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I thought some of you might be interested in Joseph
Franklin Kauffman's Civil War Diary. He was killed in
the battle of 2nd Manassas. The url is:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagspc/kauffman.htm
J F Kauffman was a brother of my great-grandmother
Ellen Virginia Kauffman Rickard.
Pat
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Here is additional info I've kept that has been attributed to my John
Kaufman, b. Abt. 1812, Virginia and died 1875 Ohio. The name was spelled
Kaufman, Kauffman, Coughman, and Coffman in the documents that have been
shared with me by family members. Primarily it was Kaufman and Coffman. My
grandfather's generation of brothers and sisters settled on Coffman and had
to get some documents changed such as birth certificates--this final change
was about 1917.
Research of Don Paxton:
Monroe Township Federal Census of 1870 shows the last name spelled as
Coffman.
Line 119. Coffman John, 58, male, white, Farm Laborer, value of personal
estate $160. Place of Birth Virginia
Mary, 25, female, white, keeping house, Ohio
William, 4, male, white, Ohio
Hannah, 2, female, white, Ohio
Lucy, 2/12, female, white, Ohio
Elvira, 19, female, white, helps mother., Ohio
"Another tibit I came across yesterday, at the NL library, was from the
index book to the 1850 Federal Census for Perry County, Ohio, Bearfield Twp.
I checked the listing for John and Margaret Coffman, both came to Ohio from
Virginia. Children listed were William, age 5, Elijah, age 4, Thomas, age 2
and John A, age 6 month. Note the 1870 census shows John in Monroe Twp and
the 1850 shows him in Bearfield Twp. Our Federal Census are broken down
into Twp's."
Research of Glenna Coffman:
"In 1850, lived in Bearfield Twp, Perry County, Ohio." Glenna Coffman
1995-2000 research info.
Noah and Teresa: "Teresa Coffman, Monroe Twp. to J.R. Norris 12 Acres,
April 4, 1863."
T.R.
"John Coffman et. al to Morgan Devore, Morgan Twp. 6 acres, Aug 8, 1874
Bearfield Twp.
Va.
"John and Margaret Coffman Nov 20, 1850 to Nicholas Davidson, 5 acres
$35.00."
Va.
"Adam Godlove to John and Noah Coughman Sept 12, 1846 41 acres, $250.00"
"John et. al and Noah Coffman, Monroe Twp to Samuel Moore 40 acres $400 Dec
20 1849."
"John Coffman to Noah C. Monroe Twp 10, 1214, 506, Bearfield Twp. Va."
"John to Noah $200, 40 acres, Monroe Twp. April 7, 1857"
Bearfield Twp, Va
"John to Edward Hatfield 12 acres, Sept 17, 1863, $100."
Bearfield Twp.
"John C. and Eliz to Benj. Curl 23 acres, $400.00 April 1, 1865
Carl and all:
There were two Martin Coffmans in the Shenandoah Valley at about the same
time and both moved to Fairfield Co, OH within a few years of each other. I
do not know how or if they were related. My Martin Coffman (1772-1857) m.
Sarah Whitehouse/hurst and was an active supporter of the Church of the
United Brethren in Christ. The other Martin Coffman was a minister in what
became the Baptist Church.
Robyn Asimus (Asimus(a)bigfoot.com) has graciously shared her endless hours of
research on "the other" Martin KAUFFMAN. She reminds us that she is human
and mistakes may abound, so please use her information as a guide to further
research.
The Other Martin Coffman/Kauffman
1. Jacob Kaufman (b. 1556) m. Anni BURKI (b. 1556)
2. Niklaus Kaufman (b. 1593) m. Elsi BLANK
3. Michael Kauffman (b. 1620) m. Anna BRENDLI (b. 1627)
4. Michael Kauffman (b. 1648) m. Elizabeth HIRSING (b. 1648)
5. Michael Kauffman (Grunstadt, Hesse, Germany-1718, Lancaster, PA) m. Anna
KNEISLSELE/Kneisley, daughter of Anthony and Magdalena KNEISLEY
Children of Michael and Anna Kneisley KAUFFMAN
+6. Martin Kauffman (1712, Germany/Switzerland-17 May 1749, Massanutten, VA)
m. Barbara STOVER/Stauffer (1714, PA-aft. May 1749, Massanutten, VA),
daughter of Jacob STAUFFER and Sarah BOONE
+6. Michael Kauffman (21 Jun 1714-21 Dec 1788) m. Barbara HALDEMAN
+6. David Kauffman (b. 1716)
Children of Martin and Barbara Stover KAUFFMAN
7. Martin Kauffman (1743, PA/VA-bef. April 1805, Page Co, VA) m. c1760, Mary
LIONBERGER (bef. 1745, Hawksbill Creek, Shenandoah Co, VA-??, Whitehouse,
Massanutten, VA), daughter of Hans Ulrich (John) LEUENBERGER and Barbara
BAR/Bear
7. Anna Kauffman (1740-1778, VA) m. 1 Sep 1761, PA, Henry BRUMBACH
7. David Kauffman (d. 15 Jul 1804, Shenandoah Co, VA) m. 22 Nov 1772,
Dorothy STRICKLER (1756-1833), daughter of Joseph STRICKLER and Dorthea
STICKY
7. Magdalena Kauffman m. John STRICKLER
7. Nancy Coffman (d. 1772) m. Joseph STRICKLER (d. 1784), son of Abraham
STRICKLER
Children of Michael and Barbara Haldeman KAUFFMAN
7. Samuel Kauffman
7. Michael Kauffman
7. Ann Kauffman m. Valentine BAYSLER
7. Elizabeth Kauffman m. Andrw CONELL
7. Barbara Kauffman m. John SHENCK
7. Magdalene Kauffman m. Jacob MYERS
7. David Kauffman m. Sarah Ann LIONBERGER, then Madlena STAUFFER
Children of David Kauffman
7. Martin Kauffman
7. Christian Kauffman
7. David Kauffman
My Martin Coffman had the following children:
1 Martin Coffman, Sr. b: 22 Dec 1772 in Rockingham County, Virginia 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 Grace Coffman b: 21 Sep 1799 in Rockingham Co, VA d: 03 Dec 1883 in
Saline City, Sugar Ridge Twp, Clay Co, IN
..... +David Barnhart b: 30 Dec 1800 in Stoyestown, Somerset Co. PA d: 29
May 1876 in Sugar Ridge Twp. Clay County, IN m: 27 Feb 1823 in Fairfield
County, OH Father: Peter Barnhart Mother: Maria Elizabeth Zimmerman
. 2 Elizabeth Coffman b: 1802 in Van Wert, OH d: WFT Est. 1826-1896 in
Marion Co, Ohio
..... +William Strode b: WFT Est. 1775-1802 d: WFT Est. 1825-1889 m: 11 May
1820
. 2 John Coffman b: 1804 in Virginia d: Bef. Mar 1873 in Hocking Twp,
Fairfield Co, OH
..... +Susanna Barnhart b: 07 Jul 1803 in Pennsylvania d: 10 Mar 1873 in
