Puffer Genealogy
HASKINS, Ira
1811 - 1880 (69 years)1. HASKINS, Ira was born in 1811 in Crosby Township, Leeds, Ontario, Canada; died in 1880 in Leads and Grenville united Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Chicago, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=200685819Ira married CHATHAM, Mary on 18 Sep 1841 in Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born in 1818 in Grindstone Island, Quebec, Canada; died on 13 Sep 1901 in Chicago, IL; was buried in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. HASKINS, Mary Adelaide was born on 1 Apr 1854 in Canada; died on 18 Aug 1920 in Chicago, IL; was buried on 20 Aug 1920 in Downers Grove, IL.
- 3. HASKINS, Robert Chatham was born on 14 Oct 1857 in Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jun 1922 in Douglas, MI; was buried in Chicago, IL.
Generation: 2
2. HASKINS, Mary Adelaide (1.Ira1) was born on 1 Apr 1854 in Canada; died on 18 Aug 1920 in Chicago, IL; was buried on 20 Aug 1920 in Downers Grove, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=16731717Mary married PUFFER, Henry Elmer on 9 Aug 1875 in Cook County, IL. Henry (son of PUFFER, Reuben Wilson and KENYON, Rozella Sandusky) was born on 1 May 1855 in Downers Grove, IL; died on 10 Jul 1920 in Downers Grove, IL; was buried in Downers Grove, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. PUFFER, Alice Lucile was born on 27 Oct 1876 in PA; died on 12 Nov 1957 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated in Nov 1957 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
- 5. PUFFER, Edwin Wilson was born on 17 Jan 1881 in Chicago, IL; died on 9 Aug 1948 in Chicago, IL; was buried in Skokie, IL.
- 6. PUFFER, Robert Elmer was born on 31 Dec 1883 in Donners Grove, IL; died on 29 Apr 1912 in Chicago, IL; was buried on 2 May 1912 in Downers Grove, IL.
3. HASKINS, Robert Chatham (1.Ira1) was born on 14 Oct 1857 in Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jun 1922 in Douglas, MI; was buried in Chicago, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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270424843 - _COLOR: 11
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President of the International Harvester Company of America. Mr. Haskins was born in South Crosby, Canada. His father was a Baptist minister and farmer in early life. His mother was also a native of Canada, daughter of an English army officer, Cheetham as originally spelled, now Chatham. Mr. Haskins came to Chicago with is parents when he was six years old. He left the high school at fourteen and went to work for the Champion Harvester Co. and remained with this concern till it became part of the International Harvester Co. in 1903. At that time he was general manager of the Champion Company. In 1912 he was made president of the International Harvester Co. of America. He is a life long student, a man of marked ability, highly honored. Res. 7350 Sheriden Road, Chicago.
(Ed. note: I notice with some distain that so much is written about Mr. Haskins and nothing whatsoever of his wife, who bears the Reference Number in Mr. Nutt's book. DMC.)
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GRID=270424843Robert married PUFFER, Harriett Mary on 17 May 1883 in Chicago, IL. Harriett (daughter of PUFFER, Reuben Wilson and KENYON, Rozella Sandusky) was born on 13 Feb 1862 in Downers Grove, IL; died on 12 Feb 1952 in Winnetka, IL; was buried in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. HASKINS, George Elmer was born on 25 Sep 1885 in Chicago, IL; died on 27 Oct 1945 in Broward County, FL.
- 8. HASKINS, Harold Ira was born on 28 Sep 1887 in Du Page County, IL; died in Mar 1963 in Sarasota, FL; was buried in Sarasota, FL.
- 9. HASKINS, Raymond Glessner was born on 13 Apr 1889; died in 1948 in IL; was buried in Elmhurst, IL.
- 10. HASKINS, Dorothy Margaret was born on 23 Jan 1891 in Chicago, IL; died in May 1984 in Winnetka, IL.
- 11. HASKINS, Paul Robert was born on 1 Oct 1892 in Chicago, IL; died on 22 Dec 1927 in Cabin Creek, WV; was buried in Chicago, IL.
- 12. HASKINS, Frank Allen was born on 5 Dec 1895 in Chicago, IL; died on 28 Apr 1939 in Park Ridge, IL; was buried on 1 May 1939 in Chicago, IL.
