IOWA
STATE
CENSUS REPORTS
1885 & 1895
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
This is
a State not Federal Census, but the 1885 & 1895 are a huge help in filling
the 20 year void in Federal Censuses from 1880 to 1900.
He is a
farmer 40 VT. His wife Emma Robinson is 37 VT and they have Minnie E. 16 VT,
Walter A.11 IA, Ina M. 7 IA and Harry S. 4 IA. He is a son of Prentiss B.
Putnam and Jemima Chase. He was born in Whittington, Vermont on May 12, 1844.
He married Emma Robinson in Lee County and they were in Cass County in 1880,
and moved here in the early 1880s. They are here in 1900 and Emma is widowed
here in 1910. New England family.
He is a
miner 26 IL. His wife Rosa is 24 MI and they have Charles 7 MI and Franklin 3
IA. The Charles listed is really a stepson. Rosetta Earle had been married
previously to a Sabins guy. Charles is a Sabins and listed so in 1900. William
Addison Putnam is a son of Benjamin Putnam and Ellen Angeline Moore, and was
shown at home in Champaign County, Illinois in the 1860 Census. His father,
Benjamin, was born in New Hampshire, a son of Benjamin Putnam (1948) and Sarah
Tenney. Rosetta is a second wife. He was earlier married to Eliza French in
Stark County, Illinois. July 20, 1879. She was listed there alone with her kids
from a previous marriage in the 1880 census. Must have been a divorce or he
just left her. Only lasted a couple of months. He married Rosetta (Earle)
Sabins in Cass County, Iowa January 26, 1880. They are in Lincoln County
Nebraska in 1900 and 1910. About 1914, he took the family up into Tofield,
Alberta, Canada and came back down here sometime in the mid 1920s. In 1930 they
are back in Dawson County Nebraska. New England Family.
She
is 60 OH and has John 18 IN and James 31 IN with her. They live with David and
Sarah Neal. Sarah 33 IN is her daughter. Ellen Angeline Moore is the widow of
Benjamin Putnam. Benjamin was a son of Benjamin Putnam (1948) and Sarah Tenney.
He was born June 20, 1819 in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. They were in
Champaign County, Illinois in 1860, and in Salem Township, Steuben County,
Indiana in 1870. These three were in Poweshiek County in 1880.
He is
a painter 37 NY. His wife Martha is 26 IA and they have Eunice 3 IA and Harry 1
IA. He is a son of John and Hannah Putnam. He was at home in Winneshiek County
in 1870 and here in 1880. John is number 2853 in Eben Putnam's books. He is a
son of Malachi Putnam and Sarah Blount. He was born January 2, 1815 in
Lowville, Lewis County, New York. Malachi was from Winchester, Massachusetts.
They are here in 1900. There will be a divorce and Martha and the kids will be
in Winneshiek County in 1910. Edwin will be in an Old Soldiers Home in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1910. New England Family.
He is
51 VT a farmer. His wife Anna Briggs is 52 NY and they have Frances T. 14 IA,
John P. 11 IA. There is a Louis Main 18 IN working for them. He is a son of
John Glidden Putnam and Thankful Putnam (a Putnam cousin) from Springfield
Vermont. They came out here in the 1860s. His mom died here in 1883 and his dad
said to heck with this and went back to Vermont where he will die October 18,
1888 while playing the part of 'Farmer John of ye olden time' in a Harvest
Festival Play. Gave it his all, I
would guess.
He is
36 IN and a plasterer. His wife Margaret Bell is 34 PA, and they have Laura 9
IA and Frank 3 IA. They were married here December 3, 1871. He is James Putman
a son of Benjamin Putman and Melvina Baker from Linn County, Missouri. Before
they went to Missouri, they were in Monroe County, Indiana where James was
born. They are here in 1895, 1900 and on.
She is
34 OH and recently widowed. At home are Joseph 18 IA, Sophronia 15 IA, James 13
IA and Jesse 6 IA. Mary Elizabeth Nelson is the widow of William Putman.
William was a son of Benjamin and Melvina Putman from Indiana and then Linn
County, Missouri. They were in Appanoose County in 1870 and Adams County in
1880. He died about 1883. In 1900, Mary is in Woods County Oklahoma living with
her father Joseph Nelson (then 76 OH). Southern Putman Family.
He is
21 IA working on a farm. He is a son of Benjamin Putnam and Samantha Purinton
from Boone County. He was home there in 1870 and 1880. He will marry Rosella
Dugan in Poweshiek County on September 5, 1892 and they are in Boone County in
1900 and 1910 and in Polk County in 1920 and 1930.
She is
54 VT and still single. She lives with her sister Caroline Gay 62 VT and husband
Jeremiah Gay. Both Alma and Caroline are daughters of Daniel Putnam and Pamela
French of Bethel, Vermont. Daniel is listed Number 1202 in Eben Putnam's books.
Daniel died here September 7, 1859.
He is
31 WI. His wife Ida Mae Huyek is 34 IL, and they have Fred B. Hust 15 IL, Frank
Hust 12 IL and May E. (Ethel) 5 IA. George 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. He and Ida are here in through
the 1920, and George is widowed here in 1930. Fred and Frank are kids from
Ida’s first marriage. In 1880 they were both listed as 10 year olds with last
name Hewitt which is probably right. Dutch family from New York.
John
is 18 OH and Frank 16 OH. They live with their mother Cassie Cushman 42 OH and
her husband Andrew Cushman 39 IL. These two guys were here in 1870 living with
her and her then brand new second husband Andy. No clue at all to her Putnam
husband though. In 1880 they said he was from Pennsylvania. They are all here
in 1895 and John is married to Nellie Hubbard here in 1900. Don’t find Frank
again though.
He is
a farmer 55 NY, his wife Samantha Ellis Purinton is 47 NY, and they have Ernest
24 IA, Lewis 19 IA, Evie 17 IA, Benjamin 14 IA, Franklin 12 IA, Carrie 11 IA,
and Cora 9 IA. Benjamin Augustus Putnam is a son of Harvey Putnam and Rebecca
Steward from Barnard, Vermont and then Cherry Creek, New York. He was born
September 31, 1830 in Wyoming County New York and married Samantha in Ellington
New York October 11, 1854. They came straight out to Dallas County Iowa and
were there in 1860, and have been here in Boone County from the mid 1860s on.
He will die here June 14, 1896. Samantha goes into the 1900s, and will die here
January 7, 1913.
MILTON PUTNAM Peoples Township, Boone County
He is
a farmer 27 IA. His wife Ida Theresa Sayles is 19 IL and they have Othie H.
(Homer) 1 IA. Milton Augustus Putnam is a son of the above Benjamin and
Samantha Putnam. He was born September 11, 1857 and married Ida March 24, 1883.
They are here in 1895, and will all be in Tacoma Washington in 1900. Then they
will get divorced and he will be back in Des Moines Iowa in 1910 and 1920 all
by himself.
GEORGE PUTMAN Byron, Buchanan County
He is
16 IA working on Robert Johnson’s farm. Looks like the son of George Putnam and
Adelia Medbury from next door Linn County. He was home there in 1880 and not
now.
PETER PUTMAN Hazelton, Buchanan County
He is
42 NY. His wife Alice J. Teague is 36 ENG and they now have Charles 18 IA and
Cora M. 15 IA. He is a son of Jacob D. Putnam and Hannah Lewis. He was born
September 4, 1834 in Cato, Cayuga County New York. He married Alice out here
February 17, 1866. She was born in Yorkshire England. They are here through
1900 in Jefferson County then. They are Dutch from Montgomery County, New York.
In a book Genealogy of David Putman, I get "Peter Putman was born at
Cayuga, N.Y., September 4, 1834.
In 1858 he went to Iowa, locating at Fairbanks, Buchanan County. On July 15, 1861, after opening of the
Civil War, he enlisted in the 5th. Iowa Regiment (Infantry), Co. C, and went to
the front. After his term of
enlistment expired and having passed through all the dangers of war, he
reenlisted at Larkinsburg, Alabama, in 1864, and remained in service until the
last battle was fought and the Confederate Army surrendered." New York Dutch
family.
He is
68 NY a mechanic. His wife Aurilla Aylsworth is 59 NY and their daughter Hettie
is 24 WI. Hezekiah is a son of Nathan Putnam, number 2206 and his first wife,
Martha Williams of Colesville, Broome County, New York and Fairfield,
Connecticut before that. He and he family have been in Racine County Wisconsin
since the 1850s up through the 1880 census. They came over here recently and
will go to South Dakota with his son Jay and family, and Hezekiah will die up
there in 1893. New England Family.
JAY S. (SAMUEL) PUTNAM Coon Rapids, Carroll County
He is a merchant 36 NY. His wife Rebecca Charlotte Sutton is
27 IA and they have Ky (Hezekiah) 7 IA, Orri (Orin Jay) 5 IA, Herbert A. 4 IA,
John 2 IA and Lemuel less than a year old IA. Jay is a son of Hezekiah Putnam
and Aurilla Aylsworth of Chenango County, New York. Jay was home there in 1850.
In 1860 the family was in Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin and are now right
here in Coon Rapids. Hezekiah is a son of Nathan Putnam, number 2206 and his
first wife, Martha Williams. Jay will be in Custer County South Dakota in 1900
and 1910, and then head to Salem, Oregon by 1920. New Englanders.
JAMES PUTNAM Cass Township, Cass County
He is
25 IA. His wife Eliza Jane Sexton is 26 IA and they have two daughters Marion 4
IA and Jessie 1 IA. 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. They are here in 1900 and Eliza will die September 15, 1904. He
will marry Ulrica Thulin from Sweden here in 1905. They are here in 1910 and
on. He will die in Griswold Cass County December 27, 1942 at age 83. Christmas
was just too much that year. Ulrica will die here December 30, 1935 also after
a hectic Christmas I guess.
WILLIAM PUTMAN Fairfield, Cedar County
He is
24-26 OH single and working on a farm. The age is VERY hard to read.
ALBERT C. (CALVIN) PUTNAM Spring Township, Cherokee County
He is
a farmer 42 NY. His wife Electa Ann Brown is 39 IN. They have Della A. 11 IA,
Charley A. 9 IA, George L. 3 IA and Harry O. 1 IA. Kids were all born in
Guthrie County where they were shown in 1880. He is a son of Calvin Putnam
(#2848) and Mary Chase from Lowville, Lewis County New York and Vermont before
that. His dad was a son of Malachi Putnam (#1285) and Sarah Blount. He was born
in Lewis, Lewis County New York on December 16, 1842. He will die in Edgemont, Fall
River County South Dakota October 29, 1915. His wife Electa Ann Brown was born
in Fort Wayne, Indiana May 15, 1845 and will die in Hot Springs, Fall River
County South Dakota August 26, 1938. They were in Carroll County Iowa in 1870,
Guthrie County in 1880. In 1900 they are in Custer County South Dakota and then
Fall River County South Dakota after that till they die. New England family.
LEVI S. PUTMAN Clinton, Clinton
County
He is
46 NY and his wife Julia Ann is 60 NY. He is a railroad engineer as he was here
in 1880. They were here in 1880 and are through 1900. He is a son of Victor
George and Sarah Ann Putman from Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. He was at
home there in the 1850 Census. New York Dutch Family.
EFFIE E. PUTNAM Adel, Dallas County
She
is 9 IA and lives with Daniel 60 OH and Elizabeth Nealley 61 OH who I think are
her grandparents. In 1880 she was with her folks, Rethran (?) and Tamar Putnam
in Madison County. They were here in Davis County in 1870 and Effie was born
here. I think the Nealleys are Tamar’s parents. They were all from Ohio.