Hocking Twp, Fairfield Co, OH m: 18 Aug 1824 Father: Peter Barnhart Mother:
Maria Elizabeth Zimmerman
. 2 Noah Whitehouse Coffman b: 17 May 1808 in Fairfield Co, Ohio d: 26 Jun
1892 in Comanche, Clinton Co, Iowa o: Kauffman-Coffman Lineages lists his
occ. as blacksmith
..... +Rhoda Williams b: 02 Nov 1811 in Fairfield Co, OH d: 03 Feb 1883 in
Eden Twp, Clinton Co, Iowa m: 01 Jan 1832 in Lancaster, Fairfield Co, OH
. 2 David L. Coffman b: 05 Feb 1811 in OH or VA d: 01 Aug 1871 in Pleasant
Mills, Adams Co, IN
..... +Rebecca Hughes b: 03 Apr 1813 in OH d: 02 Oct 1872 in Pleasant
Mills, Adams Co, IN m: 18 Aug 1831 in Fairfield Co, OH Father: Jesse Hughes
Mother: Sarah unknown
. 2 Mary "Polly" Coffman b: 1813 in Fairfield Co, OH d: 1902 in Marion
County Ohio
..... +Valentine Barnhart b: Abt. 1805 d: WFT Est. 1830-1899 m: 01 Jan 1824
in Fairfield Co, OH Father: Peter Barnhart Mother: Maria Elizabeth
Zimmerman
. 2 Sarah Ann Coffman b: Feb 1815 in Marion Co, OH d: WFT Est. 1842-1909
in Marion Co, OH
..... +Jacob Greek, Jr. b: WFT Est. 1790-1817 d: WFT Est. 1841-1904 m: 07
Jul 1836
. 2 Martin Coffman, Jr. b: 1818 in OH d: WFT Est. 1840-1909
..... +Mary Collins m: 24 May 1835
. 2 Benjamin S. Coffman b: Jul 1820 in Fairfield Co, OH d: 22 Dec 1900 in
Fairfield Co, OH
..... +Elizabeth Spurgeon Hughes b: 1820 d: 06 Nov 1906 m: 17 Sep 1841
Father: Jesse Hughes Mother: Sarah unknown
. 2 [1] Susanna Coffman b: 05 Apr 1823 in Fairfield Co, Ohio d: 01 Aug
1900 in Prospect, Marion Co, OH
..... +William Greek b: WFT Est. 1797-1823 d: WFT Est. 1847-1911 m: 20 Nov
1842
. *2nd Husband of [1] Susanna Coffman:
..... +Isaac Huffman m: 25 Jul 1849
. 2 William Coffman b: 1825 in Ohio d: WFT Est. 1826-1915
Margie R. Pearce
Ponchatoula, LA
Genealogy: http://www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Coffman" <carl_coffman(a)hotmail.com>
To: <mpearce(a)charter.net>
Cc: <carl_coffman(a)hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 3:12 PM
Subject: I'm Going To get Yelled At.
> >Ladies Hello,
> > I only want to help you on this Martin line, But I probably shouldn't
> >send this mail. It will be hard to explain what and how, I was doing in
> >Virginia, and I'm not expert on Michael Kauffman line, nor on the early
> >K/Coffman in Virginia. I keep runnimg into Virginia Coffman's coming over
> >into Tennessee and it was mixing thing up as all had the same first names
> >as the Tn. ones.
My great-grandfather, William Coffman, appears out of nowhere at age 20
in Roanoke
County, VA (Salem area), in the 1850 census. He was born somewhere in
Virginia on
Feb. 14, 1830. In 1850 he was a tinner (later also a stove maker and
dealer) and was
living with his employer, Abraham Hupp, a tin manufacturer. Two of
Abraham's first
cousins, siblings (brother and sister), married Coffmans from Shenandoah
County, and
Abraham was from that county, so there may be a relationship by
marriage, and William
Coffman was likely born in Shenandoah County, since the majority of
Coffmans were
in that county in the early 1800s.
On Sept. 7, 1852, William married Emma Ann Hawkins in Abingdon, Va.
They, along
with her parents and her three siblings and their families, moved to
Tennessee almost
immediately, because their first child was born in Tennessee in July
1853, and all of the
other 6 children were also born in Tenn. My great-grandfather, William
Henry Coffman,
was born in Jonesboro, Tenn., in 1862, and the family eventually settled
in Knoxville.
If you are a descendant of William Coffman, or know anything about his
ancestry,
please contact me. I will not rest till I've found his parents!
Thanks,
Sue Coffman, Dallas, TX
Hello Coffman list,
I'm srnding the below for your infomation and consideration. This info
may make you wonder about the written history, and many more things if you
consider real closely, and you know history. I will be persueing this info
to the end for answers if they can be found. I am working on many leads, the
below is jusy one of them, and I hope it is of interest to you. Carl
Coffman/Kauffman .
Dear Swiss Genealogy,
Last time I contacted the Swiss people was in 1/19/2000, and
that time you did a great job of giving aid. This time, may be
beyond you records/knowledge/scope. My people came from Canton Bern
Swiss. They were listed, Mennonites--Anabaptist and were in danger!
I'll give you a couple names for i.d. purpose only, as I don't need
Genealogy info exactly, but a bit more on the history side. Andreas
Kauffman,b.1668 d.? and his son that came to Lancaster County, Pa.
USA in 1717 with two other male Kauffmans. Andreas was b.1690 swiss, d.1743
Lancaster, Pa. I'll be asking for help in the following: I always suspected
that there was a connection between The Kauffman/Coffman and the Jewish.
Both are listed in as possible surnames in Jewish Genealogy. I will be
asking, please, if your country can show any connections in
Kauffman/Mennonites/Jewish, Race/Anabaptist. And last do your records any
exile's leaving Swiss before 1717 from Europe. In other words do your
records show any Anabaptist and/or Jewish before 1710 To the new World. I
guess if, I asked if Jewish were considered to be Anabaptist also, would be
simpler?
In regards to the above, wanting info, I have been doing a very
deep search in the USA where my people landed, for the above info. I
guess I went back further then the history in England with the
colonies they sent to the usa to settle it so they could claim same.
The Mayflower-The Jamestown Colony- was in 1620. As a result of my
search in Lancaster,Pa,USA I found two Jewish Church/Cemeteries, one
dating back 400 years and they state that this Cemetery is the 4th.
oldest in North America. I'm in the process of getting these 3's
history. I hope they don't go back further then 1492 or I'm in trouble
<Grin>.