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Generation: 3
4. PUFFER, Alice Lucile (2.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born on 27 Oct 1876 in PA; died on 12 Nov 1957 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated in Nov 1957 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Burial: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Address:
Royal Oak Burial Park - Burial: Anaheim, CA; Address:
Melrose Abbey Memorial Park - _COLOR: 11
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Her ashes were returned to McCalls.Alice married POTTER, Robert Hollywood on 24 Feb 1901 in Chicago, IL. Robert was born on 22 Oct 1873 in IL; died on 21 Dec 1947 in Orange, CA; was buried in Anaheim, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. POTTER, Margaret was born on 5 Jan 1911 in Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 20 Mar 1992 in Orange County, CA.
- 14. POTTER, Marian Edna was born on 29 Mar 1902 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died on 25 Aug 1961 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
- Burial: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Address:
5. PUFFER, Edwin Wilson (2.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born on 17 Jan 1881 in Chicago, IL; died on 9 Aug 1948 in Chicago, IL; was buried in Skokie, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=195652038Edwin married RYND, Maude Edna on 24 Apr 1909 in Chicago, IL. Maude (daughter of RYND, Charles H and COMSTOCK, Edith Lincoln) was born on 22 Aug 1880 in Detroit, MI; died on 5 May 1939 in Chicago, IL; was buried on 7 May 1939 in Adrian, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edwin married WRIGHT, Mae in CA 1934 in IL. Mae was born on 25 Jun 1882 in Rockland, CA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. PUFFER, Robert Elmer (2.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born on 31 Dec 1883 in Donners Grove, IL; died on 29 Apr 1912 in Chicago, IL; was buried on 2 May 1912 in Downers Grove, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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- Birth: 31 Dec 1883, IL
- Death: 29 Apr 1912, Chicago, IL; : killed in an autombile/train accident
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Both he and his wife lost their lives in a railroad accident. The car they were riding in was stuck by the engine of a passenger train. His father was also injured.
Watertown Daily Times, Apr 29, 1912
"Chicago. April 29.-Three persons were instantly killed and two others probably fatally hurt when an automobile and an IL Central train, both traveling at top speed, collided at North Riverside. The dead are: Robert E. Puffer, Mrs. C. M. Streibe, and Mrs. Puffer. The injured; H. E. (Helen-DMC) Puffer and W. V. Logan. The dead and injured are all Chicagoans. They were rushing to the city from the Puffers' country place near Downer's Grove. The automobile was running parallel to the IL Central tracks. The driver turned to cross the tracks without noticing a passenger train traveling in the same direction. The train caught the automobile across the tonneau, throwing the occupants high in the air.
The Frankfort News Journal, Frankfort Ky, Tuesday, April 30, 1912"
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Both he and his wife lost their lives in a railroad accident. The car they were driving was stuck by the engine of a passenger train. His father was also injured.
Watertown Daily Times, Apr 29, 1912
"Chicago. April 29.-Three persons were instantly killed and two others probably fatally hurt when an automobile and an IL Central train, both traveling at top speed, collided at North Riverside. The dead are: Robert E. Puffer, Mrs. C. M. Streibe, and Mrs. Puffer. The injured; H. E. (Helen-DMC) Puffer and W. V. Logan. The dead and injured are all Chicagoans. They were rushing to the city from the Puffers' country place near Downer's Grove. The automobile was running parallel to the IL Central tracks. The driver turned to cross the tracks without noticing a passenger train traveling in the same direction. The train caught the automobile across the tonneau, throwing the occupants high in the air.
The Frankfort News Journal, Frankfort Ky, Tuesday, April 30, 1912"
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His father was the executor of his estateRobert married PINKERTON, Jessie Pearl on 6 Sep 1906 in Bradford, NY. Jessie (daughter of PINKERTON, John A. and MCCRACKEN, Mary Elizabeth) was born on 15 Mar 1885 in Buffalo, NY; died on 29 Apr 1912 in Downers Grove, IL; was buried in Downers Grove, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. PUFFER, Helen Adelaide was born on 10 Oct 1907 in Chicago, IL; died on 2 Jan 1972 in Sonoma County, CA; was buried in CA.
