KANSAS
CENSUS REPORTS
1860 - 1900
UPDATED JANUARY 2, 2009
The first Federal Census was taken in 1860 when Kansas was still only a Territory as it had been since 1854. In 1861 it became a state, the 34th, just in time to side with the Union cause in the Civil War. In fact, that was the reason it became a state and why it earned the name `Bloody Kansas' as it was a fighting ground between factions prior to the Civil War to decide which way it would go when Statehood came.
KANSAS 1860 CENSUS
I don't find any of the Southern Putmans here yet. Here are the folks living there in 1860. The present state of Colorado is included in this census as Arapahoe County, Kansas.
L. (LEANDER) PUTMAN
Garnett, Anderson County
He is 51 VT, a farmer. His second wife, Martha Emorette Pike, is 38 VT. The children at home are: Ellen (Cynthia Ellen) 17 VT, Emoretta (Martha Emorette) 15 VT. George Leander 11 VT, Hattie Erdelle 4 WI, and Charles Ellsworth 10 months KS. He is a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years.
JAMES L. PUTNAM
None listed, Bourbon County
James is listed as James L. Putner? 28 FL, a black man who is a barber by trade. He is living by himself.
JAMES M. PUTMAN
Marmaton, Bourbon County
He is listed as 23 MI, a farmer. His wife, Polly A. Markham, is 22 IN. The children are: Benjamin F. 2 IL, and Sabrena A. 5 months KS. He is a son of Ira H. Putnam and Polly or Mary Markham, and was born in Cass County, Michigan. He married Polly in Howard, Michigan February 10, 1856. He and Polly are in Neosho County in August 1865 and in 1870. By1880 the kids will be all over in Neosho County, Kansas.
BENNETT PUTNAM
Waterloo Township, Breckenridge County
Bennett is listed as 38 NH, a farmer. His wife, Mary Maria Dunmire, is 22 PA, daughter Sarah A., is 1 KS. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He was born May 3, 1822 in West Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. They were married here in Elm Creek, Breckenridge County on December 24, 1857. Just couldn’t wait till Christmas to ‘open the present.’
SIDNEY PUTNAM
Waterloo Township, Breckenridge County
He is listed as 36 NY, a farmer. His wife, Lucy Ann Shephardson, is 31 NY. The children are: Frank S. 6 PA, and Fred Daniel 4 NY. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barrett from Guilford County, Vermont and then to Buffalo in Erie County, New York and to Warren County, Pennsylvania. Sidney was born in Buffalo on March 5, 1824 and will die here in Kansas on May 23, 1908. Lucy will die shortly, and he will marry Josephine Best in the early 1870s. Sidney’s line goes back to Daniel > Jesse (788) > Ephraim (287) > Nathaniel > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John.
CELIA C. PUTNAM
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
She is listed as 28 NY, and was enumerated with B. F. Dwyer.
EDWIN C. PUTMAN
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Ed is listed as 52 NY, a hat merchant. He was enumerated with Harrison Theiband 20 FRN, a bar keeper, and M. Legier? 35 FRN, a Restaurant operator. He’ll return to Michigan and have his whole family out here in 1870.
SILAS R. PUTNAM
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
He is listed as 34 MI (VT in 1870. He was born in Chester, Vermont), a gardener (term for being unemployed), who is living by himself. He is a son of Silas Putnam and Martha Jordan of Windsor County Vermont and then Lenawee County, Michigan. He was home there with is mother in 1850. He will be married here in 1870.
THE COLORADO
ENTRIES
These are listed both here and in Colorado. In 1860 what is now Colorado was part of Kansas then.
CHARLES PUTNAM
Denver, Arapahoe County (Colorado)
He is listed as ?? Vermont, a laborer who is boarding with a James J. Runion? No ages recorded.
D. T. PUTNAM
South Park, Arapahoe County (Colorado)
D. T. is listed as C. T. on the index, but is definitely D. T. on the actual film. He is 26 NY, a miner enumerated with Henry Dinga or Linga?
R. PUTNAM South
Park, Arapahoe County (Colorado)
He is listed as 37 KY, a miner who was enumerated with E. Needham.
SAMUEL PUTNAM
South Park, Arapahoe County (Colorado)
Samuel is listed as 45 NY, a trader who was living by himself.
E. PUTMAN South
Park, Arapahoe County (Colorado)
He is listed as 39 MO, a miner living with L. C. Cotterell. They are next door to W. O. Putman.
W. O. PUTMAN
South Park, Arapahoe County (Colorado)
He is listed as 37 MO, a miner who was enumerated with J. O'Neal.
KANSAS 1870 CENSUS
BENJAMIN PUTNAM
Geneva Township, Allen County
He is 60 MA, Olive 50 NY and Amanda 15 MI. They were in Washtenaw County, Michigan in 1840, and then Ingham County, Michigan in 1850 and 1860. He is a son of Abner Putnam and Nancy Stearns of Butlerville, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was born there May 14, 1810. He married Olive Price in Washtenaw County on November 5, 1839. They will be here a while, but he will return to Michigan and die in Branch County in 1899.
GEORGE W. PUTNAM
Garnett, Anderson County
He is listed as 21 CAN, a carpenter. He is enumerated with the M. C. McEwen family from Vermont. M. C. is also a carpenter. He is also listed in Lyon County now and is still a carpenter but born in NY. If it is NY, then see the Lyon County entry for a guess. He is here in 1880 and says Virginia and ten in 1885 says ‘Ver’ which could be Vermont. In 1885 he is married. Then if it is Vermont, then he may well be George Leander and listed shortly with his folks Leander Putnam and Martha Pike.
LEANDER PUTNAM
Jackson Township, Anderson County
Leander is listed as 60 VT, a farmer. His wife, Martha Pike, is listed as 46 VT. The children at home are: George L. (Leander) 21 WI, a farmer, Hattie E. 14 KS, and Charles E. (Ellsworth) 11 KS. Also in the household is J. H. Edmonson 21 CDN a Physician and surgeon. He's been here since 1856. He is a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth. He was born in Middlesex, Washington County, Vermont on September 17, 1807.
LEVI PUTMAN
Scott Township, Bourbon County
He is 21 VT a laborer for a Hulse family from PA. He looks to be the son of Joseph Putnam and his first wife Mary Jamison. He was born December 26, 1848 in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. He was there in 1850 and with his dad and stepmother in Wabash County Indiana in 1860. He will be in Cowley County Kansas in 1880 still single. He will marry Agnes Ellen Fensom (from Canada) in Missouri in about 1882 and they are in Macon County Missouri with kids in the 1900.
HENRY C. PUTNAM
Sherman Township, Clay County
He is a stone mason. He is 36 OH, Isabell 22 MO. He is not Henry Clay, the son of Louis John Pope from Ohio, who is in Ohio now but will be out here in 1880. This Henry will still be here, with a new wife, in 1880. Actually so will the other Henry and they are only 2 years off in ages. Real Confusing. He looks to be the son of Charles Marsh Putnam and Abby Slocum Edgerton from Jersey Township, Licking County Ohio. He was there in 1850 at age 18 and single in Louisa County Iowa in the State 1856 census.
GEORGE PUTMAN
Davis Township, Davis County
He is 25 NY a farm laborer working for Robert Berry of PA. He is married here in 1875 and 1880.
PARKER PUTNAM
Lawrence, Douglas County
He is 42 NH, Hannah A. 37 IRE. He is a retail grocer. He is number 2471, a son of Ira Putnam (1114) and Susan Kimball of Charlestown, NH and then Warren, VT. In 1860, he was married to Anna or Hannah and was working in a store in Montpelier, Vermont. He has his very own store now.
B. F. PUTMAN
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Probably Benjamin Franklin, is listed as 21 OH, a soldier.
EDWIN C. PUTMAN
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
He is listed as 62 NY, a retail hat & cap dealer. His wife, Elizabeth, is 60 PA. The children are: Oleander 20 PA, Jennie 18 PA, and Emma 16 PA (all were MI in 1865 which is correct). He was here alone in 1860, and then they were all here in the State 1865 Census. The kids are Elizabeth’s from her first marriage to Enoch Buck. The Bucks were in Floyd County Iowa in 1860. No idea who he is though.
