Friedrike Hoffman

Born in Rommelshausen, Wüerttemberg Germany in 1856, my great great grandmother, whom I lovingly refer to as Granny Freddie (she would not be amused at this, I'm sure), was the woman who began my family in America. She left Germany around the time of the Franco-Prussian War and headed across the Atlantic. Granny Freddie arrived in South Philly and went to work in a bakery on 2nd and Bainbridge. She later married, had four children and lived until October of 1958. My mother was actually able to meet the family matriarch who left her war torn home behind to start a new life across the ocean thus giving birth to prosperity, hope, and a better home for generations. Prost, to you Friedrike!