I wish your Country well, send much Greetings, and many thanks
for, any and all help you may be able to Supply to our search, I remain,
Yours truly, Carl Coffman/Kauffman, Wichita, Kansas USA
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Searching for ancestry of my grandmother Mary Elizabeth KAUFFMAN. Does this
line look familar to anyone?
Randy Lavy
1. HENRY2 COFFMAN (HENRY ?1) died Bef. 1889. He married ELIZABETH MEYER
September 02, 1840 in Montgomery Co., OH, daughter of HENRY MEYER She
died Aft. 1889
Children of HENRY COFFMAN and ELIZABETH MEYER are:
2. i. HENRY3 COFFMAN, b. 1841; d. 1910.
ii. ANDREW JACKSON COFFMAN, b. April 29, 1844;
d. September 24, 1918.
iii. SAMUEL COFFMAN, b. September 12, 1846; d.
September 22, 1924.
iv. ABRAHAM COFFMAN, b. 1849; d. 1930.
v. ELIZABETH COFFMAN, b. August 23, 1851; d.
August 20, 1910; m. GIDEON
BOBENMOYER; d. Unknown.
3. vi. JOSEPH KAUFFMAN, b. April 11, 1854,
Montgomery Co, Oh; d. February 26,
1889, Clay Twp., Montgomery Co., OH.
Generation No. 2
2. HENRY3 COFFMAN (HENRY2, HENRY ?1) was born 1841, and died 1910. He
married SARAH E. J.. She was born 1850, and died October 23, 1928
Children of HENRY COFFMAN and SARAH are:
i. LEWIS4 COFFMAN, b. 1874; d. November 15,
1880.
ii. SUSAN COFFMAN, b. 1876; d. October 27,
1880.
iii. JESSIE J. COFFMAN, b. 1878; d. October 27,
1880.
3. JOSEPH3 KAUFFMAN (HENRY2 COFFMAN, HENRY ?1) was born April 11, 1854
in Montgomery Co, Oh, and died February 26, 1889 in Clay Twp.,
Montgomery Co., OH. He married LOUISA MCCALLISTER September 13,
1874, daughter of ISAIAH MCCOLLISTER (MCALLISTER) and MAHALA BLAIR. She
was born November 14, 1853 in Iowa, and died September 26, 1888 in Clay
Twp., Montgomery Co., Oh.
Children of JOSEPH KAUFFMAN and LOUISA MCCALLISTER are:
i. JESSE4 KAUFFMAN, b. November 23, 1877,
Perry Twp., Montgomery Co., OH; d. July 11,
1961, Miami Co., Union, OH; m. GLENNA SHELLEY, December 29, 1901; b.
September 20, 1881, Miami Co., OH; d.
February 12, 1969, Miami Co., Union, OH.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH (MOLLIE) KAUFFMAN, b. July
01, 1880, Brookville, Montgomery County,
OH; d. March 01, 1915, Montgomery Co., Perry Twp., Oh; m. SAMUEL LAVY,
February 09, 1908, Home Of Mary Kimmel, New Lebanon, Montgomery Co., OH; b.
March 28, 1885, Darke County, OH; d.
March 30, 1971, Canton, Ohio.
> iii. JOHN WILLIAM KAUFFMAN, b. 1885; d. 1907
Pat,
I am a descendant of Martin Coffman (1772-1857) and Sarah Whitehouse
(1781-1852).
I have currently have Martin's parents as Jacob Coffman and Elizabeth
?Holdiman. I have no proof of this except for the following which came from
another researcher.
"The executors of Jacob's will were Jacob Reffe and Jacob Bowman. He was
granted June 7, 1783, land by Michael Warren and wife Catherine. Ezekiel
Harrison and Kester Wolvey also sold him land in 1788. In 1789 he was taxed
for 106 acres. 1788 he is listed with a son Christian over 16 years and 4
horses; 1792 a son Martin over 16 and 2 horses. (When Christian Holdiman of
Mt. Joy Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. died in 1785, he named Jacob Kauffman, who
was husband of his daughter Elizabeth, one of his executors.) Martin had 3
brothers. Jacob, Christian and John."
Can you help?
Margie R. Pearce
Ponchatoula, LA
Genealogy: http://www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Vorenberg" <pvorenberg(a)yahoo.com>
To: <COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 3:20 PM
Subject: [COFFMAN-L] Sources on Virginia/Pennsylvania Kauffmans
> Some of you have e-mailed me and asked about the Harry
> M. Strickler book. About 20 years ago I wrote a book
> on my great-grandmother Ellen Virginia Kauffman
> (Rickard)'s ancestry. It was a compilation of whatever
> information I could find on her and her generation,
> went back to her parents and their generation, and
> continued to trace backwards generation by generation
> as far as I could. For those of you whose Kauffman
> ancestry trace back to Virginia the bibliography may
> be of interest. Harry M. Strickler was a historian who
> studied the Shenandoah Valley and also a genealogist
> who wrote about both history and genealogy in his
> books.
>
> Before I give you the bibliography, I want to tell you
> a little about Ellen Virginia Kauffman [this is from
> my Introduction]
> "Ellen Virginia Kauffman Rickard was my
> great-grandmother on my father's mother's side. From
> compiling her genealogy, I found that all of her known
> ancestors were Mennonites (or disguised Mennonites
> known as Primitive Baptists), with perhaps the
> exception of the Beaver Huguenots who became
> Mennonites, most were farmers, many were ministers.
> Families were large, 15 children were not uncommon.
>
> She was born on the 20th of November 1842, and was
> married during the Civil War on the 14th of December
> 1862. Her older brother Joseph Franklin Kauffman was
> killed during the battle of 2nd Manassas 4 months
> earlier on the 28th August 1862. Her uncle John W.
> Mauck died in the battle of Cedar Run on the 8th
> August 1862. Two other brothers E. V. (Mac) Kauffman
> and P. M Kauffman, who were also soldiers, survived.
>
> Her husband Isaac Newton Rickard, born 11 November
> 1828, died on the 26th of December 1872, about 10
> years after they were married. He left her with 5
> children. Her brother Mac had married and moved West,
> and in 1883, she moved with her family to Nemeha
> County, Kansas and joined him there.
>
> She never remarried and died at Bern, Kansas on the
> 28th of August 1905."
>
> It's important to note that these families were large
> and kept in touch - often groups relocated to other
> places together. Part of the Kauffmans moved to Ohio
> (with other relatives), some moved into Hancock
> County, Illinois, others into Missouri and Kansas. My
> Kauffman connections are intertwined with Stricklers,
> Burners, Roads, Mauck, Harnsbergers, Beavers,
> Kneissleys, Brubakers, and Lionbergers. When you run
> across one family name, you'll likely run across
> another in the set. For example, I know some of the
> Lionbergers and Burners had settled in Illinois before
> Mac Kauffman and his family went there and were
> waiting to welcome him when he arrived.
