Brief Life History of Hanna
When Hanna Coffman was born on 23 January 1842, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph C. Coffman, was 27 and her mother, Mary Polly Jones, was 27. She died on 29 November 1858, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 16, and was buried in Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Hannah Coffman in household of Joseph Coffman, "United States Census, 1850"
- Hannah Coffman, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1814–1866 Male
1814–1842 Female
Siblings (1)
1842–1858 Female
World Events (2)
1846
Age 4
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 8
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kaufmann or of its variants Kaufman , Koffmann (see Koffman ), Kofmann, and Kofman .
Americanized form of Dutch Kofman or of its cognate Koffeman, the second form characteristic of the former island of Urk.
History: As a name of Swiss German origin, originally spelled Kaufmann (see 1 above), the surname Coffman is also found among the American Mennonites; the change of their already Americanized name Kauffman to Coffman occured in Page County, VA, in the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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