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T.A. Hoffman With Grandson, Milton Samuel Hoffman, Jr.

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Title

T.A. Hoffman With Grandson, Milton Samuel Hoffman, Jr.

Subject

Hoffman, Thomas Andrew "T.A." (1845-1924)
Hoffman, Milton Samuel Jr. (1920-1996)

Description

Photograph of Thomas Andrew Hoffman, seated and wearing a hat and suit while his young grandson, Milton Samuel Hoffman, Jr. stands beside him holding a ball.

T.A. Hoffman lived on Route 11 in Edinburg. His first wife was Catherine Balthis from Front Royal and his second wife was Lucy Downey.

Milton S. Hoffman, Jr. was the son of Milton S. Hoffman, Sr. and Elizabeth May (Foltz) Hoffman.

When he registered for the World War II draft in 1942, he was still single and worked at the Woodstock Poultry Company.

Milton married in 1946, after the war ended. By then, he was working as a service station attendant and living in Woodstock. His wife was Ann Elizabeth (Miller) Hoffman (1920-2020). Her occupation was listed as "Viscose" on the couple's marriage certificate.

When he died years later, Milton's occupation was listed as an electrical contractor in the "Electric and Insulation" industry.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labeled "July 1924" on box of plates.

Contributor

Identified in 2009 by Betsy Bushong, a great granddaughter and daughter of the subjects.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Thomas Andrew Hoffman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004095 and 015571.
Milton Samuel Hoffman, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001824, 015569, 015570, 015571, and 030162.

Identifier

015571

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “T.A. Hoffman With Grandson, Milton Samuel Hoffman, Jr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/45501.

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