Christian Kauffman (1764 - 1830)

Born 25 May 1764 in Cumru Township, Berks, Pennsylvania

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Died 1 Jan 1830 at age 65 in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Christian Kauffman, son of Jacob Kauffman ^[1] (1736-1818) and Elisabeth Zug (1744-1786), was born on 25 May 1764 in Cymru, Berks, Pennsylvania.^[2][3]

He married Annie Fisher.^[2] They were the parents of :

1. Martha / Magdalena b.1789 m. David Hartzler (1786-1857) ^[1][2]
2. Jacob (1790-1806) ^[1][2]
3. David (1792-1884) m. (1) Fannie Yoder (2) Nancy / Elizabeth Kauffman ^[1][2]
4. Elizabeth (1794-1856) m. Christian Hertzler (1793-1890) ^[1][2]
5. Christian (1796 - 1812 or 1872 [?]) m. Nancy Hertzler (1800-1878) ^[1][2]
6. Samuel (1797 or 1798 - 1879) m. Sarah Lapp ^[1][2]
7. Franey b.1800 m. Christian Yoder ^[1][2]
8. Nancy b.1800 m. (1) C. Lapp (2) Jacob Yoder ^[1][2]
9. John (1802-1878) m. Barbara King ^[1][2]

He is reported to have died either in 1830 ^[3] or 1831 ^[2] and to be buried in the Locust Grove Cemetery, Belleville, Mifflin, PA.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Kauffman, Charles Fahs (1940). A genealogy and history of the Kauffman-Coffman families of North America, 1584 to 1937; including brief outlines of allied Swiss and Palatine families who were among the pioneer settlers in Lancaster and York counties of Pennsylvania from 1717 on; viz., Becker, Baer, Correll, Erisman, Fahs, Kuntz, Kneisley, Hershey, Hiestand, Meyers, Musselman, Neff, Martin, Ruby, Snavely, Shenk, Shirk, Sprenkle, Witmer, and others, p.665. York, PA : Author. Viewed at https://archive.org/details/genealogyhistory00kauf/page/665/mode/1up
   NOTE : The 1940 Charles Fahs Kauffman genealogy is known to be unreliable and all information should be confirmed through other sources.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, citing (i) Hertzler Gen. p.68 and (ii) Biog. Ency. Juniata Valley p.766, viewed at https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60592/images/43954_345999-00724
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133696278/christian-kauffman: accessed 03 December 2023), memorial page for Christian Kauffman (26 May 1764–1 Jan 1830), Find A Grave: Memorial #133696278, citing Locust Grove Cemetery, Belleville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by LaDon Brennan (contributor 46902635). Entry notes that there is no marker for Christian's grave, and cites the Kauffman genealogy p.665.

See also :

• Burley, Michael, "Conrad - Ernst - Headings - Hooley" (internet database), at rootsweb.ancestry.com (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mw%5Fburley&id=I814 : accessed 14 Dec 2017) - inaccessible at Dec 2023 while site is being migrated (expected completion 2024)
• Anne Schiff Conner