PUFFER, William W.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _COLOR: 8
• Land Purchase: 17 Apr 1855, Olympia, WA

Notes:

"William W. Puffer may have been the earliest white settler on Schneider Prairie Peninsula, Olympia, WA. He filed a donation land claim for this acreage on April 17, 1855. Field notes from the original survey of the Griffin area on August 4, 1855 noted Puffer's land claim, with 10 acres under cultivation, and a house. The house was located at about the corner of Sexton Road and Steamboat Island Road. The cultivated area was west of the cabin. However, the Puffer claim was rejected by the Federal Government and not successful." https://steamboatisland.org/schneider-prairie-history

No other records of this William W. Puffer can be found in Washington State records. It's possible that this is William Warren Puffer who died in 1856 in California. ED Note: 5/2/2022

Land Purchase:
The was a donation land claim, approximately 160 acres (see map).