ALABAMA
CENSUS REPORTS
UPDATED NOVEMBER 6, 2008
He is 21 AL AL AL born July 7, 1908 and will die in Birmingham March 10, 1996. He has his own farm. His wife Estelle B. is 23 AL. They have been married 2 years. Richard Lander’s son still has the old farm. His brothers and sisters are here too and listed next. They are kids of Richard Lander Putman. His wife Charlotte Harris died in 1925. He just took off I guess and went to Marshall County and married a new gal. They are there now, and the kids stuck here.
She is 24 AL and single. She was born November 7, 1905 and died November 10, 1982. Her brothers Woodrow 17 AL and James V. 13 AL are with her. Vernon James was born June 1, 1916, and died April 24, 1942 in WW II. Looks like they are renting rooms from Cecil. They are listed next to each other.
He is 34 AL AL AL. His wife Eva E. is 26 AL and they have James R. 3 AL and Bettie J. 1 AL. His sister Marie is 26 AL. His widowed mother Eliza 69 AL is with them. Eliza Rutherford was married to James E. Putman from here. They were all here in 1920. James was born December 15, 1895, and died in July 1970.
He is 48 AL AL AL and owns his farm. Bessie Moore his wife is 40 AL, Cecil E. 21 AL, Oltra 16 AL, Basel V. 13 AL Roy G. (Gordon) 11 AL and Catherine 6 AL. James is a son of Reuben Ira Putman and Mary Lou Kelly from here. His widowed mom was with them in 1920, but died in 1921. James was born July 24, 1881, and died July 21, 1959. His wife was Bessie Moore was born September 15, 1889 and died July 16, 1979.
He is 45 AL AL GA and owns his farm. His wife Margaret is 42 AL and they have Coy 14 AL, Roy 12 AL and Horst or Harot 8 AL. Benjamin Miller Putman is a son of Andrew and Rachel from here. His brother Jim lives next door. He was born January 19, 1884. He married Josephine Margaret Brown or Magourik in 1908. In 1910 there were no children and in 1920 and 1930, Josie is back with her parents. It looks like he had two wives, but just not certain. Josie may be a widow of some other Putman, but Ben only started having kids 10 years after the ‘first’ marriage wit the Margaret that is with him now and was in 1920. Just not sure.
Another of Andrew and Rachel’s sons. He is 51 AL and still single as is his brother COLUMBUS PUTMAN 33 AL. Their widowed mother is still with them. Rachel Clementine Pierce is now 76 GA. She has been here since 1910 when she was first widowed. James was born February 12, 1878 and never married. Columbus was born August 12, 1894. He died in July 1973 in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama according to the social security records. I don’t know yet if he married or not.
He is 26 AL AL AL and works an ore mine. Jessie Murphree his wife is 18 AL. They have just been married one year. He is a son of John Thomas Putman and Lucille Gulledge from Hardwick. He was born in 1905 and married Jessie in 1929.
She is listed as 43 AL and says she is widowed as she did here in 1920. She still lives with her mom Rachel M. Brown. She may have been the first wife of Benjamin Putman who is alive and well though. They were married in 1908 and probably divorced a few years later. Benjamin has another wife Margaret in 1920 and 1930 back in Hardwick. Josie may be the first wife, Josephine Margaret Magourik or she may be a widow of some other Putman. Just don’t know.
He is a sharecropper. He is 47 AL AL AL, Miriam Magourik his wife is 44 AL and they now have John Wesley 21 AL born in 1909, Leanna 19 AL, Sylvester 18 AL born June 11, 1912 and died in Eutaw Alabama November 14, 1997, Clarence 16 AL born in 1915, Herschel 12 AL born in October 1908, Clifton W. 9 AL born September 16, 1920 and died in Oneonta Alabama in October 1977, Emolene 5 AL born in 1925, and Lily B. 4 AL born in 1926. He is a son of Andrew Putman and Rachel Clementine Pierce and was born here January 9, 1882. He is originally from Hardwick Blount County.
He is now 50 AL AL AL and owns his farm. Mary his second wife is 46 AL. They now have Jewell 21 AL, Revis 16 AL, Houston 13 AL, John J. 6 AL, Howard 4 AL and Willard 2 AL. His son Alton lives next door or more likely with them. Yet another son of Andrew Putman. He was born March 17, 1880 on Saint Patty's day. He was still home in 1900. He married Lucille Gulledge in about 1902 here in Blount County. He will die in May 1979 (social security index). His wife Lucy had died November 7, 1917. He was widowed in 1920 and then married Mary about 1922.
He is 24 AL and works on his dad’s farm. His wife Ida Allen is 19 AL and they have Alton 2 AL. He is a son of the above John Putman. He was born in 1907. He married Ida Allen in 1926.
He is 19 AL US US and boarding. Thomas Newton Putman is a son of Isaac Thomas Putman from Cleburne County. He says he is single, but married Tracy Durossett in 1920, and must have gotten divorced or something. He and his brother Byron came over here when their folks moved up to Atlanta in 1922. The folks both died there by 1928.
He is 42 AL AL AL. His wife Cora is 37 AL and they have Claude J. 10 AL and James 8 AL. He is a tenant farmer or sharecropper. He is a son of John L. Putman and Texanna McArry from here.
Byron Eugene is a son of Isaac Thomas Putman from Cleburne County. He was home there in 1920. He is 32AL AL AL and works in a cotton mill. His wife Lizzie (Louisa Head) is 27 AL. They have been married 10 years now, and have Lillian & AL and Howard 3 AL. They will have one more, Patty Sue in 1936.
Well, he’s back where he started after being in Georgia for a bunch of years. They were in Haralson County, Georgia in 1910 and 1920. He is 55 AL AL AL and a farm laborer paying $4.50 a month rent. Lettie Ollie Williams his wife is now 53 GA. They have at home Annie May 30 AL, Mattie 28 GA, a married daughter Ethelene Coogler 17 GA and her daughters Edna 1 5/12 AL and Betty 0/12 AL, son Volver 14 GA, daughter Flora 14 GA. Their oldest son William is back in Cleburne County, Alabama now and married. He is a son of Silas Cass Putman and Nancy Meadows from Cleburne County.
