Genevieve was born 14 March 1894 in Floyd Co., Iowa to Abner S. Hoffman and his wife, Susan Hovey. Gen had younger siblings, Gertrude and Charles. The family is found on the 1895 Iowa State Census.
By 1900, the family had moved to Richland Co., North Dakota and was living in the town of La Mars, about 16 miles south east of Hankinson. By the 1910 census, the family had moved to Hankison. In 1910, Gen was 16. The census says her father, Abner, was a music teacher.
The postcards are from 1913 and 1914. By this time, the family was in Bismarck, Burleigh Co., North Dakota, and Genevieve was 19 to 20 years old.
On 26 June 1919, Genevieve married Morris Pascel Dollens in Burleigh Co., North Dakota. Morris was born 18 December 1890 in Waverly, Morgan Co., Indiana.
The 1920 census shows Genevieve and Morris living in Morgan Co., Indiana. The couple had at least two children, Morris Scott Dollens, born in 1920 and Charles Russell Dollens, born in 1922.
I found the following article in the Bismarck Tribune for June 15, 1922:
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| June 15, 1922 article from the Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, ND |
Genevieve (Hoffman) Dollens died 26 May 1928 in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota. She was 34 years old. She is buried in the IOOF Cemetery, Waverly, Morgan Co., Indiana.
Her husband, Morris, died in 1944. Her son, Morris, died in 1994. And her son, Charles, died in 2004.
I have not found a picture of her, but would love to have one to add to this post.
Here are links to the postcards:
Postcard: Genevieve to John S. Jones, Sept. 1914
More Postcards to John S. Jones, Oct 1913
More Postcards to John S. Jones, Nov. 1913
Postcard to John S. Jones, Dec. 24, 1913
Postcards to John S. Jones, December 1913
Postcards to John S. Jones, 1914
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