PUFFER, Mary Smith

1837 - 1940  (103 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Mary Smith
  Birth	CA 1837	TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 84935111 no stone
  Ref#	546
  Residence	1850	Effingham County, IL   [1]
  	She is living with her half-brother Hugh and his family in 1850. Her parents are dead by this time?
  Residence	1860	Collin County, TX   [2]
  	Living with her half-brother, John Puffer, and his 3rd wife in Collin County, TX, with her half-sister Matilda's children.
  Residence	1880	Twin Groves, MO   [3]
  Residence	1909	Carthage, MO   [4]
  	"widow of Bolen Green Chitwood"
  Residence	1910	Carthage, MO
  	Living with son, Edward/Edwin, and grand children May and Ivan Matthews.
  Residence	1920	Twin Groves, MO   [5]
  _COLOR	11
  _FSFTID	LB61-V7Y
  Death	4 Apr 1940	Jasper County, MO   [6]
  Burial	Carl Junction, MO
  	Address: Twin Groves Cemetery
  Person ID	I34386	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Samuel,   b. 1792, MA d. 1845, Marion County, IL (Age 53 years)
  Mother	CALDWELL, Lucinda,   b. CA 1804, Wilson County, TN d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Oct 1832	Wilson County, TN   [7]
  Family ID	F10927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CHITWOOD, Bolin Green,   b. 22 Dec 1839, Marion County, IL d. 25 Dec 1889, Smithfield, MO (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1863	Collin County, TX   [8, 9]
  	The county clerk of Collin County, TX has no record of this marriage
  Children	1. CHITWOOD, Idelia Frances,   b. 16 Sep 1865, IL d. 22 Jun 1954, Stanislaus County, CA (Age 88 years)   2. CHITWOOD, Harvey Allison,   b. 8 Apr 1868, MO d. 9 Sep 1954, Tuolumne County, CA (Age 86 years)   3. CHITWOOD, Ella May,   b. 19 Apr 1870, Vernon County, MO d. 25 Aug 1904, Jasper County, MO (Age 34 years)   4. CHITWOOD, Eva,   b. 4 Jun 1872, MO d. 25 Aug 1968, Carthage, MO (Age 96 years)   5. CHITWOOD, Edwin H.,   b. 4 Jun 1872, MO d. 22 Mar 1927, Carthage, MO (Age 54 years)   6. CHITWOOD, Altha Leona,   b. 24 Mar 1875, Carl Junction, MO d. 24 Mar 1956, Joplin, MO (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F13670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  She is not mentioned in the probate records of his estate. Her death certificate shows her last name as "Tucker", however two TX marriage records say "Puffer". Further examination of those records need to be done.

  
  

• Sources

  [S164] _1850 United States Federal Census. [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census. [S375] _US City Directories, 1821-1995. [S306] _1920 United States Federal Census. [S112] Death Certificate. [S476] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. [S964] Collin County, TX, Marriage Index 1800-2010. [S965] Texas Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965.