John Isaac "Red" Kaufman 1610
- Born: 6 Mar 1830, Conemaugh Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA 1610
- Marriage (1): Margaret Wingard in 1850 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA 1607
- Died: 22 Jul 1880, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA at age 50 1607
- Buried: Kaufman Mennonite Cemetery (Davidsville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA)
 Another name for John was Kauffman.1598
General Notes:
OBITUARY
July 22nd, near Davidville, Somerset Co., Pa., Bro. JOHN I. KAUFFMAN, aged 50 years, 4 months and 16 days. Bro. Kauffman was a faithful member of the Amish church about 28 years. His death was unexpected, as he had worked in the harvest the 21st, but in the night was taken with pains in the region of the heart from which he suffered until 5 P. M. of the next day. The funeral services were conducted by Moses Miller, Jonas Harshberger and Isaac Miller, from John 5:24-30. He leaves a sorrowing widow and seven children, who have the sympathies of many.
Source: Herald of Truth, Vol. XVII, No. 9, September, 1880, pages 171,172
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NOTES
For several terms he served as assessor and collector of the township. During the Civil war he was twice drafted, the first time paying a fine of three hundred dollars and the second time furnishing a substitute. His action in the matter was determined by the objection to the war, which forms part of the tenets of the Amish church, of which he was a member. Politically he was first a Whig and later a Republican. 1573
Life Events:
1. Church Affiliation: Amish. 1573
2. Occupation: Farmer. 1616
John married Margaret Wingard, daughter of Jacob Wingard and Maria Lehman, in 1850 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA.1607 (Margaret Wingard was born on 20 Mar 1834 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA,855 died on 11 Jun 1891 1608 and was buried in Kaufman Mennonite Cemetery (Davidsville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA) 1609.)
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