He is 57 AL AL AL and a tenant farmer. Fannie his wife is 31 AL and they have Carrie 13 AL. This is a black family.
He is 32 AL AL AL and a farmer. His wife of 7 years, Violet Morgan is 25 GA and they have Theda E. a daughter 6 AL and William J. 1 1/12 AL. He is a son of Thomas Monroe Putman and Lettie Williams, and grandson of Silas Cass Putman. He was born August 22, 1897 and will die in Anniston Alabama in January 1967. His folks are back in Calhoun County now. They were all up in Georgia since the early 1900s.
He is 69 AL AL AL and owns his own farm. Mary Ann Cooley, his wife of 46 years, is 71 AL and they have Charles 32 AL and their widowed daughter Sarah Willie Putman 39 AL and her kids Edna 18 AL, Genevieve 16 AL, J. C. (John Campbell Jr.) 14 AL, George E. (Elza) 11 AL and a nephew Dennis L. 17 AL. Sarah had married a cousin, John Campbell Putman who died in 1919. She and the kids were here in 1920 too. Don’t know who Dennis is. He is a son of Thomas Monroe and Martha Putman. He married Mary Ann Cooley about 1883. She was born June 9, 1859 and will die August 9, 1933. George will die here October 28, 1933.
He is 28 AL AL AL and a salesman for a bakery. Louisa, his wife of about 4 years, is 20 AL and they have Juanita 1 6/12 AL. He is a son of Jesse Thomas Putman and Mary Mathews. He was home in Lauderdale County in 1920.
PERCY L. (LEE) PUTMAN Hanceville, Cullman County
He is 37 AL AL AL and rents a farm. His wife Mary Ethel is 35 AL and they have been married 16 years. They now have Carter E. 16 AL, James D. 14 AL, Wyatt H. 13 AL, Christine 11 AL, Mary Eleanor 7 AL and Joe 2 AL. They will have another son Kenneth in the next year or so. He is a son of James Putman and Eliza Rutherford, and was born next door in Blount County May 10, 1892, and was there through the 1920. He will die there in May 1979.
He is 56 TN IL TN and a foreman in a railroad shop. Willie M. his wife is 47 MS and they have Edward D. Jr. 14 TN. He is a son of William C. Putnam and Jessie Dodge from Knox County, Tennessee. He was at home in 1900 and 1910. New England Family
He is 35 GA GA GA. His wife Elise B. is 30 FL, and they have Samuel 8 AL, Mildred 4 AL and Neal 3 AL. He is a son of David Lumpkin Putman Junior and was here with his folks in 1910. His folks are from Cherokee County, Georgia. His brother Odian lives next door. He is a spotter in a dry cleaning establishment. He was born back in Cherokee County Georgia January 2, 1895 and will die here in Selma in December 1963.
She is 61 GA and widowed. Mary Jane Thompson is the widow of David Lumpkin Putman Jr. David was a son of David Lumpkin Putman and Elizabeth Jane Pierce. He was born 1862. He married Mary Jane Thompson in Cherokee County Georgia November 2, 1885, and they were here in 1910, and she was widowed here in 1920 too.
He is 39 GA GA GA and a clerk in a hotel. Mary E. his wife is 37 AL. He is also a son of David Lumpkin Putman and Mary Jane Thompson, and was here with his folks in 1910. He was born April 28, 1890.
She is 40 AL GA GA and widowed. He has Edith 17 SC, Cora 15 SC, Oline 12 SC. Odessa Martha Holbrooks was here in 1920 married to William Lee Putman. He was a son of Thomas Fowler Putman and Martha Jane Harden of South Carolina and Georgia. He was born in Habersham County, Georgia in 1886. He died in 1928 in a train/car accident in Fort Payne, DeKalb County. They had Edith Clyde who married Samuel Earl Gassendaner, Clara Elizabeth who married Hoyt Milton Jacobs, and Olena Edna who married Delbert Frazer Cochran.
He is 44 GA GA GA and is a tenant farmer. Cora Belle Kell his wife is 43 GA and they have John Lewis 9 GA and Autrell 5 AL. Her folks John and Martha Kell are with them as they were in 1920 back in Gordon County, Georgia. Charles is a son of Willie Woods Putnam and Sarah Nolan from Gordon County.
He is 26 AL AL AL and a farmer. His wife Lillian Evisa Nabors is 24 AL, and they have Marian 6 AL, Les 5 AL and Sherman L. 3 AL. He is a son of William Frank Putman and Minnie Brown. The family was here in Jefferson County in 1900 and then in Etowah County.
He is 51 AL SC GA (born March 14, 1879 and died in August 1963), and operates a retail general merchandise store. Maggie Riley his wife is 45 TN. They have James H. 23 AL, Frederick 21 AL and Mabel 17 AL. He is a son of Reuben Ira Putman and Mary Lou Kelly. He was born in Blount County but has been here since 1900.
He is 41 AL AL AL and drives a crane at a steel factory. Jessie M. his wife is 36 AL and they have Mary F. 11 AL and Inez 8 AL. His ‘widowed’ mother Mary E. Hagen Putman 64 AL is with them. He is a son Sanford Simeon Putman and Mary Hagen. He was with the family in 1900 listed as Berry his middle name. He was here with Jessie in 1920. Now as to Mary being widowed. Her husband Sanford is still in Marshall County with the son Ervin and he too says he’s widowed. Looks like they just split up and said enough is enough.
He is 32 AL AL AL and is a tenant farmer. His wife Minnie Casey is 33 AL and they have Edward 8 AL. Her widowed mother Jane Casey 74 AL is with them. He is the eldest son of the following William Frank Putman. He was born back in Marshall County September 29, 1898, and died April 1971. He married Willamena Casey. A relative gives her name as Casson, but in 1930 her mother was with them and spelled the name Casey.
He is now 64 AL SC AL and is a tenant farmer. Minnie Brown his wife is 54 AL and they have at home William A. (actually a daughter Willie Mae) 18 AL, John F. 17 AL, Opal M. 14 AL, Mary L. 12 AL. Also here are a grandson William L. 1 3/12 AL, and his sister Zannie 68 AL and her husband Branson Davis 70 AL. He is a son of John W. Putman and Angela Frances Walker from South Carolina and then Calhoun County Alabama. He was born August 29, 1862 and married Minnie Brown January 12, 1892 in Etowah County. He died March 5, 1947 in Etowah County, Alabama. Minnie died there on February 20, 1947. They were in Jefferson County, Alabama in 1900. In 1910 they were in Marshall County.