ELIJAH F. (FULTON) PUTMAN Bloomfield, Davis County
He is
51 IL a farmer. His wife Nancy Ellis Brennan is 46 KY. They have at home still
Eva 26 IA, Henrietta 20 IA and a housekeeper Mary Taylor 37 OH. He is a son of
Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff from Fulton County Illinois and then here. He
was born here June 17, 1833 and will die in Bloomfield on February 27, 1914.
Nancy died there August 24, 1910. Southern Putman Family.
ELIZABETH PUTMAN Bloomfield, Davis County
Elizabeth
Duff is the widow of Elijah Putman who died here in 1863. She is now 87 KY and
is living with her married daughter Lucinda Caraway 46IL and husband Henry
Caraway and their family. Elizabeth will hang in here until January 24, 1887 at
almost 90 years of age.
VERNON PUTMAN Bloomfield, Davis County
He is
27 IA a clerk in a grocery store. His wife Ella Spencer is 27 IA. They are
living with her widowed mother Evaline Spencer 68 PA. He is a son of Elijah
Fulton Putman and Nancy Brennan from here. They are in Washita County, Oklahoma
in 1900, and in Pawnee County, Oklahoma in 1910. They are in Los Angeles in
1920 and 1930 and he owns a retail grocery store in Glendale. Southern Putmans.
ABIGAIL PUTNAM Fabius, Davis County
She
is 69 NY and lives with a Vanderkirk family. She is Abigail Raesin and was
married to Chauncy Putnam from Massachusetts. They were in DeKalb County
Indiana in 1860 and Appanoose County Iowa in 1870. No ideas yet who he was.
He is a farmer 41 IL, Eliza Jane
Grant his wife 37 OH, Della 17 IA, Harry 15 IA, Willard 13 IA, Olive 12 IA,
Duff 10 IA, Maud 9 IA, Anne 6 IA, Daisy 4 IA and Clyde 2 IA. He is a son of
Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff from Fulton County Illinois and then here.
Jack as he was called was born on June 2, 1843 in Fulton County. He married
Elizabeth Jane Grant here on November 5, 1867. Jasper or Jack died September 8,
1907 and is buried in Lick Creek, Iowa. Elizabeth is widowed here in 1910 and
1920 and is in Los Angeles in 1930 with her daughter Olive at age 82 OH. His
dad Elijah was my Reding Putman’s brother and both were sons of Daniel Putman
from South Carolina. Southern Putman Family.
He is
listed as 52 NY. His wife, Elvira
Ann Stanclift, is 47 NY. The children at home are: Herbert H. 13 IA, Edward A.
10 IA, Louis J. 6 IA and Edith E. 4 IA. He is a son of David Pease Putnam and
Nancy Alcott and was born January 6, 1832 in Lee, Oneida County New York. His
dad was from Connecticut. Elvira is the daughter of John and Rhoda Stanclift.
She was born September 12, 1837 in Collins, Erie County New York and then came
out here to Delaware County with her folks in the 1850s.
He will die here in Delaware Iowa May
31, 1910.
He is a
grocer 34 WI, his wife Mary Ann is 36 SCOT and they have Archie (David Jr.) 6
IA, Harry 2 IA and Florence 1 IA. They are here in 1895 and 1900. Then Mary
will die and he will marry Nellie White in 1908, and be here in 1910 and 1920.
Anyway, he is a son of George Putnam and Catherine Scleithe and was born in
Tazewell County Illinois and then was with his folks in Grant County Wisconsin
in 1860, whole family is missing in 1870 and then he was here just married in
1880. They are here in 1900 through 1920. His second wife Nellie is widowed
here in 1930
He is
28 IA, his wife Hattie 24 IA and they have Leona 1 IA. He is William Marion
Putnam, a son of George Putnam and Catherine Scleithe, and was born about the
time his folks moved from Tazewell County, Illinois to Grant County, Wisconsin.
He was there in 1860. He will be here with Harriet in 1900 and 1910 and then by
himself here in 1920. Dutch Family out of New York.
He is
33 IL single and working on James Flower’s farm. He is Alfred Elliot born in
Warsaw, NY December 9, 1851. He is a son of Lucien B. Putnam and his first wife
Esther Foster. He is shown there in Fairfield, Fayette County, Iowa in 1870. He
will marry Caroline Nus on April 27, 1887, and they are in Clayton County in 1895
and 1900. They will be back here in Fayette County in 1910 and 1920. New
Englanders.
He is a
farmer 61 NY, His wife Cynthia Crosby is 56 NY and they have Estelle 11 IA. He
is a son of Edward Putnam, and his first wife Rachel Horton of Grafton,
Vermont. Lucien was born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York. They were in
Winnebago County, Illinois in 1860 and here by 1870. Cynthia will die here in
1889. He then married a widow, Mrs. Phoebe Thomas who died in 1896. He is
living with her son George Thomas in 1900 in Buchanan County. He is 76 then and
didn’t make it to 1910. New England Family.
AMOS W. (WHITNEY) PUTMAN Charles
City, Floyd County
He is
43 WI and there is a Jennie Putman 32 WI boarding in the same house who is his
wife. He is a traveling salesman. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Elvira Rosina
Smith from Vernon, Waukesha County Wisconsin. He was born there October 19,
1841. His dad was a son of Jonathan Putnam and Abigail Burton from Wilton, New
Hampshire. Jonathan is number 1845 in Eben Putnam’s book. I don’t find Amos
again.
AZOR PUTNAM Floyd, Floyd County
He is
a traveling salesman 42 NY and his wife Jennie is 32 IL. They are boarding.
Good Luck.
MARSHALL PUTNAM Pleasant Grove, Floyd County
Marshall
Danforth Putnam is listed as 31 MI, born in March of 1854. His wife, Betsey
Jane Sneath, is 32 NJ, born in January of 1853. The children are: Della 6 IL,
born in July of 1878, Frederick Benjamin 2 IA, born in March of 1883, George
Washington, 1 IA, born in October of 1884. Marshall is a son of Benjamin
Franklin Putnam and Alma Stone Johnson. He was born in La Grange, Cass County,
Michigan on March 12, 1854. Betsy is the first of his three wives. This family
was in Owen, Winnebago County, Illinois in the 1880 census, and here in 1895.
They are in Pottawattamie County Iowa in 1900. He will then head to California
and die in Pomona Los Angeles County in 1943. His line goes back from Benjamin
to Uzziel Putnam and Mary Trask from New York, via Vermont and then Massachusetts
before that.
He is
65 WI, his wife Margaret 55 WI, and Cora 12 IA. This is a weird listing.
Probably Daniel Putnam and Mary Jane Wilkins. Ages are off, but they were here
in 1880 and Mary is widowed here in 1895 through 1920. Daniel was a son of
Daniel Putnam (1834) and Rebecca Jane Carleton from Massachusetts and was with
them in Rock County WI in 1850.
CHARLES PUTMAN Reeve Township, Franklin County
He is
39 NY, his wife Ann is 38 ENG. They have Alvira 18 IA, Alva 16 IA, Erva
(Charles Ervin) 11 IA, Percival 9 IA. He is a son of David and Malinda Putman
from Jefferson County New York. They were there in 1850 and 1860 and in Jackson
County, Iowa in 1870. Dutch Family from New York.
He is
66 IN and his wife Elizabeth R. Duff is 64 MD and they have Julia 38 IA,
Augustus 28 IA and Clara 11 IA. He is a son of Elijah Putman and Elizabeth
Duff. Abraham was born on March 8, 1818. He married Elizabeth R. Moran (born in
Maryland February 24, 1820) in Canton, Illinois on March 7, 1839. They were in
Davis County, Iowa in 1860, and in Schuyler County, Missouri in 1870, and then
off to Fremont County, Iowa by 1880. Elizabeth will die here August 31, 1896.
He will be here with his son Howard in 1900 at age 82, and will die before
1910. Southern Putman Family.
HOWARD PUTMAN Hamburg, Fremont County
He is
35 IA, his wife Emma Jane Headley is 27 IA. They have Pearl 10 IA, Mertie 8 IA,
Minnie 6 IA, Otto 4, IA, Walter 2 IA and Lula less than a year IA. They are
here through 1920 and he is widowed here in 1930. He is a son of Abraham H.
Putman and Elizabeth Moran from Davis County, and grandson of Elijah Putman and
Elizabeth Duff. Southern Putman Family.
GEORGE PUTNAM Colfax, Grundy County
He is
a mechanic 29 MA, his wife Nellie King is 27 NH and they have Roy 4 IA and
should have Martha 1 IA who wasn’t listed. George William is a son of George
Putnam and Martha Blackstone from New Hampshire. In 1860, he was at home with
them in Kingston, Linn County, Iowa. George Senior was a son of Gideon Putnam
from New Hampshire. He will stay here in Iowa and die in Madison County October
14, 1918. New England family.
AUSTIN H. (HERBERT) PUTNAM Webster, Hamilton County
He is
31 MA a mechanic. His wife Ida May Lyfoire is 30 NH and they have Harold L. 1
IA. He is a son Israel Herbert Putnam (2021) and Sarah Caroline Putnam. They
are from Danvers Massachusetts and were there in 1880 and will be back by 1900
and he is widowed there in 1920.
GEORGE PUTNAM Concord, Hancock County
He is
a bookkeeper 30 MA, single and boarding. He should be George Frederick Rice
Putnam a son of Franklin Putnam and Mary Rice from Reading Massachusetts.
Franklin was number 1810, a son of Joshua Putnam (748) and Betsy Baker of
Houlton, Maine. George was born in Reading on June 24, 1854. He was with the
family in Reading in 1860, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1870. He will marry
Anna in Cook County, Illinois March 9, 1887. They are in Clayton County Iowa in
1900 and Bottineau County North Dakota in 1910 and 1920.
ALLEN PUTNAM Eldora, Hardin County
He is
45 NY, his wife Phoebe Southard is 29 IA and they have Howard 5 IA, Erle (Earl)
4 IA, Helen 2 IA and Clara less than 1 IA. He is a son of Josiah and Lydia Shaw
Putnam and was born in Bethany, Genesee County, New York. He was with a bunch
of his brothers back in 1870 in Grundy County, Iowa, and just married to Phoebe
in 1880 here in Hardin County. They are here in 1885 through 1910 and Phoebe is
widowed here by 1920. New England family.
PHILLIP D. (DODDERAGE)
PUTNAM Center Township, Henry
County
He is
now a retired schoolteacher 74 CT. His wife Isabella Crothers is 64 OH and they
have Horace C. 29 OH (express messenger) and Emma 26 OH a teacher. Also here is
Isabella’s sister Anna E. Crothers 66 OH. Philip was born March 2, 1810 in
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. His parents were Philip Putnam (Number
1847 in Eben's book) of Wilton, New Hampshire, and Anna Brown of Hartford,
Connecticut. In 1850 Philip was in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio
and was a teacher. I would guess Philip's first wife died about then, as his
daughter Mary was with neighbors or possibly relatives then. He then married
Isabella J. Crothers in Fayette County, Ohio August 18, 1850. The family will
remain here. Horace their son will become the Sheriff of Henry County. Horace
lists himself now as being widowed and has a son Phil C. (Phillip Crothers) 4
IA with him. I don’t have his first wife’s name. He will marry Louise Magdfrau
in 1892 and they are here in 1900 and 1910.
CHARLES PUTNAM Crosses, Howard County
He is a
painter 26 IA. His wife Clarinda is 20 WI and they have Olive less than a year
IA. In 1860, he was here with his widowed mother Martha from Norway, so no
ideas as to his dad except he was from New York or Canada and married Martha in
Wisconsin in the late 1840s. They are here in Vernon Springs in 1900 through
1920 and his mother Martha is still with them in 1910 at age 82.
