317-46-6736. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  2. [S8] Dorothy Wilson obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) June 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

(?) Nyhus1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     (?) Nyhus married Marjorie Wilson, daughter of Eugene K. Wilson and Dorothy Mae Hoffman.1

Family

Marjorie Wilson b. 30 Aug 1944, d. May 1971

Citations

  1. [S8] Dorothy Wilson obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) June 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

William R. Wilson1

FatherEugene K. Wilson1
MotherDorothy Mae Hoffman1 b. 7 May 1917, d. 30 May 1973
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     William R. Wilson is the son of Eugene K. Wilson and Dorothy Mae Hoffman.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Dorothy Wilson obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) June 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Miles Eisenman1

b. 10 May 1840, d. 7 May 1906
     Miles Eisenman was born on 10 May 1840 in Fryburg, Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.2 He married Elizabeth Albaugh.1 He died on 7 May 1906 in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 65.2 He was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Oil City, Venango County.2

Family

Elizabeth Albaugh b. 12 Feb 1849, d. 27 Sep 1937
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Emma R. Hoffman obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) Apr. 1950, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 18 July 2014), imaged certificate for Miles Eisenman, File Number 45883 (filed 11 May 1906), (informant: John Eisenman, Cornplanter, PA); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.

Elizabeth Albaugh1

b. 12 February 1849, d. 27 September 1937
     Elizabeth Albaugh was born on 12 February 1849 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.2 She married Miles Eisenman.1 She died on 27 September 1937 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 88.2

Family

Miles Eisenman b. 10 May 1840, d. 7 May 1906
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Emma R. Hoffman obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) Apr. 1950, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 18 July 2014), imaged certificate for Elizabeth Eisenman, File Number 89973 (filed 1 Oct 1937), (informant: E.A. Eisenman, Oil City, PA); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA.

John Ray1

     John Ray married Florence Lyons.1

Family

Florence Lyons
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] William K. Ray obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 19 May 1933, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Florence Lyons1

     Florence Lyons married John Ray.1

Family

John Ray
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] William K. Ray obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 19 May 1933, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

William Arnold Ray1

b. 13 June 1902, d. 29 September 1990
FatherWilliam Kingsley Ray1 b. 22 Jan 1862, d. 18 May 1933
MotherLouise Hoffman1 b. 5 Sep 1873, d. 8 Jan 1954
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     William Arnold Ray was born on 13 June 1902 in Bredinsburg, Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2 He was the son of William Kingsley Ray and Louise Hoffman.1 He married Pearl Leona Brockway on 21 June 1931.3 He died on 29 September 1990 in Seneca, Cranberry Township, at age 88.1 He was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township.1
     William Arnold Ray and Pearl Leona Ray had no children.3

Family

Pearl Leona Brockway b. 2 Dec 1907, d. 29 Jul 1974

Citations

  1. [S8] William A. Ray obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 1 Oct. 1990, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] William A. Ray obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 1 Oct. 1990, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, (Mr. Ray's obituary states that he was born in 1901; however, Mr. Ray told me in a telephone interview in 1979 that he was born in 1902.). Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Pearl Ray obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 30 Jul 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Pearl Leona Brockway1

b. 2 December 1907, d. 29 July 1974
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Pearl Leona Brockway was born on 2 December 1907.1 She married William Arnold Ray, son of William Kingsley Ray and Louise Hoffman, on 21 June 1931.1 She died on 29 July 1974 at age 66.1
     Pearl Leona Ray and William Arnold Ray had no children.1

Family

William Arnold Ray b. 13 Jun 1902, d. 29 Sep 1990

Citations

  1. [S8] Pearl Ray obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 30 Jul 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Henry John Ray1

b. 10 April 1912, d. 1 February 1925
FatherWilliam Kingsley Ray1 b. 22 Jan 1862, d. 18 May 1933
MotherLouise Hoffman1 b. 5 Sep 1873, d. 8 Jan 1954
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Henry John Ray was born on 10 April 1912 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of William Kingsley Ray and Louise Hoffman.1 He died on 1 February 1925 in Oil City at age 12.1 He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City.1
     Henry John Ray died as a result of injuries he received when he was stuck by a train while gathering coal along the railroad tracks at Clapp Farm.1

Citations

  1. [S769] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Emma Ray McFarland Knox (Seneca, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979 telephone conversation.

Hazel Caroline Ray1

b. 11 November 1906, d. July 1982
FatherWilliam Kingsley Ray1 b. 22 Jan 1862, d. 18 May 1933
MotherLouise Hoffman1 b. 5 Sep 1873, d. 8 Jan 1954
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Hazel Caroline Ray was born on 11 November 1906 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of William Kingsley Ray and Louise Hoffman.1 She married Charles W. Busch on 2 September 1924 in Oil City.2 She died in July 1982 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.1 She was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.1
     Hazel Caroline Ray was employed by the Steere Dairy and the Busch Food Store in Meadville.1

Family

Charles W. Busch b. 12 Sep 1901, d. 19 Jan 1986
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Hazel Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) July 1982, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Busch's 50th Wedding Anniversary Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Aug 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Charles W. Busch1

b. 12 September 1901, d. 19 January 1986
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Charles W. Busch was born on 12 September 1901 in Starr, Forest County, Pennsylvania.1 He married Hazel Caroline Ray, daughter of William Kingsley Ray and Louise Hoffman, on 2 September 1924 in Oil City.2 He died on 19 January 1986 in Syracuse, New York, at age 84.1 He was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township, Venango County.1
     Charles W. Busch was co-owner of the Purity Milk Company in Oil City. He was later associated with the Steere Dairy in Meadville.1

