KAUFFMAN FAMILY HISTORY

A lengthy family genealogy has been donated to the museum. If you have additional information about any of the family members, please contact the Grand Lake Area Historical Society.  Click on Kauffman Family History for the full list.

 

Click on bold names below for more information.

David Jefferson Kauffman (Ezra’s father)

Ezra H. Kauffman, husband and father
– Born Nov. 1, 1849, died Dec. 5, 1920

Clara Johnson Kauffman, 1st wife and mother – married Oct. 13, 1888, divorced 1899
– Born Nov. 25, 1873, died Feb. 19, 1965                                                                                                                                                           – 2nd Husband:  Harvey Monfort, 1905

Mary Kauffman Dawson, daughter
– Born July 3, 1889, died May 13, 1971
– Husband: Ralph Dawson born May 4, 1883, died March 2, 1936 married October 12, 1912

Henry Carlton (Carl) Kauffman, son
– Born July 18, 1890, October 11, 1975                                                                                                                                             – Wife: Alice Coffman, November 25, 1948, divorced January, 1949

Belle Kauffman, 2nd wife and mother – married Oct. 22, 1907
– Born Oct. 3, 1878, died November 28, 1972                                                                                                                                                  – Sister Carolyn (Carrie)Schnoor

Ruth Muriel Kauffman McLaren, daughter
– Born August 12, 1908, died January 22, 1993                                                                                                                                   – 1st Husband: Ira Meyers born April 14, 1903 died October 21, 1954
– 2nd Husband: Fred McLaren,  born February 5, 1892, died 1992; married October 6, 1968

Rosemary Edith Kauffman Wilkin, daughter
– Born May 23, 1910, died August 26, 2005
– Husband: David Emerson Wilkin born February 12, 1911, died November 15, 1979

Margaret Ceylon Kauffman Stone – daughter

– Born January 18, 1915, died July 13, 2001                                                                                                                                        – Husband Albert Stone born September 13, 1913; November 14, 1942, divorced 1944