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CARLSON, Selma May

CARLSON, Selma May

Female 1906 - 1996  (90 years)

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  • Name CARLSON, Selma May 
    Birth 21 Mar 1906  MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Address:
    163320447 
    Name Mary Selma Puffer 
    Residence 1927  Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • A teacher at Courville School, Detroit, MI
    Residence 1932  Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • A teacher at Wilkins School, living at Welland Avenue, Detroit
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 14 Dec 1996  Arcadia, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Conneaut, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    East Conneaut Cemetery 
    Person ID I8373  Puffers
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2023 

    Father CARLSON, John,   b. CA 1873, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother LAWSON, Mary,   b. 1882, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage
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    Residence 1940  Blaine, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F15450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PUFFER, Henry Gordon,   b. 26 Feb 1901, East Conneaut, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1927, Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 6 Apr 1926  Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F10827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 FINNEY, Ronald Tucker,   b. 18 Sep 1898, Woodson County, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1961, Saint Petersburg, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 16 May 1947  Chebalis, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F14399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos 2 Photos

  • Notes 
    • Ronald married a woman named Mary Selma Puffer whom he had hired while in prison as a journalistic researcher for his writing. They lived in a cabin on a lake in Oregon during the summers, and in the winter they lived in Florida. Mr. Finney continued to make a legitimate income through writing for trade journals.

      She was a teacher at Courville School, Detroit, MI.

      -- MERGED NOTE ------------

      Ronald Tucker Finney married a woman named Mary Selma Puffer whom he had hired while in prison as a journalistic researcher for his writing. They lived in a cabin on a lake in Oregon during the summers, and in the winter they lived in Florida. Mr. Finney continued to make a legitimate income through writing for trade journals.

      She was a teacher at Courville School, Detroit, MI.

      Selma Carlson Puffer attended the University of Michigan after her husband's (Henry G. Puffer) untimely death. She obtained an A.B.Ed. ss,grad (Latin). She lived in Detroit, Michigan during this time.

  • Sources 
    1. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census.

    2. [S375] _US City Directories, 1821-1995.

    3. [S437] _1940 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S753] Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952.

    5. [S666] Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008.