He is a
farmer 62 KY, his wife Elizabeth Prunty is 47 IL and they have George 12 IA,
Ella 10 IA, Josie (Phoebe J.) 8 IA, Delilah 4 IA. The kids were all born here
in Jasper County. Robert was a son of Reding Putman (my gg grandfather) and his
first wife Stacey Combs. He was born in Putman Township (named for Reding the
first settler), Fulton County, Illinois on December 16, 1823, and made the trip
to Arkansas with his family in 1836. He then went to Illinois where he married
Elizabeth on May 27, 1857 in Morgan County Illinois. They were there in 1860
and here by 1870. Robert will die in Prairie City, Iowa May 30, 1892. Elizabeth
is widowed here in 1895 and 1900. Then she and the kids are in Spokane
Washington in 1910. Elizabeth will die in Spokane, Washington September 22,
1913. Southern Putman Family.
HOWARD PUTNAM Monticello, Jones County
He is
40 IA and a foreman in a creamery. His wife Margaret Jane Kline is 40 VA and
they have John 19 IA and Ada 15 IA. They were here in 1870 and 1880. 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 will die here
September 21, 1886, and Howard will marry Sarah Ann Livingston on January 12,
1888. They are here through 1920. Howard will die July 8, 1924 and Sarah on
October 13, 1926. New England Family.
R. A. (RUFUS AUSTIN) PUTNAM Monticello, Jones County
He is
60 MA single and boarding. He is Rufus Austin Putnam junior, son of Rufus
Austin Putnam and Frances Highborn Porter of Fitchburg, Mass. He was born in
March 1826. He will be here through the 1900 census. He never married.
SIMON PUTMAN Jackson Township, Lee County
He is
Simon Kenton Putman 47 OH and his wife Hulda P. Singleton is 46 IL. At home are
Frederick 24 IL, James 11 IA, Frank 7 IL. He is a son of Elijah Putman and
Matilda Kenton from Champaign County Ohio and the Brown County Illinois. Simon
was born in Mad River Township Ohio on January 6, 1839. He served in the Civil
War as a Lieutenant in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry. He married Huldah Singleton
January 20, 1859 in Mount Sterling Illinois. She was born October 2, 1838 and
died January 7, 1907. They were in Mt. Sterling in the 1860, and in Ray County,
Missouri in 1870. They were back in Brown County in 1880 and here now and in
1895 and 1900. He died April 26, 1906 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
Southern Putman family.
FLORA & BERNICE PUTNAM Cedar Rapids, Linn County
Flora
is 16 WI, Bernice 7 IA. They live with Louisa Everette 35 OH. She is the widow
of Fred Putnam from New York. In 1870, they were in Milton, Rock County
Wisconsin. She was widowed here in 1880.
HAZEAL PUTMAN Cedar Rapids, Linn County
He is
a cooper 58 IL. His wife Lydia Miller is 57 OH. They have at home Charles 26 IL
(a cooper like his dad. A cooper by the way makes barrels and stuff), Louise or
Lois 25 NH who is Charles wife and they have Elsie just born IA. He is indexed
as Israel, but is the son of William and Alla Putman. He was born on October
21, 1826. He remained in Fulton County, Illinois after the rest of the family
went to Arkansas. He lived in Buckhart Township on the original farm of William
and Allie. He was there during the Civil War as his sister Lavina went there to
live while her husband was in a Yankee Prison. They were in McDonnough County,
Illinois in the 1860s and then in Tazewell County Illinois by 1870 and here in
Linn County Iowa by 1880. He will die here in 1891, Lydia in 1912. Southern
Putman family.
WILLIAM S. (SKINNER) PUTNAM Cedar Rapids, Linn County
He is
38 NH, his wife Maggie38 IN and Irene G. 17 IA. He is William Skinner Putnam, a
son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Rice. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. He
was here in 1880 and was a teacher. I never new he was married. He was single
here in 1880 and will be in 1895. Then by 1910 and 1920 he will be in an Old
Soldier Home in Marshall County. Irene would be a daughter of Maggie in a prior
marriage. This one didn’t work out as he is single again in 1895 and on. There is
a Maggie Gibbons Putnam in a cemetery in Warren County who died in 1893 who may
well be her
CHARLES B. (BERNARD) PUTNAM Marion Township, Linn County
Charles
Bernard Putnam is listed as 42 MI.
His wife Esther Carroll is 40 NY.
The children are: Clarence 14 MI, Nellie 12 MI, Charles C. 9 IA, and
Freddie O. 7 IA. Also in the
household is their stepson Loren A. Collins 14 MI. He was previously to Nettie
Phillips who had been married to Albert Collins. This family was in Eaton
County, Michigan in 1870. Charles will still be here in 1900, but will be
married to a widow, Laura Smith. They were divorced and Esther is still in
town, but in her own house. 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. His folks are from New Hampshire and then
New York.
CHARLES E. (EDWARD) PUTNAM Marion Township, Linn County
He is a
bank clerk 45 NH and his wife Mary Ellen Fawcett is 38 OH. They have Frank H.
18 IA, Carrie E. 15 IA. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Rice. He was
born in Nashua, New Hampshire July 10, 1839. He served in the Civil War from
here in Iowa, and rose to rank of Captain. This family was in Mount Vernon,
Linn County in 1870 and in Marion, Linn County in 1880. He will be here until
he dies in 1913. Mary Ellen will die the following year. He was in Marion
Township in 1860 through 1880. They are in Rapids Township in 1900.
She is
48 IL and widowed. She is a nurse. Her daughter Laura is 18 IA. She has been
widowed here since 1870. Can’t find her in 1860, but was probably in Wisconsin
where her first son Martin was born in 1861. The husband was born in Ohio at
any rate.
HENRY PUTNAM Wheeler, Lyon County
Henry
is listed as 53 CAN. His second
wife, Elizabeth Beaudette, is 38 CAN. They were married in Quebec in 1865. He
was first married to Rose King and was here in Clayton County in 1860 with her.
The children at home are: Mary L. 17 IA, Joseph L. 14 IA, Margaret A. 13 IA,
Addie M. 11 IA, Alfred A. 9 IA, Lucy Ann 5 IA Charles C. 3 IA and Cecilia R. 1
IA. Based on the children's ages and birthplaces, Henry was here in 1870, but
was not listed in the Index. Henry will die here in 1893, and Elizabeth will be
widowed in Sioux County in 1900. The son Joseph will be in South Dakota by
around 1910. Henry was born April 18, 1830 in St. Johns, Quebec just across the
border from Vermont. He was born with the name Patenaude, and was listed as
Henry Putnode in Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont in 1850. Rose was living
two houses away at that time. Probably because there were several Putnams in
Westford, he changed or had anglicized his name to Putnam sometime in the 1850s
while in Vermont. Not a Putnam at all.
ISRAEL PUTNAM Perry Township, Marion County
He is
a tinner 26 IA and single. He was born in Jasper County May 16, 1858. He is a
son of Robert Putman and Elizabeth Prunty from Jasper County. His dad will die
in 1892 and Israel will be back with his mom in 1895. That’s the last I find
him. Maybe died in the Spanish American War. Robert was a son of Reding Putman
and Stacey Combs from Fulton County Illinois. Reding was my gg grandfather.
Southern Putmans.
GEORGE PUTNAM Jefferson, Marshall County
He is a
farmer 25 IA and his wife Emma Lukehart is 19 IA. George is a son of Naham
Daniel Putnam and Mary Spake from here. He will be here till he dies in 1917.
Emma is widowed here in 1920.
NAHAM D. (DANIEL) PUTNAM Jefferson, Marshall County
Spelled
this was now but Nahum in 1880. Not sure which is right. Anyway, he is 52 OH.
His wife Mary Spake is 51 OH. Edgar 23 IA and Grace 14 IA are at home. He is a
farmer. He's been here a while, a son of Daniel Baldwin Putnam. He was born in
Sandusky, Huron County OH, moved to Cass County MI where his dad used to live,
and then the family came here in 1854. They are here in 1895, and then will go
up into Logan County, Colorado and be there in 1900. They will then return here
to Marshalltown, and both will die here in 1902.
GOYNE M. PUTMAN Osage, Mitchell County
He is
a farmer 63 PA. His wife Lavinia Babcock is 62 NY, and they have at home
Florence J. 30 IL a teacher, Emmett 28 IL a musician, Herbert 18 IL, Mabel 18
WI. In 1850 and 1860 he was in Laona, Winnebago County, Illinois, which lies
directly below Rock County, Wisconsin. He’s only moved a few miles since then.
In 1850, he lived right along side his folks John W. and Minerva Putnam. He was
born in North East Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. In 1830, his folks are
in Batavia, Genesee County, New York. They moved to Ontario, Canada and then to
Illinois in the 1840s. By 1900, they will be in North Milton Precinct, Umatilla
County, Oregon. New England Family.
HENRY EDSON PUTMAN Osage, Mitchell County
He is
21 IL and a farmer. His wife Ella May is 19 WI, and they have Estelle less than
a year IA. He is indexed Harry Adam, but looks like Henry or Harry Edson. At
any rate, he is a son of Goyne M. and Lavinia Putman who are here in town too.
He has been listed just as Edson up till now.
WILLIAM J. (JACKSON) PUTNAM Ashton, Monona County
He is
a farmer 65 VT. His wife Sarah Weaver is 60 VT. There is Gertrude Bowman 5 IL
with them. He is a son of William Putnam (1694) and Esther Hubbard from Windham
County, Vermont. He has been there through the 1870. He married Sarah Isabella
Weaver in Rockingham Vermont in 1847. They have been in Peoria County Illinois
from the 1870s through the 1880 census. New Englanders.
CHARLES F. (FRANCIS) PUTNAM Soldier Township, Monona County
He is a
farmer 26 MI. His wife Nancy Margaret Ballantyne is 21 IA and they have Ethel
G. 4 IA and Elsie M. 2 IA. He is a son of Eri Carlton Putnam and Eliza Goodrich
from here in town. New Englanders Massachusetts to New York to Michigan to
here.
DENNISON PUTNAM Omega, O’Brien County
He is
a farmer 36 NY. His wife Josephine Boyles is 37 PA. They have Lewis 13 IA,
Martha 9 IA, Edson 7 IA and his twin Addie 7 IA, Frank 4 IA and Thomas 1 IA. He
is a son of William Rodman Putnam and his first wife Mary, He was born in
Phoenix, Oswego County New York. The family came out to Hardin County Iowa in
the 1860s. His dad was a son of Jedidiah Putnam and Lois Cheeseborough from
Preston Connecticut. He is here in 1900 and 1910. He will die here in 1918,
Josephine in 1921.
EDWIN PUTNAM Garfield, Plymouth County
He is
51 VT and now widowed. He has Minnie 13 MO, May 11 MO. He is Edwin Josiah
Putnam, a son of Harvey Putnam and Rebecca Stewart of Chautauqua County, New
York. He was born September 14, 1832 back in Bethel, Vermont just before the
family moved to Cherry Creek, New York. He married Lydia Fidelia Clark in New
York on July 17, 1855. They moved out to Missouri about 1868. He was in Boone
County Iowa in 1880 with a new wife Catherine who has died. I don’t find him in
1900, but he will be in Louisiana with yet another wife Susan in 1910. New England
Family.
JOHN B. PUTMAN Portland, Plymouth County
He is
20 IA a farmer. His wife Madeline is 23 IA. He would be the son of George
Cornelius Putman and Adelia Medbury. He was home with them in Linn County in
1870 and 1880. George is a son of Barney and Margaret Putman from Mount Morris,
Livingston County. This is a Dutch Family out of Montgomery County New York.
