COLORADO

CENSUS REPORTS

1860 - 1930

UPDATED JANUARY 11, 2010

The present state of Colorado became part of the United States in 1848, and the first town, San Luis, was established in 1851. Colorado became a Territory in 1861 and a State in 1876. There is a census of sorts for 1850. In 1860, Colorado was a part of Kansas, lumped together as Arapahoe County, Kansas. In 1870 there was a Territorial Census. From 1880 on there was a Federal Census taken for the State.

COLORADO 1860 CENSUS

In 1860, Colorado was carried as a part of Arapahoe County, Kansas. These folks are also listed in my Kansas Census Report for 1860.

CHARLES PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is from VT but no age is recorded. He is a laborer with James J. Runion. He is probably 24 VT and is the son of Franklin Putnam and Mary Reed from Cavendish, Vermont. His dad died in 1840, and in 1850 he was living with a family in Massachusetts. Kinda been all on his own his whole life.

D. T. PUTNAM South Park, Arapahoe County

He is 26 NY, a miner living with Henry Dinga. He looks like David Putman, a son of Henry Putman and Elizabeth Emhoff of Theresa, Jefferson County, New York. He was home there in 1850. Dutch family

E. PUTMAN South Park, Arapahoe County

He is 39 MO a miner living with L. C. Cotterell. His brother W. O. Putman lives next door. Considering that the only Putmans listed in Missouri in the 1820 census were John Putman and his family, they must be part of it. If so, they are our folks as I feel that John was the one from Greenup County, Kentucky and a son of Zachariah.

R. PUTNAM South Park, Arapahoe County

He is 37 KY, a miner with E. Needham. He also probably is one of ours as only our folks and one New Englander, Nathan Putnam, were in KY in the 1820s.

SAMUEL PUTNAM South Park, Arapahoe County

He is 45 NY and a trader living alone, probably in the woods somewhere.

W. O. PUTMAN South Park, Arapahoe County

He is a miner, 37 MO living with J. O'Neal next door to the E. Putman listed earlier.

COLORADO 1870 TERRITORIAL CENSUS

THOMAS G. PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 32 NY and a lawyer living as a boarder. Looks like Thomas Garret Putman, a son of William Garrison Putman from Genesee County, New York. He will marry an Ella who is here in 1880, and both are here in 1900. According to his cemetery index he was born January 24, 1840, but doesn’t give date of death.

PETER PUTNAM Georgetown, Clear Creek County

He is a miner, 27 ENG (which could well be Canada as that's how it was often listed). There is a Peter Putnam in Greeley in 1920 at age 77 WI. Might be him, but haven’t found him in between these reports.

PAULINA PUTNAM Central City, Gilpin County

She is 48 NY, Emma 15 WI, Julia 11 IL. The ages are off, but this was the family of Henry Brown Putnam of Vermont and then Wisconsin. They were in Rockford, Winnebago County Illinois in 1860. He was a son of William Barron Putnam from Vermont. I guess they split as he is back in Wisconsin near his folks and has a new wife and kids.

I. E. (ISAAC EDGERTON) PUTMAN Trinidad Territory, Las Animas County

He is a physician, 32 NY, Sarah DeGuire his wife is 27 MO and Marvin E. 3 AR. Also there is a Henry Burkley 8 MO possibly from a prior marriage of Sarah’s or just a kid the adopted or something. Sarah and the kids will be in Madison County, Missouri in 1880. She will be with her son Marvin in Alameda County, California in 1900, in Los Angeles in 1910 and in Seattle, Washington in 1920 at age 78. Okay, interesting stuff Ed Putnam dug up. Isaac Edgerton is a son of Pliney Putnam and Flora Edgerton from Chautauqua County New York and New England before that. The family was in Winona County Minnesota in 1857 and 1860, though Isaac wasn’t there then. He then became a doctor and was in Pocahontas Arkansas in a confederate hospital. Sarah was the one who nursed him back to health. Previously she was a spy for the Confederate Army. I guess Isaac was thankful and pleased and so he married Sarah and their son Marvin was born there. They will go back to Madison County Missouri and he will die there February 5, 1877. Sarah and the kids will be in Madison County, Missouri in 1880. She will be with her son Marvin in Alameda County, California in 1900, in Los Angeles in 1910 and in Seattle, Washington in 1920 at age 78. Marvin will be back in Los Angeles in the 1930 census running a hotel at that point.

COLORADO 1880 CENSUS

This is the full census, not just the Soundex portion.

A. F. (ALBERT FRANCIS) PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 38 MA, I. E. (Irene Elizabeth Place) 35 PA and Lena F. (Frances) is 6 VT. He is a son of Edwin Francis Putnam (2073) and Olivia Woodbury of Danvers, Mass. They moved to Windsor, Vermont where Lena was born and then came out here. The family will be back in Middlesex County, Mass. by the 1900 census.

ELLA G. PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

She is 32 OH, her son Edward C. is 6 CO. She is married to Thomas Putman and they are back together in 1900, and widowed here in 1910 and 1920.

FANNIE PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

She is 45 MA MA MA and the sister in law of Henry Coleman and June C. Brooks. She is a daughter of Benjamin Ganson Putnam from Orange, Mass. and then Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was living with the Brooks family in Grand Rapids in 1870 and here in 1880 as well. Irene Brooks is her sister.

GEORGE W. (WATSON) PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 22 IL IL IL (should be IL NH MO) and a tailor living alone. He is a son of Harrison Putnam of Lake County, Illinois. He was shown there in 1870. He is next found married in Salt Lake City, Utah in the 1900 through 1920 censuses and California after that.

JOHN (JONATHAN) PUTMAN Denver, Arapahoe County

One of the 'Southern Putmans'. He is Jonathan J. Putman, son of William Putman of Linn County, Missouri. He is 44 IN, Elizabeth Coulson 41 MO, William Lee 16 MO, Ida 13 MO, Mollie 10 MO, Sophie 8 MO. By 1900 he will die and Elizabeth will still be here with two grandchildren, twin sons of her son William Lee and Alice Waterhouse, the first of his three wives.

JOSHUA H. (HOULTON) PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 45 MA MA RI, a boot and shoe salesman. He's boarding. He is number 2214, a son of Joshua Putnam (938) and Elizabeth Ashby. He was married to Henrietta Josephine Cross in 1852 and in Brookline, Mass. in 1870. He is also listed there with his new wife Electa in this 1880 census. For the past decade he listed himself as a boot salesman. Just out here drumming up business for a new line of cowboy boots. He’ll be in New Hampshire by 1900.

ALBERT A. PUTNAM Custer County

He is 40 NY NY NY a carpenter, his son Frank A. is 17 CAN NY NY. He is a son of Peter and Amelia Putman. He was home in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County, New York in 1850 and the whole family was in Ontario by 1860. Dutch.

DAN PUTMAN Silver Cliff, Custer County

He is a carpenter 53 VT ENG SCOT. Again, his dad may have been from Canada.

FREDERICK A. (ADAMS) PUTNAM Silver Cliff, Custer County

He is 33 MA MA MA, a miner. He, Walter and Thomas are brothers, keep on reading. They are all sons of James Pope Putnam and Abbie Upton of Fitchburg, Mass. Their other brother Frank will be here by 1900.

THOMAS F. (FARRINGTON) PUTNAM Silver Cliff, Custer County

He is 37 MA MA MA a miner. Another son of James and Abbie. Fred and Walter are his brothers.

WALTER H. (HERBERT) PUTNAM Silver Cliff, Custer County

He is 27 MA MA MA, a son of James Pope Putnam, and also a miner. All these guys are here in 1900 and live together.

ERNESTUS PUTMAN Precinct 6 & 10, Douglas County

He is a son of Ernestus Putman and Nancy Becker from Schenectady, New York. Ernestus Junior is 53 OH NY IRE (born in Darke County OH). New York Dutch family. His wife Sarah Jane Deem is 54 OH KY KY. His son John S. Putman is here too. He is 30 OH OH OH and working the farm with dad. They were in Iowa in 1870, Indiana in 1860 and Ohio in 1850. They were married in Preble County Ohio February 13, 1849 and were in Darke County Ohio in 1850.

L. N. (LEWIS NAPOLEAN) PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 28 NY NY VT and boarding. He is a son of Orrin Putnam and Sophia Huntington of Bethany, Genesee County, NY. He was at home there in 1860. He will be in Wyoming in 1900.

ELIZABETH PUTNAM Arkansas River Township, Fremont County

She is Elizabeth Melissa Sheek 32 NC NC NC. She is listed as the wife of L. P. Getman 45 OH OH OH. She has with her a son Jesse Putman 13 MO TN NC, Laura Putman 11 MO TN NC and Sarah Ann 8 KS TN MO. They live next to her mother Sarah Sheek 62 NC and her brother W. A Sheek 43 NC and his family. She was married to Lafayette Putman, a son of Benjamin Putman and Polly Buchanan from Rutherford County North Carolina. His dad moved to Rhea County Tennessee where Lafe was born November 6, 1832. He married Elizabeth Melissa Sheek on November 25, 1866 in Henry County Missouri. They were in Henry County Missouri in 1870, and in Howard County Kansas in 1875. He died there in November 1876.

PAULINA PUTMAN Central City, Gilpin County

She and her daughters are still here. She is the widow of Henry Brown Putman from Vermont and then Wisconsin. She runs a boarding House now. She is 58 NY VT CT, Emma 25 WI and May (listed Julia in 1870) is 21 IL and a teacher. They were here in 1870.

GEORGE A. PUTNAM Ruby City, Gunnison County

He is a miner, 56 NY VT VT. Looks to be the son of Abraham Putnam and Sarah Gill of Windsor County, Vermont and then Clinton County, NY. That George never married. Another choice could be that he is the son of Abel and Lydia Putnam of Windham, Windham County, VT. But that guy was born in VT as shown in the 1850 census. Not certain, but think he’s Abe’s son.

JOHN S. (SAGE) PUTNAM Rio La Plata, La Plata County

He is a miner 39 MA MA MA. He is a son of Charles Fiske Putnam (2231) and Sarah Sage of Danvers, Mass. He was at home in 1860 there. He will still be here in 1900 and still single.

FRANK PUTMAN Trinidad, Las Animas County

He is a cow-herder 23 MO IL IL. Don't find him in the MO 1860 census.

JAMES B. PUTNAM South Park, Park County

He is a miner 36 NY VT CT and his wife Mary Ann is 30 NY NY CT. He is a son of Rev. William Putnam from Vermont and Mary Hopkins. He was born in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York in 1845 and will die out here in 1901.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN East Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 38 AR, Jane or Josie 35 IL, James 3 mos CO. His sister Jennie 30 IA is with them as well. He is a son of James Daniel Putman and Diadema Smith. James was a son of Reding Putman. Ben was born in Washington County, Arkansas, and was then with the family in Logan County, Illinois in 1860. The folks briefly moved to Iowa and found the ‘Grasshopper Plague’ too much and were back in Fulton County, Illinois in 1870. Looks like Ben came further up to here. He will be in Carroll County, Arkansas in 1900 and 1920.

CALVIN PUTMAN Animas Forks, San Juan County

One of the Southern Putman Branch. Bill and Alla's son from Washington County AR is just all over the place. In 1850 he was in Lawrence County MO, in 1860 he was in San Mateo County CA, and on the trail somewhere in Missouri in 1870. He now has a second wife and three new daughters all born in MO. He is 55 IN, Caroline 26 MO, Ida 10 MO, Naoma 8 MO and Ella 6 MO. He and Caroline will be in McDonald County MO in 1900. He'll finish his coast to coast (and worldly) travels there in the early 1900s.