JAMES L. PUTNAM
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
He is listed as 23 NY, an office clerk. His wife, Anna, is 23 NY. Their son, Robert, is 11 months KS. Also in the household is Alice Miller 24 NY, who is keeping house. Alice's son, Peter Miller, is 5 NY. They will be here in 1875 and 1880. He looks to be the son of Philip Putman and Catherine Keller from Otsego County New York. That James was home in 1850 and 1860 and gone by 1870. This is a Dutch family from Montgomery County New York.
KATE PUTMAN
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
She is 27 OH. She was enumerated with the James B. Blunt family. She would be a daughter of Ernestus Putman and Elizabeth Gray from Darke County, Ohio. I believe her full name is Nancy Catherine Putman, and that she will marry James Blunt here. James was a Major General from Kansas in the Civil War.
ROBERT W. (WILEY) PUTNAM Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
He is listed as 33 MA, a book agent. His wife, Julia A. Begley, is 34 VT. The children are: Richard P. 3 KS, and Kirk M. (Mills) 3 months KS. They were here in 1865. Also in the household is Julia H. Dustin 19 MA, a teacher. In 1880 they will be way up north in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. He is a son of John Putnam and Sabrina Wiley from Massachusetts. He was in Lowell, Mass. in 1860.
S. A. PUTNAM
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
S. A. is listed as 32 MA. He is in a boarding house with H. A. Calkins, the operator.
SILAS R. PUTNAM
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
He is listed as 47 VT, a gardener. His wife, Sarah, is 35 IRE. Also in the household are: Jennie Hogan 11 KS, Mary Hogan 9 KS, James Hogan 7 KS, and William Hogan 5 KS. Looks like Sarah was married to a Hogan or Hoagland before marrying Silas. Also in the household is Samuel I. Norton, 49 NY, a gardener. He will be here in 1880. He is a son of Silas Putnam and Martha Jordan of Windsor County Vermont and then Lenawee County, Michigan. He was here in 1860, 1875 and will be in 1880.
THOMAS PUTNAM
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Thomas is listed as 25 OH, a molder in a foundry, who was boarding with John Vallian, the keeper.
NATHAN PUTNAM
Agnes City Township, Lyon County
Nathan is listed as 43 NY, a farmer. His wife, Jane M. Titus, is 35 NY. The children are: Ermina 19 PA, Elmira 17 PA, and Emma 15 PA. He is Nathan Haley Putnam, a son of Nathan Putnam and Nancy Trull of New Hampshire and then Ontario County, New York and then Erie County, Pennsylvania where Nathan married Jane.
GEORGE W. PUTMAN
Emporia, Lyon County
He is 21 NY, a carpenter. He looks like the son of John Putnam and his first wife Sally Young from Chautauqua County New York. He was at home there in 1850 and 1860 and not there now. John was a son of Jacob Putnam (#1882) and Mary Burton from New Hampshire, then Andover, Vermont. He is also listed in Anderson County now and is still a carpenter.
BENNETT PUTNAM
Waterloo Township, Lyon County
Bennett is listed as 48 NH, a farmer. His wife, Mary Maria Dunmire, is 35 PA. The children are: Sarah A. 11 KS, Julia E. 7 IL, Benjamin J. 4 IL, Clara E. 3 KS, and Effa M. 1 KS. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He was born there in Nottingham on May 3, 1822. They are here forever.
SIDNEY PUTNAM
Waterloo Township, Lyon County
Sidney is 46 NY, a farmer. His wife, Lucy Shepardson has recently died and is not listed. Their two sons are both at home yet: Frank S. 15 PA, and Fred D. 13 NY. Also in the household are: Almira A. Lyon 33 PA, keeping house, and her son, Frank Lyon 8 PA, who is at school. Almira is his sister, born while their folks were in Warren County, Pennsylvania. He will marry Josephine Best in 1871 and have one more child in 1872, before Josephine died in 1874. He won’t marry again. Look back to 1850 for his life.
WILLIAM M. PUTNAM
Waterloo Township, Lyon County
William M. is listed as 23 NY, a farmer. He was enumerated with the Hugh Mantooth family (sounds Indian to me). He wasn’t listed with the above Sidney in 1850.
JAMES M. (MONROE) PUTNAM Big Creek, Neosho County
He is a farmer 32 MI. His wife Polly Markham is 31 IN, and they have Benjamin F. 12 IL, Laura 10 KS, William 5 KS, Phillip 3 KS and Olive 5/12 KS. Also here is his widowed mother Polly Markham Putnam 72 VT. He is a son of Ira H. Putnam and Polly or Mary Markham, and was born in Cass County, Michigan. He married Polly in Howard, Michigan February 10, 1856. They were here in 1865. Something happens by 1880 when Olive and her brother Marshall (born in 1871) are wards of other families in the County. Everyone else is simply missing. Wonder if it was a Plague or something.
UZZIEL PUTNAM Walnut Grove, Neosho County
He is 25 MI, his wife Martha Jane Cochran is 21 IL. They have John A. 2 KS and Eva 3/12 KS. He is Uzziel Franklin Putnam, a son of Ira H. Putnam and Polly Markham of Cass County, Michigan. They are in Grant Township in 1875 and in Reno County Kansas in 1880. They will be back in McDonough County, Illinois in 1900. He’ll die there in 1905, Martha in 1920.
DOUGLAS PUTMAN Erie, Neosho County
He is 32 OH a house carpenter. He is a son of Norman W. Putnam and Maria Douglas from Knox County Ohio. He was home there in 1840 and 1850. His brother John Henry is currently in Topeka.
MINA PUTMAN
Burlingame Township, Osage County
She is 18 PA with Austin Finch of CT.
A. D. PUTNAM
Sheridan Township, Ottawa County
He is 21 CAN a farmer, probably a brother, or even the same guy as M. Putnam listed next.
M. PUTMAN
Sheridan Township, Ottawa County
He is 21 CAN, a farmer.
(NO NAME) PUTNAM
Silver Lake, Shawnee County
He is listed without a first name. He is 30 PA, a grocer, Minda is 26 NY, Howard or Harold is 4 PA, Nellie 2 PA. Also there is Frank Comstalk 20 PA also a grocer. Best bet is that he is the William Putnam, age 20 PA in 1860, who was single then in Warren County, PA. Didn’t know who he was either. Don’t find any members of this family again anywhere.
EDWARD PUTNAM
Topeka, Shawnee County
He is 43 NY, Lillie Moore 25 CAN, Edward V. 15 IL. They run a restaurant. He is a son of Edward Putnam (1243) and Lydia Malandy. In 1860, that whole family was in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois. Lilla A. Moore is his second wife. They were married October 6, 1863 back in Lake County, Illinois. He will be in Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin with a new wife, Nancy Goddard in the 1880, and in Shelby County, Illinois in 1900.
JOHN H. (HENRY) PUTNAM
Topeka, Shawnee County
He is 27 OH, a lawyer. He is a son of Norman W. Putnam and Maria Douglas. He was show at home in 1850 and 1860 in College Township, Knox County, Ohio. John is number 3149, Norman number 1516. John was born February 16, 1846 and is unmarried here in 1875 too.
S. (SUSAN) D. PUTNAM
Topeka, Shawnee County
She is 52 ME and is living with E. Baker 28 ME and Sarah N. Baker 22 ME. Sarah is her daughter. Susan was widowed in Dover, Piscataquis County Maine in 1850. She was 33 ME and Sarah 2 ME. No ideas as to the husband. He might have been Daniel Putnam from there who died in the 1840s, but not sure. They are here in 1875 and both are widowed then.
KANSAS 1880 CENSUS
BENJAMIN PUTNAM Geneva, Allen County
Still here and is now 70 MA MA MA, Olive Price 60 NY NY NY. The last of the kids are married off now.
GEORGE PUTNAM Garnett Township, Anderson County
He is a liveryman 30 VA VA VA and in a boarding house. It’s not VA but is VT and he is George Leander Putnam, son of the following Leander Putnam. He was with him in 1860 and 1870 here. He will marry Dorothy A. Simonds here on January 30, 1882 and they will be here through 1910 and he will be widowed here in 1915 and will die before 1920.
LEANDER PUTNAM Putnam, Anderson County
He is listed as Alexander, but is the Leander here all along. He’s now 71 VT NH NH, Martha E. Pike 54 VT NH NH, Charles E. 20 KS and a married daughter Hattie E. Cottle 23 WI. Martha is widowed here in 1900 and 1910. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years.