AUGUSTUS D. (DAVID) PUTNAM Center Township, Pottawattamie County
He is
a farmer and widowed as he was here in 1880. He is 52 NH. Still at home are
Arthur L. 10 IA and Katie J. 7 IA. He also has a family of Haley people, and
the widowed mother is his housekeeper. He is David Augustus Putnam, a son of
George Putnam and Elizabeth Perkins, and was born in Charlestown, Sullivan
County, New Hampshire. His brothers, George McIntire Putman and Lucius Putnam,
are here in town too. He will be here in 1900 and die in the next decade.
LUCIUS PUTNAM Center Township, Pottawattamie County
He is
45 NH and still single as is his sister Belle 35 VT. His widowed mother
Elizabeth 75 NH is still with them. He is a son of George Putnam and Elizabeth
Perkins. He was born in Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. The family
then moved to Orange County, Vermont by the 1850 census. In 1860 they were in
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois and in Ogle County, Illinois for the 1870. They
were here in 1880 and his dad had died sometime in the 1870s.
JOHN PUTNAM Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
He is
a hired hand, 30 NY and single.
JOHN S. PUTMAN Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
He is
a teamster 27 IL, his wife Mary is 26 IA and they have Ida 6 IA. He is a son of
Victor and Sarah Ann Putman from 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. John is
widowed here in 1930. Dutch family originally from Montgomery County New York.
HARVEY C. (CORNELIUS)
PUTNAM Deep River, Poweshiek
County
He is
59 VT a farmer. His wife, Sarah Ann Steward, is 55 NY. The children at home are Katie 19 IA,
Charles 16 IA, William 12 IA. His dad Harvey Senior 86 VT is living with them. Harvey will be here in Iowa until his
death June 17, 1909. Sarah will die here February 5, 1911. He is a son of
Harvey Putnam and Rebecca Steward and was born on October 19, 1825 back in
Bethel, Windsor County Vermont. His father Harvey was a son of Joshua Putnam
and Lucy Lothrop. Harvey Senior was number 2664 in Eben's numbering system.
According to Eben’s book, Harvey Senior died July 24, 1888 back in Cherry Creek
New York, but I’ll bet it was more likely out here. New England family of
course.
He is
27 IA born right here. His wife Alice Annette Blakely is 25 IL and they have
Fred E. 1 IA. He is a son of Harvey Cornelius Putnam and Sarah Stewart. He was
born in Poweshiek County and was there in 1860 to 1880 with his folks. They are
in Plymouth County in 1895, Palo Alto County in 1900, and are in Mahaska County
in 1910 and Keokuk County in 1920 and 1930. New England family out of Vermont.
WALTER & CLYDE PUTNAM Redding, Ringgold County
Walter
is 9 IA, Clyde 6 NE. They live with Robert and Sarah Hillhouse. Sarah Ockerman 29
IA is their mother. Sarah was married to Samuel Deloss Putman. He was a son of
John Putman and Mary Meek. John was part of that huge family in Huron County,
Ohio in 1840, 1850. In 1860 they were in Mercer County, Missouri and they were
in Decatur County Iowa in 1870. John was born in Otsego County, New York, and
was a son of David and Mary Putman from Madison County, New York. David was a
son of George Putman and Mary Ferguson of Montgomery County, New York. Sam and
Sarah were in Furnas County Nebraska in 1880. They returned to Decatur County,
Iowa and he died there August 1, 1881. Sarah will be with her son Walter in
Jasper County, Iowa in 1900. Clyde will be in Johnson County, Iowa in 1900 and
in 1920. Dutch Family from New York.
PHILLIP W. PUTNAM Blue Grass, Scott County
He is
50 NY single and boarding. He is a merchant and has been here since the 1860s.
He never married. He was born in November 1837 in Root, Montgomery County, New
York, and never married. He is a son of Abraham Putman and Hannah Osborne from
Tribes Hill, Montgomery County, New York. Dutch family. He is here in 1900 too.
CHARLES E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
He is
a lawyer 59 NY. His wife Mary Louisa Duncan is 53 PA. They have Henry St. Clair
23 IA student, William Clement 22 IA a law clerk, George Rockwell 19 IA law
student, Elizabeth Dunkin 17 IA student, Edward Kirby 15 IA student, Benjamin
Risley 13 IA student. He is a son of Benjamin Risley Putnam and Eunice Morgan
from Saratoga Springs New York. He was born there February 19, 1825. He is
doing quite nicely. He is a lawyer, President of the Davenport Savings Bank,
President of the Board of Education, President of the Academy of Sciences and
lots of other nice things. He will die here on July 19, 1887, but his wife Mary
will carry on the Arts and Science stuff and will be here going strong in 1900.
New England family.
WILLIAM PUTMAN Davenport, Scott County
He is
a carpenter 26 IA. His wife Annie Gillian is 28 PA and they have Mary Frances
just born here. 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 1885, and are here in 1900 and 1910.
Anna Gillian, his wife, will die here in 1917, and he will die here October 15,
1935.
He is
28 IA and born here. But in 1880 he was single here and said he was born in
Germany. His brother Francis is 26 IA. No ideas yet as to the folks. He will be
married in Rock County, Minnesota by 1900, though kids were born here in Iowa
in the 1880s. His wife Annie will be widowed with the kids in Richland County,
North Dakota in 1910 and 1920.
HORACE PUTNAM Sheridan, Sioux County
He is
a farmer 34 VT and his wife Mary Burke is 35 NY. Children are Dennis 9 IA,
Elizabeth 7 IA, George 5 IA, Mary 3 IA and Horace 1 IA. He is a son of Henry
Putnam and Rose King. Remember Henry was born with the name Patenaude, and was
listed as Henry Putnode in Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont in 1850. Rose
was living two houses away at that time. Probably because there were several
Putnams in Westford, he changed or had anglicized his name to Putnam sometime
in the 1850s while in Vermont. They are here in 1900 to 1910 and in O’Brien
County by 1920. Not a ‘real’ Putnam family.
JAMES PUTNAM Sheridan, Sioux County
He is
23 MS single and boarding. There are a couple of guys that would fit age wise,
but 2 were married by 1882 and one went to Texas with his folks. Not sure.
PHILENA PUTNAM Oneida, Tama County
She
is now 85 NY still living with her daughter Lucinda Campney 42 PA and family.
She is Philena Buck widow of William Witt Putnam from Bethel, Vermont. The
family including Lucinda was in Erie County, PA in 1840 and 1850. That’s where
Lucinda was born. New Englanders.
JONATHAN PUTNAM Salt Creek, Tama County
He is
a bible agent 51 NY. His wife Mary E. is 34 NY (age hard to read), and Laura C.
17 IA. John is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Maria Southwick from Essex County
New York. He was married to Julia there in 1860 and here in Jackson County Iowa
in 1870. In 1880 Julia was still there by herself and John has remarried. Laura
was a daughter of his with Julia. New England family.
JAMES M. PUTNAM Spring Creek, Tama County
He is a druggist 38 IL. His wife
Harriet Maude White is 26 WI and they have Mabel J. 2 IA. Also here is Harriet
J. Stearns 61 NY who is Maude’s twice widowed mother. He is a son of James
Putman and Letha Darnell from Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois. He was
born in March of 1851. They were at home in 1850, and then both of the folks
died in the mid 1850s. He and his brother William Arthur were both taken in by
Letha’s brother William Darnell, and were in Hancock County, Illinois in 1860.
He was a farmer until 1877 when he became a druggist in Holland, Grundy County,
Iowa. In 1881 he married Maud White daughter of Julian and Hattie White. Maud
was born March 31, 1858 and she died November 23, 1904. James died January 9,
1913 in Lakefield, Minnesota. They are in Grinnell Township, Poweshiek County,
Iowa in 1900. Southern Putman family.
HENRY H. (HARRISON) PUTNAM Benton Township, Taylor County
He is
44 VT. His wife Cornelia Ann Chamberlain is 36 NY. The children are: Jason P. (Prentiss) 15 IL, Flora Belle 13
IL, Etta E. 12 IL, Irving E. (Ellsworth) 6 IA, Charles H. (Henry) 4 IA and
Clyde C. (Chester) 1 IA. They were married in Amboy, Lee County, Illinois on
November 18, 1868. Henry was born in Somerset, Windham County, Vermont on
August 20, 1840. He was a son of Prentiss B. Putnam and Jemima Chase of
Whittingham, Windham County. Prentiss' folks were Levi Putnam and Hannah Allen
of Sutton, Massachusetts. They are here the rest of their lives. Henry will die
here in 1911, Cornelia in 1928.
He is
a farmer 42 VT. His wife Josephine A. Smith is 42 VT and they have Cora A. 13
IL, Alta J. 12 IL, Edwin S. 9 IA, George E. 1 IA. He is a son of Prentiss B.
Putnam and Jemima Chase of Whittingham, Vermont. He was born in Wardsboro,
Vermont November 6, 1842. He was here in 1880 and probably in Lee County
Illinois near his brothers in 1870. They are here in 1900 and 1910 and he is
widowed here in 1920.
ASA PUTNAM Palmyra, Warren County
He is
31 IA, and his wife Sarah Ellen Pyle is 32 IN. They have Charles E. 10 IA. Asa
Lloyd is a son of James Rufus Putnam and his first wife Cynthia Ann Bradley. He
was born April 6, 1854. They are here in 1900 and 1910, and in Hartford
Township in 1920, and Richland in 1930. The son Charles was born April 27,
1874. He will marry Myra Belle Seevers, and they are here in 1900 through 1930.
ALBERT PUTNAM Palmyra, Warren County
He is
a farmer 34 IA born in Dubuque. His wife Catherine Nancy Pyle is 32 IN. They
have Antonia 12 IA, Laura 10 IA, Wilbur 8 IA, Albert 5 IA and Thomas 1 IA.
Albert is a son of James Rufus Putnam and his first wife Cynthia Ann Bradley.
He was born in Dubuque March 16, 1850 and will be here till he dies April 4,
1943.
CHARLES PUTMAN Marion, Washington County
He is
27 IA, his wife Mina Jane Bellevue is 28 IA and they have Nellie 3 IA and Oral
a son less than a year IA. He is a son of Jacob G. Putman Junior and Ellen
Edmundson from Hampshire County Virginia. They are here in 1895, 1900 and 1910.
Mina is widowed here in 1920. This is a German Family, Maryland to Virginia to
here in Iowa about 1854.
He is
37 VA. His wife Lucy Ellen Reeves is 25 IA and they have Stacie E. 10 IA and
Indiana 6 IA. He is Jacob Putman III, a son of Jacob G. Putman Junior and Ellen
Edmundson from Hampshire County Virginia. They are here through 1920. German
Family.
Jacob
Junior is now 62 VA and widowed. At home are his son John and his family. I’ll
list them next.
He is
35 VA born April 27, 1854. His wife Mary Rosella Whitsel is 22 IA, born in
March of 1864. They have Mary 2 IA, Stacey 1 IA. He is John William Putman, a
son of Jacob G. Putman Junior and Ellen Edmundson from Hampshire County
Virginia. He married Rosetta Whitsel on November 20, 1881. They are here in
1900 and 1910. Mary will die here in 1914, John in 1934. He is living with his
widowed dad who will die here in July 1894. Mary’s widowed father Isaac Whitsel
73 OH lives next door.
He is
32 IA, his wife Laura B. Essley is 26 IA, and they have Rachel 8 IA, Vergie
(Virginia) 4 IA and Cleva (Cleveland) a daughter less than a year old. He is
another son of Jacob G. Putman Junior and Ellen Edmundson from Hampshire County
Virginia. He was born March 28, 1849. He married Laura Essley here in 1876. He
is here in 1900, but I don’t find him later. German family.
