67. Seneretta DeHoff (Elizabeth Homsher , Elizabeth Hawk , Abraham Hawk , David , Johann George ) was born ¹ on 19 Jan 1855 in Columbiana Co, OH.

In 1880, Rittie was working in the household of S. K. Randall in Avilla as a domestic servant. Age 24, she was born in OH and both parents born in PA.

James Stewart was a first cousin.

They had the following children:

 

	99	M	i	W. Edward Stewart was born on 3 Jun 1888.
	100	F	ii	Alice H. Stewart.
				Alice married Virgil Harter.

Burnie DeHoff, a well-known Swan Twp resident, died at his home southwest of this place Saturday. Orlando Burnie, son of Anthony and Elizabeth DeHoff, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, May 23, 1857 and passed out of this world into the great beyond Saturday morning, Oct. 26, 1912 at five o’clock after an illness of a little more than two weeks, aged 55 years, 5 months and three days. When about six months old he was brought with a sister to Jay County, Ind. by his parents, and a few years later to Swan Twp, where he has since resided with the exception of a little more than four years. He was united in marriage to Ocie Whan Oct. 7, 1885. To them were born five children, Mary, Gertrude, Gerry, Virgie and Forrest, all of whom, with their mother, are left to mourn their first great sorrow. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. James Stewart of LaOtto, Mrs. Sol Baum of Avilla, and Mrs. Adam Hess of Kendallville; two grandsons, Everett DeHoff, and Lee Donald McKee; two sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law. Although not a member of any church, he expressed his faith in the power of Jesus Christ to save from sin. Funeral, conducted by Rev. F. H. Heydenburk, was held at the residence Monday afternoon. Burial, King Cemetery.

1930 living with daughter, Gertie Whonsettler

Ocie DeHoff, 67, of Avilla, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed McKee. Death was caused by complications. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Chauncey McCoy, Churubusco, Mrs. Chester Whonsetler, LaOtto, and Mrs. Ed McKee, Avilla; two sons, Gerry, Kendallville, and Forrest, Avilla; a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Erickson, Garrett; and a brother, Ed Whan, Avilla. Funeral was Saturday from Hopewell Church, Rev. C. R. Bitzer officiating. Burial, Hooper Cemetery.

 

