History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . lo, 1855, and died inAugust, 1907; Elizabeth A., born March 5,1850 and married Oeo. ^\^ Stevens. She i^living in Pittsl>urg. ^Iiie foinlh cliild died ininfancy. John Annemaxs was born Sept. ?21. 1S27 inBelgium, France. His ]5arents died when hewas only thirteen years of age. Then he beganworking on a sailing vessel as a sailor bov. Plere 18(55, at liichmond, \a. lie died Jan. 20,1900. His wife was born July 7, 1828 anddied March 19, 1880. Mr. Aunemans was acharter member of Ezra S. Griffin Post, ,
History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . lo, 1855, and died inAugust, 1907; Elizabeth A., born March 5,1850 and married Oeo. ^\^ Stevens. She i^living in Pittsl>urg. ^Iiie foinlh cliild died ininfancy. John Annemaxs was born Sept. ?21. 1S27 inBelgium, France. His ]5arents died when hewas only thirteen years of age. Then he beganworking on a sailing vessel as a sailor bov. Plere 18(55, at liichmond, \a. lie died Jan. 20,1900. His wife was born July 7, 1828 anddied March 19, 1880. Mr. Aunemans was acharter member of Ezra S. Griffin Post, , Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. Annemans hada family of ten children. •JOHN HOFFMAN Mr. Hollman was born in (lermany, Oct. 28,1S51. and when eight years of age came to (liif-(Mjunlrv with Ins ])arents arriving in 2S. ISOO. 14iey were sixty-eight days onthe water, landing in ISallimore. At lb;il linuno railroads were built l)etween BaUimori andPhiladelpliia, and they came in a stage, andfrom Philadelphia to Scranton by railroad. ])urcliased the farm in Ransom town-. JOHN HOFFMANS RESIDENCE. he was employed for thirteen years, and duringthis time met with many thrilling experiences,barely escaping death many times. He madeliis last trip in 1852, meeting Miss Elizabeth on the vessel, where they became ac-quainted. After reaching New York City the ship wascondemned and never returned to the old coun-try. A few weeks later he NewYork to Hazleton, Pa., where Miss Stine wasliving. She became his wife in July, the sameyear. He lived in ITazleton until the beginningof the Civil War, when he was one of the first toenlist for nine months service. After the ex-l)iratiou of nine months he returned to hisfamily in Hazleton, and a few months latermoved his family to Hyde Park. He re-enlisted ^larch 15, 1864 for three yearsin Co. A, 11th Reg. Pa. Cavalry, Ijut was dis-charged after the close of the Avar, on Aug. 13, ship, where he is now living, from Thoma
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