Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - James W. ‘Jim’ Kaufman


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features James W. ‘Jim’ Kaufman and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. James W. ‘Jim’ Kaufman,1 born 19 August 1938 in Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, the son of George James Kaufman and Pearl May Maudlin;1, 2 died 3 April 2014.1 Jim married, 1961, LaVerna Frances Auran (née Botzet) 1 (born 23 July 1931 in Miltona, Douglas County, Minnesota, the daughter of Nicholas William Botzet and Annie Katherine Becker;3 LaVerna died 13 August 2015 in Douglas County, Minnesota3). Jim is buried in Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota.1 LaVerna is buried in Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Belle River, Douglas County, Minnesota.3

Children of James W. ‘Jim’ Kaufman and LaVerna Frances Auran (née Botzet) :

 2i. Dean Kaufman.
+3ii. Lori Kaufman, Married Mark Rehovsky.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, James W. Kaufman, born: 19 August 1938 in Custer, Custer County, South Dakota; died: 3 April 2014 (from record, which includes the text from his obituary, and provides the names and links for his mother and two siblings).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, South Dakota, Custer County, Township 4, Range 5, E.D. 17-40, Sheet No. 1B, George Kauffman, 28, Iowa, road foreman, highway; wife Pearl Kauffman, 24, South Dakota; son James Kauffman, 1, South Dakota.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Belle River, Douglas County, Minnesota, LaVerna Frances Botzet Auran Kaufman, born: 23 July 1931 in Miltona, Douglas County, Minnesota; died: 13 August 2015 in Douglas County, Minnesota (from record, which includes a copy of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, one sibling and one husband).
Second Generation
3. Lori Kaufman2 (James ‘Jim’1). Lori married Mark Rehovsky (born ____, parents not determined).