IOWA
CENSUS REPORTS
1920
& 1930
UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 2011
EMMA N.
PUTNAM Colony, Adams County
She
is 73 VT and the mother in law of Wilmer D. Crouse. Emma Robertson is the
ex-wife and now widow of Adney Putnam. She says she is widowed as she did in
1910. They were here in 1870 through 1900 and she was here in 1910 with her
daughter Flossie, who has since married Wilmer Crouse. In 1910 though Adney was
back in Vermont with a wife named Nancy. She will be with her then widowed
daughter Minnie Belding in Taylor County Iowa in 1930.
He is
46 IA VT VT, his wife Grace N. Boyer is 40 IA VA VA, and they have Il L. 17 IA,
Lela B. 16 IA and a son Leslie D. 12 IA. He is a son of Adney Putnam and Emma
Robertson from Vermont first and then here in Adams County. They are in Union
County in 1925 and 1930, maybe longer.
HARRY PUTNAM Carl Township, Adams County
Adney
and Emma's son was born here. He is 39 IA, Daisy M. Boyer, his wife, 35 IA,
Francis a son 10 IA and Mildred 6 IA. They were here in 1910, and will be in
Warren County by 1930.
LLOYD PUTMAN Postville, Allamakee County
He is
29 IA and boarding with James Steele. He is a son of Surreno and Emma Putman
and was at home in Winneshiek County in 1900, and here in 1910. He will be
married by 1930.
WILLARD
PUTNAM Cincinnati, Appanoose
County
He is
a son of William Putman and Mary Nelson and was home with them in 1880 in Adams
County, and was here with Bertha in 1910. He is now 47 IA, Bertha E. Burr 44 IA
and Earl 16 IA. They are here in 1930 too. Southern Putmans.
She is
47 IA and says she is widowed, but is really divorced. Her daughter Gladys in
16 IA. Mary Miller was married to John J. Putnam in Appanoose County in 1900,
and she was divorced here by 1910. She is in Mahaska County in 1925 and back
here in 1930. John was a son of John Abraham Putnam and Anna Briggs from
Appanoose County and Vermont before that.
GEORGE J. (JACOB)
PUTMAN Cedar Falls, Black Hawk
County
He is
65 WI, Ida Huyck 69 IL. They were here in 1900 and 1910. He is a son of Jacob
Putman and Mary Jane Marr from Waushara County, Wisconsin.
LOUIS O. (ORVILLE)
PUTNAM Albert, Buena Vista County
He is
a son of Benjamin Augustus and was here in 1900 and 1910, and in Boone County
where he was born up until then. He is now 53 IA, Anna E. Kemp 61 IL, and a stepdaughter
Jennie J. Smith 32 IA is with him. Jennie is Anna's daughter and Anna is his
second wife. In 1900 and 1910 he was married to Martha Pray. His son Earl lives
here in the county as well.
GEORGE PUTNAM Storm Lake, Buena Vista County
He is
37 IL, Elizabeth Van Housen his wife 37 OH and they have Mary 11 IN. He is a
son of Frank Austin Putnam and Arabella Foss. He was home in Chicago, Illinois
in 1900. They are here in 1925
EARL F. (FRANCIS)
PUTNAM Coon Township, Buena Vista
County
He is
a son of Louis Orville and Martha Putnam and was here in 1900. He is now 28 IA,
Jennie Wendt his wife 28 NE, Hazel 3 6/12 IA and Homer 6/12 IA. There is an
unrelated Chumbley family living with them. They are here in 1925 and 1930.
GEORGE W.
PUTNAM Greene Township, Butler
County
He is
34 IA, Edith Nettleton 33 IA, Gerald E. 7 IA and Elizabeth S. 3 8/12 IA. He is
a son of Marshall and Betsy Putnam, and was in Pottawattamie County in 1900. He
and Edith were just married in Floyd County in 1910.
BARNEY
PUTTMANN Carroll, Carroll County
He is
63 IA, Ida his wife is 48 IA. He is a son of the upcoming Bernard Puttman. This
Bernard was here in 1900 and listed as Barney then. Various Barnard Putmans
from Germany have been here since the 1850s, but none have shown any connection
even though there just has to be. I assume this Barney is a son of the elder
Barney from Germany.
BERNARD
PUTTMAN Carroll, Carroll County
He is
93 GER and living with Joseph Hannasch as a father in law. Joseph married his
daughter Karolina. He has been here since the 1870s. In 1900 he was listed
Barney (for Barnard) and I would guess the Barney listed earlier is his son.
Barnard was born in Dorsten Westphalia on January 9, 1828. He came with his
parents to Wisconsin in April 1845. He married Sybilla Timp there on April 27,
1852. They then came here in mid May 1856. He will die here shortly on June 4,
1920.
JAMES R. (RUFUS)
PUTNAM Cass County
He is
listed 66 IA, Ulrica Thulin his second wife is 50 SWED, and there is an aunt,
Ellen Parson 20 SWED with them. He is James Rufus Putnam Junior, a son of James
Rufus Putnam and his first wife Cynthia Ann Bradley. He was born in Dubuque
County March 10, 1859 and was with the folks there in 1860 and in Warren County
in 1870 and 1880. His first wife Eliza Jane Sexton died September 15, 1904. He
married Ulrica Thulin from Sweden here in 1905. They were here in 1910 and on.
Ulrica will hang in until she dies December 30, 1935, James till December 27,
1942.
CLAUDE E.
PUTNAM Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo
County
He is
35 IL WI IL, Lehme L. Strode 28 IL and they have Nellie F. (Frances) 5 IA. In
1900, he was in Knox County, Illinois with his mother Nellie Henderson. His dad
is Orlean Putnam from Cass County, Michigan. That family was in Nebraska in the
1890s and then Nellie retreated back home to Illinois. They are here in 1925
and 1930 too.
STACY N.
PUTMAN Dickens, Clay County
He is
now 45 WI, Florence S. Davis 43 IA, Amber E. 17 IA, Millicent 10 IA and Kenneth
(listed Zenith) is 7 IA. He is a son of Jacob Putman and Mary Jane Marr and was
in Waushara County, Wisconsin with his folks in 1880 and then was here in 1900.
Dutch family.
COLEMAN
PUTNAM Lodomillo, Clayton County
He is
52 MI, Sarah Cordelia Probst 51 IA, Claire A. listed a son 16 IA, Gilbert 12 IA.
Also there is his daughter Mable 29 IA and her husband Alva Shepard 26 IA.
Coleman is a son of Charles B. and Esther Putnam, and was born in Eaton County,
MI and was there in 1870. The family was then in Linn County, Iowa from 1880
on. He was in Delaware County in 1900, and here in 1910. They are here still in
1930. His dad and his second wife Laura are currently still in Linn County.
RAYMOND
PUTNAM Lincoln, Clinton County
He is
28 Belgium, Martha Peterson 29 Germany, Diverne 7 IA and Ray (jr.) 2 IA. Obviously
he just hit the shores recently, she’s been around a while though. They are
here in 1930 with 6 new kids, but two here now are then listed as step kids
with the last name Seymour, which was the name of Martha’s first husband.
RUTH PUTNAM Perry, Dallas County
She
is 20 IA and is listed as a daughter of someone whose name was not recorded.
She is a daughter of Fred and Nellie Putnam and was with them in 1900 in Linn
County. Fred is not around, so I guess Nellie remarried and that is with whom
Ruth is living.
ULYSSIS G. (GRANT)
PUTMAN Perry, Dallas County
He is
53 IA, his second wife Nackey Earley is 48 OH and son Howard 15 IA. He is a son
of Benjamin Putman and was born in Boone County, Iowa. He was here in Dallas
County in 1900 and 1910.
MILTON A.
(AUGUSTUS) PUTNAM Woodward, Dallas
County
He is
62 IA and living alone. He is a son of Benjamin Augustus and was shown right
here in 1860 with the family at age 2. Then the family moved to Boone County
and he was there in 1870 and 1880. The whole family was in Tacoma, Washington
in 1900. He married Ida Theresa Sayles in Poweshiek County on March 24, 1883.
They were divorced a while back. He was single here in 1910.
WILLARD
PUTMAN Drakesville, Davis County
One
of the Southern Putmans. He is a son of Jasper Newton Putman. He was at home in
1900 here, and married here in 1910. He is now 48 IA, Nellie M. Clark 40 IA and
they have Dorothy J. 14 IA. He and Nellie are here in 1930. Dorothy will marry
Roy Clarkson January 7, 1928 and be off with him then.
JANE PUTMAN Davis County
She
is Eliza Jane Grant the widow of Jasper Newton. She is 72 OH and Olive 47 IA,
her daughter, is still with her. She and Olive will be in Los Angeles by 1930.
THOMAS PUTMAN Davis County
He is
49 IA (born right here), Stella Combs 43 IA and Eugene 11 IA. Stella's mother
Caroline Combs 70 IN and her brother Cecil Combs 26 IA are living with them.
One of our 'southern' folks. He is a son of Stiles Putman, grandson of Thomas
and great grandson of Elijah Putman. He and Stella and his dad were here in
1910. The Combs family has also traveled a long way with our Putmans. Bennett
and Dolly Combs had a couple of daughters who married Putmans. Stacey married
my Reding and Isabel married Hazeal Putman. Caroline would have been married to
one of Bennett's five sons.
W. L. (WILLIAM
LUTHER) PUTNAM Pleasanton, Decatur
County
He is
54 OH, Blanche 46 MO, Helen 18 MO, Mildred 13 MO and William 11 MO. He is a son
of Luther Putnam and was in Mercer County, Missouri in 1900 and 1910. He was
born in Huron County, Ohio. His father Luther is from New York State.
EDWARD PUTNAM Manchester, Delaware County
He is
45 IA, Hetty Spare 38 IA, Mary C. 17 IA, Harold 13 IA and Marjory 6 IA. He is a
son of Henry H. Putnam and Elvira Stanclift, and was here at home with them in
1900, and married here in 1910. He is also currently listed by himself in
Tulsa, Oklahoma on business. They are here in 1930.
CHARLES
PUTNAM Burlington, Des Moines
County
He is
40 IL and rooming with Mary White.
CHARLES A.
PUTMAN Dubuque, Dubuque County
He is
38 IA, Nellie J. Bloden 37 IA, Helen L. 9 IA, Rita C. 7 IA, Donald C. 6 IA,
Robert J. 5 IA and Lorraine A. 1 6/12 IA. He is a son of George Thomas Putman
and Mary Reuter Schmidt who were here in 1910. Charles and Nellie were here in
1910 as well. In 1930 the whole gang is up in Denver, Colorado.
DAVID A.
(ARCHIBALD) PUTNAM Dubuque,
Dubuque County
He is
64 IL, Ellen E. White 62 WI, Archie D. (David 2nd) 38 IA and his daughter Ruth
M. Putnam 8 IA. Also there is Ellen's sister Mary Jane White 69 ENG. His full
name is David Archibald Putnam and he has been here in Dubuque since the 1880
census at least. In 1880 and 1900 his wife was listed as Mary born in Scotland.
This Ellen is a second wife. They were all here in 1910 and had been married
for 2 years then. He is a son of George Putnam and Catherine Scleithe from
Ohio, and was born in Tazewell County Illinois and then was with his folks in
Grant County Wisconsin in 1860, whole family missing in 1870 and then he was
here just married in 1880. They are here in 1925 and passed away by 1930. The
son, Archie, was married here in Dubuque in 1910 and will shortly have a new
wife Lillian and be in Minneapolis by 1930.
GEORGE V. PUTNAM Dubuque, Dubuque County
He is
38 IL, Fern Campbell 27 IL and Mary Galle is 7/12 IA and listed as an adopted
daughter. He is George Vincent Putnam junior, son of George Putnam and Susan
Burke from Springfield, Illinois. They are here in 1930. He’ll die here in
1937.
MARION PUTNAM Dubuque, Dubuque County
He is
64 WI and has a couple of boarders. He is William Marion Putnam, a son of
George Putnam and Catherine Scleithe, and was born October 5, 1855 about the
time his folks moved from Tazewell County, Illinois to Grant County, Wisconsin.
He was there in 1860 and 1870 and out here in the 1880s till 1900 when he was
married here with Harriet. She has died in the last few years. He will go over
to St. Joseph, Missouri in the next month or so and then die there January 17,
1921. He said he had been living there 7 months.
WALTER PUTMAN Dubuque, Dubuque County
He is
39 MA and boarding with a Joseph Washington.
EVERETT
PUTMAN Oelwein, Fayette County
He is
27 IA, Refa 27 OK, Robert D. 4 4/12 IA. He is a son of Charles Putman and Elsie
Wells, and was born here. Also with him is his grandfather Peter Putman listed
as 87 NY, but it is 82 NY. In 1900, Peter was with his wife Alice and staying
with his daughter Cora here in the county. They are in Cedar Rapids in 1925 and
gone someplace by 1930.
PETER PUTMAN Oelwein, Fayette County
He is
a son of Jacob and Hannah Putman from Montgomery County NY (Dutch family). He
has been in Buchanan County from the 1860s until the 1890s. In 1900 he and
Alice Teague his wife were with their daughter Cora here in Fayette County and
now he is widowed and living with his grandson Everett (son of Peter's son
Charles). Peter is now 87 NY and doing just fine I suppose, playing with the
kids.
ARTHUR PUTMAN Fayette County
He is
30 IA, Edna Miesgeier 31 IA, Dale I. a son 4 8/12 IA, Hilda I. 3 6/12 IA, Lloyd
A. 1 6/12 IA and Lester W. 7/12 IA. Also there is Alma Miesgeier 67 GER (Edna's
mom), Clara Meisgeier 34 IA (Edna's sister) and Laura Andrea 29 IA (Edna's
sister). Arthur is a son of Elliot and Caroline Putnam and was with them in
Clayton County in 1900. They are here in 1930.
