Alexander Hoffart born Mannheim, Russia April 8 1889
Help! We are trying to find more information for Alexander Hoffart, married to Phillipine Scherr. His draft card says he arrived from Canada, but not from where, and we would like to know more about his siblings and parents.
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Re: Alexander Hoffart born Mannheim, Russia April 8 1889
Have you checked at blackseagr.org? They have a massive database there. I searched using the name given and it looks like there are a few listed there including one born in 1890. The others - maybe they could be descendants of Alexander's siblings? Given the naming patterns in my own German Russian side of the family names were most certainly reused from generation to generation.
There is one that stands out to me: Alexander Hoffart born in Mannheim in 1913. Could this be a nephew or other close relative? I'd suggest checking out the database if you've never used it and then see what collections you are directed to.
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Re: Alexander Hoffart born Mannheim, Russia April 8 1889
Thank you! We'll give it a try.
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Re: Alexander Hoffart born Mannheim, Russia April 8 1889
If you are on Facebook they have a companion page there. The questions and answers are more lively over there than on the boards at their website so if you need to ask questions and are on FB I'd post your questions there.
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