1877 - 1914 (37 years)
-
| Name |
PUFFER, John Dickenson |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Nickname |
Dick |
| Birth |
12 Mar 1877 |
Waco, TX  |
| Gender |
Male |
| FindaGrave |
|
| Ref# |
448 |
| Residence |
1880 |
Fannin County, TX |
| Residence |
1880 |
Fannin, TX |
| Residence |
1910 |
| _COLOR |
11 |
| Death |
14 Apr 1914 |
Heber Springs, AR [1] |
| Burial |
Heber Springs, AR [1] |
Address:
Heber Springs City Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I22283 |
Puffers |
| Last Modified |
29 Jan 2024 |
| Father |
PUFFER, Henry Samuel Sr., b. 1844, Buffalo, NY d. 6 Apr 1896, Anna, IL (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
HOLLIS\HARLESS, Sarah\Sally F., b. Abt 1845, GA or TX d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
CA Apr 1870 |
MO [2] |
- This is the year of the federal census for 1870 and they are shown as man and wife. Their first child was b. 1873.
|
| Family ID |
F10117 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
WATKINS, Mary May, b. 17 Dec 1881, East Baton Rouge, LA d. Apr 1977, Santa Ana, CA (Age 95 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Jul 1901 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Children |
| | 1. PUFFER, John Dickenson Jr, b. 5 May 1905, Clarendon, AR d. 23 Oct 1983, Montebello, CA (Age 78 years) |
| | 2. PUFFER, Roselee Katherine, b. 10 Feb 1907, Clarendon, AR d. 3 Feb 1985, Beverly Hills, CA (Age 77 years) |
| | 3. PUFFER, William Henry, b. 1 Sep 1910, Clarendon, AR d. 28 Mar 2000, Santa Ana, CA (Age 89 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F9193 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2024 |
-
-
| Notes |
- A Spanish American War Veteran, 1st Arkansas Infantry
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
A Spanish American War Veteran, 1st Arkansas Infantry
He was the town Marshall of Clarendon in 1913 and was accused of assaulting a young woman, Maude Rowe. A news article in the Batesville Daily Guard, 16 May 1913 tells the story. According to the article Puffer had even told his wife that he had assaulted her. Taking Miss Rowe to a nearby river, he tried to drown her and then dragged her through the streets of Clarendon, Arkansas by her hair. A local telegraph lineman, Herbert Young, came to her aid and tried telephoning for help, but Puffer to the butt of his pistol and "nearly beat Young's head in". Another citizen, M. M. May, yelled at Puffer to stop and Puffer shot at Mr. May with a pistol. Mr. May returned with a shotgun and unloaded both barrels at the Marshall. "Everyone is afraid of Puffer. He got drunk a year ago and shot up the whole town. They fired him but elected him again shortly afterwards. Batesville Daily Guard, 16 Jul 1913, page 1
|
-
| Sources |
- [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR, 21 Apr 1914, page 9.
- [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census.
|
Puffer Genealogy