He is 27 AL AL AL and an electrician in a sawmill. Elva Wright his wife is 25 AL and they have James 5 AL and Jennie L. 2 6/12 AL. They live with her widowed mother Amanda Wright 60 AL. He is a son of John James Homer Putman and Daisy Southerlin from here and then Marshall County.
He is 36 AL AL AL and a tenant farmer. Lecta Cameron his wife is 36 AL and they have Eloise 5 AL. They live with her folks Marshal and Edith Cameron. He is a son of Sanford S. Putman and Mary Hagen from here and Marshall County before that. He was born March 13, 1894 and will die in Boaz Alabama in January 1977. He was single here in 1920 and married Lecta in 1921.
He is 25 AL AL AL and a sharecropper. Virginia Ann Robertson is 23 AL and they have Leslie M. 5 AL, Daniel L. 3 AL and Joe L. 2/12 AL. He married Vergie here October 22, 1923. He is a son of Forest Warren Putman and Nancy Jane Gifford from here.
He is 46 AL AL AL and cuts staves (for barrels I guess). Writing made it look like he was ‘counting slaves’ but that was pretty much over by 1930 even in Alabama. Mamie Capp his wife is 48 AL, and they now have Oscar 22 AL, Charley 20 AL, Jesse 17 AL and Harrell or Horace 7 AL. He is William Thomas Putman a son of John W. Putman and Mary Jane Cochran from Princeton. He was born June 12, 1884. He married Mamie Capp in Jackson County on June 5, 1906. Bill died March 2, 1952 and Mamie died March 9, 1960. Both are buried in the Clay Cemetery in Princeton
He is 65 AL AL AL and manages a sawmill. His second wife Clara is 37 AL and at home still are Grace 15 AL and Judson 19 AL. Judson was born October 3, 1910, and has just married Inez Rousseau who is 17 AL. They were married December 14, 1929. He is a son of Jesse Putman and Amanda Posey from here. Jesse died here in 1926 and his widowed mom will die in 1934. Robert will go to 1950, Clara to 1964. Judson will die in Woodville Alabama in April 1985.
Herman Claude is 31 TN AL TN and has his own farm. Myrtle his wife is 31 AL, Frank 12 AL, Beatrice 10 AL, Jennie 7 AL and Howard 6 AL. He is a son of Robert Lee Putman, who is a son of Jesse and Amanda. He was born in March 1900. He married Myrtle November 29, 1916 They were here in 1920.
He is 39 AL TN TN. His wife Mattie Penny is 30 AL. They have Elsie L. 15 AL, Lonny H. (Loren Hoyt a son) 13 AL and Cora 11 AL. He is a son of Jesse Putman and Amanda Posey. He was born January 22, 1888. He was called ‘Pool.’ He married Martha 'Mattie' Penny in Franklin County, Tennessee on December 6, 1912. They were here in Hambrick, Jackson County in 1920. He died in Jackson County, Alabama on October 13, 1969. He was a good friend of then Governor George Wallace and that family.
He is 45 TN AL TN, Victoria Lumpkin his wife is 43 AL and their only son Malvert is12 AL. He is a son of Jesse Putman and Amanda Posey. He was born back in Franklin County, Tennessee on June 9, 1885. He married Victoria on October 6, 1905. They were here in 1910 and 1920 and will probably be here forever.
She is now 68 AL and single. Her cousin Lizzie Smith 77 AL and widowed is still with her. Betty was a daughter of Jesse Putman and never married. She will go till March 20, 1945.
She is 29 AL and married but no husband is here because he died February 3, 1928. She has John J. 12 AL. She is Mary Hope Simmons and was married to Harvey Alexander Putman. I don’t think she remarried and will be here till she dies in 1983. Alex was a son of John Putman and Mary Jane Cochran from Princeton, Jackson County. The son John was born June 1, 1917. He married Priscilla Smith of Portland Maine on June 4, 1939. I just stumbled across this in some Maine Marriage records. He died July 13, 1983. Priscilla was born February 29, 1919 and died February 13, 1983. They will be here in Pain Rock the rest of their lives. Both are buried in the Paint Rock Cemetery in Jackson County.
He is 72 NY CAN CAN and manages a bakery. Jeannie his wife is 56 NY and they have George 22 AL. He could well be the son of George and Elizabeth Putman from Niagara County, Ontario. They were there right across from NY in 1861. If so he is part of the New York Dutch line.
He is 45 VT VT VT and a civil engineer. Pearl his wife is 42 AL. They have Dorothy 18 AL, Howard W. 15 AL and Maria 6 AL. Again I don’t find them in 1920, but they were here in 1910. He is a son of William Henry Harrison Putnam and Sarah Rebecca Pulsipher from Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. He was there in 1880 and 1900. His brother William is here in Birmingham and they probably came down together along with their brother Harry in the early 1900s. All three were here in 1910.
He is 38 AL AL AL and a dry cleaner. Eva his wife is 34 LA. They have Myrtle J. 15 AL, James E. Jr. 13 AL, Herbert W. 11 AL, Dulcie 7 AL and Annie J. 5 AL. He is a son of Monroe W. and Bettie Putman from Cleburne County and then Calhoun County.
He is 70 TN AL VA, Annette Godfrey his wife is now 65 IN and Virginia 33 AL and Leon 31 AL are still at home. John Graham Putman is a son of John Covington Putman and Elizabeth Graham from Coffee County, Tennessee. He has been married here since the late 1800s.
He is 25 TX TX TX and a newspaper editor. He has been married a year to Margaret. He is a son of James Samuel Putman and Eva Calhoun from Wood County, Texas. He was home in 1910 and off at school in 1920.
He is 55 AL AL AL and a carpenter for the railroad. He says he is married, but Leanna Gill is not here. He has a son Kyle Lane 19 AL and daughter Mary Eileen 12 AL. He was in Cullman County in 1910 and 1920 and Blount County before that. He is a son of Reuben Ira Putman and Mary Lou Kelly.
