PUFFER, Irma Gladys b. 24 Dec 1893 Spencer, IA d. 3 Nov 1959 Fresno, CA

Puffer Genealogy

1893 - 1959 (65 years)

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Father	PUFFER, George F., b. 26 Oct 1851, Huron County, OH d. 5 Nov 1891, Sanborn, IA (Age 40 years)
Mother	DEAN, Esther Estella, b. 12 Feb 1865, Cedar Falls, IA d. 2 Dec 1949, Fresno County, CA (Age 84 years)
Marriage	13 Feb 1888	IA
Family ID	F4063	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	HUNT, Elbert Clark, b. 19 Nov 1887, Grand Island, NE d. 3 Apr 1946, Fresno, CA (Age 58 years)
Marriage	17 Oct 1910	Clay County, IA [2, 3]
Family ID	F2701	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

Family 2	SHAUGHNISS, Clarence Leroy, b. 27 Oct 1898, MI d. 24 Apr 1984, Fresno, CA (Age 85 years)
Residence	1940	Fresno, CA [4]
Residence	1950	Fresno, CA [5]
Family ID	F50396	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

Notes

Her birthday is correct in that she, along with 2 other siblings, were born a few years after their father died. Her mother simply listed her dead husband as the father. Her real paternity is unknown.

Yet, the Iowa State Dept of Health has on record her birth certificate which was an affidavit from her half-sister, Julia. Half-sister?? George, her father was married previously, in 1880, but had no recorded children by her. And to add further mystery, the affidavit states that George was 34 years old when Irma as born. Yet, he was actually dead. 34 years would have made him born in 1859, not 1851 like all records show.

With her siblings, she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Julia Nancy Puffer and George Olmstead. Some records show her with the Olmstead surname, but she's a Puffer, sort of.