He was born on 1 April 1839, (8, 9; 3 (23 in 1861), 6 [27 in 1870], 7 [41 in 1880], 8 [61 in 1900], 9 [70 yrs 3 ms - dys at death]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 6, 7, 8, 9). He was born to Joseph Adam Hoffman and Eliza Hoofman (9).
When he was enlisted, he was a boat builder (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, hazel eyes, and light hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 2 September 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr (3). He was a private in company A (1, 10).
He was discharged on 14 August 1862 (1, 3) or 15 August 1862 (2) on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3). He was a private in company A (1, 2, 10).
He also served in company I of the 198th Pennsylvania Infantry (4, 5).
In 1868/69, he married Christianna [unknown family name] (8). In 1900, she had had five children, three of whom were still alive (8).
In 1870, he was living in the 25th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was working at boat building (6). He was living with his wife Christine (6).
On 26 January 1880 he applied successfully for a pension (4).
In 1880, he was living at 4136 Paul Street, in the 23rd ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was a dyer (7). He was living with his wife Christiana, and children A Joseph, William, A Rose, and Margaret (7).
In 1900, he was living at 1625 Womrath Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was a combmaker (8). He was living with his wife Christianna and five other family members (8).
He applied again for a pension on 21 February 1907 (4).
He died at 3.15 PM on 1 July 1909, of paresis (duration 12 months) (9). He died at his residence, 1625 Womrath Street, ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9). He was a comb maker (9). He was buried on 6 July 1909, at North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9).
On 6 [?] July 1909 [?], Christianna Hoffman, his widow, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Joseph Hoffman)
2 register of men discharged, co.A (Joseph Hoffman)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 26 (Joseph Hoffman)
4 pension index, by regiment (Joseph Hoffman)
5 pension index, by name (Joseph Hoffman)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 25th ward, 82nd district (post office Bridesburg PA), microfilm series M593, film 1412, page 39 = 78 [?] handwritten (Joseph Hoffman)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 23rd ward, 19th division, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 478, microfilm series T9, film 1182, page 242 = 10B handwritten (Joseph Hoffman)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 517, microfilm series T623, film 1464, page 162 = 11 B handwritten (Joseph Hoffman)
9 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 July 1909, #15371 (Joseph Adam Hoffman)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Joseph Hoffman)
| line | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling-house number | 557 | |
| Family number | 608 | |
| Name | Hoffman Joseph | - Christine |
| Age | 27 | 20 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | W | W |
| Occupation | works at Boat building | Keeping house |
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | ||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | |
| Birth month if born within year | ||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||
| Attended school past year | ||
| Can't read | ||
| Can't write | 1 | 1 |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| street name | Paul St | |||||
| house number | 4136 | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 99 | |||||
| family visit # | 99 | |||||
| name | Hoffman Joseph | - Christiana | - A. Joseph | - Wm | - A Rose | - Margt |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| age | 41 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
| month born if born in year | 9/12 | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | " | Daughter | " | |
| single | ||||||
| married | 1 | [blank] [sic] | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Dyer | Keeping House | ||||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | 1 | |||||
| can't write | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Penna | " | " | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | Prussia | Penna | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | Prussia | Penna | " | " | " |
| line | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 |
| street | Womrath Street | ||||||
| house number | 1625 | ||||||
| dwelling number | 231 | ||||||
| family number | 233 | ||||||
| name | Hoffman Joseph | Hoffman Christianna | Hoffman William | Hoffman Margaret | Hoffman Ester | Hoffman Borden | Hoffman Joseph |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter-in-law | GrandSon | GrandSon |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | M | M |
| birth date | Apr 1839 | Nov 1849 | Apr 1873 | Aug 1878 | Jan 1875 | Sept 1883 | May 1896 |
| age | 61 | 50 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| married? | M | M | M | S | M | S | S |
| # years married | 31 | 31 | 7 | S | 7 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 5 | 2 | |||||
| # of children living | 3 | 2 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||||
| # years in USA | |||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||
| occupation | Comb maker | Housekeeper | Comb maker | Dressmaker | Housekeeper | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| # months in school | |||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| owned/rented | R | ||||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||||
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from July 1st, 1908 to July 1st, 1909 that I last saw him alive on July 5th [sic] 1909 and that death occurred, on the date stated above at 3:15 P.M. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follow:
Chief, Paresis DURATION 12 Mos. - Days