Jacob Hofheins
Birth Date
On 1812 October 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 August 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Rueppur, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany
1812 October 14
Mother
Elisabeth Barbara Magdalena Kornmueller
Father
Johann Michael Hofheinz
Baptized
1846 (Age 33)
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1847 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
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)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was called to serve among the German speaking people in New York.
Date Details
On 1855 August 8
Called
On 1856 April 22
Departed from Home
On 1856 June 30
Arrived in Field
On 1857 April 5
Released
On 1857 September 21
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Jacob Hofheins Company
1857 June 6 – September 21 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1857 June 6
Joined Company
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)
Media
Jacob Hofheins (1812 - 1890) Profile
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Jacob Hofheins Diary: MS4761 Church History Library
Jacob Hofheins Diary: MS4761 Church History Library.
Pioneer
"Elder Jacob Hofheins," The Mormon
"Elder Jacob Hofheins," The Mormon, 11 April 1857.
Transcript for "Elder Jacob Hofheins," The Mormon, 11 April 1857, 2
McCune, Henry Frederick, Autobiography and diaries, 1919-1924, fd. 1, 9-13
McCune, Henry Frederick, Autobiography and diaries, 1919-1924, fd. 1, 9-13.
Transcript for McCune, Henry Frederick, Autobiography and diaries, 1919-1924, fd. 1, 9-13
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 12, Page 103-105.
Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam
Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam, 18 August 1857.
Transcript for Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam, 18 Aug. 1857, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 35, box 25, fd. 23
Sarah M. Cannon journal
Sarah M. Cannon journal, May.
Transcript for Sarah M. Cannon journal, 1857 May-September, Folder 1, 1857 May-September
Terry, Thomas Searles, Autobiography [ca. 1856], 15-16
Terry, Thomas Searles, Autobiography [ca. 1856], 15-16.
Transcript for Terry, Thomas Searles, Autobiography [ca. 1856], 15-16
Thomas S. Terry autobiography and diary, circa 1856
Thomas S. Terry autobiography and diary, circa 1856, June.
Transcript for Thomas S. Terry autobiography and diary, circa 1856, 1857 June-1859 December
[List of those filing for lots, 1848], in Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, Land records [ca. 1847-1860]
[List of those filing for lots, 1848], in Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, Land records [ca. 1847-1860], Page 11.