He is 47 GA GA GA and works in a steel mill. Edith Tumlin his wife is 45 GA, Hubert 20 GA and Irene 10 GA. He is over from Cherokee County, Georgia. He is a son of James W. Putman and Sarah and a grandson of Daniel. He and Edith were here in 1920.
He is 14 AL AL AL and listed as a son of William and Maggie Talley. Maggie Henson was married to Bluford Monroe Putman in Cleburne County. She was with her mother in 1920. Bluford was at home in Calhoun County in 1920 and I don’t find him in 1930. Bluford was a son of Monroe W. Putman. Leonard was born July 13, 1915 and will die in Anniston Alabama January 27, 1994.
He is 38 AL AL AL and single. He works in a steel plant. He was married to Minnie West here in Jefferson County in 1920. They were divorced and she is still in Precinct 44 with their two daughters.
She is 66 WI and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Pearl 38 WI and her husband Walter Hotchkiss. In 1900 she was married to William S. Putnam and was in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Pearle was with them then at age 8.
She is 45 AL AL AL and single. Her sisters Arlene 43 AL and Jewel 30 AL are here. Also here is their widowed mother Jane 76 AL. I just can’t find any of them before. Wonder if they are Putnams at all.
He is 51 AL AL AL and he owns a furniture store. Martha Victoria Robbins his wife is 49 AL and Mildred E. is 19 AL. He is a son of Hiram Alexander Putman and was here in 1920.
He is 51 VT VT VT and director of the Board of Education in the City. His wife Edith Ellison is 51 VT and they have Helen 21 AL. He is a son of William Henry Harrison Putnam and Sarah Rebecca Pulsipher from Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. He was born February 15, 1879 and will die here in Alabama in October 1962. He was there in 1880 and 1900. They were here in 1910 and in Bergen County, New Jersey in 1920. His brother Howard is here too.
He is 34 AL AL AL and a foreman in an iron mine. His wife Zola M. is 26 AL. They now have Auburn R. a son 9 AL, Jeanette O. 7 AL and Thomas R. 3 6/12 AL. They were in Blount County in 1920 just married. He is a son of Andrew Putman and Rachel Pierce from Blount County. He was born September 14, 1895 and will die in May 1979 in Bessemer Alabama.
He is 41 GER GER GER, his wife Elizabeth 35 GER, Elsie 12 PA, Gertrude 12 PA and his widowed mother Agnes Puttman 78 GER. They were in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1920 just arrived from Germany in 1917. He works in a steel mill like he did back in Pennsylvania.
He is 43 AL TN TN and is a salesman for explosives, probably for the mines in the area. His wife Helen Calloway is 44 AL. They have John G. (the third) 16 AL and Margaret 5 AL. He is a son of John Graham Putman and Annette Godfrey from Birmingham He was in Birmingham with Helen in 1920.
Monroe Ellis Putman is 48 AL AL AL and a farmer. Georgia Ann Lavonia Burroughs his wife is 42 AL and they have Thomas 7 AL and Edith 4 AL. His daughter Virginia 18 AL lives next door with her husband Kensey Glass. He is a son of George Washington Putman and Mary Ellis son from Blount County. They were here in Jefferson County in 1920. He was born March 17, 1883. Happy St. Patty's day gift. He died September 17, 1969. Georgia Ann was born July 4, 1887 and died June 19, 1968.
She is 42 GA and now divorced. She has Lucy H. 12 AL and Ruby L. 3 AL. She is Minnie West and was married to Luther Putman here in 1920. He is now up in Birmingham by himself.
He is 24 AL VT VT and an electrical engineer at a water pumping station. Estelle Lee Payne, his wife, is 25 AL and they have William E. (Eli) 1 2/12 AL. He is a son of William Eli Putnam and Edith Ellison from Birmingham. He was at home there in 1910. His dad was from Springfield, Vermont. This Bill is named for his grandfather William Henry Harrison Putnam.
He is 25 AL AL AL and is a refinisher in a furniture store. His wife Irene is 18 AL. They have been married 3 years. He is a son of Thomas Harvey Putman and Victoria Robbins. They were all in Birmingham in 1920.
He is 34 AL AL AL and works in a pipe shop. His wife Minnie Carroll is 33 AL and the have Arthur Jr. 10 and Marjorie 7 AL. Arthur Hiram Putman is a son of Hiram Alexander Putman and Mary Elizabeth Hollis from here in Jefferson County.
He is 26 AL AL AL and a mechanic in a garage. His wife Hattie Audrey Martin is 25 AL. They were married back in Madison County May 19, 1925. They have Roy H. 3 AL and Audrey K. 2 AL. He is a son of Henry E. Putman and Belzora Robinson from Madison County.
He is 46 AL AL AL and owns the farm. Lutie his wife is 36 AL. They have Estes 17 AL and Clayton 15 AL. Clayton got married at age 14 to Catherine 15 AL who is here. He is a son of George Washington Putman and Mary Murphy like everyone in town.
He is 32 AL AL AL and owns his farm. Virlie his wife is 23 AL and they have Louise 5 AL and twins Junior and Joyclan 1 AL. He is a son of George Washington Putman. He was missing in 1920, but got married about 1923 here.
He is 39 AL AL AL and works on his brother’s farm. His wife Georgia is 33 AL and Mary L. 13 AL. His widowed father George Washington Putman 70 AL is with them. His brother Garvin lives next door on the same farm.
He is 48 AL AL AL and owns his farm. His wife Dora is 48 AL and Maggie 24 AL is still at home. He is William Sherwood a son of George Washington Putman and Mary Murphy from here. He was born April 17, 1881.
He is 48 AL AL AL and owns his farm. His wife Cora Beulah is 43 AL. They have D. (Donald) Gentry 14 TN, Evie J. 10 TN, E. Marcella 6 AL and a son V. L. 2 TN. His son Haywood is married and is next door. Andrew is a son of Miles Richard Putman and Susan Sledge from here. He was here in 1910 and then up in Lawrence County, Tennessee. From the birthplaces it looks like were back here every so often.