ELLIOT PUTNAM Fayette County
He is
68 NY, Caroline Nus 57 IA, Ernest 31 IA, Bertha 27 IA. Also there is a nephew, Chester
Manson 17 IA. Chester was listed as an adopted son in 1910. This family was in
Clayton County Iowa in 1900, and here in 1910. He is Alfred Elliot, son of
Lucien B. and Esther Putnam from Warsaw, NY and then here in Fayette County in
the 1860s and on.
FRANK S.
PUTMAN Charles City, Floyd County
He is
62 NY and rooming with Albert Jones. He was in Winneshiek County in 1880 and
married there in 1910. He is a son of John S. and Julia Putnam from Crown
Point, Essex County, New York.
CHARLES E.
PUTMAN Franklin County
Charles
Ervin is a son of Charles B. Putman and Anna Briggs and was born in this
county. The family was all there in 1900. He is now 46 IA, Zella M. 45 IA, May
18 IA, Anna 16 IA, Bernice 12 IA. Also there is their daughter Dema (listed
Bema in 1900) 19 IA and her husband Edward Eisentrager 21 IA. They are here in
1930.
HOWARD PUTMAN
JR. Hamburg, Fremont County
He is
a son of the next listed Howard Putman. He is 33 IA and Nora Russell his wife
32 MO. She is a daughter of James Russell and Minnie McGuire. They are here in
1930 too.
HOWARD PUTMAN Hamburg, Fremont County
He is
69 IA, Emma Headley his wife 64 IA, Mertie 44 IA, Essie 30 IA and Zelma 22 IA.
He is a son of Abraham Putman. He was born in Davis County, a grandson of
Elijah Putman out of Fulton County, Illinois. One of the 'southern' branch
folks. Been here forever. They are here in 1925, and Howard will be widowed
here in 1930.
OTTO PUTMAN Fremont County
He is
39 IA, Mary 36 GER. He is another son of Howard and Emma Putman from here.
LOUISE E.
PUTNAM Grundy County
She
is 21 IA and a niece of Gorham and Martha Arnold. She is with them here in 1925
and in Hardin County in 1930. Martha is her mother’s sister. Louise is a
daughter of Warren Ami Putnam and Hettie Beary. Warren Ami is a son of George
Gideon Putnam. New England family that came out here in the 1870s. Louise was
born here and was with her folks in Grundy County in 1900. The folks moved to
Anne Arundel County, Maryland in 1909. Louise decided to stay here.
FRANCES PUTNAM Hamilton County
She
is 31 IA and a niece of John H. King. She is probably the daughter of George
and Helen and was with her mother in Madison County in 1900
EARLE C. (CLAYTON)
PUTNAM Eldora, Hardin County
He
was born here, a son of Allen and Phoebe Putnam. He is 38 IA. Etta Whiting his
wife is 28 IA, Gerald W. (Whiting) 4 IA, Helen 2 IA and Alice 3/12 IA. Also
there is his brother Howard J. 40 IA. His father has died and mom is nearby
living with her daughter Helen and that family. They are here in 1925 and 1930.
PHEBE PUTNAM Eldora, Hardin County
She
is Phebe Keziah Southard 64 IA and living with her daughter Helen Dobson. She
is Allen Wilson Putnam's widow and was here with him and the kids in 1900 and 1910.
She will be in Long Beach California in 1930.
BENNETT W.
PUTNAM Hardin County
He is
32 IA, Genevieve Spears, his wife, 30 IA, Muriel 5 IA, Janet 4 IA, Barrett
10/12 IA. Bennett is a son of Allen and Phoebe Putnam. He was born here and was
with his folks in 1900. He will be divorced and living with his brother Earl
here in 1930. Genevieve and the kids are all in Los Angeles in 1930.
HOWARD J.
PUTNAM Hardin County
He is
40 IA and living with his brother Earl. They are sons of Allen and Phoebe and was
born right here
CHARLES F.
PUTNAM Magnolia, Harrison County
He is
30 IA, Ada S. 28 IA and Charles F. 8 IA. This would be Charles Putman junior
from Washington County and his wife Ada Bower. OBITS has Ada’s birth as August
31, 1891 and death in April 1983. German family out of Virginia a long time
ago.
NANCY M.
PUTNAM Woodbine, Harrison County
She
is Nancy Margaret Ballentine, widow of Charles Francis Putnam. They were in
Monona County in 1900. Nancy is now 55 IA, Hazel M. 25 IA. Also there is a
grand daughter Edith M. Davis 13 IA. She is here by herself in 1930.
CHARLES H.
PUTNAM Cresco, Howard County
He is
61 IA, and Lena 60 NOR and there are four Malek kids ages 4-10 with them.
Charles was here in 1900 married to another gal, Clarinda from Wisconsin. Lena
is a second wife, they were here just married in 1910. The Malek kids are
simply listed as boarders. In the Iowa 1925, it states their father was Frank
Malek and their mother Genevieve Putnam. Charles first showed up here in the
1860 census living with his widowed mother who was also from Norway. No clue as
to his father even back then. Lena is widowed here in 1930.
CHESTER L. (LLOYD)
PUTNAM Holstein, Ida County
He is
33 IA, Susie Emorine 28 IA and James W. (William) 5 IA. He is a son of William Franklin
Putnam and Mary Ann Rizor. He was born September 19, 1886 in Marion County, and
was at home with his folks there in 1900 and in Union County in 1910. He is a
doctor and they are here in 1925 and 1930.
GEORGE PUTMAN Bellevue, Jackson County
He is
34 IA, Mary Ries 30 IA, Clare U. 12 IA, Eugene S. (Sylvester) 10 IA, Elvira C.
9 IA, Vincent J. 7 IA, Dolores E. 5 IA, Annetta 3 6/12 IA, Florence M. 1 6/12
IA. He is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth and was here with them in 1900. He was
born in Mason City, Iowa. They are here in 1925 and 1930.
JACOB PUTMAN Bellevue, Jackson County
He is
a son of Jacob Putman and Eliza Wicks from Montgomery County, New York. He was
born in Carroll County, Illinois and was here with his folks in 1870 and 1880. His
dad and mom returned to Carroll County, Illinois in the 1890s, but Jacob (this
one) remained on the old farm here in Bellevue. Jacob is now 57 IL (listed as
IA, but that was wrong). His wife Elizabeth Vandanacker is 56 IA and Clarence
23 IA. His sons Ralph and George are here in Bellevue as well. Dutch family
from New York State. They are here in 1930.
JOHN PUTMAN Bellevue, Jackson County
He is
33 IA, Anna Marie Lintgen 27 IA, Margaret M. 9 IA, Floyd D. 8 IA, Dorothy E. 6 IA,
Myrtle E. 3 9/12 IA, Grace M. 1 IA. He is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth and was
born right here. He married Anna here in 1910, and will be here till he dies in
1976. Dutch folks originally from Montgomery County, New York.
MARIE A.
PUTNAM Bellevue, Jackson County
She
is 58 LXB. She has a grandson Charles Putnam 12 IA and her mother Madeline
Reuter 86 also born in Luxenburg with her. Marie Reuter Schmidt is the widow of
George Thomas Putman. They were in Dubuque in 1910. Charles is a son of their
son Charles A. Putman and Belle or Nellie Blodin who are still back in Dubuque
now.
RALPH PUTNAM Bellevue, Jackson County
He is
25 IA (born here in town), Jessie McCard 23 IA, Willard J. 4 3/12 IA and Edward
Paul less than a month old IA. Jessie will die here November 13, 1922. He is a
son of Jacob Putman jr. and Elizabeth Vandanacker. (Dutch family). He is
widowed here in 1930. Next he will be in South Dakota operating a motel and be
married to Minnie Bailey. Things got tough I guess as he committed suicide in
Pierre South Dakota June 12, 1944.
MILES PUTNAM Farmers Creek, Jackson County
He is
a son of James Putnam and was at home in Winnebago County in 1900. He is now 28
IA. Matilda Zirkleman his wife is 29 IA, Mildred 7 IA and Mona 3/12 IA. He was
single here in 1910 and they are here in 1925 and 1930.
ERNEST A. (ALBERT)
PUTNAM Iowa City, Johnson County
He is
50 MI, Stella Smith 40 IA, Wayne S. 18 IA, Russell H. 14 IA and Vernon 7 IA. He
was single in 1900 in Lucas, Johnson County, Iowa, but must have married by
1901. He was here in Iowa City in 1910 with Carrie Estella Smith his wife. He
is a son of Charles B. and Esther Putnam. In 1870 he was with them in Eaton
County, Michigan, but was not listed with them for some reason in 1880 when the
family was in Linn County, Iowa. He was born April 28, 1868 and will die here
January 30, 1951. New England family.
WAYNE S.
PUTNAM Iowa City, Johnson County
He is
21 IA, Helen is 21 IA. He must have just got married as he is also listed here
with his father Ernest Putnam, but in that listing he is only 18. Must have
lied to get married. He is here in 1930 at age 30.
HOWARD PUTNAM Monticello, Jones County
He is
75 IA, Sarah A. Livingston his second wife is 70 IA. With them is a niece
Esther J. Swift 17 IL. He's been here almost forever. He is a son of James
Rufus Putnam and Cynthia Ann Bradley, and was born December 14, 1844. He
married Margaret Jane Kline February 18, 1863. She died here September 21,
1886, and Howard married Sarah Ann Livingston on January 12, 1888. Howard will
die here July 8, 1924 and Sarah on October 13, 1926.
JOHN W. (WILLIAM)
PUTNAM Monticello, Jones County
He is
listed 53 IA, Ellen J. Kelley 59 IA. He is a son of Howard Putnam and his first
wife Margaret Kline, and was born here. He is shown with the family in 1870,
and none of the family was shown in 1880 (clerical mishap as they were here).
He was in the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma in 1900 with his first wife Katie
Harris. They were married there in 1893. He was with his dad and stepmother Sarah
Livingston here in 1910. Ellen will die here January 18, 1927, and John is
widowed here in 1930. He will die October 3, 1866 in Oklahoma.
He is
25 IA NY IL. His wife Melvina Fay Wymore is 24 IA IN NY. They have Madison A. 2
7/12 IA. He is a son of Merton Putnam and Alice Blakley. He was at home in Palo
Alto County in 1900 and in Mahaska County in 1910. They are in Iowa County in
1925 and Poweshiek County in 1930.
MERT A. (MERTON
ADELBERT) PUTNAM Webster, Keokuk
County
Merton
is 62 IA, Alice Annette Blakley 58 IL, Floyd J. 22 IA and Ethel 34 IA. He is a
son of Harvey Cornelius Putnam and Sarah Stewart, and was born in Poweshiek
County and was in Palo Alto County in 1900, and in Mahaska County in 1910. They
are here in 1930, and Floyd is married then. Floyd owns a garage. Ethel is a
schoolteacher and is in Black Hawk County in 1925.
E. F. (ELMER
FRANKLIN) PUTNAM What Cheer,
Keokuk County
He is
36 IA, and his wife Jessie Shackelford is 25 MO, Roland 5 MO, Harold 4 IA,
Dorothy 3 IA and Junior 7/12 IA. He is a son of Hartley Putnam and Martha
Kannals. He was in Mahaska County with the folks in 1900 and will be in Mahaska
County in 1925 and 1930.
CHARLES
PUTMAN Cedar Rapids, Linn County
He is
60 IL, Winifred his second wife is 37 IA. One of the Southern Family, a son of
Hazeal Putman from Fulton County, Illinois. He was here in 1900 as well. They
are here in 1925, and he will be widowed and with his married daughter Essie in
Santa Monica California in 1930.
MERIDITH B.
PUTMAN Cedar Rapids, Linn County
He is
43 IL, Anna Smith his wife 39 IA. They are rooming with an A. E. Koontz. He is
a son of William H. Putman and Sarah Frances Miller, and was shown with his
folks in 1880 in Riley County, Kansas. I haven’t seen him since, but they are
here in 1925 and 1930. Southern Putman family.
C. B. (CHARLES BERNARD) PUTNAM Linn County
He is
78 NY (actually MI), and he has been here since the 1870s. His third wife Laura
Smith is 58 IA and they have a daughter Caroline 18 IA. He will be widowed by
1930 and be living with Caroline in Buchanan County. Caroline will be married
to Henry Reece than. Charles is a son of Orlin L. Putnam and Caroline Brown. He
was born in Clarendon, Calhoun County, Michigan. He was at home there in 1860
in Eckford, Calhoun County and here since the 1870s. He is widowed here in
1925.
CHARLES W.
PUTMAN Linn County
He is
46 IA and widowed now. His brother John A. 29 IA and widowed mother Mary Alice
Teague 70 ENG and a niece Lucille M. Chandler 5 IA are with him. In 1900 he was
married in Fayette County and was in Buchanan County in 1880. His mother was in
Fayette County in 1900, and his father was Peter from New York State.
FRED PUTMAN Mahaska County
He is
36 IA, Millie Ford 36 IA, Dorothy 10 KS, Sophie 8 KS and Mildred 7/12 IA. In
1910 he and Millie were in Neosho County, Kansas. There were no children at
that time, just married I would guess. The two older girls are listed as nieces
in 1925 and again as daughters in 1930. In 1925 they say their folks were John
Butterfield and Dixie Ford who would be Millie’s sister. I guess they simply
adopted them. He is a son of Merton Adelbert Putnam and Alice Blakley and was
born in Poweshiek County, Iowa. His folks were here in Mahaska County in 1910.
They are in Poweshiek County in 1930.
CHARLOTTE
PUTNAM Knoxville, Marion County
She
is 86 CAN and the mother in law of Frank S. Wells
W. F. (WILLIAM
FRANKLIN) PUTNAM Knoxville, Marion
County
He is
73 IA, Mary Ann Rizor, his wife, 71 OH. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam, and
was born in Dubuque County September 1, 1846. He was here in Marion County in
1880 and 1900. Mary will die here August 24, 1926. He is widowed here in 1930,
and will die here July 15, 1934.
EDGAR PUTNAM Marshalltown, Marshall County
He is
58 IA and born right here, Rose Shank 55 IL and Edith Mary 14 IA. He is a son
of Nahum D. Putman and Mary Spake. His brother Russell is nearby.
