The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-20
JACOB KA UEMANs ROMANcE.


Jacob Kaufman, an old and well known citizen,
died on the 10Th inst at his residence three miles
east Of Canton, on the Georgetown road aged so
years, He was born at Lancaster, Pa, In 1895,
where he was brought up At the age Of % or "a
years he found himself In good circumstances
financially, and prominent among the young men
who moved In good society. About this time he
became deeply attached to an amiable young
lady named Rebecca Ferree, who resided with
her parents In Lancaster, and In the usual course
Of social events he courted and married her, For
q period Of ten years they lived veryl happily to-
gether, and he seemed to be prosperlng In every
way. At that time II was customary among all
families, who moved in good society," to have their
decanters of wine standing invitingly on the side
boards of their respective homes, and both young
and old were free to help themselves at will.
Through the influence Of this custom Mr. Kauf-
man became too fond of his glass, and step by
step became deplorably addicted to drink until
things came to such state that his suffering
wife, as dernier resort applied for decree of
divorce which was granted, after she had been
married for about fifteen years. Jacob then came
to this county, where his father resided, and re-
malned here about two years, when he went to
Pittsburgh to try his fortune. After three or four
years residence in the smoky city during which
time his habit of drinking had to some extent
been modified, he was married second time TO q
widow of that city, whose name we have been
unable TO learn Shortly after this marriage his
father died, and Jacob removed with his second
wife to this county going on to his fathers home
fhau racidad nd tuh M avo,o os,aT
at farm work, Jacob did a great deal of butcher
ing, and his face was familiar to many of the
citizens of Canton, who through number of
years, were regular customers of his, as he went
his rounds in his covered wagon. For twenty
seven yeors he lived apparently happy with his
second wife, though those who knew him best
could notice constant inclination to melan-
choly and he did not seem as though all was well
with him, although he never mentioned any
cause Several years ago he lost his second wife
by an accident; she was returning home from
church in buggy, the seat of which had in some
manner become detached, and by a sudden Jolt
itturned, and she was thrown out backward, re-
Ceiving injuries which resulted in her death
After this Jacob grew feeble, and a settled mean-
choly seemed to take possession of his nature he
yearned for the companionship of his first love,
who yet lived and had remained unmarried
through all these years. By his first union he had
nine children, five of whom still live, and 1t was
greatly owing to their influence that his first
wife, RebeCca, was persuaded to come to Stark
county where for the first time in IS years she
beheld the only man she had ever called hus-
band, aged, feeble and nearly helpless but she
remembered the early days when she loved him
as she had never loved another, and her heart
went forth with a newborn Affection and the re-
suit was that the services of parson were Sc.
cured and the two were married the second time
They have since lived happily together, she still
active and in good health, watched over him in
his declining years, and gave him every rare un.
til death parted them on Monday of last week,
Mrs Kaufman still lives, hale hearty andactive.
at the age Off years, and she is probably good
for years to come, as she is member of re-
markably longlived family, This little item of
facts affords sufficient matter on which to found
a volume of romance