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Isaac Kaufman was an [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] philanthropist of northern Somerset County near [[Johnstown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Johnstown]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], who owned considerable stock in the Pennsylvania Railroad and was one of the directors of an early bank in Johnstown. He was widely sought for his sound financial advice and the large number of private loans he made to Amish settlers in this area. The [[Kaufman Amish Mennonite Church (Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Kaufman Amish Mennonite Church]] near Davidsville, Pennsylvania, was named in his honor. He died 17 October 1886, aged 79. (Register of Wills, Somerset County courthouse) | Isaac Kaufman was an [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] philanthropist of northern Somerset County near [[Johnstown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Johnstown]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], who owned considerable stock in the Pennsylvania Railroad and was one of the directors of an early bank in Johnstown. He was widely sought for his sound financial advice and the large number of private loans he made to Amish settlers in this area. The [[Kaufman Amish Mennonite Church (Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Kaufman Amish Mennonite Church]] near Davidsville, Pennsylvania, was named in his honor. He died 17 October 1886, aged 79. (Register of Wills, Somerset County courthouse) | ||
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Isaac Kaufman was an Amish Mennonite philanthropist of northern Somerset County near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, who owned considerable stock in the Pennsylvania Railroad and was one of the directors of an early bank in Johnstown. He was widely sought for his sound financial advice and the large number of private loans he made to Amish settlers in this area. The Kaufman Amish Mennonite Church near Davidsville, Pennsylvania, was named in his honor. He died 17 October 1886, aged 79. (Register of Wills, Somerset County courthouse)
| Author(s) | John A Hostetler |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Hostetler, John A. "Kaufman, Isaac (1807-1886)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kaufman,_Isaac_(1807-1886)&oldid=88576.
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Hostetler, John A. (1957). Kaufman, Isaac (1807-1886). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kaufman,_Isaac_(1807-1886)&oldid=88576.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 158. All rights reserved.
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