MAGDALENE "Lena" C. KAUFMANN
(née STIMMLER)

Born: November 15, 1824    Wilwisheim, Rhin-Bas, Alsace-Lorraine, France
Died: 1903    Victoria, Carver, Minnesota
Buried: Victoria Cemetery    Victoria, Carver, Minnesota

Parents:

Marriage:

Johann Stimmler
Mary Magdalene Schmitt

Karl or Charles "Charley" Kaufmann
November 1, 1847
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Children:	John	Aug. 13, 1849	† Nov. 3, 1916
	Frank Xavier	Apr. 2, 1852	† Nov. 15, 1923
	Maria A.	June 9, 1853	†
	Emma Maria	Dec. 8, 1856	† Oct. 29, 1949
	Katherine M.	Nov. 13, 1859	† July 10, 1924
	Ottilia M.	Feb. 28, 1862	† Sept. 23, 1937
	Joseph	Abt. 1864
	Nicholas Charles	May 26, 1867	† Dec. 11, 1958

Notes:

Johann and Magdalena Stimmler and their family lived in Wilwisheim, Alsace, France. They immigrated to the United States, departing LaHavre aboard the packet ship Sully under the command of Captain William C. Thompson and arriving in New York on November 28, 1839. Daughter Magdalene was 15 years old at the time [Source: N.A. Film No. M237-40, List 862]. She and her family were listed on the ship's manifest thusly:

Jean Stimler, age 48, M
Magd. Stimler, age 44, F
Magd. Stimler, age 15, F
Therese Stimler, age 11, F
Jean Stimler, age 9, M
Nicolas Stimler, age 6, M
Fransisca Stimler, age 3, F
Franz Stimler, age 1, M

With them they took two beds, a chest, a trunk and four bags.

Magdalene and her family lived in Manayunk, PA before moving to Minnesota in July 1854. The family located for a brief period at St. Paul and later moved to Carver County where they resided on a farm in Laketown for some years.

At the time of the May 25, 1885 Minnesota state census, Magdalena was 60 years old and living alone in Laketown. She said she was born in Germany and both her parents were of foreign birth.

Robert R. Mullally comments on the Kaufmann homestead: "The Kaufmann homestead is located west of Victoria of HWY #5 on the south side of Lake Auburn, now part of Minn. State Park, and near the Stimmler homestead. There are no buildings left standing." -- from a Dec. 10, 2008 e-mail