Puffer Genealogy
PUFFER, Jonas
1826 - 1882 (55 years)1. PUFFER, Jonas was born on 26 Jul 1826 in Emfreyville, NY; died on 26 Jan 1882 in Forestport, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 232
- Name: Jonas Cobb
- _COLOR: 2
Notes:
He had a common school education. He kept a store 1854-6 in Hawkinsville, NY. About 1862 he bought a small farm on which he lived the rest of his life. He was justice of the peace and constable for a number of years and was justice at the time of his death.
Jonas married YEOMANS, Calpurnia on 8 Jul 1852 in Constableville, NY. Calpurnia (daughter of YEOMANS, Z. Wightman and WARNER, Sally) was born in 1830 in Utica, NY; died on 31 Dec 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. PUFFER, Alice May was born on 7 Jun 1855 in Hawkinsville, NY; died on 7 Sep 1922 in Utica, NY; was buried in Forestport, NY.
- 3. PUFFER, George Melvin was born in 1857 in Forestport, NY; died in 1859.
- 4. PUFFER, Minnie Gandy was born in 1872 in NY; died before 1900 in Forestport, NY; was buried in Carthage, NY.
- 5. PUFFER, Elizabeth was born in 1863 in NY; died on 6 Sep 1947 in Oxford, NY; was buried in Carthage, NY.
Generation: 2
2. PUFFER, Alice May (1.Jonas1) was born on 7 Jun 1855 in Hawkinsville, NY; died on 7 Sep 1922 in Utica, NY; was buried in Forestport, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1910, Forestport, NY
Notes:
Lived at 58 Plant St., Utica, NY.
FindaGrave:
GRID=39232265Alice married TURNER, Edwin Denison in Dec 1880. Edwin was born on 27 Mar 1840 in Turin, NY; died on 12 Jul 1908 in Forestport, NY; was buried in Forestport, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. TURNER, Harry Jonas was born on 12 Aug 1880; died before 1980.
- 7. TURNER, Warren Edwin was born on 7 Jul 1894; died on 21 Jan 1977 in Utica, NY; was buried in Westernville, NY.
3. PUFFER, George Melvin (1.Jonas1) was born in 1857 in Forestport, NY; died in 1859. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
4. PUFFER, Minnie Gandy (1.Jonas1) was born in 1872 in NY; died before 1900 in Forestport, NY; was buried in Carthage, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1880, Forestport, NY
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=131444605
Died:
Her husband, Bernard, is listed as 'widowed' in the 1900 Federal Census.Minnie married OAKES, Bernard R. on 23 Dec 1885 in Forestport, NY. Bernard was born in Sep 1859 in NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. OAKES, Calpurnia A. was born in 1887 in Forestport, NY; and died.
- 9. OAKES, Jane M. was born in 1889 in Forestport, NY; died in 1928 in Syracuse, NY; was buried in Utica, NY.
5. PUFFER, Elizabeth (1.Jonas1) was born in 1863 in NY; died on 6 Sep 1947 in Oxford, NY; was buried in Carthage, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=200148130
Buried:
She is put here with this family because Minnie (supposed sister?) is also buried here and it's the only Puffer family that fits in the NY area. More research needed
Generation: 3
6. TURNER, Harry Jonas (2.Alice2, 1.Jonas1) was born on 12 Aug 1880; died before 1980. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 8
7. TURNER, Warren Edwin (2.Alice2, 1.Jonas1) was born on 7 Jul 1894; died on 21 Jan 1977 in Utica, NY; was buried in Westernville, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=20767693Warren married ANNIS, Dorothy E. on 9 Aug 1924 in Western, NY. Dorothy (daughter of ANNIS, Howard H. and SMITH, Jessie M.) was born on 3 Sep 1903 in Western, NY; died on 7 Apr 1988 in Whitesboro, NY; was buried in Westernville, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. OAKES, Calpurnia A. (4.Minnie2, 1.Jonas1) was born in 1887 in Forestport, NY; and died. Calpurnia married READE, Arthur K. on 16 May 1910 in Utica, NY. Arthur was born in 1879 in Berlin, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. OAKES, Jane M. (4.Minnie2, 1.Jonas1) was born in 1889 in Forestport, NY; died in 1928 in Syracuse, NY; was buried in Utica, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=242417389Jane married CLAUSEN, Spencer William on 5 May 1912 in Forestport, NY. Spencer (son of CLAUSEN, Andrew and HYDE, Elizabeth) was born on 23 Jun 1888 in Utica, NY; died on 13 May 1981 in Syracuse, NY; was buried in Syracuse, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]