MICHIGAN
CENSUS REPORTS
1820 - 1860
UPDATED JANUARY 8, 2010
MICHIGAN 1820-29 TERRITORIAL CENSUS
The early Territorial Census reports simply list the heads
of households with no listing of the number of folks in the families.
Listed in 1820:
ALPHEUS PUTNAM Michigan Territory
He is from Charlestown, New Hampshire.
His wife is Saropta Dudley. He was born August 29, 1795.
He'll be here through 1870, and will die in Ogallak, Kansas June 9, 1875. He is number 1172 in Eben's book, a son of Samuel Putnam and Ruth Spencer from New Hampshire,
and a grandson of Timothy Putnam and Ruth Badger. This line goes Alpheus > Samuel > Timothy > Seth >
Thomas > Thomas > John.
Listed in 1825:
AARON PUTNAM Michigan County
He is Arent (Dutch spelling) or
Aaron Derrick Putman from Albany
County, New York.
See 1830. Dutch family. His line goes back though Derick to Lodowyck to Arent to Johannes the first guy of the Dutch line to come
to America.
AARON PUTNAM Michigan Territory
Probably the same guy, moving around.
Not a lot of folks here at this time.
HIRAM PUTNAM Huron, Wayne & Washtenaw Counties
He is number 1191, a son of Bailey
Putnam (number 470) and Anna Bailey of Charlestown, New
Hampshire. Hiram was born March 27, 1798. He is either alone
here or possibly with his first wife whose name I do not know. He will marry
Laura Emeline Rice here October 9, 1836, and by that time had
a bunch of children by a first wife. This line goes back Hiram > Solomon
> Stephen > Elisha > Edward > Thomas > John.
JOSHUA PUTNAM Detroit, Wayne & Washtenaw Counties
Joshua was a son of Seth Putnam and Sarah Hardin of Putnam, Ontario. He was first married to a
gal whose name is not known (had a son George). He then married Melinda
Flanagan in 1821. She died September 11, 1827, and he then married Mary Barrows on March 29, 1828.
Joshua died September
19, 1859 back in Canada I believe. The line
is Joshua > Seth > Thomas > Seth > Thomas > Thomas > John
Putnam. Joshua is number 1142 in Eben’s books.
Listed in 1829
ALPHEUS PUTMAN Michigan Territory
Been here and will be here a long time. See the first
listing for his line.
MICHIGAN 1830-39 TERRITORIAL CENSUS
In the 1830 census both males and females are listed 0-4,
5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, etc. The same will be true in
1840. From 1850 on ages and states of birth are shown.
Listed in 1830
AUIR (ARENT) PUTNAM Dexter, Washtenaw County
Listing is 000011 00000001. This is Arent
or Aaron Derrick Putman, son of Derrick or Richard Putman and Nelly Van Brocklin from Stone Arabia, Albany County,
and then Montgomery
County, New York.
Dutch family. He and Alida
Wilson his wife are here for a while. He will die here in 1837. This is the
township they lived in, so has to be him. His line is Arent
> Derrick > Lodowyck (Lewis) > Arent > Johannes Putman.
HARRISON PUTNAM Michigan Territory
Probably a New England
guy, but I have no clue as to who he is, he too is
gone in a year or so to new parts.
HIRAM C.
PUTNAM Michigan Territory
He has been here a bit now. See earlier 1825 listing for
who he is. He is from New
Hampshire.
IRA H.
PUTMAN LaGrange Township, Cass County
Listed as Ivy H. He is a son of Uzziel Putnam Jr. and was born in Wardsboro,
Windham County,
Vermont October 28, 1798. In 1840
he will be in Jefferson Township of Cass County. Listing is 210011 000001. His brother Uzziel (3rd) is listed shortly, see that listing
for his lineage. He married Mary Garst in Sandusky County, Ohio September 11, 1823, or possibly she
was Mary Markham. He died by 1850 (actually 1848), and his wife Polly is listed
then with the kids, except for Ira J. their eldest.
UZZIEL PUTNAM Pokagon Township, Cass County
Listed as Huzziel.
He is Uzziel 3rd from Vermont. His
line is Uzziel 753> Uzziel
279> Amos 107> John 20> Nathaniel 5> John Putnam. Uzziel Junior was from New Salem, Massachusetts and was
number 753 in
Eben's books, then Eben got
really confused and skipped a generation and mixed it all up, so Uzziel 3rd and on down don't have Eben Putnam numbers. Listing is 100001 010001. Now as to this Uzziel, he was born January 19, 1792 in Wardsboro,
Windham County,
Vermont. He married Ann
Chapman September
12, 1822 in Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Another account states it was Anna Gordon and they were married November 11, 1823.
He may well have had two wives named Ann, very common name those days. His
folks had come from Jefferson
County, New York
to Huron County,
Ohio and he joined them
there, and moved to Cass
County here in Michigan
about 1825. He was the first white settler in the County.
Listed in 1831
O. D.
PUTNAM Michigan Territory
No ideas at all here, possibly a dual listing for Orlean.
ORLEAN PUTNAM Cass County
This is Orlan or Orlean Putnam, son of Uzziel
Putnam Jr. He was born May
7, 1808 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York. He will marry Amelia Vanderhoof here on April 15, 1834. He will be here until he dies
in 1888.
Listed in 1834
IRA H.
PUTMAN LaGrange Township, Cass County
He and Polly are still here, and he’s still listed as Ivy
H.
AUIR PUTNAM Dexter, Washtenaw County
This is Arent or Aaron Putman
and Alida Wilson from New York. See earlier listing.
UZZIEL PUTNAM Michigan Territory
This would be Uzziel 3rd
in Cass
County.
UZZIEL PUTNAM Pokagon Township, Cass County
He is Uzziel 3rd, a
dual listing of the above.
SILAS PUTNAM Hillsdale County
He is the son of Robert Putnam (1672) and Susannah Horton
of Chester,
Windsor County,
Vermont. He was born
there June 8, 1799.
He married Martha Jordan of Chester October 1, 1823. They will be in Lenawee County in 1840, and Martha will
be widowed there in 1850.
Listed in 1835
B. F.
PUTNAM Michigan Territory
He is Benjamin Franklin Putnam, son of Uzziel
Jr. and brother to the Uzziel who is also here in Cass County. He's from Oneida County, New York. His wife is Alma Altha Johnson, they were married
here March 19, 1835.
HIRAM PUTNAM Michigan Territory
See earlier info on this guy.
MICHIGAN 1840 CENSUS
In the 1840 census both males and females are listed 0-4,
5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, etc. From 1850 on ages and
states of birth are shown.
CORNELIUS PUTNAM Clarendon, Calhoun County
He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Sarah Colburn and a grandson
of Cornelius Putnam (number 339 in Eben's book)
and Elizabeth Perkins. Current listing is 10000001 0211001. He is in his 50s, Bridgit Nevins his wife is in her 40s. They will be here in
1850. His son Orlin lives next door. These are
English folks out of Massachusetts.
His line goes Aaron > Cornelius (339) > Cornelius (127) > Benjamin
> Nathaniel > John. They were in Orleans County, NY
in 1830.
LYMAN PUTNAM Clarendon, Calhoun County
The listing is 00001 00011. He is a son of Cornelius and
Bridget and his wife is Elizabeth.
They were both born in New
Hampshire and are here in 1850. They seem to have
gone back to New York
for a little bit as their first son John was born there in 1841.
ORLIN PUTNAM Clarendon Township, Calhoun County
He is Cornelius' son from Hanover, New
Hampshire and will be here in 1850. The listing is 00001 10001, both he
and Caroline are in their 20s. Orlin L. was born July 13, 1814 in Hanover, NH. He married Caroline Brown in Clarendon, NH on April 5, 1838 and will die in Eckford, Calhoun County Michigan on November 13, 1897.