BURTON B. (BALCH) PUTNAM No Township, Weld County

He is 28 WI, Clara 27 WI and her mom, Hulda Leavens 63 VT is with them. He would be a son of Prucius from Vermont. His brothers Leslie and Prucius are here too. Their folks are back in Vernon, Wisconsin, but will also come out here in 1883.

LESLIE L. (LINCOLN) PUTNAM None Listed, Weld County

He is 22 MA (WI actually) and boarding. He is the youngest son of Prucius Putnam. He was born in Vernon, Wisconsin June 9, 1858 and will die here March 15, 1888. His widow Ada will be here in 1900.

PRUCIUS PUTNAM None Listed, Weld County

Prucius Wallace Putnam was listed as Wallace with his father Prucius (from Andover, Vermont) in 1850 in Vernon, Waukesha County WI. He is now 37 WI, Asenath M. (Mary Asenath Rose) 35 WI, Wesley W. 11 WI, Emma A. 9 WI, Jennie F. 7 CO. Also there is a cousin, Gilbert Lewis 16 WI.

WALTER J. PUTNAM Pricinct 7, Weld County

He is a dairy farmer 21 VT NH VT. He is living with his mother Katie Woodward 45 VT who obviously has remarried. In the Vermont 1870 census, he is in Wolcott, Lamoille County with his mother Helen Putnam (age is 36 VT so same gal). The IGI states she was married to a John A. Putnam, and that Walter was born in Wolcott August 2, 1858. Problem is I don’t know who that John A. Putnam was.

COLORADO 1900 CENSUS

BLANCHE PUTMAN No Township, Arapahoe County

She is 11 CA Aug 1889, and living with Thomas Tyler. She is a daughter of Joseph Fletcher Putnam of Santa Clara, California. She is also listed back there with the family. Thomas must be kin of sorts. Her mother died very recently.

ABNER PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 31 and boarding. No state of birth is listed. He was born ?? 1869.

CLARENCE F. (FRANCIS) PUTMAN Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 52 VT Mar 1848, Ida B. 48 RI May 1852, Edith S. 20 WY Oct 1879, George B. 19 WY Nov 1880, Mary 17 WY Oct 1883, Helen 13 WY Feb 1887. Also there is a nephew John W. (Wallace) Putman 31 VT Dec 1868. The family was in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming in 1880. Clarence is a son of Mark Richardson Putnam (number 1187) and Polly Snow of Montpelier, Vermont. He was born in 1849 and will die here in 1904. See the Vermont 1850 listing for this line. John Wallace Putnam is a son of Jacob Hubbard Putnam and Letitia Spear of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont. He will be in Jefferson County in 1910 and 1920.

DANIEL PUTMAN Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 45 IA Oct 1854, Mattie D. Harris 45 CAN May 1855, Mary 8 CO Jul 1892, Pearl 6 CO Jan 1894. They were married in 1889 but I am not sure where, probably here. This is Martha’s second marriage. He was born in Davis County Iowa October 28, 1953 and will die in St. Louis, Missouri July 13, 1922. Martha was born in Canada May 23, 1856 and will also die in St. Louis on September 13, 1923. Daniel is a son of Daniel Thomas Putman and Jeanett Roundey from Davis County Iowa. His dad was a son of Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff from Fulton County Illinois and then Davis County Iowa. Daniel was at home in 1860 and 1870 and in Ogalalla, Nebraska with his brother Miles. He married Martha in 1889 probably in Colorado. It was her second marriage. They are in St. Louis in 1910 and Chicago in 1920. Southern Putmans.

ELIZABETH PUTMAN Denver, Arapahoe County

She is Elizabeth Coulson, widow of Jonathan Putman from Linn County, Missouri. The ‘Southern Line.’ They were here in 1880. She is now 60 MO Jul 1839. With her are two grandsons, William J. (Jonathan) 7 UT born April 1888 and Teller W. 2 UT born March 1893. They are her son William's kids. His first wife Alice Waterhouse has left him and he just remarried Annie Gange, and is over in Freemont County, Colorado with her and a new family. Elizabeth's son, William Lee is a Mormon. These two boys will soon be given up for adoption, and their names will be changed. This is the last we will hear about them. Sad. Elizabeth will be with her daughter Mary in Wallowa County, Oregon in 1910 at age 70.

GEORGE PUTMAN Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 5 UT Apr 1894 and living with Silas B. Ganl (?).

JEANETTE PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

She is 38 IL Sep 1861 and boarding with George Birdsall.

JOSEPH L. PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 53 NY Feb 1847. His mother Cinderella 77 NY Jul 1822 is with him. He is Joe jr., a son of Joseph Putman and Cinderella Weaver. He was born in Ephratah, Fulton County, New York. This is a Dutch Putman family. Joseph senior was a son of Peter Derrick Putman and Maria Eacher.

SOPHRONIA S. PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

She is 63 MA Jun 1836 and the sister in law of Henry Brooks. She is a daughter of Benjamin Ganson Putnam from Orange, Mass. and then Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was living with the Brooks family in Grand Rapids in 1870 and here in 1880 as well. Irene Brooks is her sister.

THOMAS G. PUTNAM Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 59 NY Jan 1841 (actually January 24, 1840), Ella 42 OH Mar 1858. Been here almost forever. A son of William Garrison Putman from Genesee County, New York. Dutch. Ella is widowed here in 1910.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Denver, Arapahoe County

He is 59 NY NY CAN Nov 1840, Margaret 46 NY Oct 1853. There are two stepchildren from Margaret's earlier marriage: Charles Heineck 16 CO GER NY Jun 1883 and Matilda Heineck 15 CO GER NY Sep 1884. Margaret will be widowed and living with her then married daughter Matilda in Pueblo in 1920.

ALBERT A. PUTMAN West Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County

He is 44 NY Jul 1855, Mary J. 49 VA Dec 1850. This is confusing as in 1910 when they are here he says he is 70 NY NY PA, so no clue as to proper age

HARRY PUTMAN Salida, Chaffee County

He is 31 KS ? 1869, a lodger. He is married here in 1910, but states he is born in Iowa.

THOMAS, WALTER & FRANK PUTNAM No Township, Custer County

Thomas Farrington is 57 MA Aug 1842. Also there are two of his brothers: Walter Herbert Putnam 47 MA Aug 1852 and Frank Porter Putnam 49 MA Mar 1851. They were here in 1880 as well. They are all sons of James Pope Putnam of Fitchburg, Mass. In 1880 another brother Frederick was here, and now Frank has taken his place it seems. They are all here in 1910 too.

ADIN PUTMAN Elbert, Elbert County

He is 36 MA Sep 1863, Georgia Alice Carver, his wife, 27 WI Nov 1873, Cora Ethel 11 CO Jul 1888. Also there is her mother Louisa (Foote) Carver 62 NY May 1838. He is Adin Gilbert Putnam, a son of Dexter Erastus Putnam (#2168) and Ruby Torrey of Sutton, Massachusetts. He was at home with them in 1880 in Putnam County, Missouri. Dexter was a son of Abner Putnam (#920) of Sutton, Mass. Adin’s folks moved to Missouri in the 1870s. Georgia and her mother will be here in 1920, but not Adin. Now some new stuff. Adin moved to Colorado in the mid 1880s, and married Cora Louise Carver September 7, 1887. Cora died in childbirth of their only child, Cora Ethel, on July 16, 1888. Adin then married her sister Georgia on June 29, 1891. They are here in 1910. He is the County Sheriff here in Elbert. He will die in 1917. In 1920 Georgia and her mom will still be here.

CHARLES PUTMAN Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 43 MS Jun 1856, Kate 39 LA May 1861. Sorry, can't find him in 1850.

CALEB F. (FOWLER) PUTNAM No Town Listed, Freemont County

He is 46 NY Aug 1853, Mary Helmer his wife 45 NY Jun 1854, Alfred G. 18 CO Jul 1881, Caleb F. Jr. 12 CO Dec 1887, James B. 5 CO Sep 1894. He is a son of William Putnam and his second wife Abigail Fowler of German Flats, Herkimer County, NY. William’s folks were Alfred and Sophia Putnam from Vermont. They are here in 1910.

WILLIAM PUTNAM No Township, Freemont County

William Lee Putman is 37 CO (wrong, it is MO) Jan 1862, Annie Rebecca Gange 27 ENG May 1873, Lee (Henry Lee) 5 UT May 1895 and Albert 1 CO Jul 1898. He is a son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Putman from Denver (1880) and Linn County, Missouri before that. This is his second of three wives. Kids from his first wife, Alice Waterhouse, are back with his mother in Denver. Then Annie will die October 5, 1904 in Salt Lake City. He will then marry Lulu Shaw in Utah on May 24, 1905. He's there in 1920. He is a Mormon and will have a bunch of kids before he's done.

JENNIE F. PUTNAM No Township, Gunnison County

She is 26 CO Dec 1873, living with Richard Andrews. She is a daughter of Prucius Putnam and was with that family in 1880 in Weld County.

E. PUTNAM Leadville, Lake County

He is 35 OH Mar 1865 and lodging with Joe Miller.

J. G. PUTMAN No township, Las Animas County

He is a boarder, 26 NE Jan 1874.

JOHN PUTNAM Durango, La Plata County

John Sage Putnam is 59 MA Apr 1841, and lives alone. He was here in 1880. See that entry for his line.

NAHUM D. (DAN) PUTNAM No Township, Logan County

He is 68 OH May 1832, Mary A. Spake 67 OH Jan 1830. He was in Marshall County, Iowa in 1870 and 1880 and was in Iowa from about 1860 on. He is a son of Daniel Baldwin Putnam, grandson of Uzziel Putnam Jr. Massachusetts folks by way of New York. He was born in Huron County, Ohio, moved to Cass County, Michigan and then went to Iowa with his father. They will head back to Marshalltown, Iowa and both will die 5 days apart in February 1902.

EDWARD PUTNAM Creede, Mineral County

He is 34 MO NY MO Nov 1865, Ida 30 KS May 1870, Jessie a daughter 10 CO June 1889 and Josie 8 CO Jun 1819. He is a miner. He is a son of Nathan and Sally Ann Putman and was born in Kansas City Missouri and was there with the family in 1870 and 1800. Nathan was a son of Johannes Arent and Diantha Matilda Putman of Montgomery County, New York. New York Dutch family. Ida will be widowed with the two daughters in Conejos County in 1910. I don’t find him in 1910, but he has remarried and is in Denver in 1920.

SAMUEL PUTNAM Monument, El Paso County

He is 51 IL VT NH Nov 1848 single and lives alone. He will be here in 1910 and 1920. He is a son of Samuel Porter and Lydia Bayley Putman from Chicago, Illinois. He was home there in 1860 and 1870, and here in Colorado since the 1880s.

H. M. (HOWARD MELANCTHON) PUTNAM Fort Morgan, Morgan County

He is a son of Charles Marsh Putnam from Licking County, Ohio, and was in Warren County, Illinois in 1880. He is 53 OH Nov 1846, Josie E. (Emma Josephine Clark) 44 IL Jul 1855, Nellie C. 22 IL Nov 1877, Emily 18 IL Feb 1888, M. H. a son Merritt Howard 14 IL Feb 1886. His mother in law Emily Clark 67 OH is with them. He married Josie November 19, 1875 in Evanston, Illinois. He is/was town clerk here. Josie is widowed here with young Merritt Howard in 1910. Josie is with her son and his new wife in Chicago in 1920 and Merritt is in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1930.

WESLEY W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM No Township, Morgan County

He is 31 WI Feb 1869 and has three boarders. He is a son of Prucius Wallace Putnam.

