KENYON, Rozella Sandusky^{[1, 2]}

1822 - 1914  (92 years)

• Name	KENYON, Rozella Sandusky
  Birth	10 Apr 1822	Petersburg, NY   [2]
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 16365361
  Residence	4 Sep 1850	Downers Grove, IL
  	Puffer Farm
  Residence	24 Jun 1860	Lisle, IL
  	Puffer Farm
  Residence	3 Jun 1870	Lisle, IL
  	Puffer Farm
  Residence	15 Jun 1880	Lisle, IL
  	Puffer Farm
  Residence	19 Jun 1900	Lisle, IL
  	Puffer Farm
  Residence	28 Apr 1910	Lisle, IL   [3]
  	Puffer Farm
  _COLOR	11
  Burial	1914	Downers Grove, IL
  	Address: Oak Hill Cemetery
  Death	19 Dec 1914	Downers Grove, IL   [2]
  Person ID	I19184	Puffers
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	KENYON, Esquire James,   b. CA 1782   d. Bef 1840, IL (Age < 57 years)
  Mother	WILKINSON, Hannah,   b. CA 1782, Yorkshire, England d. NY
  Family ID	F15362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PUFFER, Reuben Wilson,   b. 28 Jan 1823, Oxford, MA d. 15 Jul 1877, Downers Grove, IL (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1843  [2]
  Residence	1860	Lisle, IL   [4]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Charles Mortimer,   b. 6 Mar 1847, Downers Grove, IL d. 26 May 1878, Burlington Heights, IL (Age 31 years)   2. PUFFER, Julia Seville,   b. 4 Dec 1848, Downers Grove, IL d. 15 Sep 1850, Downers Grove, IL (Age 1 year)   3. PUFFER, George Wilson,   b. 20 Nov 1850, Downers Grove, IL d. 18 Aug 1864, Columbus, KY (Age 13 years)   4. PUFFER, Edwin Russell,   b. 25 Sep 1852, Downers Grove, IL d. 18 Dec 1924, Downers Grove, IL (Age 72 years)   5. PUFFER, Henry Elmer,   b. 1 May 1855, Downers Grove, IL d. 10 Jul 1920, Downers Grove, IL (Age 65 years)   6. PUFFER, Frank Sumner,   b. 1 Feb 1856, Downers Grove, IL d. 9 Sep 1924, Jefferson, IA (Age 68 years)   7. PUFFER, Leonard Reuben,   b. 20 May 1859, Downers Grove, IL d. 5 May 1933, Downers Grove, IL (Age 73 years)   8. PUFFER, Harriett Mary,   b. 13 Feb 1862, Downers Grove, IL d. 12 Feb 1952, Winnetka, IL (Age 89 years)   9. PUFFER, William Lincoln,   b. 1 Apr 1865, Downers Grove, IL d. 1 Oct 1932, Evanston, IL (Age 67 years)   10. PUFFER, Lucy Genevieve,   b. 27 Oct 1867, Downers Grove, IL d. 1942, Broward County, FL (Age 74 years)   11. PUFFER, Dr. Maurice Lyon,   b. 15 Oct 1872, Downers Grove, IL d. 29 Dec 1950, Aurora, IL (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  Her father died when she was very young and she was adopted by an uncle, David Loring, who came to IL when she was very young. She had a brother George and an Uncle Russell Potter, an Englishman, who married Elizabeth Barry. Mrs. Puffer "was to the day of her death a blessing and a benediction to all who came in contact with her. She passed through great trials and hardships in war times with her large family and sick husband and her two eldest sons in the army, by she came out of it all the same sunny, devoted Christian she has always been, never too tired or busy to go to a friend or neighbor night or day if they needed her. They had the true pioneer spirit and our home was a shelter and refuge for all who needed their help. And they believed in 'freely have you received, freely give.' They were rich only in love and kindness and a big farm that was home to all." A local newspaper said of her: "Perhaps no figure in the community was better known or better loved than this beautiful woman whose whole life was one of utter unselfishness and devotion to the interests of those about her. A devout Christian and an old-fashioned mother, who believed that woman's place was in the home, and yet with a vision so broad that she could find good in all things and interest in all people. Her sympathy and love went to every one who needed her assistance and nothing that she could give or do was ever withheld. Such a personality cannot but leave its imprint upon those who knew her, and her spirit like a fragrance will remain to bless and hallow every corner of the old homestead that saw the growth and beauty of her character develop as the years rolled by."

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 143-144. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 143. [S444] _1910 United States Federal Census. [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.