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| Birth: | 25 Dec 1848 in Wysox Twp., IL |
| Death: | 15 Feb 1923 in Carthage, MO |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Hoff b. 6 Oct 1824 in Wyalusing Twp, PA |
| Mother: | Olive Pratt b. 17 Oct 1830 in Genessee Co, NY |
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| Burial: Avilla Cem., Avilla, MO |
| Changed: 11 Aug 2000 |
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Individual:
Carroll Co
Jasper Co
Jasper Co
Note: 1870 Census McDonald Twp., Jasper Co., MO, page 116.5
Hoff, Rodney 21 Farmer IL $1,000 RE
MARRIAGE Jasper Co., MO, Book D, p. 48.
Mr. R.P. Hoff and Miss Martha Ann Horn were married
the 23rd of Aug. 1871. H.C. Blanchard, Pastor of the
Seventh Day Adventist Church, Avilla, MO.
ADVENTIST The Seventh Day Adventish Church was at thenorthwest
CHURCH corner of Jersey and Pine in Carthage, MO. Itwas
built in 1889 by Rodney Palmer Hoff. J.D. Hoff, Sr.
remembers at the age of 5 years carrying his father's
lunch to him during the building of the church. Rodney
Palmer and his family were all members of the Seventh
Day Adventist Church. It is not known where the
Adventist tradition began in the Hoff line.
HOMES 1126 S. James St., Carthage MO. They movedhere about
1889 when the house consisted of 2 rooms in front and a
shed type room behind. Two additions have been made at
the rear and some rooms have been added at the top. The
family lived here for about 2 years. J.D. Hoff, Sr.
remembers his Dad building a double deck bed and a picket
fence out of solid walnut.
1520 West Oak in Carthage, MO. They moved to this house
in 1892 and Rodney P. added 4 rooms (2 upstairs and 2 down-
stairs on the right). They lived here for 2-3 years and
moved to a rented farm when J.D. Hoff, Sr. was 10 years old.
J.D. Hoff, Sr. remembers that the house and 1 acre of land
were sold for $1,000.
SW corner of Center and Grove Streets, Carthage, MO.
They moved here in 1900 and lived until about 1902 wehn
they bought 40 acres of E. 13 St. where they planned to
raise berries. While living at this house J.D. Hoff, Sr.
built 2 shed type rooms on the side and rear of the house.
Rodney Palmer supervised this initial carpenter work of
his son.
Pictures of the above three homes and of the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in Carthage are in the possession of
John D. Hoff, III, 2521 S. Birmingham Ave., Tulsa, OK 74114.
DEATH CERT Jasper Co., MO. 13 Feb. 1923. File No. 5369,
Registered No. 1355. Lived 414 Pine St.
Carthage, MO. Born 25 Dec. 1848. Carpenter. Born
IL. Father John Hoff - mother not named. Informant
Mrs. Daniel Quintard. Cause of death - cerebral
hemorage. Contributing factor - arteriosclerosis.
Buried Avilla Cem. 15 Feb 1923.
AVILLA CEM. Stones read Rodney P. Hoff 1848-1923
Martha A. Hoff 1854-1929
Gilbert M., son of R.P. & M.A. Hoff
born Oct. 4, 1873 died June 15, 1877
Christian F. Forste 19 Dec. 1841, 23 Mar. 1909
Mary A. wife of _____ Lepley (dates cannot be
made out)
Josephus Lepley died Sept. 24, 1868 aged
34 yrs, 3 mos, 4 days (stone broken off at
the base. could also be 31 yrs.)
RECOLLECTIONS Recollections about Rodney Palmer Hoff by hisson
John David Hoff, Sr.
Rodney went into a partnership with George Hough
(promounced "Huff") to thresh wheat during the season
(June 1 to early winter) and operate a sawmill during
the remainder of the year. They introduced the first
self-propelled steam engine into Jasper County. It
was built by the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co. of
Racine, Wisc. and used to power a Case threshing
machine or a large sawmill. Rodney appears to have been
handy with machinery and must have left the financial end
of the business to George Hough. While Rodney never
seemed to have "two dimes to rub together" Mr. Hough,
when threatened with a lawsuit, was able to distribute
$60,000 between his six sons.
In those days a thresher would limit his operations to
farms within a 10 mile radius because of the difficultyof moving the
heavy equipment. The steam engive was used
to pull the threshing machine and horses would be used to
pull the water tank, wagon and cook shack. To save time
moves were usually made by night. The wheat was usually
cut a little green, raked and placed in shocks and left
in the field to dry. When the thresher arrived, the shocks
were loaded onto a wagon and hauled to the threshing mach.They were
then fed into the threshing machine on belts and
the grain separated from the straw. The grain was then
put directly into storage bins or into wagons for trans-
portation to railroads for shipment. The straw was a
problem because of its volume and the danger of sparks
from the steam engine setting it afire. For a time a
number of men with pitchforks removed the straw to a safe
distance upwind from the engine. Finally stackers were
developed to move the straw by belts to a sife distance and
later wind stackers solved the problem by blowing the straw
out of a long tube and allowing it to pile up at a safe
distance. When Case developed a wind stacker for its
threshing machine in the 1890's, Rodney had one sent out
from the factory and arranged to have it installed by a
company mechanic. When the mechanic was delayed, he
installed the unit without instructions and without ever
having seen a wind stacker. He had only one small wooden
stick left over from the mass of parts delivered and
rightly concluded that it couldn't have been very important
inasmuch as the stacker worked as advertised. Rodney was
sandy haired.