EMMA PUTNAM Marshalltown, Marshall County
She
is Emma Lukehart, the widow of George (Nahum's son), and is now 56 IA. Still
home is George E. (Edward) 23 IA. The other kids are still in town as well. She
is here in 1930.
RUSSELL
PUTNAM Marshalltown, Marshall
County
He is
27 IA, Louise McGowan his wife is 28 IA, Virginia 4 9/12 IA and Gretchen 3 6/12
IA. They are living with Louise's widowed mom, Estelle McGowan. Russell is a
son of Edgar and Rose Putnam and was with the family here in Marshalltown in
1900. In 1925 Louise and the kids are here, but no Russell. Says she is
married, but looks divorced or some such. He is in Cerro Gordo County by 1930
and has a new wife and 2 new kids.
BEN PUTMAN Marshall County
He is
33 IA, Grace 28 IA, Lloyd 6 IA, Helen 4 3/12 IA and Marion a son 1 10/12 IA. He
is a son of George and Emma Putnam from right here and was at home with them in
1900. They were in Humbolt, Saskatchewan Canada in the 1911 census.
WILLIAM S.
PUTNAM Marshall County
He is
73 NH and a 'member' of the Iowa Soldier's Home. He is the same William Skinner
who was in Linn County in 1900, and finally has his birthplace correct. He is a
son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Rice originally from Nashua, New Hampshire. He
was here in the Soldier’s Home in 1910 as well. Will be here till he dies.
CLARA A. PUTNAM Glenwood, Mills County
She
is 24 IA and an 'inmate' at the Institution for Feeble Minded Children. She is
probably the one who was in the Christian Home in Pottawattamie County in 1900,
and here in 1910.
ORRIN PUTMAN Glenwood, Mills County
He is
19 IA and boarding with Clarence Miller. He just missed the 1900, so I have no
idea who he belongs with.
He is
now 54 IA and his wife Agnes Ostendorf is 49 GER. They now have Fredrica 21 IA,
Hubert 18 IA, Frances 16 IA, Hilda 14 IA, Emma 12 IA, Clara 10 IA, Lucretia 6
IA, and Josephine 4 IA. He is the son of Barnard Putman and were in Carroll
County Iowa in 1900 and 1910.
JAMES E. (EUGENE)
PUTNAM Monona County
He is
46 NE, Mary E. Christianson, his wife, 51 IA. They have a Mary L. Stanley 5/12
IA listed as a ward. Also there is a Chancy Heath 79 NY listed HM (hired man).
He is a son of Eri Carlton Putnam and Eliza Goodrich. He was here with his mom
in 1880, and also here in 1900 and listed as Eugene. He was married here in
1910 and they are here in 1930.
HOMER R.
PUTMAN Muscatine, Muscatine County
He is
56 WI. Katherine Frank is 50 GER and Albert 25 IA. He is a son of William C.
and Sarah Putman and was in Floyd County in 1870, and in Johnson County in
1900. His dad was from New York. They are here still in 1930.
EDSON A.
(ADELBERT) PUTNAM Hartley, O'Brien
County
He is
42 IA, Grace May Webster, his wife, 37 IL, Darwin C. 15 A, Pauline Gay 13 IA and
Robert B. 7 IA. He was born in Hardin County and was here with his folks
Dennison and Josephine in 1900, and married here in 1910. Edson will die a
little later this year and Grace is widowed here in 1930.
IDA M. PUTMAN Hartley, O'Brien County
Ida
Mae Lowrey is 37 IA, Celia B. (Bernice) 13 IA and Louis J. 10 IA. Also there is
a boarder Bernard Thomas 23 IA. She was married Dennison's son Frank Putnam
here in 1910, and they have been divorced. She is here in 1925 and married to
Harry Burke. Then they split and she and Bernice are here in 1930 with the last
name Putman again.
JOSEPHINE
PUTNAM Hartley, O'Brien County
Josephine
Boyles is 72 PA. She is the widow of Dennison from here, and is living with her
daughter Adda and her husband Clarence McDonald. She was here with them in
1910. The rest of the family, Edwin and Louis are here in town as well with
their families. Then there is an Ida Putman with kids who would be the other
son, Frank's, widow. He died here in 1918. Dennison died here in 1918, Josie
will pass along herself next year in 1921.
LEWIS W.
PUTNAM Hartley, O'Brien County
He is
48 IA, Cora A. Summey his wife 47 IL and Hobart S. 22 IA. He is a son of
Dennison and Josephine, born Hardin County and here in O'Brien in 1900. His mom
and brothers live here in town as well. They are here in 1930, and Hobart is
married by then.
HORACE PUTMAN Sheldon, O'Brien County
He is
67 VT, Maria (Mary Burke) 69 NY, George 35 IA, Horace junior 30 IA, Julia 29 IA
and Evelyn 23 IA. He was in Sioux County in the 1880 and 1900 census, and here
in 1910. He is a son of Henry and Rose Putnam from Vermont. He will last here
until early 1930, and Mary will die in 1932.
AMOS PUTNAM O'Brien County
The
Amos was hard to read, may be something else. He is 19 IA and boarding with
Leonard Peters.
JAY D. (DE
FORESTE) PUTMAN Shenandoah, Page
County
He is
47 IA, Lillie Belle Baker, his wife, is 43 IL, Helen 23 IA, Mabel 20 SD, Orin
17 IA, Arthur 13 IA, Ralph 10 IA. He is a son of George Putman and was at home
in Linn County, Iowa in 1880. In 1900 he was listed as a physician in Sioux
Valley, Union County, South Dakota. They were here in Shenandoah in 1910. They
are divorced by 1925 and Lillie is here with the kids. By 1930, Jay is by
himself in Phelps County, Nebraska. Ralph and Orin are married here in 1930.
TILFORD LYNN
PUTMAN Shenandoah, Page County
He is
listed as Tom L. 60 MO and a lodger at a hotel. He is Tilford Putman a
physician. He is a son of Greene Marion Putman and Mary Elizabeth Kelsey from
Fulton County, Illinois, Davis County Iowa, and then Mercer County, Missouri
where Tilford was born February 8, 1859. He married Jessie McKean in Columbus, Nebraska on March
25, 1886. They have been in Page County, Iowa since the 1890s. Jessie died in
1917, and Tilford will die here August 26, 1926. Southern Putman Family.
ELMER H.
PUTNAM West Bend, Palo Alto County
He is
listed 22 IL and a stepson of Nicholas and Martha (46 IA) Peterson. He is a son
of Frank Putnam and Martha Saliscorn of Carroll County, Illinois as shown there
in 1900. Then the family was in Brown County, South Dakota in 1910 and it looks
as the parents split or Frank died. They are still here in 1930.
CHRIST
PUTTMAN Plymouth County
He is
51 Waldesh (wherever that is, probably Germany). A Ray family is living with
him as handy man and housekeeper. Christopher came to America in 1882 and was
naturalized in 1888. He was here in 1900 with his brother William who since
moved to Davenport Iowa. He is here in 1930.
FRANCIS A.
(ASHBURY) PUTMAN Varina, Pocahontas
County
A son
of Benjamin Augustus and in Boone County through 1900. He is now 48 IA, Clara
Harrington 42 MO, Francis junior 19 IA, Stacy a son 18 IA, Gladys 14 IA, Mary
12 IA, Alta 6 IA and Lola 2 IA. They are here in 1930 too.
HERBERT D. PUTNAM Des Moines, Polk County
He is
28 MO and lodging with William Smith. He was listed as Hubert in St. Louis
Missouri in 1900 with his father L. G. Putnam. He will be married in
Minneapolis in 1930.
JAMES A. (ALBERT)
PUTMAN Des Moines, Polk County
He is
40 IA, Anna Gertrude Pratt his wife 31 NY and there is a Marjorie G. 13 SD
listed as granddaughter, which seems impossible. He is a son of Albert Putnam
and Nancy Pyle from Warren County. He and Gertrude will get a divorce and she
will be here in 1930, James got depressed I guess as he committed suicide
September 11, 1929.
WILLIAM A.
PUTMAN Des Moines, Polk County
He is
36 MD, Mary 29 IA. He is listed twice, as shown here and also as a soldier at
Camp Dodge U. S. Army here. He was in the Army in 1910 in North Sheridan,
Wyoming. He is a son of John H. and Elizabeth Putman from Washington County,
Maryland. German family.
EARNEST J.
(JUDSON) PUTNAM Polk County
He is
60 IA, Rosalie Dugan 47 IA, Clement E. 23 IA, Dorothy A. 12 IA and Goldie D. 9
IA. Also there is Rosalie's mother, Hannah Dugan ?? OH. He is a son of Benjamin
Augustus Putnam. He was born in Boone County and was there through the 1910
census. They are here in 1930 living with their daughter Dorothy who will marry
Leonard Fisher here in 1928.
MILES J.
PUTNAM Clover Hills, Polk County
He is
46 MI, Rosa Dickenson Rorer 45 VA, Mabel 14 IA. Also there is his stepson
Gordon R. Putnam 21 VA, his wife Adeline L. Villian 20 IL and son John R. 6/12
IA. He is a son of Joseph W. Putnam and Mary Jane Norton from Cass County
Michigan where Miles was born June 13, 1873. Joseph was a son of Orlean Putnam
and Amelia Vanderhoof. The family moved to South Dakota in the late 1870s and
they were in Davison County in 1880 and Hanson County in 1900. They were here
in 1910, and Miles will die here October 5, 1929. Rosa was a daughter of
Charles Henry Rorer and Annis Preston Hubbard. She was born in Pittsylvania,
Virginia November 23, 1874. She will die here November 30, 1939. New
Englanders.
CLYDE C.
PUTMAN Des Moines, Polk County
He is
40 NE, Clara F. 38 IA, Max Clyde 11 IA, Virginia Mary 9 IL and Clyde C. junior
8 IA. He is a son of Samuel D. and Sarah Putman. They were in Furnas County,
Nebraska in 1880 and back here in Johnson County Iowa in 1900. OBITS gives
Max’s birth as May 20, 1908 and death August 12, 1996 all in Des Moines.
This
was a very bad entry to read. He is about 20 IL, his wife Marie Graves 18 IA.
They are here in 1925 and 1930 with kids. He is a son of William D. Putnam and
Gertrude Duddles from Lake County Illinois. He was shown newly born there in
1900.
ARTHUR L.
PUTNAM Carson, Pottawattamie
County
He is
45 IA, Abbie J. 41 IA, Margaret E. 7 IA and Kathryn M. 5/12 IA. He is a son of
Augustus (David Augustus Putnam) and was here in 1880 and 1900, and married
here in 1910.
BELLE PUTNAM Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
She
is 71 VT, Kathryn a niece is 43 IA. Belle was here in 1900 as a sister of Lucius
Putnam, a son of George Putnam and Elizabeth Perkins from Vermont. Kathryn is a
daughter of David Augustus Putnam. Her mom died right after she was born and
she was with her uncle Lucius here in 1900.
C. W. (CHARLES
WALTER) PUTNAM Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County
He is
62 NY, Daisy Frederick 49 IN, John S. (Stroud) 23 IN, and George F. (Force) 15
IN. Also there is their daughter Althea 20 IN and her husband Howard W. Martin 23
IN. They were in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana in 1900 and then here in
1910. He is the son of George Carlton and Elizabeth Putnam. In 1860 he was at
home in Rochester, New York. He will die here January 17, 1923. Daisy and the
kids are here in 1925. The son John will be married to Lenore Donaldson and be
in Denver, Colorado by 1930.
DAVE H.
PUTNAM Council Bluffs,
Pottawattamie County
He is
28 NE, Helen Heaton his wife 23 MO, George 2 IA and Charlotte 4/12 IA. In 1900
he was with his widowed mother Belle in Douglas County, Nebraska. They are here
in 1925 and 1930.
HARRY PUTNAM Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
He is
36 NE and the brother in law of Paul Prasse. He is a son of Willis Emery Putman
and Annie Day Mauger his second wife. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and was at
home there in 1900. The family moved here in the early 1900s and his father
died here in Council Bluffs August 22, 1909. His brother Willis Emery Putman
junior is listed shortly. Paul Prasse married his sister Sarah. Harry will be
married here in 1925 and 1930. Dutch family from New York State.
WALLACE L.
PUTNAM Council Bluffs,
Pottawattamie County
He is
31 MO, Susie B. 21 IA and they have Margaret M. 5/12 IA. He is a son of Edgar
and Mary Putnam and a grandson of Dexter Putnam from Massachusetts. He was at
home with his folks in 1900 in Putnam County, Missouri. They are here in 1930.
WILLIS E.
PUTMAN Council Bluffs,
Pottawattamie County
He is
27 NE and boarding. He is Willis Junior and was shown at home with his folks,
Willis and Annie Putman, in Omaha, Douglas County in 1900. His brother Harry is
listed above. He is single here in 1930 too. Dutch family from New York.
CHARLIE E.
(EASTMAN) PUTNAM Pottawattamie
County
He is
a son of James Rufus and was here in 1900 and 1910. He is now 53 IA, Jennie
Cook his wife 44 IA, Fay 16 IA and Naomi 6 IA round out the litter.
CHRIS
PUTTMANN Pottawattamie County
He is
44 IA, Mary 37 IA, Elmer F. 13 IA, Florence A. 10 IA, Harry C. 8 IA, Melvin L.
6 IA and Everett J. 4 IA. He is Chris junior, his dad was born in Germany. The
family was all here in 1900, and Chris Junior was married here in 1910.
CLAUDE PUTNAM Pottawattamie County
He is
33 IA, Iva Pierson his wife is 31 IA, Elva 13 IA, Lenore (Jessie in 1910) 10
IA, Lela 6 IA and Leon 1 2/12 IA. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam and his
first wife Eliza Jane Sexton. He was in Cass County in 1900 and in Nebraska
1910. They are back in Cass County by 1930.
FRED E.
