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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [398-399]

           SIMON HOFFMAN, manager of the mercantile establishment of J. C.
        LIKEN & Co., at Bay Port, was born July 7, 1851, in Waterloo Co.,
        Ont., in the township of the same name.  He is the son of HENRY and
        CATHERINE (DIEBEL) HOFFMAN, and both his parents are living near
        Wilverton, Perth Co., Ont.
           MR. HOFFMAN acquired a common-school education, and when he was
        12 years old obtained a situation in a store at New Dundee, and
        served an apprenticeship of nearly three years, for which he
        received $200 and his board. He continued in the same employment
        two years after the expiration of his indenture. Afterward he went
        to a place called Baden, where he was similarly employed more than
        a year. In March, 1869, he came to Bay Port and engaged with J. W.
        SNELL, in whose interests he operated six months. His next employ-
        ment was as school-teacher, and he taught two terms at the same
        place, after which he became a salesman in the store of JOHN
        MUELLERWEISS at Sebewaing, with whom he remained three years. At
        the end of that time he engaged in the management of the SERT House
        at Sebewaing, going thence a little more than a year later to Bay
        City, where he embarked in a similar enterprise and managed the
        SHERMAN House about six months. Returning to Sebewaing he was
        appointed to the position of Deputy Sheriff and Marshal of the
        village, in which he officiated until he entered upon the duties of
        his present position in 1880.
           He was married Nov. 1, 1873, to ELIZA SERT.  She died May 14,
        1874, and he was again married May 4, 1877, to ELIZABETH SMITH.
        Two children have been born to them, as follows: GERTRUDE, June 27,
        1878, and CHARLES HENRY, Jan. 23, 1881.  MRS. HOFFMAN is the
        daughter of CHARLES and MINNIE SMITH, and was born June 22, 1859,
        in Herkimer Co., N.Y. Her mother was born Nov. 3, 1823, and lives
        in Bay City. Her father died April 29, 1883, in Bay City. Both her
        parents were born in Germany.
           MR. HOFFMAN is an adherent of the Republican party.  He is a
        Notary Public, and is present Postmaster at Bay Port.

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