OLIVER K. PUTMAN Como, Park County

He is 49 OH Nov 1850. Also there are 4 men from Pennsylvania. He looks to be Oliver Kimball Putnam, but the age is off a lot. If he is, then he is a son of Charles Henry Putnam of Xenia, Ohio. And then that Oliver K. is presently in Westminster, California. IF the age here were 34, then it could just be a dual listing. Don’t have any other Olivers from Ohio to work with.

JAMES PUTMAN Aspen, Pitkin County

He is 55 NY Nov 1844, Mary 53 NY Feb 1847. He has been in Colorado a while now. He is a son of William Putnam and Mary Hopkins of Herkimer, New York.

ELLA J. PUTNAM Pueblo City, Pueblo County

She is 35 AR Nov 1864, Clyde 10 TX Nov 1889.

IRA D. PUTNAM Pueblo City, Pueblo County

He is 20 MO MO MO May 1880, Alice 18 NE IL VA Feb 1882. I don't find him listed in 1880. In 1920 he has a different wife born in Utah (where he went next) and they are in Lincoln, Nebraska.

JESSE (BENJAMIN) PUTNAM No township, Pueblo County

He is 32 MO Aug 1867, Hannah 22 MO Apr 1877, Willis 5 CO Apr 1894. He is a son of Lafayette Putman and Melissa Sheek of Henry County, Missouri. Lafayette’s folks were Benjamin Putman and Mary Buchanan of Rutherford County, North Carolina. Jesse was with his folks in Henry County Missouri in 1870, Howard County Kansas in 1875. His dad died in 1876 and he was with his mother remarried to L. P. Getman in Freemont County Colorado in 1880. His again widowed mother is in Pueblo County now too, listed as Elizabeth Getman 51 NC NC NC. Just to keep track of mom, she is still in Pueblo City in 1910 at age 62 NC. Same in 1920 at age 72 NC. And at age 82 in 1930. Jesse is widowed in Lincoln County, Colorado in 1920 and has Willis with him.

EVA PUTMAN No Township, Rio Grande County

She is 37 IA Mar 1863, Elmer 20 KS Jul 1876, Omer 18 IL Dec 1881 and Hattie 13 KS Oct 1886. She is Eva Cooley. She was first married to Isaac Underwood in Kansas. In fact the two oldest sons are named Underwood. He died and she married George Brinley Putnam (3288) in Osborne County, Kansas August 24, 1885. Hattie is their child. Then he died November 2, 1897, and she moved up here after Kansas had four years of bad draught. She will marry again on April 3, 1904 to Amos Valorous Benson.

RUFUS PUTNAM No Township, Rio Grande County

He is 58 MA Mar 1842. He is an 'inmate' at the Soldiers and Sailors Home. According to his cemetery record here he was born March 24, 1844. He had served in the 9^th Vermont Infantry in the Civil War from 1862 till 1865 at the end. He looks like the son of Emery Putnam from Worcester County Massachusetts. He was married there in Hubbardston to Elizabeth Smith. She was ‘widowed’ there in 1880, but I’ll bet he just split. Only guy in Mass. that fits.

ANNA PUTNAM Cripple Creek, Teller County

She is 35 US ? 1865, and living alone.

GEORGE PUTMAN Cripple Creek, Teller County

He is 30 IL May 1870 and Nellie is 30 IA Jan 1870. They are in Denver in 1910. They will get divorced and Nellie is by herself in 1930. He looks to be the son of Benjamin Franklin Putman and his second wife Mary from Brown County Illinois. Southern Putmans.

S. J. PUTMAN Cripple Creek, Teller County

He is 73 OH OH OH Jan 1827, son John D. is 45 OH OH OH Jan 1855.

L. B. (LEVERETT BROWNELL) PUTNAM Victor, Teller County

He is 62 NY Jan 1838, Anna 46 NY Feb 1864. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and Ruth Brownell of Madison, Madison County, New York. He was born there January 23, 1838. Line came out of Massachusetts originally. He was in Syracuse New York in 1880 with another wife, Elizabeth. They were in Dodge County Nebraska in 1885. By 1920, he and Anna will be in Pierce County, Washington.

RODERIC PUTMAN No Township, Teller County

John Roderick is 29 MI May 1871, Laura E. 24 CO Jan 1876, Mary R. 3 CO Aug 1896. His brother Theodore A. Putman 25 MI Jan 1875 is there too. These two guys are sons of John and Mary Putnam. They were at home in Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan in the 1880 census. Their dad is from New York State. Roderick and Laura are in Seattle, Washington in 1910. Theodore will be in Wyoming in 1910, and in Montana in 1920.

ADA PUTMAN Greeley City, Weld County

She is 40 WI Jul 1860, a son Harvest 16 CO WI WI Jun 1883, Beatrice 15 CO WI WI Dec 1884 and Lawson 12 CO Jul 1887. She is the widow of Leslie Lincoln Putnam who died here in 1888. He was single here in 1880, and they were married about 1882. Don’t have her last name. Ada will be in San Diego in 1910 with her then married daughter Beatrice. Harvest will die here in 1905 while working as a lumberjack. The son Lawson will be in Chicago by the 1920. Leslie was a brother of the following Burton and Prucius Putnam.

BURTON B. (BALCH) PUTNAM Greeley, Weld County

He is still here. He is now 48 WI Sep 1851, Clara H. Levins is 47 WI Sep 1852, and Wilton L. 15 CO Sep 1884. They are in Morgan County in 1910. They are also there in 1920. His brother Prucius will be there in Morgan County in 1910 too.

WALLACE P. (PRUCIUS) PUTNAM Greeley, Weld County

He is 57 WI Sep 1842, and Mary E. Rose is 55 WI Mar 1845. He and his brother Burton will be in Morgan County in 1910.

COLORADO 1910 CENSUS

ALBERT A. PUTMAN Central Pagosa, Archuleta County

He is listed as 70 NY NY PA, Mary J. 60 VA VA VA. He is a farmer. They were here in 1900, but he then listed his age as 44 NY and Mary Jane as 49 VA. Albert was born in 1839 and will die here in 1918. Mary Jane was born in 1850 and will die here in 1917.

HARRY E. PUTMAN East Pagosa, Archuleta County

He is 23 KS US US, Alice May Bishard 22 KS, Nellie 4 KS, Blanche 1 4/12 CO, and Myrtle 3/12 CO. He is the son of Jacob Putman and Celestina Lawton from Bourbon County, Kansas. He was home there in 1900. He married Alice in Fort Scott Kansas January 31, 1905. They are all here in 1920 and 1930. In this listing, the next family is that of Joseph Lawton 38 KS with two young kids born in Colorado, and an older one from Kansas. Looks like they came up here together from Kansas.

JOHN H. PUTMAN Boulder, Boulder County

He is 46 WI OH OH, his wife Carrie is 40 WI and no kids. He is a son of Hiram D. Putman and Sarah Connet from Albany, Green County, Wisconsin. His folks were from Licking County, Ohio and Virginia before that. German family from Hampshire County, Virginia.

HARRY PUTNAM Salida, Chaffee County

He is listed as 41 IA PA IA, his wife Esther is 30 IA. He was single here in 1900 and then said he was born in Kansas.

I. (IDA) N. PUTNAM Pct. 9, Conejos County

Ida is listed as 39 KS and widowed. She has a daughter Jessie 22 CO and another daughter Josie 19 CO. She is the ex-wife of Edward Putnam from Vernon County, Missouri. Ed and Ida were in Mineral County, Colorado in 1900. I don’t find him now, but in 1920 he is in Denver with a new wife.

THOMAS , FRANK & WALTER PUTNAM Pct. 10, Custer County

Thomas F. is listed as 67 MA, Frank P. 59 MA and Walter H. 57 MA. They were here in 1880 and 1900 as well, and Thomas and Walter are around in 1920 in Freemont County. They are all sons of James Pope Putnam of Fitchburg, Mass.

CHARLES J. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 44 MO PA PA, his wife Minnie Esther Hayes is 43 IA, they have a son Ernest 18 WA and a stepdaughter Ethel 19 IL. Also here is Minnie’s father John Hayes 74 MD. He is a son of Joseph Putman and Margaret Frank from Dent County Missouri. Charles was in Dent County in 1900 and married to his first wife Lula Chapman. She is still back in Dent County and will die there March 17, 1910. She says she is still married to Charles. Maybe she is embarrassed or maybe Chuck just took off on her. Don’t know. He married Minnie here in Denver a few years ago. This is a German family from Van Wert County, Ohio, and Pennsylvania before that. They are here in 1920 and 1930.

CLYDE A. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 21 PA PA PA and is a clerk. His wife Bertha is 22 NY and his brother Merle is 16 PA. They are sons of Spencer and Donna Putnam from McKean County, Pennsylvania. They were home there in 1900. They are out of here before 1920. The son Merle will marry Helen Houston December 12, 1918, and they will be in Ontario. There is a record of them having a child in Toronto in 1920, but I don’t find them up there. He and Helen are in Buffalo, New York by 1930 and his dad and stepmother are there as well. He was born in Pennsylvania on October 4, 1893 and will die here in Buffalo April 30, 1970. Helen was born in Vera Cruz, Mexico October 5, 1891 and will die here in Buffalo August 27, 1973. Family was from New England originally.

ELIJAH H. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 42 GA GA GA, his wife Ovalee Sullivan is 35 GA, William 16 TX, Jewell 11 TX and a daughter Lavator or something 3 TX He is a son of Abraham Pinkney Putman and Mary Ann Brooke from Young County, Texas. He was home there in 1880, and in 1900 they were in Blaine County, Oklahoma. They live next to a Wilkins family from Texas. The wife Lou Wilkins might be his sister in law as she too was born in Georgia.

ELLA G. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 61 OH and widowed. She is in a boarding house. She was married to Thomas G. Putman, son of William Garrison Putman from Genesee County, New York. Dutch family. She is here still in 1920.

ELLEN W. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

She is 54 IL and widowed. She lives with her widowed mom Mary Williams 77 CAN.

EDWARD PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 8 MO US US and is in an Orphanage. Also here are his brother Robert 7 MO and sister Mabel 3 MO.

GEORGE E. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 43 IL IL MO, Nellie S. is 40 IA. He is a salesman for a gas company. They will get divorced and Nellie is by herself in 1930. He looks to be the son of Benjamin Franklin Putman and his second wife Mary from Brown County Illinois. Southern Putmans

HENRY PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 31 MI CAN MI, and lives with his sister Ethel 23 MI and her husband Paul Brown 21 MI. They are kids of John Eli Putnam and Martha Rollinson from Lapeer County, Michigan.

IDA. R. S. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

She is 57 RI, Mary 27 WY. Also here are her daughter Edith Swan and her husband Albert Swan. She is the widow now of Clarence Francis Putnam. Clarence is a son of Mark Richardson Putnam (number 1187) and Polly Snow of Montpelier, Vermont. They were here in Denver in 1900. He died in 1904. She will be in Colorado Springs in 1920 with the Swan family.

JAMES W. PUTNAN Denver, Denver County

He is 37 TX GA GA, his wife Ledetta (Edith in 1930) 28 IN and son Howard 1 2/12 CO. In 1920 Edith is listed as Edith Davidson and she and Howard are in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1930 Edith is listed as widowed and has Howard with her in Miami, Florida. Not sure who James is.

MARY E. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

She is 78 NY and widowed. She lives with her daughter Mae E. Staples 39 IL MA NY, and her husband Joseph Staples 40 MN. Mary Egerton is the widow of S. K. Putnam. She was widowed back in Chicago since the 1870s. She was in Cicero, Illinois in 1900. Her son Leigh will be here in Denver by 1930.

SOPHRONIA S. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 75 MA, still single and still living with her sister Irene Brooks as she was in 1880 and 1900 here in Denver. They are daughters of Benjamin Ganson and Sylvia Putnam from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They were all there in 1870 and here by 1880.

