This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/205 Message Board Post: I found Justis Hoefert in the1900 Federal Census in Humboldt Township listed as hotel keeper,According to what I have this Johanna Hoefert Matthies(William) `s brother.Does any one have any data on him and his family. According to what I have his parents were Carl and Hannah Fink Hoefert.living in Hartford Township in 1880 Federal Census. Here is census data that I have on Carl and Hannah fink Hoeferet; 1900 Federal Census,Humboldt Township,Minnehaha County,South Dakota,ED 253,June 1900 by Frank J. Hunisele pg 10 79--80 Hoefert Carl,head,born March 1831,age 69,married 34 years,born Germany,emigration 1866,farmer Johanna,wife,born October 1845,age 54,married 34 years,11 children,10 living,born Germany Louis,son,born january 1883,age 17,born South Dakota,farm laborer Caroline,daughter,born July 1887,age 12,born South Dakota 1880 Federal Census,Hartford Township,Minnehaha County,South Dakota,ED 24,June 28,1930 by Henry L. Moon pg 30 279---291 Hoefert Carl,age 42,farmer born Germany Hannah,age 38,2,wife,keeping house, born Germany Charlie,age 18,born Iowa or Germany August,age 12,at school,born Iowa John,age 10,at school,born Iowa Justis, age 8,at school born Iowa Ida,age 4,daughter,born Iowa Johanna,age 2,daughter, born Iowa Please e-mail me at my e-mail address [email protected] Karen Muchow