Individual Details

Anna Elizabeth Gideon

(3 Jun 1853 - 26 Jun 1946)

Anna Gideon was born on June 3, 1853 in Illinois. Her parents, Armstead and Lavina (Martin) Gideon, were natives of Ohio. The family consisted of three children, Anna, Alice and George. An un-named girl died in infancy. When Anna Gideon was about three years of age her parents moved to Iowa where they remained about six years when they removed to Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Anna Gideon married for her first husband Tom Hoffman the son of John C. and Mary Hoffman, pioneer residents of Ashley township. To this union were born ten children three of whom are living, viz.: Mary (Hoffman) Evans, of Sauk Centre, Minnesota; Naomi, of North Dakota; Effie (Hoffman) LaRue of Washington. Tom Hoffman died at Seattle, Washington, and Anna (Gideon) Hoffman married John Richardson at Sauk Centre in 1917. Marriage Record Book Y, Page 14199 John Richardson and Anna Hoffman Married at Sauk Centre, September 20, 1917 By: Jude M. C. Kelsey Witnesses: Hattie Doyle and Mrs.. H. T. Hansen Marriage Record Book D, Page 270 Thomas W. Hoffman and Anna E. Gideon Married at Sauk Centre, August 18, 1872 By: Rev. A. J. Pike Witnesses: C. O. Hoffman and Harriet C. Hoffman According to the Patton Schad Funeral Home Service, Anna E. (Gideon) (Hoffman) Richardson died at Fergus Falls, Otter County, Minnesota on 26 June 1946 and was buried at Sauk Centre on 28 June 1946. Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center at Fergus Falls, Minnesota indicated that Anna Richardson was admitted on February 28, 1946 at the age of 92 and died on June 26, 1946 at the age of 93 years, 23 days at Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The Sauk Centre Herald for June 27, 1946 records the death of Mrs. Anna Richardson, 93, mother of Mrs. Mae Evans. The Certificate of Death for Anna Richardson, however, really confirmed the identity of Anna Richardson. She was born on June 3, 1853 at Clinton, Illinois, the daughter of Armstead M. Gideon and Levina Martin. She died on June 26, 1946 at the age of 93 years, 23 days at Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls, Minnesota and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Her death certificate shows that she was a widow at the time of her death on June 26, 1946.

Events

Birth3 Jun 1853Clinton, De Witt Co, Ill
Marriage18 Aug 1872Sauk Centre, Stearns Co, Mn - Thomas W. Hoffman
Death26 Jun 1946Fergus Falls, Otter County, Mn
Burial28 Jun 1946Greenwood Cem, Sauk Centre, Mn Block 3 Lot 17

Families

SpouseThomas W. Hoffman (1853 - 1902)
FatherArmstead M. Gideon (1818 - 1874)
MotherLavina M. Martin (1814 - 1902)
SiblingAlice Marie Gideon (1849 - 1924)
SiblingGeorge W. Gideon ( - 1862)
SiblingGeorge W Gideon (1844 - 1862)
SiblingCharles Gideon (1850 - )