Mary Ida Coffman

Brief Life History of Mary Ida

When Mary Ida Coffman was born on 31 October 1910, in Boyer Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States, her father, Thomas J. Hudson Coffman, was 30 and her mother, Elsie Rae Griffith, was 25. She married Lawrence Herman Cornelius on 6 December 1929, in Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Milaca Township, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States in 1950. She died on 30 March 1999, in Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Milaca, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lawrence Herman Cornelius
1907–1978
Mary Ida Coffman
1910–1999
Marriage: 6 December 1929
Theodore "Ted" Glen Cornelius
1931–
Ruth Mary Cornelius
1932–2007
Elizabeth "Betty" Joyce Cornelius
1934–2005

Sources (11)

  • Mary I Cornelius, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mary Ida Coffman, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Mary Ida Cornelius, "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002"

World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1934 · The Grout Museum

The museum started as a private collection given to the city by Henry W. Grout. Today it is still a nonprofit educational museum that helps engage students and all people from the surrounding communities.

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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