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Some Coffman/Kauffman's found on Marion Co., OH 1850 Census. I hope it
helps someone.
William Kaufman 52 Farmer Germany
Anna 48 Germany
All living in same household:
Isaac Peters 67 M Farmer PA
Mary 60 F VA
Elizabeth 20 F OH
Barbra Coffman 34 F OH
Sarah E 2 F OH
Emily 5 F
Jacob Kaufman 30 M Farmer Germany
Sydia 20 F OH
John 19 M Laborer OH
Mary (May/Macy?) 17 F OH
Elizabeth 16 F OH
Daniel 10 M OH
Catherine 7 F OH
David 4 M OH
Jonathan Kauffman 40 M Farmer PA
Mary 35 F PA
Prudence 16 F PA
Elizabeth 14 F PA
John 12 M OH
Daniel 10 M OH
Margaret 7 F OH
Jonathon 4 M OH
Patricia,
I would like to say THANK YOU.I went into this website after I sent my query
into the list.
I found my Sarah Coffman,and a lot of information.It took me back to her
grandparents and now I know which part in Va. she came from.
Thank you so very much.I urge every one to check it out.
Again thank you so very much..
Bev Rummel Klemme-Indiana
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/5362/
> For those of you who may not have browsed these web sites for Coffmans I'm
> posting some great data bases that already exist for our surname.
>
> This site has almost 4000 Coffmans listed from all over.
> http://www.kin2u.com/coffman/dbase/index.html
>
> This site is sponsored by Jerry McDaniel (you still on the list Jerry?)
and
> contains Coffmans from the PA and TN areas as well as their lines to other
> areas. Great site, even has my line listed and includes pictures similiar
> to the ones on my web site of the old Coffman house that is now a
historical
> site.
> http://www.the-watchers.com/
>
> Patricia
> patriciadesmond(a)msn.com
> ---------------
> http://homepages.msn.com/LaGrangeLn/patriciadesmond/
> ----------------------------
> Check out my mom's "Granny Series" at: http://www.MelbasArt.com
> -----------------------------------------
> "Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
matter
> least." --
>
Goethe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bev Rummel Klemme <brklemme(a)si-net.com>
> To: <COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 8:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [COFFMAN-L] Coffman/Kauffman PA Repository
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just joined this list.I join it thinking that I may find help out
there
> > finding out where my Coffmans came from before going to Ohio.I know that
> it
> > takes alot of time running these list my husband has a couple of them
that
> > he takes care of.
> > I have never run across one has limits to where you have to come from.I
> > agree with Vonda Coffman statement.
> > Since I have not been able to link my Coffmans to Pa.I will then have to
> > unsubscribe,because I will not be able to post anything.
> > Hope this list gets up and going on the right track,I have found alot of
> > relatives on other list.
> >
> > Good Luck...
> >
> > Bev Rummel Klemme--Indiana
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Judy <jcoffman(a)sos.net>
> > To: <COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 9:46 PM
> > Subject: [COFFMAN-L] Coffman/Kauffman PA Repository
> >
> >
> > > Hi Vonda,
> > > In reply to your message, I apologize if I made you or anyone else
feel
> > > somehow slighted. It was most definitely not my intention. I felt we
> > > could accomplish so much more if we could pull together and got
> > > organized so that we could use our combined bits and pieces as a
rescue
> > > to benefit us all. As a result, I made a suggestion and I
volunteered
> > > for as much I as felt I could accomplish successfully in the time I
have
> > > to devote to the job.
> > >
> > > My suggestion was just to try to sort out the various families which
> > > migrated to and from PA to the rest of the country. It was never my
> > > intention to attempt to organize ALL the Coffman/Kauffman families
> > > everywhere all together in one web site. All I wanted to do was to
> > > begin to organize our information so we would have a foundation to
build
> > > on and if the PA project was successful, we could branch out from
there
> > > by adding other sites for VA or OH or where ever the majority here
felt
> > > the greatest need was. If you or someone else would like to help by
> > > organizing another part of the country NOW, that would be GREAT!! I'd
> > > be extremely happy to coordinate with you the beginnings of a
> > > Coffman/Kauffman network. I would also help you with getting the site
> > > ready if you need any assistance in that area. My personal opinion
is
> > > that we can NOT organize the information very effectively by not just
> > > throwing the world of COFFMANs into one web site (at least I know that
I
> > > couldn't).
> > >
> > > To explain my reasons for the suggested limitations:
> > >
> > > First and most importantly, a quick look at the current index of *only
> > > 3* Coffman/Kauffman families, (and of those, just those generations
> > > coming to PA, living in PA and the generation after leaving PA), we
> > > already have 9 Abrahams, 12 Isaacs, 13 Elizabeths, 14 Annas, 14
> > > Barbaras, 19 Christians, 21 Jacobs, and 22 Johns. Imagine after a few
> > > more families are added... Now imagine every COFFMAN/KAUFFMAN family
we
> > > can find! Wouldn't it be nice to at least know when you're searching
> > > through the index that these individuals had ties to PA or VA or where
> > > ever, instead of having no idea of where any were from without
checking
> > > them one by one?
