Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Thomas Nelson

PUFFER, Thomas Nelson[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1886 - 1960  (73 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, Thomas Nelson 
    Birth 14 Oct 1886  Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Birth 14 Oct 1886  Norwood, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1891  Asphodel, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1911  Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Arrival 1913  USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Name Thomas Puffer (Livingston) 
    Residence Grays Harbor County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1917  Grays Harbor County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Oakland, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 8 Jul 1960  Oakland, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Oakland, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Mountain View Cemetery 
    Person ID I7189  Puffers
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2023 

    Father PUFFER, Chancellor Livingston,   b. 25 Apr 1852, Clyde, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1924, Plainfield, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother WOLCKE\WILKIE, Caroline Matilda,   b. Feb 1867, Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1926, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1884  Bay County, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F2226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father PUFFER, William Milford,   b. 22 Jan 1859, Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1928, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother CUTHBERTSON, Agnes Connell,   b. 11 Sep 1865, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1948, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1885  Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F9181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LINDEN, Ruth,   b. 1892   d. 30 Jul 1966, Oakland, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1947  Santa Cruz, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1950  Oakland, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Family ID F5786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 WILLIAMS, Mary McKnight,   b. 27 Dec 1890, Walworth County, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1933, Walworth County, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage CA 1914  WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Baby Boy,   b. 4 Jul 1915, Hoquiam, WA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1915, Hoquiam, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F9177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 PRUETT, Lydia Irene,   b. 5 Oct 1900, Lincoln, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1956, Oakland, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1914  Hoquiam, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Virginia Eleanor,   b. 31 May 1916, Hoquiam, WA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 2009, Walnut Creek, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     2. PUFFER, Norma,   b. 5 Mar 1920, Hoquiam, WA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2013 (Age 92 years)
     3. PUFFER, Lois Arlene,   b. 8 Jun 1923, Hoquiam, WA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 2002, Roseville, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. PUFFER, Geraldine Arline,   b. 8 Jun 1923, Grays Harbor County, WA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 2002, Roseville, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F9176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos 4 Photos

  • Notes 
    • His parentage is undetermined. Both men Thomas/Thomas Nelson show in records with the same information but different parents.

      According to his marriage certificate he was a lumberman.

      He was found guilty of failure to register in 1943, when it was found that he had voted in the US elections even though he was a Canadian citizen. He was give 2 years probation. Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, 19 Dec 1943, page 36.


      -- MERGED NOTE ------------

      His parentage is undetermined. Both men Thomas/Thomas Nelson show in records with the same information but different parents.

      According to his marriage certificate he was a lumberman.

      He was found guilty of failure to register in 1943, when it was found that he had voted in the US elections even though he was a Canadian citizen. He was give 2 years probation. Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, 19 Dec 1943, page 36.

  • Sources 
    1. [S423] WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Database online. Registration Location: Grays Harbor County, Washington; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
      Record for Thomas Puffer

    2. [S424] WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Database online. Roll: ; Local board: Ala , California.
      Record for Thomas Nelson Puffer

    3. [S235] California Death Index, 1940-1997, Database online. Place: Alameda; Date: 8 Jul 1960; Social Security: 573144014.
      Record for Thomas N Puffer

    4. [S448] Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Database online.
      Record for Irene Pruett

    5. [S391] Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959.

    6. [S392] Ontario Births, 1869-1912.

    7. [S807] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

    8. [S677] Canada Census 1891.

    9. [S810] Canada Census 1911.

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

    11. [S266] Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927.

    12. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, CA, 3 Aug 1947 page 16.

    13. [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census.