(ELLSWORTH) PUTNAM Center,
Pottawattamie County
He is
51 IL, Carrie Jane Wilson his wife 50 IA, Helen D. 17 IA and George M. (Merle)
12 IA. He was here and single in 1900. He is a son of George McIntyre Putnam
and was born in Ogle County, Illinois. His dad, George, is also in this county
living with his son William. Fred is widowed here by 1930.
FRED J.
PUTTMANN Pottawattamie County
He is
a son of Chris and was here in 1900. He is now 41 IA, Mary A. 36 IA and
Clarence C. 14 IA.
GEORGE M.
(MCINTYRE) PUTNAM Grove,
Pottawattamie County
He
has been here a while and is now 83 NH and living with his son William. George
is a son of George Putnam and Elizabeth Perkins, and a grandson of Able Putnam
and Polly Whipple of Charleston NH.
JOHN S.
PUTMAN Pottawattamie County
He is
listed 62 IL, Mary J. 61 IA. He is a son of Victor and Sarah Ann Putman from
New York. Victor was a son of Victor Putman and Deborah Burns from Oneida
County New York. He was born in
Lee County Illinois in 1858 and was there in 1860 through 1880. In 1900 they
were in Stanton County Nebraska. He and Mary were here in Council Bluffs in
1910. John is widowed here in 1930. Dutch family originally from Montgomery
County New York.
LLOYD PUTNAM Wright, Pottawattamie County
He is
26 IA, Maude Higgins 25 IA, Opal 4 11/12 IA and Fenetta 2 11/12 IA. He is a son
of Charles Eastman Putnam and Jennie May Cook, and was here with the family in
1900. They are here with more kids in 1925 and 1930.
LOUIS
PUTTMANN Pottawattamie County
He is
39 IA and has an uncle John Kasbaunn 55 GER with him. Louis is a son of Chris
and Anna, and was with him here in 1900. Louis was just married here in 1910,
guess it didn’t work out. The family is from Germany
WILLIAM
PUTNAM Grove, Pottawattamie County
He is
47 IL (born in Ogle County, Illinois) and has been here since the 1870s. His
father George McIntire Putnam 83 NH (born in Charleston, New Hampshire) is
there as well, as his sister Myrtle 44 IA (born right here). Bill and Myrtle
are still here in 1930.
He is
48 IA and Augusta is 34 GER. He is the son of Chris and Anna Puttmann who were
here in 1900 and 1910. He was marred here in 1910.
CHARLES
PUTNAM Montezuma, Poweshiek County
He is
51 IA, Abbie Elliott his wife 51 IA and Paul S. 25 IA is with them. He is a son
of Harvey Cornelius and was here in 1880, and married in 1900 and 1910. Paul is
married to Irma Saunders here in 1925 and 1930.
WILLIAM
PUTMAN Deep River, Poweshiek
County
He is
47 IA, Myrtle Cranston 44 IA, Cecil Donovan 18 IA and Opal Ida 15 IA. He is a
son of Harvey Cornelius and was born right here. He and the family were here in
1900 of course. They are here in 1925. He is widowed and Opal married by 1930.
The son Donovan is married in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1930.
A. H. (AARON HUGO)
PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
He is
30 NY, Nellie 29 GA. He is a son of Albert G. and Cora Elizabeth from Rome, New
York. He was born there April 10, 1891. He was married to Nellie in Charleston,
West Virginia in the 1915-1918 time frame. He will be divorced here in 1925 and
1930. According to the SSDI he was born in New York April 10, 1891 and will die
here in Davenport in May 1968. Dutch family from Steuben County New York.
EDWARD K. (KIRBY)
PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
He is
51 IA, Hilma Sandberg 44 ENG and they have a housekeeper Katherine Clodfelter
38 IL with them. He is a son of Charles Edward Putnam and Mary Duncan and was
here with them in 1880 and 1900. He was just married here in 1910. They are
here in 1925 with a son. Edward Kirby was born November 17, 1868 and will die May
22, 1939.
ELIZABETH
PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
She
is 52 IA and has an Annie Hamann 45 IA with her. She is an unwed daughter of
Charles and Mary and has been here all her life, and will die here May 5, 1928.
HARRIETT
PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
She
is Harriet Isabelle Lyon, wife of Charles Morgan Putman. They were in Chicago,
Cook County, Illinois in 1900 and here in 1910. He is presently in Chicago.
Maybe on business or maybe they split. She is now 52 MI, Eunice 20 IL and they
have a lodger. Charles was a son of Charles E. Putnam and Mary Louisa Duncan
from here.
P. (PHILIP) W.
PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
He is
now 88 NY. He is Abraham's son who has been here almost forever (since the
1850s) and he never married
FRED H.
PUTNAM Princeton, Scott County
He is
38 IL and living alone. He was single in Monroe County Iowa in 1910. I don't
find him in Illinois or Iowa in 1900.
JOSEPH N. (NEWTON)
PUTNAM Nevada, Story County
He is
61 IN, Jennie 65 OH. He is a son of Edwin G. Putnam and Sarah Oswalt. His
father was born in Cavendish, Vermont and then went to Wells County, Indiana
with his father Newton Putnam. The family was in Pleasant Township, Appanoose
County, Iowa by 1860. Then in Kansas and then in Garfield County, Oklahoma in
1900 and in Harris County, Texas in 1910, and they will be in Bourbon County,
Kansas by 1930.
EDWIN B.
PUTNAM Nevada, Story County
He is
37 KS, Effie M. 36 IA. He is the eldest son of the above Joseph Newton Putnam.
They were in Garfield County, Oklahoma in 1910.
GEORGE E.
PUTMAN Bedford, Taylor County
He is
36 IA, Vera Bradley his wife is 34 IA. He is a son of Sydney and Josephine and
was here in 1900 and they will be in 1930.
JASON P.
(PRENTISS) PUTNAM Bedford, Taylor
County
He is
50 IL, Alta May Probst, his wife, 47 IL, Virgil G. (Glen) 20 IA, Fern L.
(Lorainne) 17 IA. He is indexed twice, under Jason P. and John P., but it's
Jason. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Cornelia Chamberlain, and was
here in 1900 as well. They are in Page County by 1930, and Virgil is married
and here in Taylor County in 1930.
SIDNEY C. (CHASE)
PUTMAN Bedford, Taylor County
He
has been here from about 1875, coming over from Illinois. He is now 77 VT and
his wife Josephine Smith has died since 1900. He is a son of Prentiss Putnam
and Jemima Chase. He was born November 6, 1842 in Whittingham, Vermont. With
him are his son, Edwin and his family. Edwin Sidney is 44 IA, Mabel A. Snyder
38 IA, and Harry E. is 14 IA. Sidney will die here shortly on December 17,
1920. Edwin will be here in 1930 as will Harry who is married by then.
L. I. (LEE IRVING)
PUTNAM Taylor County
Newcomers.
He is 29 VT, Treva 26 IA, Prentiss a son 3 MA, Doris 3/12 VT. Also there is his
mother Hattie E. Putnam 59 VT. He is a son of Irving B. Putnam and Hattie
Batchelder. He was at home in Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont in 1900. He is
a cousin of the other folks here in Taylor County. Everyone is back in Vermont
in 1930. But OBITS has Lee’s birth as January 25, 1890 and death here in
Bedford Iowa in February 1973, and Prentiss’ November 23, 1916 and death here
in Bedford March 10, 1998, so they obviously came back.
LOREN R. (REZIN)
PUTNAM Ottumwa, Wapello County
He is
41 IA, Victoria Noftager his wife is 41 IA, Ardythe 16 IA. There are two
boarders. He is a son of William Franklin Putnam and Mary Rezin. He was home in
Marion County in 1880 and 1900. He was married here in Center Township in 1910.
William was a son of James Rufus Putnam from Dubuque County. He was born May 1,
1878 and married Victoria November 26, 1902. They are here in 1930.
OBER W. (WOODSON)
PUTMAN Acworth, Warren County
He is
a son of Albert Putnam and Nancy Pyle, and was at home in 1900 and 1910 here in
Warren County. He is 29 IA, Mable C. Scott his wife is 27 IA, Charles 5 IA and
Edwin 1 9/12 IA. They are here in 1925 and 1930 and I am sure forever.
A. L. (ASA LLOYD)
PUTNAM Hartford, Warren County
James
Rufus' son is 66 IA and Sarah Ellen Pyle his wife is 67 IN. Been here forever,
and will be in 1930.
C. E. (CHARLES
ERNEST) PUTNAM Hartford, Warren
County
A son
of Asa Lloyd, and was here in 1900 also. He is now 45 IA, Belle (Myra Belle
Seevers) is 42 IA, Donald R. (Robert) is 20 IA, Dorothy 14 IA and Edna 12 IA.
They are here in 1930.
ALBERT PUTNAM Indianola, Warren County
Another
of James Rufus' kids. He is 69 IA. His wife Nancy Catherine Pyle is 67 IN.
Their daughter Mary C. 32 IA is also living here. Been here forever. Nancy will
die here September 2, 1920 and Albert is widowed in Ackworth Warren County in
1925 and 1930.
THOMAS B. (BETHEL)
PUTMAN Lincoln, Warren County
He is
37 IA, Rachel Brewer 30 KS, Junior (Thomas B. 2nd) 9 IA and Max 6 IA. He is a
son of Albert and Nancy Putman and was at home here in Warren County in 1900.
They were here married in 1910. Something will happen as Rachel will marry a
Lewis Duffin from here and by 1930 they and these kids are all up in Battle
Creek Michigan.
ALFRED E. (EMORY)
PUTNAM Washington, Washington
County
He is
53 MI, Alice Stannard McNeill, his wife, 56 MI, Harold M. 30 MI, Clyde (Nathan
Clyde) 26 MI, John A. (Alfred) 18 MI and Paul A. (Albert) 16 MI. Also there is
Eva Allison 33 MI listed as a niece. They were in Milan, Washtenaw County,
Michigan in the 1900 census and here in Keokuk County in 1910. He is a son of
Nathan and Hannah Putnam. His mom is listed next. Nathan was from New York, his
father John from Massachusetts. They are here in 1930, and Clyde is married by
then. John Alfred is married to Dorothy Skees here in 1925 and then they are in
Louisiana by 1930. He operates as he was in 1910. It was called the New York
Store.
HANNAH PUTNAM Washington, Washington County
She
is 76 MI and has a grandson, Winton Hill 18 CA with her. Hannah Bunce is the
widow of Nathan Putnam as shown in 1870 in Milan, Monroe County, Michigan, and
was living with her son Alfred (above) in 1900 in Milan, but it was by then in
Washtenaw County.
JAKE PUTMAN Washington, Washington County
Jacob
is a son of John and Rosella, German family. He is 21 IA, Augusta Marshall his
wife is 20 IA and Gladys is 5/12 IA. They are in Wapello County in 1930.
JOHN PUTMAN Washington, Washington County
He is
68 VA and living alone. He is a son of Jacob Putman jr. from Hampshire County,
Virginia. German family. John's wife Mary Rosella Whitsel died here in 1914 and
John will hang around until he dies in 1934 well into his 80s.
MINA PUTMAN Washington, Washington County
Mina
Belville is the widow of Charles C. Putman from here. She is now 58 IA. She has
a daughter in law and some grandchildren with her. They would be Oral's family.
Oral (who would be 35 now) is missing in the Census. He died here December 13,
1916. The wife was Bessie 30 IA, the children Everett 7 IA, Bessie 5 IA and
Mildred 3 IA. Also there is a lodger, Roma Clifton 85 OH. They are here in 1925
and 1930 and Bessie has remarried to Jacob Hertig by 1930.
WILLIAM
PUTMAN Washington, Washington
County
He is
listed as 16 IA and the person he is enumerated with is not registered. He is
the son of John and Rosella here in town. He will marry Gladys Nickerson in
1925 and they are here in 1930.
JOHN PUTMAN Washington, Washington County
He is
34 IA, Mary Ann Chalupa 29 IA, Lorene E. 9 IA, Wilson J. (John) 7 IA and
Maurice 1 1/12 IA. He is a son of John Putman and Rosella Whitsel and was born
here. This is a German family out of Virginia way back when. They are here in
1925, and then Mary Ann is widowed here in 1930. German family from Hampshire
County Virginia.
JAMES C.
PUTMAN Seymour, Wayne County
He is
48 IA, Minnie B. Wilson 47 IA, Byron E. 22 IA, Bernard J. 16 OK and Ruth C. 14
OK. He is a son of William A. Putman and Mary Elizabeth Nelson, and was born in
Adams County, Iowa. In 1900 he was in Appanoose County, Iowa. He obviously went
to Oklahoma for a few years, and was in Texas County, Oklahoma in the 1910
census. They are here in 1925 and 1930. Southern Putman family out of VA >
KY > IN > MO > IA.
JAMES R.
PUTMAN Seymour, Wayne County
He is
listed 70 IN. His wife Margaret Bell is 69 PA. He is a son of Benjamin Putman
and Melvina Baker from Linn County. They were in Appanoose County in 1880 and
1900. In 1910 they were in Woods County, Oklahoma. Then, when the State 1925
census was released, it shows that Margaret has died and Jim has married a gal
named Susan from Missouri. Southern Putmans.
CHARLES M.
(MARION) PUTMAN Wright Township,
Wayne County
One
of the 'Southern' Putman guys. He was born right here, a son of William Putman
and Mary Jane Hayes from Rush County Indiana. He is now 53 IA. Ivy A. Gordon
his wife 49 MO, Dessie (Dessa Frances) 21 IA (listed a son in 1900 and as a
daughter now), Frank G. 18 IA and Cleo C. a son 14 IA. He’ll be here until he
dies April 11, 1946.
HARRY PUTNAM Wayne County
He is
27 MO, Alice 25 MO and they have Earnest C. 4 6/12 MO. He is a son of Llewellyn
and Lydia Putnam from Putnam County, Missouri. He was born there and still at
home in 1910. They are in Kansas City, Missouri by 1930.
