Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Samuel Henry Jr.[1]

Male 1906 - 1975  (68 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, Samuel Henry 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 13 Jul 1906  Dodson, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Birth 13 Jul 1908  Dodson, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Burial Victorville, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Desert View Memorial Park 
    Burial Joshua Tree, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Desert Lawn Cemetery 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Scipio, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence Feb 1944  Hillsdale, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 31 Jan 1975  San Bernardino, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Death 31 Jan 1975  San Bernardino, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    • He was killed when struck by an automobile
    Cremation 1 Feb 1975  CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cremated Aft 1975  CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    FindaGrave Address:
    66996698 
    SSN issued MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Social Security Number 383-07-3375  [2
    _COLOR 11 
    Person ID I970  Puffers
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2023 

    Father PUFFER, Henry Samuel Jr.,   b. 5 Dec 1874, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1940, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 67 years) 
    Mother HENDERSON, Missouri Palacina,   b. 1875, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1958, Union Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1899  Union Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Abt 1920 
    Family ID F1978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 MANGUS, Bessie Anne,   b. 1 Feb 1906, Phillips, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1990, Oro Grande, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage CA 1925 
    Residence 1930  Hillsdale, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1938  Hillsdale, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce 1943 
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Gage Edward,   b. 29 May 1905, Quitman, LA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1972, Bernice, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. PUFFER, Samuella Theresa,   b. 27 Jul 1930, Flint, OK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 2020, Prattville, AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. PUFFER, Myrtle Lee,   b. 18 Dec 1932, Hillsdale, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1933, Washington County, AR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. PUFFER, Samuel Henry Jr.,   b. 3 Apr 1933, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 2006, Lancaster, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. PUFFER, Betty Lou,   b. 24 Oct 1934, Hillsdale, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 2023 (Age 88 years)
     6. PUFFER, Iva Carolina,   b. 4 May 1935, Hillsdale, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. PUFFER, Edwina Frances,   b. 24 Mar 1937, Hillsdale, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 2016, Helena, MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     8. Living
     9. PUFFER, David Chester,   b. 30 Apr 1939, CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 2018, Boron, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     10. Living
     11. PUFFER, Harold Lawrence,   b. 12 Oct 1942, OK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1942, Merced County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     12. Living
    Family ID F10123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 BAGGETT, Cecil Mae,   b. 21 Jan 1905, Carbondale, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 2004, Watseka, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Marriage 29 Feb 1944  Maricopa County, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F24489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Family 3 MANNING, Judith Elizabeth,   b. 20 Jun 1890, LA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1983, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1927  Grayson County, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce CA 1945 
    Family ID F24486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Family 4 KIRCHNER, Eva Ethel,   b. CA 1910   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Residence Mar 1950  Phoenix, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Marriage 24 Mar 1950  Florence, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F24488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Family 5 Helen 
    Marriage Bef 1951 
    Divorce 21 Jul 1951 
    Family ID F24490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Family 6 WENTWORTH, Ruth E.,   b. CA 1911   d. Bef 2011, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 99 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1956  Sacramento, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F14135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • In July 1938, he and his family left Hillsdale, MO and headed 'west' when he was laid off from his truck driving job. He abandoned his wife and seven children in Plainview, TX, with $10 and 2 blankets. He said he was going to "travel light". It was the 2nd time he had abandoned the family.

      Killed in auto/pedestrian accident, cremated. He ran across the IS15 freeway and was struck by an automobile.

      US Navy Veteran during WWII from Aug 1942 to Mar 1944. He was aboard the USS Haven AH-12 in 1951-1952

  • Sources 
    1. [S437] _1940 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Scipio, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: T627_1755; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 30-24.
      Record for Samuel Puffer Junior

    2. [S163] SSDI, Database online. Number: 383-07-3375; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Samuel Puffer

    3. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The San Bernardino County Sun, San Bernardino, CA, 4 Feb 1975 page 12.

    4. [S235] California Death Index, 1940-1997.

    5. [S885] Arizona County Marriage Records, 1865-1972.

    6. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S602] California Marriage Index, 1949-1959.