The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-22
REST
Comes to Silas
r. Kaufman
After a Lingering
Illness.
oLDoI1IztN
Taken Away in Har-
vest of Death.
We'll Known Horse Fancier
Succumbs to Ravages
of Disease.

Silss r. Kaufman. q representative
of one of the honored pioneer families
in Logan county, died at his home on
east Sandusky avenue Thursday morn
ing at 8 O'Clock after lingering ILL
ness. Mr.. Kaufman was born Febru-
airy 10, 1S41, in u log cabin in Harrison
township. three miles west of Belle
fontaine. His parents, Mr. and Mrs
James NJ. Kaufman, were natives of
Maryland and Ohio respectively and in
1886 they became residents of Bellefon-
tsine. Mrs. Kaufman inherited 4S0
acres of land from her father, who at
one time was numbered among the
wealthiest men in Ohio and was a
prominent and influential citizen. He
died in Xenia in 1864 and Mrs. Kauff-
man inherited fourth interest in the
estate which included several hundred
acres of land in Greene and Logan
counties. James Kaufman, father of
the deceased, passed away IN 1894 and
his mother died in 1901.
/ Silas Kaufman was reared upon the
home farm and secured his education
in the township schools. In 1864 in
response to the call for 100 day
troops he enlisted in the 1872 .. V. l.
and went with his regiment to the
vicinity of Peter sburg. Va. in which
place they could hear the roar of bat
L t1a For ,nara thon fxun ,nnptho ba
participated in engagements between
Richmond and Petersburg and was
under the command of Captain W. B.
Niven and Colonel Haynes, the regi-
ment being assigned to the Army of
the Potomac under General Butler.
At the expiration of his term of ser
vice Mr.. Kaufman returned to Logan
county and resumed farming remain
ing upon the old homestead until 81
years of age. He then carried on sgri-
cultural pursuits for himself fol five
years after which he took up his resi-
dence in Bellefontaine. He assumed
the management of his mothers farm
of 100 acres and attended to overseeing
the farm work. He owned an interest
in the stock and equipments of the
place. Since sixteen years of age he
had been a well known horse fancieI
and always owned some of the finest
horses in the county. He raised many
colts and purchased, fed and sold
many cattle to the exporters. He wa
an excellent judge of stock and hi
purchases and sales were judiciously
! made.
On April 6, 1871, in Bel.efontaine
Mr.. Kaufman was united in marriag
to Miss Mary Campbell, of Columbus
Mississippi. To the union two chill
dren were born, Laura Alice. who die,
Avery c., who now resides in Belle
fontaine.
I'll Mr.. Kaufman held membership i
4 the Methodist Episcopal church and i
5 politics gave his support to the Reput
lican party. He was a member of th
a Grand Army of the Republic and aid
g ed in organizing the Grange in Harri
0 SON township. He was man relisbl
V in business, loyal in citizenship an
/ faithful to his friends. In his actiy
9 years he was prominent figure /
s business cenrers and few men had
+ wider acquaintance in Logan count
o where his entire life, covering a periO
a of over 60 years, had been spent 81
las. t..illness was desperate one and Il
sufferings of the patient were intens
He bore the pain with wonderful TO
titude proving himself to be a man
, rugged constitution. His death r
. moves a familiar parsonage fro
among the older citizens and maj
friends extend condolences to the b
, reaved wife and son.
Mr.. Kaufman was one of eig
children. namely: Kassandra, Sill
r., Frank s., Emmazetta A. Alic
!, deceased; Kate, James, deceased, al
William.
Funeral services over the renal
will be held from the home Saturd
e. afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock. Interme
be will be made in the city cemetery.