Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Lt. John Nelson

Male 1917 - 1999  (82 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, John Nelson 
    Prefix Lt. 
    Birth 3 Mar 1917  Kansas City, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1920  Houston, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1930  Grand Rapids, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1940  Grosse Pointe Farms, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
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    Death 4 Aug 1999  Pawleys Island, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I13796  Puffers
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2022 

    Father PUFFER, Paul Hubbard,   b. 2 Sep 1888, Valley, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1975, Miami, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother NELSON, Vera Susanna,   b. 19 Feb 1888, Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1981, Miami, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1916  Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F10317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family NELSON, Edith Eileen,   b. 18 Nov 1919, Rotherham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 2007, Pawleys Island, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 3 Apr 1943  Hampton, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F13602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • WWII Veteran, U.S. Air Force.
      After the war, he worked in the wholesale lumber and shingle business. He retired in 1976 as chairman of Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber.

  • Sources 
    1. [S163] SSDI.

    2. [S306] _1920 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S437] _1940 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S312] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920.

    6. [S835] Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

    7. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Daily Press, Newport News, VA, 4 Apr 1943, page 28.