>
> OK. Here's the bibliography. You may be able to get
> some of the books on inter-library loan, find them at
> your genealogy library, or maybe even at Amazon.com.
>
> Bieber, Reverend I. M. "History and Genealogy of the
> Bieber-Beaver Family", Reading, Pa.: I. M. Beaver
> Publisher, 1939.
>
> Brubaker, Mary B. "Mauck-Brubaker Families of the Page
> Valley of Virginia", Page Co., Va.; Malcolm E.
> Ruffner, 1980.
>
> Holtzclaw, B. C. "The Second Germanna Colony of 1717,"
> The Germanna Record No. 6, 3d ed. Culpeper Va.: The
> Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc.,
> Publisher, 1980.
>
> Kauffman, Charles Fahs "A Genealogy and History of the
> Kauffman-Coffman Families of North America 1584 to
> 1937", 2d ed. York Pa.: Lawrence P. Kauffman, Jr.,
> 1980.
>
> Kauffman, Enoch Van Buren "Genealogy of Enoch V.
> Kauffman and Family Descent from Daniel Kauffman,"
> 1907.
>
> Kerkhoff, Jennie Ann "Old Homes of Page County,
> Virginia," Luray Va.: Lauck and Company, Incorporated,
> 1977.
>
> Kneisly, Harry Loren "Kneisley Genealogy" Mt. Penn,
> Reading Pa., 1932.
>
> Lionberger, Bill "Letters written 1984-5", Calusa IL.
>
> Page County Virginia Bicentennial Commission "PAGE,
> The County of Plenty", 1976.
>
> Strickler, Harry M. "Forerunners, A History of
> Genealogy of the Strickler Families, their Kith and
> Kin," 2d ed. Harrisonburg Va.; C. J. Carrier Company,
> 1977.
>
> Strickler, Harry M., "Masanutten with New Index,"
> Knightstown, In., Reprinted by The Bookmark, 1979.
>
> Strickler, Harry M. "A Short History of Page County
> Virginia," 2d ed. Harrisonburg, Va.; C. J. Carrier
> Company, 1974.
>
> Wayland, John W. "The German Element of the Shenandoah
> Valley of Virginia," Harrisonburg, Va.: C. J. Carrier
> COmpany, 1978.
>
> Wust, Klaus "The Virginia Germans," 2d ed.
> Charlottesville Va.: The University Press of Virginia,
> 1975.
>
>
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KAREN And COFFMAN-L list, Sorry that url is
<http://www2.pitnet.net/primarysources/>
>Karen, your Willian Coffman,Around 1674, could of came from England with
>Lord William Penn, as you say, without a name change. But if by way of
>Holland, probably was a Kaufmann. I'm going ro ask you to read the Lord
>William Penn papers to see what you can find out. I wont have time to read
>as I expect it will take me years to read the papers on Primary Sources. Go
>to <http://www2.pitnet.net/primarysources/> > Althot there were Anabaptist
>that ran from Europe to England to America. I'm glad you told me what
>avenues you have already travel in your search, as I was getting ready to
>ask, so as not to waste time. The name William is certainly English and
>Coffman was sp. that way in England as it was a name made from a Coffee Man
>Merchant from the days of the founder of LLoyds of London, a Jewish
>servent, who started out making coffee for his Master's friends, and went
>on to importing coffee on his own ships, and Insuring others. Must know
>about Name sp. or I'm stoped.
> Does anyone on the COFFMAN-L list know about the above William
>
>
>>I read with interest your response to stan on the Coffman list. You seem
>>to know a lot about the Coffmans. Do you know anything about the family
>>of William Coffman supposed to come by way of Holland in 1674. Had 7
>>sons, no record, Then it goes to John or Johannes Kaufman 1733-1793 who
>>married Johanna Brill. Looking for any info. My husband is from William
>>Coffman 1806 who married Elizabeth Ekis. His part of the family remained
>>in now WV, although some traveled to Ok and then to California. Any help
>>would be appreciated.
>>Thanks, Karen
>
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Karen, your Willian Coffman,Around 1674, could of came from England with
Lord William Penn, as you say, without a name change. But if by way of
Holland, probably was a Kaufmann. I'm going ro ask you to read the Lord
William Penn papers to see what you can find out. I wont have time to read
as I expect it will take me years to read the papers on Primary Sources. Go
to <http://www2.pitnet/primarysources/> > Althot there were Anabaptist that
ran from Europe to England to America. I'm glad you told me what avenues you
have already travel in your search, as I was getting ready to ask, so as not
to waste time. The name William is certainly English and Coffman was sp.
that way in England as it was a name made from a Coffee Man Merchant from
the days of the founder of LLoyds of London, a Jewish servent, who started
out making coffee for his Master's friends, and went on to importing coffee
on his own ships, and Insuring others. Must know about Name sp. or I'm
stoped.
Does anyone on the COFFMAN-L list know about the above William
>I read with interest your response to stan on the Coffman list. You seem
>to know a lot about the Coffmans. Do you know anything about the family of
>William Coffman supposed to come by way of Holland in 1674. Had 7 sons, no
>record, Then it goes to John or Johannes Kaufman 1733-1793 who married
>Johanna Brill. Looking for any info. My husband is from William Coffman
>1806 who married Elizabeth Ekis. His part of the family remained in now
>WV, although some traveled to Ok and then to California. Any help would be
>appreciated.
>Thanks, Karen
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Some of you have e-mailed me and asked about the Harry
M. Strickler book. About 20 years ago I wrote a book
on my great-grandmother Ellen Virginia Kauffman
(Rickard)'s ancestry. It was a compilation of whatever
information I could find on her and her generation,
went back to her parents and their generation, and
continued to trace backwards generation by generation
as far as I could. For those of you whose Kauffman
ancestry trace back to Virginia the bibliography may
be of interest. Harry M. Strickler was a historian who
studied the Shenandoah Valley and also a genealogist
who wrote about both history and genealogy in his
books.
Before I give you the bibliography, I want to tell you
a little about Ellen Virginia Kauffman [this is from
my Introduction]
"Ellen Virginia Kauffman Rickard was my
great-grandmother on my father's mother's side. From
compiling her genealogy, I found that all of her known
ancestors were Mennonites (or disguised Mennonites
known as Primitive Baptists), with perhaps the
exception of the Beaver Huguenots who became
Mennonites, most were farmers, many were ministers.
Families were large, 15 children were not uncommon.
