Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Lydia Miller


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 Lydia Miller and three of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Lydia Miller,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Lydia married Jacob R. Kauffman (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Lydia Miller and Jacob R. Kauffman:

+2i. Emanuel John Kauffman, born 1879 in Indiana; died 1971. Married Stacie Estella Elder.

Second Generation
2. Emanuel John Kauffman2 (Lydia1), born 1879 in Indiana;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 1971.1 Emanuel married, 21 October 1903 in Kearney Township, Antrim County, Michigan, Stacie Estella Elder8, 9 (born 13 December 1879 in Ohio, the daughter of Edwin D. Elder and Martha E. ‘Mattie’ Watters;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Stacie died 19561, 8). Emanuel and Stacie are buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan.1

Children of Emanuel John Kauffman and Stacie Estella Elder:

 3i. Karl Kauffman, born 1906;8 died 10 March 1906.8, 10 Karl is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan.10
+4ii. Bessie Beryl ‘Betty’ Kauffman, born 1907 in Michigan. Married Frederick R. Hall.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan, Emanuel and Stacie E. Kauffman: Kauffman / Emanuel / 1879 - 1971 / Stacie E. / 1879 - 1956 [from grave marker].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Antrim County, Forest Home, Enumeration District 7, Sheet No. 3A, family of Emanuel Kauffman (30); wife Stacie Kauffman (30); daughter Bessie Kauffman (2); sister-in-law Leota Elder (27).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Charlevoix County, East Jordan, Enumeration District 110, Sheet No. 18A, family of Emanuel J. Kauffman (40); wife Stacie Kauffman (40); daughter Bessie Kauffman (12).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Livingston County, Handy, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 11B, family of Emanuel Kauffman (50); wife Stacie E. Kauffman (50).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Antrim County, Kearney Township, Bellaire Village, Enumeration District 5-13, Sheet No. 1A, family of Emanuel Kauffman (60, Indiana, painter, decorator, private practice); wife Stacie Kauffman (60, Ohio).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hardin County, Mount Victory, Enumeration District 99, Sheet No. 86A, family of Edward Elder (25); wife Martha E. Elder (25); daughter Stacie Elder (0); Charles Pearson (23).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Antrim County, Kearney Township, Enumeration District 5, Sheet No. 11A, family of Edwin Elder (44, Ohio, July 31, 1855, merchant); wife of 21 years Mattie Elder (44, Ohio, July 17, 1855, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Stacie Elder (20, Ohio, Dec 13 1879, bookkeeper); daughter Leota Elder (17, Ohio, July 10, 1882, house work).
  8. Email between Adrienne White Kaufman and Lee Gazlay, November 2014, providing details of the descendants of Martha ‘Mattie’ Watters.
  9. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Emanuel J. Kauffman, age 24, born in Indiana; miller; father: Jacob R. Kauffman; mother: Lydia Miller; and Stacy E. Elder, age 23, born in Ohio; schoolteacher; father: Edward E. Elder; mother: Mary Watters; married on 21 October 1903 in Kearney, Antrim County, Michigan.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan, Karl Kauffman: Infant / Karl Kauffman / March 10, 1906 [from grave marker].
Third Generation
4. Bessie Beryl ‘Betty’ Kauffman3 (Emanuel,2 Lydia1), born 1907 in Michigan.1, 2, 3, 4 Betty married, 5 May 1934 in Lansing, Eaton County, Michigan, Frederick R. Hall1, 5 (born ca. 1902 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, the son of Fred Hall and Elizabeth Holden1, 4).

  1. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Frederick R Hall, age 32, born in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts; father: Fred Hall; mother: Elizabeth Holden; and Betty Beryl Kauffman, age 27, born in Michigan; father: Emanuel J. Kauffman; mother: Stacie E. Elder; married on 5 May 1934 in Lansing, Eaton Co., Michigan.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Antrim County, Forest Home, Enumeration District 7, Sheet No. 3A, family of Emanuel Kauffman (30); wife Stacie Kauffman (30); daughter Bessie Kauffman (2); sister-in-law Leota Elder (27).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Charlevoix County, East Jordan, Enumeration District 110, Sheet No. 18A, family of Emanuel J. Kauffman (40); wife Stacie Kauffman (40); daughter Bessie Kauffman (12).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Washtenaw County, Sylvan Township, Chelsea, Enumeration District 81-49, Sheet No. 1A, family of Fred R. Hall (38, Massachusetts, chemist, state highway); wife Betty Hall (33, Michigan).
  5. Email between Adrienne White Kaufman and Lee Gazlay, November 2014, providing details of the descendants of Martha ‘Mattie’ Watters.