> > >
> > > Secondly, that would be a TON of work for someone. Definitely more
work
> > > than I can take on.
> > >
> > > Lastly, and I may be alone but I see a distinct advantage in having a
> > > place where researchers who don't know exactly where their family came
> > > from, can study the available sources for a given area such as the
> > > example of the extract of the 1790 census for PA. I thought it was
> > > interesting to see which counties were largely the KAUFFMAN spelling
as
> > > opposed to the counties that were settled by families using the
COFFMAN
> > > spelling.
> > >
> > > I made a simple suggestion and offered to do as much as I felt capable
> > > of taking on, and because there was considerable support for the
project
> > > at the time, I dove in and presented the group with a place to start
as
> > > I had suggested from the beginning. It was never intended to be MY
web
> > > site. It was always OUR web site and because of this if the majority
> > > here would like to modify it, to collect information for ALL
> > > Coffmans/Kauffmans everywhere, then certainly I will agree. I'll be
> > > happy to help make any changes deemed necessary to the layout but I
will
> > > NOT be able to manage such a large project so before making any of
those
> > > changes, we'll need a volunteer who does feel up to such a challenge.
> > > Perhaps you'd like to take on the job, Vonda.
> > >
> > > I'd just like to see us get organized one way or the other. I could
> > > only do so much but if someone else out there can organize it ALL,
they
> > > have my deepest gratitude.
> > >
> > > Judy
> > >
> > >
> > > vonda wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I do not understand why you have chosen to include only PA Coffmans;
> it
> > > > would be advantageous to not exclude any Coffmans. You stated: "As a
> > > > reminder, even if you don't know whether or not your family came
> through
> > PA,
> > > > depending upon the number of contributions we get, this could still
be
> a
> > > > valuable resource and some of you might be surprised to find that
your
> > > > families did branch out from PA like so many others." I would like
to
> > take
> > > > this opportunity to remind you that this list is called: Coffman.
Not
> > PA
> > > > Coffman. I think your choice may potentially limit participation. I
> > implore
> > > > you to change the wording of the site so that all Coffman List
members
> > may
> > > > be included. If you will not consider that option, then at least
> > correct
> > > > the sentence "This site was conceived out of the desire of the
Coffman
> > List
> > > > members to organize in one place, the many different
Coffman/Kauffman
> > > > families who came to America and settled in the area of
Pennsylvania."
> > > > I am a Coffman List member and would never have limited the site to
> PA.
> > > > Vonda Coffman
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
Hello,
Here is what I have on my Coffman name.It is not alot,I have not been able
to find any thing on her or her husband.
Hello,
I only have one Coffman.Sarah Coffman born 1802 in Va.She died 1866 in Wayne
County,Indiana.
She married Absolom Byerly (1804-1847) in 1825 in Montgomery County,Ohio.I
know they lived in Ohio a least until 1833 because there son John was born
there.The Coffmans and the Byerlys moved to Wayne County,Indiana.
I do not know how many children they had but the one I am related to is,John
T.Byerly (1833-1919).
That is all I know on both of the names, I am trying to find out more.
Hope someone can help...
Thanks...
Bev Rummel Klemme-Indiana
In reading the morning paper I came acroos the following obit in the
LA Times for 2/11/2000:
Kauffman, Grace born on June 20, 1904 in Oklahoma Territory and
passed away on Feb 8, 2000 in Anaheim CA. Loving mother of Ralph B
Biggs and grandmother of 5 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
She is also survived by step-daughter Barbara Kreage. Funeral 1:00PM
Staurday, 2/12/2000 in Faith Chapel, Forest Lawon Mortuary-Hollywood
Hills.
Hope this helps someone.
Cheri Astrahan
I was researching the Hardin Co., OH 1850 census tonight and came across
this Coffman and thought it may help someone.
Martin Caufman 30 M Farmer
Lucy A.Caufman 32 F
Andrew (? very hard to read handwriting Caufman 10 M
Jenet Caufman 14 F
Can anyone help me prove that Jacob Coffman was the father of Martin
Coffman? Who was Martin's mother?
Descendants of Jacob Coffman
1 Jacob Coffman b: 1742 in VA d: 1796 in Linville, Rockingham County, VA
.. 2 Christian Coffman b: 04 Jul 1769 in PA d: 06 Apr 1854
.. 2 Martin Coffman, Sr. b: Dec 1773 in PA or OH d: 06 Nov 1857 in Hocking
Twp, Fairfield Co, OH
...... +Sarah Whitehouse b: 28 Sep 1781 in Virginia d: 08 Feb 1852 in
Hocking Twp. Fairfield County Ohio m: 07 Dec 1798 in Rockingham Co,
Virginia Father: John Whitehouse Mother: Comfort Gum
.. 2 Jacob Coffman b: 1778 in Rockingham Co, VA d: 1859
...... +Sarah Ann Gumm b: 1780 m: 29 Dec 1800 Father: Norton Gum Mother:
Eleanor unknown
.. 2 John Coffman b: 23 Jun 1779 d: 02 Nov 1845
...... +Rachel Shoemaker b: Jan 1780 d: 1843 m: 07 Apr 1801
Thanks!
