Irvin Hafer1 
M, (10 January 1883 - 14 September 1946)
Irvin Hafer was born on 10 January 1883 at Newberry, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2,1 He was the son of Thomas C. Hafer and Annie [—?—].1 Irvin Hafer married, at age 29, Esther Ann Hoffa, age 29, daughter of Wilson Benjamin Hoffa and Charlotte Mahaffey, on Wednesday, 27 March 1912 at Newberry, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1,3 Irvin Hafer died on 14 September 1946 at Pennsylvania at age 63 years, 8 months and 4 days.2 He was buried in the Buchanan Baptist Church Cemetery, located in Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
He appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 in the household of John B. Hafer and Lauretta Manetta Sholder at Williamsport, 7th Ward, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Irvin Hafer was a plasterer in 1920. He and Esther Ann Hoffa appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 at Williamsport, 7th Ward, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Irvin Hafer and Esther Ann Hoffa appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. As of October 1939, Irvin Hafer and Esther Ann Hoffa lived at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
The obituary for Esther Ann Hoffa on 30 May 1974 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Irvin Hafer as her deceased husband.3
He appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 in the household of John B. Hafer and Lauretta Manetta Sholder at Williamsport, 7th Ward, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Irvin Hafer was a plasterer in 1920. He and Esther Ann Hoffa appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 at Williamsport, 7th Ward, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Irvin Hafer and Esther Ann Hoffa appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. As of October 1939, Irvin Hafer and Esther Ann Hoffa lived at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
The obituary for Esther Ann Hoffa on 30 May 1974 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Irvin Hafer as her deceased husband.3
Children of Irvin Hafer and Esther Ann Hoffa
- Muriel C. Hafer1 (2 Jul 1913 - 19 Jul 1994)
- Ralph I. Hafer1 (24 Jul 1921 - 15 Sep 1997)
- John Franklin Hafer+1 (3 Aug 1923 - 10 Aug 1990)
Last Edited=30 Nov 2019
Citations
- [S183] Rhonda Sue (Hafer) Shaffer, "Family Group Sheets Ancestors of Rhonda Sue (Hafer) Shaffer," supplied 2000.
- [S175] Irvin Hafer tombstone, Buchanan Baptist Church Cemetery, 3240 Grimesville Road, Williamsport, Pennsylvania; photographed by Kevin Sholder, in March 2002. The tombstone marker was made of red granite and in good shape. It shows the name Irvin 1883 - 1946. Behind this stone is a larger stone showing the name Hafer made of the same red granite.
- [S995] Mrs. Esther A. Hafer obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 30 May 1974, p. 35. The original was copied from microfilm held at the James V. Brown library of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, film number 381, 1 May 1974 through 11 June 1974. James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.