Individual Details
Lester Hofman
(Feb 23, 1919 - Jan 10, 2006)
Events
| Birth | Feb 23, 1919 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |  | ||
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| Occupation | dentist | ||||
| Census | 1920 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Death | Jan 10, 2006 | Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Burial | Jan, 2006 | Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States | | | |
| Enlistment | | ||||
| Soc Sec Claim Application | |
Families
| Father | Maurice Louis Hofman (1897 - 1992) |
| Mother | Florence Hodes (1897 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Edwin Stewart Hofman (1925 - 1949) |
Notes
Miscnote
His Hebrew name is Eliezer ben Mosche.Census
He was living at 3144 West Douglas Blvd. with his parents.Census
He was living with his parents and brother at 308 S. Springfield Ave. and attending school.Census
He was living with his aunt and uncle and cousins at 8134 Clyde St. He had completed four years of college. He had lived in the same place in 1935.Burial
The following is from Findagrave.com:Mr. Hofman was a well liked Memphis dentist. In Memphis history, the last stop Elvis Presley made before his untimely death, while accompanied by his girlfriend Ginger Alden shortly after midnight August 15th, was to Dr. Hofman's office to have his teeth cleaned and a filling. Lester and his wife Sterling were close friends of Elvis. Elvis gifted new cars to them as well as an organ that had been a fixture at Graceland. Dr Hofman is pictured at right with the organ.
Endnotes
1. Cook County Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1940", database, Familysearch.org, Lester Hofman, 23 Feb 1919; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 13783, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,308,883; GS Film Number: 1308883; Digital Folder Number: 004403123; Image Number: 00860 (accessed Aug 7 2017) [E-2266].
2. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Lester Hofman: Buried; Jan 2006; Baron Hirsch Cemetery; Memphis, TN (accessed Aug 7 2017) [E-2264].
3. 1920 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Lester Hoffman: Chicago Ward 12, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_320; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 675 (accessed Aug 3 2017) [E-2241].
4. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Lester Hoffman: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 459; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0964; Image: 806.0; FHL microfilm: 2340194 (accessed Aug 3 2017) [E-2242].
5. 1940 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Lester Hoffman: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_936; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 103-481 (accessed Aug 3 2017) [E-2244].
6. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index", online database, Ancestry.com, Lester Hofman: Death: Jan 10, 2006 (accessed Aug 7 2017) [E-2263].
7. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Lester Hofman: Buried; Jan 2006; Baron Hirsch Cemetery; Memphis, TN (accessed Aug 7 2017) [E-2264].
8. Findagrave, online database, (www.Findagrave.com), Lester Hofman: Buried; Jan 2006; Baron Hirsch Cemetery; Memphis, TN (accessed Aug 7 2017) [E-2264].
9. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Lester Hofman: Enlistment Date 1: Feb 23, 1920 (accessed Aug 7 2017) [E-2266].
10. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line] Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Lester Hofman; Death; Jan 10, 12006 (accessed Aug 7 2017) [E-2266].