JOHANNES "John" KAUFMANN

Born: April 8, 1790    Lambsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Died: March 27, 1885    Chaska, Carver, Minnesota


Occupation:
 
Marriage:
 
 
Laborer [1870]
 
Anna Maria Maul
1818


 
Children: Carl "Charley" Aug. 31, 1821 † Aug. 3, 1881
  Anna Mary Abt. 1821  

Notes: Johannes and Anna Kaufmann had six children, five of whom immigrated with them to the United States from
  Germany. The Kaufmanns lived in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania before moving west to Minnesota in July 1854.
 
At the time of the Aug. 28, 1850 U.S. federal census, John was 60  years old and living with his 60-year-old wife Mary, 29-year-old daughter Mary Kaufmann and Phillip Miller, age 27 in Cherry, Sullivan, Pennsylvania.
 
At the time of the May 1, 1875 Minnesota state census, John was 82 years old and living in Chaska, Carver, Minnesota with his wife Anna. He stated that he and Anna were born in Barvaria as were their parents.

On Mar. 27, 1885 John Kaufmann died at his home in Chaska, Minnesota a few days short of his 95th birthday. He was a hard worker up until about 6 months before he passed away, at which time he became quite fragile and debilitated, requiring care and attention. He and his 97-year-old wife Anna had been married 67 years.

Travelling in Steerage, 19th Century

Reise im Zwischendeck, 19. Jahrhundert

Some Pictures to Illustrate the Situation of Emigrants in the 19th Century

Einige Bilder zur Situation der Auswanderung im 19. Jahrhundert

A Historical Sketch of Manayunk, PA

Who are Wanted in Minnesota, June 21, 1851

Wer wird, in Minnesota gebraucht? 21. Juni 1851

Obituary of John Kaufmann, Weekly Valley Herald, Apr. 2, 1885

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