PUFFER, Irvin Dewey^[1]

1898 - 1978  (80 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Irvin Dewey
  Nickname	Dick
  Birth	1 Mar 1898	Shell Rock, IA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 116560003
  Name	Irvin Dewey Williams  [2]
  	It is not known if he just assumed the name of his foster parents or had it legally changed. No adoption records have been found.
  Residence	1900	Brush Creek, MN   [3]
  Residence	1908	IA
  	Address: Iowa Children's Orphan Home
  Residence	1910	Coon, IA
  	Foster son of Ira and Viola Pearl Williams (farmers), living with them in 1910, Coon, IA. They are both 32 yo (b. ca 1878). His name is transcribed "Jewin" in the census.
  Residence	1915	Hardin, IA   [4]
  	Address: Industrial School for Boys
  Residence	1925	Fort Madison, IA   [4]
  	Address: Fort Madison Prison
  _COLOR	11
  Death	10 Jul 1978	CA
  Burial	San Diego, CA
  	Address: Greenwood Memorial Park
  Person ID	I3790	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, John Chester,   b. 21 Oct 1872, Bremer County, IA d. 1945, Polk County, WI (Age 72 years)
  Mother	O'BRIEN, Margaret,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Shell Rock, IA d. 7 Mar 1959, San Diego, CA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1895	Waverly, IA   [5]
  Residence	1900	Brush Creek, MN   [3]
  Divorce	1 Nov 1907	Bremer County, IA   [6]
  Married	3 Jun 1911	Waterloo, IA   [7, 8]
  	They were re-married in Waterloo, IA by the JP J. E. Dempster.
  Family ID	F5732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	WILLIAMS, Ira Clarence,   b. Jul 1877, IA d. 1963, Buena Vista County, IA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Foster
  Mother	GILMAN, Viola Pearl,   b. Jan 1878, Newell, IA d. 1977, Newell, IA (Age 98 years)
  Relationship	Foster
  Marriage	25 Jan 1900	Buena Vista County, IA   [9]
  Family ID	F18837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	LEGG, Viva Mae,   b. 7 Jan 1901, Trenton, MO d. 8 Dec 1934, Mason City, IA (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1919	Charles City, IA   [5, 7]
  Residence	1920	Mason, IA   [10]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Robert Wayne,   b. 27 Feb 1920, Mason City, IA d. 8 Dec 1920, LeMars, IA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family 2	WATERMAN, Enola Hazel,   b. 5 Jul 1905, Washington, KS d. 9 May 1961, San Diego, CA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1939	Council Bluffs, IA
  Family ID	F15529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family 3	SIMPSON, Vera Mae,   b. 22 Jan 1907, Morning Sun, IA d. 5 Jul 1984, Molalla, OR (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1969	Winterhaven, CA
  Family ID	F24907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was placed in the Iowa Children's Oprhan's Home in 1908. He was placed in a foster home (Ira and Viola Williams) and from there he ran away. He was discovered and "captured" in Waverly, IA, "begging money on the streets, saying they wanted to get to their old sick mother in Waverly." The "they" may have been he and his sister. In 1915 he was an inmate at the Industrial School for Boys in Eldora, IA. On Jun 10, 1922 he was convicted of larceny and sentenced to 5 years in prison. He began his prison stay at the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, IA. He was transferred to Ft. Madison Prison on Oct 26, 1922.

  
  

• Sources

  [S318] Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999. [S564] Marriage Certificate. [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census. [S366] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925. [S648] Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Waterloo Daily Courier, 20 Aug 1907. [S664] Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1951. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The Courier, Waterloo, IA, 3 Jun 1911, Page 3. [S968] Iowa Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996. [S306] _1920 United States Federal Census.