PUFFER, Clara May

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• _COLOR: 2
• Residence: 1893, Indian Territory, OK
• Residence: 1900, Kinnison, Cherokee Nation, OK
• Residence: 1910, Seattle, WA

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Residence:
She appears on the "Intruder Schedule 3, Census of Cooweesowee District, Cherokee Nation. She and her family are NOT American Indians.

Residence:
She's a servant in the home of Thomas Murphine and family.

Clara married BULGER, Jack on 18 Oct 1914 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Jack (son of BULGER, Joseph and LOVER, Mary Rose) was born about 1886 in Ottawa, Carelton, Ontario, Canada; died before 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clara married O'GRANT, Jack on 29 Jul 1926 in Wenatchee, WA. Jack (son of O'GRANT, Jack and CAMPBELL, Anna) was born on 12 Jan 1887 in New Orleans, LA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
She is a rooming house owner in Wenatchee, WA.

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1865, Neosho, KS
• Residence: 1880, Chetopa, KS
• Arrival: 1884, Cherokee Nation, OK
• Residence: 1893, Cooweescoowee, Cherokee Nation, OK
• Residence: 1900, Kinnison, Cherokee Nation, OK

Notes:

FindaGrave:
GRID=112194951 

Arrival:
He and his family appear in the 'Intruder Whites" portion of the 1893 Census of Cooweescowee District of the Cherokee Nation. They are not members of the Cherokee Nation.

Residence:
He and is family appear on the "Intruder Schedule 3, Census of Cooweesowee, Cherokee Nation", they are NOT American Indians, he arrived in 1885.

Henry married TONER, Alice Carrie on 6 Nov 1889 in Cherokee County, KS. Alice (daughter of TONER, James and SPRINGER, Mary E.) was born on 15 Apr 1871 in KS; died on 31 Dec 1942 in Seattle, WA; was buried on 1 Apr 1943 in East Stanwood, WA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1900, Kinnison, Cherokee Nation, OK
• Residence: 1915, Everett, WA
• Residence: 1916, Everett, WA
• Residence: 1917, Everett, WA
• Residence: 1920, Stanwood, WA
• Residence: 1940, Stanwood, WA

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FindaGrave:
GRID=232424295

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• Ref#: 618
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1865, Neosho, KS
• Arrival: 1878, Cherokee Nation, OK
• Residence: 1880, Chetopa, KS
• Arrival: 1884, Cherokee Nation, OK
• Residence: 1893, Cooweescoowee, Cherokee Nation, OK

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Civil War Veteran, Pvt, Co I, 16th and 9th KS Calvary.
He lived in the "old brewery in Chetopa, KS in the late 1860s and early 70s. "In his financial transactions, "Mug" always insisted in getting his money in gold, but no one ever knew "Mug" to spend any gold, so it is reasonably certain that the accumulated gold throughout a long series of years must have been considerable. An old fashioned iron kettle was full of it, according to rumor." In the late 1880s the family emigrated from the old brewery, where the family lived while making an effort to establish their right as members of the Delaware tribe of Indians. They were unsuccessful and eventually took their places as lessees of the land on which they made their home until the death of the entire family, except Andy. Several books are written about him and the gold he buried in the Kinnison Hills, OK.

Richard and his son, Henry M., are mentioned as "intruders" (on the Cherokee nation) and were paid money from the "United States Commission". The documents are part of a suit filed by the Goins family against the Cherokee nation which had denied them (the Goins) membership into the tribe.

Another story of "Mug" is that he sustained a wound to the face during the war (9th Regiment). He was discharged in Jun 1862 and had learned of the birth of twins to a James Ellis Harmon, from Missouri. Mug found the company Harmon was in and relayed the message.

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Civil War Veteran, Pvt, Co I, 16th and 9th KS Calvary.

He lived in the "old brewery in Chetopa, KS in the late 1860s and early 70s. "In his financial transactions, "Mug" always insisted in getting his money in gold, but no one ever knew "Mug" to spend any gold, so it is reasonably certain that the accumulated gold throughout a long series of years must have been considerable. An old fashioned iron kettle was full of it, according to rumor." In the late 1880s the family emigrated from the old brewery, where the family lived while making an effort to establish their right as members of the Delaware tribe of Indians.