He is
a Congregational Preacher 32 NY and single. His widowed mother Letitia 54 NY is
a music teacher and is with him. He is a son of Glen Putman and Letitia
Paulison from Glen, Montgomery County New York. He was born there January 31,
1852. They were in New York City in 1860. Then Glen and his mom were in Union
City New Jersey in 1880. Glen will marry Mary Ann Lewis and be in Jo Davies
County, Illinois in 1900, Hamilton County, Iowa in 1910 and Lee County,
Illinois by 1920. Glen will die there in 1924. Dutch Family.
He is
Charles Marion Putman 18 IA single and working on William Branham’s farm. He is
a son of William Marion Putman and Mary Jane Hayes and was born here September
18, 1866. He will marry Ivy Alice Gordon here in 1889 and they are here the
rest of their lives. Southern Putman family from Fayette County Indiana and
Kentucky then Virginia before that.
He is
a farmer 43 NY. His wife Emma Jane is 31 NY, and they have Bertha 12 IA, Hattie
11 IA, Leonard Ray 6 IA. His widowed mother Hannah 66 NY and his brother
Charles S. 40 NY a carpenter are with them. He is a son of John and Hannah
Putnam, and was here in 1870 with them. John is number 2853 in Eben Putnam's
books. He is a son of Malachi Putnam and Sarah Blount. He was born January 2,
1815 in Lowville, Lewis County, New York. Malachi was from Winchester,
Massachusetts. They are here in 1895 and Emma is widowed here in 1900 through
1930 when she is 77 years old.
FRANK PUTNAM Decorah, Winneshiek County
Frank
Southwick Putnam is 28 NY a traveling salesman. His wife Prudie is 26 IA. Gertie M. is 6 IA and Gracie M. 3
IA. He is a son of John Southwick
Putnam and Julia Almira Cooley from Crown Point, Essex County, New York. He was
shown at there in 1860. They will be here in 1900, as will his widowed mother
Julia. New England Family.
He is
23 IA and his wife Maggie Sevening is 20 GER. Two of her brothers and family
are next door. William was born in Military Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa
in March of 1861. He was there in 1880. They are in Carroll County Iowa in
1895, and then in Jackson County Illinois in 1900. His father was Barnard
Puttmann, born in Prussia. In 1850, Barnard was in Burlington, Racine County,
Wisconsin with a wife named Gertrude from Germany and his father John who was
64 at that time.
He is
44 GER, his wife Christina is 42 GER, and they have Charley 12 IA, Lewis 10 IA,
Rudolph 6 IA and Amanda 2 IA. The kids were all born in Scott County. Also here
are his older sons William 21 GER, Louis 17 GER and Frederick 18 GER. Also here
is Christine Florkie 16 GER. Christine is or soon will be Frederick’s wife. I
would guess she is as of now. He is a son of Barnard and Gertrude Puttmann from
Germany.
He is
a traveling salesman 35 NH, his wife Anna C. Rice is 34 OH and they have Harry
8 OH and Eugene 1 IA. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam (#2790) and
Clementine Permelia Lovering from Croyden, New Hampshire. They were in Bureau
County, Illinois before he moved to South Dakota and then here. He is president
of Durston-Putnam Crockery Company and will be here till about 1894. They were
in Union County South Dakota in 1880. They are in Adair County Missouri in 1900
and Los Angeles County California in 1910 and 1920.
1895
IOWA STATE CENSUS
ADNEY PUTNAM Carl Township, Adams County
He
wasn’t indexed but was here. He is 51 VT.
His wife Emma Robinson is 47 VT. The children are Walter A. 217 IA, Ina
M. 15 IA, Harry I. 14 IA, Jessie I. 8 IA, and Flossie I. 6 IA. He is a son of
Prentiss B. Putnam and Jemima Chase. He was born in Whittington, Vermont on May
12, 1844. He married Emma Robinson in Lee County and moved here in the early
1870s. They are here in 1900 and Emma is widowed here in 1910. New England
family.
He is
45 IN and a plasterer. His wife Maggie Bell is 44 PA and they have Frank M. 12
IA and Merle 2 IA. They were married here December 3, 1871. He is James Putman
a son of Benjamin Putman and Melvina Baker from Linn County, Missouri. Before
they went to Missouri, they were in Monroe County, Indiana where James was
born. Folks moved around a lot in those days.
He is
a plasterer 24 IA. His wife Minnie B. Wilson is 23 IA. He is a son of William
A. Putman and Mary Elizabeth Nelson. His folks were married here in 1865 and
James was born here in 1870. Then the family was in Adams County in 1880. He
married Minnie B. Wilson on May 5, 1892. He fought in the Spanish American War
in Cuba, and in 1899 was one of the 13 founders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Association. Interesting fella.
William
is a son of Benjamin Putman and Melvina Baker from Indiana and then Linn
County, Missouri. James will be here in 1900, in Texas County Oklahoma in 1910,
and back in Wayne County Iowa in 1920 and 1930, Southern Putman family.
He is
22 IA born here and his wife Bertha E. Burr is 19 IA also born here in
Appanoose County. He is a son of William Putman and Mary Elizabeth Nelson.
William was a son of Benjamin and Melvina Putman from Indiana and then Linn
County, Missouri. He was in Appanoose County, Iowa in 1870. Willard just
married Bertha here on April 8, 1894. They are here through the 1930 at least.
Southern Putman Family.
He is a
Methodist Preacher 36 NY single and boarding. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and
Jane Ormsby from Peru, Clinton County New York. He was home there in 1860 and
1870. I don’t find him in 1880, but in 1900 he is way out in Lake County Oregon
still preaching and single. In 1920 he is still single, still preaching in
Whitman County Washington at age 62.
He is
61 VT, and his wife Anna Briggs is 55 NY. Their son John W. 23 IA is still at
home. He is a son of John Glidden Putman and Thankful B. Putnam from
Montpelier, Vermont. He has been here since 1869. They are here in 1900 and
1910. By 1900 the son John will be married to Mary Miller and they are here
through 1910 and then they’ll get divorced. Mary is here in 1910 through 1930.
Young John has a new wife Myrtle and they are in Converse County Wyoming by
1920.
He is 40 WI, his wife Ida M. Huyek is 44 IL, and they now
have Ethel M. 15 IA born in Grundy County and his brother ALBERT PUTMAN 25 WI is with him. George 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. He and Ida are here in
1900 through 1920, and George is widowed here in 1930. I don’t find Albert
after this. Dutch folks.
He is
29 OH. He popped up here at age 3 in 1870 with his mother Cassie Hill and her
new second husband Andrew Cushman. No clues as to her first (Putnam) husband
back in Ohio. He will marry Nellie Hubbard and they will be here in 1900. Don’t
find him later though unless he is the guy in Los Angeles in 1910 living alone
but says married. In 1910 he is 45 OH ME OH. If it is him, then his dad was
from Maine for what that’s worth.
She is
57 IL. She is here in 1900 with her married daughter Laura Couch.
He is
36 IA born in Polk County, his wife Ida T. Sayles is 29 IN and they have Othie
Homer 10 IA, Oliver Ray 8 IA, Berthie Ellis 6 IA. He is a son of Benjamin
Augustus Putnam and Samantha Ellis Purinton from here. He was born September
11, 1857 and married Ida March 24, 1883. They will all be in Tacoma Washington
in 1900. Then they will get divorced and he will be back in Des Moines Iowa in
1910 all by himself. The rest of the family is still up there and will be.
He is
27 IA, his wife Elsie Wells is 24 WI and they have Everett 2 IA. He is a son of
Peter Putman and Alice S. Teague and was born January 11, 1867 in Fayette
County Iowa. Both he and his folks were in Buchanan County from 1870 on. He and
his folks are in Fayette County in 1900 and 1910. In 1920 he is widowed and in
Linn County and his widowed mother Alice is with him. New York Dutch family.
He is
28 IA born in Boone County December 24, 1865. His wife Martha A. Pray 27 IA
born in Marion County, And they have Demia 5 IA, Earl Francis 3 IA and Cora M.
1 IA. He is a son of Benjamin Augustus and Samantha Putnam and was with them in
Boone County in 1870 and 1880. He married Martha E. Pray in Boone County on
June 12, 1888. They are here in 1900 and 1910. Martha will die after 1910 and
by 1920 he will be here with a new older wife Anna who had been married to a
Smith guy before this.
He is
24 WI. He is a son of John Hamilton and Basheba Putman from Montgomery County
New York. Bert will move to Shawano County soon and is joined with the
following Fred Putnam who has married his sister Della
He is
30 IL, his wife Della Putman (Dutch Putman father and a Mohegan Indian Mother)
31 WI, and Della V. 5 IL, Steven H. 3 WI and Elard E. 1 WI. He is a son of
Stephen Putnam and his first wife Caroline Wheeler from Winnebago County,
Illinois. New England line. Della is a daughter of John Hamilton and Basheba
Putman from Montgomery County New York. Basheba was a Stockbridge Mohegan
Indian and so Della is Indian as well. John Hamilton is on the Dutch line and
is here in the County now. Fred and the family are in Chickasaw County in 1900.
They are in Shawano County Wisconsin in 1910, 1920 and 1930. They are on an
Indian Reservation there.
He is
31 born in Boone Co Iowa, his wife Clara Wells is 34 IA and they have Lloyd 7
IA born right here. He is a son of Benjamin Putnam and Samantha Purinton, and
was with his folks in 1870 and 1880 in Boone County, Iowa. He married Clara
Wells in Polk County on November 19, 1884. She will die November 27, 1897, and
he will marry Nackey Early November 16, 1898. They are in Dallas County in 1900
through 1920.
He is
33 IA and his wife Maggie Sevening is 31 GER. They have Catherine 9 IA, Martha
8 IA, William 6 IA, and Frank 2 IA. William was born in Military Township,
Winneshiek County, Iowa in March of 1861. He was there in 1880. They are in
Jackson County Illinois in 1900. His father was Barnard Puttmann, born in
Prussia. In 1850, Barnard was in Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin with a wife
named Gertrude from Germany and his father John who was 64 at that time. He was
here in 1860, listed as Bernard Puttmann born in Prussia. Barney will be here
in Carroll County in 1900 at age 72. German of course.
He is
26 IA and has his widowed mother Mary L. 71 NY. He is a son of Willim Rodman
Putnam from Oswego County New York. They came out here and were in Hardin
County when Fred was born. William died here January 8, 1876, and Mary will die
on March 17, 1897. Fred will be married to an Eve here in 1900 and they are in
Stevens County, Minnesota in 1910.
He is
43 NY. Caroline Nus his wife is 33 IA, Ernest 6 IA, Arthur 5 IA, Bertha 2 IA.
He is a son of Lucien B. Putnam and his first wife Esther Foster. He is shown
there in Fairfield, Fayette County, Iowa in 1870. He married Caroline April 27,
1887. They are here in 1900, and they will be back in Fayette County in 1910
and 1920.
He is
57 NY, his wife Julia 68 PA. He is a son of Victor George and Sarah Ann Putman
from Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. He was at home there in the 1850
Census. Levi and Julia were here in 1880 on. They are here in 1900. He is part of the New York Dutch
Putmans.
He is
58 IL, his wife Nancy Ellis Brennan is 56 KY and they have Henrietta 30 IA at
home. Elijah Fulton is a son of Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff from Fulton
County Illinois and then here. He was born here June 17, 1833 and died in
Bloomfield, Davis County on February 27, 1914. Nancy died there August 24,
1910. Southern Putman family.
He is
indexed as Joseph 52 IL. His wife Elizabeth Jane Grant is 48 OH and they still
have Maud 19 IA, Anna 17 IA, Daisy 15 IA, and Clyde 13 IA. He is a son of
Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff from Fulton County Illinois and then here.