She was born on the 20th of November 1842, and was
married during the Civil War on the 14th of December
1862. Her older brother Joseph Franklin Kauffman was
killed during the battle of 2nd Manassas 4 months
earlier on the 28th August 1862. Her uncle John W.
Mauck died in the battle of Cedar Run on the 8th
August 1862. Two other brothers E. V. (Mac) Kauffman
and P. M Kauffman, who were also soldiers, survived.
Her husband Isaac Newton Rickard, born 11 November
1828, died on the 26th of December 1872, about 10
years after they were married. He left her with 5
children. Her brother Mac had married and moved West,
and in 1883, she moved with her family to Nemeha
County, Kansas and joined him there.
She never remarried and died at Bern, Kansas on the
28th of August 1905."
It's important to note that these families were large
and kept in touch - often groups relocated to other
places together. Part of the Kauffmans moved to Ohio
(with other relatives), some moved into Hancock
County, Illinois, others into Missouri and Kansas. My
Kauffman connections are intertwined with Stricklers,
Burners, Roads, Mauck, Harnsbergers, Beavers,
Kneissleys, Brubakers, and Lionbergers. When you run
across one family name, you'll likely run across
another in the set. For example, I know some of the
Lionbergers and Burners had settled in Illinois before
Mac Kauffman and his family went there and were
waiting to welcome him when he arrived.
OK. Here's the bibliography. You may be able to get
some of the books on inter-library loan, find them at
your genealogy library, or maybe even at Amazon.com.
Bieber, Reverend I. M. "History and Genealogy of the
Bieber-Beaver Family", Reading, Pa.: I. M. Beaver
Publisher, 1939.
Brubaker, Mary B. "Mauck-Brubaker Families of the Page
Valley of Virginia", Page Co., Va.; Malcolm E.
Ruffner, 1980.
Holtzclaw, B. C. "The Second Germanna Colony of 1717,"
The Germanna Record No. 6, 3d ed. Culpeper Va.: The
Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc.,
Publisher, 1980.
Kauffman, Charles Fahs "A Genealogy and History of the
Kauffman-Coffman Families of North America 1584 to
1937", 2d ed. York Pa.: Lawrence P. Kauffman, Jr.,
1980.
Kauffman, Enoch Van Buren "Genealogy of Enoch V.
Kauffman and Family Descent from Daniel Kauffman,"
1907.
Kerkhoff, Jennie Ann "Old Homes of Page County,
Virginia," Luray Va.: Lauck and Company, Incorporated,
1977.
Kneisly, Harry Loren "Kneisley Genealogy" Mt. Penn,
Reading Pa., 1932.
Lionberger, Bill "Letters written 1984-5", Calusa IL.
Page County Virginia Bicentennial Commission "PAGE,
The County of Plenty", 1976.
Strickler, Harry M. "Forerunners, A History of
Genealogy of the Strickler Families, their Kith and
Kin," 2d ed. Harrisonburg Va.; C. J. Carrier Company,
1977.
Strickler, Harry M., "Masanutten with New Index,"
Knightstown, In., Reprinted by The Bookmark, 1979.
Strickler, Harry M. "A Short History of Page County
Virginia," 2d ed. Harrisonburg, Va.; C. J. Carrier
Company, 1974.
Wayland, John W. "The German Element of the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia," Harrisonburg, Va.: C. J. Carrier
COmpany, 1978.
Wust, Klaus "The Virginia Germans," 2d ed.
Charlottesville Va.: The University Press of Virginia,
1975.
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Carl - I'm glad I was of help, and yes I'd be very
interested in what you find out in your searches.
I haven't turned up any Jewish ancestry in my line. My
maiden name was Minger (another Swiss name). My
husband Steve's surname Vorenberg is Jewish. His
immigrant ancestor Simon came from Germany to help his
cousin run a grocery store in Santa Fe NM when the
cross country railroad came through. There weren't
many Jews around though and Steve's grandfather along
with his wife became a Protestant - other branches of
his family kept the old religion. When New Mexico was
settled by Spanish Catholics, some Jews came along as
well, but practiced their religion in secret in fear
of persecution. Some of their descendants continued
with rites but weren't aware of the Jewish connection
- historians have recently gotten interested and there
has been an exhibit in honor of the early Jewish
settlers. [I realize this probably has nothing to do
with Kauffman/Kaufman/Coffmans since I doubt if they
were connected with the Spanish exploration times any
more than Vorenbergs, but I find it fascinating].
As for my own ancestry, I have placed it on
gencircles. You can reach me at my GenCircles address
below:
http://www.gencircles.com/users/pvorenberg
This is a work in progress but I wanted to get the
information out. Gencircles allows you to control your
own information, update it, correct it and resubmit it
with changes which I will do as I progress. Gencircles
will match data you submit in your database against
all the other databases. It would be worthwhile to at
least check your Kauffman/Coffman/Kaufman relatives in
their databases.
Pat
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There is alot of speculation about who was married to and who was
the son or cousin of Martin Kauffman. I am posting my information in
hope it might help clear some of the questions up. I am a direct
descendant of Martin Kauffman. Of course there is always room for error
but I have worked with other descendants some who still own the land in
Virginia where the graves of my ancestors still rest. I can go back
farther than Michael but I just started with him.
Descendants of Michael Kauffman
1 Michael Kauffman b: in Grunstadt Hesse Germany d: 1718 in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
. +Anna Kneislsele/Kneisley b: 1688 in Europe d: June 24, 1758 in
Virginia (French/Indian War) Father: Anthony Kneisley Mother: Magdalena
........ 2 Martin Kauffman I b: 1712 in Germany/Switzerland d: May
17, 1749 in Massanutten, A., Virginia/
............ +Barbara Stover/Stauffer b: 1714 in Pennsylvania d: Aft.
