Kauffman, W. W.

KAUFFMAN, KEIM, HUFFMAN, KREVELIN, PETITT, BOLLINGER, BAIR, WILFORD, SAYDER, PHILLIPS, SHAVER, DE VEIR, GUIRE, DYER, OGDEN, GOODNOW

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Date: 1/28/2003 at 13:58:58

W. W. KAUFFMAN. 

One of the fine farms of Bloomfield township is the property of W. W. Kauffman, a wide-awake, progressive agriculturist, whose efforts have brought to him prosperity. He was born in Stark county, Ohio, August 6, 1854, his parents being George P. and Amanda (Keim) Kauffman, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. They were married at Reading, Berks county, that state. From there they removed to Stark county, Ohio, where they resided some years, and then moved to Wayne county, Ohio, where they resided on a farm of twenty-four acres, which is owned by Mr. Kauffman. They became the parents of ten children: J. F., who married Lucy Huffman, resides on a farm in Bloomfield township, and has one child; W. W. is the second of the family; J. B., who lives two and one-half miles west of Maquoketa, wedded Mary J. Krevelin, and has one child; Louis, a farmer near Burton City, Ohio, married Miss Petitt, and has seven children; Daniel K. married Anna Bollinger, and resides on a farm in Bloomfield township, with his wife and five children; Samuel, of North Lawrence, Ohio, wedded Miss Mary Bair, and has four children; Ellen is the wife of Melton Wilford, of Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, by whom she had five children, three living; Arvilla is the wife of Samuel Sayder, of Nimisila, Ohio, and has two children; James is married and resides in Massillon, Ohio; one child died in infancy.

Mr. Kauffman, of this review, pursued his preliminary education in the district schools of Wayne county, Ohio, continuing his studies until about twenty years of age, after which he worked at the carpenter’s trade until 1881. On the 28th of December, of that year, he was married on the William Phillips farm, near Eldwood, Iowa, to Cornelia Phillips, who was born July 4, 1861, in Rockingham county, Virginia. Her parents, William and Hannah (Shaver) Phillips, were also natives of Virginia, and were there married, making their home in the Old Dominion until they came to Clinton county, Iowa, in 1867. They settled on a farm of four hundred acres, to which they afterward added one hundred and sixty acres, and subsequently Mr. Phillips purchased another tract of two hundred and sixteen acres in Bloomfield township. He also owns three hundred and twenty acres at Los Nation, and four hundred acres in Deep Creek township. He has since sold much of his property, but still has a good farm in Bloomfield township, where he makes his home. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, and is a highly respected citizen. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were born seven children: Margaret, wife of John De Veir, of Texas, by whom she has seven children; Elizabeth, wife of Charles Guire, of Lost Nation, by whom she has one living child; Jennie, who married Augustus Dyer, of Maquoketa; John, a farmer of Bloomfield township, who married Jessie Ogden, and has one child; Dewitt, who married Marella Goodnow, and, with his wife and two children resides in Bloomfield township; Cornelia, the wife of Mr. Kauffman; and one died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman also lost their youngest child in infancy. Their living children are: Leonard, who was born February 2, 1882, and follows farming at Golden, Colorado; Beulah E., born March 3, 1884; Milton Clyde, born November 5, 1887; and Jennie, born July 2, 1891.

After his marriage Mr. Kauffman removed to Lost Nation and leased a farm, upon which he resided for a year, when he removed to a farm in Bloomfield township, which was formerly owned by Mrs. Kauffman’s father. To this they added by purchase eight acres. Later this was exchanged for an adjoining tract of fifty-six acres, where they resided one year. In 1891 Mr. Phillips deeded to Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in section eighteen, Bloomfield township. He has placed his land in a very high state of cultivation, and now has one of the finest farms in Clinton county. His splendid residence, modern in all its equipments and appointments, is surrounded by a beautiful lawn, enclosed within an iron fence, and substantial barns, sheds and outbuildings furnish shelter for grain and stock. He makes a specialty of standard-bred trotting horses, and also draft horses. He buys and sells horses, and is one of the best judges of horses and cattle in Clinton county. The first horse which he ever purchased was from Thomas McCue, of Stark county, Ohio. This horse was a high-bred roadster that he afterwards sold at a good profit. He has since owned and sold thousands of horses. He raises thoroughbred short-horn cattle and Poland-China hogs, and in his stock-raising interests is meeting with gratifying success. He carries on his business on scientific principles, and is thoroughly familiar with the best methods of raising and caring for all kinds of stock.

Mr. Kauffman served as school director, but has refused other offices, preferring to devote his time and attention to his business interests. His word is as good as his bond, for he is a gentleman of unquestioned integrity. All who know him entertain for him high regard, and he has a wide acquaintance in the community. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and he attends the Union Reformed Church of Bloomfield township.
Source: The 1901 Biographical Record of Clinton Co., Iowa, Illustrated published: Chicago : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1901.