Editing Kaufman, Texas (section)

==History==
Kaufman was founded as "Kings Fort", named after Dr. William P. King, who established the fort in 1840 after purchasing {{convert|2.5|sqmi}} of land where the city is now located. The community was renamed "Kingsboro" after five years of growth. In 1852, Kingsboro was renamed "Kaufman" after the newly formed Kaufman County, which in turn was named after [[David S. Kaufman]].<ref name="Profile for Kaufman, Texas, TX"/><ref>{{cite Handbook of Texas |first=David |last=Minor |title=Kaufman, TX |id=hgk02 |date=June 15, 2010}}</ref>

Kaufman was the first place that [[Bonnie Parker]], of [[Bonnie and Clyde]], was incarcerated.{{citation needed|date= October 2013}}

Nearby Camp Kaufman was used as a German [[POW camp]] during World War II.<ref name="Krammer">{{cite book|last1=Krammer|first1=Arnold|title=Nazi Prisoners of War in America|date=1979|publisher=Stein and Day|location=New York|isbn=978-0812825718|page=[https://archive.org/details/naziprisonersofw00kram/page/245 245,262]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/naziprisonersofw00kram/page/245}}</ref>