Andrew’s son is 22 TN AL AL and rents part of his dad’s farm. Merlene, Myrtle Erline McDonald, his wife is 22 AL and they have a son W. A. 1 7/12 AL. He married Myrtle Erline McDonald June 22, 1927 in Lawrence County Tennessee.
Jacob Wylie Putman’s son is now 43 AL AL AL. R. Belle his wife is 38 AL and they now have Ora 17 AL, Spencer 16 AL, Verta 13 AL, Nellie 11 AL, Juanita 8 AL, James 6 AL, and Eunice 6 AL who is James twin sister.
He is 35 AL AL AL and owns his farm along side his father Jesse Putman. His wife Florence is 39 AL and they have John W. 4 6/12 AL and a stepdaughter Opel Key 16 AL from Florence’s first marriage.
He is now widowed and is 56 AL AL AL. He owns his own farm. Still at home are Martha 20 AL, Movilene 18 AL, Grover 16 AL, Reda (Marie Reeda) 14 AL and Arnold 12 AL. He is a son of Abel Putman and was born here. His wife Ella Campbell just died here on October 4, 1920. Frank will marry Georgia Swinea April 27, 1932 and then get divorced 16 months later. By the way, He is Franklin Abel Putman but has changed his name to Frank R. No idea why, but a relative said he did after Ella died.
He is 29 AL AL AL and owns his farm. Clara L. his wife is 25 AL and they have Royce C. 7 AL, Alvus H. a son 5 AL, a daughter Azunas C. 3 2/12 AL and Hartie Jr. 1 2/12 AL. He is a son of Franklin Abel Putman and Ella Campbell from here.
He is 33 AL AL AL and a tenant farmer. Mary Etta his wife is 33 AL and they have Elton A. (Adolphus) 10 AL and another son Dais L. 2 AL. He is a son of Franklin Abel Putman and Ella Campbell from here. He was born here September 24, 1896.
He is a son of Jacob Wylie Putman and was born right here February 15, 1899. He is 40 AL. He has a new wife Vergie L. 26 AL. They were married in 1928. I assume his first wife Mary had died. They have Virlie 18 AL from his first marriage and a new daughter Mabel 4/ 12 AL.
He and the family have moved over from Green Hill. Jess is 56 AL and owns the farm. Lizzie Mathews his wife is 52 AL and Hazel 14 AL is the only one still at home. His son Will rents part of the farm here. He is Miles and Susan Jane Putman' eldest. He was born February 15, 1874, and married Mary Elizabeth Mathews here on March 17, 1897.
He is 59 AL TN AL and owns his farm. Lizzie Lanier his wife is 59 AL and Lela A. 21 AL is still at home. He is a son of Abel Putman and Nancy Cox and was born here. He’ll be here till he dies in 1955. Lizzie will die here in 1935 though. Their son Clarence has a farm alongside them, probably part of the original acreage.
He is 36 AL AL AL and has his own farm. Marsha Cora his wife is 32 AL. They have Lee R. 12 AL, Miles L. and his twin Lillian 9 AL, Herbert S. 6 AL and Mary S. 1 AL. He is Miles Richard Putman and Susan Jane Sledge's son and was born September 30, 1894.
He is a son of Wylie Putman and Mary Michaels and was born here. He owns his farm and is 27 AL AL AL. Susie Balch his wife is 24 AL and they have Zaelats a son 6 AL, Mary O. 4 4/12 AL, Helen M. 2 6/12 AL, and Wiley D. just born. He lives next to his brother Virgil and I assume they just took over their folks farm after they died.
He is a son of Wylie and Mary Putman. He is 31 AL AL AL and owns a farm. Bessie Alexander his wife is 28 AL and they have been married 10 years. They have Mary E. just born. Also here is his brother John D. 23 AL and still single.
He is Miles Richard Putman’ son and has been here all his life. H is now 52 AL AL AL and owns his farm. Dora Lee Green his wife is 50 AL and they have Alene 21 AL, J. Willard 19 AL, Nellie S. 17 AL and Gladys M. 12 AL.
He is a son of Jesse Thomas Putman and Mary Mathews. He has moved over from Green Hill as have his folks. He is now 30 AL AL AL and rents a part of the farm from his dad. His wife Bernice Colbert is 23 and they have Mary E. 7 AL, James C. 6 AL, Effie M. 4 6/12 AL, Jesse T. a son 3 4/12 AL and Mammie P. 4/12 AL. They were married over the line in Lawrence County Tennessee December 26, 1920.
He is 19 AL AL AL single and working on a farm. He is a son of Joseph Franklin Putman. He was home in Oakville, Lauderdale County in 1920.
He is 29 AL AL AL and is a furniture maker. Mary Veasey his wife is 27 AL and they have Betty 6 AL, Sarah A. 2 6/12 AL and Martha J. 1 2/12 AL. He is a son of William H. Putnam here in town.
He is 45 AL AL AL and works in the cotton mill. Lucy his wife is 53 GA and still has three kids named McClung from her earlier marriage. They were in Russell County in 1920. He is Colby Jackson Putnam another son of John William Putnam from Georgia and then Russell County, Alabama.
He is 55 AL AL AL and works in a cotton mill. His wife Minnie Ola Slappey is 53 AL and they have Nellie 13 AL. Very confusing. This looks like a new wife, and Nellie wasn’t listed with him in 1920. The age is off but he looks like the son of John William Putman from Blount County who has been here.
He is 29 AL AL AL. His wife Odell Watkins is 29 AL and they have Danvis L. (Leroy) 5 AL and Mary R. 4/12 AL. He is a son of George Lee Putman and his second wife Ida Mae Reynolds. They were in Young County, Texas in 1880.
He is 31 TN TN TN and works in the cotton mill. Lecy Harmon his wife is 31 AL and they have Elizabeth 10 TN, Katherine 8 AL and Howard 6 AL. He is James Edward Putman a son of William George Putman and Mary Lee Hill. He was born July 28, 1898. In the WWI registration of 1917 he lists his wife as Lucy, They were in Madison County in 1920 along with his folks. A relative states her name was Lucy Lee Powers. Their tombstones indicate she was Lucy Harmon born December 6, 1898 and died September 18, 1974. Ed died November 20, 1951.
