IOWA
STATE CENSUS REPORTS
1905 & 1915
This 1905 State Census is just a series of books with names in running in I guess the order they were recorded. No relationships, ages or anything else. Fortunately it was close enough to the 1900 that most can be figured out.
In looking up the first 25 Putman families, 7 entries were directed to the wrong pages. I could guess on some, but begin to feel I am wasting my time. I may come back, may not.
He would be 71 VT and his wife Anna Briggs about 65 NY. He is a son of John Glidden Putman and Thankful B. Putnam from Montpelier, Vermont. He has been here since 1869. They are both here in 1910 at ages 76 and 70. New England family.
Louis Orville would be 39 IA, his wife Martha Pray about 37 IA. Kids are Demia, Earl, Cora, Myrtle, Florence, Orville (Homer Orville). 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 1910. New Englanders from Bethel Vermont.
His initials show up 4 pages after they should on the last line of page 11 and there are no more Putmans on page 12. His wife Eliza Jane Sexton just died here September 15, 1904 so maybe he is living by himself now, but there still should be kids around. 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. He and his family were here in 1900. He will marry Ulrica Thulin from Sweden later this year. 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. New England family out of Sutton, Massachusetts to Indiana to Illinois to here.
He is 31 WI, his wife Florence Davis about 28 IA, and they have Lena and Amber. He is a son of Jacob and Mary Putman and were in Waushara County, Wisconsin with his folks in 1880. Stacy and Florence are here through 1920. New York Dutch family.
He would be 52 NY, his wife Caroline Nus 43 IA and Ernest 16, Arthur 15, Bertha 11, Marie. He is a son of Lucien B. Putnam and his first wife Esther Foster. He is shown here in Fairfield, Fayette County, Iowa in 1870 and 1880. They were here in 1900 and will be in Fayette County in 1910 and 1920. His dad was born in Wyoming County New York and the family was from Vermont and then Massachusetts before that.
He would be about 48 IA now. There is a Bertha living here too. He is a son of Benjamin Augustus Putnam and Samantha Purinton. They were here, and 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. So, I don’t know who Bertha is. He will be here in 1910 and 1920 and by himself both times. New England family from Vermont.
His wife Betsy Jane Sneath and sons George and Harry. 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 and 1895. They were in Pottawattamie County Iowa in 1900 and now back in Floyd. He will head to California and die in Pomona, Los Angeles County in 1943. New England Family from NY back to VT to MA.
He would be about 31 IA, his wife Zella Silence is 30 IA and they have Dena, Mary and Anna. They were here in 1900. He is a son of Charles and Anna Putman from here. Charles Senior was a son of David and Malinda Putman from Jefferson County New York. They were there in 1850 and 1860 and in Jackson County, Iowa by 1870. Dutch Family from New York.
He is about 87 now and lives with a Strait family. 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 here Elizabeth died here August 31, 1896. He was here with his son Howard in 1900 at age 82. Southern Putman family SC to IN to IL to here.
He’s 55 IA and his wife Emily Jane Headley about 49 IA. Kids at home are Emma, Matti, Minnie, Otto, Walter, Leta, Howard, Essie, Eddie and Zelma. He is a son of Abraham H. Putman and Elizabeth Duff from Davis County. They were here in 1900 as was his wdwed dad Abraham at age 82 IN who has since died. Howard and the gang are here in 1910 and 1920. Southern Putman family. Howard’s dad was Elijah Putman from South Carolina then Indiana and then Fulton County Illinois. Elijah was my Reding Putman’s brother.
Charles would be 32 IA and Albert 24 IA. They were in Montrose Township here in 1900. But I can’t find them in 1880, 1885 or 1895.
He or she is boarding.
Wife’s name is Anna. No ideas as to who he is.
He would be about 35, Nettie his wife about 33. They were here in 1900. He is a son of Charles and Anna Putman from New York and was in Franklin County, Iowa in 1880. Dutch family from New York State.
Yet another entry that goes to the wrong page.
He is with his wife Addie L., Mildred and John.
He’s about 39 IA. His wife Jennie May Cook about 31 IA. Kids are Vernie, Lloyd, Gleni Bertha and Leon. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam and his second wife Rosina Eastman, and was shown in the family in 1880 in Marion County, Iowa. He and Jennie were here in 1900 and will be in 1910. New England family.
He would be about 30 IA now, single and boarding. He is a son of David Augustus and Elizabeth Putnam and was here in 1880 and 1900. He will marry a gal named Abbie and they will be here in Carson Township in 1910 through 1930. New England family from NH and MA before that.
The entry didn’t show, but he is a son of Jacob G. Putman Junior and Ellen Edmundson from Hampshire County Virginia. He was born in March 1856. His wife is Mina Bellville. They are here in 1900 and 1910. Mina is widowed here in 1920. Like every Putman in this County, this is a German family from Maryland to Virginia to here.
Another
entry that didn’t come up. His wife is Ivy Gordon. 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. Southern Putman Family.
Third entry in a row that comes up on the wrong page. But this is Charles a single guy who is a son of John and Hannah Putnam from Lewis County New York and Massachusetts before that. Charles was with his brother Surenno Putnam in Winneshiek County in 1895 and here in 1900. He never married and is about 69 now. New Englander.
I am going to try this one. Hope it is better than the 1905, which was a waste of time.
Wrong again. This Census shows us little forms with info that is handwritten and can’t be read very easily. I can get info on some Counties, zilch on others. Then the cards or forms only have one name so you have no clues as to who lives with whom. Here is their first listing. Good luck.
He 49 MI NY MI a merchant. That’s all they give you. He is here with his wife Alice McNeill in 1920 so I know who he is. He is a son of Nathan and Hannah Putnam. Nathan was from New York, his father John from Massachusetts.
I think this is going to be a waste of time as well. We have the 1910 and 1920 so that works okay. The huge help were the 1885 and 1895 that were indeed easy to see and understand and they filled that horrible 2o year void in the Federal Censuses.