MARVIN G. PUTNAM Marshall, Calhoun County
He is listed 0001101 00031. They are in their 30s, with an
older male in his 50s. He is Mervin Gideon Putnam, born March 22, 1814 in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is number 2979, a son of
Lewis Putnam (1382) and Laura Bradley. He and his wife Caroline will be
returning to Saratoga
shortly and be there in the 1850 census. This line is Mervin > Lewis >
Gideon > Stephen > Elisha > Edward > Thomas > John.
B. F. (BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN) PUTMAN La Grange Township, Cass County
He is Uzziel's son, from New York.
The listing is 100001 100001. He is in his 30s and his wife Alma in her
30s as well.
ORLEAN PUTNAM La Grange, Cass County
Uzziel's son, Orlan or Orlean.
The listing is 000001
21001. He is in his 30s, Amelia (Vanderhoof)
is in her 20s. They will be here in Cass County
in 1850, but will be in Jefferson Township.
IRA PUTNAM Jefferson Township, Cass County
Uzziel Jr.'s son. Ira H. is listed as 2121001 1010001. He
and his wife are in their 40s. In 1850, his widow Polly Markham is here along
with the kids. He will die here August 27, 1848.
JOHN P.
PUTNAM Pokagon Township, Cass County
He is a son of Uzziel Putnam Jr.
and a brother of Uzziel who is here in the county
now. The current listing is 00000011 00000001. Both he and his wife Wealthy
are in their 50s now. They will show up in 1850, but only he will be here in
1860 at age 71 VT living with a Woods family that must be kin of sorts.
UZZIEL PUTNAM Pokagon Township, Cass County
Dad who has been here a while now.
He is actually Uzziel 3rd, as his Dad Uzziel died back in Ohio. Current listing is 0010201 010101. He is
in his 40s, his wife in her 30s. His wife is Ann Gordon.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Ovid, Clinton County
He is from New York, and will be here in 1850. The
listing is 00001 10001.
He and his wife, Hannah Waters, are both in their 20s now. He was born in Ovid,
Seneca County,
New York and came here a
few years ago. As he was the first settler, he named the town for his old
hometown. His father was John Jacob Putman and Leanah
Weaver, listed there in 1820. Dutch line from New York and then New Jersey.
DANIEL PUTNAM Fayette Township, Hillsdale County
He is Daniel Baldwin Putnam. He is another son of Uzziel Putnam of Wardsboro, Vermont. The listing is 10001001 1121. This
shows him as in his 40s and indicates he was widowed. His first wife Mary
Louise Ensign had died April
5, 1840. But he will marry Sarah Curren
and she will be listed in 1850. Daniel has just come up from Huron County, Ohio where Uzziel
his dad had died a while back. He will be here in 1850 and then hike out to Iowa
with his son Nahum Dan and be there the rest of his life.
JOSEPH PUTNAM Stockbridge, Ingham County
He is listed as 000001 20001, with he in his 30s and Sarah
Lowe in her 20s. They will be in Jackson County
in 1850. Then, I feel the next Joseph in Jackson County
is the same guy. The ages and kids tie in the same. They may be different, but
at least one of them is in Jackson County
in 1850. He is number 1193 or 1193A, a son of Bailey Putnam (470) and Anna
Bailey and was born in Charlestown,
Sullivan County, New Hampshire on August 14, 1808. The family moved to Vermont
and then New York.
His line is Joseph > Bailey > Timothy > Seth > Thomas > Thomas
> John.
RICHARD PUTMAN Le Roy, Ingham County
He is from New York and will be here in 1850. He is
Dutch. Current listing is 0310001 0021101. Both he and Nancy are in
their 40s.
ALPHEUS PUTMAN Napoleon, Jackson County
Here for a while with his wife. He is from New Hampshire,
see 1820. The listing here is 0010001 001001. He is in his 40s, Seropta (Dudley) in her 30s. They will be in Kent County in 1850. The two kids
shown here probably belong to his brother Jeremy who just died here. See the
listings in Jackson
County in 1850.
HIRAM PUTNAM East Portage, Jackson County
He's number 1191, and has been here a while. He is listed 0001011 20101. He is
in his 40s and his wife Laura Rice in her 20s. He is Bailey's son from NH. See 1830. In 1850, he
is in Ingham
County. His
brother is listed next.
JOSEPH B. (BAILEY) PUTNAM East Portage, Jackson County
He is from New Hampshire and will be here in 1850. See
the comment above. This listing is also shown as 000001 20001. He is married to Sarah Lowe.
JOHN PUTMAN Grass Lake, Jackson County
He is from New Jersey and will be here in 1850 through
1880. Current listing is 010001 01001. Both he and Emily Johnson are
in their 30s. He is a son of Henry Putman and Sarah Dunn from Sussex County, New Jersey, and the Seneca County,
New York. He is part of the Dutch line. David Putman went to New Jersey and
that branch was there through the Revolution.
SILAS PUTMAN Madison, Lenawee County
Listing is 0021001 221001. He was the one in Hillsdale County in 1830. Look back at
that listing for who he is. He will die in the 1840s, and Martha will be here
widowed in 1850.
A. PUTNAM Springfield, Oakland County
Maybe Aaron's son? The listing is
0010001 0001000001. He is in his 40s and seems to be widowed with a woman in
her 70s living with him. She is probably his mother.
W. (WILLIAM HENRY) PUTNAM Groveland, Oakland County
William H. Putnam is from New York and will be here in 1850.
He is in his 30s, Mary Sawyer in her 20s. The listing is 100001 10001. He is number 2450, a son of
Caleb Putnam number 1085. He was born in Rome, Oneida County, New
York. His line goes William > Caleb > Caleb
> Peter > Caleb > John > John > John.
PETER F. (FRANCIS) PUTMAN Constantine, St. Joseph County
Peter Francis is from Montgomery County, New
York. His wife is Maria Becker. They are part of the
Dutch family. He is a son of Franz 'Francis' Putman and Maria Fonda and
grandson of Cornelius Victor Putman. Current listing is 1012001 0111101. Both he and Maria are in
their 40s. He will be here widowed in 1850.
CORNELIUS PUTNAM Woodhull, Shiawassee County
He is Johannes Putman and Elizabeth Vedder's
son from Amsterdam,
Montgomery County,
New York. He is Dutch.
The listing is 032001
000001. He is in his 30s as is Elizabeth Ann Johnson his wife.
His line goes back to Johannes to Louis to Cornelius to Johannes Putman the
first, and seems only, Dutch Putman to arrive in America.
BENJAMIN PUTNAM None listed, Washtenaw County
He is listed 00001 10001. Both he and his wife are in their
20s. They will be in Ingham
County in 1850.
He is from Massachusetts.
He just married Olive Price here on November 5, 1837.
G. W. PUTNAM Salem, Washtenaw County
He is listed 01011 11001, with both he and his wife in
their 20s. He is not here in 1850 so I can't venture a guess, except that his
name is probably George Washington Putnam. He is possibly Alpheus’ son.
J. W. (JOHN WILSON)
PUTMAN Ypsilanti,
Washtenaw County
He is John Wilson Putman, son of Aaron and Alida Putman. He is married to Sally Ann Jones. The listing
is 0101413 210104. Ah ha! Much more than just one family bunched
up here. The older guys are in their 40s and the older gals in their 30s and
plenty of kids to go all around. He'll next be in Shiawassee County
and has been here since the mid 1830s. He and his brother Simeon were in Genesee County, New York in 1830. Dutch
folks. God knows who else is with them, and they are not together in
1850 so I have no clues.
GEORGE PUTNAM
(ROTNOUR) Canton,
Wayne
County
He is listed 20000020001 0021101. He is really a Rotnour and not a Putnam. He and lots of other Rotnours will be here in 1850. Only leaving him in as he
was indexed as a Putnam. He is probably one of the two guys in his 40s as is
the eldest female. Then there is another guy, probably a brother, in his 40s
and another older guy in his 80s who must be daddy, Michael Rotnour
who was here in 1830.
