Individual Details
Robert D. Couffer
(Jan 1891 - 1940)
Events
| Birth | Jan 1891 | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1910 | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Living | 22 Dec 1916 | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 25 Dec 1916 | 332 Main St., Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - Laura M. Matscheck | | | |
| Census | 1920 | 137 Bosler Ave., Semoyne, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Census | 1930 | 316 N. Second St., Wormleysburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Death | 1940 | | |||
| Burial | Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Laura M. Matscheck (1897 - ) |
| Child | Ruth Elizabeth Couffer (1920 - 1920) |
| Child | Charles G. Couffer (1921 - 2006) |
| Father | Charles M. Couffer (1862 - ) |
| Mother | Amanda Jane Mumma (1863 - ) |
| Sibling | Irvin Couffer (1884 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Ross C. Couffer (1887 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Roy Mumma Couffer (1888 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Carrie E. Couffer (1899 - ) |
| Sibling | Alma N. Couffer (1901 - 1977) |
Notes
Census
He attended school within the census year.Census
His occupation is given as carpet cleaner - carpet cleaning establishment.Living
Marriage license gives his occupation as lineman.Marriage
It was the first marriage for both parties. They were married by Rev. G. W. Getz, pastor of the Main Street Church of God. Newspaper story says they "will live in Hazelton, where the groom is employed by the Bell Telephone company."Census
His occupation is given as motorman - street car. He owns a mortgaged home.Census
His occupation is given as riverman - coal company. He owns a home valued at $1,000 and owns a radio set.Endnotes
1. 1900 census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Lower Swatara Twp., enumeration district (ED) 86, p. 19B, dwelling 379, family 392, Charles Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1403.
2. 1910 census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 4 Steelton, enumeration district (ED) 124, p. 1B, dwelling 21, family 21, Charles M. Douffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1349.
3. 1920 census, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Semoyne, enumeration district (ED) 19, p. 19A, dwelling 11, family 11, Robert D. Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1556.
4. FamilySearch, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21481-31665-76?cc=1589502 : accessed 3 March 2015), Marriages of Robert D. Couffer to Laura M. Matscheck; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, courthouse.
5. 1930 census, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Wormleysburg, enumeration district (ED) 54, p. 11A, dwelling 272, family 300, Robert D. Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 2025.
6. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 March 2015), photograph, gravestone for Robert D. Couffer (1891-1940), Memorial No. 70828530, Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania, photograph (c) Robert Viguers.
7. 1900 census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Lower Swatara Twp., enumeration district (ED) 86, p. 19B, dwelling 379, family 392, Charles Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1403.
8. 1910 census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 4 Steelton, enumeration district (ED) 124, p. 1B, dwelling 21, family 21, Charles M. Douffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1349.
9. FamilySearch, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21481-31665-76?cc=1589502 : accessed 3 March 2015), Marriages of Robert D. Couffer to Laura M. Matscheck; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, courthouse.
10. 1920 census, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Semoyne, enumeration district (ED) 19, p. 19A, dwelling 11, family 11, Robert D. Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1556.
11. FamilySearch, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21481-31665-76?cc=1589502 : accessed 3 March 2015), Marriages of Robert D. Couffer to Laura M. Matscheck; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, courthouse.
12. 1930 census, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Wormleysburg, enumeration district (ED) 54, p. 11A, dwelling 272, family 300, Robert D. Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 2025.
13. "Couffer-Matcheck Wedding," wedding announcement, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Patriot, 29 December 1916, Robert D. Couffer married Miss Laura Matcheck; online image, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 4 March 2015).
14. 1920 census, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Semoyne, enumeration district (ED) 19, p. 19A, dwelling 11, family 11, Robert D. Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1556.
15. 1930 census, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Wormleysburg, enumeration district (ED) 54, p. 11A, dwelling 272, family 300, Robert D. Couffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 2025.
16. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 March 2015), photograph, gravestone for Robert D. Couffer (1891-1940), Memorial No. 70828530, Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania, photograph (c) Robert Viguers.
17. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 March 2015), photograph, gravestone for Robert D. Couffer (1891-1940), Memorial No. 70828530, Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania, photograph (c) Robert Viguers.