Margie R. Pearce
genealogy: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors
gymnastics: www.MnMgym.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bev Rummel Klemme <brklemme(a)si-net.com>
To: <COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 6:34 PM
Subject: [COFFMAN-L] Coffman list
> Hello,
>
> I apologize for my misunderstanding of what list you guys where talking
> about.I had only joined this list a couple days ago.I can then post my
> Coffmans on this list that is (so far) from Ohio.?
> I do apologize again for any misunderstanding on my part.
>
> Take Care....
>
> Bev Rummel Klemme
>
Thanks for this site.
I found a Coffman KY in Ohio County
and a Coffman PA in Fayette County
I don't know that this is anything that will help.
There were also Coffman in some other states. Just type the word Coffman
and see what comes up.
Monty
I'm going to give you a new search tool, and I want you
>to pass it around, and try it, I think I may of found the place where
>Andrew's and his 1st. first wife, Elizabeth S. Sanders, may of gone to
>after Polk Co. Missouri.. I was messing around on
<http://www.topozone.com> which is a new place you can find towns, rivers,
mountain's by name, and even Hospitals, just about any think
>you can thing of including ceme. I was trying to find something to connect
>Coffman's to Louisiana, Of which I've never been able to do so far. So I
>typed in Coffman Lake, Coffman farm , And then Coffman creek and got a hit
>in St.Helena County, LA. near Montpelier, Louisiana. I'll be busy now
>checking it out to see if they are on census and etc. Be sure to read
>instruction well on the Topozopne page and use it in good health. The main
>thing is to spell out complete,ie County and not Co. Please post it ever
>where, for others to use, as soon as you can. Regards Zella
>
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Hello,
I apologize for my misunderstanding of what list you guys where talking
about.I had only joined this list a couple days ago.I can then post my
Coffmans on this list that is (so far) from Ohio.?
I do apologize again for any misunderstanding on my part.
Take Care....
Bev Rummel Klemme
Robyn,
Thanx for the website. Hopefully, this will provide me with some leads.
Interestingly, this site has Leonard's father as Moses. Another researcher
has Leonard's father as Jacob. I now have need of the information that will
help me sort this out.
Jim Crownover-
I have a web site, that includes Coffman's... If any one would like to
visit it.. I have limited info there... I do have more in my computers
database, about several different ones... I am willing to share.... (only).
http://homestead.com/phillips1
or to just go straight to the Coffman's
http://homestead/phillips1/Coffman.html
Cathy in Oregon
The following petition from New Fairfield, Connecticut
in 1747-48, was signed by Azariah Coffman and Joseph Coffman.
(It was posted on another email list.)
These are the only Coffmans I have found so far in
Connecticut before the Revolution. Can anyone connect
them to some other known Coffmans?
Mark Dionne
Newton, MA
New Fairfield Petition
Dated 24 Dec. 1747 - Signed 23 April 1748
We the subscribers, inhabitants of New Fairfield and loyal
subjects of King George by virtue of the laws of this government,
have a right to vote for town officers. We do hear (sic)
complain and say that we have been denied that privilege
this year by not being lawfully warned. For we never heard
of a meeting till after it was over and we do denigh (sic)
the legitimacy of such a town meeting. For either the town
men we believe did not set up the warning or trusted to
such men as did not set it up so that the people might
see it. So that its evident to us that they were employed
to set up the warning. We believe that in the North
Society but three or four men knew of it. Therefore we
think such meeting to be unlawfully held and that the
officers chosen at it are not lawfully chosen. Therefore
we humbly desire the townsmen forthwith to warn a town
meeting according to law. For we think if such present
doings are winked at which according to law should be
most publick our town stands on a presipis (sic) ready
to fall into confusion. Which is the complaint of us
whose names are hereunto subscribed.
James Tryon Samuel Wright Abel Wright
Azariah Coffman Ezek Hubbell John Pepper
Benjamin Eastman Lyddel Buck Joseph Congar
Thomas Barns John Barns John Pepper Jr.
