Dear Hoffpauirs, I have some information on a Hoffpauir branch that I think is barely mentioned in the 3 existing Hoffpauir genealogies. I'd like to contribute what I have compiled, and ask for additions and corrections. DESCENDANTS OF FRANCIS (FRANCOIS) HOFFPAUIR AND MELISSA HOFFPAUIR Francis (or Francois) Hoffpauir was the son of Manoah Hoffpauir, who was the son of Manoah Francois Hoffpauir, who was the son of Thomas Hoffpauir, the immigrant. [Hope this is correct] Francis Hoffpauir was born 17 March 1855 in Bayou Queue de Tortue, Louisiana, and died 11 August 1943. [where?] He married Melissa Hoffpauir in September 1876 at Indian Bayou. [do the church records give a day?] She was the daughter of Nathan Hoffpauir and Lucinda Spell. Children: 1. Nelson F. Hoffpauir, born July 1877, Ward 3, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Died before 11 August 1944. Said to be buried in "Redlands Cemetery, Yucaipa County, California." [This can't be correct. Redlands and Yucaipa are both cities in San Bernardino County, Calif.; there is no such county as Yucaipa. I suspect he is buried in some cemetery in the town of Yucaipa.] He married Bonnie L. Andrus on 19 August 1900 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. notes: I was told that he was a Methodist "preacher" and was married twice; first wife unknown, Bonnie was second wife, but I'm not sure this makes sense considering his age in 1900. He was said to have had a son Hamilton Hoffpauir who died in 1995 in San Pedro, Calif.; I could not find Hamilton in the SSDI but he may have been going by his middle name. There was supposedly also a daughter named "Eris." 2. Laura Emma Hoffpauir, born January 1879, Louisiana. All I have on her is her listing in the 1900 census with parents and siblings. She may be the "Emma" I was told about who married a BURKE, and had a daughter named Mary Temple who never had any children. I don't know where this family lived. 3. Manoah Arnon Hoffpauir, born 21 July 1882 in Louisiana, died January 1970 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. [birth date is from the 1900 census, death date is from the SSDI; I matched him on the birthdate. No other information, but if anyone has access to El Paso newspapers and could find an obituary for him, and could post it to this list, we might be able to track descendants.] 4. Alex Marvin Hoffpauir, born 23 February 1884, Louisiana; died October 1863, Louisiana. I don't recall where I got this information and have nothing further, except that he seems to have gone by "Marvin." 5. Mineola Hoffpauir, born June 1886, Louisiana. [date from 1900 census] No further information except that she was called "Minnie," and may have had a daughter named Margie who was raised by Minnie's sister Ruth, no. 9 below. 6. Elsie Irene Hoffpauir, born January 1888, Louisiana. [date from 1900 census] No further info except that she went by Irene. 7. Ethel I. Hoffpauir, born July 1889, Louisiana. [date from 1900 census] No further info. 8. Samuel Rufus Hoffpauir, born 29 October 1891, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Died 15 May 1981 in Carmichael, Sacramento County, Calif. Married Gertrude Marie DAMKIER on 1 September 1912 [probably in Fresno, Calif.]. He hated his first and middle names and used either his initials only ("S.R.") formally, or informally went by "Roy Hoffpauir." Further details about his children and grandchildren in another post. 9. Susan Ruth Hoffpauir (twin to Samuel Rufus), born 29 October 1891, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. She married Albert GEORGE on 1 November 1912 [where?], and died September 1985 in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. [death date and place from SSDI] She went by "Ruth" and I believe her husband was a Methodist minister. She wrote a book of religious and inspirational poems entitled "Walking on the Glory Road" which I used to have a copy of, but gave away to another Hoffpauir descendant. Her children were Don George, Susan, and Margaret. Don George apparently still lives in Hattiesburg, Miss. I don't know if he has ever attended a Hoffpauir reunion or not. 10. Lucinda Beulah [or Beulah Lucinda?] Hoffpauir, born 13 August 1893, Louisiana; died April 1980, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. [death date from SSDI] She married Claudius Herman MAYO on 7 October 1914 [where?]. She went by the nickname "Dolly." Children of Dolly Hoffpauir and C. H. Mayo: Emmalissa Mayo, married John McFillen Minnie Ruth Mayo, married Luther Sayes Claudius Mayo, born 25 October 1915; died 25 June 1994, Lake Charles, LA Herman Mayo, died before 1988 Helen Mayo, married Elvin DAIGLE Seaman Mayo [no information] Helen (Mayo) Daigle lives (or used to live) in Palo Alto, California. I met her many years ago and know that she has a daughter. I've heard that she visits Louisiana fairly frequently and calls it "home" so she may have attended Hoffpauir reunions. Additional information on Francis and Melissa Hoffpauir's family: I was told that in 1897 they moved to the vicinity of Shreveport. They spoke French in the home and first learned English in school. At some point they moved to California for a while; Ruth Hoffpauir's poems speak of attending high school in California and being homesick for Louisiana. I believe Francis and Melissa returned to Louisiana before Ruth finished high school, but S.R. "Roy" Hoffpauir and probably Nelson (and possibly others) remained and settled in California or elsewhere. If anybody has any information to supplement this, I'd be curious to know. The 1900 census enumeration I have referred to can be found in Bossier Parish, Ward 5, Supv. District 4, Enumeration District 22, Page nos. 191 A-B, Dwelling/Family no. 55. The date of enumeration was 8 June 1900. Francis Hoffpauir was a farmer, owned his home or farm free of mortgage, and he and Melissa had been married 23 years. All of the children from Nelson to Ethel had been at school that year, except for Alex M., who was listed as a farm laborer. Everyone in the family could read, write, and speak English except the 3 youngest children, who weren't listed as being in school. Nelson, the oldest at 22, had been at school for 9 months that year, longer than any of his siblings, so I wonder if he was in college. Manoah A. at 17 had been to school only 3 months that year, and probably was working the farm the rest of the year. The rest of the school-age children had been at school for 6 months. If any subscriber to this list is a descendant of this family, please help me to fill in the many remaining blanks. Barbara Hill <bhill@uclink4.berkeley.edu>