Jacob Hofheins
Born in Rueppur, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany
1812 October 14
Mother
Elisabeth Barbara Magdalena Kornmueller
Father
Johann Michael Hofheinz
Date Details
Occurred On 1812 October 14
Joined Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 33) Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in Company Unknown (1847)
1847 (Age 34) Pioneers in Company
Additional Information
Hofheins likely came to Utah from California with a group of discharged Mormon Battalion veterans in 1847. His name appears on the 1848 Salt Lake property list. His wife arrived in 1847.
At the end of a mission, he traveled home as Captain of a group of pioneers from Delaware and St. Louis in 1857.
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1847
Joined Company
Circa 1847
Company Arrived
Married Lucretia Amanda Braffet
1851 November 5 (Age 39)
Served in Eastern States Mission
1855 August 8 – 1857 April 5 (Age 42) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Location Served
New York, United States of America
Date Details
Started On 1855 August 8
Called
On 1856 April 22
Departed from Home
On 1856 June 30
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 April 5
Released
On 1857 September 21
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to Jacob Hofheins Company (1857)
1857 June 6 – September 21 (Age 44) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Additional Information
Was a returning missionary
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 September 21
Company Arrived
Married Anna Duritha Hadden
1859 January 4 (Age 46)
Died in Levan, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
1890 August 25 (Age 77)
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Jacob Hofheins (1812 - 1890) Profile