DAN (DANIEL
RANSOM) PUTMAN Fort Dodge, Webster
County
He is
34 IA, Maude Van Winkle 32 IA, Helen 8 IA and Tom (James Thomas) 5 WI. He is a
son of Frank Harrison Putnam and his first wife Ida Langdon. Frank was a son of
Harrison Putnam and Clementine P. Lovering. They are in Peoria, Illinois in 1930.
JAMES A.
PUTNAM Buffalo Center, Winnebago
County
He is
58 IL, Hannah Hyde 50 IA, Mary L. 12 IA. They were here in 1900 and 1910. His
son Miles is now married and in Jackson County, Iowa. Hannah is widowed here in
1925 and in 1930 in Linn County with Mary who is married then.
NILES C. (CURTIS)
PUTNAM Ridgeway, Winneshiek County
He is
40 IA, Edna M. Cobb his wife is 42 IA, Ruth A. 13 IA and Grant C. 9 IA. He is a
son of George and Adelia Putnam, and was at home with his folks in 1900 in Plymouth
County and married in Steele County Minnesota in 1905. They are with her folks
in Mower County Minnesota in 1930. He is still working for the railroad as he
has all his working life. OBITS gives Grant C.’s birth as July 11, 1910 and
death here in Independence Iowa on March 5, 2001.
EMMA PUTMAN Winneshiek County
Emma
Dean is the widow of Suranno Putman and has been here since the 1870s. She is
now 66 NY and living with her son Raymond. They are here in 1930.
RAYMOND
PUTMAN Winneshiek County
This
Ray has on the other hand been here all his life. He is 41 IA. He is a son of
Surreno and Emma Putman. His dad has died, but mom, Emma Dean, is here at age
66 NY as is his sister Bertha 47 IA. Ray is not married. Guess he figures these
are enough gals for one guy. Ray is here with mom in 1925 and 1930, still
single. In fact he will be single here until he dies September 12, 1950.
He is
44 IA GER GER. His wife Cora A. is 24 IA and they have Wanda L. 1 7/12 IA. He
is a son of Frederick and Christine Puttman from Rutland.
Frederick’s
wife is now 76 GER and widowed since the 1910. Rudolph 42 IA and Amanda 36 IA
are still at home.
He is
33 IA GER GER and his wife Lena 26 IA. They have Earl 2 10/12 IA. He is a son
of Frederick and Christine Puttmann and lives next to his widowed mother.
He is
now 54 GER and Christina Florke is 52 GER. Lulu 21 IA is still at home. They
have been here in Iowa since the 1870s.
He is
25 IA GER GER and his wife Viola Huss 21 IA. They have Randolph 2 11/12 IA. No
idea what the Jr. stands for. He is a son of Louis and Christina Puttmann and
was at home with them in 1900 and 1910.
A. (ALFRED) A.
PUTNAM Sioux City, Woodbury County
He is
44 IA, Olive 42 IL and there are two boarders. He is a son of Henry Putnam and
Elizabeth Beaudette from Lyon County. He was there in 1880 and with his widowed
mom in Sioux County in 1900. He was married to Olive and here in 1910. By 1930
he will have a new wife, Zina Warntzis, born in Holland.
ALFRED PUTNAM Sioux City, Woodbury County
He is
40 OH and rooming.
CHARLES
PUTNAM Sioux City, Woodbury County
He is
16 SD and a brother in law of Clayton Brown.
He is
25 NE NY IL and works in a meat packing house. His wife Mary Sowby is 18 IA NJ
IA and they have Carol 1 8/12 IA. They were married here in 1917, and live with
her folks Albert P. and Maude Sowby. He is a son of Herbert
Lee Putman and Bertha Quinn from Holt County Nebraska. He was home there in
1900 and 1910. They are divorced in a year or so and Mary and the kids
are still here with her folks. Harry will marry a Nannie in 1922 and they are
in Lyons, Burt County Nebraska in 1930.
HARRY P.
PUTNAM Sioux City, Woodbury County
He is
37 IA IL US, Lenora 34 NE.
L. H. PUTMAN Woodbury County
He is
44 IA, Nora A. 24 IA and Wanda L. 1 7/12 IA. If the age was 24 not 44 he would
be Fred's son from Chickasaw County (1900). If it is 44 I have no clue at all.
At any rate Nora will marry a Zimmerman guy and she and Wanda will be with him
in Douglas County Minnesota in 1930.
ROY H. (HENRY)
PUTNAM Clarion, Wright County
He is
16 IL and living with his uncle Elliott Stetters. He is the son of Jonathan
Putnam and Jessie Stetters as shown in Sangamon County, Illinois in 1910. He is
married to Florence Castleman here in 1925 and 1930.
He is
39 IA NY NY and he runs a harness store. Georgianna his wife is 36 IA. He was
single here in 1910 and 1920 and married Anna in 1922. He is a son of Surreno and
Emma Putnam and was born in Winneshiek County. OBITS has his birth as August
22,1890 and death in July 1967 here in Postville. Anna was born August 3, 1893
and she will die here April 11, 1982.
He is
48 IA IA IA and a clerk in a wholesale something. Alta Rogers his wife is 46
IA, and they have Dorothy 14 OK. He is a son of James R. and Margaret Putman
from here. They were in Putnam County Missouri in 1910. I don’t find them in
1920, but his folks were in Wood County, Oklahoma in 1910 and that’s probably
where Dorothy was born. James was a son of Benjamin Putman and Melvina Baker
out of Linn County, Missouri. Southern Putmans.
He is
57 IA OH OH and his wife Bertha E. Burr is 54 IA. They have been here since
1900 and he was with his folks in Adams County in 1880. He is a son of William
Putman and Mary Elizabeth Nelson. William was a son of Benjamin Putman and
Melvina Baker out of Linn County, Missouri. Southern Putmans.
She is
55 IA and divorced. Mary Miller was married to John J. Putnam here in 1900, and
she was divorced here by 1910. She was in Taylor Appanoose County in 1920 with
her daughter Gladys, and in Mahaska County by herself in 1925.
He is
76 WI NY NY and widowed since his wife Ida M. Huyek has died. He is living with
his married daughter Mary Ethel Peterson 50 IA. He is a son of Jacob Putman and
Mary Jane Marr from Waushara County, Wisconsin. He was home there in 1860 and
1870. He was married in Grundy County, Iowa in 1880, and here in 1900 through
1920. New York Dutch family.
She is
38 IA US US single and a public school teacher. She is a daughter of Merton
Adelbert Putnam and Alice Blakely. She has been at home up till now. Her folks
are still in Keokuk County now.
He is
49 MS MS MS and this is a Negro family.
He is
87 MI NY NY and widowed. He is living with his married daughter Caroline Reece
28 IA and her new husband Henry Reece 43 IA. He was in Linn County in 1920 with
his second wife Laura and young Caroline. Charles is a son of Orlin L. Putnam
and Caroline Brown. He was born in Clarendon, Calhoun County, Michigan. He was
at home there in 1860 in Eckford, Calhoun County and in Linn County since the
1870s.
He is 38
IA IA IA and is a tenant farmer. His wife Jennie Wendt is 38 NE and they have
Hazel 13 IA, Homer 10 IA, Milton 5 IA, and a foster son Connie Foster 15 IA. He
is a son of Louis Orville and Martha Putnam from here in the County. OBITS has
Homer being born here August 3, 1919 and dying here June 22, 2002, Milton born
July 5, 1925 and dying April 30, 2000. Been here all his life. New England
family.
He is
44 IA IA IA and a farm laborer. His wife Iva M. Pierson 42 IA is a cook in a
restaurant. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam and his first wife Eliza Jane
Sexton. He was in Cass County in 1900 and in Scotts Bluff Nebraska 1910. In
1920 they were in Pottawattamie County. He’ll be around till he dies here July 24,
1958. Eva will be here till July 17, 1949.
James
Jr. is now 71 IA IN IN and now retired. Ulrica Thulin his second wife is 60
SWED and her aunt Elna Parson 85 SWED is still with them. He is a son of James
Rufus Putnam and Cynthia Bradley. He was born in Dubuque March 10, 1859 and
will die here in Griswold December 27, 1942. Christmas was just too much that
year. Ulrica will die here December 30, 1935 also after a hectic Christmas I
guess.
He is
11 IA IA IA and living with his married sister Lenore 20 IA and her husband
Everett Mauk. Both are kids of Claude and Iva here in town. Leon will marry
Dorothy Dewitt here in about 1938. They are listed right under Claude and Iva
and are all in the same house.
He is 2
6/12 IA IA IA listed as a ‘child’ in St. Josephs Mercy Hospital.
He is
37 IA IA OH and is an electrician in an electrical shop. Nellie M. his wife is
31 KS and they have Dora M. 7 IA and Robert 3, IA. He is a son of Edgar Hiram
Putnam and Rose Shank from Marshall County, and he was there with a different
wife and 2 other kids in 1920.
He is
45 IL MI IL and owns his farm. His wife Lehme L. Strode is 38 IL and Nellie
Frances 15 IA. In 1900, he was in Knox County, Illinois with his mother Nellie
Henderson. His dad is Orlean Putnam from Cass County, Michigan. That family was
in Nebraska in the 1890s and then Nellie retreated back home to Illinois. He
was in Knox County, Illinois in 1910 and here in 1920.
He is
37 IA WI IA single and a farm laborer. He is a son of Frank and Stella Putman.
He was at home in Clay County in 1910 and the family wasn’t listed in 1920.
He is
47 IL US IL and owns his farm. His wife Louise E. is 46 IA. I can’t find them
anywhere before.
He is
64 MI MI NY and owns his farm. His wife Sarah Cordelia Probst is 62 IA. Coleman
is a son of Charles Bernard and Esther Carroll Putnam, and was born in Eaton
County, Michigan June 3, 1865, and was there in 1870. The family was then in
Linn County, Iowa from 1880 on. He was in Delaware County in 1900, and here in
1910 and 1920. He will die here March 10, 1936.
He is 38
BELGIUM and his wife Martha Peterson is 39 GER. They have been married 10 years
and have Jane 9 IA, Henry 8 IA, Charles 7 IA, Doris 6 IA, George 3 IA and Betsy
1 IA. Then there are two stepchildren De Verne Seymour 17 IA and Roy 12 IA.
Martha was married before and these are hers from that marriage. They were here
in 1920. There was a picture for sale on ebay of a guy with a truck that says
Putman Fisheries Clinton, Iowa. Clinton is right on the widest part of the
Mississippi River in all of Iowa. Probably ole Ray. Camanche is only 5 miles
from the City of Clinton. The son George Earl
Putman and was born here April 6, 1927 and will die here January 15, 1981. He
married Lucille Tyler.
He is
25 IA IA IA and drives a truck for a meat packing plant. His wife Corrine
Woolridge is 30 MO and they have Grant L. 5 IA, Jimmie L. 2 IA and Max D. 9/12
IA. He is a son of Ulysses Grant Putnam and his second wife Nackey Earley from
here in Dallas County where he was born.
He is
59 IA IA IA and owns his own farm. His wife Nellie M. Clark is 50 IA. He is a
son of Jasper Newton Putman and Elizabeth Jane Grant, and was born here in
Davis County. Jasper was a son of Elijah Putman from Fulton County Illinois.
Southern Putman family.
He is
still single and is now 79 IA IL IL. He is living with a cousin Cecil Combs.
Cecil’s sister Stella is married to Thomas Elijah Putman from here. Giles is a
son of Daniel Thomas Putman and Jeanette Roundey. He was born here, but has
been ranching in Montana for the last 20 years. He was born here February 11,
1851. He will move over to Independence, Missouri soon and he will die there
December 16, 1931 at almost 81 years of age. He never married.
He is
55 IA NY NY and works at milling. His wife Hettie Spare is 48 IA, and they have
Marjorie 16 IA and Robert 8 IA. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and his
second wife Elvira Stanclift, and was here at home with them in 1900, and
married here since 1910.
She is
70 WI and now widowed. She was the second wife of David Archibald Putnam and
they have been in Dubuque for a while. She has Ruth 18 IA with her. Ruth was
with her in 1920 and is a daughter of Archie Junior who was without wife in
1920 and totally out of town now.
He is
50 PA VA PA. His wife Verne (Fern Campbell) is 40 IL and they have Mary 10 IA.
This is a screwed up entry based on the 1920, which was accurate. Anyway he is
George Vincent Putnam junior, son of George Putnam and Susan Burke from
Springfield, Illinois. They were here in 1920. He’ll die here in 1937
ARTHUR PUTMAN Fairfield, Fayette County
He is
40 IA OH IA. He owns his farm. Edna Miesgeier his wife is 41 IA and they have Dale
14 IA, Hilda 13 IA, Lloyd 11 IA, Lester 10 IA, Royden 9 IA, Wesley 8 IA and
Vera 4 IA. Arthur is a son of Elliot Putnam and Caroline Nus and was with them
in Clayton County in 1900. They were here in 1920. OBITS has Arthur as being
born December 16, 1889 and dying here in February 1964. It has Dale bon April
25, 1915 and death in Jesup Iowa in August 1985, and Lloyd born June 16, 1918
and dying in Jessup November 14, 2003.
He is
56 IA NY ENG and is a tenant farmer. Zella his wife is 55 IA and May their
daughter is 28 IA. Charles Ervin is a son of Charles B. and Anna Putman and was
born in this county and has always been here.
She is 64
IL GER PA and widowed. She kinda looks like Nancy Margaret Ballantyne who was
married to Charles Francis in Harrison County and widowed there in 1910 and
1920. Age is fine, but she said earlier she was born in Illinois.
He is
now 80 IA IL MD and now widowed as his wife Emily Jane Headley has died since
1925. At home are Murtie 54 IA, Essie 41 IA and Zelma 33 IA, and all are still
single. He was born in Davis County, a son of Elijah Putman out of Fulton
County, Illinois. One of the 'southern' branch folks. Been here forever.
He is
42 IA IA MO Nora Russell his wife is 41 KS (MO in 1920). He is Howard Junior,
son of Howard Putman and Emma Jane Headley from here. He was born here December
19, 1886 and will die here in Hamburg in October 1969. He is a house carpenter.