Family

Hazel Caroline Ray b. 11 Nov 1906, d. Jul 1982
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles W. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 20 Jan. 1986, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Busch's 50th Wedding Anniversary Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Aug 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S8] Hazel Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) July 1982, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Charles L. Busch1

b. 3 January 1926, d. 13 April 1985
FatherCharles W. Busch1 b. 12 Sep 1901, d. 19 Jan 1986
MotherHazel Caroline Ray1 b. 11 Nov 1906, d. Jul 1982
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Charles L. Busch was born on 3 January 1926 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Charles W. Busch and Hazel Caroline Ray.1 He married Emma Jane Davis.2 He and Emma Jane Busch were divorced.1 He married Elaine A. Anderson.1 He died on 13 April 1985 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 59.1 He was buried in Greendale Cemetery, West Mead Township, Crawford County.1
     Charles L. Busch and Emma Jane Busch owned and operated the Steere Dairy in Meadville from 1952 to 1979.1

Family 1

Emma Jane Davis b. 26 May 1928, d. 15 Apr 2003
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Emma Busch Leberman obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 16 Apr. 2003, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Emma Jane Davis1

b. 26 May 1928, d. 15 April 2003
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Emma Jane Davis was born on 26 May 1928 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Charles L. Busch, son of Charles W. Busch and Hazel Caroline Ray.1 She and Charles L. Busch were divorced.2 She died on 15 April 2003 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 74.1 She was buried in Greendale Cemetery, West Mead Township, Crawford County.1
     Emma Jane Busch and Charles L. Busch owned and operated the Steere Dairy in Meadville from 1952 to 1979.2

Family

Charles L. Busch b. 3 Jan 1926, d. 13 Apr 1985
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Emma Busch Leberman obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 16 Apr. 2003, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Elaine A. Anderson1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Elaine A. Anderson married Charles L. Busch, son of Charles W. Busch and Hazel Caroline Ray.1

Family

Charles L. Busch b. 3 Jan 1926, d. 13 Apr 1985

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Marsha J. Busch1

FatherCharles L. Busch1 b. 3 Jan 1926, d. 13 Apr 1985
MotherEmma Jane Davis1 b. 26 May 1928, d. 15 Apr 2003
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Marsha J. Busch is the daughter of Charles L. Busch and Emma Jane Davis.1 She married Charles Manning.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Emma Busch Leberman obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 16 Apr. 2003, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Charles Manning1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Charles Manning married Marsha J. Busch, daughter of Charles L. Busch and Emma Jane Davis.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Emma Busch Leberman obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 16 Apr. 2003, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Marlie Jane Manning1

FatherCharles Manning1
MotherMarsha J. Busch1
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Marlie Jane Manning is the daughter of Charles Manning and Marsha J. Busch.1 She married Daniel Joseph Weaver on 29 September 2018.2

Citations

  1. [S8] Emma Busch Leberman obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 16 Apr. 2003, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S1529] Marlie Manning, "Speaking of Family... Marlie Manning," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 31 Oct 2019.

Daniel C. Busch1

FatherCharles L. Busch1 b. 3 Jan 1926, d. 13 Apr 1985
MotherEmma Jane Davis1 b. 26 May 1928, d. 15 Apr 2003
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Daniel C. Busch is the son of Charles L. Busch and Emma Jane Davis.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles L. Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 15 Apr. 1985, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Elmer R. Busch1

FatherCharles W. Busch1 b. 12 Sep 1901, d. 19 Jan 1986
MotherHazel Caroline Ray1 b. 11 Nov 1906, d. Jul 1982
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Elmer R. Busch is the son of Charles W. Busch and Hazel Caroline Ray.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Hazel Busch obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, (unknown date) July 1982, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Betty Busch1

d. 1970
FatherCharles W. Busch1 b. 12 Sep 1901, d. 19 Jan 1986
MotherHazel Caroline Ray1 b. 11 Nov 1906, d. Jul 1982
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Betty Busch was the daughter of Charles W. Busch and Hazel Caroline Ray.1 She married Robert J. Hill.2 She died in 1970.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Busch's 50th Wedding Anniversary Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Aug 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Paden-Dechant Wedding Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Jul 1980, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Robert J. Hill1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Robert J. Hill married Betty Busch, daughter of Charles W. Busch and Hazel Caroline Ray.1

Family

Betty Busch d. 1970
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Paden-Dechant Wedding Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Jul 1980, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  2. [S8] Busch's 50th Wedding Anniversary Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Aug 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Susan Louise Hill1

FatherRobert J. Hill1
MotherBetty Busch1 d. 1970
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Susan Louise Hill is the daughter of Robert J. Hill and Betty Busch.1 She married (?) Paden.1 She married Thomas Joseph Dechant on 19 July 1980 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1

Family 1

(?) Paden

Citations

  1. [S8] Paden-Dechant Wedding Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Jul 1980, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

(?) Paden1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     (?) Paden married Susan Louise Hill, daughter of Robert J. Hill and Betty Busch.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Paden-Dechant Wedding Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Jul 1980, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Thomas Joseph Dechant1

ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Thomas Joseph Dechant married Susan Louise Hill, daughter of Robert J. Hill and Betty Busch, on 19 July 1980 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Paden-Dechant Wedding Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Jul 1980, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Donald Hill1

d. 1957
FatherRobert J. Hill1
MotherBetty Busch1 d. 1970
ChartsDescendants of Louis Charles Hoffman
     Donald Hill was the son of Robert J. Hill and Betty Busch.1 He died in 1957.1

Citations

  1. [S8] Busch's 50th Wedding Anniversary Announcement, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 28 Aug 1974, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.