Edgar Jonas Kaufmann

Male 1885 - 1955


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  • Name  Edgar Jonas Kaufmann  [1
    Born  01 Nov 1885  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender  Male 
    Anecdote 
    • An editorial at the time of his death stated:"The world, America and Pittsburgh are indeed the poorer because three men died within the week, two within hours of each other. One of them, Albert Einstein, left a global imprint. ... Another is Edgar J. Kaufman whose influence was less encompassing than Einstein's but whose footprints were just as respectable on the sands of tomorrow. Look about you and you will see imperishable proof of Mr. Kaufmann's regard for the warmer, gentler side of life. Brilliant merchant he was, but that is not how his name will be cherished wherever people gather to laugh or relax or cry. As the tiller of the soil who brought it to blossom and fruit -- that is how Edgar Kaufman inscribed his name on memory's ageless tablets."
    CRI_1955_126_002_04221955 Edit
    CRI_1955_126_002_04221955 Edit
    Anecdote 
    Reference Number  516 
    Died  15 Apr 1955  Palm Springs, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    CRI_1955_126_002_04221955 EJ K
    CRI_1955_126_002_04221955 EJ K
    CRI_1955_126_002_04221955 EJ K
    CRI_1955_126_002_04221955 EJ K
    Person ID  I516  My Genealogy
    Last Modified  29 Apr 2007 

    Father  Morris Kaufmann,   b. 18 Nov 1858, Viernheim, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917 
    Mother  Betty Wolf,   b. 02 Sep 1861, Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1942, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1883  Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F118  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Lillian Kaufmann,   b. 06 Mar 1889, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Sep 1952, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  22 Jun 1909  St. Regis Hotel, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
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    CRI_1909_028_020_06251909 Kauf
    CRI_1909_028_020_06251909 Kauf
    Census  1930  ? Pasadena Drive, O'Hara Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Edgar Kaufmann owned the family's home which was worth $100,000. The family had three servants, but did not have a radio.
    Children 
     1. Edgar J Kaufmann,   b. 09 Apr 1915, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1989, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F115  Group Sheet

    Married  04 Sep 1954  William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    NYT-1954Sep4 EJ Kaufmann Stoop
    NYT-1954Sep4 EJ Kaufmann Stoop
    Family ID  F120  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - ? Pasadena Drive, O'Hara Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Apr 1955 - Palm Springs, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S752] The Jewish Criterion, Kaufmann-Kaufmann Wedding, 25 June 1909, p. 11.

    2. [S270] CA Death Index, Edgar Jonas Kaufmann, 15 April 1955.

    3. [S752] The Jewish Criterion, "All Three ...," 22 April 1955, p. 4.

    4. [S622] NYT-Obit, E.J. Kaufmann, Merchant, Dead, 16 April 1955, p. 19.

    5. [S752] The Jewish Criterion, Edgar J. Kaufmann, 22 April 1955, p. 6 - 7.

    6. [S496] 1930-Kaufmann-Edgar, (Alleghany), Edgar Kaufmann.

    7. [S701] NYT-News, "Pittsburger Here to Wed," 22 June 1909, p. 7.

    8. [S701] NYT-News, "Edgar Kaufmann Weds," 05 September 1954, p. 32.