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KENSELL, Glenn Russell

KENSELL, Glenn Russell

Male 1928 - 1989  (60 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  KENSELL, Glenn RussellKENSELL, Glenn Russell was born on 5 Oct 1928 in Lawton, OK (son of KENSELL, Vernon Russell and PUFFER, Gladys Emma); died on 26 Jan 1989 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=62569601

    Glenn married HUNT, Dorothy May in 1950 in OK. Dorothy (daughter of HUNT, George Washington and KIRKES, Zora A.) was born on 13 May 1926 in MO; died on 12 Feb 2017 in Snyder, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  KENSELL, Vernon RussellKENSELL, Vernon Russell was born on 26 Jun 1906 in Neoga, IL (son of KENSELL, James Henery and COMBS, Annie Elizabeth); died on 12 Apr 1974 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    An auto mechanic in 1940.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=76683271

    Vernon married PUFFER, Gladys Emma in CA 1925. Gladys (daughter of PUFFER, George Washington and RANDALL, Carrie D.) was born on 19 Sep 1908 in OK; died on 1 Mar 1998 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  PUFFER, Gladys EmmaPUFFER, Gladys Emma was born on 19 Sep 1908 in OK (daughter of PUFFER, George Washington and RANDALL, Carrie D.); died on 1 Mar 1998 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1958, Lawton, OK

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=76683266

    Children:
    1. KENSELL, Mary Lucile was born on 21 Jun 1927 in Lawton, OK; died on 18 Aug 1989 in Oklahoma City, OK; was buried in Moore, OK.
    2. 1. KENSELL, Glenn Russell was born on 5 Oct 1928 in Lawton, OK; died on 26 Jan 1989 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.
    3. KENSELL, Vonda Bell was born on 23 Jul 1933 in Lawton, OK; died on 23 Aug 1959 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  KENSELL, James HeneryKENSELL, James Henery was born on 11 Jun 1870 in Shelby County, IL; died on 3 Aug 1927 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=62569619

    James married COMBS, Annie Elizabeth on 11 Sep 1899 in Neoga, IL. Annie was born on 23 Jan 1873 in Washington, IN; died on 12 Jan 1965 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  COMBS, Annie Elizabeth was born on 23 Jan 1873 in Washington, IN; died on 12 Jan 1965 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=76683263

    Children:
    1. 2. KENSELL, Vernon Russell was born on 26 Jun 1906 in Neoga, IL; died on 12 Apr 1974 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.

  3. 6.  PUFFER, George WashingtonPUFFER, George Washington was born on 30 Apr 1878 in Labette County, KS (son of PUFFER, Richard and BOLTON, Margaret Ann); died on 23 Dec 1938 in Oklahoma City, OK; was buried in Fletcher, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1880, Chetopa, KS
    • Residence: 1900, Kinnison, Cherokee Nation, OK

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=38113719 

    George married RANDALL, Carrie D. on 20 Dec 1905 in Geer County, OK. Carrie (daughter of RANDALL, George D. and JOYNER, Emma) was born on 31 May 1879 in Baltimore, MS; died in 1958 in Comanche County, OK; was buried in 1958 in Fletcher, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  RANDALL, Carrie D.RANDALL, Carrie D. was born on 31 May 1879 in Baltimore, MS (daughter of RANDALL, George D. and JOYNER, Emma); died in 1958 in Comanche County, OK; was buried in 1958 in Fletcher, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1950, Lawton, OK

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=38113685

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, Clara D. was born on 30 Oct 1907 in Greer County, OK; died on 22 Apr 1986 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.
    2. 3. PUFFER, Gladys Emma was born on 19 Sep 1908 in OK; died on 1 Mar 1998 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.
    3. PUFFER, Cecil Washington was born on 27 Feb 1911 in Comanche Territory, OK; died on 22 May 1980 in Sacramento, CA; was buried in Sacramento, CA.
    4. PUFFER, Johnnie Belle was born on 24 Feb 1912 in Boswell, OK; died on 20 Jul 1974 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK.
    5. PUFFER, SFC Francis Lee was born on 24 Jun 1920 in Faxon, OK; died on 8 Sep 1991 in Sallisaw, OK; was buried in Brushy, OK.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  PUFFER, RichardPUFFER, Richard was born on 25 Feb 1824 in Townshend, VT (son of PUFFER, Clark and DENNIS, Lydia); died on 15 Oct 1895 in Welch, OK; was buried on 17 Oct 1895 in Welch, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 618
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1865, Neosho, KS
    • Arrival: 1878, Cherokee Nation, OK
    • Residence: 1880, Chetopa, KS
    • Arrival: 1884, Cherokee Nation, OK
    • Residence: 1893, Cooweescoowee, Cherokee Nation, OK

    Notes:

    Civil War Veteran, Pvt, Co I, 16th and 9th KS Calvary.
    He lived in the "old brewery in Chetopa, KS in the late 1860s and early 70s. "In his financial transactions, "Mug" always insisted in getting his money in gold, but no one ever knew "Mug" to spend any gold, so it is reasonably certain that the accumulated gold throughout a long series of years must have been considerable. An old fashioned iron kettle was full of it, according to rumor." In the late 1880s the family emigrated from the old brewery, where the family lived while making an effort to establish their right as members of the Delaware tribe of Indians. They were unsuccessful and eventually took their places as lessees of the land on which they made their home until the death of the entire family, except Andy. Several books are written about him and the gold he buried in the Kinnison Hills, OK.