NORMAN PUTNAM Nankon, Wayne County
He is listed 000001 000001. He
and Hannah are both in their 30s. He is a son of Peter Putnam (1080) and
Susannah Osgood. His dad Peter was born in Danvers, Mass.
January 15, 1758,
a son of Peter Putnam (421) and Lydia Endicott. The family was from Massachusetts
then Vermont
then New York.
Norman
was born in Bethany
October 1, 1803
and then the family was in Genesee County New York after that. They were in Wyoming County, New York in 1830 and are back there
by 1850. Didn’t like it out here I guess. Then his wife Hannah died and by 1860
he is by himself in St. Croix County Wisconsin. He is a saddle maker.
MICHIGAN 1850 CENSUS
Finally in 1850,
we get all the names, ages, and states these folks were born in. Again, I am
listing by county and town to make it easier to see if people connect.
CHARITY PUTNAM Woodland Township, Barry County
Charity is listed as 60 NY.
PERLEY PUTNAM Niles, Berrien County
Perley is listed as a miller 45
NY. His wife, Margaret Ann Crampton, is 37 NY.
The children are: Eliza 15 NY, Albert L. 9 NY, and Hulbert L. (Herbert Lewis)
7 NY. He is a son of Lewis Putnam (1722) and Nancy Wilson, and grandson of Asa Putnam (718) and Anna Collins of Brattleboro, Vermont. Perley
was born in Brutus, Cayuga
County, New York
on February 7, 1806.
He married Margaret there February 7, 1832, kinda a
birthday present to himself. He’ll be here in Michigan till he dies March 18, 1875.
LEWIS PUTNAM Union Township, Branch County
Lewis is listed as 31 NY (VT in 1860). His wife, Harriet Perkins, is 31 NY. The children are: Isabel 9 MI, Wiley B. 7 MI, Ellen 5 MI, and Alice 1 MI. Also in the household is his mother (actually
his mom in law, Huldah (Payne Perkins), 58 NY. Got a
bunch of clues here, but I can't figure him out. From a family group sheet, we
find out Isabel married a Butcher, Wiley is Wiley Bancroft Putnam who married
Julia Ann Stearn, Ellen married a Chatfield, and Alice was
just Alice.
They all stay here in Branch County.
But, still I don't know from whom Lewis is descended.
LYMAN PUTNAM Butler Township, Branch County
Lyman is listed as 38 NH.
His wife, Elizabeth, is 37 NH.
The children are: John D. 9 NY, and Alvin or Alvina
a son 4/12 MI. He is a son of Cornelius Putnam and Bridget Nevins from Hanover, New Hampshire. The family was in
Clarendon, Orleans
County, New York
in 1840, and earlier. Lyman was born back in Grafton County, New
Hampshire. The son John D. was born February 7, 1841 and will
die here at age 15 on February
22, 1956.
JACOB PUTMAN Tekonsha,
Calhoun County
Jacob is listed as 34 NY.
His wife, Eunice Ellis, is 27 NY.
The children are: Henry (John Henry) 8 MI, Cordelia
5 MI,
and Almira 2 MI. Jacob was born October 26, 1816
in Montgomery County,
New York. He is a son of
Frederick Putman, Jr. and Marguerita Barnhardt from Johnstown, Montgomery County.
He will die in Clinton County Michigan March 11, 1899. He is Dutch. His line is Jacob
> Frederick
> Frederick
> Lodowyk > Arent
> Jan.
ORLIN PUTMAN Clarendon Township, Calhoun County
Orlin is listed as 35 NH. His wife, Caroline Brown is 34 NY. The children are: Lorianna
10 MI,
Charles 8 MI,
Francis 6 MI,
Fanny A. 4 MI,
George 2 MI,
and Henry (?) 1 MI.
He is Cornelius and Bridget's son.
CORNELIUS PUTMAN Clarendon Township, Calhoun County
Cornelius is listed as 64 NH. His wife, Briget Nevins, is 58 NH. The only child at home is: William
14 NY. Corney will be dying soon on January 5, 1851, and I don't
know where Bridget and their son went after that. Gave his
line back in 1840. Now as to William. Probably
too young to be Corney’s, but if you look back in the
1840 you’ll see several females in their teens and down, and William listed as
under 5. They might belong to Corney, or to one of
his sons. Just don’t know.
JONAH (JONAS)
PUTMAN (OUTMAN) Athens,
Calhoun County
Jonas is listed as 56 NY.
His wife, Brenda, is 47 VT. The
children at home are: Ovina (Olivia?) 30 NY, Albert
28 NY, William 13 OH, David 11 OH, Ruba
(Rhoda) 9 OH, George 7 OH, John 5 OH, and Asaph 3 OH.
He is indexed as Putman but is an Outman. The family was properly listed as
Outman in 1840 in
Medina County,
Ohio and in 1830 in Onondaga County, New York.
JAMES F. (FRENCH) PUTNAM Athens, Calhoun County
James is listed as 35 VT.
His wife, Abigail Long, is 37 MA.
The children are: Ransom L. 15 PA, and Newton 13 PA. Peter Putnam (1286)
from Massachusetts
and then from St. Johnsbury, Vermont,
had a son named James French Putnam who was born June 29, 1814 and in Vermont.
That James was number 2864
in Eben's books. Eben said he lived in Athens, Michigan
and then in Mendon,
Michigan. In 1860 he
lives next door to Peter jr. who was also a son of Peter Putnam Sr. They are
Peter Putnam and Susannah Keep's sons from St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
PETER PUTNAM Athens, Calhoun County
Peter is listed as 47 MA.
His wife, Sally (Sarah Daniels), is 42 VT. The children at home are: George, 22 NY, and
Laura 18 NY. Peter was born in Townsend, Massachusetts
January 8, 1803.
He is a son of Peter Putnam and Susannah Keep of Townsend. This Peter is number
2858 and his dad is number 1286 in Eben's books.
His dad died here in 1847. His brother James is here in Athens too.
CYRUS A. (ANDREW) PUTNAM Athens, Calhoun County
Cyrus is listed as 24 NY.
His wife, Clarissa Collins, is 24 NY.
Their son, Peter, is 1 MI. He is a son of Peter Putnam and Sally Daniels
who are nearby, and in 1860 he will be home living with them as one big happy
family.
JAMES PUTNAM Le Roy, Calhoun County
James is listed as 18 NY. He is James Willard Putnam, son
of Willard Putnam (2862) and Mary Ann Jones from Rochester, Monroe County, NY.
He was home there in 1840. He will marry Phebe Edgett here in Calhoun County
on July 25, 1852.
By 1860, he will be back in Rochester with his new family.
Z. (ZACHARIAH) PUTMAN Albion Township, Calhoun County
He is listed as 27 OH. This should be one of the Southern Putman guys, Zachariah Putman from
Pique, Champaign
County, Ohio.
He was born there in 1824,
a son of Thomas Putman and Nancy Grover of Kentucky.
Zachariah will return to Ohio
where he will marry Mary Ann somebody. They will move to Vermilion County, Illinois where they will be in 1860.
ASIEL (UZZIEL) PUTMAN Pokagon Township, Cass County
Spelling went to hell, but this is Uzziel
3rd. He is listed 57 VT. His
wife, Anna Chapman, is 57 CDN. The
children are: Asiel (Uzziel
4th) 24 MI,
and Ann 17 MI.
Also there are George Barker 9 MI and Benjamin Davis 25 NY as boarders. Next
door are William Bates 25 NY and Charlotte Bates 25 NY. Got a feeling Charlotte
may be kinfolk.
BENJAMIN PUTMAN Le Grange Township,
Cass County
Another son of Uzziel
jr. from Oneida County, New York. Benjamin
Franklin is listed as 44 NY. His wife,
Alma, is 38 NY. The children are: Permelia 13 MI, George 11 MI, Laura A. 9 MI, Mary 8 MI, Hannah 3 MI and an unnamed
daughter (Marcella) 4/12 MI. He is Orlean’s brother.
