Individual Details
James Gaston Ivy Hoffpauir (Rev.)
(Dec 1857 - 6 Dec 1924)
"In January, 1886, J. Ivy Hoffpauir, younger brother of Abel Hoffpauir, was appointed to Jennings and Kimball's Chapel. Nothing is said of his ministry in the minutes, although we know that he returned to Indian Bayou in 1912 and later became a presiding elder"...........src: Our Roots Are Deep (IB Methodist Church)
"Rev. Ivy Hoffpauir was preacher at the IB Methodist Church for two four year terms. He was presiding Elder at one time, one of the best Evangelists of his time, and held revival meetings throughout the state.".......Will Hoffpauir
Ivy Hoffpauir was born in 1858 before the civil war began. He was educated in theology school and was ordained as a Methodist minister. He spent the first fifteen years preaching in various cities across Louisiana. In 1893, he settled in Vermilion Parish to raise a family of three sons and two daughters. There he inherited land, bought land, and held the ministry at Indian Bayou Methodist Church until his retirement. He passed away at the age of 66.
Article written on IVY HOFFPAUIR by great-grandson, Wynn Hoffpauir in "History of Vermilion Parish".
"Rev. Ivy Hoffpauir was preacher at the IB Methodist Church for two four year terms. He was presiding Elder at one time, one of the best Evangelists of his time, and held revival meetings throughout the state.".......Will Hoffpauir
Ivy Hoffpauir was born in 1858 before the civil war began. He was educated in theology school and was ordained as a Methodist minister. He spent the first fifteen years preaching in various cities across Louisiana. In 1893, he settled in Vermilion Parish to raise a family of three sons and two daughters. There he inherited land, bought land, and held the ministry at Indian Bayou Methodist Church until his retirement. He passed away at the age of 66.
Article written on IVY HOFFPAUIR by great-grandson, Wynn Hoffpauir in "History of Vermilion Parish".
Events
| Birth | Dec 1857 |  | |||
| Marriage | Bet 1873 and 1876 | Julia Ann Spell | | ||
| Death | 6 Dec 1924 | Vermilion Parish, LA | |
Families
| Spouse | Julia Ann Spell (1858 - 1929) |
| Child | Eliza Ernestine Hoffpauir (1876 - 1960) |
| Child | Ellis Aaron Hoffpauir (1882 - 1951) |
| Child | Alice Irene Hoffpauir (1882 - ) |
| Child | Isaac Sweeny Hoffpauir (1885 - 1978) |
| Child | James Ivy Hoffpauir (1897 - 1968) |
| Father | Isaac Hoffpauir (1820 - 1892) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Eliza" Perry (1822 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Melissa Hoffpauir (1839 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Melina Hoffpauir (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Howard Hoffpauir (1841 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Abel Hoffpauir (Rev.) (1843 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Eglantine Hoffpauir (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | Esaphanie Hoffpauir (1852 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Laura Hoffpauir (1861 - 1885) |
Endnotes
1. Transcribed by L. Harvey Adams, 1860 census of Vermilion Parish (USGENWEB, LA).
2. Transcribed by L. Harvey Adams, 1870 census of Vermilion Parish (USGENWEB, LA).
3. Transcribed by L. Harvey Adams, 1880 census of Vermilion Parish (USGENWEB, LA).
4. 1900 Census soundex roll 56.
5. Everett Campbell, Descendants of Benager Spell & Dorethea Foreman.
6. Catherine Hoffpauir Nesbitt.