BioA: Kauffman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. (Golden - 1959)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kauffman, Didier, Thompson, Jeffrey, Hemp, Urban

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 18, 1959

Kauffman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. (Golden - 9 June 1959)

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kauffman observed their 50^th wedding anniversary June 9, at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kauffman, in the Town of Fremont.

Relatives attending included their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Didier, and daughters, Rosanne and Renee of Oswego, Ill.; her sister, Mrs. Ross Thompson of Naperville, Ill.; his brother, Howard Kauffman of Martinsville, Ind.; and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kauffman and children, Michael, Jean and Kathleen. Neighbors and friends joined in the anniversary celebrations and dinner.

Harry F. Kauffman was born December 13, 1880, in Bloomington, Ill.  Emma J. Jeffrey was born in Waynesville, Ill., October 8, 1889.  They were married June 9, 1909, in the Christian Church at Clinton, Ill., and made their home for five years at Stanford.  Later they lived in Iowa six years, and in 1920 they came to Clark County and purchased a farm in the Town of Fremont, where they made their home until 1945, when they moved to Neillsville. 

They purchased the William Hemp residence on Hewett Street and later purchased the Joe Urban residence on Oak Street, where they now live.  Seven years ago, Mr. Kauffman suffered a stroke which has confined him to a wheelchair; but he has learned to use his left hand and does considerable painting.  Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman have five grandchildren.