Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, William James

PUFFER, William James[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1884 - 1956  (71 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, William James 
    Birth 24 May 1884  Clare, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave
    Ref# 437  [4
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 9 Jan 1956  Weslaco, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6
    Cause: of a coronary occlusion 
    Burial Weslaco, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Address:
    Highland Memorial Park Cemetery 
    Person ID I2816  Puffers
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2022 

    Father PUFFER, Rev. William Martin,   b. 12 Jun 1860, Sheldon, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1936, Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother MCMICHAEL, Margaret,   b. 9 Jul 1864, Freedom, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1958, South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1883  Farwell, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Residence 1900  Lansing, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence 1910  Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1920  Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Residence 1930  Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Family ID F11563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SIDNAM, Helen Virginia,   b. 26 Jun 1885, Hastings, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1952, Hidalgo County, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1909  Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, William Sidnam,   b. 2 Nov 1910, Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1975, Houston, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     2. PUFFER, Mary Virginia,   b. 25 May 1914, Flint, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1996, Hidalgo, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. PUFFER, Barbara Jean,   b. 28 May 1926, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2021, Houston, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F5711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Photos 3 Photos

  • Notes 
    • He graduated from the Kalamazoo High School in 1903; from Kalamazoo College (Ph.B. 1907) and from the University of Chicago (Ph.B. 1907) and from the University of Chicago (Ph.B. 1907). He has followed the profession of teaching and is now principal of the Dort School at Flint, MI. He was the principal of South Junior High School, in Flint, MI in 1925.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 320, 336.

    2. [S309] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Database online.
      Record for William James Puffer

    3. [S423] WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Database online. Registration Location: Genesee County, Michigan; Roll: 1675570; Draft Board: 2.
      Record for William James Puffer

    4. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 321, 336.

    5. [S293] Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics. Digital images of originals housed at t he State Registrar Office.

    6. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Vally Morning Star, Harlington, TX, 10 Jan 1956, page 12.

    7. [S594] Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982.

    8. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TX, 11 Jan 1956 page 2.

    9. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 320.

    10. [S753] Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952.

    11. [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census.

    12. [S444] _1910 United States Federal Census.

    13. [S306] _1920 United States Federal Census.

    14. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census.

    15. [S246] Michigan-EASy.

    16. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 336.