HELEN E. PUTNAM Atchison, Atchison County
She is 42 NY NY NY, her daughter Helen L. is 17 MI NY NY. Helen Barker is the second wife and widow of Lyman Putnam. They were in Battle Creek, Calhoun County in 1860. She was widowed with her parents in Ann Arbor Michigan in 1870. They were here in 1875.
JOHNSON PUTMAN Walnut Township, Barton County
He is a son of John Putman and Sophia Weaver from Brown County, Illinois. He is 31 IL KY OH, Lydia Frye his wife is 28 IL KY KY and they have Ralph 2 and Frances (Frankie) 1 both born in Kansas. Southern Putmans. They will be in Seaview, Pacific County, Washington by 1920.
HENRY C. (CLAY) PUTNAM Toledo Township, Chase County
He is listed as 43 OH. His wife, Amanda, is 30 OH. The children at home are: Curtis P. (Palmer) 17 OH, Lydia D. 15 OH, and Letha E. (Eastwood) 8 OH. Amanda is Amanda Webster, his second wife. They were married in Ohio May 27, 1870. He had first married Elizabeth Ward Palmer in 1861 and she died in 1865. He is number 3205, a son of Lewis John Pope Putnam. They will be in Spokane, Washington next in the 1900 census.
HELEN PUTMAN Weir, Cherokee County
She is 28 WI NY NY, a schoolteacher. She lives in a hotel here in town
WILLIAM PUTNAM Athelstane Township, Clay County
William Henry Putnam is listed as 40 NY (actually it is CT). His wife, Ellen A. Hamilton, is 38 NY. The children at home are: Harriet 17 IN, Bertha 11 IL, Anna 7 IL, Llewellyn 4 IL, William H. 2 KS, and Abby 5 months KS. He is a son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam, they were in Kankakee County, Illinois in 1860. They are here in 1885, in Riley County, Kansas in 1900 and 1905, and they all are in Nebraska by 1910.
HENRY C. PUTNAM Clay Center Township, Clay County
He is listed as 45 OH. His first wife, Isabelle, has died in the past decade. He is now married to Mary Elizabeth Clark, 22 MO. The children at home are: William H. (William Henry Putnam born September 27, 1873) 5 KS and Hattie E. (Harriet Elizabeth born April 13, 1879) 1 MO. They were all enumerated with a William Clark, Mary Elizabeth's folks. There was another son, Charles Durant Putnam born March 4, 1877 who was not listed. Don't know if he died as an infant or was just missed. I don't find him later though. He looks to be the son of Charles Marsh Putnam and Abby Slocum Edgerton from Jersey Township, Licking County Ohio. He was there in 1850 at age 18 and single in Louisa County Iowa in the State 1856 census.
CHARLES PUTNAM Highland Township, Clay County
He is a son of Newton Putnam from Vermont, and was in Wells County, Indiana in 1850, where he was born. He is 39 IN. His wife, Sarah Lancaster, is 36 OH. The children are: Franklin 18 IN, William 16 MI, Frederick 8 KS, and Delmar 9 months KS. Newton was a son of Ezra and Sally Putnam, born in Danvers, Massachusetts, then moved to Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. Then Newton moved to Indiana where Charles was born. Ezra by the way was Phineas' son. Newton is here in the County, but wasn't listed. Newton will die here October 29, 1888. The whole family moved here in 1871. Charles was in Richardson County, Nebraska in 1870.
EDWIN G. (GRANGER) PUTNAM Highland Township, Clay County
He is another son of Newton Putnam and was born in Cavendish, Windsor County Vermont on August 30, 1827, before going to Wells County Indiana with his parents. He is 52 VT. He was widowed here in 1875, His wife Sarah Ann Oswalt had died in the early 1870s. The children at home are: Joseph N. 21 IN, Rosette 15 IA, and Dora Ann 10 IA. There is a Christian Rasmuson 35 DNM, in the household, but his status is not recorded. He was in Appanoose County, Iowa in 1860 and in Jasper County, Iowa in 1870. The family will move to Garfield County, Oklahoma and Edwin will die there October 29, 1899 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma. His son Joseph will be there in 1900.
LEVI PUTNAM Winfield City, Cowley County
He is 32 NH NH NH and a laborer on the Ennis farm. He is the son of Joseph Putnam and his first wife Mary Jamison. He was born December 26, 1848 in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. He was there in 1850 and with his dad and stepmother in Wabash County Indiana in 1860. He was in Bourbon County Kansas in 1870. He will marry Agnes Ellen Fensom in Missouri in about 1882 and they are in Macon County Missouri with kids in the 1900.
OSCAR PUTNAM Liberty Township, Crawford County
He is 24 VT VT VT and lives in a hotel.
GEORGE PUTNAM Jefferson Township, Davis County
He is 36 NY VT VT. His wife Armilda is 26 OH. The children are: Ida 8 KS, A daughter Perley 6 KS, and William 3 KS. He was single here in 1970 and will be widowed in 1900 and 1910 in Geary County. In 1900 he says he is NY NY NY. A guess would be that he was the son of Lansing B. and Sarah Putman from Livingston County New York. That George was home there in 1850 at age 1. This is a New York Dutch family.
ELIAS G. PUTMAN Abilene, Dickinson County
He is a son of Elijah and Harriet Putman from Steuben County, New York. He was shown at home there in 1850. This is a Dutch family originally from Montgomery County, New York. He is listed as 37 NY NY NY. The children at home are: Jessie 6 KS, Hattie 4 KS, and Frank 3 KS. Also in the household are: Jennie Smith 29 CND, Raymond Smith 6 MI, Margaret Nichols 20 CND, Emma Lake 18 CND, and Nelson Harris 27 TN. He is a hardware merchant. I don’t find him in 1900, but in 1920 he is in Coffey County living with his married daughter Jessie White. Elias will be in the National Soldiers Home in Los Angeles in 1920.
PARKER PUTNAM Lawrence, Douglas County
He is a retail grocer, 54 NH NH NH, Hannah 47 IRE IRE IRE, Marcia 16 IL. They were here in 1870. He is number 2471, a son of Ira Putnam (1114) and Susan Kimball of Charlestown, NH and then Warren, VT. Marcia wasn’t with them in 1870, but it does show they were briefly in Illinois before coming over here. They were here in 1875.
HARRY J. PUTNAM Lawrence, Douglas County
He is 18 OH MA MA and boarding. He is a broker clerk. He should be Henry Jasper Putnam who is also shown with his parents Harrison Putnam and Henrietta Crippen who are currently in Ellsworth County. The family was from Mass then was in Warren County, Ohio in the early 1860s then back to Worcester, Mass and then out here about 1878
HENRY PUTNAM Lawrence, Douglas County
He is 18 NY NY NY and boarding. He is a clerk.
FRANK PUTMAN Empire Township, Ellsworth County
He is listed as 34 MI NY NY. His wife, Frances, is 24 MI NY NY. The children are: a son Claudie 9 MI, a daughter Pearley 6 KS, and a daughter Nettie 8 months KS. In 1870, he and his wife Frances were just married and in Novi, Oakland County, Michigan. They were here in the 1875 State Census.
JAMES D. (DANIEL) PUTMAN Empire Township, Ellsworth County
He is a farmer 61 KY SC NC, Diadema Smith 59 IN VA NC, Daniel 22 IL, Martha 17 IL, Charles J. 12 IL. He is a son of Reding Putman and his first wife Stacy Combs. He was born while the family was in Butler County, Kentucky and then went back to Fulton County, Illinois, and then to Washington County, Arkansas where he grew up. He married Damie there August 15, 1840. They were back in Illinois in 1860 and 1870 and are now here. James Daniel Putman died in Kansas on September 14, 1897 and Diadema died there on July 5, 1901. The son Charles James will be in Rice County in 1900. Southern Putman line. James’ brother Reding (junior) was my great grandfather.