Southern Putmans.
He is
50 IA IA IA. Maria his wife is 46 GER. He is another son of Howard Putman and
has been here since he was born. He owns his farm. There is a record of his
death in Atchison County Missouri on December 15, 1956. He had been living
there for some 10 years and his wife was still alive.
He is
29 IA IA IA. Tena his wife is 25 IA and they have Virgil 9 IA, Verial 8 IA,
Valeria 5 IA and Vivalle 2 IA. The last 3 are all daughters. No ideas, must
have gone by his middle name or something before this.
He is
49 IA NY IA and is a tenant farmer. His wife Etta Whiting is 40 IA. They now
have Gerald W. (Whiting) 14 IA, Helen 12 IA, Alice L. 11 IA, Lorraine 8 IA,
Jeanette 5 IA. Also here is his brother Bennett 42 IA who is now divorced from
Genevieve Spears. He is a son of Allen Putnam and Phebe Southard and was born
here. The daughter Helen will marry a Sanberg, Alice a Tobin and Lorraine a
Foster. Jeannette was born December 11, 1925 and will die February 7, 2006. She
will marry Bert Ed Seitzinger December 7, 1947.
She
is 31 IA IA IL and single. She is listed as a niece of Gorham and Martha
Arnold. She was with then in 1920 and 1925 in Grundy County. Martha Arnold is
her mother’s sister. She is a daughter of Warren Ami Putnam and Hettie Beary.
Warren Ami is a son of George Gideon Putnam. New England family that came out
here in the 1870s. Louise was born here and was with her folks in Grundy County
in 1900. The folks moved to Anne Arundel County, Maryland in 1909. Louise
decided to stay here.
She is
Nancy Margaret Ballentine, widow of Charles Francis Putnam. They were in Monona
County in 1900 and here in 1910 and she was widowed here in 1920. She is 66 IA.
She is
74 NOR and now widowed. She was the second wife of Charles H. Putnam from here.
Also here is Naoma Malek 14 IA, listed a step granddaughter. In 1920 there were
4 Malek kids that I guessed were Lena’s in an earlier marriage. Beats me what
the relationship means now.
He is
43 IA IA OH and is a physician, general medicine. Susie Emorine, his wife, is
38 IA and they have W. (William) James 15 IA. He is a son of William Franklin
Putnam and Mary Ann Rizor. He was born September 19, 1886 in Marion County, and
was at home with his folks there in 1900 and in Union County in 1910, and here
in 1920.
He is
23 IA IA IA and works in a fish market. Helen Bradley his wife is 17 IA. He is
a son of George Putman and Mary Reis, and was born here April 2, 1907. Dutch
family.
He is
34 IA IL IA and is a contractor in the construction business. His wife Viola
Keil is 25 IA and they have been married for 7 years. He is Jacob Putman’s
youngest son and was born here September 11, 1896 and will die here May 26,
1960. They are in Riviera Beach, Florida working in 1945. Dutch family.
He is
45 IA IL IA is a commercial fisherman. Mary Reis his wife is 40 IA, and they
have Eugene 21 IA, Vincent 17 IA, Delores 16 IA, Annette 13 IA, Florence 11 IA
and Lucile 9 IA. He is another son of Jacob Putman and was born here Mat 3,
1885 and will be here till he dies December 22, 1961. He married Mary here
January 16, 1906. She is a daughter of John and Katherine Reis. OBITS gives
Eugene’s birth as December 24, 1908 and death May 2, 1992, and Vincent’s as
June 19, 1912 and death November 27, 2003. Dutch family.
He is
67 IL NY NY. Elizabeth Vandanacker his wife is 66 IA and they have a grandson
Robert 7 IA who is a son of his son Ralph. Robert will die here shortly on July
6, 1930. Jacob is a son of Jacob Putman and Eliza Wicks from Montgomery County,
New York. Dutch family. He was born in Carroll County, Illinois and was here
with his folks in 1870 and 1880. His dad and mom returned to Carroll County,
Illinois in the 1880s, but Jacob (this one) remained on the old farm here in
Bellevue. His dad died back there in the 1880s and his mom came back here
around 1890 and was here in 1900. His kids are all here in town. Lizzie will
die here on November 17, 1937. He will be here until he dies January 18, 1958
at age 95.
Another
son of Jacob Putman from here. He is 45 IA IL IA and is a commercial fisherman
with his brother. His Wife Annie Marie Lintgen is 39 IA, and they have Floyd 19
IA, Dorothy 17 IA, Myrtle 14 IA, Gracie 12 IA, David 10 IA, Irene 7 IA, Richard
4 IA, John Jr. 2 IA and Ray 1/12 IA. He was born here September 18, 1886 and
will be here till he dies February 25, 1976. OBITS has Richard being born on
August 30, 1925 and dying September 7, 1999. John Jr. being born September 15,
1927 and dying October 1, 1997. David born October 15, 1920 and dying January
28, 2006 all in Bellevue. Dutch family.
He is
37 IA IL IA and now widowed. His wife Jessie McCard has died November 13, 1922.
He still has Willard 14 IA and Edward 10 IA at home, and a son Robert living
with his folks. He also has a maid Minnie Bailey 31 IA watching over the kids.
He is another son of Jacob and Elizabeth Putman and was born here December 21,
1893. He will marry Minnie Bailey (the maid here now) and they will move to
Pierre, South Dakota and run a motel there. He will commit suicide there June
12, 1944. Dutch family from New York.
He is
38 IA WI IA and owns his own farm. Matilda Zirklebach his wife is 39 IA, and
they have Mildred 18 IA and Mona 10 IA. Miles is a son of James Putnam and was
shown at home in 1900 in Winnebago County, Iowa. He was single here in 1910,
and he and Matilda were here in 1920. OBITS has his birth as January 7, 1892
and death in September 1964.
He is
44 IA PA PA and his wife Neva Vey Smith is 39 IL. He is a public school
teacher. They have Paul Leslie 18 MT, Loren Smith 16 IL and Louise V. 7 SD.
Also here is Neva’s widowed mother Lucy L. Smith 68 IL. He is a son of Henry
Harrison Putnam and Cornelia Ann Chamberlain. He was born in Taylor County Iowa
May 6, 1885 and was at home there in 1900. He and Neva were married in Morrison
Illinois December 22, 1910. I don’t find him in 1910, but in 1920 they were in
Davison County, South Dakota and in 1925 in Riley County Kansas. He will die in
Murray, Calloway County Kentucky in November 1969. Neva was born in Union
Grove, Whiteside County Illinois December 25, 1889 and will die in Calloway
County Kentucky July 26, 1970. The son Paul Leslie was born January 19, 1912 in
Helena, Montana and will marry Betty Ann Phillips December 25, 1938. She died
in 1948 and he then will marry Frances Smith in San Francisco, California
January 19, 1952. He will die in Coos, Oregon April 29, 1987. The son Loren
Smith was born October 24, 1913 in Whiteside County, Illinois and will die in
Fort Collins, Colorado April 19, 2006. He married Mildred Miller in Hazel,
Kentucky June 13, 1940. The daughter Louise Vey was born January 4, 1923 in
Mitchell, South Dakota and will marry a Mr. Carter, Jr. in Murray, Kentucky May
10, 1943. She will die July 18, 2000 in Greenville, North Carolina.
He is 30
IA MI IA and is a welder in an iron works. His wife Helen is 30 IA and teaches
music at home. They have Wayne Jr. 9 IA and Charles 8 IA. He is a son of Ernest
Albert and Stella Putnam from here in town. He was just married here in 1920.
OBITS has Wayne’s birth as March 30, 1901 and death here in Iowa City in
September 1973.
He is
63 IA IA VA and now widowed. He was here in 1920 married to Ellen J. Kelley. He
is a son of Howard Putnam and his first wife Margaret Jane Kline, and was born here. He is a metal
worker in a farm implement company.
32 IA
IA IA and rents his farm. Ida C. Rempp his wife is 33 IA and they have Lorene 7
IA. He is a son of Merton Putnam here in town.
He is
72 IA VT NY. Alice A. Blakley is 68 IL. He is a son of Cornelius Putnam and was
born in Poweshiek County and was in Palo Alto County in 1900, and in Mahaska
County in 1910. They were here in 1920.
He is
50 IA US PA and a salesman for a pump company. Bessie O. Johnson his wife is 35
IA and they have Charles P. 10 ND. No ideas yet on his folks. Found a family
group sheet that has his name as Charles Corgan Putnam born November 19, 1879
in Marion, Linn County Iowa and married Bessie Olevda (Olvida) Johnson. She was
born in Buffalo Center, Winnebago County Iowa September 27, 1894 and will die
in Vinton, Iowa December 22, 1957. Charles will die in West Union, Iowa in
April 1942. The person who put up the sheet did not know Charles’ parents. They
were in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota in 1920. The son Charles was born
March 14, 1920 in Fargo, North Dakota. He will marry Carol M. Wenz in Lancaster,
Missouri September 13, 1941 and will die May 4, 2000 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County Indiana. Carol was a daughter of Charles Carl Wenz and Luella A. Mabb.
She was born February 3, 1920 in New Rockford, Eddy County North Dakota.
CLAYTON R.
PUTMAN Cedar Rapids, Linn County
He is
29 IA IA WI and his wife Elizabeth 25 IA. They have been married 10 years. They
have Agnes B. 9 IA, Mary L. 7 IA and Betsy R. 4 IA. Also here is his single
brother Eugene 20 IA. I never find either one of these guys anywhere. I really
wonder if they are Putnams at all.
She is
61 IA and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Mary L. 23 IA and
husband Arthur Lyons. Hannah Hyde is the widow of James A. Putnam. They were
all in Winnebago County in 1920. Her son Miles is still in Jackson County.
She is
23 IA IA WI single and boarding. She is a public school teacher.
He is
a traveling salesman for advertising. He is 53 IL IL IL and his wife Anna 51
IA. He is a son of William H. and Sarah Putman, and was shown with his folks in
1880 in Riley County, Kansas. I haven’t seen him since until they were here in
1920.
She
is 24 IA IA IA single and a public School teacher. She looks like the daughter
of Niles Putnam from Winneshiek County.
He is
39 MN ENG MI and is an inspector of electric burglar alarms. His wife Myrtle Laier
is 35 ND and they have been married 12 years. He was single in 1910 in Trail
County, North Dakota. He and Myrtle were in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1920 and
here in Cedar Rapids in 1925. He will die back in Minneapolis September 21,
1935. He is a son of Israel Putman and Lydia Armstrong according to the 1925
State Census. He was in Polk County Wisconsin with his widowed mother Lydia in
1895 and 1900. Pretty sure Israel was the son of
Pliney and Martha Putnam as shown in the 1857 census of Rice County Minnesota.
He and his folks were from Pennsylvania and Stephen was born in Minnesota.
He is
44 MI MI MI and his wife Emmogene is 38 WI. He is a son of George Putnam and
Hattie Phillips from Jackson County Michigan. He was with his widowed mother in
Benton County Arkansas in 1900. They have been married 16 years. He rents his
farm. They were here in 1925. Simary Winfield Putnam was born May 2, 1886 and
will die July 2, 1957. At that time he was married to a Rebecca and they were
living in Kansas City, Missouri.
CLEO PUTMAN Washington, Lucas County
He is
24 IA IA IA and a tenant farmer. Genevieve his wife is 23 I and they have
Charles 2 IA. He is a son of Charles Marion Putman and Ivy Gordon from Wayne
County. He has been home there up until now.
He is
Elmer Franklin Putnam 47 IA IA IA and is an automobile mechanic. Jessie
Shackelford his wife is 36 MO. They have Roland 15 MO, Harold 14 IA, Dorothy 13
IA, Elmer Jr. 10 IA, Doris 8 IA, Vincent 5 IA and Hartley 3 IA. He is a son of
Hartley Putnam and Martha Kannals. He was in Mahaska County with the folks in
1900, in Keokuk County in 1920 and here in 1925. OBITS shows his birth as March
14, 1883 and death here in Oskaloosa in May 1971. Harold was born October 23,
1915. He will marry Lois Edith Phillips June 10, 1951. She was born October 24,
1923. They are both alive in 1996 in Eldora, Iowa. Jessie was born December 7,
1892 and died in an automobile accident in Mendon, Missouri on August 10, 1952.
The son Elmer Franklin Jr. was born June 3, 1919 and will die here in Iowa
October 10, 2009. He served in WWII and received 2 Purple Hearts and 3 Bronze
Stars in the Army. He married Jean Latcham September 19, 1948. She was born
August 15, 1927 and died April 17, 2001 in Wapello, Iowa. They owned several
restaurants and moved from here in Oskaloosa to Wapello in 1970.
He is
83 IA IN IN and widowed as his wife Mary Ann Rizor had died here August 24,
1926. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam, and was born in Dubuque County. He was
here in Marion County since the 1870s. His widowed daughter Tessa Caulkins 58
IA is with him. Haven’t seen her since the 1880. William will die her July 15,
1934.
He is
55 IA CAN CAN and single. He is an ‘inmate’ in the Iowa Soldiers Home. He is a
son of John W. and Sarah Putnam from Canada. He was with them in 1880 in
Cherokee County Iowa and none have been seen since then. May well have gone
back to Canada.
She
is 61 (66) IA and widowed. She is Emma Lukecart, the widow of George Putnam
(Nahum's son).
She
is 35 IA and an 'inmate' at the Institution for Feeble Minded Children. She has
been here most of her life. No idea as to her folks.
HUBERT H.
PUETTMANN Liberty, Mitchell County
He is
29 IA, his wife Laura 26 IA. They have been married 5 years and they have
Eileen A. 3 4/12 and Bernice A. 2 1/12 IA. He is a son of Joseph Puettmann and
Agnes Ostendorf from here in 190 and 1920. Family is originally from Germany.
She
is 49 IA and widowed. She has Marjorie 23 ND, June H. 19 ND and Rachel 16 ND. She
is back with her parents Walter and Anna Dockstader. She was married to Floyd
Putman in Streeter, North Dakota in 1920 and in Anderson County Kansas in 1925.
