From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
publ. 1912, Page 1419-1420
 
GEORGE E. PUFFER, a member of the Wisconsin Butter & Cheese Company, was born 
in Spring Prairie township, this county, seven miles east of Elkhorn, in June 
1853, and he is now living in Waukesha.  He is the son of Josiah O. and Anna 
M. (WHITMORE) PUFFER, pioneers of this county, having emigrated to this county 
from Montague, Massachusetts, where they grew up and were married.  About 
1840, or possibly soon after, they located in Spring Prairie township, this 
county, when the country was practically unsettled and the rich farms we see 
today were covered with giant forest trees.  It is believed that Josiah O. 
PUFFER entered his land from the government, and this he cleared and improved 
into a good farm, on which he spent this balance of his life, dying about 
1898, his wife having preceded him to the grave thirty-seven years, her death 
having occurred in 1861.  He was by trade a boot and a shoemaker and, although 
he gave considerable attention to farming, most of his life was spent in 
following his trade.  He was an active Whig in the early days, later voted the 
Republican ticket.  He was too old to take active part in the Civil war, but 
two of his sons were in the army, Cheney and Samuel.  The latter is deceased, 
but the former lives in Chicago.
 
George E. PUFFER, of this sketch, grew to manhood in Spring Prairie township 
and there received his education in the public schools, and he remained in his 
home community engaged in merchandising until he entered the creamery business 
in 1891 with Messrs. HARRIS and WEST.
 
Mr. PUFFER was married to Eva B. HEMPSTEAD, who died in 1909, leaving three 
children, Edith, Edna and George.
 
In 1891 Mr. PUFFER moved to the city of Waukesha, this state, and he has 
continued to reside there to the present time, devoting himself exclusively to 
the manufacture of butter and cheese.  He has acquired a vast and expert 
knowledge of this business, and the large success and ever growing prestige of 
the firm with which he is connected has been due in no small measure to his 
wise counsel and able management.  They have a modernly equipped, commodious 
and sanitary plant, and their products, owing to their superior quality, are 
eagerly sought for.
 
Submitted by Carol