Benjamin Seelye Benjamin Elliott Jefferson Commings
John Commings Samuel Waters Daniel Commings
Jonathan Page Peter Eastman Samuel Commings
William Barns Nathan ? Latham Clark
Benjamin Benedict Samuel Tryon Caleb Morgan
Joseph Coffman (illegible)
Elnathan Commings Azahel Harding
Jonathan Hill Zeth Tryon
Peter Eastman
Hi Bev,
Please do not confuse the web site that I was working on with this
list. They are two distinctly different sources of information. Here
on the list you can post the families you are searching for and
hopefully someone will recognize something familiar and post something
back. The web site was intended to be a place where we could send our
family groups to be posted and they would be organized and available to
any new visitors also researching COFFMAN families to possibly recognize
and make connections. The PA limitation is just because I could only
handle so much on my own. I would be very happy to see others pitch in
to help organize as much as they could handle to. Since you are new to
the list, you might want to take a tour of the web site so that you can
understand the difference between it and this list.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pacoffman/
Please understand that you are welcome to BOTH!
I would like to see more volunteers willing to do similar web sites but
until then, I can see the obvious benefits to the people who have PA
families to post but I see just as great a benefit to people like
yourself who don't know where their family came from. If you didn't
know where your ggg grandparents came from, why wouldn't you want to
search even a PA web site to see if maybe they appeared there before
moving on to OH or where ever?
Anyway the IMPORTANT thing is to not confuse this list with the web
site.
Bev Rummel Klemme wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I just joined this list.I join it thinking that I may find help out there
> finding out where my Coffmans came from before going to Ohio.I know that it
> takes alot of time running these list my husband has a couple of them that
> he takes care of.
> I have never run across one has limits to where you have to come from.I
> agree with Vonda Coffman statement.
> Since I have not been able to link my Coffmans to Pa.I will then have to
> unsubscribe,because I will not be able to post anything.
> Hope this list gets up and going on the right track,I have found alot of
> relatives on other list.
>
> Good Luck...
>
> Bev Rummel Klemme--Indiana
For those of you who may not have browsed these web sites for Coffmans I'm
posting some great data bases that already exist for our surname.
This site has almost 4000 Coffmans listed from all over.
http://www.kin2u.com/coffman/dbase/index.html
This site is sponsored by Jerry McDaniel (you still on the list Jerry?) and
contains Coffmans from the PA and TN areas as well as their lines to other
areas. Great site, even has my line listed and includes pictures similiar
to the ones on my web site of the old Coffman house that is now a historical
site.
http://www.the-watchers.com/
Patricia
patriciadesmond(a)msn.com
---------------
http://homepages.msn.com/LaGrangeLn/patriciadesmond/
- --------------------------
Check out my mom's "Granny Series" at: http://www.MelbasArt.com
- ---------------------------------------
"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter
least." --
Goethe
----- Original Message -----
From: Bev Rummel Klemme <brklemme(a)si-net.com>
To: <COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [COFFMAN-L] Coffman/Kauffman PA Repository
> Hello,
>
> I just joined this list.I join it thinking that I may find help out there
> finding out where my Coffmans came from before going to Ohio.I know that
it
> takes alot of time running these list my husband has a couple of them that
> he takes care of.
> I have never run across one has limits to where you have to come from.I
> agree with Vonda Coffman statement.
> Since I have not been able to link my Coffmans to Pa.I will then have to
> unsubscribe,because I will not be able to post anything.
> Hope this list gets up and going on the right track,I have found alot of
> relatives on other list.
>
> Good Luck...
>
> Bev Rummel Klemme--Indiana
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judy <jcoffman(a)sos.net>
> To: <COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 9:46 PM
> Subject: [COFFMAN-L] Coffman/Kauffman PA Repository
>
>
> > Hi Vonda,
> > In reply to your message, I apologize if I made you or anyone else feel
> > somehow slighted. It was most definitely not my intention. I felt we
> > could accomplish so much more if we could pull together and got
> > organized so that we could use our combined bits and pieces as a rescue
> > to benefit us all. As a result, I made a suggestion and I volunteered
> > for as much I as felt I could accomplish successfully in the time I have
> > to devote to the job.
> >
> > My suggestion was just to try to sort out the various families which
> > migrated to and from PA to the rest of the country. It was never my
> > intention to attempt to organize ALL the Coffman/Kauffman families
> > everywhere all together in one web site. All I wanted to do was to
> > begin to organize our information so we would have a foundation to build
> > on and if the PA project was successful, we could branch out from there
> > by adding other sites for VA or OH or where ever the majority here felt
> > the greatest need was. If you or someone else would like to help by
> > organizing another part of the country NOW, that would be GREAT!! I'd
> > be extremely happy to coordinate with you the beginnings of a
> > Coffman/Kauffman network. I would also help you with getting the site
> > ready if you need any assistance in that area. My personal opinion is
> > that we can NOT organize the information very effectively by not just
> > throwing the world of COFFMANs into one web site (at least I know that I
> > couldn't).
> >
> > To explain my reasons for the suggested limitations:
> >
> > First and most importantly, a quick look at the current index of *only
> > 3* Coffman/Kauffman families, (and of those, just those generations
> > coming to PA, living in PA and the generation after leaving PA), we
> > already have 9 Abrahams, 12 Isaacs, 13 Elizabeths, 14 Annas, 14
> > Barbaras, 19 Christians, 21 Jacobs, and 22 Johns. Imagine after a few
> > more families are added... Now imagine every COFFMAN/KAUFFMAN family we
> > can find! Wouldn't it be nice to at least know when you're searching
> > through the index that these individuals had ties to PA or VA or where
> > ever, instead of having no idea of where any were from without checking
> > them one by one?
