1798 John Kaufman was listed on the direct tax list for Manor Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He lived next door to Abraham Stoner (perhaps his father-in-law). [1]
1820 John Kauffman lived in Donegal Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (under 10), 1 (10 thru 15), 1 (16 thru 18), 4 (16 thru 25), and 1 (45 and over); and females: 1 (10 thru 15), 1 (16 thru 25), and 1 (45 and over). [2]
1826 John Kauffman, of Donegal Twp, Lancaster County, dated his will on April 13. The will named wife Elizabeth, grandson Jacob Kauffman (only son of deceased son John), other children, unnamed, until youngest son Joseph reaches age 21. Inheritance according to intestate laws. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
1826 John Kaufman died on April 15 and was buried in the Stoner graveyard just north of Bainbridge. [8] [9] Inscription:
Johannes Kafman, war Gebohren den 18 ten abrill 1761 und ist Gestor ben den 15 ten abrill 1826 er ist alt worden 65 Jahr weniger 3 tage
1835 Elizabeth Kauffman died on January 15 and was buried at Stoner-Kauffman Cemetery, Bainbridge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [10] Inscription:
Hier ruhet Elisabeth Kaufman Gattin des Johannes Kaufman, s. Gebohren den 16 ten Oct. 1770 und Starb 15 ten Juni 1835 ihr alter 64 jahr 8 monat.
O ihr Lieben was ihr seid war ich auch was ich bin misst ihr werden.
A genealogy summary reports [11]:
John Kauffman (Apr. 18, 1761-Apr. 15, 1827) married Elizabeth Stoner (Dec. 16, 1770-June 15 1835) daughter of John Steiner of Manor Twp. John Kauffman resided on a farm in Donegal Twp. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
See also: [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Son Abraham Kauffman was born on January 10, 1797 and died on October 9, 1855. [17] [18] [19]
[1] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Lancaster Will P-503, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord].
[5] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord].
[6] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord].
[7] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Find A Grave Memorial 73150456, [FindAGrave].
[9] Charles Fahs Kauffman, A genealogy and history of the Kauffman-Coffman families of North America, 1584 to 1937 (1940), 62, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 79694172, [FindAGrave].
[11] Charles Fahs Kauffman, A genealogy and history of the Kauffman-Coffman families of North America, 1584 to 1937 (1940), 62, person A34, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[12] Samuel S. Wenger, "An Essay on the Stoner/Steiner Families of Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 11 (January, 1988), 16-36, at 17, person S135.
[13] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].
[14] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].
[15] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].
[16] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].
[17] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].
[18] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[19] Find A Grave Memorial 79693724, [FindAGrave].