Individual Details

William Couffer

(23 Dec 1808 - 21 Dec 1883)

Kelker's History of Dauphine County says he "spent his boyhood days in Berks county, where he learned the trade of carpenter and became an expert mechanic. About 1834 he removed to Harrisburg, where he followed his trade and assisted in the erection of many of the public and private dwellings of that city. He was a Democrat.

Events

Birth23 Dec 1808Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
MarriageKatherine Sonnon
Census1850Upper Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Census1870Upper Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Death21 Dec 1883
BurialBaldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseKatherine Sonnon (1808 - 1853)
ChildWlliam Couffer (1835 - )
ChildSamuel Couffer (1838 - )
ChildLiving
ChildKatherine Couffer (1831 - 1856)

Notes

Census

He resides with his son, Samuel. His occupation is given as carpenter.

Endnotes

1. Luther Reily Kelker, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Publishing, 1907. Online at http://books.google.com), v. 3, p. 419.

2. Samuel Couffer household, 1870 U.S. census, Upper Swatara Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, Hummelstown P.O., page 689, household 112, family 128; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1335..

3. 1850 census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Upper Swatara Twp., p. 166A, dwelling 99, family 99, William Kauffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 774.

4. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2015), photograph, gravestone for William Couffer (1818-1883), Memorial No. 70824826, Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania, photograph (c) Michael Milliken.

5. 1850 census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Upper Swatara Twp., p. 166A, dwelling 99, family 99, William Kauffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 774.

6. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2015), photograph, gravestone for William Couffer (1808-1883), Memorial No. 70824826, Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania, photograph (c) Michael Milliken.

7. 1850 census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Upper Swatara Twp., p. 166A, dwelling 99, family 99, William Kauffer household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 March 2015); National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 774.

8. Samuel Couffer household, 1870 U.S. census, Upper Swatara Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, Hummelstown P.O., page 689, household 112, family 128; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1335..

9. Luther Reily Kelker, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Publishing, 1907. Online at http://books.google.com), v. 3, p. 419.

10. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2015), photograph, gravestone for William Couffer (1808-1883), Memorial No. 70824826, Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania, photograph (c) Michael Milliken.

11. Luther Reily Kelker, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Publishing, 1907. Online at http://books.google.com), v. 3, p. 419.

12. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2015), photograph, gravestone for William Couffer (1808-1883), Memorial No. 70824826, Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania, photograph (c) Michael Milliken.