> >
> > Secondly, that would be a TON of work for someone. Definitely more work
> > than I can take on.
> >
> > Lastly, and I may be alone but I see a distinct advantage in having a
> > place where researchers who don't know exactly where their family came
> > from, can study the available sources for a given area such as the
> > example of the extract of the 1790 census for PA. I thought it was
> > interesting to see which counties were largely the KAUFFMAN spelling as
> > opposed to the counties that were settled by families using the COFFMAN
> > spelling.
> >
> > I made a simple suggestion and offered to do as much as I felt capable
> > of taking on, and because there was considerable support for the project
> > at the time, I dove in and presented the group with a place to start as
> > I had suggested from the beginning. It was never intended to be MY web
> > site. It was always OUR web site and because of this if the majority
> > here would like to modify it, to collect information for ALL
> > Coffmans/Kauffmans everywhere, then certainly I will agree. I'll be
> > happy to help make any changes deemed necessary to the layout but I will
> > NOT be able to manage such a large project so before making any of those
> > changes, we'll need a volunteer who does feel up to such a challenge.
> > Perhaps you'd like to take on the job, Vonda.
> >
> > I'd just like to see us get organized one way or the other. I could
> > only do so much but if someone else out there can organize it ALL, they
> > have my deepest gratitude.
> >
> > Judy
> >
> >
> > vonda wrote:
> > >
> > > I do not understand why you have chosen to include only PA Coffmans;
it
> > > would be advantageous to not exclude any Coffmans. You stated: "As a
> > > reminder, even if you don't know whether or not your family came
through
> PA,
> > > depending upon the number of contributions we get, this could still be
a
> > > valuable resource and some of you might be surprised to find that your
> > > families did branch out from PA like so many others." I would like to
> take
> > > this opportunity to remind you that this list is called: Coffman. Not
> PA
> > > Coffman. I think your choice may potentially limit participation. I
> implore
> > > you to change the wording of the site so that all Coffman List members
> may
> > > be included. If you will not consider that option, then at least
> correct
> > > the sentence "This site was conceived out of the desire of the Coffman
> List
> > > members to organize in one place, the many different Coffman/Kauffman
> > > families who came to America and settled in the area of Pennsylvania."
> > > I am a Coffman List member and would never have limited the site to
PA.
> > > Vonda Coffman
> > >
> >
> >
>
Searching for Jacob Kauffman/Coffman b. abt. 1770s, probably in PA. The
father of his wife, Catharine Bear, settled his estate in 1808 in Coventry
Twp., Chester Co., PA. Does anyone have Coffman/Kauffman families in
Chester Co., PA?
Marc
Descendants of Jacob Coffman/Kaufman
Generation No. 1
1. Jacob1 Coffman/Kaufman died Bef 1801. He married Catherine Bear Bef
1792.
Children of Jacob Coffman/Kaufman and Catherine Bear are:
2 i. Benjamin2 Coffman/Kaufman, born April 18, 1792. He married Catherine
____.
+ 3 ii. Mary Coffman, born August 01, 1793 in VA; died Aft 1850 in IL.
+ 4 iii. Anna (Nancy) Coffman/Kaufman, born December 18, 1795; died Bef
1844.
Generation No. 2
3. Mary2 Coffman (Jacob1 Coffman/Kaufman) was born August 01, 1793 in
VA, and died Aft 1850 in Shelby Co., IL. She married Mathias Beaver, 1778
in Rockingham Co., VA, d. in Shelby Co., IL, son of Matthias Beaver and
Mary ____.
Notes
Mary's birth was recorded in the Kaufman Bible (see note under Mary,
wife of Matthias, Sr.). Of note is the fact that she claims to be born in
VA, according to the 1850 census. Since she was the only one of her
parent's children to be counted in the 1850 census, we know her parents
were in VA at least by 1793.
Her father's first name, and her mother's maiden name was extracted
from an article entittled "Bear Saga Update: Part Two" by Jane Evans Best,
which was in the October, 1998 issue of "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage",
page 21, "BA5173.64 Catharine Bear, in 1808 lived in Shenandoah Co., VA;
was widow of Jacob Kauffman. m. before 1808, Michael Krauss". This is,
evidently, gleaned from Catharine Bear (Kauffman) Krause' father's estate
settlement, Hans Heinrich Beer, dated Nov. 18, 1798 from Coventry Twp.,
Chester Co., PA.
Children of Mary Coffman and Mathias Beaver are:
+ 5 i. Lucinda (Cenia)3 Beaver, born July 10, 1811 in Rockingham Co., VA;
died March 18, 1903 in Washington twp., Pickaway Co., OH.
