DISTRICT of
COLUMBIA
CENSUS REPORTS
1790 -
1930
UPDATED NOVEMBER 12, 2008
This was not a hot spot for Putmans or Putnams until well into the late 19th and beginning of the 20th Centuries. What we know as Washington DC now was larger when it began as Virginia supplied a bunch of acres in 1801 that were returned in 1846. It was still a Territory 1895. Georgetown became a part in 1895 and it then became the District of Columbia that it is today.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1790-1800-1810 CENSUS
There were no Putnams or Putmans listed in any of these years. Actually not sure the District as such existed then.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1820 CENSUS
CALEB PUTNAM Georgetown, Washington DC
He's Charles Caleb Putnam (1904) from Newburyport, Massachusetts and you’ll read all about him in the Mississippi Section. He was born October 1, 1793 and was a son of Caleb Putnam and Hannah Russell of Newburyport, Massachusetts. He came to Georgetown about 1816 and will marry Margaret Murdock there October 17, 1820. They will be moving to Tennessee in 1824 and be in Knox County in the 1830 census, then to New Orleans and then to Smith County, Mississippi in the 1840s. He died in Madison Parish, Louisiana in 1862, and Margaret died in New Orleans in July 1887. His younger brother Benjamin is with him now. The listing is 01011-00000. There is a Charles Putnam in his mid 20s in St. Landry Parish Louisiana now in 1820 listed as a manufacturer. I think this is him as well.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1830-1840-1850 CENSUS
There were no Putmans or Putnams listed here in these census reports. However, there is a marriage record of a George M. Putnam marrying Mary Ann Parker in Washington on June 6, 1856. George Melville Putnam is number 2563, a son of Elisha D. Putnam (1150) and Nancy Melville of Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. He was born there October 29, 1827. Now, best I can figure, is that Elisha either got a divorce from Nancy (who is single back in New Hampshire in both the 1850 and 1860 census), or just took off with two of his kids, this George and his brother William Francis Putnam (2564). Elisha will die on May 1, 1864 at the home of his son William. William, who married Malinda Thomas, will die here as well on April 30, 1868.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1860 CENSUS
There were no Putnams or Putmans listed in this report. But I know that the above Elisha D. Putnam, William Francis Putnam and George Melville Putnam are all here.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1870 CENSUS
AARON PUTNAM 1st Ward West, Washington DC
He is a black man, age 29 MD.
C. R. PUTTMAN 4th Ward, Washington DC
This is a wrong page number or something, I can't find this listing.
JAMES B. (BAKER)
PUTMAN 4th Ward, Washington DC
He is a clerk in a produce store. He is 43 NH, Almeda Pike 42 NH and Emma E. 19 NH. He is James Baker Putnam (number 2550 in Eben’s system). He is a son of Ephraim Putnam (1145) and Prudy Graves of Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. He was born there September 24, 1821.
THOMAS PUTMAN 7th Ward, Washington DC
He is 30 MA and a clerk at the Capital. He is a son of Jefferson Putnam and Judith Stone. He was born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass. on July 4, 1839. He will mary Emma Frances Torrey on May 30, 1876 in Baltimore, Maryland. Tom works in the Library of Congress as a librarian. They are all here through 1910, and Emma is widowed here in 1920.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1880 CENSUS
This is the full census, not just the Soundex portion.
JAMES B. (BAKER) PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 54 NH NH NH, Almeda Pike 52 NH NH NH. They were here in 1870 too. James will die in West Virginia in 1890 and Almeda will go back to New Hampshire and be in an invalid’s home there in 1900 and 1910.
THOMAS J.
(JEFFERSON) PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 40 MA, Emma F. Torrey 23 MA, Alice E. (Ella) 2 DC and Charles M. (Montcalm) 8/12 DC. He is a son of Jefferson Putnam and Judith Stone. He was born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass. on July 4, 1839. He married Emma Frances Torrey on May 30, 1876 in Baltimore, Maryland. Tom works in the Library of Congress as a librarian. They are all here through 1910, and Emma is widowed here in 1920.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1890 CENSUS
There are a few pages and entries left in this Census that was somehow destroyed.
RUFUS F. PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 19, single and born in Lowell, Ohio. His father was from Ohio and mother from Maryland. Also here is his sister Katie Putnam, single and 21 years old. She was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. They live with their uncle Charles E. Leves and his wife Rosamon Blake Leves. He will be here again in 1900, 1910 and 1920 with Rosamond Leves, Charles wife. He is a son of William Davis Putnam and Emma Blake from Marietta, Ohio. His folks died in 1879 (mom) and 1884 (dad). Rosamond Blake Leves is the sister of his mother Emma Blake. He will be studying law. By 1910 he will be working for the Government.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1900 CENSUS
EDWARD K.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 31 IA born November 1868. He is boarding. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam and Mary Duncan from New York. They are part of the Dutch Putman family. The family was in Scott County, Iowa in the 1870 census. Edward was born there.
EDWIN E.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 29 ME born September 1870, Alice Pettingill 28 ME born June 1871, and Earl 7 ME born May 1893. All these folks and a few new ones will be here in 1910 and 1920. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and Myra A. Ellsworth. He was born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine on September 10, 1870. He married Alice G. Pettingill in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine on May 23, 1891.
GEORGE W.
PUTMAN Washington DC
He is listed as Pottman, but is from the New York Dutch family and is a son of Cornelius Putman from the Albany area and was with the family in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in 1850. He was born there. He was obviously in Maryland in 1880, but the family was not in the Soundex as it should have been. Anyway, he is 52 PA born Nov 1847, Gollora (maybe Dolores?) 48 MD born Mar 1852, Olivia or something 22 MD born July 1878, Willis W. 20 MD born Aug 1879, and a son Mondazil or something 17 MD born Nov 1882. The handwriting on this card was pretty bad.
JOHN F.
(FARNUM) PUTNAM JR. Washington DC
He is 32 ME born Sep 1867 and Dora is 30 ME born Mar 1870. He is another son of John Farnum Putnam. He was born September 30, 1867 in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine.
ORVILLE T.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 56 PA born Apr 1844, Sarah B. 49 PA born Jul 1851. They will be here in 1910 and 1920. He is a son of Isaac and Abigail Putnam and was with the family in Bradford County, PA in 1850 and still single there in 1870. Gets interesting. Orville had been married to Sally Rockwood back in PA. At this time that Sally and their son Orville Junior are still back in Granville, PA. Divorce looks about what this was. According to the 1910, he and Sarah were married in 1891.
RUFUS F. (FRANKLIN)
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 28 OH born May 1872, and listed as a nephew of Charles and Rosamond Leves. He will be here again in 1910 and 1920 with Rosamond Leves, Charles wife. He is a son of William Davis Putnam and Emma Blake from Marietta, Ohio. His folks died in 1879 (mom) and 1884 (dad). Rosamond Blake Leves is the sister of his mother Emma Blake. He is currently studying law. By 1910 he will be working for the Government.
THOMAS J.
(JEFFERSON) PUTNAM Washington DC
He has been here since the late 1870s. See 1880 for who he is. He is 59 MA born Jul 1840, Emma F. (Emma Frances Torrey) 43 MA born Mar 1857, Alice Ella 22 DC born Jan 1878, Charles Montcalm 20 DC born Oct 1879, Adda Marie 17 DC born Oct 1882, Bertha Adelade 12 DC born May 1888, Clara Lee 9 DC born Sep 1890, Russell 7 DC born Jan 1893.
WILLIAM H.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 62 MA born May 1838 and boarding with Emma Porsche. Probably there to be able to drive her 911 Turbo. He is William Harrington Putnam, son of James Putnam and Charlotte Harrington of Worcester County, Mass. He is also listed boarding back there. Must work for the government.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1910 CENSUS
There
are some 250 Districts in Washington DC. I am listing these folks in order of
the Districts rather than alphabetically. This way we might see some
connections otherwise missed.
He
is 47 TN TN TN single and boarding. He is a Lawyer in General Practice. He is a
son of John Putman and Elizabeth Graham of Maury County, Tennessee. His dad was
a Minister. Southern Putman family.
He
is now 36 OH OH MD, single, and a clerk for the U. S. Government. He lives with
his widowed aunt Rosamond Leves 77 MD and her sister, still single, Kate R.
Blake 60 MD. He was living here in 1900, but Rose’s husband Charles Leves was
still around. He will be here as will Rosamond in 1920. He is Rufus Franklin
Putnam, son of William Davis Putnam of Washington County, Ohio. Rosa is his
mother’s sister. She did raise him though.
He
is 51 NY NY NY, and he is a masonry contractor. His wife Nellie Welch is 49 NY
and their son Borden is 15 MI. He is a son of Theodore Putman of Sanilac
County. He was home there in 1870. He and Nellie were in Saginaw, Michigan in
1900. Nellie is widowed and living with her brother Homer Welch in Queen Anne’s
County Maryland in 1930. Dutch family from Steuben County, New York.
He
is 45 VA VA VA, his wife Blanche Mary Bishop is 35 VA, Elwood H. 8 VA, Martha
L. 7/12 VA. He is a motorman on a streetcar. He is a son of Levi Putnam and
Mary Ann Suddeth of Cedar Run, Fauquier County, Virginia. Blanche is widowed by
1920, and she and Martha are back in Fauquier County with her folks.
She is 17 VA VA VA and he is 9 VA VA VA. They are in the Orphan Asylum in
precinct 8. They are children of Silas and Mary Putnam of Fairfax County. Mamie
was home there in 1900, and Louis wasn’t born yet. Their mother died in 1901
and Silas shot a woman and then committed suicide in 1907. I don’t find the
kids in 1920.
He
is 66 PA MA PA and a clerk in the Post Office. His wife Sarah Black is 59 PA
and they have been married 19 years. Also here is a niece Mabel Black 40 PA and
single. He is a son of Isaac and Abigail Putnam and was with the family in
Bradford County, PA in 1850 and still single there in 1870. Gets interesting.
Orville had been married to Sally Rockwood back in PA. In 1900 Sally and their
son Orville Junior were still back in Granville, PA. Divorce looks about what
this was. According to the 1910, he and Sarah Black were married in 1891.
He
is now 39 ME ME ME, his wife Alice G. Pettingill 38 ME, Earl C. 17 ME, Myra A.
8 DC. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and Myra A. Ellsworth. He was born in
Rumford, Oxford County, Maine on September 10, 1870. He married Alice G.
Pettingill in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine on May 23, 1891. They were here
in 1900 and will be in 1930. He is a printer like his brother John listed next.
Probably work at the same plant.
John
Junior is now 42 ME ME ME, Dora S. 38 ME. They have been married 16 years. He
is, of course, another son of John Farnum Putnam and Myra A. Ellsworth of
Rumford, Maine.
He
is 60 MD and is a Black.
He
is 30 DC MA MA and a machinist in the Navy Yard. His wife Mary L. Shryock is 31
PA. They were just married this year. He lives six houses or housing units away
from his folks, Thomas and Emma Putnam. They’ll be here in 1920 with some kids.
He
is now 70 MA MA MA and still works at the Library of Congress. His wife Emma
Frances Torrey is 53 MA, Clara F. 19 DC, and Russell 17 DC. He is a son of
Jefferson Putnam and Judith Stone. He was born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass.
on July 4, 1839. He married Emma Frances Torrey on May 30, 1876 in Baltimore,
Maryland. The son Russell is going to be married to Luciille Atkinson and they
are in Miami Florida in 1920.
He
is 61 IN MA UNK and widowed. He is boarding here. He is a ‘keeper’ in a stationery
store. This looks to be Alva B. Putnam Junior from South Bend, Indiana. He
listed himself as widowed there in 1880 and 1900.
She
is 17 DC VA MD and living at Columbia Hospital. She was actually born in
Alexandria. She is a daughter of William H. Putnam from Alexandria, Virginia in
1900. Her mom is listed next.
She
is 43 MD MD MD and an attendant at Columbia Hospital. She is the widow now of
William Putman from Alexandria, Virginia. She was home there in 1900, and will
be here in town in 1920.
She
is 64 ENG ME NY, her sister Ruth is 54 NY ME NY and is a historian. They are
unmarried daughters of George Palmer Putnam and Victorine Haven of the Putnam
Publishing House fame. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920.
He
is 16 MD MD MD and an office boy in a Law Firm. He is boarding.
He
is 48 NY ME MA and a Librarian. His wife Charlotte Elizabeth Monroe is 51 MA,
Shirley 22 MN, and Brenda 19 MN. He is a son of George Palmer Putnam and
Victorine Haven of the Putnam Publishing. He was librarian for the Minneapolis
Public Library from 1884-1891 and then ran the Boston Library till 1899 when he
was appointed Librarian to the Library of Congress. He was a Harvard grad and
became an attorney in 1886. He is here through the 1930 when he is widowed.
He is 44 IA NY PA and single. VERY hard page to read. At any rate he is a son of Charles Edwin Putnam and Mary Louisa Duncan from Scott County, Iowa. His brother Edward was here in 1900. He is married here in 1920.
He
is 26 VA VA VA, and drives an oil truck. His wife Ethel is 20 MD and they have
Ellen L. 3 DC. By 1920, Ethel will have remarried to Franklin Burke and they
will be here in 1920. Ethel and a brother Raymond (born in 1910) will be with
her. Edward is yet another son of Silas W. Putman from Fairfax County,
Virginia.
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA 1920 CENSUS
AMY D. PUTMAN Washington DC
She is 29 DE DE DE single and lodging with Louise Barney. She is a stenographer. She looks to be the daughter of Alfred Willis Putnam and Mary Wallace. She was with her folks in Bergen County, New Jersey in 1900 and 1910, and is listed there now as well. She is here in 1930 working for the Weather Bureau.
AUGUSTUS
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 51 NC, Etta 29 VA, Herbert E. 10 VA and Victoria F. 9 VA. He is a son of Perry Green Putman and Susan Waters from Cleveland County, North Carolina. He was there in 1870 and 1880 with them in Gaston County. He was born in September 1869. He married Laura Sides on May 3, 1890 in Lincoln County. He then married Martha J, Russ on December 18, 1892, and then Ella Huntley in Rutherford County on December 13, 1894. I don’t find him in 1910, but Ella and the kids are in Gaston County then and she says she is widowed. Sounds like divorce to me though. By 1920 she has remarried to Avery G. Badger and she and one of their daughters are in Gastonia, Gaston County and the two older daughters are married there now as well. The rest of the family was in Portsmouth County, Virginia in 1900 and 1910. I assume he was there as well but wasn't listed. His brother John is also here in Washington. Etta is a brand new wife, only 19 when she married him. The kids are theirs. I don’t find them in 1930, but Augustus will die here and be buried on March 2, 1931.
BEULAH PUTNAM Washington DC
She is 26 NY and lodging with William Ruckert.
BORDEN R.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 24 MI, Mabel 25 DC. He is a son of William C. and Nellie Putman, and was born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan in November 1895. He was at home there in 1900, and was here with his folks in 1910. His folks are from New York, Dutch family.
CHARLES M.
(MONTCALM) PUTNAM Washington DC
Thomas Jefferson Putnam' son is married. He is 40 DC, Mary F. Shryock 41 PA, Thomas S. (Shryock) 9 DC and Donald M. (Montcalm) 3 DC. He’s been here all his life, but just married Mary here in 1910. They are all in Miami, Florida in 1930, and he’ll be operating a boiler shop there.
DAVID PUTMAN Washington DC
He is 21 VT and lodging with Hillary Smith.
DELLA PUTMAN Washington DC
She is 78 GA and the mother in law of Robert Nyedith. She is the widow of Henry M. Putman from Cobb County, Georgia and was there in 1880 through 1910. Henry was a son of Daniel Putman and Nancy McConnell, part of our Southern family.
EDITH PUTNAM Washington DC
She is 51 ME ME ME and widowed, and the sister of Lourney Bumps from Maine.
EDITH G.
PUTNAM Washington DC
She is 68 ENG and Ruth 58 NY. They are listed as 'partners'. They are unmarried daughters of George Palmer Putnam and Victorine Haven of the Putnam Publishing House fame.
EDWIN E.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 49 ME, Alice G. 48 ME, Earl C. 37 ME, Naomi A. 23 DC, and Myra A. 18 DC. They were here in the 1900 census, and in 1910. See that for info. Naomi is the wife of Earl Putnam.
ELLA F.
PUTTMAN Washington DC
She is 24 IL and rooming with Elmer Phelps.
ELLEN L. & RAYMOND
E. PUTNAM Washington DC
Ellen is 13 DC, Raymond 9 DC. They are listed as stepchildren of Franklin and Ethel Bucke. Ethel was married to Edward T. Putman from Fairfax, Virginia here in 1910, and they had Ellen with them then. Ellen will be a nurse in Baltimore in 1930.
ELWOOD PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 19 DC and boarding with Rose Ella O'Brien. He is a son of Mason Putnam and Blanche Mary Bishop from Fauquier County, Virginia. He was here with his folks in 1910. His dad died and his mother is back in Virginia with her folks. He will marry Mildred Markley in 2 years and in 1930 they will be in Rockville, Maryland living with her mother.
EMMA F. PUTNAM Washington DC
She is Emma Frances Torrey, now the widow of Thomas J. Putman, and has been here a long time. She is now 62 MA. Her daughter Bertha 32 DC and her husband James Lott 41 KY are living with her. Emma will marry John Mullen here in 1825 and they are here including Bertha in 1930.
FRANK PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 36 OH, Delilah 38 OH. He is a son of Archibald Putnam and Euphema McCord. He was home with his widowed mom in West Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio in 1910. Then he got married and moved out here. He is also listed in a Soldiers Hospital here. Both work for the Bureau of Engraving, U.S. Mint.
FRANK PUTMAN Washington DC
He is 18 SC and at the National Training School for Boys.
FRANK E.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 38 OH and at the U. S. Soldiers Home. He is a son of Archibald and Euphema Putnam from Columbiana County, Ohio (1900). The family is from New York and then was in Huron County, Ohio. He is also listed above with his wife.
FREDERICK R.
PUTMAN Washington DC
He is 51 NY and lodging with Samuel Raub. He looks to be the son of Aaron Putman and Almira Angel from Jefferson County, NY.
G. R. (GEORGE
ROCKWELL) PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 54 IA, Martha Aresvik 36 NOR, Elly D. (Elizabeth Duncan) 5 DC and Krista (Krista Aresvik) 1 1/12 DC. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam and Mary Duncan from Scott County, Iowa. His brother Edward was here in 1900. He was single here in 1910. He and Martha were married here September 11, 1913. They are all here in 1930. He is the U. S. Commissioner of Lighthouses. He will hold this post until the mid 1930s.
GRACE L.
PUTMAN Washington DC
She is 32 OH single and boarding. She is a clerk with the Government. She is a daughter of Walter Scott Putman and Abigail Bower of Stark County, Ohio. She was at home there in 1900 and 1910. Her brother Wilford is here in town too. German folks out of Pennsylvania.
JOHN F. PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 50 ME, Dora 41 ME. John Farnum Putnam Jr. was here in 1900, see that listing for who he is. They were, of course, here in 1910 too and will be in 1930.
JOHN S. PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 43 NC, Dora D. 32 VA, Ada F. 9 MD. He is another son of Perry Green Putman of Cleveland and then Gaston County, North Carolina. This is a second marriage for him. His first wife and kids are still in Gaston County, North Carolina. He was divorced prior to the 1910 census, and probably headed to Maryland right after that. His folks headed to Virginia about the same time.
LULA G. PUTMAN Washington DC
She is 28 VA and a cousin of Edgar Woodward. She is a daughter of Marcus Putman and was in Warren County, Virginia with the family in 1900 and 1910.
MOSES PUTMAN Washington DC
He is 46 NC and a Black man.
MYRTLE PUTTMAN Washington DC
She is 34 OH OH OH, and rooming with Victor Lenstead. She is single and works as a clerk for the Government.
ORVILLE T.
PUTNAM Washington DC
He's been here before 1900 and in 1910, and is now 76 PA, Sarah Black 70 PA. Seems there were never any kids in this, his second marriage.
PERSIS PUTNAM Washington DC
She is 31 WI and at the Dormitory for Housing Corporation. What ever that is. She is a daughter of William Rufus and Jane Putnam. She was at home in Filmore County, Minnesota in 1900 and 1910. Family obviously was in Wisconsin a lot as most of her siblings were born in Wisconsin as well. Her widowed mother is in Urbana, Illinois now.
ROSA B. PUTNAM Washington DC
She is 52 MD, and the mother in law of Joseph Hanley. She is the widow of William Putman from Alexandria, Virginia, and was there in 1900. She and her daughter Edith were here in 1910, and Edith has since married Joseph Hanley.
RUFUS F. PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 47 OH and living with his 'mother' Rosa Leves 87 MD. He was here in 1900. He is Rufus Franklin Putnam, son of William Davis Putnam of Washington County, Ohio. Rosa is not his mother, but is his mother’s sister. She did raise him though. He was here with her in 1900 and in 1910.
RUTH PUTNAM Washington DC
She is 58 NY and 'partner' of Edith G. Putnam listed earlier. They are daughters of George Palmer Putnam.
S. DANIEL
PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 19 VT and boarding.
STEPHEN PUTMAN Washington DC
There is no age or birthplace recorded. He was rooming with Edward Hall, but the entry was crossed out and marked ‘moved.’
VIRGINIA
PUTNAM Washington DC
No age, but single and born in Alabama with a dad born in Tennessee. She rooms with Harry Horton. She is a daughter of John Graham Putman of Jefferson County, Alabama. She was at home there in 1900 at age 4, so she would be 24 now. She is a bookkeeper.
WILFORD B.
PUTMAN Washington DC
He is 36 OH, Martha H. 27 DC, Raymond S. 2 9/12 DC. He is a son of Walter Scott Putman from Stark County, Ohio (1900). Pennsylvania German family. They are here in 1930.
ZOE E. PUTNAM Washington DC
She is 25 IL and rooming with Margaret Lunn. She is a daughter of Stephen Ellsworth Putman and Laura Ellen Hills from Brown County, Illinois. She was home in 1900. This is our Southern family here.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1930 CENSUS
She
is 35 DE DE DE, single and boarding. She is a librarian at the Weather Bureau.
She is the daughter of Alfred Willis Putnam and Mary Wallace. She was with her
folks in Bergen County, New Jersey in 1900 and 1910. She was single here in
1920.
She
is 41 DC MA MA and still single. She is still living with her mother Emma who
has recently married John Mullen. Emma Frances Torrey is now 73 MA. Emma was
married here to Thomas Jefferson Putnam who died around 1915.
She
is 22 OH and single. She is a student nurse at Walter Reed General Hospital.
She is a daughter of Charles and Florinda Putman from Franklin County, Ohio.
She was home there in 1910 and 1920.
He
is 32 IL CAN OH, single and boarding. He is an accountant with the Government.
He
is 41 IL IL IL and single. He is a patient at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. He is a
son of Charles Henry Putnam and Margaret Creller. He was born in Illinois but
was in Washington State with his folks in 1900 and back in Winnebago County
with his folks in 1910. In 1920 he was in a hospital in San Francisco and
listed as a soldier. Probably wounded in WWI.
He
is 34 NC NC NC and is an electrician. Mildred L. his wife of 7 years is 27 DC.
They have Earle B. 4 NC and William R. 2 DC. He is a son of Lewis and Cora
Putman from Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina.
He
is 33 MD PA MD and single. He is living with his married sister Roberta C. High
53 PA.
He
is 26 VA VA VA and a driver for a junk dealer. Edith Ralston his wife is 30 VA.
They live with her folks Bernard and Mary Ralston. He should be a son of Thomas
Henry Putnam and Susie Farber. He was born in Loudon County, Virginia, but was
with his folks in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1920.
He
is 59 ME ME ME and a plate printer at the U. S. Engraving Office. Alice G.
Pettingill his wife is 58 ME. Their daughter Myra 28 DC is still single. Their
son Earl C. 38 ME and his wife Naomi 33 DC are with him as they were in 1920.
They have a daughter Katherine 8 DC. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and Myra
A. Ellsworth. He was born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine on September 10,
1870. He married Alice G. Pettingill in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine on May
23, 1891. They were here from 1900.
She
is 61 ME and by herself, but the image won’t come up.
He
is 43 VA VA VA and widowed. There is a George E. 15 VA who is probably his son.
They are listed as cousins of Mary Dangswer 45 VA. Emmett would be a son of
Silas W. Putnam from Fairfax County, but I don’t find him after 1900.
Ernest
is 27 VA VA VA and his brother Eugene is 19 VA VA VA. They live with their
sister Agnes Utley 32 VA. They are kids of Martin Thornberry Putnam and
Narcissa Payne from Rappahannock County, Virginia. They were all there in 1920.
Ernest will be here and his mother Narcissa will come here after her husband
Berry dies, and she will die here September 5, 1955.
She
is 63 MD MD MD and widowed. She lives in a hotel.
He is 64 IA NY PA and an engineer with the Government. Martha Aresvik his wife is 46 NOR, and they have Elizabeth A. 15 DC and Kristi A. 20 DC. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam and Mary Duncan from Scott County, Iowa. He was single here in 1910. He and Martha were married here September 11, 1913. They were all here in 1920. He is the U. S. Commissioner of Lighthouses. He will hold this post until the mid 1930s. He will later return to Vermont where his great grandparents were from and die in Dorset, Vermont in 1953.
HARRY A. PUTNAM Washington DC
He is 61 NY NY NY and widowed. He is in the U. S. Soldiers Home here.
He
is now 68 NY ME MA and widowed since Charlotte Moore has died. He is still a
librarian at the Library of Congress. He is a son of George Palmer Putnam and
Victorine Haven of the Putnam Publishing. He was librarian for the Minneapolis
Public Library from 1884-1891 and then ran the Boston Library till 1899 when he
was appointed Librarian of Congress. He has been here ever since.
He
is 70 MI NY VT and boarding. He just popped up in Saginaw, Michigan in 1880. He
was married to a Lucretia in 1900 in Tuscola County and then back in Saginaw in
1910 and 1920.
He
is 27 IL NY IL and married to Marguerite Gaines 26 KY. They have been married 3
years. They both are clerks with the U. S. Government. He is a son of Willard
G. Putnam and Emma Scott from Peoria, Illinois.
He
is 62 ME ME ME and with the government printing office. Dora his wife is 56 ME.
They have been married 25 years. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and Myra A.
Ellsworth of Rumford, Maine. They have been here since the late 1890s.
He
is 36 KY KY KY and a clothing salesman. Edna Fern Phillips his wife of 9 years
is 29 IN. They were married in Ft. Wayne, Indiana August 26, 1921. He is a son
of Charles Monroe Putnam and Susan Thomas Wallingford of Fleming County,
Kentucky. Line goes back to Daniel Kendrick Putnam out of Virginia in about
1800.
She
is 20 VA VA VA and single. She is boarding and unemployed. She is a daughter of
Mason Putnam and Blanche Mary Bishop from Fauquier County, Virginia. They were
all here in 1910. In 1920 she was with her widowed mother Blanche in Fauquier
County, Virginia.
He
is 22 WI WI WI single and boarding. He is an accountant. He is a son of Parker
and Edna Putnam from Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. He was there with his
folks and his widowed grandmother in 1910 and 1920.
He is 20 DC VA DC and a trainman for the railroad. Ruth H. his wife of 1
year is 17 LA. He is a son of Edward T. and Ethel Putnam. His dad was a son of
Silas Putnam from Fairfax, Virginia. In 1920 he was with his mother who had
remarried Frank Burke. Not sure what happened to his dad.
He
is 22 MN MN MN and works in a steel works. Christine his wife of 2 years is 18
DC. He was orphaned in Hubbard County, Minnesota in 1910 and with Andrew Putnam
there in 1920. I think he is Andrew’s brother Ernest Putnam. Not sure. The
family was from New Hampshire. Christine’s folks were Danish from Iceland.
He
is 52 (56) OH OH MD single and boarding. He is a clerk with the Government. He
has been here since the 1880s. He is a son of William Davis Putnam and Emma
Blake from Marietta, Ohio. His folks died in 1879 (mom) and 1884 (dad). He was
brought up by his mother’s sister here in Washington.
He is 46 OH OH OH, Martha H. his wife is 38 DC, Raymond S. 13 DC, Margaret A. 6 DC, Russell R. 5 DC, and his sister Grace L. Putnam 43 OH and single. He is a son of Walter Scott Putman from Stark County, Ohio (1900). Pennsylvania German family. They were here in 1920.