Cocklins Church Graveyard

Cocklins Church Graveyard LOCATION Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2267692/cocklins-church-graveyard The Cocklins Church Graveyard is located due south of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, just west of highway 15 on West Lisburn Road. George Coover ( – 1830) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2021), memorial page for George Coover (unknown–1830), Find a Grave Memorial no. 73515547, citing Cocklins… Continue reading Cocklins Church Graveyard

Coover Farm Cemetery Who is buried there?

Coover Farm Cemetery (Barbace) Also known as the Coover-Keller Cemetery, Coover-Hummel Farm Cemetery or Barbace. Barbace has a long history which will be found in the stories on this website. Story of Barbace Ownership of Coover Farm Cemetery Many Coover’s and Keller’s are buried there. Most notable are shown below. George Coover (1741 – 1820)… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery Who is buried there?

Trinity Cemetery

Trinity Cemetery LOCATION 2971 West Lake RoadErie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 16505 USA   PHONE 814-838-7724 https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/46488/trinity-cemetery/photo Who is buried here: Martin Weindorff Elizabeth Lehn Weindorff Elizabeth Lehn Weindorff (1822-1875) Location within cemetery is unknown.

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

Erie Cemetery

Erie Cemetery LOCATION 2116 Chestnut StreetErie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 16502 USA  www.eriecemeteryassoc.com/locate-a-loved-one Who is buried here: Walter Lee and Elizabeth Kauffman Clara Keller Wright and her son, Eduard Keller Wright John and Katharine Law Wright John and 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

Lakeside Cemetery

LOCATION 1718 East Lake RoadErie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 16511 USA PHONE 814-459-8200 https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/45245/lakeside-cemetery Who is buried here: Christine Weindorf Keller (1846 – 1896) Eduard Keller (1845 – 1919)

The Elopement

The Elopement of Elizabeth Mohler (-in) and George Kober (Coover) I wrote parts of this years ago, the story of Elizabeth Mohler and George Kober, my great great great parents as told by my great grandmother, Elizabeth Coover Kauffman back in 1904. The story of George Kober and Elizabeth Mohlerin is interesting.  It seems that Elizabeth was… Continue reading The Elopement

EWK Bouncing Betty

Bouncing Betty. That was the name my friends used when they spoke of my Mother, Elizabeth Wright Kauffman. They did it in fun, but they did it with respect and with love. When Mary was writing down her memories of 431 Hilltop Road last week, she got me thinking about our mother, Elizabeth or Betty… Continue reading EWK Bouncing Betty

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WLK Announcer on WKBN

WKBN was the first radio station in Youngstown, Ohio.  It was started in the home of Warren P Williamson, an enterprising young businessman.  His announcer was my father, Walter Lee Kauffman.  Walter was a young entrepreneur involved in a number of projects in the Youngstown area including a strong interest in radio broadcasting.  Originally from Tacoma,… Continue reading WLK Announcer on WKBN