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PUFFER, Hiram B.

PUFFER, Hiram B.[1]

Male 1852 - 1941  (88 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, Hiram B. 
    Birth 11 Oct 1852  NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
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    Residence 1860  Johnson, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1870  Florence, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 2 Jun 1900  Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1910  Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1920  Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1930  Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 20 Jan 1941  Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Burial Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Oakwood Cemetery 
    Person ID I5306  Puffers
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2021 

    Father PUFFER, Solomon,   b. 1816, Shaftsbury, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1880, Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother LOWN, Clarissa Caroline,   b. Abt 1815, Mohawk Valley, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1860, Lagrange County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1845  NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 FOWLER, Clara,   b. Abt 1863, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1879  Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence 1880  Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Divorce 24 Apr 1900  Muskegon County, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • According to court records, because of "willful desertion", Clara left Hiram and moved in with a man, Neal McCracken, in Buffalo, NY. She was ordered to appear in court in Muskegon, MI to answer the charges brought by Hiram but never appeared and so the divorce was granted on 24th Apr 1900 in Michigan circuit court.
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Floyd C.,   b. 26 Jun 1879, South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1979, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 99 years)
     2. PUFFER, Flora Belle,   b. 11 Nov 1881, Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1936, Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. PUFFER, Nina Ann,   b. 3 Oct 1884, Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1960, Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F9887  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 RUPLE, Sarah E.,   b. 14 Aug 1855, Elkhart, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1922, Muskegon, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 29 May 1900  Constantine, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Mabel L.,   b. 23 May 1904, South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1987, Kandiyohi, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F9886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2024 

  • Photos 2 Photos

  • Notes 
    • Hiram started the first school in Muskegon Twp, first called "Hiram's School" then "Puffer School" and today called "Reeths-Puffer School", after the 2 schools merged in 1934

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 340.

    2. [S112] Death Certificate.

    3. [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S444] _1910 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S306] _1920 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S674] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952.

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

    11. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.

    12. [S716] Michigan Divorce Records, 1897-1952.

    13. [S183] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925.


 

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