	101	F	i	Mary A. DeHoff was born in 1886. She died in 1965.
				Mary married Edward McKee. Edward was born in 1876. He died in 1959.
	102	M	ii	Gerry DeHoff was born on 25 Sep 1889 in Swan Twp, Noble Co, IN. He died on 11 Nov 1968 in Kendallville, Noble Co, IN.  Gerry DeHoff, 79, 214 E. Grove St., Kendallville, who was found dead in his home Monday evening, Nov. 11. He was a former Noble County auditor, State legislator and Republican county chairman. He was born in Avilla on Sept. 25, 1889, the son of Burnie and Ocie (Whan) DeHoff and moved to Kendallville in 1907. In 1902, he married Berniece Shook, who died in 1966. Surviving are one son, Gerry Berne DeHoff, Atlanta, Ga.; one daughter, Mrs. Karl (Faye) Bly, Connersville; one brother, Forrest, Avilla; two sisters, Mrs. Chester (Gertie) Whonsetler, LaOtto, and Mrs. Chauncey (Virgie) McCoy, Avilla; and four grandchildren. One sister, Mary McKee, preceded him in death. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, the McCray Corp. 20-year Club, and an employee of Newman Foundry until approximately four years ago. Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon in L. E. Berhalter & Son Funeral Home, Kendallville, Rev. Paul R. Temple and Rev. Chester A. Quear officiating. Burial, Lake View Cemetery.
				Gerry married Bernice Shook on 6 Feb 1912 in Noble Co, IN. Bernice was born on 23 Aug 1892 in Corunna, Noble Co, IN. She died on 13 Apr 1966 in Kendallville, Noble Co, IN.
	103	F	iii	Gertrude DeHoff was born on 25 Sep 1889 in Noble Co, IN. She died in 1974.
				Gertrude married Chester Whonsettler. Chester was born in 1882. He died in 1971.
	104	F	iv	Virgie Bernice DeHoff was born on 10 Aug 1898 in Noble Co, IN. She died on 29 Sep 2000. She was buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Swan twp, Noble Co, IN.
				Virgie married Chauncey McCoy son of Isaac Theodore McCoy and Carrie E Henry. Chauncey was born on 24 Jun 1894 in Green twp, Noble Co, IN. He died on 23 Sep 1982 in Kendallville, Noble Co, IN. He was buried in Hooper-King Cemetery, Swan twp, Noble Co, IN.
	105	M	v	Forrest Kenneth DeHoff was born 1 on 27 Feb 1900 in Noble County, IN. He died on 22 Sep 1987 in Michigan. He was buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Noble Co, IN.  Forrest DeHoff, 87, a lifelong resident of Swan Twp, died September 22 at the Litchfield Nursing Center at Litchfield, Mich. He was born February 27, 1900 in Swan Twp, the son of Burnie and Ocie (Whan) DeHoff. On October 23, 1920 he married Welcome McCoy in the McCoy residence. He served as elder in the Hopewell Presbyterian Church of which he was a lifetime member. A retired farmer, he was a former Swan Twp trustee and served on the Board of Noble County Commissioners. Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death, along with one grandchild and one great-great-grandchild. Services were Friday in Hopewell Church with Rev. Ken Robinson officiating.
				Forrest married Welcome Vianna McCoy daughter of William Joseph McCoy and Emma Dorothea Hossinger on 23 Oct 1920 in Noble County, IN. Welcome was born 1 on 15 Sep 1900 in Noble County, IN. She died on 4 Oct 2004 in Hillsdale Medical Center, Hillsdale, Michigan. She was buried on 8 Oct 2004 in Hopewell Cemetery, Swan Township, Noble Co, IN.  Kendallville News-Sun - October 6, 2004 Welcome DeHoff JONESVILLE, Mich. — Welcome V. DeHoff, 104, of Jonesville and a former longtime resident of Avilla, Ind., died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Hillsdale Community Health Center. Mrs. DeHoff and her husband, Forrest, spent their entire married life on the farm near Avilla where Forrest was born. It was an Indiana Centennial Farm. Following the death of her husband, she moved to Jonesville to be near her family. She was a lifetime member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church at Avilla where she served in various capacities. The church was built on land donated by the DeHoff family. She regularly attended the First Presbyterian Church of Jonesville. Mrs. DeHoff was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was born Sept. 15, 1900, in Noble County, Ind., to Joseph and Emma (Hossinger) McCoy. On Oct. 23, 1920, she married Forrest DeHoff. He died Sept. 22, 1987. Services will be at 10 a.m. Indiana time Friday at First Presbyterian Church of Jonesville with the Rev. Gary Oliver officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Indiana time at Hopewell Cemetery at Avilla.

Emma Hess, aged 64 years, widow of the late Adam Hess, former well-known resident of this place, passed away about 10:30 o’clock on Tuesday night of last week at her home on S. Main St. in Kendallville, which city had been her home during the past thirty years. She was born March 28, 1865 near Swan, being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. DeHoff. Following her marriage to Mr. Hess, they became residents of this place for a number of years, the family later moving to Kendallville, where she has since resided. Surviving relatives include two daughters, Mrs. Dewey Miller of Kendallville and Mrs. M. Rohr of Charleston, W. Va.; three sons, Arthur Hess of Elkhart, Fred Hess of Fort Wayne, and Paul Hess, also of Kendallville; one stepdaughter,. Mrs. George Herb of Elkhart; one sister, Mrs. Rittie Stewart of LaOtto and six grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Alice Baum of this place, preceded her in death a few months ago. The funeral occurred on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home in Kendallville, the Rev. R. . Burns, pastor of the M. E. Church in that city, officiating. (February 1929)

They had the following children:

 