WESLEY W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 40 WI WI WI, Lucia C. his wife is 35 MO, Hamilton W. 4 CO and Katherine 1 CO. He is a son of Prucius Wallace Putnam and Asenath Rose from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He was with his folks in 1880 in Weld County and by himself in Morgan County, Colorado in 1900. He will be here in Denver in 1920.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 75 OH NC KY, Cornelia Wilson 58 IL, Mattie 27 MO, James 26 MO, Mary 19 CO, and Edwin 15 CO. They were in Athens, Gentry County, Missouri in 1880. William was a son of Elijah Putman and Matilda Kenton from Champaign County Ohio. I can’t find them in 1900 but they were here in the state. William will die in the next 2-3 years, and Cornelia will be widowed here in Denver in 1920 and die here herself in 1927.

WILLIAM J. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 44 IL IL IL, Elvira 41 NJ, Edna L. 16 IL and Elmer D. 15 IL. He is the son of Alfred Putman and Emily Ashworth from Fulton County, Illinois. He was at home there in 1880. He was in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois in the 1900. They are here still in 1920.

ELTON PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 39 IL OH IL, Georgia Ann Britain his wife is 34 KS, and Gladys is 16 IL. They were in Butler County, Kansas in 1900. He is a son of Alfred D. Putnam and Rebecca McLane from Wabash County, Illinois. His brother William is now in Denver. They are in Wichita, Kansas in 1920 and 1930.

EUGENE J. PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is James Eugene Putnam 51 MI NY NY, Grace Helen Gray 50 IN, Robert A. 17 SD, Demma C 13 SD, and Marguerite G. 10 SD. Also here are his daughter Helen 26 SD and her husband Chester Emmert 30 IA. They were in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1900. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Catherine Cobb, and was born in Clarendon, Michigan. His wife and these kids are also listed with his son Claude in Garfield County. Eugene and Grace will be with their daughter Helen and husband Chester in Denver in 1930. There is a family group sheet listing kids and all at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1443874/person/-1940471710?ssrc=

CHESTER C. (CURTIS) PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 37 IL OH OH and works in a lumberyard. His wife Lottie Matheny 33 IL, Luther E. 14 IL, Ralph W. 12 IL and Howard E. 9 IL. He is a son of Luther Edgerton Putnam and Sarah Jane Martin from Champaign County, Illinois. He married Lottie there September 15, 1894. He was home there in 1880. They were in Montgomery County Indiana in 1900. He and Ralph are in Bell County Texas in 1920, and he is widowed the. Luther is here in 1920 and in 1930 Luther and Ralph are here. Howard is in the Army in 1920 and stationed in Coblenz Germany.

HANNAH PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

She is 47 ENG and widowed. She is a cook, and will be here in 1920 as well.

ABBIE B. & CLARA C. PUTNAM Calhoun, El Paso County

Abbie is 40 IL and Clara 39 IL. They are daughters of Luther and Sarah Putnam, and were with the family in Champaign County IL in the 1880 census. They are both in Colorado Springs in 1920.

ZOE J. PUTNAM East Marriton, El Paso County

She is 28 IA ENG IA, and a ‘companion’ of Alice Coates 38 IL. She will be in Colorado Springs in 1920.

SAMUEL P. PUTNAM Monument, El Paso County

He is 63 IL VT NH. He lives alone and is a clerk in a general store. He was in Montezuma County in 1900. And he will be here in 1920, still single. He is a son of Samuel Porter and Lydia Bayley Putman from Chicago, Illinois. He was home there in 1860 and 1870, and here in Colorado since the 1880s.

MARGARET PUTMAN Pct. 10, Elbert County

She is 30 FL ME PA. She is a servant with a Buck family. The following guy may be her daddy.

H. S. PUTNAM Pct. 10, Elbert County

He is 58 ME ME ME, and his daughter Anna is 17 IL ME PA.

ADIN G. (GILBERT) PUTNAM Pct. 4, Elbert County

He is 46 MA MA MA, Georgia Alice Carver, his wife 37 WI. Her mother Louisa Carver 70 NY is with them. He is Adin Gilbert Putnam, a son of Dexter Erastus Putnam (#2168) and Ruby Torrey of Sutton, Massachusetts. He was at home with them in 1880 in Putnam County, Missouri. They were all here in 1900. He will die in 1917, and in 1920 Georgia and her mom will still be here.

JAMES E. (EDWARD) PUTNAM Kutch, Elbert County

He is 41 OH OH OH and widowed. Clarence is 13 KS and Leona 7 KS. He is a son of John S. Putmam and Clarissa Duey from Ross County, Ohio. He was born there September 12, 1838. He was married to Myrtle Hicks in 1900 in Cowley County, Kansas. He will be here in 1920. German family out of Pennsylvania.

CALEB F. PUTNAM Pct 36, Freemont, County

He is 22 CO NY NY and boarding in a hotel. He is a bookkeeper. He is Caleb Fowler Putnam, Jr. He was with his folks here in 1900. His folks are nearby in Fruitmere, and he is also listed there as well.

CALEB F. (FOWLER) PUTNAM Fruitmere, Freemont County

He is 56 NY, Mary E. Helmer his wife 55 NY, Caleb Junior 22 CO and James B. 15 CO. He is a son of William Putnam and his second wife Abigail Fowler of German Flats, Herkimer County, NY. William’s folks were Alfred and Sophia Putnam from Vermont. They were here in 1900, and are gone somewhere by 1920, probably San Diego as several of their kids are there then. He is listed as widowed in San Diego in 1930.

CLAUDE E. (EUGENE) PUTNAM Cattle Creek, Garfield County

He is 28 SD MI IN and is a farmer. His wife Mary is 21 CO, Robert 2 CO. His mother, Mrs. James E. Putnam is 61 IN, his brothers Robert G. 19 SD and Orlo Burr is 21 SD, and sisters Demma 13 SD and Marguerite 10 SD. He is a son of James Eugene Putnam and Grace Helen Gray, and was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1900. James, Grace and several of the kids are also listed in Colorado Springs. Claude is in La Plata County in 1920. Robert will be married here in 1920. Orlo is I think in Missouri in 1920, but married in La Plata County in 1930.

DORA PUTNAM Manhattan, Jefferson County

She is 27 MO MO WI and a patient in Fern Hill Sanitarium. This looks like Dora Hoffman the first wife of William Hagey Putnam. They were married in 1902 in Missouri. I don’t find him now, but he has a new wife Helen and is in Chicago in 1920 and 1930.

JOHN W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM West Arvada, Jefferson County

He is 39 VT VT VT and works on a farm. John Wallace Putnam is a son of Jacob Hubbard Putnam and Letitia Spear of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont. He was in Denver with his uncle/cousin Clarence Putnam in 1900. He will be married here in 1920.

RUFUS P. PUTMAN Hermosa, La Plata County

He is 29 IN IN IN, Bertha E. 31 IA, and Charles A. (Arthur) 1 6/12 CO. He is a son of Edward and Mary Alice Putnam. He was at home in 1900 in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana. They are in Baker City Oregon in 1920 and 1930.

HARRISON PUTNAM Fort Collins, Larimer County

He is 25 CAN CAN CAN, Margaret G. is 22 CAN and young Isabel is 2 CO. He is a delivery man for an Ice Company. He is a son of Horace W. Putnam and Sophia White from Murray, Northumberland Ontario. He was home there with his folks in 1901. Horace was a son of Philander Healey Putnam and Jane Vanserilus from Wolford, Grenville. New England Line. Harrison was born there March 21, 1884. They are here in 1930, probably 1920 too.

JESSE PUTNAM Cox, Lincoln County

He is 42 MO UNK UNK, and his son Willis is 15 CO. Southern Putman Family here. Jesse Benjamin Putnam was in Pueblo County, Colorado in 1900 and married to Hannah who has divorced him. He is a son of Lafayette Putman and Melissa Sheek of Henry County, Missouri. Lafayette’s folks were Benjamin Putman and Mary Buchannan of Rutherford County, North Carolina. He will be in Custer County in 1920 and 1930. Hannah will take Willis and go to Los Angeles, California and be there in 1920. Willis will be married by then.

GEORGE F. PUTMAN Pct 5, Montrose County

He is 37 TN TN TN, Minnie Geyer his wife 32 MO, Edwin 9 MO, Francis 8 NE, Louis 3 NE and Christina 2 NE. He is a son of Jeremiah Michaels Putman and America Jane Mannis. He was born in McNairy County, Tennessee and with the family in Lawrence County, Arkansas in 1880 and then in Nodaway County, Missouri with Minnie in 1900. He and Minnie were married November 30, 1899. They will go to Kansas and then be in Jackson County Oregon by 1930. Southern Putman Family.

MARY PUTNAM Montrose, Montrose County

She is 54 MI NY NY and lists herself as single. Also here is her widowed mother Frances Putnam 75 NY, and two nieces Ruthella Putnam 9 SD SD SD and her sister Harriet 6 SD. Frances Robbins is the widow of Bela Putnam from New York. They were in Turner County, South Dakota in 1880 and Frances was widowed there in 1900. The nieces belong to her son Frank Putnam who was also in Turner County in 1900, and is nearby here in Montrose County right now. In fact they are also listed there with him now. Bela, by the way, was a son of Stephen Putnam and Lucy Francher of Genesee County, New York. Frances and Mary will be here in Montrose in 1920

FRANK M. (MARION) PUTNAM Riverside, Montrose County

He is 33 SD, Stella Jones 36 SD, Ruth E. (Ruth Ella) 9 SD, Harriet L. 6 SD, Corless a son 4 SD. He is here again in 1920.

JOSEPHINE C. PUTNAM Fort Morgan, Morgan County

She is 54 IL and widowed. Her son Howard is 24 IL OH IL. Emma Josephine Clark is the widow now of Howard Melancthon Putnam, son of Charles Marsh Putnam from Licking County, Ohio. He married Josie November 19, 1875 in Evanston, Illinois. He was Town Clerk here. They were here in 1900. She is widowed here still in 1930 and probably in 1920 though not indexed.

LILLIAN B PUTNAM Fort Morgan, Morgan County

She is 33 MO KY KY and is widowed. She is a ‘Beauty Doctor.’ She is Lillian Mae Hart, and was married to Frank Emmett Putnam and was with him in Greene County, Missouri in 1900. They had two daughters then, not sure where they are now.

BURTON B. (BALCH) PUTMAN Orchard, Morgan County

He is 58 WI VT VT, and his wife Clara Levins is 56 WI. They have a son Wilton L. 25 CO WI WI. They have been here since the 1870s, but were in Weld County up till now. His brother Prucius Putnam lives next door. He and Clara are here again in 1920. Wilton will be in Los Angeles in 1920 and 1930 still single.

PRUCIUS W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM Orchard, Morgan County

He is 68 WI VT VT, his wife Mary Assenath Rose is now 68 WI. They had been in Weld County since the 1870s. They will both be missing in the 1920 census. By 1930 he will have a second wife Nanny Hogue and they are in Sacramento California.

JAMES PUTMAN Pct. 7, Otero County

He is 34 TN AL TN, and his wife Lillie is 22 MO. He is a son of James M. Putman and Sarah Poe from Bledsoe County, Tennessee. He was home there in 1880 and in 1900. They are in Cascade County Montana in 1920.

WILBUR A. PUTNAM Sugar, Otero County

He is 38 MO MA VA, his wife Birdie Buckworth is 34 MO, Fred 14 MO, Violet 17 MO, Clarence 9 MO and Everett 6 KS. He is a son of Dexter Putnam Junior and was in Putnam County, Missouri in 1880 and 1900. They are here in 1920, but Sugar City will be a part of Crowley County then.