Jack as he was called was born on June 2, 1843 in Fulton County. He married
Elizabeth Jane Grant here on November 5, 1867. Jasper or Jack died September 8,
1907 and is buried in Lick Creek, Iowa. Elizabeth is widowed here in 1910 and
1920 and is in Los Angeles in 1930 with her daughter Olive at age 82 OH. His
dad Elijah was my Reding Putman’s brother and both were sons of Daniel Putman
from South Carolina. Southern Putman Family.
He is
62 NY, his wife Elvira Ann Stanclift is 57 NY, Edwin 20 IA, Louis 17 IA and
Edith 14 IA all born here in Delaware County. He is a son of David Pease Putnam
and Nancy Alcott and was born January 6, 1832 in Lee, Oneida County New York.
His dad was from Hartford, Connecticut. He was born January 6, 1832. Elvira was
born September 12, 1837. They were married here September 3, 1865. Henry will
be here until he dies May 31, 1910.
She is
14 and born here in Dallas County.
DAVID A. (ARCHIBALD) PUTNAM Dubuque, Dubuque County
He is
42 IL (is WI OH OH in 1900) and his wife Mary is 38 SCOT. They have Archie
(David A. Jr.) 15 and Florence 10 both born here in Dubuque. They were just
married here in 1880. He is a grocer. They are here in 1900 and then Mary will
die and he will marry Nellie White in 1908 and be here in 1910 and 1920.
Anyway, he is a son of George Putnam and Catherine Scleithe and was born in
Tazewell County Illinois and then was with his folks in Grant County Wisconsin
in 1860, whole family is missing in 1870 and then he was here just married in
1880. They are here in 1900 through 1920. His second wife Nellie is widowed
here in 1930. His brother William Marion is in town too.
He is
45 IL, his wife Mary Reuter Schmidt is 33 Luxemburg, Mary 11 IA, Winifred 10
IA, Charles 9 IA and William 6 IA. Kids were born in Jackson County. They are
in Plymouth County in 1900 and back here in Dubuque by 1910. He is a son of
Jacob Putnam and Eliza Wicks from Jackson County. Jacob is a son of Philip
Putman and Christina Lucretia Nobles from St. Johnsville, Montgomery County,
New York. They are part of the New York Dutch Putman family.
MARION PUTNAM Dubuque, Dubuque County
He is
39 WI and his wife Harriet is 35 MO. They have Laura 12 born here in Dubuque.
He is William Marion Putnam, a son of George Putnam and Catherine Scleithe, and
was born about the time his folks moved from Tazewell County, Illinois to Grant
County, Wisconsin. He was there in 1860 and here in 1885. He will be here with
Harriet in 1900 and 1910 and then by himself here in 1920. His brother David is
in town too.
He is
33 WI and his widowed mother Sarah Jane 57 IL is with him. He just pops up with
her in Linn County Iowa in 1870 and no ideas as to his dad.
He is
52 NY, his wife Alice S. Teague is 45 ENG. He is a son of Jacob D. Putman and
Hannah Lewis from Montgomery County, New York. They came here in the 1850s and
were in Buchanan County in 1860. They are here in 1900 and 1910 and Peter is
widowed here in 1920 at age 87. Not bad! Dutch Putman family.
Marshall
Danforth Putnam is listed as 41 MI, born in March of 1854. His wife, Betsey
Jane Sneath, is 42 NJ, born in January of 1853. The children are: Della 16 IL,
born in July of 1878, Frederick Benjamin 11 IA, born in March of 1883, George
Washington, 10 IA, born in October of 1884, and Harry Deloss 7 IA, born in
November of 1887. Marshall is a son of Benjamin Franklin Putnam and Alma Stone
Johnson. He was born in La Grange, Cass County, Michigan on March 12, 1854.
Betsy is the first of his three wives. This family was in Owen, Winnebago
County, Illinois in the 1880 census, and here in 1885. They are in
Pottawattamie County Iowa in 1900 and back in Floyd in 1905. He will then head
to California and die in Pomona, Los Angeles County in 1943. His line goes back
from Benjamin to Uzziel Putnam and Mary Trask from New York, via Vermont and
then Massachusetts before that.
Mary
Jane Wilkins is the widow of Daniel Putnam. They were here in 1870 and 1880.
She is now 61 NJ. Daniel was a son of Daniel Putnam (1834) and Rebecca Jane
Carleton from Massachusetts and was with them in Rock County WI in 1850. Mary
is here still widowed in 1900 through 1920.
He is
48 NY, his wife Anna 46 ENG, Alice or Alvira 27 IA, Seven (Charles Ervin) 21 IA
and Perry 19 IA. He is a son of David and Malinda Putman from Jefferson County
New York. They were in 1850 and 1860 and in Jackson County, Iowa in 1870. they
have been here since the 1880. Dutch Family from New York.
He is
59 IL, his wife Mary Elizabeth Kelsey is 58 IN, and they have at home Cora 23
IA and Maggie 16 IA. He is a son of Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff from
Fulton County Illinois and then here in Davis County Iowa. Greene Marion Putman
was born April 12, 1835. He married Mary Elizabeth Kelsey on August 21, 1854.
She was a daughter of Joseph Kelsey and Rebecca Stevens. They were married in
Iowa and remained there until 1858 when they moved to Mercer County, Missouri.
They were back here in Fremont County by the 1860s. Greene will die here
September 12, 1896, and Mary will die February 1, 1899. There are grave markers
there in Hamburg, Iowa to that effect. Southern Putman Family.
HOWARD PUTMAN Franklin, Fremont County
He is
45 IA born Davis County January 1851. Emma Jane Headley his wife is 40 IA. They
have Pearl 21 IA, Myrtle 19 IA, Minnie 17 IA, Otto 15 IA, Walter 13 IA, Luetta
11 IA, Howard 9 IA, Essie 7 IA, and Ada 2 IA. Whew! And they will have another
daughter Zelma in August 1895. He is a son of Abraham H. Putman and Elizabeth
Moran from Davis County, and grandson of Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff.
Southern Putman Family.
O. (OMER) A. PUTMAN Locust Grove, Fremont County
He is
29 IA born in Davis County and his wife Maggie Reich is 29 IL. They have Glen 6
IA, Phillip 4 IA, Mary 3 IA and Ross just born. He is a son of Greene Marion
Putman and Mary Elizabeth Kelly from Davis County and now out here. He was born
Bloomfield, Iowa October 3, 1865 and home in 1870. In 1900 he is in Gilcrest,
Cheyenne County, Nebraska near his brother Frank. His wife was Maggie Reich
born in Illinois in February 1866. I don’t find them in 1910, but in 1920 Omer
is in Flathead County Montana and says he is widowed. Maggie is in Kitsap
County Washington in 1920 and also says she is widowed. Looks like they split
up to me. The sons are all in Montana with their dad in 1920 and 1930. Southern
Putman Family.
ABRAHAM PUTMAN Madison, Fremont County
He is
76 IN, his wife Elizabeth Moran is 25 MD. Their unmarried daughter Julia Ann 49
IL is with them. He is a son of Elijah Putman and Elizabeth Duff. Abraham was
born on March 8, 1818. He married Elizabeth R. Moran (born in Maryland February
24, 1820) in Canton, Illinois on March 7, 1839. They were in Davis County, Iowa
in 1860, and in Schuyler County, Missouri in 1870, and then off to Fremont
County, Iowa. Elizabeth will die here August 31, 1896. He will be here with his
son Howard in 1900 at age 82, and will die before 1910. Southern Putman Family.
He is
40 MA, his wife Helen Nellie King is 40 NH, Roy 14 IA, Mattie 11 IA and Francis
6 IA. George is a son of George Putnam and Martha Blackstone from New
Hampshire. In 1860, he was at home with them in Kingston, Linn County, Iowa.
George Senior was a son of Gideon Putnam from New Hampshire. He will stay here
in Iowa and die in Madison County October 14, 1918. They are there in 1900 and
1910.
They
aren’t listed but were here in 1880 and 1885 and will be in 1900 and 1910. He
would be 56 NY, Phoebe Southard his wife 49 IN and they have several of kids.
He is a son of Josiah and Lydia Shaw Putnam and was born in Bethany, Genesee
County, New York. He was with a bunch of his brothers back in 1870 in Grundy
County, Iowa, and just married to Phoebe in 1880 here in Hardin County. They
are here in 1885 through 1910 and Phoebe is widowed here by 1920. New England
family.
He is
48 MI, his wife Julia S. Gordon is 47 WI, and they have William 16 MI and
Charchon (?) 7 MI. Can’t tell about the youngest kid as not around in 1900 when
they are in La Grange Township. He is a son of Orlean Putnam and Amelia
Vanderhoof from Cass County, Michigan. He was at home there in 1850, and
married there in 1880. I don’t seem to find any of them again.
Horace
isn’t listed for some reason, but his kids are. Anyway Phillip C. is 14 IA,
Isabelle 3 IA and Helen born in December 1894 IA are listed. Horace has been
here since the 1860s and will be in 1900 and 1910. He is the County Sheriff
here. He is a son of Philip Dodderage Putnam and Isabel Carothers from Fayette
County, Ohio. They are here in town now too. See that listing next and you can
get the line back.
He is
now 84 IA (actually it is CT) he is widowed as his wife Isabel Crothers has
died in the late 1880s. His daughter Emma 39 IA is with him. Philip was born
March 2, 1810 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. His parents were Philip
Putnam (number 1847 in Eben's book) of Wilton, New Hampshire, and Anna Brown of
Hartford, Connecticut. In 1850 Philip was in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio and was widowed. He married Isabella J. Crothers in Fayette
County, Ohio August 18, 1850.
He is
37 born here in Howard County, his wife Clarinda is 30 WI and they have
Genevieve 2 IA. In 1860, he was here with his widowed mother Martha from
Norway, so no ideas as to his dad except he was from New York or Canada and
married Martha in Wisconsin in the late 1840s. She is here age 66 NOR. They are
here in Vernon Springs in 1900 through 1920 and his mother Martha is still with
them in 1910 at age 82.
Eliza
Wicks is the widow of Jacob Putman. Been here since the 1860s. They returned to
Carroll County Illinois in the 1880s and Jacob died there around the late 1880s
and she returned here about 1890. She is now 65 NY. Jacob was a son of Philip
Putman and Christina Lucretia Nobles from St. Johnsville, Montgomery County,
New York. She is here in 1900 and then will die before 1910. This is the New
York Dutch Putman family.
JACOB PUTMAN Bellevue, Jackson County
He is
32 IL, his wife Elizabeth Vandanacker is 31 IA and they have George 9 IA, John
8 IA and Grace 5 IA. He is Jacob Junior son of Jacob Putman and Eliza Wicks
from here in Jackson County. He was born September 4, 1862 when the family was
in Carroll County Illinois. He married Lizzie here November 16, 1883. They are
here in Bellevue all their lives. She will die here November 17, 1937 and he
will die here January 18, 1958. New York Dutch Family.
OSCAR PUTMAN Bellevue, Jackson County
He is
39 IL, his wife Arminda Jane Savage is 34 IL and they have Hattie 17 IA, Jacob
15 IA, Miranda 12 IA and Mary 10 IA. He is yet another son of Jacob Putman and
Eliza Wicks. He was born October 5, 1855 in Carroll County Illinois. He married
Arminda here January 23, 1876. He will be here till he dies on Christmas Day
1907. In an Obituary from the Bellevue Leader, “Oscar Putman, died after being
put off the train, as he had no ticket.
He was returning to Bellevue, Iowa, from Green Island, Iowa. He had slept through the Bellevue stop
earlier, and was trying to return there.
