Gazlay Family History
Thomas Henry Kaufman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Thomas Henry Kaufman7 (Lodema Baker,6 Cornelia Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Thomas Henry Kaufman7 (Lodema Baker,6 Cornelia Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | James William Kaufman (26 September 1856 - 5 July 1943) |
| Mother | Lodema Susanna Baker (9 February 1858 - 11 December 1933) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 April 2011; Last Edited: 27 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 2341 |
| Name | Thomas Henry Kaufman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 23 September 1884 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 12 September 1907 in Fayette County, Iowa to Ethel Irene Steele1, 6 |
| Died | 25 August 1960 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1 |
| Buried | in Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ethel Irene Steele (daughter of James Bruce Steele and Jennie A. _____) |
| Born | 7 January 1899 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois |
| Married | 12 September 1907 in Fayette County, Iowa to Thomas Henry Kaufman |
| Died | 17 December 1967 in Walker, Linn County, Iowa |
| Children | of Thomas Henry Kaufman and Ethel Irene Steele: |
| +1. | George James Kaufman |
| Born | 21 May 1910 in Eden, Fayette County, Iowa |
| Married | 1 December 1934 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota to Pearl May Maudlin |
| Died | January 1977 |
| 2. | Clair Thomas Kaufman |
| Born | 2 December 1912 in Eden, Fayette County, Iowa |
| Married | to Julia Elizabeth Shunkwiler |
| Died | 13 June 1985 in Audubon Township, Becker County, Minnesota |
| 3. | Thomas William Kaufman |
| Born | 10 September 1919 in Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota |
| Married | 16 February 1943 in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington to Mary Josephine Jandel |
| Died | 27 December 1971 |
| 4. | Grace Mary Kaufman |
| Born | 12 July 1921 in Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota |
| Married | 7 September 1938 in Toddville, Linn County, Iowa to Clarence Ray Sherman |
| Died | 31 August 2012 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa |
| 5. | LaVonne Irene Kaufman |
| Born | 12 April 1925 in South Dakota |
| Married | 27 March 1965 in Branson, Taney County, Missouri to Clyde Edwin Hurst |
| Died | 2 September 1977 in Arizona |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, Thomas Henry Kaufman, born: 23 September 1884 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa; died: 25 August 1960 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (from record, which includes the text from his obituary, and provides the names and links for his parents, six siblings, wife, and three children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Iowa, Fayette County, Eden Township, Enumeration District 71, Sheet No. 3A, family of James Kaufmin (43, Sept 1856, Iowa, farmer); wife of 20 years Lodema Kaufmin (42, Feb 1858, Illinois, 11 children, 8 living); son John Kaufmin (19, June 1880, Minnesota, farm laborer); son Floyd Kaufmin (17, Sept 1882, Minnesota, farm laborer); son Thomas Kaufmin (15, Sept 1884, Iowa); daughter Mabel Kaufmin (14, March 1996, Minnesota); daughter Maud Kaufmin (12, Feb 1887, Minnesota); daughter Hattie E. Kaufmin (10, Sept 1889, Minnesota); daughter Mary M. Kaufmin (9, May 1891, Minnesota); son Charles C. Kaufmin (3, March 1897, Iowa).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, South Dakota, Spink County, Redfield, E.D. 278, Sheet No. 13B, Thomas Kaufman, 35, Iowa, drayman; wife Irene Kaufman, 29, Illinois; son Georgie Kaufman, 9, Iowa; son Clair Kaufman, 7, Iowa; son Tom [?] W. Kaufman, 3/12, South Dakota.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, South Dakota, Spink County, Redfield, E.D. 58-36, Sheet No. 25A, Thomas Kaufman, 44, Iowa, first married age 21, baggageman, railroad; wife Ethel I. Kaufman, 41, Illinois, first married age 18; son Clare Kaufman, 17, Iowa, farmer, general farm; daughter Mary Kaufman, 9, South Dak.; son Thomas Kaufman, 10, South Dak.; daughter Lavonne Kaufman, 4 11/12, South Dak.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Iowa, Linn County, Center Point, E.D. 57-82, Sheet No. 2B, Thomas Kaufman, 56, Iowa, farmer, farm; wife Irene Kaufman, 51, Illinois; daughter Lavone Kaufman, 14, South Dakota; father James Kaufman, 83, Iowa, widow; son-in-law Ray Sherman, 20, South Dakota, mechanic, private shop; daughter Mary Sherman, 18, Iowa [sic, she was born in South Dakota].
- Find a Grave (website). Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, Ethel Irene Steele Kaufman, born: 7 January 1899 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois; died: 17 December 1967 in Walker, Linn County, Iowa (from record, which includes a note detailing her marriage; and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, husband, and three children).