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/oEC.2ACE/209.212.210.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi James, I dont understand why you were given my message I dont have a phillip in my Hoffman line at least not as far as I know yet. Below is all I know and have on my line.. This is as far as back as I was able to get anyway until I hit that perverbiale brick wall: My GG-Grandfather was Peter Hoffman who was born in Jackson, Washington Co. Wisc. and as far as I know Peter and Katerina were his parents. At least that is what is listed on his marriage certificate. I have tried postings and also have looked through Census tapes for WI. within the time line of his birth but there were to many Peter Hoffman familys there with wives names the same but with differnt children for me to completely be able to verify my line. Here is all I have at this time: Descendants of Peter Hoffman Generation No. 1 1. PETER1 HOFFMAN was born Bet. 1818 - 1819 in Bavaria. He married KATERINA ( CATHERINA) SMITH. She was born Bet. 1823 - 1824 in Bavaria. Child of PETER HOFFMAN and KATERINA SMITH is: i. PETER2 HOFFMAN, b. October 12, 1848, Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin; d. December 27, 1923, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota; m. CHRISTINNA WILAMINA SOPHIA KRUSE, March 16, 1881, Freeport, Illoniose; b. December 29, 1859, Freeport, Stephenson County, Iloniose; d. May 07, 1934, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota. Fran