Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Irma Gladys

Female 1893 - Bef 1993  (< 99 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, Irma Gladys 
    Birth 24 Dec 1893  Spencer, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Emma G. Puffer 
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    Death Bef 1993 
    Person ID I17493  Puffers
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2020 

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

    Family HUNT, Elbert Clark,   b. 19 Nov 1887, Grand Island, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1946, Fresno, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1910  Clay County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S968] Iowa Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.