Re: Hof (one "f")
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Re: Hof (one "f")
10/25/98
Janet, I assume that Tom Hof was born Catholic.Although he seems to have disappeared in the 1870s (family lore has it he returned to a previously established family in Germany), his "widow" and children were definitely Catholic.
Family lore also has it that he was from Stuttgart or the vicinity thereof."Wurtemberg" is all it says on the 1860 census.All we know for sure is that when he hit New York City in 1852 he stopped.I presume he was a city person.
Family lore also has it that he was from Stuttgart or the vicinity thereof."Wurtemberg" is all it says on the 1860 census.All we know for sure is that when he hit New York City in 1852 he stopped.I presume he was a city person.When I was a young lieutenant in Vietnam in 1970 I tripped over the only other officer in the whole U.S. Army named Hof.His first name was Herman and he said his family was from the Frankfurt vicinity.I also knew a Hof in my home town who was from Alsace.I think it's a common enough Germanic name not to be pinned down to a particular locale.According to the Amsterdam phone directory, there are lots of Dutch Hofs.I would imagine there are plenty in Austria and Switzerland as well.
When I was a young lieutenant in Vietnam in 1970 I tripped over the only other officer in the whole U.S. Army named Hof.His first name was Herman and he said his family was from the Frankfurt vicinity.I also knew a Hof in my home town who was from Alsace.I think it's a common enough Germanic name not to be pinned down to a particular locale.According to the Amsterdam phone directory, there are lots of Dutch Hofs.I would imagine there are plenty in Austria and Switzerland as well.I really appreciate your responses to my messages.Who needs the second f, anyway?
I really appreciate your responses to my messages.Who needs the second f, anyway?Fred