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Surnames: Kauffman, Coffman, Hamilton
Classification: Query
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Am seeking Death records for William Kauffman, aged 27, died May 11, 1878 and his wife,
Henrietta (Ettie) Hamilton Kauffman, aged 24, who died about a year later on April 21,
1879, leaving their son, Vernie (Vernia) to be raised by Grandparents Henry Hamilton and
Catherine Hamilton Hess in Edgar County, Illinois.
Henrietta's gravestone spells her last name as Kauffman, while the graveyard records
it as Coffman, so there may be some confusion with the spelling. The Hamilton's and
Kauffman's lived and were buried in Edgar County, but no death records were found in
that county for William or Henrietta with any spelling variation of the last name.
William knew he was going to die when he made his will, and he may have been in a nearby
hospital in Vigo County. Henrietta may have also had an illness that requred
hospitalization in Vigo county.
Would like to find out the reason for the untimely deaths of this young couple.