+ 6 ii. Catherine (Katie) Beaver, born Abt 1819 in Rockingham Co., VA.
lived in Pickaway Co., OH; died 1873 in res. Pickaway Co., OH.
+ 7 iii. Benjamin Franklin Beaver, born January 11, 1815 in Rockingham Co.,
VA; died July 09, 1903 in ae 88 1/2 yrs..
8 iv. Mary Ann Beaver, born Abt 1822. She married Andrew Wolf January 31,
1842.
9 v. Harriett Beaver, born 1828 in OH lived in Shelby Co., IL. She
married George C. Holt December 15, 1850 in Pickaway Co., OH.
10 vi. Nancy Beaver, born Abt 1829 in raised fam. in Shelby Co., IL. She
married Obediah Klar November 06, 1849 in Pickaway Co., OH.
+ 11 vii. Reuben E. Beaver, born May 28, 1835 in OH was in Civil War; died
June 01, 1867 in ae 32 yrs..
12 viii. Sarah Beaver, born 1840 in OH lived in Shelby Co., IL. She
married ____ Yontis.
4. Anna (Nancy)2 Coffman/Kaufman (Jacob1) was born December 18, 1795,
and died Bef 1844. She married bef. 1817 to Michael Beaver, son of
Matthias Beaver and Mary ____.
Michael and Nancy migrated to Wayne Co. IN, where Nancy
died. Michael m2, Catharine, widow of Nancy's brother Benjamin. Michael
Beaver was in the 1860 census of Page Co., IA
Notes
Nancy's birth recorded in Kaufman Bible record (see notes of mother
and sister Mary).
Named Nancy on deeds with husband in Rockingham Co., VA.
Children of Anna Coffman/Kaufman and Michael Beaver are:
13 i. Salina3 Beaver, born March 01, 1817.
14 ii. Benjamin Beaver, born September 04, 1818.
15 iii. Catherina Beaver, born September 04, 1820.
16 iv. Samuel Beaver, born April 25, 1824.
+ 17 v. Leanah Beaver, born August 22, 1826 in VA; died Aft 1870.
18 vi. Johannes Beaver, born December 05, 1828.
19 vii. Sien Beaver, born January 10, 1830.
20 viii. Mandia Beaver, born September 20, 1832.
21 ix. Maria Beaver, born November 28, 1835.
22 x. Ennis (Amos) Beaver, born November 01, 1840.
Generation No. 3
5. Lucinda (Cenia)3 Beaver (Mary2 Coffman, Jacob1 Coffman/Kaufman) was
born July 10, 1811 in Rockingham Co., VA, and died March 18, 1903 in
Washington twp., Pickaway Co., OH. She married (1) John Martin August 31,
1834 in Washington, Pickaway Co., OH, son of Adam Martin and Catherine
Pontius. She married (2) John Gray August 1847.
Children of Lucinda Beaver and John Martin are:
23 i. Mary Ann4 Martin, born 18351; died 18522.
24 ii. Catherine Martin, born 18363; died 19084. She married Michael D.
Waters.
25 iii. Isaac Wells Martin, born 18395; died 19236. He married Mary Ann
Whitacre.
26 iv. Benjamin Franklin Martin.
27 v. John Martin, born November 1842.
Child of Lucinda Beaver and John Gray is:
28 i. Sarah Jane4 Gray. She married Daniel Haas.
6. Catherine (Katie)3 Beaver (Mary2 Coffman, Jacob1 Coffman/Kaufman) was
born Abt 1819 in Rockingham Co., VA. lived in Pickaway Co., OH, and died
1873 in res. Pickaway Co., OH. She married Henry Pontius January 17, 1839,
son of Daniel Pontius and Mary Metzger.
Child of Catherine Beaver and Henry Pontius is:
29 i. m___4 Pontius.
7. Benjamin Franklin3 Beaver (Mary2 Coffman, Jacob1 Coffman/Kaufman) was
born January 11, 1815 in Rockingham Co., VA, and died July 09, 1903 in ae
88 1/2 yrs.. He married Hannah Koch September 22, 1844 in Pickaway Co.,
OH, daughter of Jacob Koch and Mary Hisler.
Children of Benjamin Beaver and Hannah Koch are:
30 i. William Henry4 Beaver, born August 15, 1845.
31 ii. David Edwards Beaver, born January 04, 1847 in resided in Walnut
twp., Pickaway Co., OH; died August 08, 1905 in moved to Kansas in 1884.
He married Hannah Anderson.
11. Reuben E.3 Beaver (Mary2 Coffman, Jacob1 Coffman/Kaufman) was born
May 28, 1835 in OH was in Civil War, and died June 01, 1867 in ae 32 yrs..
He married Ann M. Briggs.
Children of Reuben Beaver and Ann Briggs are:
32 i. Harry A.4 Beaver, born 1858 in IL res. Groveport, OH 1938; died
1947 in South Bloomfield, OH. He married Ella Mitoff.