The conductor is said to have put Oscar off the train, before he was
given a chance to explain what had transpired. Oscar was put off around 10:30 P.M., and was found about
6:30 A.M the next day. He was
found about three miles down the track, badly bruised and severely
injured. It would seem that Oscar
had either been beaten by someone, or possibly he had been hit by another
train.”
ELIZABETH PUTMAN Des Moines, Jasper County
She
is Elizabeth Prunty the widow of Robert Putman who died in Prairie City, Iowa
May 30, 1892. She is 58 KY (should IL) and has Israel 37 IL, George 22 IA, Ella
20 IA, Josephine 18, Delila 15 IA with her. They are here in 1900 and then she
and the kids are in Spokane Washington in 1910. Elizabeth will die in Spokane,
Washington September 22, 1913. Robert was a son of Reding Putman (my gg
grandfather) and his first wife Stacey Combs. He was born in Putman Township
(named for Reding the first settler), Fulton County, Illinois on December 16,
1823, and made the trip to Arkansas with his family in 1836. He then went to
Illinois where he married Elizabeth on May 27, 1857 in Morgan County Illinois.
They were there in 1860 and here by 1870. Southern Putman Family.
He is
50 born in Dubuque County Iowa, his second wife Sarah Ann Livingston is 45 IA.
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. They are here through 1920. Howard will die July 8, 1924 and Sarah on
October 13, 1926.
He is
69 MA. He is Rufus Austin Putnam junior, son of Rufus Austin Putnam and Frances
Highborn Porter of Fitchburg, Mass. He has been here since the 1850s and still
is in the 1900 census. Doesn’t look as if he ever married.
SIMON PUTMAN Jackson Township, Lee County
He is
Simon Kenton Putman 57 OH and his wife Hulda P. Singleton is 55 IL. At home are
Iris 21 IL and Frank 17 IL. He is a son of Elijah Putman and Matilda Kenton
from Champaign County Ohio and the Brown County Illinois. Simon was born in Mad
River Township Ohio on January 6, 1839. He served in the Civil War as a
Lieutenant in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry. He married Huldah Singleton January 20,
1859 in Mount Sterling Illinois. She was born October 2, 1838 and died January
7, 1907. They were in Mt. Sterling in the 1860, and in Ray County, Missouri in
1870. They were back in Brown County in 1880 and here in 1885 and will be in
1900. He died April 26, 1906 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Southern
Putman family.
C. B. (CHARLES BERNARD)
PUTNAM Marion, Linn County
He is
now 52 MI and wifeless for the second time. Ester Carroll and he are divorced
and he will soon marry another widow Laura Smith and be with her here in 1900.
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. His folks are from New Hampshire and then New York. He is here
with Laura in 1900 through 1920, and is widowed with his married daughter in
Buchanan County in 1930 at age 87.
CHARLES PUTNAM Marion, Linn County
Charles
Concord Putnam is 21 IA, his wife Hattie Evelyn Pierce is 20 OH and they have
Ethel 5 months old. He is a son of Charles Bernard Putnam and his second wife
Esther Carroll. They are here in 1900.
CLARENCE PUTNAM Marion, Linn County
He is
25 MI, a son of Charles Bernard Putnam and his first wife Nettie Phillips from
Eaton County Michigan and then here in the 1870s. He is probably living with
his dad.
He is
28 MI and a son of Charles Bernard Putnam and his first wife Nettie Phillips
from Eaton County Michigan and then here in the 1870s. He is probably living
with his dad and two brothers, but you can’t tell in this census report.
He is
19 IA a son of Charles Bernard Putnam and his second wife Esther Carroll from
Eaton County Michigan and then here in the 1870s. He is probably living with
his dad and two brothers listed above. He will marry Alva Hanson next year and
be here in 1900 and in Whitman County Washington in 1910 Idaho in 1920 and
Spokane by 1930.
He is
35 IL, his wife Lois is 32 NH and they have Essie 11 born here in Linn County.
He is a son of Hazeal Putman and Lydia Miller (William and Alla Putman’s son)
from Fulton County, Illinois and then here in Linn County in 1880. By 1920 he
is still in Cedar Rapids but with a second wife named Winifred. In 1930 he is with
his married daughter Essie in Santa Barbara California. Southern Putman Family.
He is
now 48 NH. He is William Skinner Putnam, a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Rice.
He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was here in 1880 and was a teacher. In
1910 and 1920, he will be at The Old Soldier's home in Marshall County, Iowa.
He was briefly married here in 1885.
JOSEPH PUTNAM Wheeler, Lyon County
He is
24 IA, his wife Nellie Weir is 21 MN and young James 1 IA. He is a son of Henry
Putnam and Elizabeth Beaudette from here in Lyon County. His folks were from
French speaking Canada. His dad died here in 1893, and his widowed mom will in
Sioux County in 1900. Joe is here in 1900 and 1910 and in South Dakota by 1920.
She is
19 IA born here. She is a daughter of Rethvan and Tamar Putnam who were here in
1880.
He is
48 IA, his wife Mary Ann Rizor is 46 IA and they have Loren Rezin 16 IA, Birdie
(Verda) 12 IA and Chester 8 IA at home. William Franklin is a son of James
Rufus Putnam and Cynthia Ann Bradley. He was born September 1, 1846 in Dubuque
Iowa and married Mary here September 19, 1866. Mary was born in Ohio July 22,
1848. She will be here till she dies August 24, 1926 and he will die July 15,
1934. He served in the 21st. Iowa Volunteer Infantry from 5 August, 1862, until
he was mustered out on 15 July, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They are here
in 1900 and in Union County in 1910 and back here by 1920.
He is
32 IA born right here. He is listed as Edward, but is Edgar Hiram Putnam. He is
a son of Naham Dan Putnam and Mary Spake from here. His wife Rosa Shank is 30 IL
and they have Mary E. 5 IA and Russell D. 1 IA. They are in Timber Creek in
1900 and 1910 and Marshalltown by 1920.
He is
35 IA. His wife Emma Lukehart is 29 IA and they have Ben 9 IA, Inez 7 IA and
Estella 5 IA, all born here in Marshall County. George is a son of Naham Daniel
Putnam and Mary Spake from here and in Timber Creek now. He will be here till
he dies in 1917. Emma is widowed here in 1920.
He is
26 IA born in Franklin County, his wife Nettie V. is 24 IA born in Poweshiek
County. He is a son of Charles and Anna Putman from New York and was in
Franklin County, Iowa in 1880. They are here in 1900
He is
63 OH and his wife Mary Spake is 62 OH. Grace 24 IA is still at home. He's been
here a while, a son of Daniel Baldwin Putnam. He was born in Sandusky, Huron
County OH, moved to Cass County MI where his dad used to live, and then the
family came here in 1854. They will go up into Logan County, Colorado and be
there in 1900. They will then return here to Marshalltown, and both will die
here in 1902.
He is
36 MI, his wife Nancy Margaret Ballantyne is 30 IA and they have Ethel G. 14
IA, Elsie 12 IA, Kate E. 8 IA, Charles F. 5 IA and Carrie 3 IA. He is a son of
Eri Carlton Putnam and Eliza Goodrich who are also here in town.
He is
83 NY, his wife Eliza Goodrich is 56 NY and their son Eugene is 21 NE. James
Eugene was born while the family was in Madison County Nebraska in the mid
1870s for a couple of years. Eri was born in Watertown, Jefferson County New
York January 12, 1812 and will die here next year on August 26, 1896. He is a
son of John Putnam (1741) and Elizabeth Carlton of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
His folks moved to New York in the early 1800s, and were in Washington County,
and in Oneida County shortly afterwards. He was in Ottawa County Michigan in
1850 with his second wife Martha Close. She died and he married Eliza Goodrich
in Grand Rapids, Kent County on December 3, 1857. They were there in 1860. They
headed off to Iowa in about 1866, bopped up to Nebraska about 1871 and returned
to Soldier, Monona County, Iowa in the 1870s. In 1880 he was back in Nebraska,
but Eliza was right here with the kids.
DENNISON PUTNAM Hartley, O’Brien County
He is
46 NY, his wife Josephine Boyles is 48 PA and they have Louis 23 IA, Mattie 20
IA, Addie 17 IA, Eddie 17 IA (twins), Frank 13 IA. They had a son Thomas who
would be 11 now but must have died young. He is a son of William Rodman Putnam
and his first wife Mary, He was born in Phoenix, Oswego County New York. The
family came out to Hardin County Iowa in the 1860s. His dad was a son of
Jedidiah Putnam and Lois Cheeseborough from Preston Connecticut. He is here in
1900 and 1910. He will die here in 1918, Josephine in 1921.
CHARLES PUTMAN Prungher, O’Brien County
He is
35 WI, his wife Mary E. is 30 WI and they have Ropha or probably Ralph 6 WI. He
looks like the son of Hiram Putman and Sarah Connant from Green County
Wisconsin. This is a German Family out of Virginia and then Ohio and Wisconsin.
(TILFORD LYNN) PUTMAN Shenandoah, Page County
He
was listed without a first name, but is Greene Marion Putman’s son 35 IA (MO).
His wife Jessie D. McKean is 25 PA, and they have a son (no name but is Jesse
Lynn) 8 IA. 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 in Columbus,
Nebraska on March 25, 1886. They are in Page County, Iowa in 1900 and 1910, he
in 1920. They had one son, Jesse Lynn. Both father and son were physicians.
Jessie died in 1917, and Tilford died August 26, 1926 in Shenandoah, Iowa.
Southern Putman Family.
MERTON A. (ADELBERT) PUTNAM America, Plymouth County
He is
37 IA, his wife Alice Annette Blakely is 34 IL, and Frederick 11 IA, Ethel 9 IA
and Harry 1 ½ IA. He is a son of Harvey Cornelius Putnam and Sarah Stewart. He
was born in Poweshiek County and was there in 1860 to 1880 with his folks and
married there in 1885. They are in Palo Alto County in 1900, and are in Mahaska
County in 1910 and in Keokuk County in 1920 and 1930.
GEORGE PUTNAM Portland, Plymouth County
He is
28 born in Linn County Iowa, his wife Julia is 26 born in Polk County Iowa, and
they have Elmo 4 IA and Elmer 2 IA. He is a son of George and Adelia Medbury
Putnam who are here in town too. George is here in 1900 and in Pennington
County South Dakota by 1910 and there through 1930.
GEORGE C. (CORNELIUS) PUTNAM Portland Plymouth County
He is
now 65 NY, his wife Adelia Olivia Medbury is 38 PA, and they have Sylvanus
(James Sylvanus) 17 IA, Niles E. 15 IA and Jay D. 22 IA and his wife Lillie
Belle Baker 19 IL. In an Iowa Biographical entry, we see he was born in
Livingston County, New York on August 15, 1831. He went to McLean County,
Pennsylvania in 1851, where he met and married Adelia. Then they went to Cedar
Rapids, Iowa in 1856. They have been in Linn County up till about 1890. They
will remain here in Plymouth County the rest of their lives. He will die in
1914, she in 1915. His death certificate in 1914, states his father was Barney
Putnam. He is a son of Barney and Margaret Putman from Mount Morris, Livingston
County. This is a Dutch Family out of Montgomery County New York. His folks
moved to Michigan about the time he went to Iowa.
CHRISTIAN PUTTMANN Pleasant Township, Pottawattamie County
He is
55 GER, his wife Anna is 47 GER and they have William 23 IA, Christian 19,
Frederick 16 IA, Louis 14 IA and Minnie 9 IA. They are recent and are here in
1900. There are a few that will go to Plymouth County too. William, Louis and
young Christian are all married here in 1910.
FRED W. PUTTMANN Pleasant Township, Pottawattamie County
He is
22 GER. His wife Mary is 19 IA and they have Edward 7 IA and Roy 1 IA. He is
possibly a son of Christian and Anna here in town.
