Frances Koffstadter

A GREAT GREAT GREAT Grandma


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YOUR HELP IS REQUESTED!

According to the death certificate for Fred Kassell, my great great great uncle, brother to great great grandma Emma Kassell Campbell; their mother was Frances Koffstadter.  The type is rather tough to read so I might have the spelling a little bit off.  

Again according to the death certificate - both parents were born in Germany.  I have been unable to find any Koffstadter families in St. Louis.  I have searched all the possible spellings that I could concive beginning with K; but another researcher found a John Coffstetler in Calhoun County, Illinois, Illinois Precinct, Illinois 1850, page 303 census.  

Coffstetler Census Information for 1850 Calhoun County

Many thanks to JulieBskt@aol.com for digging up these leads.  Does anyone have more information on this family?

I did find a John and Frances Kassell on the 1860 Census for St. Louis with 2 children: Louis and Simon.  Since we suspect that Emma and Fred were 2 of 6 children born to their parents.  This could be our family.  But, our Frances could have been of the 1850 Illinois Coffstetler, Calhoun County, Illinois family.  


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