CATHERINE PUTNAM Ridgeway, Ouray County

She is 73 PA and widowed. She lives with her widowed sister Sarah (can’t read last name) 70 PA.

CATHERINE PUTMAN Pueblo, Pueblo County

She is 34 IL and widowed. Her daughter Mildred 14 IL is with her. She is Catherine Elger, and was married to Henry L. Putnam in Easy Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois in 1900.

CHARLES PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 52 IL MA MA, his wife Carrie Van Vleck is 52 NY, Mildred 17 NE, Charles 14 NE, and Flora 10 NE. He is a steel engineer. Charles Knolton Putman is the son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knolton. He was born in Kankakee County, Illinois. The family was in Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1900. They will be here in 1920 too.

ELLA PUTMAN Pueblo, Pueblo County

She is 47 AR and is widowed. Her widowed daughter Nellie Brown 26 AR AR AR is with her.

FRANK C. PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 29 WI IL MO and is in a hotel.

MAGGIE PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

She is 56 NY and widowed. She lives with her daughter Tillie Davis 25 CO and her husband Walter Davis 36 OH. Maggie was married to William Putman in Denver in 1900. Her daughter Matilda was from her first marriage to a Heineck guy.

MILDRED PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

She is 13 IL IL IL and lives with her grandmother Lena Rachel 57. She was shown at home in 1900 in Kane County, Illinois with her parents Fred and Emma Putnam.

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 40 MO KY MO and boarding. He is a carpenter.

WILLIAM PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 36 IA IA IA and in a hotel. He is a salesman in a dry goods store.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 44 US US US and boarding. He is a laborer for the City.

HATTIE PUTMAN Pct 2, Rio Grande County

She is 22 KS CT IA, and lives with her mother Eva 47 IA who has married Amos Benson. They were here in 1900. Eva Cooley was first married to Isaac Underwood in Kansas. He died and she married George Brinley Putnam (3288) in Osborne County, Kansas August 24, 1885. Hattie is their child. Then he died November 2, 1897, and she moved up here after Kansas had four years of bad draught. She was married again on April 3, 1904 to Amos Valorous Benson. Hattie is a music teacher.

CLABE (CLAYBORN SCOTT) PUTNAM Pct 4, Sedgwick County

He is 41 IL IL IL, Minnie Hanson his second wife is 28 NE, Leslie a son 5 NE, Emma M. 3 NE and Thomas S. 1 8/12 CO. Also here is Herman 20 IL who is a son from his first marriage to Herrilda Anna Hall. Clayborn is a son of John William Putman and Mary Ann Shields from Brown County, Illinois. The family had moved from Brown County to Franklin County, Nebraska where John William died in 1887. They said to heck with it and came back to Brown County. His wife Anna died in 1900, and in 1902 he married Minnie Hansen. They came back to Nebraska and then here to Colorado about 1906, and then back to Franklin County, Nebraska by around 1915 and will be there in 1920.

FRANK PUTNAM Breckenridge, Summit County

He is 32 KS NY PA and is in a hotel. He is a miner in a quartz mine. He is a son of Elias Putman and was at home with him in Abilene, Kansas in 1880. He will be single in Cleer Creek County in 1920 and 1930. Dutch family from New York State.

ALFRED F. PUTMAN Victor, Teller County

He is 28 CO NY NY and a butcher. His wife Ella is 25 CO, Laura 3 CO and Alfred F. Jr. 1 5/12 CO. He is a son of Caleb Fowler Putman from Freemont County. Caleb was a son of William Putnam and his second wife Abigail Fowler of German Flats, Herkimer County, New York and Vermont before that. Caleb is still in Freemont County now. They are all in San Diego in 1930 and several of his brothers are there in that County now.

ELMER PUTMAN Cripple Creek, Teller County

He is 48 MD MD MD, Anna 36 IL and Edith 14 CO. He is a son of John Jacob Putman and Rebecca Shriver of Frederick County, Maryland. He was married to Bashie Marshall in Oklahoma in 1890, and she was alone there in 1900. Anna is a new wife, he must have been divorced or Bashie died in the early 1900s. This is a German family. They are in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1920.

EDWARD PUTMAN Cripple Creek, Teller County

He is 37 NY NY MN and a clerk in a liquor store. His wife Mammie is 28 KS. They have been married 3 years.

ELMER PUTMAN Cripple Creek, Teller County

He is 48 MD MD MD. He has a new wife Anna 36 IL and a daughter Edith 14 CO from Anna’s first marriage. Elmer Elsworthy Putman is a son of John Jacob Putman and Rebecca Shriver from Frederick County Maryland. He was born September 15, 1861 and died in October 1941. He was at home in 1870 and 1880 and single in Sumner County Kansas in 1885. He married Bashie Marshall there. In 1890 he is in Oklahoma, first in Kingfisher and then in Tulsa. By 1900 Bashie is alone in Oklahoma

LEO PUTMAN Eaton, Weld County

He is 21 --- and a roomer in a boarding house.

WALTER PUTMAN South Highland, Weld County

He is 23 MO MO MO and a hired hand on a farm. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Orla May Hendricks, and was born in Dent County, Missouri. German family out of Ohio. He will be married here in 1920 and in Boulder County in 1930.

COLORADO 1920 CENSUS

HARRY PUTNAM Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County

He is 33 KS, Alice Bishard his wife 30 KS, Millie 14 KS, Blanche 11 CO and Myrtle 8 CO. He is a son of Jacob and Celestina Putman from Bourbon County, Kansas. Jacob is a son of William Putman and Sarah Foland from Jefferson County, Tennessee. He married Alice in Fort Scott Kansas January 31, 1905. They were here in 1910. They are here in 1930 and all three daughters are married by then.

LOTTIE PUTNAM Boulder, Boulder County

She is 49 IL and living alone.

URA (URA LEABOND) PUTMAN Longmont, Boulder County

He is 27 MO, Della Griswold his wife 27 NE, Birdie Dell 3 11/12 CO and Naomi 1 8/12 CO. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Orla May Hedrick from Dent County, Missouri. German family from Ohio and Pennsylvania before that. He will die here in 1961. He and his brother Walter came here about 1919.

FRANK PUTNAM Lawson Village, Clear Creek County

He is a boarder, 42 KS. He is a son of Elias G. Putman and was with the family in 1880 in Dickinson County Kansas. He was in Summit County in 1910 and is here in 1930, still single and boarding.

WILBUR A. PUTNAM No Township, Crowley County

He is 48 MO, Virdella (Birdelle in 1900, Birdie in 1910) Buckworth is 44 MO, Clarence 18 MO and Everett 15 KS. He is a son of Dexter Putnam Junior and was in Putnam County, Missouri in 1880 and 1900. They were here in the 1910, but it was part of Otero County then.

CHARLES K. PUTNAM Jr. Sugar City, Crowley County

He is the son of Charles Putnam and Carrie Louisa Van Vleck. They were in Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1900. His folks are presently in Pueblo County, Colorado. He is 24 NE (born December 26, 1895 in Red Willow County, Nebraska), Dorothy Graham 24 MO, Dorothy 4 7/12 CO and Mary Anna 2 6/12 CO. Dorothy will die and he will marry Martha Newman in 1929 and be in Pueblo County with her and the two kids in 1930.

FRED M. PUTNAN Sugar City, Crowley County

He is 23 MO, Bertha 22 KS and Albertine 1 2/12 CO. He is a son of Wilbur A. and Birdie Putnam and was with the family in 1900 in Putnam County Missouri, and here in 1910. They are still here in 1930.

JESSE B. (BENJAMIN) PUTMAN Rosita, Custer County

He is 52 MO and has a boarder with him. He was in Pueblo County with Hannah and some kids in 1900. His wife Hannah has divorced him, taken their son Willis and moved to Los Angeles. He is a son of Lafayette Putman and Melissa Sheek of Henry County, Missouri.

RUTHELLA PUTNAM Delta, Delta County

She is a nurse, 19 SD. She is a daughter Frank Marion Putnam and Stella Jones, and was home with them in Montrose County in 1910.

ANNA L. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 21 IL ME PA, and boarding with August Beuck. Her father, Herbert Putnam 62 ME ME ME, is there as well. Herbert is a son of Isaac and Elizabeth Putnam from Belfast, Maine. He was in Cicero, Illinois in 1880 with his wife Annie McGlaughlin. I can’t find him in 1900. Herbert or Hubert is in Elbert County in 1930 with his daughter Margaret who has married Fred Beuck.

C. R. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 50 PA, a roomer.

CHRISTINA M. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 25 IL LUXENBURG IL and divorced. She is a daughter of John and Maggie Andre and lives with them. Christina’s daughter Margaret 4 4/12 CO is with her. She was married to Ernest Arthur Putman who is listed shortly. She will marry Eric Grave and be here in 1930 and so will Margaret.

CHRISTOPHER PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is the son of Isiah Porter Putnam from Massachusetts and was in Knox County, TN in the 1880 and 1900 census. Chris is now 44 TN, Minnie B. 36 TN, Elizabeth 15 GA, Christopher 13 GA, Dykes, a son, 4 4/12 CO and James 1 9/12 CO. The big gap in ages of the children makes me feel Minnie might be a second wife. They are here in 1930.

CORNELIA PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

She is 68 IL, her son Elijah is 44 TX. Cornelia Wilson is the widow of William Putman who she was here with in 1910. William was a son of Elijah Putman and Matilda Kenton from Champaign County Ohio. Southern Putman family. They were in Gentry County, Missouri in 1880.

DELLA PUTTMAN Denver, Denver County

She is 69 PA and living alone.

EDWARD PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 52 MO NY MO, Gertrude Bolttorf 33 CO, Lester W. 8 CO. He was married here in 1900 to an Ida. Gertrude, Sarah later, is widowed here in 1930 with Lester and her widowed mother so I know her name from that listing. Edward is a son of Nathan and Sally Ann Putman and was born in Kansas City Missouri and was there with the family in 1870 and 1800 and then married here in 1900.

ELLA G. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 70 OH and living alone. She was married to Thomas G. Putman, son of William Garrison Putman from Genesee County, New York. She was widowed here in 1910 and will be in 1930 too.

ELLA W. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 63 IL and living as the sister of Lawrence Williams.

ERNEST A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 28 WA (born there while his dad was working on the railroad) MO MO and divorced. He is a lodger and a clerk for the railroad. He is a son of Charles J. Putman and Lulu Chapman, and was at home in 1900 in Dent County, Missouri. In 1910, he was here in Denver with his dad and his new wife Minnie Hayes. German family from Van Wert County, OH and Pennsylvania before that. He was married to Christina M. Andre here. They were divorced and Christina and their daughter Margaret are living with her parents here in Denver. She is listed above. Very shortly he will be marrying Lori Faye Lucas here in Denver in 1920. I don’t know where they are in 1930, but they will have a son Paul in 1921 and he will be here in Denver living with Lori’s folks.

ERVIN C. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 54 NH, Minnie 43 IL. He is a son of Charles Prescott Putnam (2749) and Esther Hilliard from Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. They are here in 1930.

EUGENE PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is one of our guys, a son of Thomas Putman and Serena Cummins from St. Francis County MO, and a grandson of Howard Mercer Putman from Benton County AL. Gene is 42 MO, Anna 33 IL and Eugene Junior 12 IL. He was in Cook County, IL in 1910, but no wife was shown then.

EUGENE L. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 47 IL, Garnet E. Paine 42 VA and his brother Guy L. Putnam 25 IL is there. He is a son of George Vincent Putnam and Susan Louise Burke of Mechanicsburg, Illinois. He was home there in 1880. In 1900 he was married in Fairfax County, Virginia. His folks had died, and his brother Guy was with him in 1900 in Fairfax County, Virginia. They were in Wheaton, Maryland in 1910, and they had a son Leigh then who must have died. They are here still in 1930.