HARRISON K. (KIMBALL) PUTNAM Empire Township, Ellsworth County
Harrison is listed as 50 MA MA MA. His wife, Henrietta Elizabeth Crippen, is 45 ENG ENG ENG. The children at home are: Walter K. (Kimball) 23 MA, Henry J. (Jasper) 18 OH, Florence J. (Josephine) 12 MA, John Earnest 9 MA, and Edward Rawson 5 MA. Also in the household is a servant, H. P. Sterling, 22 OH. He is a son of Jasper Wheeler Putnam (#3105) and Mary Kimball, and was born in Grafton, Massachusetts March 22, 1830. They have been in Xenia, Ohio in the 1850s and 1860s, returned to Worcester, Mass for a spell and then came out here about 2 years ago. Henrietta is alone here with the younger kids in 1885. Harrison shows up in 1900 with his son Walter in Saline County. Not a widow, but a divorcee.
CHARLES PUTNAM Indiana Township, Graham County
The son of Jacob D. Putman and Hannah Lewis from Cayuga County New York. He is listed as 31 NY. His wife, Lydia E. Teague, is 27 ENG. The children are: Nellie 11 IA, and Fred 9 IA. He was in Jackson County, Iowa in 1860 and Fayette County, Iowa in 1870. They are in Jackson County in 1885, Elk County in 1900 and back here from 1910 through 1930. New York Dutch family.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Walton Township, Harvey County
William is listed as 27 OH NH VT. His wife, Ida Kenyon, is 26 NY. The children are: Roy 5 KS, Ella 2 KS, and Emmett 3 months KS. He is a son of Solomon Putnam and Zerriah Ford as shown in Livingston County, Illinois in the 1860. The family was out of New Hampshire originally. They will be in Butler County in 1885 and Barton County in 1900. He married Ida back in Livingston County, Illinois December 25, 1872.
IRENA PUTMAN Brown’s Creek, Jewell County
She is 14 IA PA IRE. She lives with her mother Margaret 40 IRE and her stepfather Edward Smith 40 ENG. I don’t find her in 1870, so don’t know who her dad was.
ALLISON J. (JAMES) PUTMAN Highland Township, Jewell County
The son of Jacob and Dosha Putman from New York. Jake will be with him in 1900 at age 90 and he is also here in town now. Allison is listed as 30 IA. His wife, Fanny J. Beecham, is 25 IL. The children are: Mabel J. 6 NE, Thomas J. 4 KS, and Edna J. 1 KS. Allison James Putman is a son of Jacob from New York. In 1850-60 they were in Scott County Iowa in 1870 in Benton County Iowa, and here from 1880 on. He is widowed here in 1920. I am pretty sure this is a New York Dutch family, but just can’t pin the dad Jacob down yet.
JACOB PUTMAN Highland Township, Jewell County
He is 70 NY PA PA, Theodocia 62 PA PA PA, William P. 25 IA NY PA. He’s a farmer. The family was in Scott County Iowa in 1850, Benton County Iowa in 1870. Jacob and William are here in 1885. Jacob will be here in 1900 in fact, at age 90.
HENRY PUTNAM Oswego, Labette County
He is a stone mason 56 NY NY NY. His wife Sarah is 42 KY and they have Frank 24 MI and Georgiana 16 IL. They were in Bureau County Illinois in 1870 and here in Oswego in 1875. She is widowed here in 1895 by herself, and is here with her daughter Georgiana in 1900 and 1905.
EDWARD C. PUTMAN Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
He is 72 NY NY NY, a hatter and lives alone. In 1860 and 1870 he was listed as Edwin C. He had a family here in 1870, but not now
J. (JAMES) L. PUTMAN Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
He is listed as 33 NY. His wife is Anna 33 NY. The children are: Robert 11 KS, Anna C. 9 CO. They were here in 1870 and 1875. He looks to be the son of Philip Putman and Catherine Keller from Otsego County New York. That James was home in 1850 and 1860 and gone by 1870. This is a Dutch family from Montgomery County New York.
S. (SILAS) R. PUTNAM Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
Silas is listed as 55 VT. His wife, Sarah, is 46 IRL. The children at home are: Silas 9 KS, Martha 6 KS, and Edith 3 KS. Also in the household are their stepdaughter, Mary Houghlan, 19 KS, and stepsons: James Houghlan 16 KS, and William Houghlan, 14 KS. There is a servant; Jacob Basson, 48 born in Mengen or Menzen (?); and two boarders; John Byrnes 55 IRL, and John Brown 24 OH. He is a son of Silas Putnam and Martha Jordan of Windsor County Vermont and then Lenawee County, Michigan. The John Byrnes here may be her brother. They are both here in 1885 and 1895. Sarah is widowed here in 1900 and 1905.
JOHN PUTNAM Pleasant Township, Lincoln County
He is a farmer 57 NH MA NH, Susan Almira Nash. 57 MA VT MA, Sarah A, 22 NH, John O. 20 NH, and Flora E. 19 NH. He is a son of John Putnam (1083) and his second wife Sarah Priest Capron and was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire in 1823. They were there in 1860, in Northfield, Mass in 1870, and here in Kansas since 1872. In 1900 Susan and her son John Olen will be in Oklahoma.
N. (NATHAN) HALEY PUTNAM Agnes City, Lyon County
He is now 53 NY MA MA, Jane M. Titus his wife 46 PA NY NY. They were here in 1870. He is Nathan Haley Putnam, a son of Nathan Putnam and Nancy Trull of New Hampshire and then Ontario County, New York and then Erie County, Pennsylvania where Nathan married Jane. He will die here August 4, 1895.
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CURTIS PUTNAM Americus, Lyon County
He is 17 OH OH OH and works on a farm. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam (3205) of Muskingum Township, Washington County, Ohio. He was home there in 1870. His folks are now here in Chase County, Kansas. Curtis Palmer Putnam will marry Annie Walkup and be here in 1900 and through the 1930 at least.
GEORGE P. PUTMAN Reading, Lyon County
He is 25 MD MD MD, works at a sawmill and is boarding. He is a son of Samuel Putman and Elizabeth Summers from Frederick County, Maryland.
SIDNEY PUTNAM Waterloo Township, Lyon County
Sidney is listed as 56 NY. There is no wife listed. He married Josephine Best in 1871 and she died August 5, 1874 so never appeared in any census reports. The children at home are: Fred 23 NY, and Theodore 7 KS. Theodore is a son of his second marriage. Also in the household are his sister, Almira (Putnam) Lyon, 43 PA, and his nephew, Frank Lyon 18 PA, and a roomer, James Pence, 22 VA. Sidney is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barnet of Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Warren County, Pennsylvania and now here. He is widowed here in 1900, and he will die here March 23, 1908.
DOUGLAS PUTMAN Center, Marion County
Bennett's son is now 28 IA IL IL, Martha Milineaux is 30 AR, Rosa 9 AR, Cora 8 AR, Lena 4 KS and Maud 2 KS. This is his first marriage. He'll soon leave this family and head west, remarry and head back to Arkansas. His folks are in Rice County now. Southern Putmans.
C. T. (CLARK TARRANT) PUTNAM Doyle, Marion County
He is 49 PA MA --, Sarah E. Weaver 34 VA ENG ENG. He is a son of Clark Putnam and Mary Allen of Northeast Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He was born there and there up through the 1870. They were here in 1875. He’s a laborer now. Guess the Pool Hall biz wasn’t that good back home.
SARAH PUTNAM Peabody, Marion County
She is Zerriah H. Ford, the widow of Solomon Putnam who died here March 5, 1880. She is 55 NH VT VT. She lives with her brother Sheldon Ford and his family. She and Solomon were in Livingston County, Illinois before and here in 1875. Solomon was a son of John Adams Putnam of Hanover, New Hampshire.
GUYMAN PUTMAN Bloomfield Township, Mitchell County
Isaiah Guyman is the brother of Jeremiah, listed next. He is 24 IL and is living with him as well.
JEREMIAH PUTMAN Bloomfield Township, Mitchell County
He is a son of Daniel and Louisa Putman of Brown County, Illinois. He is 28 IL OH TN and his wife Catherine Baird 27 IL KY KY, Archie 8 IL, Clara B. 6 KS, Louise 2 IL, William 1 KS. They were married in Brown County March 18, 1871. Southern Putmans. They will be in Washington State by 1900.
M. C.
(MAHOLN CHAPLAIN) PUTMAN
Independence, Montgomery County
He is listed as 50 ME NH ME. His wife, Flora H. Sweet, is 47 ME ME ME. Their son, Mark Noble, is 1 KS. He is from Oxford County, Maine, a son of Samuel Putnam and Susan Adams, and a grandson of Samuel Putnam number 1855. They were in Grant County, Wisconsin prior to heading out here, and were here for the State 1875 Census. They are in Wichita in 1900 and by 1910 Flora is widowed in Marin County California. He is a commercial traveler.
