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CHAUNCEY D. KAUFFMAN.     Chauncey D. Kauffman, one of Champaign county's well-known young school teachers, living on rural mail route No. 3 out of West Liberty, was born on a farm in the West Liberty neighborhood and has lived in that vicinity all his life.  He was born on Aug. 15, 1896, son of Nicholas B. and Alice E. (King) Kauffman, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania, and the latter in Ohio.      Nicholas B. Kauffman was born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, Apr. 14, 1866, son of Levi and Fannie (Byler) Kauffman, who years ago moved from that county to Ohio, and here spent their last days.  Nicholas B. Kauffman grew to manhood in this state and married Alice E. King, who was born in Sidney, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1866, daughter of David and Leah (Kauffman) King, who also had come to this state from Mifflin county, Pennsylvania.  To that union five children were born, a daughter, now deceased, and four sons, who are all living in the vicinity of West Liberty.  Nicholas B. Kauffman died on Feb. 14, 1904, and his widow is living two and one-half miles east of West Liberty.      Chauncey D. Kauffman was reared on a farm and was graduated from the grade schools at Mt. Tabor in 1911, after which he entered the Kings Creek high school and was graduated from the latter in 1915, since which time he has been engaged in teaching school in this county. In 1911 he became a member of the Oak Grove Mennonite church, in the affairs of which he takes a warm interest. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 694

ISAAC J. KAUFFMAN.   Farming is both profitable and pleasant when skillfully done, as in the case of Isaac J. Kauffman of Salem township, this county.  He was born in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, Mar. 14, 1870, a son of Charles and Keziah (Dunlap) Kauffman, both natives of Pennsylvania, the father of Lancaster county and the mother of Clearfield county.  Charles Kauffman was fourteen years old when he left school and went to work, earning his own living.   Later he went to Clearfield county, where he was married and there he worked for some time in the timber and about saw-mills.  In 1877 he came to Ohio and settled in Salem township, Champaign county, first living on the Abel North farm one year, also spent a year on the B. M. Madden farm, then moved to the I. B. Thomas farm where he resided for a period of fifteen years.  From there he moved to the William Gamon place where he spent two years, then moved to Wyandotte county, this state, where he made his home for seven years, after which he returned to Champaign county, locating near Woodstock, on the Pete Black place, where he lived three years, then moved to Zanesfield, Logan county, where his death occurred in December, 1914, at the age of sixty-nine years.  His widow is still living there.  Ten children were born to Charles Kauffman and wife, namely:  Isaac J., the subject of this sketch; John W., who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been an engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad for the past twenty-one years; Stephen G., an electrical contractor of Columbus, Ohio; Charles M., who is farming in Monroe county, Michigan; Myrtle, who lives in Fremont, Ohio; Edward, who is a steam-shovel engineer and lives in Newark, Ohio; Hoad, who is farming in Salem township, this county; Nora, who lives in Columbus, this state; Walter, who lives in Columbus, where he works as an electrician, and Morris, who lives at home with his mother.      Isaac J. Kauffman was reared on the farm and received a common school education at Kennard.  He lived at home until his marriage on Jan. 28, 1892, to Dora A. Wilkins, who was born in Belmont county, Ohio.  She is a daughter of Howard and Rebecca (Martin) Wilkins, natives of Virginia, from which state they came to Ohio in an early day, locating in Salem township. Champaign county, where they engaged in farming, the father dying here in 1903.  His widow is still living in Salem township.  To Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins eight children were born, namely: William G., who is a retired farmer and lives at Kennard, this county; James W., who lives in Salem township, this county; Margaret Belle, wife of Jacob Woodruff, of Salem township; Sarah Minerva, wife of C. S. Unkefer, of Salem township; Fred L., who also lives in Salem township; Dora A., wife of Mr. Kauffman, the subject of this sketch; Anna S., wife of Edward B. Thomas, of Salem township, and Charles G., who also lives in Salem township.      To Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman seven children have been born, namely; Freda, who married Marshall Miller, a farmer of Salem township, and has one child, John, and Ray, Emmett, Naomi, Ralph, Nellie and Alfred.  These children are all at home but the eldest.      After his marriage Mr. Kauffman located on the Abel North farm in Salem township, where he spent three years, then moved, to Kennard, where he resided for nine years, engaging in teaming and hay bailing.  In 1904 he moved to the place on which he now lives, known as the Fulweider farm, which consists of two hundred and fifty acres, where he has made many important improvements and has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser.  He has worked hard and managed well and is one of the leading young farmers of his township.      Mr. Kauffman is a Democrat and has for some time been more or less active and influential in public affairs.  He has served as trustee of Salem township for the past eight years, his long retention in this office indicating that he has discharged his duties in a highly acceptable manner, honestly and conscientiously looking after the best interests of the people.  He is a, member of the Friends church. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 888

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