and Family Descent from Barney Kauffman (Written March 4th 1907.)
To this union were born eight children, viz: Joseph Franklin, Enoch VanBuren, Ellen Virginia, Julia A., Philip Marian, Susan Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene and John W.
Joseph Franklin Kauffman, son of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman was born Dec. 22nd, 1838, and was married to Nancy Sealta Beasley, December 20th, 1860. Was killed in the battle of Manassas Junction, Aug. 28th, 1862. To them was born one son, William Barney, who was born in '61 and died March 6th 1873.
Enoch V. Kauffman, son of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman, was born near the banks of the Shenandoah River in Page County, Virginia, Nov. 6th, 1840, where he spent his boyhood days. When the Civil war broke out he at the age of 20 years enlisted in a company of volunteers and went with them to Harper's Ferry in defense of his country. The company consisted of 95 men and was known as Co. K. At Harper's Ferry they were assigned to the 10th Virginia regiment commanded by Col. S. B. Gibbons, of Harrisonburg, Va., and who was afterward killed in battle at McDowell, W. Va. Captain W. T. Young commanded Co. K until the reorganization the second year of the war. E. V. Kauffman went through the four years of toil and hardships attending a soldier's life, and after experiencing many hard spells of sickness and being made a prisoner of war twice and participating in 27 battles he returned to him home to find the country in a badly dilapidated condition, the war having lasted from April, 1861, to April, 1865.
During all this unpleasantness there had quite a great change come over the country and the people as well; everything in the way of subsistance was very high, and there being no money in the country, all one could do was to exchange trade for labor, such as wheat, corn, flour, meat, etc., which of course were staple articles and came in good use for those who had a family dependent upon them for support. But for the young man who was trying as best he could to get a start in the world it was very different. The difference between labor and trade was too great. Wheat was $2.00 per bushel, corn 75 cents, flour $10 per barrel, and wages for farm hands ranged from $8 to $10 per month. This did not suit the ambitious young men as they began to turn their course westward, but, money being very scarce it was hard on those who wanted to go west but were forced to wait until an opportunity presented itself. In this case the opportunity came sooner than was expected. A cousin, Jeremiah Slusher, who was formerly from Page county, Virginia, but who had some years previous gone to Hancock County, Illinois, came to Page County on a visit and proffered the loan of money enough with which to go west which offer was gladly accepted and on April 17th, 1867, left home and friends for the then far west, arriving at Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois, on the 21st of the same month. Here he found a host of relatives who had left Virginia in an early day. After working for a couple of years he concluded to change his mode of living and on Feb. 2nd, 1869, was united in marriage to Mrs. Sarah Luemma (Harter) Slusher, by Elder Thomas Jones, an Old School Baptist minister. They then moved to Bates County, Missouri, the following April where they lived for two and one half years when they returned to Illinois. Here they remained for two years, when they again went to Missouri, settling near the same place where they lived until the Spring of 1881, they moved to Oneida, Kansas where they lived for several years, they then moved to Sabetha, Nemeha County, Kansas, in 1887, then to Bern, Kansas, in 1889, where they kept hotel. In the fall of 1895, they moved to Sycamore Mineral Springs where they now reside. To this union were born five children, viz: Henry Philip, Wm. Lester, Stella May, Harley and Susie R.
Henry P. Kauffman, son of Enoch V. and Sarah L. Kauffman, was born in Cass County, Missouri, Nov. 16, 1869, and was married to Miss Allie Gingery of Lincoln, Nebraska, May 9th 1899. An infant daughter was born to them on March 1st, 1905, and died the same day. The mother died on March 3rd, 1905, and the two were buried in the same casket. Henry is now in Lincoln.
Wm. Lester Kauffman, son of E. V. and Sarah L. Kauffman was born Sept. 23rd, 1872, and was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Koester, Oct. 19, 1908. They now live in Bern, Kansas.
Stella M. Kauffman, daughter of E. V. and Sarah L. Kauffman, was born Oct. 3rd, 1875, graduated from Sabetha High school June 3rd, 1892, and died April 3rd, 1983.
Harley Kauffman, son of E. V. and Sarah L. Kauffman, was born Jan. 27th, 1878, and died Dec. 12, 1878.
Susie R. Kauffman, daughter of E. V. and Sarah L. Kauffman was born in Cass County, Missouri, April 23rd, 1880. At present writing is at home with her parents at Sycamore Springs, Kansas.
Ellen Virginia Kauffman, daughter of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman was born Nov. 20th, 1842, and was married to Isaac N. Rickard Dec, 24th, 1862, and died in Bern, Kansas, August 28th, 1905 of cancer.
