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John “Laughing John” Hoffman

Birth
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 Feb 1876 (aged 98–99)
Perry County, Missouri, USA
Burial
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John Hoffman was Nic-named "Laughing John" to distinguish him from his uncle and uncle's sons, both named John. He won that name by his jolly good humor. He lived while in NC near the junction of Hoyle's creek and the south fork of the Catawba river on the east side of the river, Around the 1830's he relocated his family to Perry Co, Missouri where he reared a family of eleven children. Burials Details: Unknown. Both died in Perry Co Missouri
John Hoffman was Nic-named "Laughing John" to distinguish him from his uncle and uncle's sons, both named John. He won that name by his jolly good humor. He lived while in NC near the junction of Hoyle's creek and the south fork of the Catawba river on the east side of the river, Around the 1830's he relocated his family to Perry Co, Missouri where he reared a family of eleven children. Burials Details: Unknown. Both died in Perry Co Missouri


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