May 17, 1749 in Massanetten, A Co.Va Father: Jacob
Stauffer/Stauber/Stover Mother: Sarah Boone
................... 3 Rev. Martin Kauffman II b: 1743 in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania/Massanutten, Va. d: Bef. April 05, 1805 in Page County,
Virginia
....................... +Mary Lionberger b: Bef. 1745 in Hawksbill
Creek, Shenandoah County, Virginia m: Abt. 1760 d: in at Whitehouse,
Massanutten, Virginia Father: Hans Ulrich (John) Leuenberger Mother:
Barbara Bar/Bear
................... *2nd Wife of Rev. Martin Kauffman II:
....................... +Mary Taylor m: Abt. 1780
................... 3 Ann/Anna Kauffman b: 1740 d: September 22, 1778
in Virginia (French/Indian War)
....................... +Henry Brumbach/Brumback m: September 01, 1761
in Pennsylvania
................... 3 David Kauffman d: July 15, 1804 in Shenandoah
County, Virginia
....................... +Dorothy Strickler b: December 29, 1756 m:
November 22, 1772 d: July 31, 1833 Father: Joseph Strickler Mother:
Dorthea Sticky
................... 3 Magdalena Kauffman
....................... +John Strickler
................... 3 Nancy Coffman d: 1772
....................... +Joseph Strickler b: in Egypt Plantation d:
1784 Father: Abraham Strickler
........ 2 Michael Kauffman b: June 21, 1714 d: December 21, 1788
............ +Barbara Haldeman
................... 3 Samuel Kauffman
................... 3 Michael Kauffman
................... 3 Ann Kauffman
....................... +Valentine Baysler
................... 3 Elizabeth Kauffman
....................... +Andrew Conell
................... 3 Barbara Kauffman
....................... +John Shenck
................... 3 Magdalene Kauffman
....................... +Jacob Myers
................... 3 David Kauffman
....................... +Sarah Ann Lionberger
........ *2nd Wife of Michael Kauffman:
............ +Madlena Stauffer b: 1718 in Muckenhauserhof, germant
Father: Daniel Stauffer
........ 2 David Kauffman b: 1716
................... 3 Martin Kauffman
................... 3 Christian Kauffman
................... 3 David Kauffman
>From: "Carl Coffman" <carl_coffman(a)hotmail.com>
>To: pvorenberg(a)yahoo.com
>CC: carl_coffman(a)hotmail.com
>Subject: BAPTIST--MENNONITES--JEWISH
>Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 04:44:34 -0600
>
>Dear Ms: Pat Vorenberg,
> Thank you as you have made the data clearer to me, and helped me think
>in different directions with your replies. I know Martin Kauffman's line.
>He descended from Michael Kauffman who came to Lancaster Co. in 1717, with
>Isaac and Andrew Kauffman. Think Michael was a cousin. Michael died soon
>after, and his oldest son lead the family to Rockingham, Va. in 1725-1735.
>There was several Martin's in a line, and While I was searching Virginia
>files a while back I found a Martin Jr. K.(could of been a 2nd. or 3rd.)
>lead a flock of 100 to Ohio to start a new church in 1835. I now sure the
>reason of the church split was over slaves, and Ohio was a slave free
>state. There was also A Mill Creek Baptist church in Tennessee, and there
>was a giant church split there also in same time frame, in Jefferson and
>Grainger Co's I know about for sure, and many went to Ind. and near by. My
>ancestor was a Baptist preacher in Grainger,Tn and he left in 1833-34 to
>start a new church on Polk Co. Missouri, leaving much family behind in Tn.
>His name was David Coffman,b.1787 and he was killed in 1838 in polk Co. Mo.
>leaving 9 children fatherless. There were riots there at the time, and as
>2+2=4, some of the trouble had to be over slavery.
> With the names and trades listed on the Kauffman's there must of been
>Jewish race, in part, coming into Lancaster. There surely wouldn't been
>enough people for a Jewish church to be built at the offset, and I suspect
>that they may of used the mennonite place of worship for services. There is
>a note on Andreas Kauffman, b.1690 in the files of the Mennonites stating
>he never joined the Mennonites church and that he died in 1743. This would
>also explain how two of his Grandsons could of fought in the American Rev.;
>as if they were Mennonites, they would not of dared. I think all of the
>Anabaptist had a desire to live near one and other.
> I think you have helped make something's clear for me, and now, my
>search must now be from early times in Lancaster back to
>Switzerland/Germany. I have looked at Jewish cemetery info on over 3,800
>sites world wide and Kauffman name is well rep.
> I think you so much for your help. Would you like to know how this
>research turns out in time?
>
>Yours truly, Carl Coffman, Wichita, Kansas
>
>"Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning To Breathe
>Free, The Wretched Refuse Of Your Teeming Shore, Send Those, The Homeless,
>Tempest-Tossed, To Me: I Lift My Lamp Beside The Golden Door"
> "Words on the Statue-of-Liberty, In
>New York City, Harbor, USA
>
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WHITE HOUSE
The White House was built in 1760 by Martin Kauffman II and is one of
Page County's most well-known landmarks. The White House is
frequently mentioned in Civil War writings, especially those concerned
with Stonewall Jackson. It is located just off US 211 west of Luray. The
White House itself is constructed of stone and is covered with lime and
sand mortar on the outside. The kitchen was maintained in a separate
building and a covered passageway led from the kitchen to the main
house. The vaulted cellar or fort (one of the few remaining today) is
reached from the inside of the house through a trap door. Portholes are
a typical feature of this construction, through which the settlers might
shoot at attackers.
I found a reference to the conversion to Baptists of
many of the Kauffmans in Harry M. Strickler's
"Massanutten" pages 36-38 which I quote:
"WHITE HOUSE OR MILL CREEK CHURCH
In 1770 Rev. John Koontz, at that time living near
Front Royay, journeyed to the neighborhood of Mill
Creek where his brother George lived and began to
preach the Gospel. He established a Baptist Church,
gathering most of his converts from the Mennonites who
abounded in the neighborhood. Martin Kauffman, who was
one of his first converts from that faith, became a
preacher and did much to spread the Baptist religion
in this section of the State. The Mennonites became
alarmed, we are told, and sent to Pennsylvania for
preachers to come among them and stem the tide, but
apparently their efforts were of no avail, for the
whole community gradually became Baptist. This church
was first called the White House Church after the well
known landmark, a dwelling still standing in that
vicinity. (Note: White House may have been the name of
Martin Kauffman's Church. This house was likely used
very early as a Mennonite meeting house and afterwards
as a Baptist meeting house. The White House land was
owned by Martin Kaufman, the first. He or one of his
sons evidently buit the White House). The church was
known as the Mill Creek Church as early as 1809, the
name being taken from the stream by that name that
flows north thru the village of Hamburg and enters the
river opposite Egypt.
...The change was not a great one, and no doubt many
of the Mennonite principles were retained for a time
by those becoming members of the Baptist Church. It
was a change of name probably more than principle.
There was one considerable difference, and that was in
the mode of baptism, the Baptists practicing immersion
and the Mennonites sprinkling or pouring. The
Mennonites were essentially Baptists. It was largely
their opposition to infant baptism that separated them
from the established church and their sect can truly
be called the forerunner of the great Baptist movement
that followed the Reformation and is represented by so
many sects at the present time...
There is evidence that the White House itself was used
in the early days as a meeting house and this may
account for the early name of the congregation being
White House. The fact that Quakers were not allowed to
meet for worship in the early days may explain the
reason they had services in dwellings. It is possible
that Martin Kaufman held services in the White House
after the division."
