Individual Details

Ford Hoffpauir

(10 Oct 1834 - 18 Jun 1895)

1860 Census: Ford Hoffpauir, 24, Planter with $600 Real Estate; Thelitha, 24; Nathan, 4; Evina (or maybe Lemia), 2.
1880 Census: Ford Hoffpauir, 44, Planter with $1600 Real Estate and $200 personal estate; Felbitha, 44; Adam, 15; John, 12; Joseph, 6;Alexander, 5; Elizabeth Stutts (mother-in-law); Margaret Perry (orphan), 12.
A biographical sketch by Perrin, 1891:
"Mr. Hoffpauir has devoted his whole life to planting. His plantation in Lafayette Parish, located 12 miles west of Lafayette, consists of 480 acres of land, 100 of which are cultivated, the principal products being corn, cotton, and rice. In local affairs, Mr. Hoffpauir has always taken an active interest as a leader. He has for a number of years served as Justice of the Peace, and is at present police juror from the 2nd Ward of Lafayette Parish. During the Civil War, he served in the State militia, from 1862 until its close.
He was married, at the age of 21 to Miss Stuts, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Foreman) Stuts. This union has been blessed with 5 sons and 4 daughters, viz:
Nathan O. (deceased); Lemia (deceased); Elizabeth (deceased); Mathilda (deceased); Adams F. ; John R. ; Joseph E. ;
James A. ; Clara J. (deceased).
Mr. Hoffpauir and family are members of the M. E. Church South.
Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 232. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company.

Events

Birth10 Oct 1834
Marriage1855Tilletha Stutes
Death18 Jun 1895

Families

SpouseTilletha Stutes (1839 - )
ChildNathan O. Hoffpauir (1856 - 1891)
ChildEvina Hoffpauir (1858 - )
ChildLemia Hoffpauir (1858 - 1891)
ChildElizabeth Hoffpauir (1859 - 1891)
ChildMatilda Hoffpauir (1860 - 1891)
ChildAdam Ford Hoffpauir (1864 - )
ChildJohn R. Hoffpauir (1867 - 1929)
ChildJoseph Edward Hoffpauir (1873 - 1964)
ChildClara J. Hoffpauir (1874 - )
FatherNathan Hoffpauir (1813 - 1888)
MotherLucinda Spell (1814 - 1883)
SiblingSally Ann Hoffpauir (1836 - )
SiblingElijah Hoffpauir (1838 - 1907)
SiblingAlexander Murl Hoffpauir (1840 - 1921)
SiblingEllen Hoffpauir (1842 - 1921)
SiblingEileen Hoffpauir (1844 - 1888)
SiblingThompson Hoffpauir (1845 - 1925)
SiblingSuzanne Hoffpauir (1846 - )
SiblingJames N. Hoffpauir (1847 - 1870)
SiblingWilliam Silas Hoffpauir (1851 - 1907)
SiblingBolden Hoffpauir (1853 - 1938)
SiblingZerelda Hoffpauir (1856 - )
SiblingStarkus Hoffpauir (1858 - 1918)
SiblingMalissa Hoffpauir (1858 - 1928)
SiblingPhineas Hoffpauir (1861 - )
SiblingAmelia Hoffpauir (1865 - )

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