They live near each other. He married Alma Altha
Johnson here on March
19, 1835. They didn’t get listed in 1860, but in 1870 they are in Winnebago County, Illinois.
ORLEAN PUTMAN Le Grange Township,
Cass County
Uzziel's son Orlean
or Orlan is listed as 41 NY. His wife, Amelia Vanderhoof,
is 34 NJ. The children are: Alvira 15 MI, Julia A. 14 MI, Macabe,
a daughter, 11 MI,
Susan 8 MI,
Sarah 7 MI,
Charles 4 MI,
and a son, Erie 2 MI.
Also there is James Markham 25 OH a lab
orer. Orlean was born May 7, 1808 and will die here January 19, 1886. Amelia
will die here November
5, 1881. Alvira on March 5, 1857.
POLLY PUTNAM Jefferson Township, Cass County
She would be Mary 'Polly' Markham, the widow of Ira H.
Putnam here in 1840. She is listed as 52 VT.
The children at home are: John A. 20 MI, Ezra 18 MI, William 15 MI, James 13 MI, Mary 11 MI, and Uzziel (Uzziel Franklin) 1 MI. Ira was a son of
Uzziel Putnam and Polly Trask.
He was born in 1798
in Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, and died here August 28, 1848.
JOHN PUTMAN Pokagon Township, Cass County
John is listed as 61 VT.
His wife, Wealthy, is 61 VT.
There are no children listed. He is Uzziel Jr.'s son and a brother of Uzziel
3rd who is also here in Pokagon, and lives next door.
WILLIAM R.
PUTNAM Ovid Township, Clinton
County
William is listed as 35 NY. His wife Hannah Waters is 33 NY. The children
are Elizabeth 11 NY, Eliza 9
MI, John 7 MI, William 5 MI, and Layton 3 MI. They came from
Ovid, Seneca County,
New York in 1839 or 1840
and were here for the 1840 census. They will be in Shiawassee County
in 1860 on. Bill will die there in 1881. Dutch lineage.
PARKS PUTNAM Grand Blanc
Township, Genesee County
He is listed as 41 NY.
His wife Lucretia Scherer is 38 NY. The children are: John 17 NY, Thomas 15 NY,
Ira 11 NY, Edward 8 MI,
Nancy 6 MI,
and Frank 4 MI.
He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Mahulda Cummings and
was born in Parma,
Genesee County,
New York. He moved to Michigan
in 1844. Reuben was a son of Cornelius Putnam (number 339) and Elizabeth
Perkins from Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut.
DAN B. (BALDWIN) PUTNAM Fayette Township,
Hillsdale County
Daniel B. is listed as 60 VT. His wife, Sarah M. Curren,
is 57 NH. The children at home are: Phebe W. 23 OH, Dan 18 OH, and Wealthy 14 OH. He will be
off to Iowa
soon with his son Nahum Dan, listed here just as Dan. Uzziel's son.
EPHRAIM T.
PUTNAM Cambria Township, Hillsdale
County
He is a son of the above Daniel. He is listed as 32 OH.
His wife, Merceline Chapman, is 25 OH. Their daughter, Mary, is 4 MI. He was born December 1, 1817
while the family was in Oxford,
Huron County,
Ohio. His wife Merceline will die shortly on September 23, 1850. He will marry
Elsa Josephine Mulliken here on May 18, 1851.
FIDELIA & CHESTER PUTNAM Jefferson Township, Hillsdale County
Fidelia is 18 NY and her brother
Chester
is 16 NY. They live with Robert (47 NY) and Philina
(46 NY) McNeil. She is Philina Mason, the widow of
Ebenezer Putnam who has died. They were from Alleghany County, New
York and were there in 1830. The son Chester will be
here in Michigan
for a while, in Wisconsin
in 1870, and will be in Wood
County, Oklahoma
by 1900. Ebenezer was a son of Anthony Putnam number 1196 originally from Bethel, Vermont.
RICHARD PUTNAM Le Roy
Township, Ingham County
Richard Henry Putman is listed as 54 NY. His wife, Nancy Schall,
is 54 NY. The children at home are:
William 19 NY, David 17 NY, Daniel 17 NY, Gilbert 14 NY, and Harriet 8 NY. He's
a farmer. He is a son of Gilbert Putman and Catherine Schall.
He was born in Herkimer
County, New York
in 1795. He married Nancy Schall in Caughnawaga, Montgomery County, New York
on March 2, 1820.
Richard will die here August
4, 1856 and Nancy
will die here March
6, 1859. They kids will be on their own in 1860, but will all be
around town. They are Dutch. His line is Richard > Gilbert > Derrick
(Richard) > Lodowyck (Lewis) > Arent J. > Jan.
GERTRUDE PUTNAM Ingham, Ingham County
Gertrude is listed as 12 MI and boarding. Looks
like a dual listing for the daughter of Joseph Putnam and Sarah Lowe. They were
here in Ingham
County in 1840,
and are currently in Jackson
County. Gertrude
is listed there as well, if this is the same gal. Looks to
be.
BENJAMIN PUTNAM Wheatfield Township, Ingham County
Benjamin is listed as 40 MA. His wife, Olive Price, is 30 NY. The children are: Nancy 10 MI, Lucinda 8 MI, Sarah 6 MI, and Mary 4 MI. He is a son of Abner Putnam and Nancy Stearns of Hamden County, Massachusetts.
See his listing in 1860 for the whole line. I found a death certificate for
their daughter Nancy Ann. She was here August 17, 1839 and died in Butler,
Branch County January 4, 1920 at age 80. She had married Peter Bergin, but was
widowed when she died.
HIRAM PUTNAM Stockbridge, Ingham County
He's been here forever. Hiram, number 1191, is listed as
52 NH. His wife, Laura Emeline Rice, is 38 NY.
The children at home are: Laura 12 MI, Melvina
A. 10 MI,
Hiram A. 7 MI,
Anna A. 5 MI,
Mary E. 3 MI,
and Jonathan J. 1 MI.
This family will be one in Washtenaw County
in 1860, but the names are a bit screwed up then. At any rate, he was born in Charlestown,
Sullivan County, New Hampshire. He is a son of Bailey Putnam (470) and Anna
Bailey.
ALBERT F. (T.) PUTNAM Henrietta, Jackson County
Albert is listed as 27 MA (NY in 1860, MA in 1870). He
will marry Sarah Chapman here on June 20, 1852 and they will be here in 1860
and 1870, and longer. Handwriting was tricky on these old reports. Rand and I
think the middle initial is a T, and that this guy is Timothy Albert Putnam a
son of Charles Putnam (1506) born in Worcester, Mass.
His dad died in 1840, and Albert and his Andrew brother headed west. Andrew is
in Nevada
now.
EDWIN PUTNAM Spring Arbor, Jackson County
Edwin is listed as 12 NY with Edwin Hathaway 30 NY. His
sister is listed next boarding or staying with a Bean family. He will marry
Juliette Lawrence in 1878, and then be in Whiteside County, Illinois
in 1880, then to South
Dakota and then will be in Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri
for the 1900 census. A Michigan County
history states he was a son of Jerome Putnam from New York State.
That Jerome was married to Martha Skinner and was in Batavia, New York.