Later in "Massanutten" on page 42 Strickler goes on to
say that Martin Kauffman retained most of the
Mennonite principles after becoming a Baptist. "These
principles caused a division in the White House Church
during the Revolutionary War, and Kauffman became the
minister of a small number who did not believe in
'slavery, war, or oaths.' He died in 1805 and his
flock drifted back into the Mill Creek and Smith Creek
churches."
Pat
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Hello:
I am interested in information on the family related to Charles Edward
Coffman b. 11/1886 to Sylvester and Amanda (madien name Brogdan) Coffman
in Madison Co., Elwood, Indiana. Charles went by the name Ed, married
Clara Ellen Querry in Tipton Co Tipton, Indiana 11/1908 where they lived
then and in 1910 when he was employed by the railroad. This was a second
marraige for Clara, whose madien name was Rains. They had a son, Raymond
Coffman, b. 6/1909. This marraige disolved for some reason, she
remarried and Raymond's name was changed by his adoptive father. No
further information is available on Charles Edward Coffman. His father
Sylvester, was residing in Elwood IN., in 1908, his wife Amanda
deceased. Sylvester is believed b. abt 1851 in Indiana to Simon and
Rebecca Coffman who resided in Wayne Twp Tippecanoe Co., Indiana. Simon
a farmer in 1860 is believed b. abt. 1813 in Tenn. and Rebecca abt. 1825
in OH.. They had seven children, whose names follow
Name Approx Yr of Birth
Rachael E. 1843
James M. 1846
Samuel 1849
Sylvester 1851
Amy L. 1854
Marion 1857
Olivia HP 1859
I am particularly interested in learning what became of Charles Edward
Coffman after 1910 but seek any information you might be willing to
share reagrding any of these individuals. Thank you
Deb Morton
>From what I have learned about my Kauffman line, they
were Mennonites from Switzerland who came to
Lancaster, Pennsylvania and then migrated down to the
Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. For the most part they
remained Mennonite until a charismatic Baptist
preacher began to draw crowds and persuaded many that
the Baptists and Mennonites were nearly identical in
their religion. Neither group believed in infant
Baptism - the Mennonites strongly objected to the idea
of an infant being born as a sinner requiring a priest
to drive the demons out through baptism and both
groups reserved baptism for when a person reached the
age of reason and could decide for him/herself. The
Mennonites were/are close to the Quakers in religion.
I know from my Quaker friend in Philadelphia that they
(Quakers) were puzzled as to what happened to those
Virginia Mennonites until they learned about the
Baptist conversion. Actually, many of the Mennonite
Baptists regretted their conversion - some tried to
turn back to the Mennonites, but more formed their own
church, the so-called Primitive (or Old School)
Baptists. I believe the major disatisfaction with the
Baptists was that some of them had slaves and the
Mennonites were opposed to slavery.
As for the name Kauffman being Jewish, it stands to
reason that many Jews would choose the name Kauffman
when they were forced to have a last name. From what I
have read Kauffman in German means merchant or
businessman. I think it would be equivalent to someone
being called Smith over here.
I don't have my notes handy, but I believe the
charismatic Baptist minister was Peter (last name
begins with Mul...) and that the Mennonite conversion
occurred during the start of the Civil War. Some
information on this I believe came from Harry M.
Strickler's books and Kercheval's "History of the
Valley".
I know that the Mennonites had great respect for the
Jews, who by nature of their birth were the "Chosen
People".
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Hi Carl,
Some time ago, I had writtten you asking if you had heard or seen any
info on the Coffman's being Jewish. My Coffman was married to a BROWN,
and they, the Brown's were Baptist. The family story was that She, (Coffman)
was jewish. It my first research there were some Coffman's that werre
working on the same line that were Jewish and said the family was jewish and
some stayed with in the rel. and some left it, but it was the same main
family line.
As far as my own research, My coffman's grandfather was a baptist
preacher, so it looks like they had already changed reli. Seems strange
that the family would say she was jewish thou. Its still one of my
puzzle's. I had thought that maybe it was my brown's 2nd wife that was
jewish and things just got mixed up, but have found nothing that leads me to
think that it was. In fact I think there is a good chance that she is
related to the Coffmans. Her last name was Summer (hoping that this is
correct spelling wiith out me looking stuff up) There is a Coffman to
Summer marriage and its possible that she might come from that line, and so
be related thru the female side. She later located in the area of other
Coffmans and it would exsplain why/ how her husband got her to name their
first baby, after his first wife. I don't have any info to tie this in,
its just thinking so far.
I have been working on another line lately and so have not been doing
very much on this line. I have gotten fed up with a lot of the wrong info
out there. I think I have it as far back as I can go with any proof's and
rest is suppose/and I think... That along with the wrong info put out by a
few and picked up by many who will not change the info, even when they are
sent the prove for the mistakes, has stopped me from doing to much more to
my records. I need to step back and make sure everything I have, is correct
and have the sources for.
From what I have read, small pieces, from many Coffman searchers here
and there, printed in various books, I do think the coffman family was
jewish at one time. A lot of the letters were from the 1920's thru 70's and
most were printed in books before the huge interest on the web. I am
still intered in learning more about this, and what parts of the family
changed reli. and soforth. My line comes from David Harmon so as you know
our US records ahve a lot of the line as Baptist. Some I have nothing on.
Just seems odd if they were Baptist, and had been for several generations,
why the "story" would come down different in my part. Oh well, guess we
will never figure out all of these puzzles anyway.
I hope this finds you well. I have been on Celebrex for over a yr now
and it has given me my life back! Probably why I haven't been doing as much
genealogy as before!!! I've even gone back to work, part time! A big
difference! and thankfully am not in the pain I was before... :) I wish
you the best.. as always Valerie
From: "Carl Coffman" <carl_coffman(a)hotmail.com>
To: COFFMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [COFFMAN-L] Fwd: Request for Coffman/Kauffman info
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 02:44:55 -0600
Dear Kauffman/Coffman List,
I would like to talk with any Kauffman Researcher's on this
list about some of the data below. I feel there may of been some
Jewish Blood in this Andreas Kauffman,b.1668 and his son Andreas
Kauffman,b.1690-1743 d. Landcaster,Pa. line, and wonder what they
might of followed religi. wise. I have found the Amish/Mennonites
in a comm. togeather in Lancaster, and have found Mormon/Amish in
early times in Nebr. and Kansas. I wonder if there was ever a
Jewish/Mennonite connection in the start of the 1700's. and/or the
belief of these Jewish in those early times. Yours truly,
Coffman/Kauffman, historian. <carl_coffman(a)hotmail.com>
Dear Stan,
Greetings: I will give you an overview of the
Coffman's/Kauffman's. I do not know your exact tree branch in
Texas, but I sure expect that we are related. I know the Kauffman
history back to Jacob in the early 1500's and Switzerland Genealogy
say's it can be taken back to 1235. The war of death and exile to
the Anabaptist, (Mennonites,Amish,and others), started in the mid
1500's in Europe. Many of our ancestors died, and few got away to
America. The Kauffmans were thot., to be Mennonites, and lived in
Deutschland/Swiss. There wasn't a Germany until 1881, just big
blocks of land under private ownership ran by Barons, Vons, and
they had their own Army and made their own laws, and the Anabaptist
had to hide or be killed. There was a Andreas/Andrew
Kauffman,b.1668 in Bern Swiss. He was a tailor and sent 2-3 of his
sons to Lancaster, County, Pa. and the Mennonites Records show they
made it to the Lancaster in 1710-1717. The Penn. Mennonites sent Money for
ship fare to Europe to help save their brethren. And then the new ones would
go thur a type of American basic training, and worked their fare off. There
Of three sons started the move that ended with your line in Texas. Michael
Kauffman died early in the 1700's in Lancaster and his oldest son, Martin,
took the family to Virginia in 1725-1735. Andreas
Jr.,b.1690-1743 Had a son Andrew Jr.b.1718, who has a family of 11
children. Two of his children: David Harmon Kauffman,b.1750 and
Brother, Andrew Kauffman,b.1760 Loaded wagons with goods, Bibles,
One wife, a Cousin or two, livestock, just after the American Rev.
