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Looking for Kafer's History-Any

Looking for Kafer's History-Any

Erica Kafer (View posts)
Posted: 12 Mar 2000 2:19PM GMT
Looking for any history on the parents and other ancestors of Willard Albert Kafer born Aug. 6, 1925. Any info on ancestry will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

KAFER

Posted: 22 Jan 2001 5:40AM GMT
Edited: 9 Mar 2004 1:06AM GMT
Looking for any connections to PEARSON (PIERSON) KAFER/KEEFER/KEIFER. He was born around 1820 and had at least 3 children: EMMA born about 1848; ARCHIBALD born about 1849; and JACOB GARNER KAFER, born about 1854. PEARSON's wife's name was MARY GARNER from Pennsylvania.

Kafer

Jackie Bonser (View posts)
Posted: 3 May 2001 6:10PM GMT
Walt I saw your message that you posted around Jan. of this year. Some of the names that you mention were familiar to me. Jacob Garner Kafer was born in Bordentown, NJ Dec. 24, 1854. I found this information on the internet and it "popped" out at me because my mother, who is a Kafer, was raised in Bordentown, NJ. My mother remembers her father speaking of a Jacon Kafer and she also remembers my grandfather speaking of Archibalb. From research I know that Jacob had five sibling; Elwood, Walter, Pearson, Archibalb and Emma. If you have any information on the Kafer's please let me know. The only history I know about my ancestors is from stories that were passed down through generations. I hope to hear from you soon. If you wish you can email me at cjbonser@vramp.net

Kafer

Jackie Bonser (View posts)
Posted: 3 May 2001 6:11PM GMT
Walt I saw your message that you posted around Jan. of this year. Some of the names that you mention were familiar to me. Jacob Garner Kafer was born in Bordentown, NJ Dec. 24, 1854. I found this information on the internet and it "popped" out at me because my mother, who is a Kafer, was raised in Bordentown, NJ. My mother remembers her father speaking of a Jacon Kafer and she also remembers my grandfather speaking of Archibalb. From research I know that Jacob had five sibling; Elwood, Walter, Pearson, Archibalb and Emma. If you have any information on the Kafer's please let me know. The only history I know about my ancestors is from stories that were passed down through generations. I hope to hear from you soon. If you wish you can email me at cjbonser@vramp.net

Re: KAFER

Posted: 13 Sep 2001 11:59AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 13 Dec 2001 8:45AM GMT
Surnames: Kafer, Garner
Jacob Garner Kafer, son of Pearson & Mary, married Laura Melissa Glenn.She was the daughter of John W Glenn & Helena (Anna?) Gray. Jacob died 18 Jan 1947, Roseburg, Oregon and he and his wife are buried in cemetery in Glendale, Oregon.
Pearson and Mary had: Jacob, Elwood, Walter, Pearson, Archibald and Emma. They were Pennsylvania Dutch and lived in Bordentown, NJ.
Jacob had an excellent voice and sang solo in church when he was in his 80's.
An interesting note about Jacob is that he was in Ford's theatre when Pres Abe Lincoln was shot, he was about 11 yrs old and often told the story.
Jacob and Laura lived in Trenton, Nj, moved to Hinckley, Ill in 1883, to Clear Lake, Iowa in 1884 and to Hillsboro, Oregon in 1902 or 1903. They had 5 children: Josephine, Gertrude, Herbert, Charles, & Edward. Josephine married Miles Homer Otis and they had six children. One of these children was my grandmother, Wilma Izetta Otis. I have more info if any one is interested. But I have no other info on Pearson and Mary, but would be interested. If I remember correctly, I believe Pearson was in the Civil war in a Pennsylvania regiment.

Re: Looking for Kafer's History-Any

Posted: 18 Mar 2005 4:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: schally, kafer
I am originally from Germany and still have family in Germany i am trying to do a family tree for a few years starting with my mothers side but considering i dont have much information on my family's first names, i know my mothers maiden name was kafer her mothers married name was caroline kafer i believe my grandfathers name was Winifred they had 6
children including my mother bridgett, walter, wolfgang, ingrid , i have another aunt and uncle unsure of what their names are., my family still lives in germany and i have no contact with them any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. you can contact me at: schally31@yahoo.com

also any info you have on my dads side his name is karl-heinz schally he and my mom were married around 1968 1970 and divorced around 1972. had 2 children myself and my brother michael i dont have any information on him i know he had 2 other children so now i have a half brother sven and half sister susanne.


Re: Looking for Kafer's History-Any

kafer/schally (View posts)
Posted: 21 Mar 2005 4:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
i found out recently that my grandparents ( kafer) met in a concentration camp i dont know which one but they both escaped, so i am unsure if kafer is even their real last names or if they were changed. according to my mother and uncle talking about family history was taboo.

Re: Looking for Kafer's History-Any

Posted: 7 Sep 2008 7:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
I've been trying to trace back the name "Kafer" forever. My moms side is Kafer and she came from Germany. I was born in Germany too, but moved to the states when I was young. I had an assignment where I had to go back 100 years and I couldnt even go back 5. Haha... My mom's moms name is Gerda Kafer. Well..the last name might be wrong...My mom didn't know her dad which makes this really difficult.

Re: Looking for Kafer's History-Any

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 4:39PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 18 Oct 2014 4:40PM GMT
Surnames: Kafer, Rudolph, Allison
I am having more trouble with the Kafer side than any other side. I have only been able to go back as far as my great grandparents (Willard Albert Kafer Sr 1880-1956 married to Sarah Anna Josephine Rudolph 1898-1950) I believe that my great grandfather's parents came from Germany & possibly changed the spelling of their name. The only thing I can find is that he lived with a family with the last name "Allison", listed as their stepson in a census back when he was 19 years old.
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