Jerome was part of the ‘other’ New England
family out of Hartford,
Connecticut. But…. If you look up Jeremy Putnam (number 1174) in Eben’s book, you’ll see he went from VT to NY then to MI
where he died. No name for the wife, but he had kids named Edwin, Eliza,
Elizabeth, Spencer and some other ones and they lived in Jackson County
according to the book. So… I think the Jerome
mentioned in the history was really Jeremy, the kids Edwin (number 2632), Eliza
(# 2627), Elizabeth (2628) and Spencer (2630) are all right here. The Sarah
Lane Putnam mentioned in the next listing should be their mother and Jeremy’s
widow. Just a guess, but it all fits. Jeremy’s line goes back through Samuel
> Timothy etc and he was a brother of Alpheus
who was in Jackson
County in 1840. Alpheus had a couple of ‘spare’ kids then that
were NOT his. Probably Jeremy’s. As no names were used
in 1840, the other kids and the mom Sarah were probably living with other
families. Eliza (2627) will marry Peter Deering
November 28, 1853 here in Jackson County and Elizabeth (2628) will marry John
W. Ward in Calhoun County on September 4, 1853.
ELIZABETH (ELIZA) PUTNAM Spring Arbor, Jackson County
Eliza is listed as 15 NY. She is listed with St. Clair and
Rebecca Bean from New Hampshire and their family and two other kids. In 1860, Eliza
will be married to Peter Dearing, and a Sarah Putnam then 48 NY and her mom
will be there. Sarah and Eliza will be here in Jackson County in 1870. This
would be Jeremy’s family. I finally get confirmation. There is a death
certificate of Elizah Putnam Deering
daughter of Jeremy Putnam and Sarah Lane. She was born May 17, 1834 and died in
Washtenaw County February 3, 1902. Perfect!
SPENCER PUTNAM Concord, Jackson County
Spencer is listed as 23 NY. He is George Spencer Putnam.
He is a son of Jeremy and Sarah Putnam. He was listed here in Jackson County in 1840 with his uncle Alpheus, as were two of his sisters.
JOHN PUTMAN Leoni,
Jackson County
John is listed as 46 NJ, a farmer. His wife, Emily Johnson, is 42 NY. The children are: Eli 21 NY, William 16 MI, Jane 14 MI, Merritt 11 MI, and Thompson 2 MI. He is a son of
Henry Putman and Sarah Dunn. They were in Sussex County, New
Jersey from the mid 1700s through the early 1800s.
The family then returned to New York. Several members of that family
will be here in Michigan.
He and his kids will be here through 1880, kids longer.
JOSEPH PUTNAM Waterloo, Jackson County
Joseph is listed as 41 NY (actually it's NH). His wife, Sarah Lowe, is 31 NY. The children are: Gertrude 11 MI, Catherine 10 MI, and Charley 8 MI. They were in Ingham County in 1840. He is Joseph
Bailey Putnam, a son of Bailey Putnam. He was born August 14, 1808 in Charlestown,
Sullivan County, New Hampshire. He married Sarah Lowe. His line is Joseph >
Bailey > Timothy > Seth > Thomas > Thomas > John. His brother
Hiram is now in Ingham
County.
JAMES PUTNAM Kalamazoo Village, Kalamazoo County
James is listed as 21 NY. Best guess is that he is a son
of Robert Putnam of Brutus, Cayuga County, New York.
That James was born May
1, 1828, so age is perfect.
SIMEON PUTMAN Bowne Township, Kent County
The son of Arent
Derrick Putman (Dutch). Simeon is listed as 56 NY, a blacksmith. His wife, Maria Hannah, is 27 NY. The
children are: Hannah 8 NY, John 5 NY, and Lovina 1 MI. Maria is his
second wife, they were married in 1840. Simeon was born in Caughnawaga,
Montgomery
County on August 4, 1794. He
married a Hannah in 1817 and she died in 1839. They were in Bethany, Genesee County, New York in 1830. He is a son of Arent Derrick Putman and Alida
Wilson. Dutch. His line is Simeon > Arent D. > Derrick > Lodowyck
> Arent > Jan.
L. D. (LEMUEL
DICKERMAN) PUTNAM
Grand Rapids, Kent County
L. D. is listed as 24 NY. In 1860 he is listed as Lemuel
and has a family going. He is a son of Alfred Putnam (#1726) and Sophia Dickerman. He was born in Herkimer, Herkimer County New
York August 31, 1823.
His brother Alfred will be here soon. He operates a drug store Shepherd &
Putnam here in town.
ALPHEUS PUTNAM Cannon, Kent County
Alpheus is listed
as 54 NH. His wife, Seraptia
or Serepta Dudley is 44 NY. Their daughter, Antoinette, is 7 MI. Alpheus was born
in Charleston,
New Hampshire, a son of
Samuel (Samuel > Timothy > Seth > Thomas > Thomas > John). He
has been here since the very beginning.
They only had the one daughter. They were in Jackson County
up until now.
BENJAMIN PUTNAM Adrian Township, Lenawee County
Benjamin is listed as 29 NY. His wife Minerva Oliphant,
is 26 CDN. Their daughter, Gertrude, is 3 MI. Minerva is
widowed or at least alone in Jackson County Michigan in 1860 and 1870.
MARTHA PUTNAM Madison, Lenawee County
Martha Jordan is listed as 48 VT. The children at home are: Silas 24 VT, Josiah
22 VT, Mary 18 MI,
Henrietta 16 MI,
Susannah 13 MI,
Joanna 11 MI,
and Oscar 8 MI.
She is Martha Jordan, the widow of Silas Putnam, and was here in 1840. They
were married in Chester
Vermont October 1, 1823, and came
here to Michigan
around 1831, and were listed here in 1835.
ERASMAS (ERASTUS) PUTNAM Monroe Township, Monroe County
He is listed as 17 MI. He will be here single
in 1860 and married in 1870. He will then move to Indiana, where he will die in 1894.
No clue to his folks though.
CHARLES & JANE PUTMAN Novi Township,
Oakland County
Charles is listed as 7 MI, Jane as 5 MI. They live with Edward
and Hannah Hazen. They are kids of George Putnam and Melinda Hosmer. Hannah Hazen is George’s sister. Their father just
died here September
4, 1845. Melinda has remarried. George was a son of Reuben Putnam
and Hulda Cummings from Lebanon, New Hampshire
and Stafford,
Connecticut before that.
Reuben was a son of Cornelius Putnam (number 339) and Elizabeth Perkins of Stafford.
WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTNAM Groveland Township, Oakland County
William is listed as 42 NY. His wife, Mary Jane Sawyer, is 38 NY. The children are: Julia A. 17 MI, William 10 MI, Edward 7 MI, Alonzo 1 MI. He is a son of
Caleb and Elizabeth Putnam and is from Rome, New York.
I gave this line back in 1840. They had a son Lewis C. who died October 15, 1848
and a son Valentine who died 1855.
ERI C. (CARLTON) PUTNAM Spring Lake Township,
Ottawa County
Eri Carlton, Sr., is listed as
38 NY, a millwright. His wife, Martha
Close is 29 NY. The children are: Maria
L. 9 MI,
Ruby C. 4 MI,
and Eri C. 5 months MI. There are three boarders in the household. Eri was born January 12, 1812 in Watertown, Jefferson
(was Oneida)
County, New York.
He married Martha May
22, 1843. You’ll notice Maria was born in 1840, so there was a
first wife that I have no info on. Martha will die in a few years, and Eri will go to Kent County.
He married Eliza Goodrich in Grand Rapids, Kent
County on December
3, 1857. They are there in the 1860. He will then head off to Iowa in
about 1866, bop up to Nebraska
about 1871 and return to Soldier, Monona County, Iowa
where he will die 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.
JAMES PUTNAM Port Huron, St. Clair County
James is listed as 24 CDN.
His wife Sarah Jane Howe is 22 OH and they have Mary Ann 1 MI. He is number 2531, a son of
Joshua Putnam (1142) and Melinda Flanagan from Ontario. The family was in Detroit
in 1825. According to the records, he married Sarah Jane Howe here June 11, 1848. They
are here through the 1900.
HENRY PUTNAM Constantine Township, St. Joseph County
Henry is listed as 22 NY. Possibly,
probably not, a son of the following Peter. The age is confusing with
Matthias being 22 also.
