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Puffer Genealogy

Generation: 1

1. Living
Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

VELZKA, Robert William was born on 23 Aug 1928 in Racine, WI (son of VELZKA, Charles R. and DUBUQUE, Ethel M.); died on 21 Apr 2014 in Racine, WI; was buried in North Canton, OH.

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_COLOR: 11
Residence: 1930, Racine, WI
Residence: 1954, Racine, WI

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Robert married PUFFER, Mary Jane on 3 Jul 1954 in Racine, WI, and was divorced on 24 Oct 1978 in Racine, WI. Mary (daughter of PUFFER, George Byron and COUTTS, Norine Evelyn) was born on 20 Dec 1933 in WI; died on 17 Jul 2018 in Canton, OH; was buried in North Canton, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

PUFFER, Mary Jane was born on 20 Dec 1933 in WI (daughter of PUFFER, George Byron and COUTTS, Norine Evelyn); died on 17 Jul 2018 in Canton, OH; was buried in North Canton, OH.

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_COLOR: 11
Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Racine, WI
Residence: 1950, Racine, WI
Residence: 1954, Racine, WI
Residence: 1993, Canton, OH

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Generation: 3

4.	VELZKA, Charles R. was born in 1900 in WI; died before 2000 in WI. Other Events and Attributes: _COLOR: 8 Residence: 1930, Racine, WI Charles married DUBUQUE, Ethel M.. Ethel was born on 17 Apr 1902 in WI; died on 3 Jul 1995 in WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

DUBUQUE, Ethel M. was born on 17 Apr 1902 in WI; died on 3 Jul 1995 in WI.

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_COLOR: 2
Residence: 1930, Racine, WI

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VELZKA, Elaine was born in 1926 in WI; died before 2022 in IL.
VELZKA, Charles R. Jr. was born on 24 Apr 1927 in Racine, WI; died on 23 Mar 2015 in Racine, WI; was buried in Union Grove, WI.
2. VELZKA, Robert William was born on 23 Aug 1928 in Racine, WI; died on 21 Apr 2014 in Racine, WI; was buried in North Canton, OH.

PUFFER, George Byron was born on 9 Oct 1884 in Janesville, WI (son of PUFFER, George and DOHENY, Ellen); died on 3 Jun 1968 in Milwaukee, WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.

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Name: George Bary Puffer
_COLOR: 11
Residence: 1918, Milwaukee, WI
Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Racine, WI

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According to his 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card, he was a steward or cook for the Milwaukee Tug Boat Line, in Milwaukee, WI. Res. 404 Mineral St., Milwaukee, WI.

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George married COUTTS, Norine Evelyn in 1925 in WI. Norine (daughter of COUTTS, Samuel and BOYLAND, Margaret) was born on 4 Jan 1904 in WI; died on 19 Apr 1993 in Racine, WI; was buried in Caladonia, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

COUTTS, Norine Evelyn was born on 4 Jan 1904 in WI (daughter of COUTTS, Samuel and BOYLAND, Margaret); died on 19 Apr 1993 in Racine, WI; was buried in Caladonia, WI.

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SSN issued: WI
Social Security Number: 396-14-4262
_COLOR: 11
Residence: 1930, Milwaukee, WI
Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Racine, WI

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Children:

PUFFER, Donald was born in Jul 1925 in WI; died before 1998.
PUFFER, Rita Alice was born on 19 Nov 1928 in Racine, WI; died on 12 Jan 2001 in Racine, WI; was buried in Caledonia, WI.
3. PUFFER, Mary Jane was born on 20 Dec 1933 in WI; died on 17 Jul 2018 in Canton, OH; was buried in North Canton, OH.
PUFFER, George Byron Jr. was born on 21 Apr 1939 in Racine, WI; died on 29 Oct 1998 in Racine, WI; was buried in Racine, WI.

Generation: 4

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PUFFER, George was born on 19 Jul 1859 in Readsboro, VT (son of PUFFER, William and CANEDY, Maria); died on 16 Jul 1930 in Janesville, WI.