He is 36 TN TN AL and works in a cotton mill. His wife Laura Ellen Hollingsworth is 29 AL and they now have Audrey 14 AL, Ozell a daughter 11 AL, Aretha 9 AL, James 6 AL and William 1/12 AL. He is Pleasant William Emmett Putman and is a son of William George Putman and Mary Lee Hill from here. They were in Madison County in 1920 and now back home.
He is 28 AL AL TN and works in a knitting mill. His wife Lydia Ann Powers is 25 AL, and they have Mabel 9 AL, Stella 6 AL, Magdalene 5 AL, William 2 6/12 AL and Luther 5/12 AL. They were just married here in 1920 and were then living with her folks. He is a son of William George Putman and Mary Lee Hill. His widowed mom lives either next door or more likely in the same house.
He is 25 TN TN TN and works in a cotton mill. His wife Flora West is 22 AL and the have Reba 3 AL. He is a son of William George Putman and Mary Lee Hill from here. They were in Madison County in 1920.
He is 48 AL TN AL and owns his farm. His second wife Lillie May King is 42 AL. They have Eula 16 AL, Alberta 14 AL, Nova K. 12 AL, James E. 10, Mack I. (Isaac) 8 AL, Willie 6 AL, and Beatrice 5 AL. They will have one more son Kenneth in 1931. They were here in 1910 and then overlooked in 1920. He was born, according to his tombstone, October 15, 1881 in Lauderdale County and died December 15, 1955 in Limestone County. According to his WWI registration, he is listed as being born on October 1, 1876. He married Mary Elizabeth Weems about 1900. She was born in June 1882 and died soon after they were married. They were living with her father in Lauderdale County for the 1900 census. He then married Lillie Mae King in about 1906. According to her tombstone, she was born March 13, 1887 and died December 24, 1956.
She is 53 TN and widowed. At home still are Willie 22 AL, Clemie a son 16 AL and Lester 14 AL. Mary Lee Hill is the widow of William George Putman from here. They were briefly in Madison County in 1920, but back here shortly afterwards. William was killed in an explosion while working on highway construction here in 1929.
He is 30 AL AL AL and a tenant farmer. Florence his wife is 28 AL, and they have Minnie 12 AL, Annie 9 AL, Mattie 7 AL, George S. 5 AL, James 4 TN, and Marvin just born that month AL. He is a son of Samuel Putman and Annie Daly from here. He was home in 1910 and like most of the folks not counted in 1920.
He is a son of Samuel Putman and Annie Daly. He is a tenant farmer and is 26 AL AL AL. His wife Bessie is 21 AL and they have been married 7 years. They have Lena M. 6 AL, Christine 4 2/12 AL and Ernie Jr. 2 1/12 AL.
He is a son of George Frank Putman from here. He is 21 AL and his wife Inez Furline is 16 AL. They have been married a year. In fact, her folks, Gus and Lillia Furline, work the next farm plot. Elmer was born March 18, 1909 and will die in Athens in March 1976.
He is 60 TN TN TN and his wife Syntha is 60 TN. Beats me. He is a tenant farmer and lives next to Lucian. Lucian had a brother Frank, but he would only be 40, and he did marry Sis Carter. So this may be him with just some bad info.
He is 48 AL AL AL and owns his own farm. Rosie King his second wife is 30 TX and her widowed dad Robert S. King 69 TN is back with them. He went to Collin County, Texas in the early 1900s and his first wife Lula Elders died there in 1917 and he married Rossie there and they were back here in 1920. Anyway, they have Lucille 18 AL, Tommy 14 AL, Leon 7 AL, Clara 5 AL, Ollie B. 4 AL, Jesse 10 AL (actually 19 AL). George is a son of Zedoc Putman from here. Then there are his son Roy 23 AL and his wife Anna Bell McClusky 22AL. They have been married for 5 years now.
He is 20 TX, his wife Emma A. 22 AL and they have Helen 3/12 AL. He is a son of James Thomas Putman and was born while the family was in Hunt County Texas. They all came back here by the 1920 census. He is a tenant farmer.
He is 40 AL, Annie C. Lash his wife is 46 AL. They have James 15 AL, Elvira 12 AL, Hiram 8 AL and Louise 7 AL. Also working the farm is his son Bennie 20 AL and his wife Ruby 23 AL and their daughter Reba 1 4/12 AL. He is a son of Isaac Putman from here. He was born March 3, 1889 and died June 29, 1961. He was married twice. His first wife was Myrtle M. Cannup (? Spelling). She died after having the first child, Bennie born August 10, 1910. His second wife was Annie Lash born August 10, 1887. Annie was the wife of his brother Ben. When Ben died and after Myrtle died, Lucian married Annie about 1914.
He is 28 AL and his wife Georgia S. is 21 AL. He is a tenant farmer. He is a son of Andrew Jackson Putman and Ella May White from here.
He is now 69 AL and Palmira Pluten his wife 69 AL. This is first time she has used her full name, as she has been Mira up till now. He is a son of Samuel Putman and Mary Ann Call.
He is 38 AL AL AL and owns his farm. Evelyn his wife is 41 AL and they now have Jessie 18 AL, Lessie 16 AL, Virginia E. 13 AL, Jewell 10 AL, Pauline 8 AL, Cora A. 4 AL, Sam Jr. 2 6/12 AL and George 1/12 AL. He is a son of Richard Putman and Mire Pluten from here.
He is indexed as Elisha but is Emmett Miles Putman. He is 84 TN TN TN and still widowed. He is with his daughter Sallie 38 TN and her husband Arthur Fish 48 AL. He was with his son Jack in Madison County in 1920.
He is 24 AL, his wife Laura M. 23 AL, and they have James 4 7/12 AL and Marvin L. 3/12 AL. He is the eldest son of the following George Putman.
He is a son of Emmett Miles Putman from Madison County in 1910 and they were here in 1920. He is 40 TN AL KY, Mary Spurlock his wife 38 AL, Flossie 18 AL, Lucille 13 AL, Darkes 12, Alvie a son 9 AL, Sherman 7 AL, E. P. a son (probably Emmett) 6 AL, George E. 4 AL, Bessie 2 AL and Mary E. 1 AL. His son Ernest lives next door or possibly in the same house. They are sharecroppers.