RECOLLECTIONS about Rodney P. Hoff by his son Arthur Hoff
Rodney Palmer Hoff remembered that the Hoffs came to
Sedalia, MO by railroad. They hired a box car and brought
all their stock and furniture and traveled in the car
themselves. Arthur did not know where they were coming
from.
Rodney P. and a partner George Hough (pronounced Huff)
brought the first self-propelled stead threshing machine
to Jasper Co. Some seasons the threshing lasted into Jan.
for wheat which had been cut, put in shocks, and then
stacked.
Rodney was mechanically minded. At one time he worked for
an implement company for whom he installed wind mills and
blowers on threshing machines which would blow the straw
some distance away from the threshing machine and thus
eliminate the need for a man to move the straw by hand.
He also assembled wagons and buggies. Arthur remembers
working with his dad on Sundays (they were Seventh Day
Adventists.)
Rodney P. was about 5' 10", weighed 170 lbs., and of
average complection. He was not much of a talker -
an honest man.
When Rodney P. worked in the sawmills of East Texas he
increased production of a small mill making 3-4 M feet
per day by 100% after overhauling the engines and saws.
In Carthage Rodney P. contracted to build houses. In the
course of that business all his boys learned the building
trade.
LAND TRANSACTIONS
On 30 Jan. 1869 G.I. Parsons and D.L. Case sold lots 51
and 52 of the Parsons and Case Addition, Carthage, Jasper
Co., MO, to Rodney Palmer Hoff for $120. He gave a one
year note for $50 and a two year note for $70 with interest
at 10%. This deed is recorded in Deed Book "P", page 200.
On 2 Jul. 1869 Rodney Palmer Hoff sold the above lots 51
and 52 to Mathias Christler for $190. He received $140 in
cash and a note for $50 with interest at 10% due 30 Jan.
1871. This deed is recorded in Deed Book "P", page 199.
On 4 Oct. 1880 Ebenezer and Margaret Hervey sold 80 acres
to Rodney Palmer Hoff for $480. The land was described as the
north 1/2 of the SE Qtr. of Section 29, Twp. 31, Range 30,
Barton Co., MO. This deed is recorded in Deeb Book "T",
page 285.
On 18 Dec. 1882 John and Olive P. Hoff deeded 120 acres to
Rodney Palmer Hoff. The land was described as the east 1/2
of the NE Qtr. and the SW Qtr. of the NE Qtr. of Section 32,
Twp. 31, Range 30, Barton Co., MO. This deed is recorded in
Deed Book 32, page 449.
On 2 Feb. 1887 Rodney Palmer and Martha A. Hoff sold 120
acres to Harvey A. Ringer for $2600. The land was described
as the E 1/2 of the NE Qtr. and the SW Qtr. of the NE Qtr.
of Section 32, Twp. 31, Range 30, Barton Co., MO. This deed
was recorded in Deed Book 57, page 199.
Nothing could be found regarding the disposition of the
remaining 80 acres.
CHURCH The Seventh Day Adventist Church at the NWcorner of
Jersey and Pine in Carthage, MO, was built in 1889 by
Rodney Palmer Hoff. J.D. Hoff, Sr. remembers at the age
of 5 years carrying his father's lunch to him during the
building of the church. Rodney Palmer and his family
were all members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
It is not known where the Adventist tradition began in
the Hoff line.
HOMES Rodney Palmer and Martha Ann Hoff moved to ahome at
1126 S. James St., Carthage, MO, about 1889. The house
consisted of 2 rooms in front and a shed type room behind.
Two additions have been made at the rear and some rooms
added at the top. The family lived here for about 2 years.
J.D. Hoff, Sr., remembers his Dad building a double deck
bed and a picket fence out of solid walnut.
Rodney Palmer and Martha Ann Hoff moved to 1520 West Oak
in Carthage, MO, about 1892. Rodney added 4 rooms (2
upstairs and 2 downstairs on the right). They lived here
for 2-3 years and moved to a rented farm when J.D. Hoff,
Sr. was 10 years old. J.D. Hoff, Sr. remembers that the
house and 1 acre of land were sold for $1,000.
Rodney Palmer and Martha Ann Hoff moved to a house on the
SW corner of Center and Grove Streets, Carthage, MO, about
1900 and lived there until 1902 when they bought 40 acres
on E. 13th St. where they planned to raise berries. While
living there, J.D. Hoff, Sr., built 2 shed ty[e rooms on
the side and rear of the house. Rodney Palmer supervised
this initial carpenter work of his son.
Pictures of the above three homes and church are in the
possession of John D. Hoff, III.
Obituary. Advent Review & Sabbath Herald, 29 Mar. 1923
Hoff - Rodney P. Hoff was born in Carroll County, Illinois, inthe year 1848; and died at his home
in Carthage, MO., Feb. 13 (sic) 1923. During his whole lifeBrother Hoff was a Seventh-day
Adventist. He is survived by his wife and eight children. F.L.Abbott.
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