Person ID: I8667775791
Merritt Elthan Hoffman
30 OCT 1898 – 21 DEC 1966
Male
Events
- Born
- 30 OCT 1898 — Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, United States
- Died
- 21 DEC 1966 — Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States2 sources
- Buried
- 23 DEC 1966 — Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States1 source
Parents
Family group sheet →- FatherAbsolem Adinijah Hoffman1 MAR 1872 – 23 OCT 1931
- MotherWinnie Esther Lesan15 NOV 1872 – 18 JUN 1950
- ChildMerritt Elthan Hoffman30 OCT 1898 – 21 DEC 1966
Family
Family group sheet →Married: 5 JAN 1928 — Jamestown, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States
- FatherMerritt Elthan Hoffman30 OCT 1898 – 21 DEC 1966
- MotherEsther Helene Juliane Loose20 MAR 1902 – 26 OCT 1978
- ChildFirst Son Hoffman12 JUL 1930 – 12 JUL 1930
- ChildLivingLiving
- ChildLivingLiving
- ChildSecond Son Hoffman10 AUG 1934 – 10 AUG 1934
- ChildLivingLiving
Notes
- [WinnieLesan.FTW] Merritt was born in Redding, Iowa, and moved with his parents to Courtney, ND in the early 1900's. He recieved his education in the Courtney school system. After graduating from High School he attended the North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), in Fargo, ND. He majored in architecture. During his college career he took a year off and taught math in the Courtney H h School, to earn enough money to complete his education. While attending college he resided at the YMCA, and worked various jobs to meet expences. He was a member of the Army ROTC, and was called to active duty. Prior to induction , they were allowed to go home for a visit, and while at home the WW I ended, and the call to active duty was cancelled. After graduation he took a job with an Architectual Firm in Detroit, MI. Apparently the big city life was not what a country boy wanted so he soon moved back to North Dakota and was employed by North Dakota State Highway Department. . In 1941 he started work for the U S Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, and worked for them in various capacities in Bismarck, Fessenden, Wahpeton, Fargo, North Dakota , and Terry Montana. In 1949 he started employment for the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior, in Minot, ND. He retired from Bureau of Reclamation, and later went to work for the U S Army Corps of Engineers. While working with the Corps of Engineers, he worked as an engineer on the construction of missle sites and on the Minot Air Force Base. He also did private consulting engineering work, from 1953 untill his death. This work consisted of all engineering work required on numerous housing subdivisions, in Minot, and one in Tioga, ND. He was a Registered Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor in North Dakota, and had registration Number 43.
Sources & citations
Death
- Death Certificate
- WinnieLesan.FTW
Date of Import: 9 Feb 2001
Burial
- WinnieLesan.FTW
Date of Import: 9 Feb 2001