- 16. PUFFER, Ruth was born on 12 Apr 1910 in Downers Grove, IL; died in Nov 1975 in Largo, FL; was buried in Clearwater, FL.
7. HASKINS, George Elmer (3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 25 Sep 1885 in Chicago, IL; died on 27 Oct 1945 in Broward County, FL. Other Events and Attributes:
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George married MILLER, Grace Elizabeth on 4 Jun 1908 in Cook County, IL. Grace (daughter of MILLER, B.C. and DALE\ DOLE, Jennie B.) was born on 13 May 1887 in Cook County, IL; died on 13 Dec 1970 in Broward County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 17. HASKINS, Robert Miller was born on 5 Sep 1911 in Chicago, IL; died on 11 Nov 1952 in Broward County, FL; was buried in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- 18. HASKINS, Jean Elizabeth was born on 19 May 1914 in Chicago, IL; died in Jul 1968 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
8. HASKINS, Harold Ira (3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 28 Sep 1887 in Du Page County, IL; died in Mar 1963 in Sarasota, FL; was buried in Sarasota, FL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1910, Chicago, IL
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Graduate engineer of the University of MI in 1911.
He moved to Cranford, NJ and worked for International Harvester, Benjam in Moore, and purchased a farm in Northwestern New Jersey
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GRID=114928519Harold married HANCHETT, Ann Howard on 5 Dec 1913. Ann (daughter of HANCHETT, Leslie Benton and RICKEY, Alby Prather) was born on 6 Mar 1890 in Saginaw, MI; died on 20 Feb 1975 in FL; was buried in Sarasota, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 19. HASKINS, Harold Ira Jr. was born on 18 Nov 1918 in Chicago, IL; died on 1 Jun 2011 in Medford, NJ.
9. HASKINS, Raymond Glessner (3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 13 Apr 1889; died in 1948 in IL; was buried in Elmhurst, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1910, Chicago, IL
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Graduate of the Culver Military Academy, 1909, an all-around athelete, s tudent at the University of Mich., 1910-11
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GRID=180951280Raymond married GUNDERSON, Gladys Ione on 10 Jan 1914 in Chicago, IL. Gladys (daughter of GUNDERSON, George Oliver and JACOBS, Julia Agatha) was born on 5 Jun 1890 in Cook County, IL; died in 1966 in FL; was buried in Elmhurst, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. HASKINS, Ruth Juel was born on 2 Apr 1915 in Oak Park, IL; died on 16 Dec 1988 in Woodstock, GA.
- 21. HASKINS, George R. was born in 1918 in IL; died in 1958 in IL; was buried in Elmhurst, IL.
10. HASKINS, Dorothy Margaret (3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 23 Jan 1891 in Chicago, IL; died in May 1984 in Winnetka, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1910, Chicago, IL
Dorothy married WARNER, Rawleigh on 14 Oct 1914. Rawleigh was born about 1892 in IL; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. HASKINS, Paul Robert (3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 1 Oct 1892 in Chicago, IL; died on 22 Dec 1927 in Cabin Creek, WV; was buried in Chicago, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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- Residence: 1910, Chicago, IL
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GRID=270424781Paul married WOODWARD, Virginia on 1 Oct 1915 in Chicago, IL. Virginia was born on 9 Jun 1892 in Chicago, IL; died in 1967 in WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. HASKINS, Frank Allen (3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 5 Dec 1895 in Chicago, IL; died on 28 Apr 1939 in Park Ridge, IL; was buried on 1 May 1939 in Chicago, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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79420422 - _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1910, Chicago, IL
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An auto salesman
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GRID=79420422Frank married GARDON, Josephine Y. on 9 Feb 1917 in Chicago, IL. Josephine was born in 1897 in Chicago, IL; died in 1970 in Fort Lauderdale, FL; was buried in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 22. HASKINS, Virginia Gardon was born on 16 Aug 1918 in Evanston, IL; died on 31 Jan 2007 in MN; was buried in Rochester, MN.
