PUFFER, SFC Francis Lee

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1950, Lawton, OK
• Residence: 1958, Lawton, OK

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WWII and Korea Veteran, SFC, US ARMY. He was wounded in Feb 1945, in the face by shrapnel from an artillery shell.

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Francis married WILLIAMS, Georgia Lou on 6 Oct 1947 in Lawton, OK. Georgia (daughter of Georgia L.) was born on 2 Jul 1930 in Lawton, OK; died on 31 Oct 1969 in Lawton, OK; was buried in Lawton, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PUFFER, Carrell A. was born on 15 Dec 1948 in Lawton, OK; died on 30 Mar 2022 in Temple, TX.

Francis married on 6 Oct 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PUFFER, Carrell A. was born on 15 Dec 1948 in Lawton, OK; died on 30 Mar 2022 in Temple, TX.

Francis married RAMSEY, Carlene Wanda on 15 Aug 1961 in Stigler, OK. Carlene (daughter of RAMSEY, Carl Crawford and THOMPSON, Minnie Bell) was born on 19 Nov 1930 in Comanche County, OK; died on 6 Apr 1998 in Sallisaw, OK; was buried in Brushy, OK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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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]

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

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• 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

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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) 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.

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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]

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• 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

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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.

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

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• _COLOR: 8

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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]

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• Name: Richard Clark Puffer
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1850, Townshend, VT
• Residence: 17 Sep 1850, Sherman, OH

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On some records he's listed as "Richard".. is it Richard Clark Puffer or Clark Richard Puffer?

Birth:
Some VT Vital Records show his birth year as 1800

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Name:
his son George's death record shows clearly that his name is Richard.

Residence:
He has 60 acres of developed land, 85 acres undeveloped. The value of the farm is listed as 3600 dollars.

Clark married DENNIS, Lydia in CA 1820 in VT. Lydia was born on 5 Jun 1798 in Townshend, VT; died on 22 Aug 1841 in Townshend, VT; was buried in Townshend, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

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Uriah married SMITH, Lucinda in 1841. Lucinda (daughter of SMITH, James R. and EXENDINE, Mary) was born about 1826 in TN; died in Sep 1874 in Coffey County, KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 2
• Residence: 1850, Monroe County, KY

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Married:
Did Uriah Bolton die between 1845 and 1847 or did he just run off and marry another woman, leaving his wife and two daughters behind? His father had the girls for awhile according to Margaret Bolton Puffer's own statement.