G. J. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 48 LA and a lodger. I don't find him in Louisiana in 1880. On the other hand, the LA may really be IA. Who knows.

GUY L. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 25 IL and living with his brother Eugene. See that listing.

HARRY PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

Another one of the Southern Branch. He is 50 IA, Clara Zimmerman is 38 IA. He is a son of Jasper Newton Putman (grandson of Elijah) from Davis County, Iowa. He and Clara were married in 1909. There were never any children. They are here in 1930.

HERBERT S. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 62 ME lodging with August Beuck. His daughter Anna 21 IL is there as well. He is a son of Isaac and Elizabeth Putnam from Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. He was married to Annie McGlaughlin in Cicero Illinois in 1880. I don't find them in Illinois in the 1900. He will be with another daughter in Elbert County in 1930.

JOHN PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 38 IN and a lodger.

MORT PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 62 IL and lives alone. Sorry, no Morts or Mortons in the 1860 census of Illinois. The closest is Jonathan's son Mark from Sangamon county, right age wrong spelling.

RALPH B. (BUTTRICK) PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 47 NY and a lodger. He is a son of Alfred Putnam and Eliza King Buttrick. He was in Brooklyn, New York with the family in 1880, and with his brother Endicott in New York City in 1900. He will be married here in 1925 and they are here in 1930. This will be his only marriage. Waited over 50 years to make the leap.

SOPHIE PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 85 MA and an aunt of Nathaniel Brooks. In 1900 she was listed Sophronia and the mother in law of Henry Brooks. No clue as to where she was in 1880.

WESLEY W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

Here come two listings that I just love. Obviously same guy but all sorts of different info. At any rate he is a son of Prucius Putnam and Asenath Rose from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. His grandfather Prucius was from Vermont, Wes was born in WI. He was in Weld County with his folks in 1880 and in Morgan County on his own in 1900. In 1910 he was here in Denver married to a Lucia from Missouri. This listing has him as 45 OK, Clara 40 OK, Hamilton 17 OK, Catherine 11 OK and Clara 9 OK. This is wrong, all the kids were born in Colorado wife Clara is same as Lucia back in 1910.

WESLEY W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

This is right. He is listed 50 WI, Lucia C. (Clara) 45 MO, Hamilton W. 14 CO, Katherine R. 11 CO, Clara M. 9 CO. See, like different folks. That's why it is hard to trust everything that's in the census reports. Lucia is widowed here in 1930. Hamilton is just married in Ellis County, Kansas in 1930.

WILLIAM J. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 54 IL, Elvira 40 NJ, Elmer Dean 24 IL. He is the son of Alfred Putman and Emily Ashworth from Fulton County, Illinois. He was at home there in 1880. He was in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois in the 1900. They were here in 1910. Southern Family. I don’t find them in 1930, but Elmer is married in Jefferson County by then.

ABBY S. PUTMAN Colorado Springs, El Paso County

She is 49 IL, her sister Clara C. Putman is 48 IL. They are daughters of Luther Putnam, and were with the family in Champaign County IL in the 1880 census. They were in Calhoun, El Paso County in 1910.

CLARA C. PUTMAN Colorado Springs, El Paso County

She is 48 IL and living with her sister Abby S. Putman. Both are daughters of Luther Putnam and were in Champaign County Illinois in 1880.

DEMMA E. PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

She is 23 SD and an 'inmate' in the State School for the Deaf & Blind. She is a daughter of Eugene Putnam and was with the family in 1900 in Sioux Falls SD, and here in Colorado Springs in 1910.

ELMER E. (ELSWORTHY) PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 58 MD, Anna 45 IL. He is a son of John Jacob Putman and Rebecca Shriver of Frederick County, Maryland. He was married to Bashie Marshall in Oklahoma in 1890, and she was alone there in 1900. Anna is a new wife, he must have been divorced or Bashie died in the early 1900s. This is a German family. They were in Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1910. Elmer is widowed in Denver in 1930.

IDA R. PUTMAN Colorado Springs, El Paso County

She is 65 RI and lodging with Robert Swan. She is the widow now of Clarence Francis Putnam. They were in Denver in 1900, and she was widowed there in 1910. Robert Swan is married to her daughter Edith, and they were all with Ida in Denver in 1910. She and Edith are in Ramah, El Paso County in 1930ad both are widowed by then.

LUTHER E. (EDGERTON) PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 24 IL, Marian 21 CO and Helen 2 2/12 CO. Don't find him in Illinois in 1900 but he was here with his folks in 1910. He is a son of Chester Curtis and Charlotte Putnam, and grandson of Luther Edgerton Putnam from Champaign County, Illinois. Luther was here with his folks in 1910. Don’t know where they are now, if anywhere. Luther and the family are here in 1930.

RICHARD P. (POSEY) PUTMAN Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 48 AL, Mabel O. Duckett 43 AL. He is a son of Morris Putman and Elizabeth Williamson from Jackson County, Alabama. The family was in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas in 1880, 1900 and 1910. He and Mabel will be back in Arlington in 1930

ZOE PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

She is 38 IA and living with Mary Stahl. She was with an Alice Coates here in 1910.

HANNAH PUTNAM No Township, El Paso County

She is 54 ENG, an employee of William Curran. She was here in 1910 too.

SAMUEL P. PUTNAM Monument, El Paso County

He is 74 IL VT NH and widowed by himself. He is the son of Samuel Porter and Lydia Putman from Chicago, Illinois. He has been here in Colorado since the late 1800s. He is also listed in Monument County by himself.

JAMES E. (EDWARD) PUTMAN Brown Dodd, Elbert County

He is 51 OH living with Stanley Clay and his family from Kentucky. He is part of the German family from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. His parents were John S. Putman and Clarissa Deuy from Pike County, Ohio. He was there in 1880. He was married to Myrtle Hicks in 1900 in Cowley County, Kansas. He was here in 1910 and widowed then. He will soon marry Luella Clay, Stanley’s daughter, and be here in 1930 with four new kids.

GEORGIA A. PUTNAM Elkhorn Township, Elbert County

She Georgia Alice Carver, and is 47 WI and the daughter of Louisa Carver (about 82 NY now). She was married to Adin Gilbert Putnam of Massachusetts and Missouri. They were here in 1900, as was her mom. Adin has died in 1917. She is still widowed here in 1930 and will be here till she dies in 1962.

THOMAS F. PUTNAM Canon City, Freemont County

He is 77 MA and lodging with Anderson Shore. He was in Custer County CO in 1900 with two of his brothers, in fact Walter is here too. They don't seem to have married. They are sons of James Pope Putnam of Fitchburg, Mass. These and another brother, Frank, have been here since the 1870s.

WALTER H. PUTNAM Canon City, Freemont County

He is 67 MA and living with his brother Thomas (above) at the home of Anderson Shore, boarders.

ROBERT A. PUTNAM No Township, Garfield County

He is 28 SD, Irene E. 23 CO, Dorothy L 3 1/12 CO, Stewart E. 2 0/12 CO. He is a son of James Eugene Putnam from Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He was with the family in both Colorado Springs in 1910 and also here in Garfield County with his brother Claude. They are back in Colorado Springs by 1930.

JOHN W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM Arvada, Jefferson County

He is 51 VT and the brother in law of Ann Juchem. His wife Pauline Juchem 50 CO is here as well. He was here in Arvada, Jefferson County in 1910. John Wallace Putnam is a son of Jacob Hubbard Putnam and Letitia Spear of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont and was born there December 1, 1868. He was single in Denver in 1900 and here in 1910. He must have just gotten married. They are here in 1930. He will die of a heart attack in 1943. Pauline will die in July 1940.

HARRY PUTNAM Durango, La Plata County

He is 44 MA, Theresa Agnes Gray his wife is 46 MA and Harry Junior is 7 CA. He is a son of Samuel H. Putnam and Sarah Woodbury from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was home there in 1880 and in 1900. They were in San Diego, California in 1910 where young Harry was born. By 1930 they are back in Torrance California.

CLAUDE E. (EUGENE) PUTNAM Hesperus, La Plata County

He is 38 SD, Mary W. 30 CO, Robert 11 CO and Philip 6 CO. He is a son of James Eugene Putnam and Grace Helen Gray, and was in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County South Dakota in 1900, and in Garfield County, Colorado in 1910. They are in Otero County, Colorado in 1930.

HARRY PUTNAM Loveland, Larimer County

He is 25 NE, Mary Josephine Davenport his wife is 23 KS, Vinnal a son 3 NE and Ellen M. 11/12 CO. He is John Harrison Putnam Jr. a son of John Harrison Putnam and Sarah Ellen Carey. His folks were divorced and he was with his mother in Adams County Iowa in 1900. They are in Dawson County Nebraska in 1930. New Englanders.

FRANCIS PUTNAM Montrose, Montrose County

He is 84 NY and his daughter Mary is 65 MI. Frances Robbins is the widow, and has been since the 1880s, of Bela Putnam from Genesee County, New York and then Turner County, South Dakota. They were here in 1910 as well. Frances will die soon, and Mary will go with her brother Frank to Arizona and be there in 1930.

FRANK PUTNAM No Township, Montrose County

He is 45 MO, Gertrude 44 IA, Ruth Ella 15 CO, Harriett 14 CO and Corles a son 12 CO. He was actually born in South Dakota as were all the kids. He was here in 1910 with his wife Estella Jones. He is a son of Bela Putnam and Frances Robbins. His mom and sister are listed just above. The whole entry is screwed up. He is still married to Stella and they are all in Maricopa County, Arizona in 1930. Stella will die there in 1931 and he in1946.

BURTON B. (BALCH) PUTNAM No Township, Morgan County

He was in Weld County in 1880 and 1900, and here in Morgan County in 1910. He is now 68 WI, Clara H. is 67 WI.

LYDIA PUTMAN No Town listed, Pueblo County

She is 48 TN, Floyd 23 CO, Everett 21 CO, Orville 19 CO and Leonard 17 CO. They were obviously here in 1900, but they weren't on the census so I have no clues.

CHARLES K. (KNOWLTON) PUTNAM No Township, Pueblo County

He is 63 IL, Carrie Louisa Van Vleck 63 NY. Also there is their daughter Pearl Sifton 29 NE and two of her children. They were in Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1900. Charles is a son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knowlton. Elbridge is number 3107 in Eben's book. Elbridge was from Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Charles was born in Kankakee County, Illinois. His son Charles jr. is in Crowley County, Colorado, his son Frank is nearby here in Pueblo County. They were here in 1910 as well. They are here in 1930.

FRANK PUTNAM No Township, Pueblo County

He is 34 IL (born in Kankakee County, Illinois), Helen 19 CO, Frances E.(Elizabeth) 1 7/12 CO. Also there is his sister in law, Frances Duse 21 KS and her son Kenneth 2 7/12 CO. He is a son of Charles Knowlton Putnam, Sr. Dad lives nearby. They were in Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1900. He is widowed by 1930 and back living with his folks here.

ELLA PUTMAN Pueblo, Pueblo County

She was here, widowed, in 1900. She is now 53 AR and has a lodger with her. Her son Clyde has moved on somewhere.

JESSE PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 20 MO and a roomer. He is a son of David and Minerva Putman from Douglas County MO, and was there in 1900 at age 3 months.

G. N. PUTNAM No Township, Routt County

He is 69 NY.

JOHN D. PUTNAM Oak Creek, Routt County

He is 70 OH and alone. The age is tricky to decipher, but in 1930 he is 80 OH and still single in Arapahoe County.