MARSHAL PUTNAM Grant Township, Neosho County
Marshall is listed as 8 KS, a boarder with Henry M. Eby. He and Alice and Olive all are orphans from one family. Alice and Olive are his sisters they are kids of James Monroe Putnam and Polly Markham. The whole family was here in 1865 and 1870. See his sister Olive for more info.
OLIVE E. PUTNAM Osage Mission, Neosho County
Olive E. is listed as 10 KS, a ward of Ranson B. Rodgers. She and the above Marshal are children of James Monroe Putnam. He was in Bourbon County, Kansas in 1860, Cass County, Michigan in 1850. They were here in the 1870, and a descendant states he died here in 1879.
GEORGE P. & JAY
PUTNAM Burlingame, Osage County
George is 24 MD MD MD, Jay 17 KS VT IL. They are farm hands. George is a son of Samuel Putman and Elizabeth Summers from Frederick County, Maryland. German family. Not a clue on Jay though.
BENNETT PUTNAM Superior Township, Osage County
He is a carpenter 57 NH MA --, Mary Maria Dunmire is now 43 PA PA PA, Sarah A. 21 KS, Julia E. 18 IL, Benjamin J. 16 IL, Clara E. 12 KS, Effie M. 11 KS. They were in Lyon County in 1870 and Breckenridge County in 1860. Obviously took a quick sojourn into Illinois in the early 1860s and then came back. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He was born May 3, 1822 in West Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. They were married here in Elm Creek, Breckenridge County on December 24 1857.
ISRAEL P. PUTNAM Liberty Township, Osborne County
Israel is 24 CT. His wife, Anna B. Doty, is 15 NE. There are no children listed. Israel had just married Anna May 20, 1880, and she is just too young to have kids anyway. They are in Rooks County in 1900 and then back here. Also in the household is his brother, George B. (Brinley) Putnam 22 CT. Also here are A. A. Crosby 27 IL, and his wife, Luella B. Crosby 22 IA, and their daughter Emma May Crosby, 3 IA. He is a son of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. Israel (3286) was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut on November 29, 1855. His brother George (3288) was born there May 16, 1858. For your info, George will marry a widow Eva (Cooley) Underwood here in 1885, they will have one daughter, Hattie, and then he will die here in 1897. Eva will then move to Colorado and be there in Rio Grande County in 1900. These guys are three generations down from General Israel himself.
JACOB E. PUTMAN Browns Grove, Pawnee County
He is a farmer 33 MD MD MD, Margaret Albaugh 34 MD MD MD, John D. 13 MD MD MD. Jacob Ezra Putman was a son of Samuel Putman and Elizabeth Ann Summers of Frederick County, Maryland. He was born May 7, 1847, and will die here March 2, 1885. He married twice, first to Sarah M. C. Mumford on October 1, 1867. Sarah died February 20, 1872 back in Maryland. He then married Margaret and headed out here. Margaret is widowed here in 1885. German line out of Maryland.
JAMES W. PUTMAN Kirwin, Phillips County
He is 27 MN WI WI, and lives in a hotel.
JACOB PUTMAN Phillipsburg, Phillips County
He is a farmer 24 IN OH OH, Eliza J. Cuffel 24 IN OH IN. He is a son of Jacob Putman and Susan Linenger. He was home in Fulton County, Indiana in 1860. They will be here in 1900. German family from Maryland and then Pennsylvania.
JOSEPH PUTMAN Clear Creek, Pottawattamie County
He is 71 NH NH NH, a farmer, Sarah Lowe is 61 NY NY NY. He is Joseph Bailey Putnam, a son of Bailey Putnam. He was born August 14, 1808 in Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. They were in Michigan up until now.
JOHN PUTNAM Hutchinson, Reno County
He is 39 PA VT? PA, Mina 35 NY, Maud 14 PA, Nellie 12 PA. They were here in 1875. He looks like John Van Buren Putnam a son of Clark Putnam and Mary Allen from Erie County Pennsylvania.
He is listed as Isaiah, 35 MI. But he is Uzziel Franklin Putnam, a son of Ira H. Putnam and Polly Markham of Cass County, Michigan. His wife, Martha Jane Cannon, is 31 IL. The children are: John A. 12 KS, Orlin I. 7 KS, Orval M. 7 KS, Ada A. 3 KS, and Cissa 2 months KS. They were in Neosho County in 1870 and 1875. He will be back in McDonough County, Illinois in 1900. He’ll die there in 1905, Martha in 1920.
BENNETT PUTMAN Union Township, Rice County
After trying Iowa for a day or two in 1860, he went to Arkansas and then came here around 1879. He is 53 IL, Mattie A. (Martha Ann Burkhalter) is 42 IN, Horace 21 IA, Effa 8 AR and Alice 8 AR, twins I guess. Also there is Mattie's father Cason Burkhalter 79 SC. He's Reding and Stacy's son from Fulton County, Illinois. He was born in 1825, Martha in 1835. Bennett died in 1888 and Martha in 1889. They are buried in the Iuka Township Cemetery, Iuka, Pratt County Kansas. Southern Putmans.
REDING PUTMAN Union Township, Rice County
Bennett's eldest son is named after Bennett's daddy. He is 30 IN, his wife Dorothea White is 28 AR, the children all born in Arkansas are Maggie Lenora 8, Benjamin B. 7, James C. 2 and Willie Edgar 5 months old. Southern Putmans.
He is a son of James Daniel Putman. The above Bennett is his
father’s brother. Age 26 IA KY IN. He
lives next door to a Richard family. His uncle Bennett’s daughter Fanny (22 IA)
had married James Richard.
WILLIAM H. PUTMAN Grant Township, Riley County
He is 27 IL, has his wife Sarah F. Miller 2? IA VA VA and Meredith 3 and Ross 2 both born in Illinois. He is a son of George Putman and Charlotte Crosthwait from Fulton County Illinois. He was there in 1870. Southern Putmans.
FRANK PUTNAM Jackson, Riley County
He is 19 IA and boarding.
MARK PUTNAM Salina, Saline County
He is 20 IL NY IL, and lives with his sister Irene Radcliff 28 IL and her husband C. S. Radcliff 34 MD. He is the son of Jonathan and Frances Putnam from Sangamon County, Illinois. He’ll be married here in 1885 and in Topeka in 1900 and 1910.
KATE PUTNAM Topeka, Shawnee County
She is 33 OH OH OH a schoolteacher and boarding. She is here in 1895.
MARY PUTNAM Topeka, Shawnee County
Mary is listed as 35 MO. The children in the household are: Jennie 18 IA, Carrie 13 IA, and Ada 9 IA. They were living in a hotel. I don't find this family in 1870 in either Iowa or here. They are all here in 1885 and she says her name is Mary then. Then she and Ada are here in 1900 and she is listed as M. A. born in Virginia. Good luck here.
WILLIAM R. (RILEY) PUTNAM Centre Township, Smith County
He is William Riley Putnam 41 NY VT VT. His wife, Mary E. Humphries, is 31 IL. The children are: Helen A. 11 MO, James C. 10 IA, Beulah M. A. 8 IA, Hannah E. 5 KS, and William R. 3 KS. He is a son of Riley Putnam (3355) from Chester, Vermont. Riley Sr. was a son of Jesse Putnam and Lucy Coleman from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont. William was born in Charlotte, Chautauqua County, New York on December 3, 1838. He married Mary November 14, 1867. They were in Ringgold County Iowa in 1870 and here in 1875. They are here in 1895
JUSTIN E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM Houston Township, Smith County
Listed as Jester, he is 49 VT VT VT. His wife, Mary Ann Stafford, is 49 NY ENG VT. The children at home are: Edwin W. (Willard) 19 IL, George W. (William) 11 MN, and Cora May 2 MN. They were in Wabasha County Minnesota in 1870, Kane County Illinois before that. They will be in Smith County, Kansas in 1885 and he is widowed in Osborne County in 1895. He will then have a new Wife Anna and they are there 1900 and 1910. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831. He married Mary Ann in Woodstock, Henry County, Illinois on December 15, 1859. Of the children, Edwin was born in Kane County, Illinois, George William in Lake City, Minnesota. Mary Ann will die and he will marry an Anna from Iowa some 37 years younger than him. They are here through 1920 when he is 88 and she 49.
