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1908 Ivan Theodore Pulis
Born: Apr. 17, 1908 at Selby, Walworth County, South Dakota
Died: July 2, 1976 at Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, age 68
He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Livingston, Park Co., MT.
His plot is "Old B2 L34 R14 G2"
His father was 1876 Elmer James Pulis.
His mother was 1879 Huldah Marie Johnson.
He was married in 1937 to 1912 Margaret Elizabeth Gozzard,
who went by the name of "Bessie".
They apparently had these children together:
1938 Dwight Pulis born in Wilsall, Park County, Montana
1940 Elaine Pulis (Inabnit), born in Livingston, later of Lewistown
1944 Ruth E. Pulis (Carder); she died in 2004
In 1940 Ivan was living in Wilsall, Park County, Montana, probably
on the family ranch there, owned by his father, Elmer.
Ivan became a Christian minister, specific religion unknown at
this time; he was pastor at the Wilsall Community Church.
Ivan is shown at left in the back row in the family photo above.
This photo was taken about 1940 at Grigsby's Studio, Livingston, MT.
His Selective Service registration card states that he stood 5'8"
and weighed 147 pounds in 1940, age 32 years, when he registered.
He had light brown hair and blue eyes.
Ivan is mentioned in this newspaper article which was rendered by OCR
and is very difficult to read. The link is to a transcription
I made from the OCR results.
The 1940 census for Wilsall, Park County, Montana lists:
Elmer J. Pulis age 64, Head of Household
Huldah age 61, wife
Ivan T. age 32, son born Apr. 17, 1908 in South Dakota
Milton age 30, son born about 1910 in South Dakota
Harley age 21, son born Feb. 17, 1918 in Montana
Bessie age 27, daughter-in-law (married to Ivan)
Dwight Pulis age 1, grandson (born 1938 in Montana)
Information from:
Charles Bryce Woodruff
Gary Pulis
James Alan Sherman
2017, 2023 - Edited by JAS
Here is a link to Ivan's transcribed obituary.