PETER F. (FRANCIS) PUTNAM Constantine, St. Joseph County
Peter is listed as 58 NY. He is a son of Francis Putman
and Maria Fonda, Dutch folk from Montgomery and Albany Counties, New
York. His wife Maria Becker has died. The children at
home are: Francis 27 NY; M. B. (Mathias Becker), he is 22 NY; Margaret 18 NY;
Mary 18 NY; Susan 16 NY, and Peter 14 NY.
M. B. (MATHIAS
BECKER) PUTNAM Constantine Township, St. Joseph County
This is Mathias Becker Putman and will soon marry Sarah
Dickinson. New York Dutch. He is also listed with his family, Peter Francis
Putman. He got a separate listing being at the top of the next page in the
report. Mathias is 22 NY and living with Peter his dad.
JAMES PUTNAM Fawn River
Township, St. Joseph County
James is listed as a carpenter 25 PA. He is living with
Lucien A. 38 CT and Elizabeth Ann Tisdel 31 OH. They
are also here in the 1854 State Census. James and Elizabeth are both kids of
Albert Putnam and Rachel Allen of Oneida County, New York
and then Erie County,
Pennsylvania and finally Huron County, Ohio where Albert died in 1828.
JOHN PUTMAN Florence Township, St. Joseph County
John is listed as 23 (28) NY. His wife, Caroline, is 24 (27) NY. The children are two daughters: Mariah 2 MI, and Marion 1 MI.
JONAS (JOHN) PUTNAM Colon Township. St. Joseph County
He is listed as 24 NY.
His wife, Electa Ann, is 18 NY. He is a son of Peter Francis Putman and Maria
Becker, also here in the county. They’ll be here forever.
CORNELIUS PUTMAN Sciota,
Shiawassee County
The son of Johannes. Cornelius is
listed as 51 NY, a farmer. His wife,
Elizabeth Ann Johnson, is 48 NY. The
children are: Barney J. (Barnet Johnson) 24 NY, John C. (John Cornelius) 21 NY,
George W. (George Winfield) 19 NY, Ezekial J. 17 NY,
and Peter J. 14 NY. Dutch family from Montgomery County, New
York.
JOHN W. PUTMAN Bennington, Shiawassee County
John Wilson Putman is listed as 43 NY. His wife, Sally Ann Jones, is 42 CT. The children at home are: John A. 20 NY,
Louisa 16 NY, Marsha M. 14
MI, Celia 10 MI, Charles W. 6 MI, Elizabeth 5 MI, and California
1 MI.
He is a son of Arent Derrick Putman and Alida Wilson of Montgomery County, New
York. A Dutch family. Arent was a son of Derrick Putman and Nelly Van Brocklin of Ephrata, Montgomery County.
They were in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County
in 1840. They will be in Bay County
in 1860.
SARAH PUTNAM Sciota
& Webster, Washtenaw
County
Sarah is listed as 16 MA.
UZZIEL PUTNAM Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County
Uzziel is listed as 28 MI. He is Uzziel 4th, possibly on a football scholarship
at the University, but actually is just learning law. He was the first white
child born in Cass
County (1822). He
will graduate with honors from the University of Michigan
(here) in 1853, will work with a law firm in Detroit and be admitted to the bar in
1855. He'll then scrap that, go back to farming like his dad and then go into
state government in the mid 1860s and become a state senator in 1870 and then
go to appointed office until his death in 1879.
ALBERT PUTMAN Nankin Township, Wayne County
Albert is listed as 56 (no state shown, probably CAN). He
is listed in the Wayne County Poor House.
HENRY PUTMAN Nankin Township, Wayne County
Henry is listed as 34 CDN.
His wife, Melinda Doolittle, is 32 CDN.
The children are: James 10 NY, Mary J. 8 NY, William 6 NY, Joseph 4 NY,
Francis 2 MI,
and Elizabeth 1 MI.
He should be a part of the New York Dutch Putmans
that settled early on in the Niagara District of Ontario. There were several
Henrys there. The Albert listed above could well be his father. He will die
here February 23, 1852 and be buried in the Old Wayne Cemetery. Based on his
death certificate, the son James was born August 1, 1835 (probably 1840) and
will die in Grand Rapids July 8, 1910.
MARY J.
PUTMAN Nankin
Township, Wayne County
Mary J. is listed as 11 CDN. Probably the same gal listed
just above.
HANNAH PUTMAN Taylor Township, Wayne County
Hannah is listed as 65 NY. She is Hannah Rudd, wife/widow
of Lewis (Lodewyck) Putman who died here. Lewis is
Dutch, a son of Richard (Derrick) Putman and Nelly Van Brocklin
of Montgomery
and then Fulton County,
New York. They were in
Madison County, NY in 1830 and out here in the mid 1830s, but didn’t show up in
the 1840 census index. According to Warren’s records, Lewis doesn’t die
until June 14, 1852,
so he may be around somewhere.
ANN PUTNAM Detroit City, Wayne County
Ann is listed as 40 IRE.
HENRY PUTNAM Detroit City, Wayne County
Henry is listed as 40 NY and works in a livery
stable. His wife, Sarah Sanderson, is 40
NY and also possibly NH. The children
are: Jane 13 OH, Ellen 11 OH, Sarah 9 OH, Ann 7 MI, George 5 MI, and Henry 3 MI. Then they list
William H. 6 OH, Louisa 4 OH and George 2 MI. These last three are
their own children, the others perhaps kids of a brother. I have no idea, but
they are listed out of sequence. Henry was in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
in 1840, and seems to have had two brothers living with him at the time. He is
a son of Charles Putnam (986) and Sarah Shaw, and a grandson of Charles Putnam
and Martha Rose from Preston, Connecticut
and then Augusta, Oneida
County, New York.
He will be in Oakland
County, Michigan
in 1860 back here in 1870 and back in Oakland with his son George in 1880.
JOHN PUTMAN Detroit City, Wayne County
He is 26 GER, Susan 25 GER, Mary 2 GER and Susan 1 GER.
Obviously very recent arrivals. Although, many times the
recorder will just ditto the dad's birthplace, so the kids may well have been
born here. This could also be a ‘misread.’ They may have meant to write
VER for Vermont.
MICHIGAN 1860 CENSUS
JOHN PUTNAM Bay City, Bay County
They were here in Shiawassee County
in 1850. He is now a hotel keeper age 53 NY, Sally Ann Jones his wife 51 CT,
Celia 20 MI,
Charles 16 MI,
Elizabeth 14 MI,
California 10 MI
and George 8 MI.
He is a son of Arent Derrick Putman and Alida Wilson of Montgomery County, New
York. A Dutch family.
MARY PUTNAM Niles, Berrien County
She is 30 NY and a domestic with a Davis family. Her
folks might be the Perley and Margaret here in town,
but she was not listed with them in 1850.
PERLEY PUTNAM Niles, Berrien County
Lewis's son has been here since the late 1840s and will be
through 1870. He is now a miller, 55 NY, Margaret A. Crampton
46 NY, Albert L. 20 NY, Herbert L. 18 NY, Eber S. (Lewis
Eber) 4 MI. Also there is Mary Crampton
68 NY who is Maggie's mom.
TUNIS PUTMAN Bronson, Branch County
He is 34 NY, Emeline 22 NY,
Julia 9 MI,
Ellen 4 MI
and Philetus 2 MI. Also there are a Shaw couple from NY. He would be Dutch. He is probably
Teunis Putman Junior from Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New
York.
L. (LYMAN) S. PUTMAN Butler, Branch County
He is 48 NH, Elizabeth 47 NH. They were here in 1850 as
well. There is also a George W. Milliken 33 NH and his son Milton 9 NY. Might be Elizabeth’s brother. He is a son of Cornelius
Putnam and Bridget Nevins, and was born in Hanover, New
Hampshire. The family went to Orleans County, New York and Lyman came here in the
early 1840s. In 1850 there were sons John and Alvin who are missing here.