KANSAS 1900 CENSUS
GEORGE L. (LEANDER) PUTMAN Garnett City, Anderson County
He is a son of Leander Putnam who was here since 1860. He is 54 VT, born in May of 1845. His wife, Dorothy A. Simonds, is 60 NY, born in June of 1839. His folks moved to Richmond, Franklin County Kansas in the early 1880s. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years. His widowed mother Martha is in Franklin County now.
RUTH PUTMAN Lone Elm Township, Anderson County
Ruth is listed as 16 IL, born in July of 1883, the stepdaughter of Eber Jennings 55 IL and her mother Eva H. 43 IL. Eva was in Woodson County with Ruth in 1895. She wasn’t married in Illinois in 1880 so don’t know who her husband was.
ELIZABETH PUTNAM Atchison City, Atchison County
She is listed as 67 CND, born in November of 1833. The children at home are: John 28 CND, born in December of 1872, and Carrie 23 CND, born in August of 1877. Also in the household is a laborer, Charles Parker, 50 IN, born in April of 1850. Elizabeth Ann Dunn is the widow of George Young Putman from St. Catherine’s, Lincoln County Ontario. They were all there in the 1881 Canadian Census. The family must have come down in the later 1880s or 1890s as Elizabeth was widowed here in the State 1895 census. This is a Dutch line going back into New York State. John will be married here in 1910.
HELEN PUTNAM Atchison City, Atchison County
She is 65 NY and widowed as she has been since the 1860s. And she is still living with her daughter Helen L. and her husband Benjamin F. Hudson. Helen Barker is the second wife and widow of Lyman Putnam. Lyman was a son of Cornelius Putnam and Bridget Nevins from Hanover, NH. She and young Helen were here in 1885 and she was married to Ben in 1895.
WALTER PUTNAM Atchison City, Atchison County
The son of Aaron Putman from Clayton, Jefferson County, New York. Walter Putman is listed as 24 (26) NY, born in June of 1874, a boarder with Peter Feheoncheid (?).
WILLIAM P. (PETER) PUTNAM Grasshopper Township, Atchison County
The son of Victor C. Putman and Adeline Eliza Hardy of Ogle County, Illinois. Victor was a son of Peter Putman of Orleans, Cattaraugus County. He was born there August 22, 1820 according to a family bible. William is listed as 50 IL, born in March of 1850. His wife, Evearetta Bridges, is 41 IL, born in March of 1859. The children at home are: Clarence I. 16 NE, born in March of 1884, Albert E. 9 NE, born in January of 1891, Ira R. 2 KS, born in June of 1898. Also in the household is Hugh C. Cleland 21 IRL, born in June of 1879. Dutch Family.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Great Bend City, Barton County
William is listed as 46 OH, born in March of 1854. His wife, Ida Kenyon, is 45 NY, born in March of 1855. The children are: Emmett 21 KS, born in March of 1879, Ernest 17 KS, born in February of 1883, Otto 10 KS, born in October of 1889, Netta (Antoinette Belle) 7 KS, born in January of 1893, Ruth 4 KS, born in April of 1896, and Rena 6 months KS, born in December of 1899. They were in Harvey County in 1880 and here in Barton County in 1895. Ida will be widowed here by 1905. He is a son of Solomon Putnam and Zerriah Ford from Illinois and then here. Solomon died in Marion County, Kansas in 1880.
O. P. (ORLANDO PROCTOR) PUTNAM Homestead Township, Barton County
He is listed as 56 IL, born in January of 1844. His wife, Clara Cone, is 46 IL, born in July of 1852. The children at home are: LaVern (Vernon a son) 13 IL, born in August of 1886, and Carter 12 IL, born in June of 1887. He would be Orlando Putnam son of Proctor Putnam (#2786) and Rosilla Sargent. He was born in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois and grew up there. They moved here in the 1890s after his father died. He married Clara E. Cone in Warren, Illinois January 6, 1875. Clara and the two sons are in Des Moines, Iowa in 1910, and she is widowed then. I don’t know where or when Orlando died, but probably in Iowa.
WILLIAM R. PUTNAM Lakin Township, Barton County
William R. is listed as 15 KS, born in April of 1885, the brother-in- law of William H. and Ella Obleness. Ella 22 KS is his sister and was shown at home in 1880 at age 2 KS. He is a son of William Putnam and Ida Kenyon from here. He was at home in 1895 and will be married William will wander over to Wisconsin and be married there in 1920, and then back here in Finney County, Kansas in 1930 with a second wife.
JACOB S. PUTMAN Osage Township, Bourbon County
He is a son of William and Sarah Foland Putnam from Jefferson County, Tennessee. He is listed as 47 TN, born in May of 1853. His wife, Celestina Lawton, is 41 IL, born in September of 1858. The children are: Benjamin 17 MO, born in March of 1883, Harry 13 KS, born in June of 1886, Boyd 11 KS, born in May of 1889, Sarah G. (Grace) 8 KS, born in December of 1891, Ivy 6 KS, born in March of 1894, Dolly 3 KS, born in March of 1897, and Nora G. (Gladys) 4 months KS, born in January of 1900. They were in Vernon County, Missouri before coming to Kansas in 1885. The family will be in Fort Scott, Bourbon County through the 1930 census. This is the Southern family that was just late comers as best I can figure. I can only get them back to Virginia in the 1700s a hundred years after my Thomas Putnam came there.
HERBERT PUTNAM El Dorado City, Butler County
Herbert is listed as 26 NY, born in September of 1874. His wife, Hattie Betts, is 23 KS, born in March of 1877. Their son, Harold, is 3 KS, born in October of 1896. He is a son of John Russell Putnam and Genella Lord of Madison County, New York. His folks are listed shortly. He married Harriet Betts here October 19, 1895. He will be in Long Beach, California by 1910.
J. R. (JOHN RUSSELL) PUTMAN El Dorado City, Butler County
He is listed as 52 NY, born in September of 1847. His wife, Genella Lord, is 52 NY, born in August of 1847, Samuel 18 NY born May 1882, and Darwin 11 KS born June 1888. He is a son of Samuel Putnam (2347) and Eliza Ann Hazard of Madison, Madison County, New York. Samuel was a son of Dr. Elijah Putnam of Madison. They were there in 1880. They will be in Arkansas in 1920 and John will be back widowed in 1930 and living with his son Darwin.
ELTON P. PUTMAN Leon City, Butler County
The son of Alfred D. Putnam and Rebecca McLane from Wabash County, Illinois. Elton is listed as 30 IL, born in November of 1869. His wife, Georgia A. Britain, is 25 KS, born in December of 1874. Their daughter, Gladys P., is 6 IL, born in December of 1893. They are here in El Dorado City in 1905 and in Colorado Springs, Colorado by 1910 and then back here in El Dorado by 1915. They are back here in Wichita, Kansas by 1930. Elton will die here in 1942.
FREDDIE PUTMAN Falls Township, Chase County
Freddie is listed as 16 MO, born March 20, 1884, the stepson of William M. Musselman. He is a son of Henry Clay and Mary Elizabeth Putnam from Clay County. Henry has died and Elizabeth has remarried to William Musselman. His brother John Andrew is here as well.
JOHN A. PUTMAN Falls Township, Chase County
John Andrew is listed as 19 MO, born March 21, 1881, the stepson of William M. Musselman. See note on Freddie. Both are sons of Henry Clay Putnam.
CLARENCE H. (CHARLES HENRY) PUTMAN Sedan City, Chautauqua County
This really is Charles Henry, son Jonathan Putman from New York. He is 39 IL, born in January of 1861. His wife, Hannah Lodema Norman, is 30 MN, born in October of 1869. Their son, Otto C., is 13 AR, was born in September of 1886. They are all in Adair County Iowa in 1910. He uses the name Clarence then too, so not positive what his first name is.
PEARL PUTNAM Columbus City, Cherokee County
Pearl is listed as 6 KS, born in November of 1893, the grand daughter of John S. Hogan. She is also listed in Neosho County with her mother Ora Hogan and her stepfather Alfred Hibbs. They are all listed together in Neosha County in 1905 and 1910.
