PUFFER, Chenery Willis

Other Events and Attributes:

• Ref#: 390
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1895, Rochester, NY
• Residence: 1905, Rochester, NY
• Residence: 1915, Rochester, NY
• Residence: 1918, Rochester, NY

Notes:

He attended the public schools of Rochester and the Rochester Business University. He engaged in commercial business.

For ten years he was a dealer in artistic advertising goods. He has since that time been a traveling salesman for mechanical rubber goods. He is a member of the Norwich, CT, Lodge, B.P.O.Elks, 430; of Keystone Lodge, No. 235, Free Masons, of NYC.

FindaGrave:
GRID=230481562

Died:
GRID=7th Avenue Hotel

Chenery married DEPEW, Maud Della on 22 Dec 1906 in Manhattan, NY. Maud (daughter of DEPEW, James and MARSHALL, Anna C.) was born in CA 1880 in IL; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Loretta Jane Van Auken
• _COLOR: 8
• Residence: 1920, Saint Louis, MO

Notes:

She is the daughter of Chenery Willis as shown in a news article in 1915. She was a student at National Park Seminary before her marriage. She married Robert Thomas Coover in 1915. However no other information can be found for her. She could be Loretta Jane Van Auken. Perhaps she was given up for adoption by the Puffers to be raised by the Van Aukens? Mr. Van Auken and Chenery Puffer spent the winter of 1915 "south", according to the news article. She left her husband 14 Dec 1915 and Robert T. Coover sued for divorce. Sources: Harrisburg Daily Independent, Harrisburg, PA, 26 Nov 1915, Page 15; Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, PA, 10 May 1916, Page 14

Name:
Some records show she's the daughter of Chenery Puffer and other show she's the daughter of Henry Ames Van Auken.

Residence:
A stenographer in 1920

Died:
She is found in the 1920 Federal Census and the 1920 City Directory for Saint Louis, MO. No other records are found.

Loretta married COOVER, Richard Thompson on 16 Oct 1915 in Hagerstown, MD, and was divorced on 21 May 1919 in PA. Richard (son of COOVER, Dr. H. Ross and WEEKLEY, Sara Rebecca) was born in Oct 1895 in Harrisburg, PA; died on 9 Apr 1971 in PA; was buried in Duncannon, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]