LEWIS PUTNAM Coldwater, Branch County
He was here in 1850. He is 41 VT (listed NY in 1850),
Harriet (Perkins) 41 NY, Isabel 18 MI, Wiley B. (Wiley Bancroft) 6 MI and Alice 10 MI.
DAVID PUTMAN Sherwood, Branch County
He is 44 NY, Charlotte 36 NY, Eunice (Emma in 1850) 13 NY.
In 1850, they were in Batavia,
Genesee County,
New York
HATTIE R. PUTNAM Union, Branch County
She is 22 NH and boarding with Horace Corbin 32 NH, a
merchant, and Melina Corbin 31 NH. They may be kinfolk of sorts. Hattie is
probably a daughter of the following Joseph and Harriet.
JOSEPH PUTMAN Union, Branch County
He is 55 NY, Harriet Curtis, his wife, 56 NY, George 21 NY
and Myron 19 OH. In 1850, they were in Bath, Summit County, Ohio.
He is a son of Cornelius Putnam and Bridget Nevins and a grandson of Aaron
Putnam and Sarah Colburn from Hanover, Grafton County, New
Hampshire. See Stephen listed later in Calhoun County for this line.
CYRUS PUTNAM Athens, Calhoun County
Cyrus Andrew Putnam is from New York and was here in 1850,
and is now back home with his father Peter and that family. Cyrus is 32 NY,
Clarissa 33 NY and Peter 10
MI.
PETER PUTNAM Athens, Calhoun County
He is 17 NY and living with a Lee family from New York.
He is a son of Willard Putnam (2862) and Mary Ann Jones from Rochester, New York. His dad died there in 1844 and his
mother remarried by 1850. He first pops up here in the 1850s.
PETER S. PUTNAM Athens, Calhoun County
This Peter was here in 1850 and is Peter Putnam jr. (number
2858) from Townsend,
Massachusetts. He is now
57 MA, Sally Daniels, his wife, 51 VT, Cyrus 32 NY and his wife Clarissa
Collins is 33 NY and their son Peter 10 MI are there as well. Also
there is a Peter Putnam 18 NY who is a laborer with them. This last Peter is
probably the same guy listed just above. He may not part of this Peter's family
(He wasn't listed in 1850) and may be kin of sorts from back east.
JAMES PUTNAM Athens, Calhoun County
He's Peter's son from St. Johnsbury, Vermont and was here for the 1850.
His brother Peter lives next door. He is now 46 VT, Abigail Long 48 MA. Also
here are their son Newton 24 PA, his wife Mary Riley 22 PA and Olive 1 MI. His son Ransom
lives nearby in Leroy with his family.
LYMAN PUTNAM Battle Creek, Calhoun County
He is 39 NY, Helen Barker 26 NY and Eugene 10 OH. In 1850,
he was in Summit
County, Ohio
and at the time his wife was Emily Barker who has died in 1854. He is related
to the George here in the county who was also in Summit County, Ohio
in 1850. He is probably also related to Joseph Putnam in Branch County. Anyway, Lyman is a son
of Franklin Putnam and Phoebe Burroughs, and was born in Genesee County, New York. He will die in the Civil
War on June 24, 1863.
Helen is widowed in Ann
Arbor, Washtenaw County
in 1870.
MARIA PUTNAM Battle Creek, Calhoun County
She is 19 MI and boarding with a family whose name I
can't make out.
ALFRED PUTNAM Burlington, Calhoun County
He is 38 NY and has a son Charles 2 MI. They live with
Parley Wood 63 NY. He and the upcoming Arza (Ezra?)
might be brothers. Looks like they both just got here.
ARZA (EZRA) PUTMAN Burlington Township, Calhoun County
The name is most likely Ezra. He is 42 NY and a farmer,
Jane 33 NY, twins Albert and Adelbert 12 NY, Lucinda 10
NY, William 9 NY, Charles 8 NY, Emmett 5 NY, Frank 3 MI and a baby girl 1/12 MI.
I don't find this family in New York. A descendant of the son Frank says
the family was of Dutch origin.
BELA PUTNAM Clarendon, Calhoun County
He is 28 NY, Frances M. 25 NY, Mary E. 6 MI and Harriett 2 MI. He is a son of
Stephen Putnam and Lucy Francher. He was at home with
his folks in 1850 in
Genesee County,
New York. His folks are
here in Clarendon as well. Bela will be in Ionia County, Michigan
in 1870, and in Turner
County, South Dakota
in 1880.
JEROME PUTNAM Clarendon, Calhoun County
He is 16 NY and a laborer on a farm next to Stephen and
Lucy Putnam who may be his folks or at least kinfolk, I would guess. He was not
listed with Stephen in 1850 back in Genesee County, New
York. By 1870 he will list Illinois as his birthplace, and then
by 1900 will start using his full name of Stephen Jerome Putnam, born in Illinois.
He’ll be here in Clarendon
County all his
life. He might be connected to the Stephen Putnam who was in Summit County, Ohio in the 1840. That Stephen
disappeared, but his brothers Lyman and Joseph were there in 1850. Then they
ended up in Michigan.
Matt Putnam has a good idea. The following Stephen had another son with him in
1830 and 1840. He doesn’t pop up in 1850 nor do Jerome and Alonzo. He would be
a grandson of Stephen and Lucy though. He’ll be single here and by 1880 will be
married and remain so through the 1930 census.
STEPHEN PUTNAM Clarendon, Calhoun County
He was in Genesee
County, New York in 1820
and 1830, in
1840 was in Chautaugua
County, New York, then in 1850 was in Genesee
County, New York. He
is a son of Aaron Putnam and Sarah Colburn of Hanover, New Hampshire, and a
brother of Cornelius who has been here a while. There are a few extra families
all living around each other here. One or two are sons of Cornelius, another
may be his, and a couple are sons of the Joseph from Ohio. I can sort out all
but a couple, but they are all related and descend from Aaron and Sarah.
Aaron's folks were Cornelius Putnam and Elizabeth Perkins from Sutton, Massachusetts and then Hanover, New Hampshire. Cornelius was number 339 in Eben's books and then Eben could
go no further. What I have is from the Mormon files. Stephen is indeed one of
Aaron's sons. Stephen is 66 NH, Lucy Fancher his wife is 64 NY. His son Aaron 33 NY is with them
and has a wife Catherine J. Cobb 27 NY and a son Joseph E. (Eugene) 1 MI. Then there is an
Alonzo Putnam 11 IL. Stephen is a farmer, Aaron a chair maker. Check out these
folks also here in the area. William is a son of Cornelius,
Lyman is a son of Franklin Putnam and was also born back in Genesee County, NY.
He was in Summit
County, Ohio
in 1850. A
Jerome lives next door to Stephen and may also be a son. George lives nearby
and is a son of Joseph and was with him in 1850. Ransom, who is James' son lives next to George. This is all a bunch of related
families and all connected to Aaron. Wish I could find someone related to them
to tell me how to sort them all out properly. The son Aaron and his family will
be in Clay County, South Dakota in the 1880 census, and he will die there in
1886.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Clarendon, Calhoun County
He is a son of Cornelius and lives near his Uncle Stephen.
He is 24 NY, Abby Styles his wife is 28 NY and Edward 4 MI. They will be in Jackson County in 1870.
ORLIN PUTNAM Eckford,
Calhoun County
Cornelius' son. He's now 46 NH,
Caroline Brown 45 NY, Louana 20 MI, Charles 18 MI, Francis 16 MI, Fanny 14 MI, George A. 12 MI, Henry O. 10 MI, twins Elsie
and John H. 7 MI
and Edward 5 MI.
