Edgar Jonas Kaufmann
1885 - 1955-
Name Edgar Jonas Kaufmann [1] Born 01 Nov 1885 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania [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 Anecdote
Further information on the family of Edgar J. Kaufmann can be found by visiting http://www.wpconline.org/fallingwater/family/edgar_jr.htm and http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmag/bk_issue/1999/marapr/feat1.htm .
Edgar was one of the owners of Kaufmann's Department Store and commissioned Fallingwater, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Reference Number 516 Died 15 Apr 1955 Palm Springs, California [4, 5] 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 , d. 1917 Mother Betty Wolf, b. 02 Sep 1861, Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. 22 Sep 1942, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Married 1883 Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany Family ID F118 Group Sheet
Family 1 Lillian Kaufmann, b. 06 Mar 1889, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania , d. 07 Sep 1952, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Married 22 Jun 1909 St. Regis Hotel, New York, New York [1, 6, 7] NYT-1909Jun22p7 E L Kaufmann w CRI_1909_028_020_06251909 Kauf Census 1930 ? Pasadena Drive, O'Hara Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania [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 , d. 31 Jul 1989, New York, New York Family ID F115 Group Sheet
Married 04 Sep 1954 William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania [8] NYT-1954Sep4 EJ Kaufmann Stoop Family ID F120 Group Sheet
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Event Map Census - 1930 - ? Pasadena Drive, O'Hara Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Died - 15 Apr 1955 - Palm Springs, California = Link to Google Maps = Link to Google Earth
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Photos KaufmannEdgarJ kaufmannedgarfw
from: http://www.wpconline.org/fallingwater/family/edgar_sr.htm
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Sources - [S752] The Jewish Criterion, Kaufmann-Kaufmann Wedding, 25 June 1909, p. 11.
- [S270] CA Death Index, Edgar Jonas Kaufmann, 15 April 1955.
- [S752] The Jewish Criterion, "All Three ...," 22 April 1955, p. 4.
- [S622] NYT-Obit, E.J. Kaufmann, Merchant, Dead, 16 April 1955, p. 19.
- [S752] The Jewish Criterion, Edgar J. Kaufmann, 22 April 1955, p. 6 - 7.
- [S496] 1930-Kaufmann-Edgar, (Alleghany), Edgar Kaufmann.
- [S701] NYT-News, "Pittsburger Here to Wed," 22 June 1909, p. 7.
- [S701] NYT-News, "Edgar Kaufmann Weds," 05 September 1954, p. 32.
- [S752] The Jewish Criterion, Kaufmann-Kaufmann Wedding, 25 June 1909, p. 11.