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Rachel Melvina Fagin^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Rachel Melvina Fagin was born in May 1842 in Ohio.^4,5,6
• Rachel married Philip on 25 Jan 1866 in Clermont Co., Ohio, with Rev. Edward McHugh officiating.^7,8,9
• Rachel died in 1932 at age ~90.¹⁰
• She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.¹¹

Citations

1. Philip Kofman and Rachel Melvina Fagin, marriage register.
2. Charles W. Shurtz and Emma G. Kaufman, Marriage Record, shows name as Rachel Fagin.
3. Philip Coffman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows name as Rachel Coffman.
4. Philip Coffman and Rachel M. Fagan, marriage register, shows age 23 at marriage 23 Jan 1866.
5. Buela Kaufman household, 1900 U.S. Census, York Co., Nebraska, shows month, year, as 1842, age 58, and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 138181969, Rachel Melvina Fagin Kaufman, shows year, as 1841, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
7. Philip Coffman and Rachel M. Fagan, marriage register, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Philip Coffman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Philip Kaufman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Nebraska, shows married.
10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 138181969, Rachel Melvina Fagin Kaufman, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 138181969, Rachel Melvina Fagin Kaufman, includes tombstone photo.

Ella May Grubb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Ella May Grubb was born on 24 Apr 1874 in Missouri.^4,5,6
• Ella married Charles Weller Shurtz, son of Frederick J. Shurtz and Sarah Elizabeth Riegel, on 3 Jun 1894 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, at the residence of the bride's parents, with Rev. William W. Burks officiating.^7,8,9
• Ella died on 14 Jan 1898 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, at age 23, at her parents' home, in childbirth.^10,5
• She was buried in Highland Cemetery.^11,12

Citations

1. Allen Grubb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Henry Co., Iowa, shows name as Ella May Grubb.
2. Charles W. Shurtz and Ella M. Grubb, Marriage License.
3. Ella M. Shurtz grave marker, shows name as Ella M. Shurtz, father's surname as Grubb.
4. "Obituary," Albany Weekly Ledger, 21 Jan 1898, shows date.
5. Ella M. Shurtz grave marker, shows date.
6. Allen Grubb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Henry Co., Iowa, shows age 6 and state.
7. Charles W. Shurtz and Ella M. Grubb, Marriage License, shows date, town, county, state, and officiant.
8. Local news, Albany Weekly Ledger, 8 Jun 1894, shows date, town, and at her parents' home.
9. Ella M. Shurtz grave marker, shows her as his wife.
10. "Obituary," The King City Chronicle, 21 Jan 1898, shows date, city, and at father's home.
11. "Obituary," Albany Weekly Ledger, 21 Jan 1898, shows cemetery.
12. Ella M. Shurtz grave marker.

Allen W. Grubb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Allen W. Grubb was born on 18 Apr 1846 in McMinn Co., Tennessee.^4,5,6
• Allen married Margaret Ann Murphy ca. 1868 in Illinois.^7,8,9
• Allen died on 1 Oct 1899 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, at age 53, at his home.^4,10,11
• He was buried on 3 Oct 1899 in Highland Cemetery, Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, next to his daughter Ella and her two children.^12,3

Citations

1. Mahala Grubb household, 1850 U.S. Census, McMinn Co., Tennessee, shows name as Alen W. Grubb.
2. Mahala Grubb household, 1860 U.S. Census, McMinn Co., Tennessee, shows name as Allen W. Grubb.
3. Allen W. Grubb grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery.
4. "Obituary," Albany Weekly Ledger, 6 Oct 1899, shows date, county, and state.
5. Mahala Grubb household, 1850 U.S. Census, McMinn Co., Tennessee, shows age 5 and state.
6. Allen W. Grubb grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows age 53 yrs, 5 mo, 13 days at death 1 Oct 1899.
7. "Obituary," Albany Weekly Ledger, 6 Oct 1899, shows state.
8. Allen Grubb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Allen Grubb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Henry Co., Iowa, shows married.
10. "Died of His Injuries," Albany Weekly Ledger, 6 Oct 1899, shows date and at his home in Albany.
11. Allen W. Grubb grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date.
12. "Died of His Injuries," Albany Weekly Ledger, 6 Oct 1899, shows burial was Tuesday, and cemetery.

Philip Kaufman^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Philip Kaufman was born ca. 1838 in Baden.^4,5,6
• Philip married Rachel on 25 Jan 1866 in Clermont Co., Ohio, with Rev. Edward McHugh officiating.^7,8,9
• Philip died on 3 Mar 1895 at age ~57.^10,11
• He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, York, Nebraska.¹²

Citations

1. Philip Coffman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio.
2. Philip Kofman and Rachel Melvina Fagin, marriage register.
3. Philip Kaufman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Nebraska.
4. Philip Coffman and Rachel M. Fagan, marriage register, shows age 28 at marriage 23 Jan 1866.
5. Philip Coffman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows age 31 and state.
6. Philip Kaufman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Nebraska, shows age 42 and country, as Germany.
7. Philip Coffman and Rachel M. Fagan, marriage register, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Philip Coffman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Philip Kaufman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Nebraska, shows married.
10. Phillip Kaufman, Phillip, U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, shows date.
11. Buela Kaufman household, 1900 U.S. Census, York Co., Nebraska.
12. Phillip Kaufman, Phillip, U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904.