    Richard and his son, Henry M., are mentioned as "intruders" (on the Cherokee nation) and were paid money from the "United States Commission". The documents are part of a suit filed by the Goins family against the Cherokee nation which had denied them (the Goins) membership into the tribe.

    Another story of "Mug" is that he sustained a wound to the face during the war (9th Regiment). He was discharged in Jun 1862 and had learned of the birth of twins to a James Ellis Harmon, from Missouri. Mug found the company Harmon was in and relayed the message.

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    Civil War Veteran, Pvt, Co I, 16th and 9th KS Calvary.

    He lived in the "old brewery in Chetopa, KS in the late 1860s and early 70s. "In his financial transactions, "Mug" always insisted in getting his money in gold, but no one ever knew "Mug" to spend any gold, so it is reasonably certain that the accumulated gold throughout a long series of years must have been considerable. An old fashioned iron kettle was full of it, according to rumor." In the late 1880s the family emigrated from the old brewery, where the family lived while making an effort to establish their right as members of the Delaware tribe of Indians.

    They were unsuccessful and eventually took their places as lessees of the land on which they made their home until the death of the entire family, except Andy. Several books are written about him and the gold he buried in the Kinnison Hills, OK.

    Richard and his son, Henry M., are mentioned as "intruders" (on the Cherokee nation land) and were paid money from the "United States Commission". The documents are part of a suit filed by the Goins family against the Cherokee nation which had denied them (the Goins) membership into the tribe.

    Another story of "Mug" is that he sustained a wound to the face during the war (9th Regiment). He was discharged in Jun 1862 and had learned of the birth of twins to a James Ellis Harmon, from Missouri. Mug found the company Harmon was in and relayed the message.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=28799725 

    Arrival:
    He and is family appear on the "Intruder Schedule 3, Census of Cooweesowee, Cherokee Nation", they are NOT American Indians, they arrived in 1884.

    Residence:
    He and is family appear on the "Intruder Schedule 3, Census of Cooweesowee, Cherokee Nation", they are NOT American Indians.

    Richard married BOLTON, Margaret Ann on 14 Sep 1860 in Carthage, MO. Margaret (daughter of BOLTON, Uriah and SMITH, Lucinda) was born on 24 Apr 1842 in Overton County, TN; died on 10 Aug 1901 in Indian Territory, OK; was buried in 1901 in Welch, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  BOLTON, Margaret AnnBOLTON, Margaret Ann was born on 24 Apr 1842 in Overton County, TN (daughter of BOLTON, Uriah and SMITH, Lucinda); died on 10 Aug 1901 in Indian Territory, OK; was buried in 1901 in Welch, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Margaret Ann Clark
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1865, Neosho, KS
    • Residence: 1880, Chetopa, KS
    • Residence: 1893, Cooweescoowee, Cherokee Nation, OK
    • Residence: 1900, Kinnison, Cherokee Nation, OK

    Notes:

    She was born to Cherokee parents on Cherokee land in Tennessee and lived there. Her parents (Uriah Bolton/Lucinda Smith) were well known Cherokee Indians.  Her mother, Lucinda, never formally registered her children as members of the Cherokee Nation when they were forcibly moved (The Trail of Tears) to Oklahoma.

    Despite overwhelming evidence of her Cherokee lineage, she fought a long and unsuccessful legal battle to become a bona fide member of that Nation.

    The case files can be viewed on Ancestry.com in the "U.S., Citizenship Case Files in Indian Territory, 1896-1897" case file 040.

    A modern (2000s) attempt to secure membership into the Cherokee Nation is ongoing by one of the Bolton descendants.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=83979094 

    Notes:

    Married:
    The marriage record says her name is Margaret Ann Clark.

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, Henry Marion was born on 24 Apr 1863 in KS; died on 27 Feb 1908 in Stanwood, WA; was buried on 29 Feb 1908 in Stanwood, WA.
    2. PUFFER, Anderson S. was born on 29 Jan 1865 in Kansas City, KS; died on 3 Nov 1939 in Everett, WA; was buried in East Stanwood, WA.
    3. PUFFER, Laura Mae was born on 18 Aug 1866 in Hallville, KS; died on 15 Nov 1929 in Barnsdall, OK; was buried in Chelsea, OK.
    4. PUFFER, Mary S. was born in 1868; died in 1876.
    5. PUFFER, Annie Bell was born in 1876; died in 1877.
    6. 6. PUFFER, George Washington was born on 30 Apr 1878 in Labette County, KS; died on 23 Dec 1938 in Oklahoma City, OK; was buried in Fletcher, OK.

  3. 14.  RANDALL, George D. was born in Jan 1837 in Pickens County, AL; died after 1910 in Kiowa Country, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 8

    Notes:

    PRIVATE, 41st AL INFANTRY, COMPANY 'C', 'PICKENS GREYS', CSA

    George married JOYNER, Emma in 1867. Emma was born in Dec 1839 in Monroe County, MS; died after 1910 in Kiowa Country, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  JOYNER, Emma was born in Dec 1839 in Monroe County, MS; died after 1910 in Kiowa Country, OK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 8

    Children:
    1. 7. RANDALL, Carrie D. was born on 31 May 1879 in Baltimore, MS; died in 1958 in Comanche County, OK; was buried in 1958 in Fletcher, OK.