Floyd was a son of Aaron Putman from Fulton County, New York. Dutch family.
He is
67 WI NY IL and is a teamster. Catherine Frank his wife is 65 GER and they have
Allen (born October 31, 1894 and died in December 1964) 35 IA. He is a son of
William C. and Sarah Putman and was in Floyd County in 1870, and in Johnson
County in 1900. His dad was from New York. They were here in 1920.
He is
56 NE NY NY and owns his farm. Mary E. Christianson his wife is 61 IA and they
have Mary 10 IA and Joseph 14 IA. They never had any children and both these
kids were adopted. Mary was with them in 1920. Joseph was with them in 1925. He
is a son of Eri Carlton Putnam and Eliza Goodrich and has been here since the
1870s. He will be here till he dies in 1955.
He is
25 IA IA IA single and boarding. He is a manager at a grocery store. He is a
son of Edson Putnam and Grace Webster from here. His dad died here about 10
years ago, not sure where his mother is though.
He is
Horace Junior from here and is 46 IA VT IA. He has been married 4 years to
Clare who has been married before. She is 52 IL. He was at home with his folks
Horace and Mary in 1920.
She
is now 79 IA (really NY) and widowed. Julia 37 IA and Evelyn 34 IA are still at
home. She was married to Horace Putnam from Vermont here since the early 1900s
and in Sioux County from the 1870s till the 1900s. He just died earlier this
year and she will die here in 1932 herself.
She
is 44 (should be 47) IL and widowed. Her son Robert is 17 IA. Grace May Webster
was married to Edson Putnam who died here in 1920. He was a son of Dennison and
Josephine Putnam, born Hardin County and here in O'Brien from 1900. OBITS has
Robert born June 10, 1912 and dying in Sanborn Iowa in September 1979.
He is
33 IA IA IL and is a mail carrier. He has been married 5 years to Bertha 34 IA,
and they have Cora May 4 IA and Lorene 1 6/12 IA. He is a son of Lewis and Cora
here in town. OBITS has Bertha’s birth as July 15, 1896 and death here in
Hartley in April 1987.
Ida Lowrey
is 48 IA and has Celia Bernice 23 IA. She was here by herself with two kids in
1920. She now lists herself as divorced. She was married to Dennison’s son
Frank Putnam here in 1910, and was here with her two kids in 1920. In 1925 in
the State Census she was married to Harry Burke. I guess that didn’t last long
and she is now divorced twice. OBITS has her birth on February 7, 1882 and
death here in Hartey in January 1968.
He is
58 IA NY PA and operates his own farm. His wife Cora Summey is 57 IL and the
kids are married off now. He is a son of Dennison and Josephine, born Hardin
County and here in O'Brien since 1900.
He is
now 61 IL VT NY and manages a feed store. His wife Alta May Probst is 57 IA. He
is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Cornelia Chamberlain, and was in Taylor
County since 1900. His son Virgil is married and still back there now.
Lillie
Belle Baker is now divorced I think (though she says married) from Jay DeForest
Putnam. They were here in 1920. She is 54 IL, Helen 33 IA, Mabel 31 SD and
Arthur 23 IA.
He is
27 IA IA IA and has been married 6 years to Eva Florence Smalley 26 IA. He
works at a nursery. He is a son of Jay De Forest Putman from here. The family
was here in 1920, but Jay is over in Phelps County, Nebraska now. The rest are
all here. Dutch family from New York originally.
He is
22 IA US US and a truck driver. His wife Thelma Marie Black is 20 IA and they
have Jack 1 9/12 IA. He is a son of Jay De Forest Putman from here. The family
was here in 1920, but the folks split and Jay is over in Phelps County, Nebraska
now. His mother and the rest of the kids are all still here.
He is
34 IA SD IA and manages a billiard parlor. His wife Julia is 38 IA and there is
a stepson from her first marriage, Clarence Christianson 18 IA. He is a son of
Frank and Martha Putnam. He was in Carroll County, Illinois in 1900 and in
Brown County, South Dakota in 1910. Then his dad died and his mother remarried
and he was with his mother Martha and stepfather Nicholas Peterson here in 1920.
She
is 40 MO and has a son Orville Bastedo 24 IA. She has only been married a year,
but there is no husband around. She is listed next to Elmer Putnam. Best guess
is se is married to Elmer’s brother John W. Putnam who I haven’t seen since
1910 in South Dakota. But his mother and brother are here in town, so makes
sense.
He is
61 GER GER GER and widowed as he was in 1920. With him are a nephew Ed C.
Puttman 37 IA, his wife Ella 33 IA, Ada 13 IA and Alvin 5 IA. He owns his farm.
He and the Lewis in Woodbury County are probably brothers and related to the
Puttmanns who have been for a while. Ed is a son of Fred and Mary Puttmann from
Pottawattamie County. He was here in 1900 with his brother William who since
moved to Davenport Iowa.
He is
35 IA GER GER and a tenant farmer. Viola his wife is 31 PA, Randolph H. 12 IA,
Max L. 9 IA, Stanley W. 7 IA, William 5 IA and Joyce 3 IA.
He is
57 IA GER GER. Helen his wife is 54 GER and they have Maynard 27 IA.
He is
58 IA NY CAN and owns his farm. Clara Harrington his wife is 51 MO. They have Mary
23 IA, Alta 16 IA and Lola 13 IA at home. He is a son of Benjamin Augustus
Putnam and Samantha Purinton from Boone County. He was here in 1910 and 1920.
He is
33 IA PA IA. Louise his wife is 49 SCOT. They have Ray D. 19 NE and Robert A.
11 IA. Never seen him before anywhere.
She is
28 IA and has Robert W. 9 IA, Pauline D. 8 IA and Betty J. 3 IA. She says she
is married but he’s not around. She lives with her parents Elmer and Maude
Wilkinson. She was married to Clement Putnam from here in 1925. He was Ernest’s
son and is missing here now.
He is
71 IA IA IA, Rosalie Duncan his wife is 57 IA. They are living with their
married daughter Dorothy 22 IA and her husband of 2 years Leonard Fisher. He is
a son of Benjamin Augustus Putnam and Samantha Purinton from Boone County. He
was here in 1910 and 1920.
He is
22 IA US US. His wife Berle Robertson is 20 KS. They were just married and live
with her folks Carl and Iva Robertson. He is a son of Thomas Elijah Putman and
Stella Combs. He was home in Davis County up until 1920, and then his folks
died in 1920 and 1921, so he’s on his own now. OBITS gives his birth as
February 14, 1908 and death in July 1974.
She is
52 NY and divorced. The age is off by 10 years, but this is Gertrude Pratt who
was married to James Putnam here in 1920.
He is
31 VA VA VA (should be VA MI VA based on the 1920). His wife Adeline Villian is
31 IL FRA FRA, and they have John R. 10 IA and Lillian 5 IA. Gordon is a son of
Miles Putnam from here who just died October 5, 1929. Also here is his widowed
mother Rosa Dickenson Rorer Putnam 55 VA and Joseph W. Putnam 77 MI OH OH and
widowed listed as father in law. Joseph was Miles’ father from Cass County,
Michigan and then South Dakota. I originally had Joseph dying in South Dakota
on November 14, 1907, but obviously it will be sometime after 1930 as he seems
to be doing okay now. Rosa was a daughter of Charles Henry Rorer and Annis
Preston Hubbard. She was born in Pittsylvania, Virginia November 23, 1874. She
will die here November 30, 1939.
He is
30 IL IL IL and drives a truck for road construction. Marie Graves his wife is
28 IA and they have Allen E. 10 IA, Robert E. 8 IA. They were here in 1920 and
1925. He is a son of William D. Putnam and Gertrude Duddles from Lake County
Illinois. He was shown newly born there in 1900. OBITS has the birth as August
31, 1899 and death here in Avoca in December 1979.
He is
31 IA IA IA and a tenant farmer. Carrie A. Perkins his wife is 30 IA and they
have Phyllis M. 9 IA, Donald L. 8 IA, Dale D. 6 IA, Bonnie A. 5 IA and Emma
Jean 2 IA. He is a son of Charles Eastman Putnam and Jennie May Cook from
Center Township. They were married in 1919 but overlooked in 1920. Actually in
this census they were indexed as Rutman. OBITS has Leon’s birth as March 26,
1899 and death in Oakland Iowa in August 1987. It has Dale’s birth as January
20, 1924 and death in September 1988.
He is 55
IA IA IA (should be IA NH NH) and runs a hardware store. Abbie J. his wife is
50 IA and they have Margaret E. 17 IA and Katheryn 10 IA. They were here in
1910 and 1920. He is a son of David Augustus Putnam from here in the County.
FRED E.
(ELLSWORTH) PUTNAM Center,
Pottawattamie County
He is
61 IL NH IL and now widowed since his wife Carrie Jane Wilson died. He still
has Helen 27 IA and George Merle 23 IA at home. He owns and operates his own
farm. He is a son of George McIntyre Putnam and was born in Ogle County,
Illinois. He’s been here since the 1870s though.
He is
28 NE NE NE. His wife Gertrude is 29 WI and they have Opal 4 CO.
He is
38 NE US IRE and a tire salesman. His wife Helen Heaton is 32 MO, and they have
George D. 12 IA and Charlotte 10 IA. He was a son of a George Putnam from Ohio
and Isabelle Carson from Ireland. In 1900 he was with his widowed mother Belle
in Douglas County, Nebraska. He and Helen were here in 1920 and 1925. The 1925
census is where I found his father’s name. OBITS has his birth as September 25,
1891 and death in August 1966 here in Council Bluffs. No idea who he is though.
He is
46 NE NY ENG and is an engine foreman for the steam railway. His wife Charlotte
Wood is 33 IA DEN DEN and they have Barbara J. 6 IA. He is a son of Willis
Emery Putman and Annie Mauger. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and was at home
there in 1900. The family moved here in the early 1900s and his father died
here in Council Bluffs in 1909. He was single here in 1920 and then married
later that year. Dutch family from Ontario County, New York.
He is
listed with age IA IA IA and an automobile mechanic. Mollie Chaney his wife is
37 IA and they have Roberta 12 IA. He is a son of Charles Eastman Putnam and
Jennie Cook from here. He was home in 1910 and then ‘overlooked’ in 1920, but
was here. They had a son Max born in 1914 who I think has died a while back.
Roberta will marry Tom Moyer in about 1936. Just filling in stuff you wouldn’t
find out till 1940.
He is
41 MO US US and a telegraph operator. His wife Susie is 31 IA and they have
Margaret 10 IA and Wallace Jr. 8 IA. He is a son of Edgar and Mary Putnam and a
grandson of Dexter Putnam from Massachusetts. He was at home with his folks in
1900 in Putnam County, Missouri. They were here in 1920.
He is
37 NE PA ENG single and boarding. He is an auto mechanic. He is Willis Emery
Putnam Junior and was shown at home with his folks, Willis and Annie Putman, in
Omaha, Douglas County in 1900. He was here in Council Bluffs in 1920. New York
Dutch family.
He is
57 IL NH IL and owns his farm. His sister Myrtle C. is 54 IA. They are both
single and have been here together for years. They are kids of George McIntire
Putnam who was here with them in 1920 and 1925.
He is
72 IL NY NY and widowed. He has a granddaughter Ethel 30 MI MI IA. He is a son of
Victor and Sarah Ann Putman from New York. Victor was a son of Victor Putman
and Deborah Burns from Oneida County New York. He was born in Lee County Illinois in 1858 and was there in
1860 through 1880. In 1900 they were in Stanton County Nebraska. He and Mary
are here in Council Bluffs in 1910 and 1920. Dutch family originally from
Montgomery County New York.
He is
36 IA IA IA and rents a farm. His wife Maud E. Higgins is 35 IA and they have
Opal M. 15 IA, Fanetta M. 13 IA, L. Robert Jr. 10 IA, Dean C. 8 IA, Kenneth D.
7 IA and Rex G. (Gordon) 4 IA. He is a son of Charles Eastman Putnam and Jennie
May Cook. He was here with the family in 1900 and 1910 and married here in
1920. OBITS has Lloyd’s birth as July 18, 1893 and death in Oakland Iowa in
October 1986.Rex was born in 1926 and died in Omaha Nebraska June 8, 2007. They
will have another son, Robert M. in 1931 and he will work in the transit system
(bus & trolleys) and die in Council Bluffs Iowa August 10, 2007.
He 36
IA NY IL and is a tenant farmer. Melvina Fay Wymore his wife is 35 IA and they
have Madison A. 12 IA. He is a son of Merton Putnam and Alice Blakley. He was
at home in Palo Alto County in 1900 and in Mahaska County in 1910. They were in
Keokuk County in 1920. In 1925 they were in Iowa County. His brother Fred is
here in the County now too. OBITS Gives Melvina’s birth as April 13, 1894 and
death May 14, 1990 at age 95.
He is
57 IA VT NY and now widowed. His married daughter Opal Ida Forbes 25 IA is with
him, but her husband isn’t around. He is a son of Harvey Cornelius and was born
right here. He and the family were here in 1900, and he was married here in
1910 and 1920. His wife Myrtle Cranston has died recently.
He is
46 IA IA IL and rents his farm. Millie P. Ford, his wife of 20 years, is 46 IA
and they have Dorothy 20 KS, Dixie 18 KS and Mildred 10 IA. In 1910 he and
Millie were in Neosho County, Kansas. He is a son of Merton Adelbert Putnam and
Alice Blakley and was born in Poweshiek County. They were in Mahaska County in
1920.
He is
62 IA NY NY and his wife Abbie Elliott is 61 IL. He owns his own farm. Charles
is a son of Harvey Cornelius Putman and Sarah Ann Stewart from here. He was
born on August 2, 1868.
He is
36 IA IA IL. Emma Naomi Saunders his wife is 32 IA and they have been married
10 years. He is a mail carrier on a rural route. He is a son of Charles Putnam
and Abigail Elliot from here.