ORAN PUTNAM Fort Lupton, Weld County

He is 39 MO, Lilly A. 39 CO, Neal A. 9 NY and M. Louisa 6 CO. He is a son of Jeremiah Martin Putman and Melissa Jane Straw from Callaway County, Missouri. He was home in 1900 and in 1910. That family is the ‘elusive’ gang out of Guilford County, North Carolina.

PETER W. PUTNAM Greeley, Weld County

He is 77 WI and living alone. Can't find him in Wisconsin in 1850 or 1860. No ideas. He was here in 1870 and not seen in between.

WALTER J. (JOSEPH) PUTMAN Longmont, Weld County

He is 34 MO, Pearl Cleveland his wife 26 NE and Louise 8/12 MO. Also there is Ann Yates 70 OH who is probably his aunt. He was single here in 1910, and married here about 1919. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Orla May Hendricks, and was born in Dent County, Missouri. German family out of Ohio. They are in Boulder County in 1930. He will die here in Colorado in 1971.

COLORADO 1930 CENSUS

JOHN L. PUTMAN Box Elder, Adams County

He is 22 MO IL NH and single. He is living with his married sister Josie E. Belch 28 MO and her husband Lee Belch 41 NE. They are children of Jesse Putman. They were home in Adair County, Missouri in 1920. Southern Putman family. Jesse was a grandson of Hiram Putman and Harriet Nowland from Wilson County, Tennessee.

J. (JOHN) D. PUTMAN Englewood, Arapahoe County

He is 80 OH OH OH and single. He is boarding. He was single in Routt County in 1920.

VERA F. PUTNAM Englewood, Arapahoe County

She is 26 CO and married for 9 years. She has a son Warren 8 CO IA CO. They live with her parents Payton and Emma McCaulley.

HARRY E. (ERNEST) PUTNAM Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County

He is 44 KS TN KS and a farmer. Alice May Bishard his wife is 42 KS. Their daughter Blanche 21 CO is now married Raymond Murray and they either with them or next door. He married Alice in Fort Scott Kansas January 31, 1905. They were here in 1910 and 1920. He is a son of Jacob Stanley Putnam and Celestina Almira Lawton from Bourbon County, Kansas. Jacob is a son of William Putman and Sarah Foland from Jefferson County, Tennessee. Southern Putmans. Harry was born June 8, 1886 in Fort Scott, Kansas. He will die in Fort Scott, Colorado on January 4, 1974. Alice was a daughter of James Carson Bishard and Ida Cleavenger and was born in Bourbon County Kansas on May 3, 1888 and died in Montrose County Colorado January 9, 1959.

J. (JOSEPH) WALTER PUTMAN Hygiene, Boulder County

He is 44 MO MO MO and is a farmer. Pearl Cleveland his wife is 36 NE. They now have Louise 10 MO and Garland 5 CO. They were in Weld County in 1920. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Orla May Hendricks, and was born in Dent County, Missouri. German family out of Ohio. He will die here in 1971.

URA L. (LEABORN) PUTMAN Longmont, Boulder County

He is 38 MO MO MO, and sells automobiles. Della Griswold his wife is 38 NE. They were Married February 14, 1915. They have Birdie Belle 14 CO, Naomi P. 11 CO, Donald L. 10 CO, and Ida Mae 7 CO. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Orla May Hendricks from Dent County, Missouri. German family from Ohio. He was born March 12, 1892 and will die here February 15, 1961. He and his brother Walter came here about 1919. Della Sadie Griswald was born March 21, 1892 and will die here in Longmont November 16, 1933. The son Donald Lloyd was born February 7, 1920 and will die Mach 7, 2001. His wife Vivian Lull was born March 8, 1920 and will die August 12, 2003. Both are buried in Denver.

FRANK W. PUTNAM Lawson, Clear Creek County

He is 52 KS NY PA still single and boarding. He works in the copper mines. He is a son of Elias G. Putman and was with the family in 1880 in Abilene, Kansas. He was in Breckenridge in 1910 and here in 1920. New York Dutch family.

FRED PUTNAM Sugar City, Crowley County

He is 33 MO MO MO. He is a telegrapher for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Bertha, his wife, is 32 KS and they have Albertine 11 CO. He is a son of Wilbur A. and Birdie Putnam and was with the family in 1900 in Putnam County Missouri, and here in 1910 and 1920. This family was originally from Massachusetts.

JESSE B. (BENJAMIN) PUTMAN Rosita, Custer County

He is 63 MO TN NC and divorced as he was here in 1920. Southern Putman Family here. Jesse Benjamin Putnam was in Pueblo County, Colorado in 1900 and married to Hannah who has divorced him. He is a son of Lafayette Putman and Melissa Sheek of Henry County, Missouri. Lafayette’s folks were Benjamin Putman and Mary Buchannan of Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was in Lincoln County in 1910 and in Custer County in 1920. Hannah took their son Willis to Los Angeles, California and was there in 1920. Willis was married by then.

ANNA PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 58 MD and says she is married, but is by herself now. Her husband Henry Herbert Putnam is presently in Riverside California on business. He is a construction supervisor. They were in Du Page County Illinois in 1910 and Christian County Illinois in 1920. Herbert is a son of Henry and Elvira Putnam from Delaware County Iowa.

C. (COMMODORE) DEWEY PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 32 MO AL AL and he sells sewing machines. Ada Stewart his wife is 30 KY and they have (Charles) Warren 9 CO and James D. (Donald) 7 CO. He is a son of John Ezekiel Putman and Sarah Elizabeth Grimes from Newton County, Missouri. He was born there January 23, 1898. He married Ada May 5, 1918 and will die here in Denver October 27, 1969. They were here in 1920 but not listed. Southern family out of Georgia.

CHARLES PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 65 MO PA PA and an insurance salesman. Minnie Esther Hayes his wife is 63 IA. He is a son of Joseph Putman and Margaret Frank from Dent County, Missouri. Charles was in Dent County in 1900 and married to his first wife Lula Chapman. He married Minnie here in Denver about 1905. This is a German family from Van Wert County, Ohio, and Pennsylvania before that. They were here in 1910 and 1920.

CHARLES PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 45 IA ENG GER. He is an estimator in a heating plant what ever that means. Nellie Blodin his wife is 45 Il. They have Helen 19 IA, Rita 18 IA, Donald 17 IA, Robert 15 IA and Lorraine 11 IA. He is a son of George Thomas Putnam (born in IL) and Mary Reuter Schmidt (who was born in Luxemburg, but close enough). He was born in Plymouth County, Iowa and in 1910 and 1920 in Dubuque. The son Donald was born March 25, 1913 and will die in Denver in June 1986. From his obituary, the son Robert Joseph was born December 10, 1914. He will graduate Magnum cum Laude from University of Colorado in 1937. He will join the Marines in WWII and will be made the youngest Colonel in History at age 31. He received numerous awards including the Silver Star for bravery at Guadalcanal. He was discharged in 1946 and went to Ashville, North Carolina and work for Champion Paper. He married Jeanne Middleton Reid. He will die in Ashville February 6, 2006. New York Dutch family.

CHRISTOPHER PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is now 54 TN MA AR and is a general machinist. Minnie his wife is 47 TN and they have Dykes 14 CO and James 12 CO. He is the son of Isiah Porter Putnam from Massachusetts and was in Knox County, TN in the 1880 and 1900 census. They were here in 1920.

ELEANOR PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 80 CAN and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Harriet Winnie 55 MI and husband Charles. In 1880 she was married to William Putnam in Saginaw, Michigan and Hattie was there at age 5. She was widowed there in 1900, and Harriet was still with her. In 1920, she was still living in Saginaw with her other married daughter Mina. In 1900 in fact, Charles Winnie was boarding with her back in Saginaw. Obviously where he met Hattie.

ELIZA PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

She is 54 TX OH IL and single and lodging. She is an elevator operator in the Post Office.

ELLA G. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is still here and is now 81 OH and of course still widowed. She was married to Thomas G. Putman, son of William Garrison Putman from Genesee County, New York. She was widowed here since 1910.

ELMER E. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 68 MD MD MD and widowed. He is lodging and unemployed or retired. He is a son of John Jacob Putman and Rebecca Shriver of Frederick County, Maryland. He was married to Bashie Marshall in Oklahoma in 1890, and she was alone there in 1900. He had a wife Anna in 1920 and they were in Colorado Springs. He must have been divorced or Bashie died in the early 1900s. This is a German family. They were in Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1910.

ERVIN C. (CHARLES) PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 66 NH NH NH and now widowed. He was married to Minnie here in 1920. He is unemployed but owns his own house. He is a son of Charles Prescott Putnam (2749) and Esther Hilliard from Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. They were here in 1920.

EUGENE R. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 55 IL IL PA and is a County building inspector. His wife Garnett E. Payne is 52 VA. He is a son of George Vincent Putnam and Susan Louise Burke of Mechanicsburg, Illinois. He was home there in 1880. In 1900 he was married in Fairfax County, Virginia. His folks had died, and his brother Guy was with him in 1900 in Fairfax County, Virginia. They were in Wheaton, Maryland in 1910, and they were here in 1920.

GEORGE F. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 30 IA VT MO and surfaces floors. Caroline his wife is 24 KS. He is a son of Charles Albin and Margaret Putnam and was born in Grove Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa he was home there in 1900 and1910. He and his dad and married sister Ina were in Omaha Nebraska in 1920.

HARRIET L. PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 35 OH OH OH and single. She is an elementary school teacher. She is a daughter of Charles and Flora Putman from Franklin County, Ohio.

HARRY PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 60 IA IL OH and a clerk. His wife Clara Zimmerman is 50 IA. They have been married 20 years, and were here in 1920. He is a son of Jasper Newton Putman (grandson of Elijah) from Davis County, Iowa. He and Clara were married in 1909. There were never any children. Southern Putmans.

JAMES PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is 48 KS CT KS and a laborer. Nola A. Rudy his wife is 43 KS and they have Christine 18 KS. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Anna Doty from Kansas. He was born in Osborne County, Kansas and was at home with his folks in 1900 in Rooks County, Kansas, and married to Nola in Osborne County, Kansas in 1910. She was born there January 9, 1887. Israel was a son of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur from Windham County, Connecticut. They were in Lincoln County, Oklahoma in 1920 and here now.

JAMES EUGENE PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

He is listed as Joseph J., but that’s wrong. He is 71 MI US US, and his wife Grace Helen Gray is 70 IN. They have been married 50 years. They live with their now married daughter Helen 46 SD and her husband Chester Emmert as they have since the early 1900s. They were in Colorado Springs in 1910. They were in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1900. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Catherine Cobb, and was born in Clarendon, Michigan. He is also listed now in Cheyenne, Wyoming on business. Joseph was born in Clarendon December 8, 1858 and will die in Salem, Oregon April 29, 1952. Grace was born in Orland, Indiana September 13, 1859 and will die in Salem Oregon October 5, 1942.

JOHN S. (STROUD) PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 34 IN NY IN and an insurance salesman. Lenore Donaldson his wife is 35 IA. He is a son of Charles F. Putman and his first wife Dora Stroud from Floyd County, Indiana. The family was in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1910 and 1920. His mother Dora died in 1898 and his dad married Daisy Frederick January 5, 1899. His dad died in Council Bluffs January 17, 1923. John was born back in Indiana March 6, 1896 and will die here in Denver January 20, 1967.

LEIGH B. (BURTIS) PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 42 IL MN IL. He is a factory rep for auto parts. His wife Winifred Borden is 35 TX and they have Leigh 1 6/12 CO. He is a son of Albert and Annie Putnam from Cicero, Illinois. His widowed grandmother was here in Denver in 1910. I have no ideas where he has been since 1900 though.

