John Hoffman, born in Bavaria, Germany, on June 25, 1878, came to America in 1895. He lived in California and Iowa until 1906, then he came to the Bordulac area. On March 22, 1911, he married Blanche Beaty, the daughter of Amos R. and Annie Gill Beaty, Carrington. She was born in Iowa in 1884 and came to Carrington with her parents in 1888.
They had three children: Anna, George, and Herbert.
Mrs. Hoffman died in September 1932 and Mr. Hoffman in 1934. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 8B