Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Willis Irving

PUFFER, Willis Irving

Male 1917 - 1991  (74 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  PUFFER, Willis IrvingPUFFER, Willis Irving was born on 29 Jul 1917 in Faribault, MN (son of PUFFER, Chester Cooley and JONES, Edith Evelyn); died on 5 Dec 1991 in Spencer, IA; was buried in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Willis married RING, Flora Jean on 8 Jun 1946 in Faribault, MN. Flora (daughter of RING, John Eugene and HOOVER, Edith Belle) was born on 11 Feb 1923 in Faribault, MN; died on 21 Dec 2011 in Faribault, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living
    4. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  PUFFER, Chester CooleyPUFFER, Chester Cooley was born on 16 Feb 1881 in Faribault, MN (son of PUFFER, Ervin Daniel and COOLEY, Florence E.); died on 24 Oct 1925 in Faribault, MN; was buried on 24 Oct 1925 in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 506
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 30 Jun 1905, Saint Paul, MN
    • Residence: 1910, Faribault, MN
    • Occupation: 1917, Faribault, MN; Mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service
    • Occupation: 1920, Faribault, MN; Accountant

    Notes:

    Step-son according to the 1900 Fed Census, however this is a transcription error. He is the birth son of Ervin Daniel Puffer.

    According to his WWI Draft Registration Card (1918) he was a mail carrier in Faribault, MN.

    Chester married JONES, Edith Evelyn on 3 Aug 1908 in Minneapolis, MN. Edith (daughter of JONES, John Wiot and NUTTING, Mary Louise) was born on 10 Apr 1882 in Faribault, MN; died on 31 Dec 1934 in MN; was buried on 3 Jan 1935 in Faribault, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  JONES, Edith EvelynJONES, Edith Evelyn was born on 10 Apr 1882 in Faribault, MN (daughter of JONES, John Wiot and NUTTING, Mary Louise); died on 31 Dec 1934 in MN; was buried on 3 Jan 1935 in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1900, Faribault, MN
    • Residence: 1910, Faribault, MN
    • Occupation: 1923, Faribault, MN; Edith supported her family by teaching in the Faribault public schools when her husband was ill, and
    • Residence: 1930, Faribault, MN

    Notes:

    Edith supported her family by teaching in the Faribault public schools when her husband was ill, and after he died. Her father assisted in supporting her four children, after her husband died when he moved in with them.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=120697212 section F-67 W

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, Florence Cooley was born on 6 Apr 1911 in Minneapolis, MN; died on 8 Apr 1987 in North Platte, NE; was buried in Lincoln, NE.
    2. PUFFER, John Nutting was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Mound, MN; died on 6 Jan 1968 in Mound, MN; was buried on 8 Jan 1968 in Minneapolis, MN.
    3. 1. PUFFER, Willis Irving was born on 29 Jul 1917 in Faribault, MN; died on 5 Dec 1991 in Spencer, IA; was buried in Faribault, MN.
    4. PUFFER, Chester Cooley Jr. was born on 6 Feb 1919 in Faribault, MN; died on 11 Oct 1997 in Waterville, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  PUFFER, Ervin Daniel was born on 2 Sep 1848 in Racine, WI (son of PUFFER, Ezra II and DICKINSON, Rhoda A.); died on 26 Feb 1933 in Faribault, MN; was buried on 28 Feb 1933 in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1906, Faribault, MN

    Ervin married COOLEY, Florence E. on 14 Nov 1878 in MN. Florence (daughter of COOLEY, Dr. Edson and MILLER, Mary L.) was born on 27 Apr 1854 in Beloit, WI; died on 2 Oct 1907 in Faribault, MN; was buried on 9 Oct 1907 in Faribault, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  COOLEY, Florence E.COOLEY, Florence E. was born on 27 Apr 1854 in Beloit, WI (daughter of COOLEY, Dr. Edson and MILLER, Mary L.); died on 2 Oct 1907 in Faribault, MN; was buried on 9 Oct 1907 in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=120696836 F-67

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, William was born in Mar 1880 in MN; died before 1900.
    2. 2. PUFFER, Chester Cooley was born on 16 Feb 1881 in Faribault, MN; died on 24 Oct 1925 in Faribault, MN; was buried on 24 Oct 1925 in Faribault, MN.
    3. PUFFER, Infants died in 1895 in WI; was buried on 1 Jun 1895 in Beloit, WI.