LUCIA PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 55 MO and now widowed. She has been here a while and was married to Wesley Wallace Putnam. She still has at home Katherine 21 CO and Clara 19 CO.

MARGARET PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

She is 14 CO IL MO and living with her grandparents John and Maggie Andre. She and her mother Christina were here with her folks in 1920. Christina has married Eric Grave or Grieve in 1926 and they live next door. Christina was previously married to Ernest Arthur Putman. They were both here divorced in 1920.

NELLIE PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 60 IA and divorced. She is a servant with an Estein family. She was married to George E. Putnam here in 1910 and in Teller County in 1900.

PAUL PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 8 CO WA CO and lives with his grandparents John and Caroline Lucas. His father was/is Ernest Arthur Putman whose second wife was Lori Faye Lucas. I do not know where they are now. Ernest was a son of Charles Putman from Missouri. He was with his folks here in Denver in 1910 and then married Christina Andre and they were divorced by 1920.

RALPH B. (BUTTRICK) PUTNAN Denver, Denver County

He is 56 NY MA MA and a public school teacher. His wife Mary Bryant is 58 TX. They have only been married 5 years. He was still single here in 1920. He is a son of Alfred Putnam and Eliza King Buttrick. He was in Brooklyn, New York with the family in 1880, and with his brother Endicott in New York City in 1900.

SARAH PUTNAM Denver, Denver County

She is 43 CO and widowed. Her son Lester is 18 CO IL CO. And her widowed mother Minnie Bolttorf 67 IL is with them. She was married to Edward Putnam here in Denver in 1920.

WILLIAM T. PUTMAN Denver, Denver County

He is 26 KY US US and is an attendant in a bathhouse. Inez L. his wife is 41 PA and they have Joanna 2 8/12 NE.

LUTHER E. (EDGERTON) PUTMAN Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is now 34 IL (he says CO but wrong). He is a cook in a Printers Union Hall. Marian his wife is 27 and indeed CO. They have Helen 12 CO, Curtis 5 CO. He is a son of Chester Curtis and Charlotte Putnam, and grandson of Luther Edgerton Putnam from Champaign County, Illinois. Luther was here with his folks in 1910. Luther and the family were here in 1920. Luther was born November 2, 1895 and will die here in March 1967. Opal was born January 20, 1902 and will die here in November 1978.

RALPH W. PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 32 IL OH OH and is a butter maker in a creamery. Opal D. his wife of 8 years is 28 KS. They have Barbara J. 6 CO, Winifred L. 4 4/12 CO, Ralph B. 1 11/12 CO. He is a son of Chester Curtis and Charlotte Putnam, and grandson of Luther Edgerton Putnam from Champaign County, Illinois. Luther was here with his folks in 1910 and with his widowed dad in Texas in 1920. He was born August 27,1897 and will die here in April 1966. His brother Luther is listed just above.

ROBERT A. PUTNAM Colorado Springs, El Paso County

He is 38 SD MI IL and drives a truck for a wholesale grocer. Irene 32 CO, his wife, is a laundress. They now have Dorothy L. 13 CO, Stewart E. 12 CO and Charles C. 5 CO. He is a son of James Eugene Putnam from Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He was with the family in Colorado Springs in 1910 and in Garfield County in 1920.

WILLIAM H. (HAGEY) PUTNAM No Township, El Paso County

He is 49 IL MI MI and says he is married. He is a patient in the Union Printers Home here. He was in Chicago in 1920 and is also listed back there now with his wife Helen. See that listing.

IDA PUTNAM Ramah, El Paso County

She is 77 RI and her daughter Edith Swan is 50 WY. They both are widowed now. Ida She is the widow now of Clarence Francis Putnam. They were in Denver in 1900, and she was widowed there in 1910, and has been in Colorado Springs since then with Edith and her husband Robert Swan who has died since 1920.

HERBERT S. PUTNAM Agate, Elbert County

He is 77 (74) ME ME ME and widowed. He is living with his married daughter Margaret Beuck 49 (41) FL and her husband Fred. He is a son of Isaac and Eliza Putnam from Waldo County, Maine. He was married to Annie McGlaughlin in Cicero Illinois in 1880, and was widowed in Denver in 1920 with another daughter who had married a Beuck.

JAMES E. (EDWARD) PUTMAN Brown Dodd, Elbert County

He is 61 OH OH OH still farming but has remarried after being widowed for some 15 years. His new wife Luella Clay is 41 KY and they have Leroy A. 8 CO, Raymond E. 6 CO, Hazel K. 3 CO and Isabella 9/12 CO. Her widowed mother Frankie Clay 83 KY is with them as is her brother Edward Clay 48 KY. He is part of the German family from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. His parents were John S. Putman and Clarissa Deuy from Pike County, Ohio. He was born in 1868 and will die here in 1954. He was there in 1880. He was married to Myrtle Hicks in 1900 in Cowley County, Kansas. He was here in 1910 and widowed then. In 1920, he was living with the Clay family and just married Luella here in 1920. Luella was born April 23, 1888 and will die in Salida, Colorado in January 1969. The son Leroy was born in 1922 and will die in Park County in 1953.

GEORGIA A. PUTNAM Elbert, Elbert County

She is 57 WI and still widowed. She is Georgia Alice Carver, and was married to Adin Gilbert Putnam of Massachusetts and Missouri. They were here in 1900, as was her mom. Adin died in 1917, and she was widowed here in 1920 as well.

ELMER D. (DEAN) PUTNAM Edgewater, Jefferson County

He is 35 IL IL US and works at an iron works plant. Agnes his wife of 9 years is 34 CO. They have Jack D. 5 CO and Nadine L. 3 6/12 CO. He is a son of William J. and Elivra Putman from Denver where he has been since 1910. William was the son of Alfred Putman and Emily Ashworth from Fulton County, Illinois. He was at home there in 1880. The family was in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois in 1900.

JOHN W. (WALLACE) PUTNAM Arvada, Jefferson County

He is now 61 VT VT VT and has his own farm. Paulina Jochem his wife is 61 CO. Her sister Anna 63 CO is with them. He was here in Arvada, Jefferson County in 1910 and 1920. John Wallace Putnam is a son of Jacob Hubbard Putnam and Letitia Spear of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont. He was born there December 1, 1868. He was single in Denver in 1900 and here in 1910. They were married here December 9, 1917. He will die of a heart attack in 1943. Pauline was born here January 1, 1869, and will die in July 1940.

ORLO B. (BURR) PUTNAM Durango, La Plata County

He is 43 SD MI IN. He is a district supervisor for the electric light and power company. Lillian Dedman Hickman his wife is 41 NM. They have been married about 15 years but I can’t locate them in 1920. They have Pauline 14 NM, James 12 CO, Helen 9 MO, Billy a son 6 MO and Barbara 5 NE. Did a heck of a lot of traveling in the past 10 years or so. He is a son of James Eugene Putnam and Grace Helen Gray, and was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1900. He was with his brother Claude in Garfield County, Colorado in 1910 and probably between here and Missouri in 1920.

CHARLES PUTNAM Fort Collins, Larimer County

He is 79 IN (VT) NH NH and widowed. He lives with his married daughter Mary Clark 38 IA and her husband Lawrence Clark. He is Charles Albin Putnam, a son of Silas Amos Putnam and Lucy Hayden. He was born in Chester, Vermont, and was shown with the family in 1870 in Big Lake, Sherburne County, Minnesota. He was single in Saunders County, Nebraska in 1880, and married in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 1900 and widowed there in 1910. Mary his daughter was there through the 1910. He was in Omaha Nebraska in 1920, and living with his daughter Ina who had married Reuben Clark. He most likely came up here with the Clarks.

HARRY A. PUTMAN Fort Collins, Larimer County

Harrison is now 46 CAN CAN CAN, Margaret 42 CAN and Lillian 17 CO. He is a janitor at a school. He is a son of Horace W. Putnam and Sophia White from Murray, Northumberland Ontario. He was home there with his folks in 1901. Horace was a son of Philander Healey Putnam and Jane Vanserilus from Wolford, Grenville. New England Line. Harrison was born there March 21, 1884. They were here in 1910 and 1920 too but not listed. According to a note Ed Putnam found, he and Margaret lived in the basement of Remington Elementary School from 1916 till 1946. The new Putnam Elementary here is named in his honor.

JOSEPHINE C. PUTNAM Fort Morgan, Morgan County

She is now 74 IL and widowed as she has been since the early 1900s. Emma Josephine Clark is the widow now of Howard Melancthon Putnam, son of Charles Marsh Putnam from Licking County, Ohio. He married Josie November 19, 1875 in Evanston, Illinois. He was Town Clerk here. They were here in 1900, and she was widowed here in 1910 and probably 1920 though not indexed correctly.

HORACE R. (RALPH) PUTNAM La Junta, Otero County

He is listed as 21 CAN IN IN and a nephew of Aura and Bessie Jackson. He is a son of Homer Ralph and Loila Winona Putnam. He was born while the folks were in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They were there in the 1911 census. He was at home in 1920 with them in Deer Lodge County Montana. His folk were from Wabash County Indiana and the family was from New Hampshire before that.

CLAUDE E. (EUGENE) PUTNAM Rocky Ford, Otero County

He is now 48 SD MI IN and an engine man at a sugar factory. His wife Mary is 41 CO and they have Phyllis 15 CO. He is a son of James Eugene Putnam and Grace Helen Gray, and was in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County South Dakota in 1900, and in Garfield County, Colorado in 1910. They were in La Plata County, Colorado in 1920.

CHARLES K. (KNOWLTON) PUTNAM No Township, Pueblo County

He is 73 IL MA ME, Carrie Louisa Van Vleck 72 NY. He works at a gasoline filing station. Their son Frank 44 IL and now widowed is back with them and has a daughter Betty F. 11 CO with him. Charles is a son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knowlton. Elbridge is number 3107 in Eben's book. Elbridge was from Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Charles was born in Kankakee County, Illinois. They have been here since the turn of the Century. Frank was married to a Helen here in 1920, and is a machine operator in a steel works.

CHARLES K. (KNOWLTON) PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

Charley Junior is 34 NE IL NY and his wife Martha Newman 34 TX. They have Dorothy B. 14 CO and Mary Ann 12 CO. Also here is Martha’s widowed mother Anne Newman 70 NC. They were just married this year. He was married to Dorothy Graham back in Crowley County in 1920. He is a son of Charles and Carrie Putnam here in the County. He is a railroad conductor and Martha works in a dry goods store.

CLARENCE C. PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

He is 27 MO US US. Hazel his wife is 39 GA. They have been married about 3 years. He is a barber in a beauty shop, she is a beautician there. Probably her shop to begin with. He is a son of Wilbur and Birdie Putnam. He was home in Otero County in 1910 and there in 1920 but it was part of Crowley County by then.

BARBARA PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

She is 26 MA and has been married for 6 years. No husband but she has a son Walter C. Junior 5 CO MA MA. She lives with her widowed mother Charlotte Devine. The Walter she was married was a son of Mark Putnam and Mary Rocket of Rutland, Mass. He was nice enough to use his middle initial there in 1910, and was there in 1920 as well. He would be 29 years old now. No idea where he is though. Barbara is a stenographer in a real estate office.

JENNIE D. PUTNAM Pueblo, Pueblo County

She is 54 NY and widowed. Her widowed mother Alice Lingman 82 NY and sister Alice 48 PA are with her.

MABEL PUTNAM Akron, Washington County

She is 33 KS IL IA, single and boarding. She is a public school teacher. She is a daughter of Charles James and Elizabeth Putman and was at home in 1900 in Rice County Kansas. Charles was a son of James Daniel Putman from Fulton County Illinois. Southern Putmans.