SPENCER, Glen Robert

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Glen married OBUCHOWSKI, Ann on 8 Aug 1932 in IN. Ann was born on 5 Nov 1910 in Grand Rapids, MI; died on 24 Aug 2002 in Grand Rapids, MI; was buried in Grand Rapids, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married PUFFER, Elizabeth Mary on 15 Nov 1897. Elizabeth (daughter of PUFFER, Benjamin Theron and GROVER, Elizabeth Carolyn) was born on 30 May 1874 in St. Louis, MI; died before 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Educated in the St. Louis High School; school teacher 12 years in Midland County.

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He remained with his father on the homestead in Ashtabula Co, OH, until he was 22 years old. He was for three years afterward a builder in that county. In the fall of 1868 he went to MI and in the following spring brought a tract of 75 acres of unimproved land. His family was among the first settlers in Porter Township, Midland Co. He cleared some land and built a log cabin, the first in the place, occupied Jan 14, 1869. Yankee ingenuity and Providence supplied ways and means to to make it comfortable. They entertained lumberman and land seekers, sharing with all comers, and the little cabin was often filled to overflowing with temporary sojourners. Often the members of the family deprived themselves of beds and bedding to render comfortable strangers who were about to begin the pioneer life. Wild animals were plentiful, but not very troublesome. Mr. Puffer tells of one adventure. While on his way through the woods he discovered three cubs and he shouted and waved his hat to frighten them. They scampered off, crying and yelping, but his fun was turned to dismay by the old mother bear, which heard the cries. Mr. Puffer seized a dead branch, as he took to his heels and sought safety in a tree. For four hours the cubs yelped and he made ineffectual attempts to scare the bear away.
In addition to farming, Mr. Puffer engaged in lumbering and met with reasonable success in life. In 1888 a large barn was built, and in 1890 a frame dwelling took the place of the cabin. In politics he is a Republican and he has held the important offices in the township; clerk four years; supervisor four years and highway commissioner two years. He and his wife have been members of the Methodist church for thirty years.
On account of his age, Mr. Puffer sold his farm in 1910 and located in Belding, MI, where he is now filling a responsible position in a silk factory.

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Benjamin married GROVER, Elizabeth Carolyn on 16 Nov 1866 in West Springfield, PA. Elizabeth (daughter of GROVER, Wesley and SWAN, Minerva Marian) was born on 10 Apr 1847 in Hoosick, NY; died on 7 Sep 1916 in Belding, MI; was buried on 9 Sep 1916 in Belding, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1870, Conneaut, OH
• Residence: 1880, Piermont, OH

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He lived at Moriah, NY, at Springboro and Millcreek, PA, and in 1853 removed to Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., OH. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. For 60 years his relatives in VT did not know where he was living . In 1893, through a newspaper item, the OH family found their VT relatives. (See letter of H.A. Puffer.)"

Erasmus PUFFER.
Served in Capt. S. Parker's Company, Vermont Militia. Pension Certificate No. 31999.

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Erasmus married CATLIN, Diana on 29 Jun 1827. Diana (daughter of CATLIN, Theron and Lydia) was born on 22 Nov 1809 in Ticonderoga, NY; died on 7 Dec 1885 in Moriah, NY; was buried in Conneaut, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1875, Hoosick, NY

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A carpenter and joiner.

Wesley married SWAN, Minerva Marian. Minerva was born in 1806 in VT; died on 12 Nov 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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