and claimed land in North Carolina Terr. (which became Tennessee in
1783) in about 1781. They dropped the Mennonite relig., Changed
name to Coffman, and never looked back. They claimed 200 acers a
piece for service to the U.S. and word was that Mennonites didn't
believe in war and shunned them when they returned home. They become Baptist
and had several Baptist preachers within there family's. From Tenn, my tree
branch went to Missouri in 1834 to start a Baptist
Church/School. Other Coffman's went to Arkansas, Texas from both
Ancestor Brothers, also Okla. Terr. Many served in Civil War and
Texas/Mexico conflicts.
One note I should add: Whiskey making was legal then and Andrew
Jackson sure drank a lot of Andrew and David Harmon Shine and David
H. saved his money and was a man of much property in Tn and died in
Ala in 1835, Andrew Died in Granger,Co.Tn. in 1845. These are your
ancestors I suspect. Go to <http://www.familysearch.org> and look-up some of
these people, I have listed. I hope this gets to you in time
to be your bedtime story.<Grin> I also found evidence of multi.
marriages. Good luck and best wishes. I remain, yours truly, Signed
below. P.S. There are Many David Harmon web pages on the www. Some
of the facts are wrong, but you should enjoy reading them. Just
type in his name for a search.
Stan Wrote:
<<<<<Where did these Coffmans originate?
Thanks for your help. Stan.>>>>
Yours truly, Carl Coffman, Wichita, Kansas
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Those,
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed, To Me: I Lift My Lamp Beside The
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Dear Kauffman/Coffman List,
I would like to talk with any Kauffman Researcher's on this
list about some of the data below. I feel there may of been some
Jewish Blood in this Andreas Kauffman,b.1668 and his son Andreas
Kauffman,b.1690-1743 d. Landcaster,Pa. line, and wonder what they
might of followed religi. wise. I have found the Amish/Mennonites
in a comm. togeather in Lancaster, and have found Mormon/Amish in
early times in Nebr. and Kansas. I wonder if there was ever a
Jewish/Mennonite connection in the start of the 1700's. and/or the
belief of these Jewish in those early times. Yours truly,
Coffman/Kauffman, historian. <carl_coffman(a)hotmail.com>
Dear Stan,
Greetings: I will give you an overview of the
Coffman's/Kauffman's. I do not know your exact tree branch in
Texas, but I sure expect that we are related. I know the Kauffman
history back to Jacob in the early 1500's and Switzerland Genealogy
say's it can be taken back to 1235. The war of death and exile to
the Anabaptist, (Mennonites,Amish,and others), started in the mid
1500's in Europe. Many of our ancestors died, and few got away to
America. The Kauffmans were thot., to be Mennonites, and lived in
Deutschland/Swiss. There wasn't a Germany until 1881, just big
blocks of land under private ownership ran by Barons, Vons, and
they had their own Army and made their own laws, and the Anabaptist
had to hide or be killed. There was a Andreas/Andrew
Kauffman,b.1668 in Bern Swiss. He was a tailor and sent 2-3 of his
sons to Lancaster, County, Pa. and the Mennonites Records show they
made it to the Lancaster in 1710-1717. The Penn. Mennonites sent Money for
ship fare to Europe to help save their brethren. And then the new ones would
go thur a type of American basic training, and worked their fare off. There
Of three sons started the move that ended with your line in Texas. Michael
Kauffman died early in the 1700's in Lancaster and his oldest son, Martin,
took the family to Virginia in 1725-1735. Andreas
Jr.,b.1690-1743 Had a son Andrew Jr.b.1718, who has a family of 11
children. Two of his children: David Harmon Kauffman,b.1750 and
Brother, Andrew Kauffman,b.1760 Loaded wagons with goods, Bibles,
One wife, a Cousin or two, livestock, just after the American Rev.
and claimed land in North Carolina Terr. (which became Tennessee in
1783) in about 1781. They dropped the Mennonite relig., Changed
name to Coffman, and never looked back. They claimed 200 acers a
piece for service to the U.S. and word was that Mennonites didn't
believe in war and shunned them when they returned home. They become Baptist
and had several Baptist preachers within there family's. From Tenn, my tree
branch went to Missouri in 1834 to start a Baptist
Church/School. Other Coffman's went to Arkansas, Texas from both
Ancestor Brothers, also Okla. Terr. Many served in Civil War and
Texas/Mexico conflicts.
One note I should add: Whiskey making was legal then and Andrew
Jackson sure drank a lot of Andrew and David Harmon Shine and David
H. saved his money and was a man of much property in Tn and died in
Ala in 1835, Andrew Died in Granger,Co.Tn. in 1845. These are your
ancestors I suspect. Go to <http://www.familysearch.org> and look-up some of
these people, I have listed. I hope this gets to you in time
to be your bedtime story.<Grin> I also found evidence of multi.
marriages. Good luck and best wishes. I remain, yours truly, Signed
below. P.S. There are Many David Harmon web pages on the www. Some
of the facts are wrong, but you should enjoy reading them. Just
type in his name for a search.
Stan Wrote:
<<<<<Where did these Coffmans originate?
Thanks for your help. Stan.>>>>
Yours truly, Carl Coffman, Wichita, Kansas
"Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning To
Breathe Free, The Wretched Refuse Of Your Teeming Shore, Send
Those,
The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed, To Me: I Lift My Lamp Beside The
Golden Door"
"Words on the Statue-of-Liberty, In New York City, Harbor, USA
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