They were unsuccessful and eventually took their places as lessees of the land on which they made their home until the death of the entire family, except Andy. Several books are written about him and the gold he buried in the Kinnison Hills, OK.

Richard and his son, Henry M., are mentioned as "intruders" (on the Cherokee nation land) and were paid money from the "United States Commission". The documents are part of a suit filed by the Goins family against the Cherokee nation which had denied them (the Goins) membership into the tribe.

Another story of "Mug" is that he sustained a wound to the face during the war (9th Regiment). He was discharged in Jun 1862 and had learned of the birth of twins to a James Ellis Harmon, from Missouri. Mug found the company Harmon was in and relayed the message.

FindaGrave:
GRID=28799725 

Arrival:
He and is family appear on the "Intruder Schedule 3, Census of Cooweesowee, Cherokee Nation", they are NOT American Indians, they arrived in 1884.

Residence:
He and is family appear on the "Intruder Schedule 3, Census of Cooweesowee, Cherokee Nation", they are NOT American Indians.

Richard married BOLTON, Margaret Ann on 14 Sep 1860 in Carthage, MO. Margaret (daughter of BOLTON, Uriah and SMITH, Lucinda) was born on 24 Apr 1842 in Overton County, TN; died on 10 Aug 1901 in Indian Territory, OK; was buried in 1901 in Welch, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Margaret Ann Clark
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1865, Neosho, KS
• Residence: 1880, Chetopa, KS
• Residence: 1893, Cooweescoowee, Cherokee Nation, OK
• Residence: 1900, Kinnison, Cherokee Nation, OK

Notes:

She was born to Cherokee parents on Cherokee land in Tennessee and lived there. Her parents (Uriah Bolton/Lucinda Smith) were well known Cherokee Indians.  Her mother, Lucinda, never formally registered her children as members of the Cherokee Nation when they were forcibly moved (The Trail of Tears) to Oklahoma.

Despite overwhelming evidence of her Cherokee lineage, she fought a long and unsuccessful legal battle to become a bona fide member of that Nation.

The case files can be viewed on Ancestry.com in the "U.S., Citizenship Case Files in Indian Territory, 1896-1897" case file 040.

A modern (2000s) attempt to secure membership into the Cherokee Nation is ongoing by one of the Bolton descendants.

FindaGrave:
GRID=83979094 

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Married:
The marriage record says her name is Margaret Ann Clark.

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• _COLOR: 8

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Civil War Veteran, Company F, 12th Kansas Vol. Inf.

James married SPRINGER, Mary E.. Mary was born in CA 1844 in OH; died before 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 8

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• FindaGrave: Address:
  242663281
• Name: Richard Clark Puffer
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1850, Townshend, VT
• Residence: 17 Sep 1850, Sherman, OH

Notes:

On some records he's listed as "Richard".. is it Richard Clark Puffer or Clark Richard Puffer?

Birth:
Some VT Vital Records show his birth year as 1800

FindaGrave:
GRID=242663281

Name:
his son George's death record shows clearly that his name is Richard.

Residence:
He has 60 acres of developed land, 85 acres undeveloped. The value of the farm is listed as 3600 dollars.

Clark married DENNIS, Lydia in CA 1820 in VT. Lydia was born on 5 Jun 1798 in Townshend, VT; died on 22 Aug 1841 in Townshend, VT; was buried in Townshend, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

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FindaGrave:
GRID=57756138

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• _COLOR: 8

Uriah married SMITH, Lucinda in 1841. Lucinda (daughter of SMITH, James R. and EXENDINE, Mary) was born about 1826 in TN; died in Sep 1874 in Coffey County, KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 2
• Residence: 1850, Monroe County, KY

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Married:
Did Uriah Bolton die between 1845 and 1847 or did he just run off and marry another woman, leaving his wife and two daughters behind? His father had the girls for awhile according to Margaret Bolton Puffer's own statement.