To this union were born five children, viz: Joseph W., Gilbert Trenton, Ann Elizabeth Rebecca, David I. N., and Mary Susan.
Joseph W. Rickard, son of I. N. and Ellen V. Rickard, was born May 12, 1863. Is engaged in contracting in Phillipsburg, Kansas.
Gilbert Trenton Rickard, son of I. N. and Ellen V. Rickard, was born Aug. 21st, 1865. Is a carpenter in Bern, Kansas.
Ann E. R. Rickard, daughter of I. N. and Ellen V. Rickard, was born September 21st, 1867, and was married to Wm. Ott, Feb. 24th, 1886.
To them were born five children, viz: Roy Wm., Nettie May, Lila Esther, Gladys McKinley, and Elizabeth Susan.
Roy W. Ott, son of Wm. and Ann E. R. Ott, was born Feb. 20th 1887, in Nemeha County, Kansas.
Nettie May Ott, daughter of Wm. and Ann E. R. Ott, was born June 28th, 1890, in Richardson County, Nebraska.
Lila Esther Ott, daughter of Wm. and Ann E. R. Ott, was born July 7th, 1893, in Nemaha County, Kansas.
Gladys McKinley Ott, daughter of Wm. and Ann E. R. Ott, was born Nov 9, 1906, in Nemaha County, Kansas.
Elizabeth Susan Ott, daughter of Wm. and Ann E. R. Ott, was born Oct. 10th, 1899, in Marshall County, Kansas.
David I. N. Rickard, son of I. N. and Ellen V. Rickard, was born Oct. 4, 1869. Is with the R. R. Co.
Mary Susan Rickard, daughter of I. N. and Ellen V. Rickard, was born September 18th, 1871, and was married to Frederick G. Minger, July 22nd, 1891. He is a jeweler and lives in Bern, Kansas. To them were born three children, viz: Ruth Inez, Frederick Floyd, and an infant daughter, since named Lorine Virginia.
Ruth Inez Minger was born Sept. 17, 1892.
Frederick Floyd Minger was born Sept. 12, 1894,
Lorine Virginia was born Jan. 10, 1907.
Julia Ann Kauffman, daughter of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman, was born Sept. 10, 1844, married Aug. 7th, 1869, to James A. Rickard, and died May 24th, 1880. Infant daughter buried with her.
Philip M. Kauffman, son of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman, was born July 2nd, 1846, and was married to Sarah Jane Gander, Sept. 11th, 1877. To this union were born three sons, as follows: Henry C., Homer P., and Herbert M.
Henry C. Kauffman, son of P. M. and S. J. Kauffman, was born July 2, 1879, and was married to Bertie Catherine Bowers, April 26th, 1905.
To them was born a son Floyd David, on June 8th, 1906.
Homer F. Kauffman, son of P. M. and Sarah J. Kauffman, was born Nov. 27th, 1880. Died Dec. 2, 1881.
Herbert M. Kauffman, son of P. M. and S. J. Kauffman, was born April 13th, 1882, and was married to Marie Antoinette Cromer, June 6th, 1906.
Susan Elizabeth Kauffman, daughter of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman, was born Oct. 10, 1848. Is not married, but is keeping house for her brother, Philip M. Later - Died in Virginia, Nov. 16, 1907.
Mary Magdalina Kauffman, daughter of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman, was born Sept 5, 1850, and died Sept. 10th, 1850.
John W. Kauffman, son of Barney and Rebecca Mauck Kauffman, was born Oct. 21st, 1859, and was married to Joanna R. RIckard, Dec. 24th, 1874. To this union was born four children, viz: Dorfie Lindsey, Marian Burner, Joseph Albert, and Essie May.
Dorfie L. Kauffman, son of John W. and Joanna Kauffman, was born Dec. 1st, 1875, and was united in marriage to Fannie Della Lillard Jan. 15, 1902. Have one son, Carl Allen, born Nov. 17, 1905. D. L. is a jeweler in Luray, Va.
Marian Barney Kauffman, son of John W. and Joanna Kauffman, was born August 23, 1877, and was accidentally shot by his brother Dorfie while playing with an old revolver, June 21st, 1891.
Joseph Albert Kauffman, son of John W. and Joanna Kauffman, was born Feb. 23rd, 1881, and graduated from the school of Optics in Chicago in 1904, and had followed his profession until taken down with typhoid fever from which he died in 1906.
Essie May Kauffman, daughter of John W. and Joanna Kauffman, was born May 28th, 1884. Was married to Clifford Long, October 16, 1907.
