On 26 May 1923 when Hartson Jefferson was 20, he married
Edith Hoffman, daughter of
Richard Hoffman (22 Jul 1870-29 Oct 1942) &
Laura B. Murphey (11 Dec 1876-18 May 1941), in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan.
Born on 11 Dec 1900 in Illinois. Edith died in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, on 22 Feb 1974; she was 73. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon. They were divorced on 12 May 1948 in Muskegon County, Michigan.
1910 Federal Census. Cadillac Ward 4, Wexford County, Michigan
Roll T624_666, page 7A
225 Cottage Street
Richard Huffman, head, 38, m. 14 years, b. IL, father b. NJ, mother b. IL, keeper, meat market
Laura Huffman, wife, 33, m. 14 years, 5 children, 4 living, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. OH
Cecil Huffman, daughter, 11, b. IL, parents b. IL
Edith Huffman, daughter, 9, b. ditto
Mary Huffman, daughter, 7, b. ditto
Almeda Huffman, daughter, 4, b. MI, parents b. IL
1920 Federal Census. Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan
Roll 788, page 1A
Jetty Avenue
Dick Hoffman, head, 49, b. IL, father b. NJ, mother b. IL
Laura B. Hoffman, wife, 43, b. IL, parents b. IL
Edith Hoffman, daughter, 19, b. IL, parents b. IL
Mary Hoffman, daughter, 17, b. ditto
Almeda Hoffman, daughter, 14, b. MI, parents b. IL
Lauretta Hoffman, daughter, 6, b. ditto
Wilson Woodrow Hoffman son, 4, b. ditto
Herbert Hoffman, son, 1, b. ditto
Amy Busick, boarder, 17, b. MI, parents b. US
Lillburn Baker, nephew, 21, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Michigan Deaths
Edith Erb, b. 11 Dec 1900, d. 22 FEb 1974, residence Egelston, Muskegon Co., MI, place of death Muskegon
Social Security Death Index
Edith Erb, b. 11 Dec 1900, d. Feb 1974 Muskegon MI, Issued MI 1965