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Generation: 4
13. POTTER, Margaret (4.Alice3, 2.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born on 5 Jan 1911 in Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 20 Mar 1992 in Orange County, CA. Other Events and Attributes:
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Family/Spouse: HILL, Samuel Carl. Samuel was born on 3 Mar 1910 in Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 4 Jul 2003 in Hunington Beach, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 23. HILL, Barbara was born on 1 Mar 1946 in CA; died on 16 Feb 1996 in Murrieta, CA.
- 24. Living
- 25. HILL, Robert
14. POTTER, Marian Edna (4.Alice3, 2.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born on 29 Mar 1902 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died on 25 Aug 1961 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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Marian married BOWMAN, Henry Robson in 1928 in British Columbia, Canada. Henry (son of BOWMAN, William Robert and TESKEY, Mary Adeline) was born on 16 Jun 1896 in Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Nov 1954 in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. PUFFER, Helen Adelaide (6.Robert3, 2.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born on 10 Oct 1907 in Chicago, IL; died on 2 Jan 1972 in Sonoma County, CA; was buried in CA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1910, Lisle, IL
- Residence: 1920, Chicago, IL
- Residence: 1930, Evanston, IL
- Residence: 1935, Chicago, IL
- Death: 23 Jan 1972, Sonoma County, CA
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GRID=210156346Helen married GEBBIE, Gordon Hugh in 1935 in Reno, NV. Gordon (son of GEBBIE, Alfred Hugh and DENNIS, Caroline Lockhardt) was born on 23 Dec 1905 in Alberta, Canada; died on 11 Feb 1965 in Mill Valley, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 26. GEBBIE, Melinda was born in CA 1948 in CA; and died.
16. PUFFER, Ruth (6.Robert3, 2.Mary2, 1.Ira1) was born on 12 Apr 1910 in Downers Grove, IL; died in Nov 1975 in Largo, FL; was buried in Clearwater, FL. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=182759249Ruth married MACVICAR, Thomas Collett on 23 Jul 1930 in Pinellas County, FL. Thomas was born on 9 Sep 1911 in Downers Grove, IL; died on 29 Aug 1983 in Largo, FL; was buried in Clearwater, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. HASKINS, Robert Miller (7.George3, 3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 5 Sep 1911 in Chicago, IL; died on 11 Nov 1952 in Broward County, FL; was buried in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
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GRID=162487456Robert married MINOR, Jane Elizabeth on 1 Apr 1937 in FL. Jane (daughter of MINOR, Henry H. Sr. and HANLEY, Theresa Monica) was born on 25 Jun 1913 in Batavia, NY; died on 15 Sep 2001 in Vero Beach, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
18. HASKINS, Jean Elizabeth (7.George3, 3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 19 May 1914 in Chicago, IL; died in Jul 1968 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Other Events and Attributes:
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Jean married WOLFE, William Arthur on 18 Jun 1936 in Broward County, FL. William was born on 15 Jun 1909 in Athens, OH; died in 1961 in FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. HASKINS, Harold Ira Jr. (8.Harold3, 3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 18 Nov 1918 in Chicago, IL; died on 1 Jun 2011 in Medford, NJ. Other Events and Attributes:
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20. HASKINS, Ruth Juel (9.Raymond3, 3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 2 Apr 1915 in Oak Park, IL; died on 16 Dec 1988 in Woodstock, GA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1920, Oak Park, IL
- Residence: 1930, Oak Park, IL
Ruth married JACOBS, Lester Leland on 3 Oct 1936 in Oak Park, IL. Lester was born on 9 Aug 1914 in Oak Park, IL; died on 26 Dec 1971 in Cedar Rapids, IA; was buried in Rock Island, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. HASKINS, George R. (9.Raymond3, 3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born in 1918 in IL; died in 1958 in IL; was buried in Elmhurst, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
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GRID=18095145522. HASKINS, Virginia Gardon (12.Frank3, 3.Robert2, 1.Ira1) was born on 16 Aug 1918 in Evanston, IL; died on 31 Jan 2007 in MN; was buried in Rochester, MN. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=57515836Virginia married SCUDAMORE, Harold Hunter on 26 Dec 1942 in Park Ridge, IL. Harold was born on 8 Dec 1915 in Wayne City, IL; died on 15 Dec 1994 in Rochester, MN; was buried in Rochester, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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