33 ii. Stella Beaver. She married ____ Roof.
34 iii. Cora J. Beaver.
17. Leanah3 Beaver (Anna (Nancy)2 Coffman/Kaufman, Jacob1) was born
August 22, 1826 in VA, and died Aft 1870. She married John W. Clemens July
15, 1847 in Wayne Co., IN.
Child of Leanah Beaver and John Clemens is:
35 i. Orilla M.4 Clemens. She married John Monroe Leavelle.
Endnotes
1. e-mail from Pam Koverman
2. e-mail from Pam Koverman
3. e-mail from Pam Koverman
4. e-mail from Pam Koverman
5. e-mail from Pam Koverman
6. e-mail from Pam Koverman
Here is a website that has to do with Leonard Coffman. I know that there
are some people on the list looking. I hope this helps.
http://idt.net/~jfultz19/leoncoff.htm
Robyn
Hi
I can remember as a small child that my father said he had heard the story
that Kauffman brothers came to this country to PA and for some reason they
didn't get along and one brother changed his name to Coffman. This Coffman
came to Indiana, Bartholomew County.
I'm just wondering if anyone else might have heard this story.
Monty
I am researching the Coffman family. Our branch of the family came from PA
to Bartholomew County, Indiana. I will try to make a connection to this
listing.
Thanks.
Monty
Hello,
I just joined this list.I join it thinking that I may find help out there
finding out where my Coffmans came from before going to Ohio.I know that it
takes alot of time running these list my husband has a couple of them that
he takes care of.
I have never run across one has limits to where you have to come from.I
agree with Vonda Coffman statement.
Since I have not been able to link my Coffmans to Pa.I will then have to
unsubscribe,because I will not be able to post anything.
Hope this list gets up and going on the right track,I have found alot of
relatives on other list.
Good Luck...
Bev Rummel Klemme--Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: Judy <jcoffman(a)sos.net>
To: <COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 9:46 PM
Subject: [COFFMAN-L] Coffman/Kauffman PA Repository
> Hi Vonda,
> In reply to your message, I apologize if I made you or anyone else feel
> somehow slighted. It was most definitely not my intention. I felt we
> could accomplish so much more if we could pull together and got
> organized so that we could use our combined bits and pieces as a rescue
> to benefit us all. As a result, I made a suggestion and I volunteered
> for as much I as felt I could accomplish successfully in the time I have
> to devote to the job.
>
> My suggestion was just to try to sort out the various families which
> migrated to and from PA to the rest of the country. It was never my
> intention to attempt to organize ALL the Coffman/Kauffman families
> everywhere all together in one web site. All I wanted to do was to
> begin to organize our information so we would have a foundation to build
> on and if the PA project was successful, we could branch out from there
> by adding other sites for VA or OH or where ever the majority here felt
> the greatest need was. If you or someone else would like to help by
> organizing another part of the country NOW, that would be GREAT!! I'd
> be extremely happy to coordinate with you the beginnings of a
> Coffman/Kauffman network. I would also help you with getting the site
> ready if you need any assistance in that area. My personal opinion is
> that we can NOT organize the information very effectively by not just
> throwing the world of COFFMANs into one web site (at least I know that I
> couldn't).
>
> To explain my reasons for the suggested limitations:
>
> First and most importantly, a quick look at the current index of *only
> 3* Coffman/Kauffman families, (and of those, just those generations
> coming to PA, living in PA and the generation after leaving PA), we
> already have 9 Abrahams, 12 Isaacs, 13 Elizabeths, 14 Annas, 14
> Barbaras, 19 Christians, 21 Jacobs, and 22 Johns. Imagine after a few
> more families are added... Now imagine every COFFMAN/KAUFFMAN family we
> can find! Wouldn't it be nice to at least know when you're searching
> through the index that these individuals had ties to PA or VA or where
> ever, instead of having no idea of where any were from without checking
> them one by one?
>
> Secondly, that would be a TON of work for someone. Definitely more work
> than I can take on.
>
> Lastly, and I may be alone but I see a distinct advantage in having a
> place where researchers who don't know exactly where their family came
> from, can study the available sources for a given area such as the
> example of the extract of the 1790 census for PA. I thought it was
> interesting to see which counties were largely the KAUFFMAN spelling as
> opposed to the counties that were settled by families using the COFFMAN
> spelling.
>
> I made a simple suggestion and offered to do as much as I felt capable
> of taking on, and because there was considerable support for the project
> at the time, I dove in and presented the group with a place to start as
> I had suggested from the beginning. It was never intended to be MY web
> site. It was always OUR web site and because of this if the majority
> here would like to modify it, to collect information for ALL
> Coffmans/Kauffmans everywhere, then certainly I will agree. I'll be
> happy to help make any changes deemed necessary to the layout but I will
> NOT be able to manage such a large project so before making any of those
> changes, we'll need a volunteer who does feel up to such a challenge.
