Gazlay Family History
James William Kaufman
Parents
| Father | Thomas H. Kaufmin ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Stone ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 April 2011; Last Edited: 27 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 2338 |
| Name | James William Kaufman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 26 September 1856 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 23 September 1879 in Eden, Fayette County, Iowa to Lodema Susanna Baker2, 3, 4, 8 |
| Died | 5 July 1943 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa1 |
| Buried | in Waucoma Cemetery, Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lodema Susanna Baker (daughter of James Johnson Baker and Cornelia Gazlay) |
| Born | 9 February 1858 in Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 23 September 1879 in Eden, Fayette County, Iowa to James William Kaufman |
| Died | 11 December 1933 in Eden, Fayette County, Iowa |
| Children | of James William Kaufman and Lodema Susanna Baker: |
| +1. | John Harrison Kaufman |
| Born | 21 June 1880 in Minnesota |
| Married | 1907 to Essie Condra |
| Died | 3 February 1949 in Springfield, Missouri |
| +2. | Floyd William Kaufman |
| Born | 16 September 1882 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Married | 24 June 1902 in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa to Hazel Lavina Clough |
| Married | 1924 to Kathryn Regina Riley (née Broderick) |
| Died | 9 May 1947 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa |
| +3. | Thomas Henry Kaufman |
| Born | 23 September 1884 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa |
| Married | 12 September 1907 in Fayette County, Iowa to Ethel Irene Steele |
| Died | 25 August 1960 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| +4. | Mabel Clara Kaufman |
| Born | March 1886 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Married | 1910 to Franklin Elijah Pierce |
| Died | 26 October 1962 |
| +5. | Maude Jane Kaufman |
| Born | 30 December 1887 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Married | 29 June 1909 in Douglas County, Minnesota to Paul Joseph Moreau |
| Died | 16 May 1956 in Pope County, Minnesota |
| +6. | Harriet Elizabeth ‘Hattie’ Kaufman |
| Born | 29 September 1889 in Minnesota |
| Married | to Harry Reed Ostrander |
| Died | 1 September 1961 in Pope County, Minnesota |
| +7. | Mary May Kaufman |
| Born | 8 May 1891 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Married | 9 March 1910 in Pope County, Minnesota to George Frederich Buchholz |
| Married | 1936 to Anton Peterson |
| Died | 5 June 1963 in Pope County, Minnesota |
| +8. | Charles Calvin Kaufman |
| Born | 23 March 1897 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa |
| Married | 2 February 1927 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa to Bernice Adeline O’Connell |
| Died | 15 November 1971 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Waucoma Cemetery, Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa, James William Kaufman, born: 26 September 1856 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa; died: 5 July 1943 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa (from record, which includes copies of two obituaries; and provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, wife, and seven children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Minnesota, Douglas County, Alexandria, Enumeration District 14, Page No. 20, family of Jas. [James] W. Kaufmin (23, Iowa, laborer), and wife Lodema Kaufmin (22, Illinois). They are living two houses away from her parents Johnson and Cornelia Baker.
- 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, 1910, Minnesota, Pope County, Glenwood Village, Enumeration District 99, Sheet No. 25A, family of James W. Kaufman (54, Iowa, yard inspector, railroad); wife of 30 years Lodema Kaufman (52, Illinois, 8 children [actually 11], 8 living); daughter Hattie E. Kaufman (20, Minnesota); son Charles C. Kaufman (13, Iowa). They are living next door to their son Floyd W. Kaufman and his family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Minnesota, Pope County, Glenwood City, E.D. 136, Sheet No. 21B, John Kauffman, 39, Minnesota, car inspector, steam railroad; wife Effie Kauffman [sic, Essie], 33, Min.; daughter Viola Kauffman, 11, Minnesota; son Walter Kauffman, 9, Minnesota; father James Kauffman, 63, Iowa; mother Nodema Kauffman [sic, Lodema], 61, Illinois; brother Charles Kauffman, 22, Iowa, laborer, working out.
- Iowa State Census, 1925, Fayette County, Eden, family of Jas [James] Kaufman (68); wife Lodema Kaufman (66); son Chas Kaufman (27).
- 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). Waucoma Cemetery, Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa, Lodema Susanna Baker Kaufman, born: 9 February 1858 in Cook County, Illinois; died: 11 December 1933 in Eden Township, Fayette County, Iowa (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, half-siblings, husband, and seven children).