PIERCE PUTMAN Empire City, Cherokee County
He is a son of Abraham H. Putman and a grandson of Elijah from Davis County, Iowa. He is listed as 48 IA, born in December of 1851. His wife, Josephine, is 48 OH, born in November of 1851. The children at home are: Iva or Ina 20 IA, born in September of 1879, Nellie 13 NE, born in October of 1886, and Hazeal 7 AR, born in May of 1893.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Galena City, Cherokee County
William is listed as 22 CO, born in February of 1878, a lodger with D. A. McCausland.
JOHN PUTMAN Starr Township, Cloud County
He is 19 AR born in March 1881 and living with William T. Clark. He may be a son of Reding Putman, son of Bennett. Reding's second wife was Charlotte Clark and there may be a connection here. Only a guess.
MARY E. PUTNAM Arkansas City, Cowley County
Mary E. Smith is listed as 42 TN, born in June of 1857. The children at home are: Charles W. 21 IL, born in October of 1878, Maggie S. 19 KS, born in September of 1880, Howard J. 18 KS, born in February of 1882, Jesse J. 16 KS, born in October of 1883, Florence B. 14 KS, born in September of 1885, and Robert B. 13 KS, born in October of 1886. I can't find this family in 1880. She was with the kids here in 1895.
ARTHUR PUTMAN Harvey Township, Cowley County
Arthur Willard Putnam is listed as 21 MO, born in February of 1878, a servant for George W. Tharp. He is a son of David Putnam and Sarah Margaret Hensley. He is married to Bertha in 1905 and1910 in Butler County and then back here in 1920 and 1930.
DAVID T. (THOMAS) PUTNAM Harvey Township, Cowley County
David is listed as 41 MN, born in June of 1858. His wife Sarah Margaret Hensley is 41 IN, born in September of 1858. The children are: Clarence 21 MO, born in November of 1879, Fred 17 SD, born in March of 1883, Esther 13 SD, born in October of 1887, Elva 12 SD, born in May of 1888, and Vernie 5 KS, she was born in July of 1895. He is a son of Ansil Delos Putnam and was in Mercer County, Missouri in 1880. David and Sarah were married in Cainsville Harrison County Missouri in 1878. They were here in 1895. David is widowed here in 1910 and has a new wife Laura by 1920. New York Dutch family.
BRUCE PUTNAM Pleasant Valley Township, Cowley County
Bruce is listed as 13 KS, born in October of 1886, a hired hand for Amos A. Tolles.
JAMES PUTNAM Richland Township, Cowley County
James Edward Putman is listed as 32 OH, born in January of 1868. His wife, Myrtle Everil Hicks, is 22 MO, born in July of 1877. Their son, Clarence R. (Randolph), is 2 KS, born in February of 1898. He is a son of John S. Putman and Clarissa Duey from Ross County, Ohio. He was born there September 12, 1838. He was here with his mother in 1895. His folks are now in Oklahoma. He is widowed here in 1905, and also widowed in Elbert County, Colorado in 1910 and in 1920. His dad will die in 1904 and Clarissa in 1902 and they are both buried here in Winfield, Crowley County. This is a German family from Maryland.
ED PUTNAM
Winfield City, Cowley County
The son of John W. Putnam and Mary Alice Fisher, Edward is listed as 30 IL, born in February of 1870. His wife Jennie is 30 IN, born in May of 1870. Their son, Fred, is 8 KS, born in July of 1891. The father John was born in Indiana, and the family came out of Kentucky originally. They were in Tazewell County, Illinois in 1880. They are here in 1910.
MARAH L. PUTMAN Winfield City, Cowley County
Marah is listed as 67 NH, born October 11, 1832. Also in the household are: her daughter Annie C. Sanford 29 MO, born in May of 1871, and her grandson, Daniel B. Sanford, 1 GA, born in November of 1898. In 1880 she was in Montgomery County Illinois listed as Marah Robinson 47 NH VT NH and had a son Samuel age 11 MO PA NH and Annie 9 MO PA NH. She must have married a Putman sometime later and was widowed a second time by 1900. She will die July 31, 1910 and be buried in Kay County Oklahoma. The tombstone says “Mother” so I guess she and Annie must have gone down there in the next 10 years.
CHARLES PUTMAN Lecompton Township, Douglas County
The son of Newton Putnam, Charles is listed as 59 IN, born in September of 1840 in Wells County. His wife, Sarah, is 56 OH, born in June of 1843. Their son, Delmar, is 20 KS, born in September of 1879.
CHARLES PUTMAN Elk Falls Township, Elk County
The son of Jacob D. Putnam, Charles F. is listed as 51 NY, born in November of 1848. His wife, Lydia E. Teague, is 47 ENG, born in January of 1853. There are no children listed with them.
LUTHER PUTNAM Ottawa City, Franklin County
Luther is listed as 13 CA, born in January of 1887, the nephew of H. Baldwin. He was here with them in 1895 and will be in 1905. I don’t find him in 1910, but he is married in Sonoma County California in 1920 and in San Diego in 1930.
MARTHA E. PUTNAM Richmond City, Franklin County
She is Martha Emorette Pike, the widow of Leander Putnam from Anderson County. Martha is listed as 74 VT, born in July of 1825. Leander died here in Richmond March 19, 1886. Her daughter, Hattie E., is 43 WI, born in June of 1856. Leander died here in Richmond March 19, 1886. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years.
CHARLES E. PUTNAM Richmond Township, Franklin County
The son of Leander from Anderson County, Charles is listed as 40 KS, born in August of 1859. His wife, Ida McGee, is 41 IL, born in January of 1859. The children at home are: Webster M. 17 KS, born in April of 1883, Ina B. 15 KS, born in April of 1885, George E. 12 KS, born in July of 1887, Ralph E. 5 KS, born in May of 1895, and Mark L. 2 KS, born in April of 1898.
GEORGE PUTNAM Junction City, Geary County
George is widowed and listed as 52 NY NY NY, born January 26, 1848. His daughter Pearl is 26 KS, born August 28, 1873. He was here in 1880 and 1885, but Junction City was in Davis County then. He is still widowed here in 1905 and 1910.
FRED L. PUTMAN Grant Township, Jackson County
He is a son of Charles F. Putman and Lydia Teague from New York. They were in Graham County, Kansas in 1880. Fred is 29 IA, born in December of 1870. His wife, Lucy E. Little, is 26 KS, born in June of 1873. Their son, Paul, is 2 months KS, born in March of 1900. Also in the household is a servant: Elias Elliott, 18 KS, born in November of 1881.
ALLISON J. PUTMAN Highland Township, Jewell County
He is listed 50 IA, born in June of 1849. His wife, Fannie J. Beecham, is 45 IL, born in December of 1854. The children at home are: Mabel J. 26 NE, born in February of 1874, Thomas J. (Jacob) 24 KS, born in April of 1876, Edna J. 22 KS, born in July of 1878, Lola A. 19 KS, born in August of 1888, Edith M. 17 KS, born in December of 1882, Ella V. 15 KS, born in December of 1884, Winifred N. 13 KS, born in March of 1887, James A. 8 KS, born in November of 1891, Vernon L. 5 KS, born in January of 1895, and Lottie I. 3 KS, born in April of 1897. Also in the household is his father, Jacob Putnam, 90 NY, born in February of 1810. They were in Scott County IA in 1850, Benton County IA in 1870 and here since 1880.
GEORGE H. PUTNAM Olathe City, Johnson County
George H. is listed as 35 ME, born in February of 1865. His wife, Lillie F., is 32 PA, born in December of 1867. Their stepdaughter Lillian G. Putz is 11 PA, born in October of 1888. They will be in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois in 1910 and 1920. George is a son of George A. and Fanny Putnam of Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine. His dad was a minister originally from Massachusetts.
HARVEY D. PUTNAM Peters Township, Kingman County
Harvey D. is listed as 56 NY, born April of 1844, an employee of Frank H. Weinschenk.
HIRAM PUTMAN Rural Township, Kingman County
Hiram is listed as 68 OH, born in September of 1831. His wife, Mary Ann Hobbs, is 68 PA, born in February of 1836. They were here in 1895. There are no children. He is a son of Gabriel Putman and Susannah Weimer from Stark County Ohio and Pennsylvania before that. They have been in Stark County up till the 1880s, and then were here in Kingman County in 1895 through 1905. They are in Sedgwick County in 1910. Mary Ann is widowed there in 1920.This is the German Putman family from Pennsylvania.
