Druggist, internal revenue collector, fire insurance agent, helped organize the 2nd National Bank, delegate to presential Convention (Republican) at Baltimore in 1864.
Category: Family
The Quest for Isaac Baer Kauffman’s Burial Place
As we know, the Kauffman’s are buried in a variety of locations. Walter Lee Kauffman 2nd – Our father, your grandfather, is buried with our mother, in Erie Cemetery in Erie PA. Percival Barton Kauffman – Uncle Bart is buried at Arlington Cemetery, just outside of Washington, DC. Their parents, Percival Coover Kauffman and Katharine Barton Kauffman are… Continue reading The Quest for Isaac Baer Kauffman’s Burial Place
The Tubbs Family
Tubb Family Crest Elsie Tubbs was my great grandmother on my father’s side. She married John Barton. My Grandmother, Katharine Barton was their daughter. She married Percival Coover Kauffman.There seems to be a bit of confusion about Elizabeth (Elsie) Tubbs and Alice Tubbs. They were both the wives of John Barton, just not at the… Continue reading The Tubbs Family
The Franz Peter Keller Family
This story has segments for: Franz Peter Keller Eduard Keller Eduard Adolphus Keller Clara Katharine Keller, and Frank Keller The earliest member of the Keller family is Franz Peter Keller. He marries Catharinam Antoni. They have four children, Eduard, Heinrich (Harry), and one daughter, Regina. Their son, Eduard Keller marries Christina Weindorf. They have four… Continue reading The Franz Peter Keller Family
The Weindorf Family
Martin Weindorf marries Elizabeth Lehn in Germany, immigrate to Erie PA, have nine children, including Christina Weindorf, who later marries Eduard Keller, gives birth to Clara Katherine Keller, who marries John Wright and gives birth to Elizabeth Keller Wright who in turn marries Walter Lee Kauffman 2nd. But there is more to this story. ============================================… Continue reading The Weindorf Family
The Army Career of WLK2
The Kauffman brothers prepare for their service in the army starting at an early age. Walter enlisted in the Army as a private. His brother, Bart, joined as a Captain on the basis of his college degree.His registration card shows him as 21 years of age. He claims exemption from the draft because he is… Continue reading The Army Career of WLK2
Elizabeth Keller Wright Photo Album Age 5 or so
Percival Coover Kauffman
Percival Coover Kauffman Percival Coover Kauffman was the son of Levi and Ann Elizabeth Coover Kauffman, born August 13, 1857 in Mechanicsburg, PA. He was the oldest of three children. His brother, Walter Lee Kauffman was born in 1860. His sister Edith Belle Kauffman was born in 1863. They lived in Mechanicsburg, PA on 70… Continue reading Percival Coover Kauffman
Virginia McCarthy
Virginia Wright McCarthy Virginia Wright McCarthy, age 95 of Erie, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Ball Pavilion Nursing Home. She was born in Erie on December 3, 1914 the daughter of the late Dr. John W. and Dr. Katherine Hayes Law Wright. Ginny was a 1936 graduate of Smith College, attended the Cleveland School… Continue reading Virginia McCarthy
EWK The Early Years
Elizabeth was born in Erie, PA on October 31, 1904 to John and Clara Wright. John was 36, a doctor His father was also a doctor. The family was from the Jamestown, NY area. Clara Keller Wright was 32, a local girl whose family had emigrated to the US from Germany several generations ago. They… Continue reading EWK The Early Years