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John Shoff

Birth	:	27 Oct 1840 Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	15 Mar 1934 Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Fillmore County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6157990, -97.7106018
Plot	:	Lot 134
Inscription	:	Father
Description	:	John Shoff died at his home in Grafton Thursday, March 15, 1934, aged 93 years, 4 months and 18 days. The funeral service was held Sunday, March 18, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W.A. Thomas, Rev. John E. Craig, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiating. Full military rites were accorded by a squad from the service company, 134th infantry, Nebraska national guard of York. Interment was in Grafton Cemetery. Pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased were Colonel R.G. Douglas, William and Phillip Douglas, all of Lincoln, George Phillip and Harvey Shoff of Wymore. Read More	John Shoff died at his home in Grafton Thursday, March 15, 1934, aged 93 years, 4 months and 18 days. The funeral service was held Sunday, March 18, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W.A. Thomas, Rev. John E. Craig, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiating. Full military rites were accorded by a squad from the service company, 134th infantry, Nebraska national guard of York. Interment was in Grafton Cemetery. Pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased were Colonel R.G. Douglas, William and Phillip Douglas, all of Lincoln, George Phillip and Harvey Shoff of Wymore. Four children survive Mr. Shoff: Mrs. Lou W. Frazier of Fairmont, C.A. Shoff, Mrs. W.A. Thomas and Miss Hattie Shoff of Grafton; also four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. John Shoff was born at Bird's Run, Guernsey County, O., October 27, 1840. He came west to Keokuk County, Ia., in early manhood, where he enlisted in Company H, 33rd Iowa Volunteers in 1862, serving until the end of the war. He married Miss Martha Taylor at Coshocton, Ia., in 1865. Ten children were born to the union. Mr. Shoff came to Nebraska in 1870 to settle on a homestead adjoining what is now Grafton. He established the first post office there and served as postmaster for thirty-five years. For several years, he published the Grafton Sun. William Bosserman and Mr. Shoff were the only survivors of an original Grafton G.A.R. post of fifty members. He was a descendant of German nobility of the Barons Von Schoff and Saenger families. His wife was a descendant of Zachary Taylor. The Nebraska Signal March 29th, 1934 page 12.

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John Shoff's memorial is located at: Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Fillmore County, USA.
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John Shoff death on 15 Mar 1934 in Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.6157990
Longitude: -97.7106018

Family Members:

Spouse

Martha Taylor Shoff

(1844 - 1900)

Children

Anna S. Shoff Frazier

(1866 - 1955)

William T. Shoff

(1870 - 1895)

Jessie L. Shoff

(1872 - 1927)

Hattie Shoff

(1875 - 1961)

Infant Twin Son A Shoff

(1883 - 1883)

Geneva Shoff

(1885 - 1885)

Nellie Bertha Shoff Thomas

(1886 - 1958)

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