  3. 6.  JONES, John WiotJONES, John Wiot was born in Sep 1855 in MA; died on 12 Jun 1935 in Faribault, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Faribault, MN; Printer and typesetter on the local newspapers
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1900, Faribault, MN

    John married NUTTING, Mary Louise. Mary (daughter of NUTTING, Levi and WINTER, Luthera A.) was born on 7 Sep 1858 in Faribault, MN; died on 16 Aug 1897 in Faribault, MN; was buried in Fairbault, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  NUTTING, Mary LouiseNUTTING, Mary Louise was born on 7 Sep 1858 in Faribault, MN (daughter of NUTTING, Levi and WINTER, Luthera A.); died on 16 Aug 1897 in Faribault, MN; was buried in Fairbault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1870, Faribault, MN
    • Residence: 1880, Faribault, MN

    Children:
    1. 3. JONES, Edith Evelyn was born on 10 Apr 1882 in Faribault, MN; died on 31 Dec 1934 in MN; was buried on 3 Jan 1935 in Faribault, MN.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  PUFFER, Ezra IIPUFFER, Ezra II was born on 22 Oct 1825 in Villenova, NY (son of PUFFER, Daniel and WRIGHT, Aletheia); died on 22 Sep 1906 in Racine, WI; was buried in Racine, WI.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 243a
    • Name: Ervin Puffer
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Arrival: 1842, Mount Pleasant, WI
    • Birth: CA 1850, NY
    • Residence: 1870, Racine, WI
    • Occupation: 1880; Farmer

    Notes:

    He settled in 1849 on a farm at Racine, WI.

    A member of Free Will Baptist Church, Mygatt's Corners, WI

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=122198526

    Arrival:
    He was, at first, a carpenter, taking over his father's business. He initially bought 40 acres and when he died there were over 100 acres under cultivation.

    Ezra married DICKINSON, Rhoda A. on 18 Dec 1849 in Racine, WI. Rhoda was born about 1828 in NY; died on 4 Feb 1856 in WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  DICKINSON, Rhoda A.DICKINSON, Rhoda A. was born about 1828 in NY; died on 4 Feb 1856 in WI.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 2

    Children:
    1. 4. PUFFER, Ervin Daniel was born on 2 Sep 1848 in Racine, WI; died on 26 Feb 1933 in Faribault, MN; was buried on 28 Feb 1933 in Faribault, MN.

  3. 10.  COOLEY, Dr. EdsonCOOLEY, Dr. Edson was born in 1819 in NY; died in 1890 in Rice County, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=87511206

    Dr. married MILLER, Mary L.. Mary was born on 22 Jun 1823 in NY; died on 15 Jun 1903 in Faribault, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  MILLER, Mary L.MILLER, Mary L. was born on 22 Jun 1823 in NY; died on 15 Jun 1903 in Faribault, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=87511207

    Children:
    1. 5. COOLEY, Florence E. was born on 27 Apr 1854 in Beloit, WI; died on 2 Oct 1907 in Faribault, MN; was buried on 9 Oct 1907 in Faribault, MN.

  5. 14.  NUTTING, LeviNUTTING, Levi was born on 7 Jan 1819 in Amherst, MA (son of NUTTING, John and SMITH, Catherine); died on 4 Mar 1898 in Shutesbury, MA; was buried in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Arrival: 7 Jan 1853, Saint Paul, MN
    • Arrival: 1855, Faribault, MN

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=132426505

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=132426505

    Levi married WINTER, Luthera A. on 12 Nov 1857 in Shutesbury, MA. Luthera was born on 3 Oct 1823 in Shutesbury, MA; died on 27 Dec 1921 in Minneapolis, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  WINTER, Luthera A.WINTER, Luthera A. was born on 3 Oct 1823 in Shutesbury, MA; died on 27 Dec 1921 in Minneapolis, MN; was buried in Faribault, MN.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=132426507

    Children:
    1. 7. NUTTING, Mary Louise was born on 7 Sep 1858 in Faribault, MN; died on 16 Aug 1897 in Faribault, MN; was buried in Fairbault, MN.