Hello list, I have recently had correspondence from my aunt Margie in Amite, LA regarding her grandfather, Frank Hoffpauir. I had enquired of her whether or not her grandfather's family did indeed speak French in the home as was reported to me. Marjorie Mae Griffin Young is the youngest daughter of Mineola Hoffpauir and Daniel Griffin. Mineola was the daughter of Frank and Malissa Hoffpauir. She was acquainted with her grandfather. This is what she says on the subject: "He spoke some broken German and French, but did not know but a few phrases and introductory words - like "How are you?" Mother, Aunt Ruth, Aunt Dolly and the others picked up on the "Cajun" dialect some--but not in great detail. Grandpa seemed prouder of his German connection - since his grandfather went from Germany to France, married French girls and then to the US and South LA. " Later in her letter, she tells me that her Aunt Ruth (whom she also calls 'mother' since Ruth raised her after Mineola died) said the Hoffpauir name was spelled Hoffbauer in Germany and the spelling was changed in France. She promises to send me further information on the Hoffpauirs in Calcasieu Parish when her hand heals and she can write easier. Best regards and Happy New Year to all, Sharon Dulcich