1850 Clarissa Breniger (age 9, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Rock Grove, Stephenson County, Illinois with John Breniger (age 53), Catherine Breniger (age 49), John Breniger (age 19), Eli Breniger (age 17), Sarah Breniger (age 15), Elizabeth Breniger (age 13), Josiah Breniger (age 11), and Susanna Breniger (age 7). [1]
1860 John Brenhiser [Brenizer](age 62) and Catherine Brenizer lived in Rock Grove Twp, Stephenson County, Illinois with Eli (age 27), Josiah (age 23), Clarissa (age 17), and Susan (age 16). [2]
1885 John Hoffer (age 41, born in Obion Co PA, married) lived in Jewell County, Kansas, in a household with Clara Hoffer (41), J B Hoffer (6), C H Hoffer (2), and George Mann (30). [3]
1900 John Hoffer (born in Pennsylvania in Sep 1843, married for 26 years) lived in Downey, Los Angeles County, California, in a household with Clara Hoffer (58), John B Hoffer (20), and Curtis Hoffer (18). John Hoffer was a farmer. John Hoffer's residence was f. [4]
Research Notes:
Mennonite card file. [5]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1860, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].