	106	F	i	Marjorie Hess. Marjorie Miller Ley, 73, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Miller’s Merry Manor, LaGrange. She was born Jan. 7, 1902 in Kendallville to John Adam and Emma Matilda (DeHoff) Hess. She married Dewey C. Miller Oct. 15, 1921. He died Dec. 17, 1960. On Dec. 28, 1973 she married Carl Ley. Burial, Lake View Cemetery.  (2-20-1975)
	107	M	ii	Charles F Hess was born on 12 Nov 1890 in Avilla, Noble County, Indiana.  CHARLES F. HESS is one of the progressive businessmen of the younger generation in Fort Wayne, where he was manager of the Select Tire Service, Inc., the well-equipped headquarters of which are established at the corner of Wayne and Clay streets. Mr. Hess was born at Avilla, Noble County, Indiana, November 12, 1890, and is a son of Adam and Emma (DeHoff) Hess, the former of whom was born in that county, January 21, 1854, and the latter of whom was born at Swan, that county, February 28, 1865. Adam Hess, whose death occurred in the City of Kendallville, Noble County, April 8, 1915, was reared on the old home farm in that county and received the advantages of the public schools of the period. In his youth he learned the trades of carpenter and  cabinetmaker, which he first followed at Avilla and later in the City of Kendallville, where he was associated with the McCray Refrigerator Company during a period of about twenty years. His five children survive him. His  first marriage was with Miss Amelia Dosch, who died at the birth of her only child, and subsequently was solemnized his marriage to Miss Emma DeHoff, who survived him by nearly fourteen years, her death having occurred February 26, 1929. Adam Hess was a son of George and Magdalene (Dean) Hess, who were born in Germany and whose marriage was solemnized in Pennsylvania. George Hess was reared and educated in his native land and was about nineteen years of age when he came to the United States and established his residence in Pennsylvania, whence he came to Indiana in 1848 and gained pioneer honors in Noble County, where he became a substantial farmer and where he remained until his death, in 1889, the death of his widow having occurred in 1894, and both having been earnest communicants of the German Lutheran Church. Mrs. Emma (DeHoff) Hess was a daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth (Homshire) DeHoff, whose marriage occurred in Ohio, whence they came to Noble County, Indiana, in the early 1860s. Mr. DeHoff was born in Pennsylvania and his death occurred on his farm in Noble County, Indiana, in 1876, his widow having survived him by many years and having been of venerable age at the time of her death, in 1900, both having been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The early education of Charles F. Hess was acquired in the public schools of Avilla and Kendallville, Noble County, and after completing his studies in the high school in the latter city he was a student two years in Northern Ohio University, at Ada. There after he passed two and one-half years as a traveling salesman for the H. K. Mulford Drug Company, and gave eighteen months of similar service in connection with the drug department of the Armour Packing Company, Chicago. In 1917, shortly after the nation entered the World war, he volunteered for service in the United States Army and was given assignment to the aviation corps, with which he was in service at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, when the armistice brought the war to a close, he having received his honorable discharge November 25, 1918. There after he passed a year in Akron, Ohio, where he pursued a course of study and had practical experience that gave him authoritative knowledge of the automotive tire business. March 15, 1920, he came to Fort Wayne and engaged in the tire business, under the title of Charles F. Hess Company, and January 1, 1929, he organized and effected the incorporation of the Select Tire Service, of which he continued, general manager until January 1, 1931, and which is one of the leading concerns of this kind in this part of Indiana, its substantial business being based on effective and invariably reliable service. The handsome headquarters of the corporation are established in an attractive building of white brick and here 11,400 square feet of floor space are utilized. The concern is represented in membership in the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Hess has membership in the exchange Club. Mr. Hess is a stalwart in the ranks of the Republican party and was city manager of the Hoover campaign in Fort Wayne in the national election of 1928, while in 1929 he was made representative of the Eleventh yard on the Republican city committee of Fort Wayne. He was nominated in May 1929 and elected Councilman of the Eleventh ward, being one of two Republicans out of nineteen members on the city ticket elected. On September 3, 1929, he was appointed supervisor of the census for the Third Indiana Census District, which is the Twelfth Congressional District, covering six counties. In the Masonic fraternity Mr. Hess is a past master of Home Lodge, No. 342, A. F. and A. M., his maximum York Rite affiliation with the Fort Wayne Commandery of nights Templars, and he has membership in Cadessia Grotto of the Veiled Prophets, of which he was Monarch in 1930, besides being affiliated with the American Legion of which he is Past Commander of Murchland Post No. 320 at Monroeville, Indiana. December 13, 1917, marked the marriage of Mr. Hess to Miss Clare Ellenwood, who was then a teacher of art in the Fort Wayne public schools, and the two children of this union are Joan, born December 21, 1920, and James C., born February 18, 1927. The family home is maintained at 3321 Hoagland Avenue.
				Charles married Clare Ellenwood in Indiana.