Records taken in the late 1930's by the Works Progress Administration  list the Cemetery as DUFFEE.  The WPA often did not document burials of children under 10 years of age.  It was clear  there were more burials at the site than were listed by the WPA.

Extensive work has been done by the Kaufmann family in recent years to restore this cemetery, and thanks to Dr. Jeff Kaufmann, we can now give you a very thorough account of this location, some Kaufmann family history, and those who were moved from Kaufmann Cemetery to Oakdale in days past.

Gottlieb F. and Dorothea E. (Kruse) Kaufmann came to Muscatine County from Dardesheim, Germany in 1847.  They were accompanied by their seven children, two sons-in-law, and two grandsons.  They include the following:
 

Fredericka Kaufmann met and later married a sailor on the ship named William Duffe.  They lived near the cemetery and today their descendants own the land that surrounds it.

The one acre of ground was officially deeded to the heirs of Gottlieb Kaufmann in 1868.  The cemetery is open for public burial, but the last burial was in 1926.  Renewed interest will change this fact.  The cemetery has been referred to as the Duffe Cemetery (due to the farm that surrounds it) and the Sand Hill Cemetery (due to the Sand Hill rural school in the area).

Throughout the years, relatives have sporatically gathered to clean or repair stones, although for many decades it was in great disrepair, hence the seven disinterrments.  In the late 1970's, a few interested relatives completely cleaned up the family burial ground.  A cemetery fund was started in 1981 and continues to grow.  Today the cemetery is in excellent condition.

Every summer the cemetery is visted by descendants of Gottlieb and Dorothea Kaufmann from around the nation.  These visits are in conjunction with the annual reunion for the descendants of Gottlieb and Dorothea Kaufmann.  Thousands have participated in this event, which started in 1916.  In 2000, 137 family members from 10 states gathered at the Durant Community Center for the 85th reunion.  They are always held the third Sunday in July.

The total number of descendants of Gottlieb and Dorothea Kaufmann number in the thousands and include hundred of allied families.  Some of the Muscatine County families that have married into the family include the following: Daut, Fliss, Freyermuth, Fultz, Klein, Lenker, Marolf, Miller, Riessen, Weiss, Windle and Will. (The preceding families had at least one member that married a child or grandchild of Gottlieb and Dorothea Kaufmann.)

The Kaufmann Cemetery is located about one mile north of Moscow, Iowa, on Ocean Avenue.  The cemetery is about one-fourth mile east of Ocean Avenue, and access is by a field road.

From the cemetery one can see the original Kaufmann farm, the home of William and Fredericka Duffe, and the fertile Sugar Creek valley.  The many trees in and around the grounds provide a peaceful and beautiful setting.  The tombstones not only memorialize the people buried here, but are a testimony of their pioneer spirit and faith in God.

For example, Gottlieb Kaufmann's gravestone mentions that he came to America in March, 1847 and there were 13 in his family.  Even though two of his children were married and had families of their  own, not one of his immediate family was left behind.

Litte Harry Daut was only 5 months old when he died.  His verse conveys the love and hope for him:

It must have been a terrible loss when 27 year old Pauline Marolf Kaufmann died.  She was a wife and mother of two young children.  Her verse reflects the Christian hope:
 

Your comfort be Jesus Christ, who died for us.
It's beautiful at the place of the blessed departed
So long, until we see each other again.

The following information on the burials at Kaufmann Cemetery was supplied by Jeff Kaufmann as well.  We thank him SO much for sharing all of his knowledge on the cemetery and the Kaufmann family!
 
