Born: July 21, 1866, Pennsylvania.
Died: May 4, 1943, Cleveland, Ohio. Note: The Findagrave memorial says he died in 1954, but it is contradicted by the tombstone photo there, which agrees with the Cyber Hymnal™ year of 1943.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
Ira was the son of Elisha Hoffman and Susan Orwig, and husband of Jessie Maude Haskins.
At age nine, he is said to have written the music for his father’s song The Little Pilgrim. As an adult, he was a composer, arranger, and music editor.
If you know where to get a good photo of Hoffman (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),