John Seth Lauffer and Rebecca S. "Beckie" Maxwell

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Husband John Seth Lauffer ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Mar 1869 or 1871 2 3
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         Father: Philip Lauffer (1831-1918) 2 3
         Mother: Barbara Ellen Yount (      -1904) 2 3

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       Marriage: 4 Sep 1895 2 4

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Wife Rebecca S. "Beckie" Maxwell ^{2 4}

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           Born:  - Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
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         Father: Henry Maxwell (      -Bef 1918) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Spangler (      -1915) 4

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Children

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1 M [Infant] Lauffer

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           Born: 21 Sep 1896 2
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         Buried:  - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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2 F Ruth Fern Lauffer ^{2 4}

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           Born: 29 Aug 1897 5
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         Spouse: R. C. Keenan (      -      ) 4

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3 F Ellen Elizabeth Lauffer ^{4 5}

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           Born: 28 Oct 1900 5
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         Spouse: Clarence S. Henry (      -      ) 4

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4 F Minerva Jean Lauffer ^{4 5}

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           Born: 13 Mar 1902 5
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5 M Glen C. Lauffer ^{4 5}

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           Born: 7 Jun 1904 5
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6 M John Floyd Lauffer ⁴

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7 F Gladys May Lauffer ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - John Seth Lauffer

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He continued to reside on his father's farm until he had attained his majority. During his childhood he attended the local public schools for his education, and after completing his studies at these institutions worked for about two years in the coal mines of the region. Upon reaching twenty-one years, however, he left the parental roof and made his way to the oil country of Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he worked for his uncle, Love Lauffer, drilling for oil. Later, his two brothers, G. B. and D. H. Lauffer, bought a saw mill, situated between Harrison City and Manor, where they continued as partners for a period of some twelve years. Their operations there consisted of buying timber from the lumber dealers in the neighborhood and cutting it into shapes and sizes to fit it for commercial uses. In this enterprise Mr. Lauffer was also interested, and a very successful and remunerative business was carried on. At the end of these twelve years he purchased a farm, which was situated two miles northeast of Delmont, in Salem township, Westmoreland County, and which consisted of one hundred and twenty-six acres, seventy of which, at the time of his purchase, were timber lands. The greater portion of this timber, however, was cut down by him, and after being shaped in the saw mill was marketed in the surrounding region. For a number of years he lived at the mill, where he attended to the bookkeeping connected with the running of the business. Later he turned his attention particularly to his farming, and gradually cleared and improved the land until he had it practically all under cultivation. It was a part of what was known as the original Captain Jack tract, which was granted to Captain Jack in the early days and consisted of three thousand acres. Later it became the property of the Jacksons and for many years was known as the Jackson farm in the neighborhood. Here Mr. Lauffer built a charming country house, and in addition erected large and commodious barns and other outbuildings. There he carried on general farming operations and maintained an excellent breed of horses and a fine herd of cattle. Later he disposed of the farm, and retired from active business pursuits, residing in Delmont.
He was one of the original directors of the National Bank of Delmont, and also served that institution as a member of the audit committee and in several other capacities. He was well fitted for this work in auditing as he had had much experience in bookkeeping in connection with his own saw mill business. He was also one of the original directors and stockholders of the Bank of Export, and although he later resigned his directorship in that institution, he still retained his stock therein. In the year 1915 Mr. Lauffer was appointed auditor of Salem township and held that office for a period of twelve months. In politics he was a Democrat, as indeed a majority of the Lauffer family were for many years, and he was a member of the Reformed church of Delmont, where he regularly attended service.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 498.

2 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 60.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 499.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 500.

5 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 61.