1872 - 1945 (72 years)
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| Name |
PUFFER, John Chester |
| Birth |
21 Oct 1872 |
Bremer County, IA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| FindaGrave |
Address:
254514588 |
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| Residence |
1880 |
Shell Rock, IA [2] |
| Residence |
1885 |
Shell Rock, IA [3] |
| Residence |
1918 |
Waterloo, IA [1] |
| _COLOR |
11 |
| _FSFTID |
LZ5P-DYL |
| Death |
1945 |
Polk County, WI |
| Burial |
Saint Croix Falls, WI |
Address:
Saint Croix Falls Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I646 |
Puffer 062124 |
| Last Modified |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Father |
PUFFER, Edward S., b. Oct 1829, Stamford, NY d. 20 Apr 1888, Waverly, IA (Age 58 years) |
| Mother |
FARR, Armina, b. 11 May 1841, PA d. 7 Apr 1924, Shell Rock, IA (Age 82 years) |
| Family ID |
F8394 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
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 [4] |
| Residence |
1900 |
Brush Creek, MN [5] |
| 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.
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| Children |
| | 1. PUFFER, Edith Iva May, b. 5 Sep 1896, Shell Rock, IA d. 7 Nov 1965, LeMars, IA (Age 69 years) |
| | 2. PUFFER, Irvin Dewey, b. 1 Mar 1898, Shell Rock, IA d. 10 Jul 1978, CA (Age 80 years) |
| | 3. PUFFER, Mary Lou, b. Aft 1900, OH |
| | 4. PUFFER, Jesse d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F5732 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Family 2 |
TIPPY, D. Emma, b. Abt 1875, Bremer County, IA d. Bef 1980, IA (Age < 104 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Jun 1892 |
Bremer County, IA [7] |
| Children |
| | 1. PUFFER, Baby, b. 16 Sep 1892, Waverly, IA d. 16 Sep 1892, Waverly, IA (Age 0 years) |
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| Family ID |
F5733 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
25 Aug 2024 |
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 Photos
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4 Photos |
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| Notes |
- Imprisoned for 3 years in 1906 at the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa. His incarceration started Oct 20th, 1906 continuing to 19 Apr 1909. This is a maximum security prison. He and his wife were arrested in a raid in 1906 on their home, where gallons of liquor were found (during Prohibition). Allegedly they were keeping a brothel in their house.
'Maggie', as she was known, struggled on without a husband and obtained a divorce from John on Nov 1, 1907. She retained custody of two of her children, Ervin Dewey and Iva May. According to an affidavit she "worked by day and week, but found it impossible to properly care for the children."
According to his 1918 WWI Registration Card he was a clerk in a soft drink parlor.
He was involved in a car crash with his brother, Bert, and was sentenced to 1 year in prison for "Op. M. V. W. I." (Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated) at the Men's Penitentiary, Ft. Madison, IA, Jul 10, 1930.
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| Sources |
- [S423] WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Database online. Registration Location: Black Hawk County, Iowa; Roll: 1643363; Draft Board: 0.
Record for John Chester Puffer
- [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.
- [S366] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.
- [S648] Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934.
- [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census.
- [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.
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