WILLIAM
HOFIUS, the third son of George Hofius, was born May 12, 1806, in
Hickory Township, where he spent the early years of his life on the
homestead farm, and was engaged in farming. About 1847-48 he removed to
Jackson County, Iowa, where he now resides. He married Martha. daughter
of Thomas Dugan, of Trumbull County, Ohio, who died in 1841, leaving
seven children: Seth, Azariah, Jonathan, Hulda, Mrs. Bently, of Iowa;
Marilda, wife of John Damond, of Iowa; Mary A., Martha, Mrs. Melvin J.
Thompson. His second wife Was Mrs. Vaughn, and by this marriage they
have one child, George.
Seth, the eldest son of William, was
born in May, 1829, in Hickory Township, where he was reared and
educated. In 1846 he entered the employ of Himrod & Vincent,
subsequently working at the different furnaces located in Clarion and
Venango Counties, Penn., Youngstown, Ohio, and West Middlesex, Penn. In
1858 he removed to Mineral Ridge and took charge of the works at that
place for James Wood & Warner. He subsequently was engaged as
superintendent for James Wood, Sons & Co., of Wheatland. He also
had charge of the Mount Hickory Iron Co. works at Sharpsville. He then
removed to Buffalo, N. Y., and took charge of the Buffalo Iron &
Nail Co.'s works. In 1882 he located, in Ohio, and engaged in farming,
where his family now resides. In 1886 he was placed in charge of the
Spearman Iron Furnace at Sharpsville, which Position he now fills. Our
subject was married in 1850 to Miss Elizabeth Maxwell, of West
Middlesex, Penn., and by this union they have five children: William
D., Lewis W., Frank. Annie J., wife of Henry Sibes, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
and Harriet, wife of William Fair, of the same city. Mrs. Hofius died
in 1862, and our subject was again married in 1867 to Miss Margaret
McGowan, of Campfield, Ohio, and by this marriage they have five
children: Walter, Charley, Blanch, Seth and James.
William P.
Hofius, the eldest son of Seth, was born September 25, 1852, at West
Middlesex. He was reared and educated at Mineral Ridge, Ohio, Wheatland
and Sharpsville. At the age of twenty he engaged in the iron business
as furnaceman, and followed that business as an occupation until 1883,
when he engaged in the foundry and machine business with Charles F.
Eldridge, under the firm name of Hofius & Eldridge, located at
Sharpsville. He is also operating the Grafton Furnace at Leetonia,
Ohio, under the name of McKeefrey & Hofius. Mr. Hofius was married
in 1882 to Miss Emma K., daughter of Louis Laux, of Baltimore, Md. Our
subject is a member of the F. & A. M. . Lodge No. 250, Norman
Chapter 241 and Commandery No. 50, of Sharon.
History of Mercer County, 1888, page 841-842
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