He is another son of Emmett Miles Putman. They were in Big Creek in 1920. He is 51 TN AL KY and owns his farm.His wife Viola Brown is 49 AL. They have Jim Jr. 17 AL, Clifford 12 AL, Yate a son 10 AL, and Edward 6 AL.
He is 26 AL AL AL and a clerk in a grocery store. Alta his wife is 22 AL and they have Norma 1 7/12 AL and a son Leeton 4/12 AL. He is a son of George Frank Putman and Lula Elders. He was at home in Elkmont in 1920.
He is 55 AL TN AL and has a grocery store. His wife Laura Belle Edwards is 57 AL and they still have Robert 20 AL and Doris H.16 AL. He is a son of William Putman and Elizabeth Myers and has been in Jackson County where he was born up until now. He was born March 6, 1875. He married Laura Belle Edwards in Jackson County on December 31, 1898. He will die here in 1932.
Mary is 23 AL and Zora Lee 19 AL. They are lodging here in town. They are daughters of Henry Edward and Belzora Putman from Whitesburg. They were there with their widowed mother in 1920, and are also listed there now. Zora will marry Vance Edwards here later this year and Mary will marry James Coward in Athens, Limestone County in 1933.
He is 24 AL AL AL and a typesetter for a newspaper. His wife Juanita Bradford is 22 AL and they have Sarah Jane 4/12 AL. He is a son of Benjamin Franklin Putman here in town. He was home with them in 1920. He married Juanita October 15, 1928.
He 27 AL AL AL and an insurance agent. His wife Maude Sheridan Perkins is 21 AL and they have a daughter Sheridan L. 1 AL. He is a son of Benjamin Franklin Putman and Laura Belle Edwards. He was born in October 1902. They all came over from Jackson County in the last 5-6 years.
She is 20 AL AL AL single and boarding in company housing at a cotton mill.
He is a son of Jesse Putman and Amanda Posey from Jackson County. They moved over here and were in Sulphur Springs in 1920. He is now 50 TN N AL and owns a far. Lottie his wife is 48 TN and they now have Floyd 22 AL, Ivesta 15 AL, Melvin 12 AL, Harry 9 AL and a granddaughter Ruby 2 5/12 AL.
He is 52 AL TN AL and owns a farm. Margaret Ellen 55 AL, Luvica a daughter 29 AL, Frederick G. 16 AL. He is a son of William Putman and Elizabeth Meyers from Coffee County, Tennessee and then Jackson County. He was home there in 1900 and then in Bee County, Texas in 1920 and now back here. He will stay here till he dies in 1937.
She is Belzora Robinson the widow of Henry Edward Putman from Jackson County, and was widowed here in 1920 as well. She is 52 AL and still runs the farm with some of the kids. She will be here till she dies in 1933. At home are Mary 22, Zora Lee 19, Edward 17, Fred (William Fred) 15, and James 13. Her son Paul 28 and his wife Clara Lee Bailey 25 and their daughters Pauline 4 AL and Ruth 1 AL are living here too.
He is 29 AL a tenant farmer. Eva Engle his wife is 24 AL and they have Hansel 6, a son Loy 4 4/12, Vela 2 2/12 and Velma 2/12 AL. He is John Carlton Putman a son of James Vann Putman and Elizabeth Duke. He was with his dad and new mom here in 1920 and married Eva in 1923.
He is 56 AL AL AL and owns his own farm. He has a new wife Ida E. 42 AL and her daughter Florence Harmon 10 AL. He is Richard Lander Putman a son of John Wesley Putman from Blount County. He was married there in 1900 through 1920 to Charlotte Hare. She died in 1925 and he married Ida.
He is 26 TX TX AL and sells fruit trees. His wife Vera Humphries is 24 AL and they have Sarah 2 5/12 AL. He happens to live next to the above Richard Lander Putman, but is another whole line. He is a son of James Winston Putman from Marshall County who went to Texas and was in Kaufman County in 1900.
He is 50 AL AL AL and owns his own farm. Etta Lavonia Green his wife is 45 AL and they have William C. 27 AL, Junior B. 25 AL, Dillard L. 22 AL, Kermit J. 15 AL and Afton 9 AL. Also here is her widowed mother Harriet Green 74 GA. He is a son of William Thomas Putman and Manilla Aldridge from here. Been here all his life.
He is 55 AL SC TN and has his own farm. Mary Sue his wife is 44 AL, Cleo 26 AL, Doris 16 AL, Thelma E. 13 AL, Eulas a son 11 AL, and Lester H. 5 AL. There is also a grandson Wendell B. 3 AL. He is a son of Zed and Margaret Putman and was born here. But I don’t know who his dad belonged to.
He is William Guy Putman, a son of Zedoc and Mary Putman from here. He is 22 AL and married two years to Lila M. 24 AL. He was born March 14, 1907 and will die here in November 1973.
He is 27 AL AL AL single and a schoolteacher. He is William Coy Putman, son of Samuel Marcus Putman and Etta Green. He will soon marry a cousin Lillie May Putman.
He is now 74 AL SC SC and widowed. His son Ervin Hagen 30 AL is still at home. Now his wife Mary Hagen is in Etowah County with their other son Berry and she says she is widowed too. Guess they just lost interest and split up. He is a son of John W. Putman and Angela Frances Walker from South Carolina and then Calhoun County Alabama. He was here in 1910, in Etowah County in 1900, and St. Clair before that. He was born February 4, 1856 and married Mary Hagen December 20, 1876, and they are in St. Clair County in 1880. He died December 12, 1933.
He is 26 GA GA GA and is married to Inez Terry 21 GA and they have Inez 1 2/12 GA. They live with her folks Marion and Jennie Terry also from Georgia. Best guess is he is the son of Samuel Love Putnam and Ida Blackwell from Gordon County, Georgia.
He is 60 IL MA ENG and boarding. Says he is married, but no one is around. Guess he is now widowed. He is a son of John Putnam and Eliza Sandow from Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. He was just born there in 1870. He has been in Fayette County, Alabama since the early 1900s and had a family there in 1920.
He is 31 GA GA GA and works in a machine shop. Libbie his wife is 31 AL. He is a son of David Lumpkin Putman, Jr. from Cherokee County, Georgia.
