Gazlay Family History
George James Kaufman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
George James Kaufman8 (Thomas Kaufman,7 Lodema Baker,6 Cornelia Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
George James Kaufman8 (Thomas Kaufman,7 Lodema Baker,6 Cornelia Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Thomas Henry Kaufman (23 September 1884 - 25 August 1960) |
| Mother | Ethel Irene Steele (7 January 1899 - 17 December 1967) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 December 2021; Last Edited: 27 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 11706 |
| Name | George James Kaufman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 21 May 1910 in Eden, Fayette County, Iowa1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 1 December 1934 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota to Pearl May Maudlin6, 7 |
| Died | January 19772 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Pearl May Maudlin (daughter of Walter Thomas Maudlin and Lucinda Idella Stevens) |
| Born | 15 October 1915 in Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota |
| Married | 1 December 1934 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota to George James Kaufman |
| Died | 20 April 2010 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Children | of George James Kaufman and Pearl May Maudlin: |
| +1. | James W. ‘Jim’ Kaufman |
| Born | 19 August 1938 in Custer, Custer County, South Dakota |
| Married | 1961 to LaVerna Frances Auran (née Botzet) |
| Died | 3 April 2014 |
| 2. | Sally Jean Kaufman |
| Born | 4 March 1941 |
| Died | 11 March 1941 |
| 3. | Barbara Mary Kaufman |
| Born | 22 October 1942 |
| Died | 19 June 1994 in Douglas County, Minnesota |
Sources
- Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 George James Kaufman, born: 21 May 1910 in Eden Township, Fayette County, Iowa; father: Thomas H. Kaufman, 26, Iowa; mother: Irene Steele, 22, Illinois.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), George Kaufman, born: 21 May 1910; died: January 1977; last place of residence: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, South Dakota, Spink County, Redfield, E.D. 278, Sheet No. 13B, Thomas Kaufman, 35, Iowa, drayman; wife Irene Kaufman, 29, Illinois; son Georgie Kaufman, 9, Iowa; son Clair Kaufman, 7, Iowa; son Tom [?] W. Kaufman, 3/12, South Dakota.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis City, E.D. 27-154, Sheet No. 16A, George J. Kaufman, 19, Iowa, truck driver, graveling and paving [he is among several lodgers in the home of James and Sady Knox].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, South Dakota, Custer County, Township 4, Range 5, E.D. 17-40, Sheet No. 1B, George Kauffman, 28, Iowa, road foreman, highway; wife Pearl Kauffman, 24, South Dakota; son James Kauffman, 1, South Dakota.
- Find a Grave (website). Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, Pearl May Maudlin Kaufman, born: 15 October 1915 in Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota; died: 20 April 2010 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota (from record, which includes the text of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, one sibling, and three children).
- South Dakota Marriages, 1904-1949, available at Ancestry.com, marriage of George James Kaufman and Pearl May Maudlin, 1 December 1934 in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota.