IDAHO

CENSUS REPORTS

1870  -  1930

 

UPDATED JANUARY 14, 2012

 

In 1850, Idaho was included in the 1850 census for the Oregon Territory. In 1860, it was included in the 1860 census of the State of Washington. There were no Putmans or Putnams in either as near as I can figure. By 1863, it became its own territory and included Wyoming and Montana. It became the present Idaho in 1868 as a territory. In 1890, it became the 43rd state.

 

1870 IDAHO TERRITORIAL CENSUS

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Boise City, Ada County

He is 28 AR keeping a stable. Frankly the name looks like Patman not Putman and I do not find him in any Arkansas census stuff.

 

SAMUEL PUTMAN  Lincoln Valley, Oneida County

He is Samuel Wormwood Putnam, 22 ME and a corporal in the U. S. Army. He is a son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood of Houlton, Aroostook County Maine.

 

 

1880 IDAHO TERRITORIAL INDEX

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Tammany Hollow, Nez Perce County

He is 52 MA, Cecelia Elizabeth Fogg his wife is 42 ME. They have Walter E. 19 MA, Robert H. 17 MA, Grace L. 10 MA, George L. 6 MA. He should be a son of David Putnam (1288) and Orpha Scales. He was home in East Boston in 1850, and married in Boston in 1860. He is number 2881. I don’t find David in 1900. Cecelia is with her then married son George L. Putnam in New York City in 1900. David and Cecelia are both in San Jose California in 1910 and San Francisco in 1920.

 

FRED PUTMAN  Warm Spring Township, Washington County

He is a miner 28 MO KY KY.

 

 

IDAHO 1900 CENSUS

 

RENA J. PUTNAM  Pocatello, Bannock County

She is 49 IL Apr 1850, Ray L. 16 WY Feb 1884. Also there is her daughter Eda M. Byrne 24 IA Jun 1875 and her grandson Louis G. Byrne 6 WY Nov 1893. She is the widow of Louis Putnam from New York. They were in Cerro Gorda County Iowa in 1880. Rena and Ray will be in Churchill County Nevada in 1910 and in Crook County Oregon in 1920.

 

FRANK A. PUTNAM  Grays Precinct, Bingham County

He is 36 MI May 1864 and a servant to Charles Amos. In 1920, he is single in Stevens County Washington.

 

JOHN E. PUTNAM  Payette, Canyon County

He is 49 WI Sep 1850, Mary 48 MI Mar 1852, Edgar 25 WI Nov 1874, Ray 12 NE February 28, 1888, and Guy 6 ID Jun 1893. He is a son of John P. Putnam and Lucy Hyde. He is shown at home in 1860 in Westfield, Sauk County Wisconsin. He and Mary were married in Freedom, Sauk County Wisconsin in 1870. He will be divorced (says he is widowed but not) by 1910 and be with his son Edgar in Malheur County Oregon. His wife Mary Ann will still be here in 1910 with their son Guy. John will have a new wife Agnes there by 1920. Guy will be married and also in Malheur County Oregon by 1920. The son Edgar A. will die or at least be buried in Payette County Idaho in 1950, his wife Nellie Smith in 1963. They are in Fresno County California in 1930. Same with Ray who will die here September 1, 1961. Guy’s wife Mabel Orcurtt will die here in 1960.

 

IRA B. (ISAAC BENNETT) PUTMAN  Kamiah Precinct, Idaho County

He is 29 OR Jan 1871 and lives alone. He is a son of David Hazeal Putman from Linn County Oregon, and is a grandson of Daniel Bennett Putman from Fulton County Illinois. His brother Thurston Putman lives near by. He will be in Seattle, Washington in 1910 and 1920.

 

T. L. (THURSTON LANE) PUTMAN  Kamah Precinct, Idaho County

He is 42 OR Jul 1857, Alice H. (actually Olive Harriet Wycoff) 28 IL Jul 1871, Charles S. (Simeon) 5 ID Nov 1894, Lewis L. (Lane) 4 ID May 1896, Wallace (Lee Wallace) 2 ID Aug 1897 and John Harrison 1 ID Jan 1899. He is a son of David Hazeal Putman from Linn County Oregon, and is a grandson of Daniel Bennett Putman from Fulton County Illinois. One of the Southern line. He married Olive Harriet Wycoff in Linn County on July 4, 1890. He will return to Brownsville, Oregon soon as he died there September 21, 1912. Olive will have remarried by 1920, and has most of the kids with her in Brownsville, Linn County. Southern Putman family.

 

BENJAMIN F. (FRANKLIN) PUTMAN  Moscow, Latah County

One of the 'Southern Stock'. He is 52 IL KY OH and divorced. Dec 1847, Herbert C. 23 ID IL IA Jan 1877, Carol B. 18 ID Jul 1881. He is a son of George Combs Putman (Reding's son) and Charlotte Crosthwait, and was born in Fulton County Illinois. His sister Maria came out here as well, and is married to James Russell Strong here in Moscow too. Ben married Maria Strother back in Fulton County December 1, 1870. The family was obviously here in 1880, but was not listed. They were divorced in the 1880s and she moved to Chicago. His full name is Benjamin Franklin Putman. There is a marriage record here that he will marry Nora Welch here on March 26, 1902.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Cora Precinct, Latah County

He is 60 AR Sep 1839, Ruba E. is 67 CAN Sep 1832. He is another son of George Putman from Fulton County Illinois. He was in Fulton County in 1870 and 1880 and married to Elizabeth Van Buren. They were divorced once in 1869, remarried in 1870 and looks like divorced again.

 

JOHN O. PUTNAM  Genesee, Latah County

He is 70 MI Sep 1829, Fanny 69 MI (actually it's IN) Jan 1831. He is a son of Uzziel Putnam and Ann Chapman. He was born in Cass County Michigan. He was in Oregon in 1860, Washington in 1880, and will be in Shasta County California in 1910.

 

NORA PUTNAM  Genesee, Latah County

She is 18 MI Jul 1881 and boarding with Henry De Bon. She is Nora Alice Putman, daughter of Peter Johannes Putman and Julia Ann Dennison from Shiawassee County Michigan.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Mason Precinct, Nez Perce County

He is 22 OR Sep 1877 and boarding. He would be a son of John Harrison Putman (Grandson of Daniel Bennett Putman from Fulton County Illinois) from Yamhill County Oregon. Part of our southern line.

 

 

IDAHO 1910 CENSUS                 

 

ROY G. (GILMAN)  Paris, Bear Lake County

He is 23 UT MA ENG and his wife Elsie Elizabeth Benzley is 20 UT GER IL. He is a farm laborer. He is Roy Gilman Putnam, son of Seth Harris Putnam and his second wife Anna Marie Tucker (who was from Wales). He was born in Rich County Utah (folks were Mormons) and then was in Uinta County Wyoming with the folks in 1900. He married Elise Elizabeth Benzley in Auburn, Uinta County Wyoming April 17, 1907. They are in Pocatello, Bannock County with kids in 1920 and 1930. He was born July 28, 1887 in Woodruff, Rich County Utah and will die in Pocatello January 9, 1959.

 

WALTER PUTMAN  Lakeview Bonner County

He is 29 MO TN GA, his wife Mary S. 19 WA IA LA. He is a miner.

 

FRANK PUTNAM  Gray, Bingham County

He is 45 MI NY CAN and lodging. He was here in 1910, single then too.

 

MARY A. PUTNAM  Payette, Canyon County

She is a laundress 57 MI and now divorced. Her son Guy M. 16 ID WI MI is with her still. She was married to John E. Putnam here in 1900. John is a son of John P. Putnam and Lucy Hyde. He was shown at home in 1860 in Westfield, Sauk County Wisconsin. He is now with his son Edgar in Malheur County Oregon. He says he is widowed but lies. John will have a new wife Agnes there by 1920. Guy will be married and also in Malheur County Oregon by 1920. Their son Edgar A. will die or at least be buried in Payette County Idaho in 1950, and his wife Nellie Smith in 1963. Guy’s wife Mabel Orcurtt will die here in 1960. Mary Ann is still here in 1920 and in 1930 here in an Old Folks Home.

 

MARTHA PUTNAM  Mountain Home, Elmore County

He is 73 MI NY MI and widowed. She is living with her married daughter Blanche Turner 42 MI and her husband William H. Turner 42 MI. Martha Jane Skinner was married to Morris Jerome Putnam. They were in Flint, Genesee County Michigan in 1900 and Morris died there in Burton Township July 28, 1906.

 

VICTORIA R. PUTMAN  St. Joe, Kootenai County

She is 46 MO and without her husband. Her kids are Barbella a daughter 9 WA, Theodore 5 WA, Frederick 3 WA, and a married daughter Bella Lymons  (Rosa in 1900) 19 MO and her son Craghborn or something 5 WA. Victoria is the wife, or at least she says she is married, of George Washington Putman. They were in Asotin County Washington in 1900. George is back and they are in here in 1920 and 1930. George was a son of Daniel C. Putman and Elizabeth Lethco from Greene County Missouri. Southern Putmans.

 

EDWARD E. (EDGERTON) PUTNAM  Genesee, Latah County

He is a farm laborer 32 MN IL UNK. His wife Laura J. Archibald is 26 MN and they have Mildred 6 MN, Orville 5 MN and Archibald 2 MN. He is Edward Edgerton Putman, son of Charles Henry Putman and Elizabeth Bowen. He was at home in Wright County Minnesota in 1880. He wasn’t listed with the family in 1900. Off somewhere, I guess. He was in Kanabec County Minnesota in 1905 as were his folks. They are in Nez Perce County here in 1920. They are back in Genesee by 1930. Dutch family from New York State.

 

GEORGE A. (ABRAM) PUTMAN  Troy, Latah County

He is 52 NY NY NY and owns his farm. His wife Nettie is 48 IN MI MI. They have been married 24 years and have Lyle 14 SD. They are here in 1920 and in Crook County Wyoming in 1930. His wife is Julia Annette Reynolds who is a daughter of John Reynolds and Julia Ann Putnam. Julia was a daughter of Orlean Putnam and Amelia Vanderhoof from Cass County Michigan. Can’t figure George though. He looks like the son of Henry and Sarah Putman as shown in 1870 in Sparta, Monroe County Wisconsin. But I have no idea who Henry was except he would be on the New York Dutch line.

 

GEORGE E. (EMMETT) PUTNAM  Deer Creek, Nez Perce County

He is 54 IL NY IN and homesteading. His wife May Rose Denham  is 23 ID and they have Nellie 4 ID. He is a son of Goyne M. Putnam and Lavinia Babcock from Winnebago County Illinois, and the Rock County Wisconsin. He was born in Winnebago County July 6, 1856. May was born November 5, 1886 in Westlake, Idaho and they were married in Grangeville, Idaho November 10, 1904. They will be in Milton, Umatilla County Oregon in 1920. He will die there in the later 1820s and May will marry Archie Hall about 1929 and be in Salem, Oregon in the 1930 census.

 

GILBERT & FRANKLIN PUTNAM  Twin Falls, Twin Falls County

Gilbert (Albert in 1900) is 20 WY NY NY and his brother Franklin is 19 WY NY NY. They are sons of Louis Napoleon Putnam and Maggie Cashin from Unita County Wyoming. Louis’ folks were Orrin Putnam and Sophia Huntington from Genesee County NY. They are also listed at home with their folks in Salt Lake County Utah.

 

MYERS PUTNAM  Eaton, Washington County

He is 40 NY NY NY, Fannie (Frances Wheeler) 20 IL, Arthur 16 WA, Miles 14 WA, Donald 12 WA, Paul 10 OR, Avis a daughter 7 WA, Lola 6 WA and Helen 4 OR. The son of Ellis and Aura Myers Putman. . He is a machinist for the Railroad. This is a Dutch family that began, like all of them, in Montgomery County New York. Johannes son David went to Sussex County New Jersey early in the 1700s, and the family remained there until after the Revolution. Then they returned to New York where Ellis and Myers were born. Myers was born in Schuyler County New York in 1869, see the NY 1870. Myers was in Everett, Washington in 1900. His widowed mom was in Seattle in 1900. Myers and the gang are in Baker County Oregon in 1920.

 

 

IDAHO 1920 CENSUS

 

ESTEL PUTMAN  Kuna, Ada County

Ira Estel Putman is 29 KS and a brother in law of Sam Jerome. Sam married his sister Blanche 32 KS. They are kids of Jacob and Elsie Putman from Indiana. They were in Phillips County Kansas in 1900 and Reno County in 1910. His folks have gone east to Chautauqua County New York and are there now. He will be married here in 1930.

 

WILLIAM R. (ROWELL) PUTNAM  Boise, Ada County

He is 43 MN, Jessie Gale Eaton, his wife, 44 MN, William H. 16 MN, Charlotte M. 13 MN and Alice E. 12 MN. He is a son of William Herrick Putnam (3193) and Adeline Mary Rowell from Massachusetts and then Minnesota. He was born in Red Wing, Goodhue County Minnesota August 17, 1876. He married Jessie back there July 2, 1901. They are in New York City in 1930 and he is with an electric company there. Probably Con Edison.

 

ROY G. (GILMAN) PUTNAM  Pocatello, Bannock County

He is 31 UT ME WALES and works for the railroad as a car man. Elsie Benzley his wife is 29 UT and they have John H. 9 ID, Wanda 6 ID, Leanna 3 6/12 ID and Tillie A. 1 10/12 ID. Also here is Daniel Davis 20 WY who is a nephew, probably on his side as his family was in Wyoming in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He is Roy Gilman Putnam, son of Seth Harris Putnam and his second wife Anna Marie Tucker (who was from Wales). He was born in Rich County Utah (folks were Mormons) and then was in Uinta County Wyoming with the folks in 1900. He married Elise Elizabeth Benzley in Auburn, Unita County Wyoming April 17, 1907. He will die here January 9, 1959. They are here in 1930 with some more kids.

 

FRED O. PUTNAM  St. Maries, Benewah County

He is 41 IA, Alva A. Hanson 40 SWED (MI in 1900), Gadys 21 IA and Floyd Frank 19 IA. He is a son of Charles B. Putnam from Michigan. In 1880 he was at home in Marion Township, Linn County Iowa. In 1900 he and Alva were in Marion, Linn County. In 1910 they were in Whitman County Washington and will be in Spokane Washington by 1930.

 

MYRON A. (AARON) PUTNAM  St. Maries, Benewah County

He is 39 PA, Anna May Fowler 30 PA, Tracy A., a son, 12 PA. He is a son of George and Alice Putman. He was born in Delmar, Tioga County Pennsylvania. George was a son of Cornelius and Cinderella Putman from New York. Myron was born in 1880 and will die in Latah County in 1967. Anna was born in 1887 and will die there in1968. The family is Dutch originally out of New York State.

 

WILLIAM O. (OSCAR) PUTNAM  Moore, Butte County

He is 51 ME, Alice Zesiger 48 SWIZ, William O. Jr. 27 UT, Ernest 24 UT, Walter Z. 20 UT, Gladys 16 UT, Edna 13 UT, Golda 11 UT and Edward S. 8 UT. They were all in Bountiful, Davis County Utah in 1900. He was with his parents, Simeon and Abbie Putman, there in 1880. As to his sons. Earnest Lawrence will marry Maude Wilma Hensley here on February 14, 1922. Walter Zesiger will marry Margaret Viola Brown here October 26, 1921. William O. will marry Aletha Lundburg and be here in 1930.

 

MARY PUTMAN  Payette, Canyon County

She is getting a double listing here and also in Weiser, Washington County Idaho as well. In both cases she is 68 MI MI PA divorced and living alone. She was married to John E. Putnam here in 1900. John is a son of John P. Putnam and Lucy Hyde. He was shown at home in 1860 in Westfield, Sauk County Wisconsin. He is in Malheur County Oregon. He was there with his son Edgar in 1910 and now has a new wife Agness. Mary Ann was here with her son Guy in 1910. Guy is married and also in Malheur County Oregon now in 1920. By 1930 Mary is a Home for Older Women in Wendell, Gooding County Idaho.

 

HERBERT C. PUTMAN  Glaver, Idaho County

He is 41 ID and has two lodgers. He is a son of Benjamin Franklin Putman (our guy from Fulton County Illinois) and was at home with them in 1900 in Moscow, Latah County Idaho.

 

FLOYD PUTNAM  Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County

He is 22 WI (MN), Selma Giroux his wife is 23 WI. Selma toted along most of her family as well. Her dad, Mose Giroux is 62 CAN, Gertrude Giroux is 19 WI and Clara Giroux is 16 WI. Anyway, he is a son of William Henry Putnam from Big Lake, Sherburne County Minnesota. He was home there in 1900 and 1910. They are here in 1930.

 

GEORGE W. PUTNAM, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County

He is 58 MO, his wife Victoria 56 MO, Theodore W. 15 MO and Frederick 12 MO. He is the son of Daniel C. Putman of Greene County Missouri. He was in Asotin County Washington in 1900. Victoria and the kids were here in 1910. Southern Putman family. They are here in 1930. Theodore will be with his brother Charles in Umatilla County Oregon in 1930.

 

PHILETUS PUTNAM  Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County

He is 61 MI, Caroline 70 GER. He was born in Bronson, Branch County Michigan. He is a son of Teunis and Emeline Putman from Amsterdam, Montgomery County NY. Another Dutch line. Caroline is alone here in 1930. Think she is widowed but says she’s married.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Troy,  Latah County

He is 62 NY, Julie Anette 56 IN. His wife is Julia Annette Reynolds who is a daughter of John Reynolds and Julia Ann Putnam. Julia was a daughter of Orlean Putnam and Amelia Vanderhoof from Cass County Michigan. Can’t figure George though. He looks like the son of Henry and Sarah Putman as shown in 1870 in Sparta, Monroe County Wisconsin. But I have no idea who Henry was except he would be on the New York Dutch line. They were here in 1910 and will be in Crook County Wyoming in 1930. They have a son Lyle who was born in Mitchell, South Dakota May 18, 1895 who is currently in the Army I guess. He registered here in 1917 and will be with the family in 1930. In his registration, Lyle says he is in the moving picture business.

 

ALBERT J. PUTNAM  Salmon, Lemhi County

He is 29 WY, Pearl Dufresne 27 MN, Robert F. 2 3/12 ID. Also there is Pearl's mom, Rose Dufresne 54 MN. Albert is a son of Louis Napoleon and Maggie Putnam from New York. He was home in 1900 in Uinta County Wyoming. He married Pearl in Twin Falls February 10, 1915. They are all in Flathead County Montana in 1930 where he runs a drug store.

 

ANNIE PUTNAM  No Town listed, Minidoka County

She is 63 WALES and boarding with Seymor Fackrell. She is Anna Maria Tucker, second of the two wives of Seth Harris Putnam. She was with him in 1900 in Uinta County Wyoming. These Mormon guys leave a wife or two almost everywhere.

 

EDGAR (EDWARD) PUTNAM  Arrow, Nez Perce County

He is 42 MN, Laura Archibald, his wife, 35 MN, Mildred 16 MN, Aswell (Orval) 14 MN, Archibald 11 MN and Lester 9 MN (ID). He is Edward Edgerton Putman, son of Charles Henry Putman and Elizabeth Bowen. He was at home in Wright County Minnesota in 1880. He wasn’t listed with the family in 1900. Off somewhere, I guess. He was listed here in East Genesee, Latah County in 1910. They are back in Genesee by 1930. The kids are still around here in 1930.

 

MARY PUTMAN  Payette, Payette County

Payette County was formed in 1919 from Canyon County where she was listed in 1900 and 1910. She is getting a double listing here and also in Weiser, Washington County Idaho as well. In both cases she is 68 MI MI PA divorced and living alone. She was married to John E. Putnam here in 1900. John is a son of John P. Putnam and Lucy Hyde. He was shown at home in 1860 in Westfield, Sauk County Wisconsin. He is in Malheur County Oregon. He was there with his son Edgar in 1910 and now has a new wife Agness. Mary Ann was here with her son Guy in 1910. Guy is married and also in Malheur County Oregon now in 1920. By 1930 Mary is in a Home for Older Women in Wendell, Gooding County Idaho.

 

GUY M. (MYRON) PUTMAN  Castleford, Twin Falls County

He is 44 IA, Cora Anna Jones 40 IL, Darrell Milton 16 IA and Mamie Helen 9 IA. He is a son of Jacob and Mary Putman from Waushara County Wisconsin. In 1900, he was with his brother Stacy in Clay County Iowa. Looks like he found a gal there, as he and Cora were in North Dakota in 1910, and then went back to Iowa and then came up here a few years ago.

 

MARGARET C. PUTMAN  Twin Falls, Twin Falls County

She is 54 NY, Frank 28 WY, Margaret 22 WY, Joseph 18 WY, Edmond J. 32 WY. Her sister Mary Cashin or Caslin 64 NY is still with them. Maggie is the widow of Louis Napoleon Putnam from New York. Most of the gang was in Red Canyon, Unita County Wyoming in 1900. Her son Albert is in Lenhi County Idaho. She, Frank and Ed are in San Francisco, California in 1930.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Weiser, Washington County

She is 68 MI and divorced. This is a dual listing. See her Payette County listing for details.

 

 

IDAHO 1930 CENSUS

 

ESTEL PUTMAN  Kuna, Ada County

Ira Estel Putman is now 39 KS IN IN and married for 7 years to Ann Zola Bringle 35 KS. They have Alice 6 ID, Ira 4 5/12 ID and Earl 2 1/12 ID. He is a son of Jacob and Elsie Putman from Indiana. They were in Phillips County Kansas in 1900 and Reno County in 1910. He was here in 1920 living with his married sister Blanche Jerome. He and Ann were married December 28, 1922. The son Earl was born March 6, 1927 and will die in Middleton, Idaho July 14, 1997. German family originally out of Pennsylvania.

 

ANNIE PUTNAM  Pocatello, Bannock County

Anna Marie Tucker is 73 WALES ENG ENG and now widowed. Her husband Seth Harris has died. Her son Roy Gilman Putnam is here in town. Probably why she came up here from Wyoming. She was born August 1, 1857 and will die here on July 4, 1933.

 

ROY PUTNAM  Pocatello, Bannock County

He is 42 UT ENG ENG and works for the railroad as he was in 1920. Elise his wife of 22 years is 40 UT. They have Wanda 17 ID, Leanna 14 ID, Twila 12 ID, Alvin 8 ID and Dwain 4/12 ID. He is Roy Gilman Putnam, son of Seth Harris Putnam and his second wife Anna Marie Tucker (who was from Wales). He was born in Rich County Utah (folks were Mormons) and then was in Uinta County Wyoming with the folks in 1900. He married Elise Elizabeth Benzley in Auburn, Unita County Wyoming April 17, 1907. He will die here January 9, 1959. They were in Bear Lake County in 1910 and here in 1920. The son Alvin L. was born November 26, 1921 and will die in Burley, Idaho May 14, 1994. His mom is here and listed just above.

 

GORDON W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM  Careywood, Bonner County

He is 38 MN NY DEN and has been married about 16 years To Minnie L. Smith 40 VA. They have Harold 15 WA, Francis 12 WA, Irene 11 WA, Raymond 8 WA and Myrtle 4 ID. He is a son of Gordon Winslow Putnam from Renville County Minnesota. He was married in Whitman County Washington in 1920. His widowed mom, Carrie Bentson Putnam, and some brothers were there in 1910. Harold was born July 23, 1914 and will die in Kellogg, Idaho in September 1895. The son Raymond was born March 15, 1922 in Central Falls, Washington, and died July 29, 2008 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. His wife Helen died in 1996. The son Francis Virgil was born April 16, 1916 in Colfax, Washington and will die in Kellogg, Idaho July 13, 1974. He will marry Dorothy Mae Shewmaker in 1944 in Mineral County Montana. She was born August 27, 1923 and died in Pahrumo, Nevada February 10, 2010. They will have 3 children Paula Jean (who gave me this info), Gary James and Lawrence Patrick Putnam all of Kellogg, Idaho.

 

VERNON E. (ELMER) PUTMAN  Careywood, Bonner County

He is 32 MN MN MN and a deliveryman for an oil company. Ida Morse, his wife, is 32 ID. He is a son of George Fayette Putnam and Mary Ellen Drew. He was with his folks in 1900 in Big Lake, Sherburne County Minnesota, and with his mom in Silver Lake, Lake County Oregon in 1910. Family was originally from Massachusetts. They were in Benton County Washington in 1920.

 

WILLIAM O. (OSCAR) PUTNAM JR.  Arco, Butte County

He is William Junior, and was with his folks in Moore, Butte County in 1920. He is UT ME SWITZ. His wife Aletha T. Lundberg is 22 UT and they have Edward L. 1 5/12 ID. He is a clerk in a sporting goods store. Probably getting ready to sell machine guns to the ‘skin heads’ that will pop up here in the 70s. His folks are now in Lost River, Butte County.

 

ERNEST L. (LAWRENCE) Lost River, Butte County

He is 36 UT ME SWITZ and a farmer like his dad. Maude Wilma Hensley his wife is 31 IA. They have Bessie E. 7 ID and Edward A. 5 CA. They were married here February 14, 1922.

 

WILLIAM O. (OSCAR) PUTNAM  Lost River, Butte County

He is now 61 ME ME ME and a farmer. Alice Zesiger his wife is 57 SWITZERLAND. Only Edward S. (Simeon) 19 UT is at home. Edward will soon marry Katherine Mae Merrill in Pocatello, Bannock County on September 25, 1930.

 

R. (ROBERT) ROY PUTMAN  Melba, Canyon County

He is 40 OR IL WA and a farmer. Marie M. Roberts is 40 AR. They have Vivian Marie 12 OR, Robert C. 9 OR, Chester Royal 3 2/12 OR and a nephew Oswald West Putman 19 OR. He is a son of John Harrison Putman and his first wife Hannah Woodfin from Linn County and the Yamhill County Oregon. Robert and Marie were in Yamhill County in 1920. Oswald, by the way, is a son of his brother James Harrison Putman from Yamhill County. Southern Putman family out of Illinois.

 

MYRON A. (AARON) PUTMAN  Elk River, Clearwater County

He is now 49 PA and loads automobiles on a loading dock. Anna May Fowler his wife is 41 PA, they have a son Tracy 22 PA and now an adopted daughter Florence May 12 WA. He is a son of George and Alice Putman. He was born in Delmar, Tioga County Pennsylvania. George was a son of Cornelius and Cinderella Putman from New York. The family is Dutch. They were in Benewah County Idaho in 1920.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Wendell, Gooding County

She is 78 MI NY PA and widowed. She is an ‘inmate’ in Saint Valentine’s Home for older women. She was married to John E. Putnam in Payette County in 1900. They were divorced and she was there in 1910 and 1920. She will die here September 24, 1944 at age 89. John is in Oregon with their son Edward. Their son Guy is out there as well.

 

CAROLINE PUTMAN  Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County

She is 68 WI but I think it is GER. She was married to Philetus Putnam here in 1920. She says she is married, but he’s not around.

 

FLOYD PUTNAM  Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County

He is 32 MN OH OH. Selma Giroux is 33 WI and they have Eugene 9 ID, Gordon 7 ID, James 5 ID and Philip 3 8/12 ID. He is a car salesman. He is a son of William Henry Putnam from Big Lake, Sherburne County Minnesota. He was home there in 1900 and 1910. They were here in 1920. Floyd was born October 2, 1897 and will die in Sandpoint, Idaho in July 1973. Selma was born January 3, 1896 and will die here in May 1976. The son William Gordon Putnam was born May 13, 1922 and will marry Bonnie Gumm July 3, 1942. He will die here in Coeur d’Alene April 29, 2011.

 

GEORGE W. (WASHINGTON) PUTNAM, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County

He is now 68 MO TN TN. Victoria his wife is 67 MO and Fred 22 WA is the only kid left at home. They have been here since about 1909, and in Washington State before that. He is a son of Daniel C. Putman and Elizabeth Lethco from Greene County Missouri. Southern Putmans.

 

EDWARD E. (EDGERTON) PUTNAM  Genesee, Latah County

He is 52 MN NY CAN. Laura J. Archibald his wife is 45 MN. He is Edward Edgerton Putman, son of Charles Henry Putman and Elizabeth Bowen. He was at home in Wright County Minnesota in 1880. He wasn’t listed with the family in 1900. Off somewhere, I guess. He was listed here in East Genesee, Latah County in 1910. They were in Nez Pierce County in 1920. Edward was born in 1877 and will die here in 1960. Laura was born in 1884 and will die in 1948. Their son Lester was with them in 1920. He was born in 1911 and just died here in 1930.

 

ARCHIE PUTNAM  Arrow, Nez Perce County

He is 21 MN MN MN and taken over the farm his folks had here in 1920. Lillian Lawde his wife, is 20 ID. They were just married December 24, 1929. He is a son of Edgar Putnam and Lara Archibald. They were in Latah County in 1910 and here in 1920. The folks are back in Latah County now.

 

ORVILL PUTNAM  Arrow, Nez Perce County

He is 24 MN MN MN and works on the Isaksen farm. He is a son of Edgar Putnam and Lara Archibald. They were in Latah County in 1910 and here in 1920. The folks are back in Latah County now.

 

GUY M. (MYRON) PUTMAN  Castleford, Twin Falls County

He is 53 IA WI WI and a farm laborer. Cora Anna Jones his wife is 50 IL and they have Helen 19 IA. He is a son of Jacob and Mary Putman from Waushara County Wisconsin and then Clay County Iowa. They were here in 1920 and in North Dakota in 1910. He married Cora September 26, 1900 in Dickens, Iowa. He will die there February 8, 1965. Cora was born August 30, 1879 and will die in Buhl, Idaho in September 1977.

 

WILLIAM H. (HOWARD) PUTNAM  Twin Falls, Twin Falls County

He is 26 MN MN MN and a salesman for Idaho Power Company. Katherine Field his wife is 24 ID and they have William R. 11/12 ID. They were married June 27, 1928. He is a son of William Rowell Putnam and Jessie Eaton from Goodhue County Minnesota. In 1920 he was listed here in Boise Idaho with his folks. He was also listed in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1920 too.

 

WALTER PUTNAM  Weiser, Washington County

He is 31 UT ME SWIT and he works in a creamery. His wife Margaret Brown is 26 UT, and they have Delbert 7 ID (born in 1922 and will die here in 1955), Glen 6 ID, Donald 4 1/12 ID (born in 1926 and will die here in 2007). They were married In Butte County October 26, 1921. He is Walter Zesiger Putnam, a son of William Oscar Putnam and Alice Zesiger from Davis County Utah. William was a son of Simeon Putnam. Mormon family from Maine. He was home there in 1910 and in Butte County Idaho in 1920. His folks are in Butte County now. Walter was born May 25, 1899 and will die out in Walla Walla County Washington March 10, 1966. He had another wife Lillian who is buried there with him. She was born October 27, 1903 and died July 6, 1977. Margaret was born in 1903 and will die here in 1999. Delbert Edward was born July 2, 1922 and will die in Sacramento, California April 30, 1955. Glen was born in 1924. Donald was born in 1926 and died 2007.