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Ref#: 425
_COLOR: 11
Residence: 1865, Adams, MA
Residence: 1930, Janesville, WI

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He removed to Janesville, WI and about 1895 to Milwaukee, WI.

His last name (sometimes Buffer) and dates are often mis-recorded, misreported, or misremembered by many people reporting them.
The 1860, and 1870 Federal Censuses are informationally correct. The 1880 and 1900 Federal Census incorrectly records his birthplace to Massachusetts.
The 1905 Wisconsin State Census he is listed as living in Milwaukee, WI with wife and 8 children. This is incorrect as, at that time, he was in the Wisconsin State Penitentiary.

As a number of newspaper reports show he was accused and convicted of attempted murder of a police officer and sentenced to 8 years. One of his daughters had sworn out a warrant because he was "..in the habit of creating family disturbances.", having been one of numerous "..complaints that have been lodged against Puffer by members of his family." The police reports show he was a heavy drinker and "had trouble with his wife and family on many occasions."

The 1906 and 1907 Milwaukee, WI, City Directory list Nellie as the widow of George, even though he was alive. They had obviously separated or divorced by then.

He must have served his sentence almost to the end as the 1930 Federal Census shows him in the Rock County Asylum in Janesville, WI. It records the wrong birth place (MA) ca 1860 and states he was married.

A brief mention in a 1930s newspaper indicates that "he was of Janesville", 75 years old, and left a widow and 5 children. A longer obituary in the Janesville Daily Gazette describes him as 75, a machinist, resident of Janesville for 40 years, born in MA in 1855. Survived by his widow and 5 children, all of Milwaukee." Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. No other George Puffer of this age is in the Janesville area at this time, concluding that this George is the son of William and Maria Canady Puffer and the husband of Nellie.

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An inmate at the Rock County Asylum in 1930

George married DOHENY, Ellen on 3 Jul 1883 in Janesville, WI. Ellen (daughter of DOHENY, Patrick and BUTLER, Mary) was born on 4 Jul 1860 in Janesville, WI; died on 8 Dec 1932 in Milwaukee, WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DOHENY, Ellen was born on 4 Jul 1860 in Janesville, WI (daughter of DOHENY, Patrick and BUTLER, Mary); died on 8 Dec 1932 in Milwaukee, WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.

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Children:

6. PUFFER, George Byron was born on 9 Oct 1884 in Janesville, WI; died on 3 Jun 1968 in Milwaukee, WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.
PUFFER, Arthur Patrick Sr. was born on 23 Aug 1886 in Janesville, WI; died on 1 Jul 1963 in Wauwatosa, WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.
PUFFER, Mary was born on 4 May 1889 in Janesville, WI; died on 29 Oct 1962 in Milwaukee, WI; was buried on 2 Nov 1962 in Milwaukee, WI.
PUFFER, Ella V. was born on 8 Sep 1891 in Janesville, WI; died on 29 Nov 1958 in WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.
PUFFER, Lillian was born on 20 Sep 1893 in Janesville, WI; died on 26 Jul 1933 in WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.
PUFFER, Ruth G. was born on 14 Jun 1896 in Milwaukee, WI; died in 1951 in WI; was buried in Oak Creek, WI.
PUFFER, Martin Lawrence was born on 2 Apr 1901 in Milwaukee, WI; died on 19 Apr 1950 in WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.
PUFFER, Charles James was born on 22 Oct 1903 in Milwaukee, WI; died on 29 Dec 1974 in Milwaukee, WI; was buried in Milwaukee, WI.

14.	COUTTS, Samuel was born in CA 1860 in Scotland; died after 1929 in WI. Other Events and Attributes: _COLOR: 8 Samuel married BOYLAND, Margaret. Margaret was born in Mar 1865 in OH; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BOYLAND, Margaret was born in Mar 1865 in OH; and died.

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Residence: 1930, Racine, WI

Children:

7. COUTTS, Norine Evelyn was born on 4 Jan 1904 in WI; died on 19 Apr 1993 in Racine, WI; was buried in Caladonia, WI.
COUTTS, Earl S. was born in 1896 in WI; died on 6 Mar 1951 in Green Bay, WI; was buried in Green Bay, WI.