SARAH PUTNAM Oswego, Labette County
She is 65 KY and lives with her daughter Georgiana McLane 32 IL and her husband John McLane 41 IN. She was married to Henry Putnam from New York. Georgiana is her daughter. They were in Bureau County Illinois in 1870 and here in Oswego in 1875, 1880 and 1885. Sarah was widowed here in 1895. she and the McLanes are all here in 1905.
SARAH PUTNAM Leavenworth City, Leavenworth County
The widow of Silas R. Putnam. Sarah is listed as 65 IRL, born in August of 1834. The children at home are: May Hoagland, 35 KS, born in February of 1865, and her other daughter, Martha Putnam, 24 KS, born in November of 1875. She is here in 1905.
SILAS A. PUTNAM Leavenworth City, Leavenworth County
The son of Silas and Sarah, Silas is listed as 39 KS, born in September of 1870. His wife, Emma R. Courtney, is 24 PA, born in December of 1875. Also there is their son Silas R. 4 KS, born in October of 1895, and his sister-in-law, Maggie Courtney, 28 MD, born in September of 1871. He is alone here in 1905 and then married to Kittie Gardner in 1910. In 1920, he will be in San Diego California with a third wife named Ada Gardner from Missouri. The son Silas R. will be in Arizona in 1920.
JANE M. PUTNAM Agnes City, Lyon County
Jane M. Titus is listed as 65 PA, born in February of 1835, the mother-in- law of Frank J. Cochennet. She is the widow of Nathan Haley Putnam. They were here in the late 1860s on. He died here August 4, 1895.
CURTIS PUTMAN Emporia Township, Lyon County
He is Curtis Palmer Putnam listed as 37 OH, born in October of 1862. His wife, Anna M. Walkup, is 32 VA, born in August of 1867. The children are: Mabel E. 10 KS, born in September of 1889, and Helen 6 KS, born in October of 1893. Also in the household are two boarders: Jennie D. Walkup, 42 VA, born in June of 1858, and Herbert Hoover, 14 KS, born in October of 1885. Bert is a son from Anna’s first marriage. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster, and was born in Devil's Dam, Ohio. The family was in Chase County, Kansas in 1880. His folks are now in Oregon.
FRANK S. (SHEPHARDSON) PUTNAM Ivy Township, Lyon County
The son of Sidney Putnam, Frank is 46 PA (Warren County), born August 14, 1854. His wife, Laura Alma Peacock, is 41 TX, born in September of 1858. The children are: Lucile 15 CO, born in August of 1884, Frank James 13 CO, born in January of 1887, John Sidney 10 CO, born in March of 1890, and Bessie (Mary Elizabeth) 7 KS, born in September of 1892. There are 2 boarders in the household also. They are here through 1920.
FRED D. (DANIEL) PUTMAN Ivy Township, Lyon County
He is 42 NY (Erie County), born in August of 1848. His wife, Lydia E. Brown is 40 PA, born in April of 1860. The children are: Lucy 15 KS, born in September of 1884, Sidney Leroy 13 KS, born in September of 1886, Ralph J. 10 KS, born in June of 1890, Alma (Alma Olivia) 7 KS, born in June of 1892, and John Harold 6 months KS, born in December of 1899. He is Sidney's son, he was here since the 1860 census. There is another son, Charles Francis born in 1883 who is missing now, but is alive and well as he won't die until 1961.
THEODORE PUTMAN Ivy Township, Lyon County
The son of Sidney and Josephine Putnam, Theodore Valentine Putnam is listed as 27 KS, born December 24, 1872. His wife, Nettie Jane Rabourn, is 28 MO, born in July of 1871. The children are: Perry Leland 4 KS, born in February of 1896, and Ina J. (Inez Josephine) 6 months KS, born in December of 1899. Also in the household are: his father, Sidney Putnam, 76 NY, born in May of 1824, and his brother-in-law, Lew Rabourn, 20 KS, born in February of 1880. Sidney is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barnet of Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Warren County, Pennsylvania and now here. This will be Sidney's last appearance, as he will die here March 23, 1908.
PEARL PUTNAM Erie Township, Neosho County
Pearl is listed as 6 KS, born in November of 1893, the daughter of Alfred T. Hibbs. His wife Ora Hibbs 23 MO is her mom. She is also listed in Cherokee County with her grandfather. They are all here in 1905.
WILLIAM F. PUTMAN Center township, Ness County
William F. is listed as 47 OH, born in March of 1853. Also in the household is John L. Boley, 16 KS, born in June of 1883.
WILLIAM P. PUTMAN Leota Township, Norton County
The son of Jacob and Theodocia Putman. William is listed as 45 IA, born in April of 1855. His wife, Amanda Louise Davis, is 33 IN, born in September of 1866. The children at home are: Alphius O. 12 KS, born in June of 1887, Ida M. 9 NE, born in October of 1890, and Albert 7 KS, born in June of 1892. He was in Benton County, Iowa in 1870 and Jewell County, Kansas in 1880. William was born April 11, 1855 in Scott County Iowa and will die here in Norton on February 28, 1927. Amanda was born in Indiana September 17, 1866 and will die here January 20, 1934.
JUSTIN E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM Ross Township, Osborne County
Justin E. is listed as 69 VT, born in March of 1831. Also in the household is Anna 30 IA, born in June of 1869. Anna is his second wife. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831.
JACOB PUTMAN Phillipsburg Township, Phillips County
Jacob is listed as 44 IN, born in September of 1855. His wife Eliza Cuffel is 44 IN, born in October of 1855. The children are: Elsie 15 KS, born in April of 1885, Blanche 12 KS, born in June of 1887, and Estel (Ira Estel) 9 KS, born in June of 1890. He is a son of Jacob Putman and Susan Linniger, and was at home in 1860 and 1870 in Fulton County, Indiana, and here in 1880, 1885 and 1895. They will be in Sheridan County Kansas in 1905 and in Reno County, Kansas in 1910 then in Chautauqua County, New York in 1920. German family out of Pennsylvania.
ANNA PUTMAN Pratt City, Pratt County
Anna is listed as 22 IA, born in March of 1879, the sister-in-law of Jerome J. Roll.
CHARLES J. (JAMES) PUTNAM Victoria Township, Rice County
The son of James Daniel Putman from Fulton County Illinois. He is listed as 33 IL, born in August of 1867. His wife, Elizabeth S., is 33 IN, born in October of 1866. The children are: Chester A. 8 KS, born in October of 1891, Mabel 4 KS, born in May of 1896, William O. 8 months KS, born in October of 1899. One of the Southern folks. He will have a new wife Mary and be in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma by 1910.
WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTNAM Manhattan City, Riley County
The son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knowlton, William is 60 CT, born in Woodstock, Connecticut August 1, 1839. His wife, Ella A. Hamilton, is 58 NY, born in May of 1842. The children at home are: Llewellyn 25 IL, he was born on March 18, 1875, William H., Jr., 22 KS, born in September of 1877, Addie E. 20 KS, born in January of 1880, Eunice T. 18 KS, born in March of 1882, and Gerry A. 15 KS, born in December of 1884. They are here in 1905 and in Nebraska in 1910. He will die in 1913 and Ella in 1916 and they are buried back here.
ISRAEL P. PUTNAM Medicine Township, Rooks County
He is 44 CT CT RI, born in October of 1856. His wife, Anna Belle Doty, is 34 NE, born in August of 1865. The children at home are: James P. 18 KS, born in March of 1882, Mary E. 13 KS, born in October of 1886, William C. 11 KS, born in April of 1889, Katherine B. 3 KS, born in April of 1897, George W. 5 months KS, born in December of 1899. He was in Osborne County in 1880. He is a son of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. Israel (3286) was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut on October 29, 1855. Israel and Anna were married in Osborne County Kansas May 20, 1880 and were here in Rooks County in 1895, and then will be back in Osborne County in 1910 through 1930 at least
ERNEST J. PUTMAN Salina City, Saline County
He is John Ernest Putnam, and is listed as 29 MA, born in November of 1870. His wife, Emily Margaret Bellville, is 26 IL, born in June of 1873. Their daughter is: Dorothy E. 3 KS, born February 15, 1897 and will die here June 21, 1902. Also in the household are his mother-in-law, Sophia E. Bellville, 57