CHARLEY PUTNAM Deep River, Poweshiek County
He is
26 IA born right here on August 2, 1868. His wife Abbie Elliott is 25 IL and
they have Paul less than a year old. Charles is a son of Harvey Cornelius
Putman and Sarah Ann Steward from here. Harvey is a son of Harvey Putnam and
Rebecca Steward and was born back in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont. They are
here in 1900 and in Jackson Township in 1910 and 1920 and in Montezuma Township
in 1930 and longer.
WILL PUTNAM Deep River, Poweshiek County
He is
another son of Harvey Putnam and Sarah Ann Stewart. He is 22 IA born here in
June 1872. He is single now but will marry Myrtle Evelyn Cranston and they are
here in 1900 through 1920 and he is widowed here in 1930. His then widowed
mother Sarah is with them in 1910.
MAUDANE PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
She
is 76 NJ.
MARY L. D. PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
Mary
Louise Davenport is now 62 PA born in Greencastle Pennsylvania September 23,
1832. She is the widow of Charles Edwin Putnam who died here July 18, 1887. He
was a son of Benjamin Risley Putnam and Eunice Morgan from Saratoga Springs New
York. He was is a lawyer, President of the Davenport Savings Bank, President of
the Board of Education, President of the Academy of Sciences and lots of other
nice things. Mary will carry on the Arts and Science stuff and will be here
going strong in 1900 and then die herself February 20, 1903.
WILLIAM PUTMAN Davenport, Scott County
He is
37 IA born here June 1857, and his wife Anna T. Gillian is 38 PA. They now have
Mary 10 IA, Agness 8 IA, Anna 7 IA, Henrietta 6 IA. The kids were all born
right here. 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 1885, and are here in 1910. Anna Gillian, his
wife, will die here in 1917, and he will die here October 15, 1935.
WILLIAM & ELIZABETH PUTNAM Davenport, Scott County
William
Clement is 32 IA, born June 26, 1862, and Elizabeth Duncan 27 IA born January
9, 1868. They are two single kids of Charles and Mary Louise Putnam. They were
born here and live with their widowed mother.
FREDERICK PUTMAN Sheridan, Scott County
He is
68 GER. He was here in Blue Grass with Christine his wife in 1880. She’s not
listed but they are all together in Woodbury County in 1900 and on. German
Puttmann family of course.
FRITZ PUTMAN Winfield, Scott County
He is
69 GER.
FRANK PUTMAN Winfield, Scott County
He is
37 IA born here. Don’t know if he is a son of the above Fritz or not.
EIZABETH D. PUTNAM Hull, Sioux
County
Elizabeth
Beaudettte is the widow of Henry Putnam from Canada. Henry died here May 30,
1893. She will die here September 2, 1905. She is now 46 CAN, Margaret 23 IA,
Alfred A. 19 IA, Luella A. 15 IA, Charles S. 13 IA and Cecilia B. 11 IA. Henry
was born April 18, 1830 in St. Johns, Quebec just across the border from
Vermont. He was born with the name Patenaude, and was listed as Henry Putnode
in Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont in 1850. He was first married to Rose
King in Westford Vermont. Rose was living two houses away in 1850. Probably
because there were several Putnams in Westford, he changed or had anglicized
his name to Putnam sometime in the 1850s while in Vermont. So he isn’t really a
Putnam at all. Henry married Elizabeth Beaudette back in Canada in 1865, and
then came back here to Lyons County, Iowa with her by the 1880 census.
JAMES M. PUTMAN Gladbrook, Spring Creek County
He is
43 IL, his wife Hattie Maude White is 36 WI and they have Mabel J. 12 IA. He is
James, son of James Putman and Letha Darnell from Brown County, Illinois. He
was born there March 30, 1851. He was a farmer until 1877 when he became a
druggist in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa. In 1881 he married Maud White
daughter of Julian and Hattie White. Maud was born March 31, 1858 and she died
November 23, 1904. James died January 9, 1913 in Lakefield, Minnesota. They are
in Grinell Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa in 1900. They had the one child.
Mabel born in September 1882 and died in a car accident in British Columbia,
Canada in 1963. She married Hugo Meilicke. Southern Putman Family.
LESTER R. (RICHARD) PUTMAN Maxwell, Story County
He is
37 MI, his wife Kate Ann Pollack is 35 MI, and they have Vance W. 13 IA, Wade
M. 11 IA, Vera E. 7 IA, Frank B. 5 IA, Nora or Neva 3 IA and Gertrude N. less
than a year old IA. The son of William and Martha Putman he was born August 2,
1857. Lester was with his folks in 1860 in Leroy Township, Ingham County,
Michigan. His grandparents were Richard Henry Putman and Nancy Schalk from
Montgomery County, New York. This is the Dutch Putman line. They are here in
1900. I don’t find them in 1910 but he is widowed in Los Angeles California in
1920.
MICHAEL T. (THADEUS) PUTNAM Buckingham, Tama County
He is
26 CAN (should be WI his folks were from Canada though), his wife Barbara is 21
IA and they have Miles J. less than a year IA. He is a son of James Putman from
Canada and Lydia Wheeler. He was born in Brown County, Wisconsin and was home
with the folks in 1880. They are in Buena Vista County in 1900 and in Black
Hawk County in 1910. I don’t find them in 1920, but Barbara is widowed in
Cowley County Kansas in 1930.
WALTER W. & CLYDE C.
PUTNAM Bedford, Taylor County
Walter
is 19 IA born in Decatur County Iowa and his brother Clyde is 16 NE born when
the family was in Furnas County Nebraska in he late 1870s and they were all
there in 1880. They are kids of Samuel Deloss Putnam and Sarah Ockerman. Sam
was a son of John Putman and Mary Meek. In 1860 the family was in Mercer
County, Missouri and in 1870 were in Decatur County, Iowa, and Samuel was
married in Furnas County in 1880. He returned to Decatur County, Iowa and died
there August 1, 1881. Walter will be in Jasper County, Iowa in 1900 with his
widowed mother. Walter will be married in Reno County Kansas in 1920. Clyde
will be in Johnson County Iowa in 1900, and married there in 1920. This is a
Dutch Putman family out Huron County Ohio and Jefferson County New York before
that.
SIDNEY PUTNAM Benton, Taylor County
He is
52 VT and his wife Josephine A. Smith is 50 VT. They have Alta 22 IL, Edwin 19
IA and George 11 IA. He is a son of Prentiss B. Putnam and Jemima Chase of
Whittingham, Vermont. He was born in Wardsboro, Vermont November 6, 1842. They
are here in 1900 and 1910 and he is widowed here in 1920.
ALBERT PUTMAN Lincoln, Warren County
He is
44 IA. At home are Jennie Laura 20 IA, James Albert 15 IA, Thomas Bethel 11 IA,
Mary Catherine 7 IA, Ober Woodson 4 IA. He is married to Catherine Nancy Pyle
who is 43 IN now, but missing or possibly just a clerical error. She was here
in 1880, and is indeed here in 1900 and onwards. Albert is a son of James Rufus
Putnam and his first wife Cynthia Ann Bradley. He was born in Dubuque March 16,
1850 and will be here till he dies April 4, 1943.
ASA PUTNAM Richland, Warren County
He is
41 IA, his wife Sarah Ellen Pyle is 42 IN and they have his son Charles Ernest
Putnam 21 IA with them. Asa Lloyd is a son of James Rufus Putnam and his first
wife Cynthia Ann Bradley. He was born in December of 1853. They are here in
1900 and 1910, and in Hartford Township in 1920, and Richland again in 1930.
The son Charles was born in February of 1877. He will soon marry Myra Belle
Seevers, and they are here in 1900 and in Palmyra Township in 1910 and 1920 and
back here in 1930.
JOHN PUTMAN Marion Township, Washington County
He is
44 VA born April 27, 1854. His wife Mary Rosella Whitsel is 34 IA, born in
March of 1864. They have Mary 12 IA, Stacey 10 IA, John 8 IA, Clara 6 IA and
Hulda 2 IA. He is John William Putman, a son of Jacob G. Putman Junior and
Ellen Edmundson from Hampshire County Virginia. Jacob just died here in July
1894. Ellen had died back in March 1883. This is a German Family, Maryland to
Virginia to here in Iowa about 1854. He married Rosetta Whitsel on November 20,
1881. They are here in 1900 and 1910. Mary will die here in 1914, John in 1934.
He is
38 IA. His second wife, Mina J. Bellville, is 38 IA, born in December of 1861.
They have Nellie 13 IA and Oral a son 10 IA. He is a son of Jacob G. Putman
Junior and Ellen Edmundson, born in March 1856. They are here in 1900 and 1910.
Mina is widowed here in 1920.
He is
47 WVA born May 23, 1847. His wife, Lucy Ellen Reeves is 38 IA, born in
September of 1856. They have Stacy E. 20 IA and Indiana 17 IA. He is Jacob Putman
III, a son of Jacob G. Putman Junior and Ellen Edmundson from Hampshire County
Virginia. They are here in 1900 and in 1910. German Family
He is
41 VA. His wife, Laura Essley died in 1889. At home are Rachel 18 IA, Jennie 14
IA and Cleveland B. a daughter 10 IA. He is another son of Jacob G. Putman
Junior and Ellen Edmundson from Hampshire County Virginia. He was born March
28, 1849. He married Laura Essley here in 1876. He is here in 1900, but I don’t
find him later. German family.
He is
28 IA, born here September 18, 1866. His wife Ivy A. Gordon is 24 MO, and they
have Georgia E. 5 IA. He was born here, a son of William Marion Putman and Mary
Jane Hayes Putman. He is a grandson of Joseph Putman and Polly Hackleman from
Rush County, Indiana and Pendleton County Kentucky before that. Southern Putman
family. They are here through the 1930.
He is a
carpenter 50 NY. He is a son of John and Hannah Putnam from Lewis County New
York, He is also listed with his brother Surenno Putnam.
SURENNO PUTNAM Bloomfield, Winneshiek County
He is
53 NY, his wife Emma 41 NY. They have Bertha 22 IA, Ray (Leonard Ray) 16 IA,
Floyd 4 IA and his twin Lloyd 4 IA. Also here is his widowed mother Hannah
Putnam 76 NY and his brother Charles L. Putnam 50 NY who never married. Hannah
was the wife of John Putnam (2853) from Lewis County, New York, and has been
here since the 1870 census. John was a son of Malachi Putnam and Sarah Blount
from Massachusetts. Surreno will die soon and Emma is widowed here in 1900
through 1930 when she is 77 years old.
FRANK S. PUTMAN Decorah, Winneshiek County
He is
38 NY, his wife Prudence is 36 IA. They have Gertie M. 16 IA, Grace M. 13 IA,
Orra K. 5 IA and Charles A. 1 IA. He was here in 1880, and is a son of John
Southwick Putnam and Julia Almira Cooley from Crown Point, Essex County, New
York. They are here in 1900 and his widowed mom is with them.
FRED W. PUTTMANN Rutland, Woodbury County
He is
53 GER, his wife Christina is 51 GER. They have Charley 22 IA, Louis 20 IA,
Rudolph 16 IA, Fred H. 12 IA and Amanda 9 IA. They have been married 25 years,
and were in Blue Grass, Scott County Iowa in 1880. They are indexed as Pittmann
now and in 1900. In 1880 the spelling was Puettmann. It is Puttmann from 1910
on though.
LOUIS PUTTMANN Rutland, Woodbury County
He is
28 GER, Christina Florkie his wife 26 GER and they have Henry 4 IA and Adolph
just born. He is a son of Frederick Puttmann and they are all here in 1900.
Christina’s widowed mother Mary Florke 55 GER and a bunch of her kids live with
them.