Category: Cemetery

Blog-4/20/22

So, I hope everyone had a great Easter! Today, I thought Imight talk about my grandfathers, your great grandfathers. Percival Coover Kauffman and John William Wright. Percy was born in Mechanicsburg, PA in 1857, son of Levi Kauffman, and brother of Walter Lee Kauffman and Edith Belle Kauffman. He migrated to the State of Washington… Continue reading Blog-4/20/22

Clara Keller Wright

Our maternal grandmother, Clara Keller, was born on April 2, 1872 in Erie, PA. Her parents, Eduard Keller and Christina Weindorf were married in 1868. She had two younger brothers, Frank, born in 1876 and Edward born in 1878. Her father was a furniture maker. Eduard’s father, Franz Peter Keller was born in Hesse, Germany… Continue reading Clara Keller Wright

Katharine Barton Kauffman

Katharine Barton was born on February 12, 1865. Her mother was Elizabeth (Elsie) Tubbs. Her father was John Barton. My records do not say where she was born other than Pennsylvania. John Alfred Barton was born in 1834 in Espy, PA, a small town along the Susquehanna River, next to Bloomsburg and a bit west… Continue reading Katharine Barton Kauffman

Percival Barton Kauffman

Percival Coover Kauffman was born in Mechanicsburg, the son of Levi Kauffman and Elizabeth Coover Kauffman. Percy had been raised in Mechanicsburg and had two siblings, Walter Lee Kauffman and Edith Belle Kauffman. He had graduated from University of Pennsylvania, School of Law. After working some years in law, he had migrated to Washington State… Continue reading Percival Barton Kauffman

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is located in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. Percival Barton Kauffman, a Lt Colonel in the US Army served during WW1 and in the reserves until he retired in 1958.

A Skein of Linen Thread

This letter from Anne Elizabeth Coover Kauffman, my great grandmother, titled “A skein of linen thread” is in my possession along with two skein’s of thread. I have no regal jewels, nor magnificent “purple and fine linen to show you, only a few practical little things which suggest the every day life of my forebears.… Continue reading A Skein of Linen Thread

Kuhn Family

Karen Christine Kauffman, oldest daughter of Peter and Margaret Kauffman was married to Stephen Kuhn on May 18, 1996 in Loudon County, VA. They have two children, Eva, born Jan 10, 2002 and Zoe, born Mar 5, 2005. Eva is a Sophomore at University of Pittsburgh.