Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
"We are and always will be the United States of America." (4 Nov 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL)
Martin L. HOFFMAN
Hannah E. CUPP
Husband:  Martin L. HOFFMAN / HUFFMAN
Birth:  1790-1800
Death:  1852, New Orleans, Orleans Par., LA
Father:  Jacob HOFFMAN
Mother:  Christina BEAM

What was Martin doing in New Orleans?  Did he fight in the Mexican War?
Marriage:
Wife:  Hannah / Hanna E. CUPP
Birth:  10 Jan 1805/6, Somerset Co., PA
Death:  1867, McHenry Co., IL
Father:  Frederick CUPP
Mother:  Maria SCHULTZ
Children:
1.  Aaron HOFFMAN, b. 1824/5, PA; d. 1893, McHenry Co., IL; m. Isabella COLE
2.  William HOFFMAN, b. 1826/7, PA
3.  Philip HOFFMAN, b. 1829, PA; d. 1899, McHenry Co., IL; m. Celia EVERSON
4.  Mary E. HOFFMAN, b. 1833/4, MI; m. Dennis HALDERMAN
5.  Martin Van Buren HOFFMAN, b. 1838/9, IL
6.  John A. HOFFMAN, b. 1841/2, IL
7.  Joseph R. HOFFMAN, b. 1848/9, IL; d. bef. 1860
Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania
Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15 of 17; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1830 PA Somerset Co. Jenner Twp. p. 121 Ln. 12 Martin Huffman 300 001 - 000 010
These data indicate:
No. & Sex  Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
3 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Philip (b. 1829)
= William (b. 1826/7)
= Aaron (b. 1824/5)
1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Martin
1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Hanna (b. 1806) 
Living next door to Jacob HUFFMAN, Jr.

3a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):
1840 Hoffmar, Martin S. IL McHenry Co. p. 233

3b.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com):  pages 233-236 from McHenry Co., IL, are missing (I've notified Ancestry.com).

4.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #28 of 28):  Town of Benton, McHenry Co., IL, p. 505A, 4/4, enumerated 18 Nov 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Hannah Huffman 45 F   1150 Penna
Philip      " 21 M Farmer   "
William     " 23 M "   "
Mary E.     " 16 F     Mich
Martin V.B. " 11 M     Ills
John A.     "  8 M     "
Joseph R.   "  1 M     "
Catharine Ellerine 10 F     Germany
Benjm Fellen 17 M     "

5.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #192 of 565):  Blivin(?) Mills P.O., Bunton, McHenry Co., IL, p. 192, 1433/1379, enumerated 28 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Hannah Hoffman 54 F     4000 500 Pa
Martin    " 21 M   farmer   200 Ill
John      " 18 M   teacher Co?? school   100 "
Dennis Halderman 27 M   Blacksmith     Pa
Mary       " 26 F         Mich
Mary is Hannah's daughter.  Living next door to Hannah's son, Phillip HOFFMAN (æ 30, b. PA, wife Celia).  On the previous page is Hannah's son, Aaron HUFFMAN (æ 35, b. Pa, wife Isabell).

6.  Family Pedigrees: Everton Publishers, 1500-1990 (Broderbund CD-15):  Family Group Sheets Nos. 20538 and 20539.

7.  Messages in the Cupp Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

8.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

9.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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