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

Isaac Kauffman

Isaac Kauffman was born in 1693 in Oberdiessbach, Bern, Switzerland and died in1738 in Manor, Lancaster, PA. Literature says, he is probably the son of Tauferlehrer Isaac Kauffman. My research does not confirm that. He was likely a nephew of the Tauferlehrer. Tauferlehrer Isaac Kauffman had a tremulous life as a Mennonite Leader in a… Continue reading Isaac Kauffman

Levi Kauffman

Druggist, internal revenue collector, fire insurance agent, helped organize the 2nd National Bank, delegate to presential Convention (Republican) at Baltimore in 1864.

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