Individual Details
Ernest Hoffman
(16 Nov 1868 - 5 Dec 1914)
Ernest Hoffman graduated from Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in 1890. He studied law under H. H. Keedy and J. Clarence Lane. Ernest was admitted to the bar in 1892 and appointed Justice of the Peace in 1901. In 1895 he ran as a Democrat for state attorney. He lost by 500 votes to Charles A. Wagaman. Ernest was a member of the A.F.&A.M. and the Order of Elks.
Events
| Birth | 16 Nov 1868 | Beaver Creek, Washington, MD | |||
| Death | 5 Dec 1914 |  |
Families
| Father | Joseph T. Hoffman (1838 - 1901) |
| Mother | Mary MCCAULEY (1836 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Charles W. Hoffman (1861 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Harry McCauley Hoffman (1862 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Edward Hoffman (1863 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Hoffman (1866 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Jela H. Hoffman (1872 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Nettie Hoffman (1870 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Mamie Hoffman (1875 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Clarence Hoffman Doctor (1876 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Worthington W. Hoffman (1881 - 1933) |
Endnotes
1. Long, Agnes Young:, Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and his Descendants, Volume 2, Chapter IX: Descendants of Sallie Newcomer, daughter of Henry and Barbara (Garver) Newcomer. (Probably completed in the early 1950s) (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) .