> Perhaps you'd like to take on the job, Vonda.
>
> I'd just like to see us get organized one way or the other. I could
> only do so much but if someone else out there can organize it ALL, they
> have my deepest gratitude.
>
> Judy
>
>
> vonda wrote:
> >
> > I do not understand why you have chosen to include only PA Coffmans; it
> > would be advantageous to not exclude any Coffmans. You stated: "As a
> > reminder, even if you don't know whether or not your family came through
PA,
> > depending upon the number of contributions we get, this could still be a
> > valuable resource and some of you might be surprised to find that your
> > families did branch out from PA like so many others." I would like to
take
> > this opportunity to remind you that this list is called: Coffman. Not
PA
> > Coffman. I think your choice may potentially limit participation. I
implore
> > you to change the wording of the site so that all Coffman List members
may
> > be included. If you will not consider that option, then at least
correct
> > the sentence "This site was conceived out of the desire of the Coffman
List
> > members to organize in one place, the many different Coffman/Kauffman
> > families who came to America and settled in the area of Pennsylvania."
> > I am a Coffman List member and would never have limited the site to PA.
> > Vonda Coffman
> >
>
>
Hi Vonda,
In reply to your message, I apologize if I made you or anyone else feel
somehow slighted. It was most definitely not my intention. I felt we
could accomplish so much more if we could pull together and got
organized so that we could use our combined bits and pieces as a rescue
to benefit us all. As a result, I made a suggestion and I volunteered
for as much I as felt I could accomplish successfully in the time I have
to devote to the job.
My suggestion was just to try to sort out the various families which
migrated to and from PA to the rest of the country. It was never my
intention to attempt to organize ALL the Coffman/Kauffman families
everywhere all together in one web site. All I wanted to do was to
begin to organize our information so we would have a foundation to build
on and if the PA project was successful, we could branch out from there
by adding other sites for VA or OH or where ever the majority here felt
the greatest need was. If you or someone else would like to help by
organizing another part of the country NOW, that would be GREAT!! I'd
be extremely happy to coordinate with you the beginnings of a
Coffman/Kauffman network. I would also help you with getting the site
ready if you need any assistance in that area. My personal opinion is
that we can NOT organize the information very effectively by not just
throwing the world of COFFMANs into one web site (at least I know that I
couldn't).
To explain my reasons for the suggested limitations:
First and most importantly, a quick look at the current index of *only
3* Coffman/Kauffman families, (and of those, just those generations
coming to PA, living in PA and the generation after leaving PA), we
already have 9 Abrahams, 12 Isaacs, 13 Elizabeths, 14 Annas, 14
Barbaras, 19 Christians, 21 Jacobs, and 22 Johns. Imagine after a few
more families are added... Now imagine every COFFMAN/KAUFFMAN family we
can find! Wouldn't it be nice to at least know when you're searching
through the index that these individuals had ties to PA or VA or where
ever, instead of having no idea of where any were from without checking
them one by one?
Secondly, that would be a TON of work for someone. Definitely more work
than I can take on.
Lastly, and I may be alone but I see a distinct advantage in having a
place where researchers who don't know exactly where their family came
from, can study the available sources for a given area such as the
example of the extract of the 1790 census for PA. I thought it was
interesting to see which counties were largely the KAUFFMAN spelling as
opposed to the counties that were settled by families using the COFFMAN
spelling.
I made a simple suggestion and offered to do as much as I felt capable
of taking on, and because there was considerable support for the project
at the time, I dove in and presented the group with a place to start as
I had suggested from the beginning. It was never intended to be MY web
site. It was always OUR web site and because of this if the majority
here would like to modify it, to collect information for ALL
Coffmans/Kauffmans everywhere, then certainly I will agree. I'll be
happy to help make any changes deemed necessary to the layout but I will
NOT be able to manage such a large project so before making any of those
changes, we'll need a volunteer who does feel up to such a challenge.
Perhaps you'd like to take on the job, Vonda.
I'd just like to see us get organized one way or the other. I could
only do so much but if someone else out there can organize it ALL, they
have my deepest gratitude.
Judy
vonda wrote:
>
> I do not understand why you have chosen to include only PA Coffmans; it
> would be advantageous to not exclude any Coffmans. You stated: "As a
> reminder, even if you don't know whether or not your family came through PA,
> depending upon the number of contributions we get, this could still be a
> valuable resource and some of you might be surprised to find that your
> families did branch out from PA like so many others." I would like to take
> this opportunity to remind you that this list is called: Coffman. Not PA
> Coffman. I think your choice may potentially limit participation. I implore
> you to change the wording of the site so that all Coffman List members may
> be included. If you will not consider that option, then at least correct
> the sentence "This site was conceived out of the desire of the Coffman List
> members to organize in one place, the many different Coffman/Kauffman
> families who came to America and settled in the area of Pennsylvania."
> I am a Coffman List member and would never have limited the site to PA.
> Vonda Coffman
>