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Brett Barnello and Anne Kauffman were married in 2000. Fast Forward to 2026.

Our maternal grandmother, Clara Keller, was born on April 2, 1872 in Erie, PA. Her parents, Eduard Keller and Christina Weindorf were married in 1868. She had two younger brothers, Frank, born in 1876 and Edward born in 1878. Her father was a furniture maker. Eduard’s father, Franz Peter Keller was born in Hesse, Germany… Continue reading Clara Keller Wright

Katharine Barton was born on February 12, 1865. Her mother was Elizabeth (Elsie) Tubbs. Her father was John Barton. My records do not say where she was born other than Pennsylvania. John Alfred Barton was born in 1834 in Espy, PA, a small town along the Susquehanna River, next to Bloomsburg and a bit west… Continue reading Katharine Barton Kauffman

Arlington National Cemetery is located in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. Percival Barton Kauffman, a Lt Colonel in the US Army served during WW1 and in the reserves until he retired in 1958.

This letter from Anne Elizabeth Coover Kauffman, my great grandmother, titled “A skein of linen thread” is in my possession along with two skein’s of thread. I have no regal jewels, nor magnificent “purple and fine linen to show you, only a few practical little things which suggest the every day life of my forebears.… Continue reading A Skein of Linen Thread

Joseph Byrne and Nancy Barton Kauffman were married on October 18, 1969 in Erie, PA. They have three children. Laura was born in May 17, 1970. Joyce on Spetember 21, 1973 and Suzie who was born on Aug 27, 1975. Laura Byrne and her partner, Andrew Gartiner, who live in Australia. They have two children.… Continue reading Joe Byrne Family