Smith Puffer was born on April 10th, 1858.1 Smith Puffer's father was Elias DEMING and his mother was Sally KETCHAM. His paternal grandparents were Abel (Able) DEMING and Dorcas BOSWORTH. He had a brother named Caleb Gordon. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 62 on March 14th, 1921.1