 

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	FAMILY INFO	RELATIONSHIP  TO GOTTLIEB & DOROTHEA KAUFMANN	NOTES
Daut, Frank E.	04 Jul 1887	24 Sep 1887	s/o George & Emma Duffe Daut	great grandson	.
Daut, George W.P.	20 Aug 1877	05 Feb 1878	s/o George & Emma Duffe Daut	great grandson	.
Daut, Harry	20 Nov 1891	27 Apr 1894	s/o George & Emma Duffe Daut	great grandson	see inscription above
Duffe, Missouria Windle	20 Sep 1852	03 Apr 1926	w/o William F. Duffe	wife of grandson	.
Duffe, William F.	29 Sep 1848.	30 Jul 1924	s/o William & Fredericka Kaufmann Duffe	grandson	.
Kauffmann, Andrew H.	27 Mar 1828	28 Mar 1898	.	son	.
Kaufmann, Infant	pre 1875	pre 1875	child of Christian & Louise Zakor Kaufmann	grandchild	unmarked grave
Kaufmann, Christian C.	02 Sep 1827	02 Feb 1897	.	son	Memorial Stone;  buried in unmarked  grave in St. Louis MO
Kaufmann, Dorothea E. Kruse	05 Feb 1796	25 Mar 1877	w/o Gottlieb F.	.	.
Kauffmann, Gottlieb F.	29 Sep 1793	28 Jan 1854	.	.	.
Kaufmann, Frederick	pre 1854	pre 1854	s/o Frederick F & Kunegunda Will Kaufmann	grandson	unmarked grave
Kaufmann, Florence G	15 May 1900	23 Apr 1913	d/o Frederick E. & Rose Freyermuth Kauffmann	great granddaughter	.
Kaufmann, George F.	01 Apr 1897	16 Aug 1909	d/o Frederick E. & Rose Freyermuth Kaufmann	great grandson	.
Kaufmann, Louise Zakor	20 Jun 1844	10 Feb 1913	w/o Christian C. Kaufmann	daughter in law	Memoria Stone; buried in unmarked grave in St. Louis MO
Kaufmann, Luise K.	08 Jan 1853	11 Sep 1854	d/o Frederick F. & Kunegunda Will Kaufmann	granddaughter	.
Kauffmann,  Henry  A.	18 May 1823	18 Jun 1894	.	son	.
Kaufmann, Justina Miller	19 Feb 1832	21 Apr 1909	w/o Henry A. Kaufmann	daughter in law	.
Kaufmann, Royal R.	17 Sep 1886	29 Sep 1886	s/o Frederick E. & Rose Freyermuth Kaufmann	great grandson	.
Kauffman, Rosina Ruchti	02 Feb 1833	29 Aug 1887	wife of Andrew H. Kaufmann.	daughter in law	.
Kaufmann, Rosina E.	01 Dec 1855	15 Oct 1857	d/o Andrew H. & Rosina Ruchti Kaufmann	granddaughter	.
Kaufmann, Wilhelm C.	10 May 1863	30 Jun 1870	s/o Andrew H. & Rosina Ruchti Kaufmann	grandson	drowned in the millpond of the Sugar Creek Mill

The following, originally buried at Kaufmann, were removed  and reinterred in the Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton IA.
 
 

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	FAMILY RELATIONSHIP	RELATIONSHIP TO GOTTLIEB AND DOROTHEA KAUFMANN	REINTERRMENT AT OAKDALE
Duffe, Coral A.	20 Nov 1899	10 Sep 1892	s/o Henry G. & Susan Fultz Duffe	great grandson	1941
Duffe, Elmer A.	12 Feb 1881	26 Jan 1886	s/o Henry G. & Susan Fultz Duffe	great grandson	1941
Duffe, Fredericka	01 Jan 1825	09 Mar 1912	wife of William Duffe	daughter	1941
Duffe, Harry C.	23 May 1884	24 Dec 1886	s/o Henry G. & Susan Fultz Duffe	great grandson	1941
Duffe, Willie	17 Sep 1874	24 Sep 1874	s/o Henry G. & Susan Fultz Duffe	great grandson	1941
Duffe, William	03 May 1823	15 Feb 1907	h/o Fredericka Kaufmann	son-in-law	1941
Kaufmann, Gottlieb P.	30 Nov 1891	21 Dec 1891	s/o Charles C. & Pauline Riessen Kaufmann	great grandson	1903