He is 37 CAN CAN CAN and a shipping clerk in a lumberyard. Annie E. his wife is 37 CAN, and they have Norma E. 19 CAN, Harvey P. 13 CAN, Dorothy E. 11 CAN, Helen 7 AL, Thelma O. 5 AL and Lois 2 AL. They were just getting here in 1920 and made that census. He is a son of Leander and Elsie Putman from Niagara County, Ontario. He was home there in 1901 and 1911. Dutch Putman family.
He is 57 TN TN TN and a laborer. His wife Millie is 38 AL and they have Velma 9 AL.
He is 65 AL AL AL and his wife Minnie is 59 AL. He is a son of John and Adelia Putman from Lawrence County. They have been here in Morgan County since the late 1800s. He runs a general store.
He is 32 AL AL AL, Dora his wife is 31 AL and they have Theo Jr. 2 9/12 AL. He is a merchant at a general warehouse. Actually probably works at his dad’s store. He is a son of the above James and Minnie Putman. He was born June 23, 1898 and was at home with them here in 1910 and with Dora in Birmingham in 1920. He will die in Decatur Alabama in Jully 1979.
He is 35 AL AL AL and a tenant farmer. Octavia Zelphia Briscoe his wife is 30 AL. They have Mahlon 12 AL, Clovis 11 AL and Avis B. 7 OK. Okay. He is a son of James Winston Putman from here. His dad was a preacher and they were in Kaufman County, Texas in 1900, Hood County, Texas in 1910. He must have come here because he married Octavia here in 1916 and then in 1920 they were in Tillman County, Oklahoma. Now they are back where they began. His full name is Nomer Marion Putman. He was born March 2, 1896. He married Octavia Zelphia Briscoe on November 19, 1916 here in Alabama. Nomer died in Houston, Texas in March 1975. Octavia was born October 1, 1899 and died in Channelview, Texas January 21, 1990.
He is 37 AL AL AL, Irene 32 AL and they have Lena M. 8 AL, James W. 6 AL, Anne 3 AL, Ernest 2 AL and Doris L. 2/12 AL.
She is a black woman 61 GA and widowed.
He is 54 AL AL AL and a mechanic at a cotton gin mill. Lydia E. his wife is 49 AL and they have Lutie 16 AL, Robert J. 13 AL, Quita a daughter 12 AL, Thomas R. 10 AL and William E. 8 AL. He is a son of John William Putman and Eugenia Jackson from Lee County and here as well.
He is 22 AL AL AL and a sheet metal worker. Annie his wife is 19 FL and they have Annie 4 AL and Mary 1 AL. He is a son of Charles Bradford and Liddie Putnam from here.
He is 24 AL AL AL and a plumber. Bertie his wife is 26 AL and they have James D. 5 AL. He is a son of William H. and Lorene Putman from Phoenix City on the Lee County side. Guess the boundary runs through the City. It’s right across the river from Columbus Georgia. And yes, that’s how they spell Phoenix.
He is now 69 AL NC AL and a farm overseer. Willie his second wife is 56 AL He is a son of Joel Allen Putman and his first wife Narcissa Coker. He was born in September 1862. He married Elizabeth Ann Tankersley, born July 30, 1858, in Georgia and died May 12, 1906. She was a daughter of Andrew and Martha Tankersley. He then married Willie E. Davis (widow of a Thelman guy) in 1909. Willie was born October 4, 1874 and died June 4, 1946. John died November 3, 1933 in St. Clair County.
He is John William’s son and is 43 AL AL GA. Nena Horton his second wife (he was first married to her sister Willie who died in 1911) is 43 AL, Lillie M. 19 AL, Ella L. 17 AL, Myrtie 16 AL, Agnes 13 AL, L. B. a son 8 AL and John L. 6 AL. They were in Whorton’s Bend, Etowah County in 1920. He was born February 22, 1888, a twin. He died June 24, 1931. He married Winnie Horton, born March 14, 1887 and died June 20, 1911. He then married her twin sister Nena W. Horton, born March 14, 1887 and died December 24, 1963.
He is 19 AL AL AL single and working on the Perkins farm. He is a son of William Richard Putman. In 1920 he was home in Lexington, Lauderdale County.
He is 31 AL and an inmate at the Bryce Hospital. In 1920 he was in the State Hospital for the Insane, probably the same place.
He is 25 AL AL AL and has a barber shop. His wife Audrey is 22 AL and Houston Paul Jr. is 2 5/12 AL. He is a son of Adolphus Putman who was a policeman and killed in the line of duty in 1905. His mother Delia Vanderveer died in 1913 and he was living with his grandfather Hiram Alexander Putman in 1920. He born December 11, 1904 and died in Tuscaloosa January 19, 1978. He married Audrey Mae Criss in Walker County on March 2, 1925.
She is 27 MO ND MO single and boarding. She is a public school teacher. She is a daughter of Richard and Esther Putnam from Lawrence County, Missouri. She was at home in Marionville in 1920.
She is Pearle May Stacks now the widow of David Lawrence Putman who was killed in a mine accident here August 10, 1927. She is now 37 AL and operates a farm. At home still are Jewell 18 AL, Dolphus 16 AL, Mabel 14 AL, Glynn 12 AL, Belton 10 AL and Lawrence 8 AL. Her two eldest daughters were married in the mid 1920s.
He is 66 AL, Ella Brown his wife is 51 AL and a daughter Jessie Mae 31 AL. He is a son of John C. Putman and Angie Walker from Calhoun County. He and Ella were in Marshall County in 1920.
She is 21 AL and married for 4 years, but is by herself with her widowed mother Cora Butts.
He is 45 SC NC SC and is a building contractor. Susie Jane Ramsey his wife is 43 GA and they now have Lindsay 23 AL, Wade 19 AL, Frank 16 AL, Joe 12 AL, Ruth 10 AL, Otto 8 AL, George 6 AL and Jonnie 3 AL. He is Arthur Belton Putman a son of John Wade Putman of Spartanburg, SC and grandson of Arthur McLain Putman from North Carolina. He has been here in 1910 and in Hall County, Georgia before that. He married Susie there in 1903. He’ll be here in Haleyville till he dies in 1953.