Working list of individuals tied to the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company—founders, family, officers named on this site, and a few closely linked figures from the timeline. It is not exhaustive; workforce, brokers, and minor shareholders still belong in the research queue (see Mystery § II). For firms and addresses, see Related Companies. For narrative context, see History and About.
Founders and merger (1899–1912)
| Name |
Role / connection |
| William Robert Hoffmann (also cited as William R. Hoffmann) |
Founded the San Antonio coffee business in 1899; died 1912. |
| W. E. Hayman |
Founder of Merchants Coffee; merged with Hoffmann’s firm in 1912 to form Hoffmann-Hayman; served as president in the early merged company; sold his interest to the Mengers in 1920. Biographical detail is still thin—see Mystery § II. |
Menger–Hoffmann family and hotel dynasty
| Name |
Role / connection |
| Wilhelmina “Minnie” Menger Hoffmann (later Mrs. William J. Schlosser, née Menger) |
Married William Hoffmann; vice president after the 1912 merger; central to bringing her brothers into the business. International Women’s Day post. |
| William L. Menger |
Owner of the Menger Hotel; grandfather of Minnie (through her mother’s line—see History). |
| Dr. Rudolph Menger and Catherine Menger |
Minnie’s parents (Catherine a granddaughter of William L. Menger). |
| Gustav P. Menger (“Gus”) |
Minnie’s brother; secretary at the 1912 merger; later president; signed the 1972 warehouse sale as G. P. Menger. Press photo. |
| Rudolph W. Menger |
Minnie’s brother; secretary–treasurer after Hayman’s 1920 exit; R. W. Menger on company letterhead. |
| T. J. Menger |
Treasurer on period Hoffmann-Hayman letterhead (see letterhead post). |
| A. G. Menger |
Assistant secretary on the same letterhead masthead. |
| Dr. William J. Schlosser |
Minnie’s later husband; appears with family in the very special tour factory photograph; died 1963 (timeline). |
Family (brief lives)
| Name |
Notes |
| William R. Hoffmann Jr. |
Son of William and Wilhelmina; born December 1910, died January 1911 (see timeline and Minnie post). |
How this list should grow
City directories, payroll fragments, union records, and labeled sales photos can add clerks, roasters, drivers, and agents—the social history of the plant, not only the officer line. When you have a primary source for someone new, they can be added here and, where appropriate, spun into a blog post or timeline entry.