He is
39 NY NY NY and divorced. He is a son of Albert G. and Cora Elizabeth from
Rome, New York. He was born there April 10, 1891. He was married to Nellie in
Charleston, West Virginia in the 1915-1918 time frame and they were here in
1920. He was divorced here in 1925. According to the SSDI he was born in New
York April 10, 1891 and will die here in Davenport in May 1968. Dutch family
from Steuben County New York.
He is
61 IA NY PA. His wife Hilma Sandberg is 55 ENG SWED SWED and they have a son
Edward S. 9 IA. He is a son of Charles Edward Putnam and Mary Louise Duncan and
was here with them in 1880 and 1900. He was just married here in 1910. Edward
Kirby was born November 17, 1868 and will die May 22, 1939.
He is
71 IA GER GER and single. He is in the County Poor House. He should be
Christian Puttman from Plymouth County. He was a son of Chris and Anna Puttmann
from Germany.
HARRIET L.
PUTNAM Davenport Scott County
She is
60 NY and widowed. She is living with her now married daughter Eunice 30 IL and
her husband Harry C. Sleth. She is Harriet Isabelle Lyon, wife of Charles
Morgan Putman from here. In 1920 she was here but he was in Chicago. He died in
1920.
She is
27 IA VA IA and is single. She works as a housekeeper.
He is
72 IA GER GER and widowed. I have no idea why he keeps stating his folks were
born in Germany when they were both born in Davis County, Iowa just like he
was. He is a son of Abraham H. Putman and Elizabeth Moran of Bloomfield, Davis
County. Abe was a son of Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff. Southern Putman
family. They were here in 1900. Anna Gillian, his wife, died here in 1917, he
will die here October 15, 1935.
He is
57 IL VT VT and his wife Gertrude Duddles is 55 IL. They have Esther B. 21 IL.
He does trucking on the state highway. He is a son of Anthony Putnam and Ann
Kendall both from Vermont. He was with his folks in Lake County Illinois in
1880 and married there in 1900. Then they were in Fort Bend County Texas in
1910. I don’t find them in 1920. They are here in 1930. New Englanders.
She
is 27 IA OH MO and is single. She teaches in the College here. She is a
daughter of William Luther Putman and was home in Decatur County in 1920.
He is
Edwin Sidney Putnam son of Sidney and Josephine Putnam from here. He is 54 IA
VT VT and owns his farm, which was his dad’s place. Mabel A. Snyder his wife is
48 IA. His son Harry is here too. OBITS has his birth November 16, 1875 and
death here in Bedford in April 1971. Mabel will die here March 25, 1961.
He is
47 IA VT VT and owns his own farm. Vera Bradley his wife is 44 IA. He is a son
of Sidney C. Putman and Josephine Smith and was born here. OBITS has Vera’s
birth as November 7, 1885 and death in Coon Rapids in September 1984.
He is
24 IA IA IA and his wife Ruth is 27 IA. They have been married for 2 years. He
is a son of Edwin and Mabel Putnam and is living on their farm. OBITS has
Harry’s birth as December 7, 1905 and death in November 1985 here in Bedford.
Then Ed Putnam found a tree that
has Rosa Elizabeth Bullock as marrying Les Alexander here on April 15, 1909 and
then Ed Putnam on September 15, 1948.
He is
30 IA IL IA and works on a farm. His wife Mary Nancy Livingston is 29 IA and
they have Margaret 3 IA. He is a son of Jason Putnam and Alta Probst from here.
He was with them here in 1920 and they have since moved to Page County. Virgil
has been married now for 8 years. Virgil was born May 19, 1899 and will die in
October 1983. Mary was born August 10, 1900 and will die here August 20, 1972
She
is 82 VT VT VT and widowed. She lives with her widowed daughter Minnie E. Belding
61 VT VT VT. She is Emma Robertson the widow of Adney Putnam from Whittington,
Vermont. They came out here in the 1870s. They were in Cass County in 1880 and
Minnie was 11 at the time. Then they were in Adams County after that. Emma was
there in 1920 with her daughter Flossie Crouse.
He is
a son of Adney Putnam and Emma Robertson from Adams County, where he has been
up till 1925. He is now 57 IA VT VT and his wife Grace N. 51 IA. Their son
Leslie D. is 22 IA and still single. He owns his own farm. OBITS has Grace born
December 2, 1880 and death here in October 1976.
She is
43 IA IA IN and single. She is a patient at the Sunny Slope Sanitarium. She is
a daughter of Albert Putnam and Nancy Pyle from Warren County. She was at home
there up until now.
He is
31 IA VA IA, and works in a meat packing plant. Augusta Marshall his wife is 28
MO and they have Jacob 6 IA, Clarence 4 IA and Francis 3 IA. He is a son of
John Putman and Mary Whitsel from Washington County. This is a German family
out of Hampshire County, Virginia.
She is
21 IA and widowed already. She has a daughter Shirley J. 1 IA. She lives with
her married sister Stella Finley and her husband Charles Finley.
He is
49 IA IA OH and his wife Victoria Noftager is 49 IA. He is a government
inspector in a meat packing plant. He is a son of William Franklin Putnam and
Mary Rezin. He was home in Marion County in 1880 and 1900. He was married here
in 1910 and 1920. William was a son of James Rufus Putnam from Dubuque County.
He was born May 1, 1878 and married Victoria November 26, 1902. She was born
May 14, 1877 and will die in Longmont, Colorado January 26, 1957.
He is
now 80 IA IN TN and widowed. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam. He was married
to Nancy Catherine Pyle here for ages, but she died in 1920. He will be around
till he dies April 4, 1943 at age 93.
He is
49 IA VT VT and owns his own farm. His wife Daisy M. Boyer is 46 IA and Mildred
L. 16 IA. He is a son of Adney Putnam and Emma Robertson and was born in Adams
County and he and Daisy were there through 1920. OBITS has Harry’s birth as
December 11, 1880 and death here November 1975, and Daisy’s birth as August 3,
1884 and death in September 1974.
He is
39 IA IA IN and is a mail carrier on a rural route. His wife Mabel C. Scott is
37 IA and they have Charles A. 16 IA, Roy E. 11 IA and Edna C. 7 IA. He is a
son of Albert Putnam and Nancy Pyle and has been here all his life. He was born
August 30, 1890 and will die here in January 23, 1978. Mabel was born June 10,
1892 and will die here July 10, 1977.
He is
21 IA IA IA and rents his farmlands. His wife Mildred Dillon is 21 IA and they have
Margaret 2/12 IA. They have just been married a year and didn’t waste time in
making a baby. He is a son of Harry Putnam and Daisy Boyer. They have been in
Adams County since the early 1900s, and even his folks are out here now. OBITS
gives Francis’ birth as November 9, 1916 and death in Creston, Iowa on June 23,
1995. He married Mildred in June 1929. She will die February 25, 1934 and he
will then marry Wilma Halene Wynn February 19, 1936. She will survive him. His
obituary says the had Margaret who married Lamar Smith, Viola who married
Edward Jaggers, Rosella who was single then, and a son Howard who’s wife was
Norma.
He is
now 76 IA IN VA and his wife Sarah Ellen Pyle is 77 IN VA KY. He is still
working his dairy farm. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam and has been here
most all his life. He was born here in 1854 and will die in 1940. Sarah was
born in 1852 and will die here in 1939.
Charles
Ernest Putnam is another son of James Rufus Putnam, and is now 55 IA IA OH and
works on a farm. His wife Myra Belle Seavers is 53 IA and Donald 30 IA is still
at home.
He is
now 63 MI NY MI and his wife Alice McNeill is 66 MI. At home still is Harold M.
40 MI. OBITS has Harold McNeill Putnam as being born September 7, 1889 and
dying in February 1963. He is a manufacturer of cloth charts and his son works
with him. A descendant gave me this: “He made ‘cloth charts’, a measuring
device he invented and sold nationwide from a shop in the backyard. It
was later bought by Measuregraph in St. Louis after Harold’s death and Clyde’s
son, Nathan James (Jim) went there to work for them. My grandfather got
tired of having to unroll bolts of fabric for inventory and invented this
device to measure the fabric without unrolling it. You can find the later
ones for sale on the internet and occasionally the older ones that looked like
a cross between a slide rule and calipers. I have one of the original
wooden ones, made in Michigan and two metal ones with box and instructions.”
They were here in 1920 and then briefly in Sneeds, Florida in the 1926-1927
range and then back here. He is a son of Nathan Curtis Putnam and Hannah Mariah
Bunce from Washtenaw County, Michigan. Nathan’s father John was from Berkshire
County Massachusetts. Alfred was born in York, Michigan April 26, 1866 and will
die here November 10, 1941. Alice was born in Petersburg, Michigan in December
1863 and will die here in Washington June 26, 1937.
He is
78 VA VA VA and still widowed as he has been since 1914. With him are his
widowed daughter Mollie Therion 47 IA and her daughter Mildred 26 IA. He is a
son of Jacob Putman jr. from Hampshire County, Virginia. German family. He will
die here in 1934 in his 80s.
Mary
Ann Chalupa is now the widow of John Putman from here. She is 40 IA, Lorene E.
19 IA, Wilson J. 17 IA, Maurice W. 11 IA and Audrey J. 3 IA. John died August
6, 1926. He was a son of John Putman and Mary Rosella Whitsel from here. German
family.
Mina
Bellville is the widow of Charles C. Putman from here and was widowed here in
1920. Look back at 1920 and you will see her son Oral’s widow Bessie and some
kids there. Well, Bessie has married Jacob Hertig and is here (age 40 IA) and
has her Putnam kids Everett 17 IA, Bessie 15 IA and Mildred 13 IA with her.
He is
34 MI MI MI and rents farmlands. His wife Opal Macon is 33 IA. They have June
K. 8 MT. He says he has been
married for 4 years, she for 15 so the daughter is from her first marriage. He
is a son of Alfred E. Putnam and Alice McNeil from here. He was at home with
them in 1920. OBITS has Opal’s birth as January 7, 1897 and death here in
Washington in April 1984.
He is
26 IA VA VA and is an auto mechanic. His wife Gladys L. Nickerson is 24 IA and
they have Dorothy M. 3 7/12 IA. Also here are her sisters Sara E. Nickerson 15
IA and Mary Ann Nickerson 13 IA. He is a son of John Putman and Rosella
Whitsel. He lives next to his Grandfather John Putman.
He is
58 IA MO IA and a janitor at the public school. His wife Minnie B. Wilson is 58
IA. He is a son of William A. Putman and Mary Elizabeth Nelson. He was born in
Adams County, Iowa in 1870. In 1900 he was in Appanoose County, Iowa. He was in
Texas County, Oklahoma in the 1910 census. They were back here in Wayne County
in 1920.
She is
62 MO OH OH and widowed. Well never could figure her out until the 1925 State Census
came out. She had married James R. Putman here about that time. He was a son of
Benjamin Putman and Melvina Baker from Kentucky, to Monroe County Indiana, then
to Linn County Missouri. He married Margaret Bell December 3, 1871. They were
here in 1920. She died in the early 1920s and Jim married Susan.
He is
63 IA IN IL and owns his own farm. Ivy Alice Gordon his wife is now 59 MO and
Frank G. (Gordon) 28 IA is still at home. He was born right here, a son of
William and Mary Jane Putman from Fayette County, Indiana and Kentucky before
that. Southern Putmans.
She is
now 77 NY and still has her son Leon Ray 51 IA with her. Emma Dean is the widow
of Surreno Putman and has been here since the 1870s. She was born back in New
York on February 24, 1853 and will die here March 17, 1939. She will be buried
by Surreno in Postville, Allamakee County. Leon Ray was born September 23, 1878
and will die here September 12, 1950. He never married.
Frederick
Junior is now 44 IA GER GER, his wife Lena E. 36 IA and Earl F. is now 13 IA.
He is
63 GER GER GER and does something on the highways. Christina A. Florke his wife
is 61 GER. He is a son of Frederick and Christine Puttmann. He was born in
Scott County and has been here in Rutland since the 1890s.
He is
32 IA GER GER and his wife Clara E. Reinking 32 IA. They have Wayne C. 6 IA.
Also here is his cousin Maynard Puttmann 27 IA GER GER. Roy is a son of William
and Anna Puttmann and Maynard a son of Charles and Helen Puttmann. Both were
born right here.
Indexed
as Adolph, but is Fred and Christine Puttmann’s son. He is 31 IA and still
single. His married sister Amanda Byers is 46 IA and her husband Carl H. Byers
is 42 GER GER GER.
He is
54 IA CAN IA and a real estate salesman. He has a new wife Zina Warntzis 51
HOLLAND. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Beaudette from Lyon County.
He was there in 1880 and with his widowed mom in Sioux County in 1900. He was
here in 1910 and 1920 with a wife Olive born in Illinois. In 1925 he and Zena
were here.
He is
70 IA IL IL and widowed. He is in a hotel of sorts. He is a son of Daniel
Thomas Putman and has been in Dixon County Nebraska for years. He was married to
Martha Stark in 1909. He will die himself January 12, 1936.
She is
28 IA and has Carol 11 IA and Muriel 8 IA. She is still living with her parents
Albert and Maud Sowby as she was in 1920. In 1920 though she was married to
Harry L. Putnam here. They were divorced about 1922. He has since married again
and he and his new wife Nannie are in Lyons, Burt County Nebraska.
She is
23 IA and lives with her parents Arne and Julia Skarr. She says she is married
a year, but no husband is around.
He is
26 IL US US and is a timekeeper with the steam railroad. His wife Florence Castleman
is 26 IA. They have Arlene 4 IA. They have been married for 8 years and live
with her parents Jesse and Tillie Castleman. He should be the son of Jonathan
and Jessie Putnam as shown in Sangamon County, Illinois in 1910. He was single
here in 1920.
GEORGE PUTNAM Dows, Wright County
He is
35 IA US US and his wife Leota Echelberger is 26 IA. They live with her parents
George and Minnie Echelberger. This would be his second marriage and her first.
They have been married 7 years. He is a building painter. Not sure who he is.