1881 - 1970 (89 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Celesta Ellen Kaufman was born 31 Jan 1881, near, Amboy, Miami, Indiana, USA (daughter of Jacob J. Kaufman and Sarah Troyer); died 13 Jul 1970, Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Celesta Ellen Lichti
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24711
Notes:
Lichti, Celesta Ellen, daughter of Jacob J. and Sarah (Troyer) Kauffman, was born near Amboy, Ind., Jan. 31, 1881; died at the Fillmore Community Hospital, Geneva, Neb., July 13, 1970; aged 89 y. 5 m. 12 d. On Jan. 1, 1903, she was married to Christian S. Lichti, who died in 1940. Surviving are 5 daughters (Grace - Mrs. Albert Schiffler, Neoda - Mrs. Edward Kennel, Lydia - Mrs. Wesley Schiffler, Delsie - Mrs. Kenneth Maddock, and Mrs. Delta Klopfenstein), 13 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, one brother (Jonas Kauffman), and 5 sisters (Mrs. Dan Slatter, Mrs. Sumner Musser, Mrs. William Weaver, Mrs. Pete Slatter, and Mrs. Lee Stepp). She was a member of the Salem Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held July 16, with Lee Schlegel and Albert Gaeddert officiating; interment in the nearby cemetery.
Gospel Herald - Volume LXIII, Number 32 - August 18, 1970, p. 691, 692
Celesta married Christian S. Lichti 1 Jan 1903, Milford, Seward, Nebraska, USA. Christian (son of Christian E. Lichti and Anna Schlagel) was born 26 Jul 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1940, Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Neoda Lichti was born Abt 1903, Of, Milford, Seward, Nebraska, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
- Grace Lichti was born Abt 1907, Of, New Meadows, Adams, Idaho, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
- Lydia Lichti was born Abt 1908, Of, Filer, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
- Delta Lichti was born Abt 1910, Of, Archbold, Fulton, Ohio, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
- Delsie Lichti was born Abt 1912, Of, Archbold, Fulton, Ohio, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
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Generation: 2
2. | Jacob J. Kaufman was born Abt 1850, of, Amboy, Miami, Indiana, USA; died Aft 1940. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99520
- Residence: 1940, Filer, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
Jacob — Sarah Troyer. Sarah was born Abt 1850, of, Amboy, Miami, Indiana, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Sarah Troyer was born Abt 1850, of, Amboy, Miami, Indiana, USA; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Sarah Kaufman
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78514
Children:
- 1. Celesta Ellen Kaufman was born 31 Jan 1881, near, Amboy, Miami, Indiana, USA; died 13 Jul 1970, Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, USA.
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