GEORGE PUTNAM Leroy, Calhoun County
He is 26 OH, Elizabeth 22 OH and they have an unnamed
daughter 3/12 MI. I guess he is number 2869, and a brother of the Peter Putnam
listed earlier in Athens,
Calhoun
County. Rand
Putnam dug up some interesting Cemetery Inscriptions in Leroy. Elizabeth’s stone
reads she was the wife of G. C. Putnam (his stone reads he died in 1862), and
the late wife of P. S. Putnam, and that she died in 1899. Now, look ahead to
the listing here in Leroy for Peter Putnam in the 1870. Looks like he married Elizabeth
after George died. The young daughter listed here is named Emma then. This
Peter is the one listed presently in Athens. He is NOT a son of Peter
junior, but more likely a nephew.
RANSOM PUTNAM Leroy, Calhoun County
James and Abigail's son is now 29 PA and married to Chloe
Riley (married November 1, 1857) who is 26 VT, kids are Newell 2 MI and Alice 8/12
MI.
JACOB PUTNAM Tekonsha Township, Calhoun
County
He was here in 1850, Dutch folks. He is now 43 NY, Eunice
Ellis, his wife, 38 NY, John Henry 18 MI, Cordelia
15 MI,
Almira 12 MI and Emily 7 MI.
IRA J.
PUTMAN Jefferson Township, Cass County
He is Ira junior, 33 MI, Rosanna Longnecker 32 PA, Estella 7 MI, Orlean
1 MI.
Also there is his mother Polly Markham Putnam 62 VT. He was born here September 21, 1827.
He married Rosanna July
4, 1848. His grandfather was Uzziel
Putnam.
ISRAEL PUTNAM Howard Township, Cass County
He is 27 MI, a laborer. He must be Ira and Polly's son
listed as Ezra in 1850.
UZZIEL PUTNAM 3rd Pokagon
Township, Cass County
He is now 67 VT, Anna Chapman is 68 CT and young Uzziel (the 4th) is 34 MI and lists himself as an
attorney at law now that he has finished up at the University of Michigan.
JOHN PUTNAM Pokagon Township, Cass County
Uzziel Junior's son is now 71 VT
and living with a Wood family. Warren Wood is married to Ann Marie Putnam, also
a child of Uzziel Putnam junior. John’s wife Wealthy
has died since the 1850. They live next door to his brother Uzziel
3rd.
UZZIEL PUTNAM Howard Township, Cass County
This one is 14 MI living with Jonathan and Eliza Garwood.
He is probably Ira and Polly's son, Uzziel Franklin
Putnam. A dual listing, as he is also at home.
O. (ORLEAN) PUTNAM Le Grange Township,
Cass County
Uzzeil's son. He is 52 NY, Amelia Vanderhoof
44 NJ, Susan 18 MI,
Sarah 10 MI,
Julia 23 MI,
Charles 14 MI,
Erie
11 MI
and Joseph 8 MI.
PERMELIA PUTMAN Le Grange Township,
Cass County
She is 22 MI and working in a factory. She is Benjamin
and Alma's daughter and was with them here in Le Grange in 1850.
CHARLES H.
PUTNAM Westphalia Township, Clinton
County
He is 18 MI living with Sam and Alta Harper. Orlin's son from
Calhoun County. He’ll be married here in 1870 and in Iowa by 1880.
BARNEY PUTNAM Argentine, Genesee County
He is 64 NY, Margaret Burkhart
his wife is 53 NY, Monroe 20 NY, Alfred 15 NY and Mary 7 NY. In 1840 and 1850,
the family was in Mount
Morris, Livingston County, New York. In 1850, Monroe and Alfred
were not listed, but there was a Frederick who would be about 17 now. I think
Barnet is a son of Victor Johannes Putman and Maria Schall
from Montgomery County. He is a part of the New York Dutch family. Found a
death certificate in Washtenaw County for the daughter Mary E. She was born
December 11, 1822, married a Seaver fella and died at age 84 August 20, 1912.
JEROME PUTMAN Richfield Township, Genesee County
He is 25 NY, Martha Jane Skinner 24 MI and Wilbur 1 MI. He is a farmer.
He is Morris Jerome Putnam, a son of Morris and Maria who are in Flint.
They all came out here some 5 years ago.
CHARLES PUTNAM Flint, Genesee County
He is 18 NY and a student living with Henry Phillips 37 NY
and his wife Esther 34 NY.
MORRIS J. (JEROME) PUTNAM Burton Township, Genesee County
He is 50 NY, Maria Lord, his wife, 48 MA, Romain a son 21 NY, Charles M. 17 NY and Mortimer H. 3 MI. In 1850, he was
in Batvaia, Genesee County, New
York.
NELSON B.
PUTNUM Genesee Township, Genesee
County
He is 34 NY, Melvina 28 NY,
Sylvia 9 NY, Frank M. 5
MI, Philura (Flora) 3 MI and Mary 4/12 MI.
They were in York,
Livingston County,
New York in 1850. They
will be in Richfield,
Genesee
County in 1870,
and divorced by 1880. Nelson will be in Flint, Melvina
in Clio, both in Genesee
County.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Mundy Township, Genesee County
He is 19 CAN and a laborer.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Atlas, Genesee County
He is William Henry 52 NY and a merchant, Mary Sawyer 51
NY, William jr. 17 MI
(should be 19 MI),
and a clerk (probably in dad's store), Edward 14 MI (Alonzo in 1850 and age
should be 11 MI),
and Sarah 7 MI.
They were in Oakland
County in 1850.
CHARLES PUTNAM Fulton, Gratiot County
He is 18 MI and a laborer living with a Morse family.
He may be the one in Oakland
County in 1850
who was living with another family then as well. He'll be married here in 1880.
MILTON PUTNAM Arcadia, Gratiot County
He is 28 NY, a school teacher and boarding. He was shown
at home with his widowed mother, Betsy, in West Almond, Allegany County, New York in the 1850 census.
EPHRAIM T. PUTMAN Jefferson, Hillsdale County
Daniel's son was here also in 1850. At that time his wife
was Merceline Chapman, but she died September 23, 1850. He then
married Elsa Josephine Mulliken here on May 18, 1851. He is
now 41 OH, Elsy J. 25 OH, Mary 10 MI, Alfred 6 MI, Addison B. 4 MI and Andrew J. 2 MI. He will die here
in 1865 and Elsie is widowed here in 1870.
GILBERT PUTMAN Allen, Hillsdale County
He is 32 NY a day laborer, Mary Jane 33 NY, Samuel 5 MI, Eliza 3 MI and Cyrus 1 MI. The son Cyrus
will die here at age 2 on September 27, 1861. He was single in Seneca, Ontario County, New York in 1850. I think he is a
son of Victor and Elizabeth Putman from Ontario County.
They were a Dutch family.
SARAH PUTNAM Cambria, Hillsdale County
She is 67 NY living with Margaret Hasmer
48 NY. Sarah lists herself as a widowed tailoress.
HARRISON PUTNAM Houghton, Houghton County
He is 40 NY, Christine Sheldon
his wife is 40 NY, George 18 NY, Alice 14 NY and Henry R. 1 WI. He is a miner. There
is a Charles 21 NY living nearby who may be another son. He was in Essex County, New York in 1850. He is a son of Asa Putnam and Polly Fowler from Vermont. He was born in Essex, Essex County, New
York. They are all in Omro, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
in 1870, and the folks will be there in 1880.
CHARLES E. PUTNAM Houghton, Houghton County
He is 21 NY and a laborer, boarding. There is a Harrison
Putnam nearby in the county who might be his dad.
DANIEL & DAVID PUTNAM Wheatfield, Ingham County
They are both 27 NY and boarding. They are twin sons of
Richard and Nancy Putnam and were all here in 1850. The folks died in the
latter 1850s, and the kids are all over the place.
A. (ABRAHAM) PUTNAM Leslie, Ingham County
He is 28 NY, his wife listed only as M. (Mary Blazier) 24 NY and E. (Eva) 5 MI. In 1870, there is an
Abram, wife Polly and daughter Eva. This is the same family, but the ages are off a bit from now and from what they should be then, gets
okay in 1880 when they are still here. He is in the pharmaceutical business.
Anyway, he looks like the single guy in Wyoming County, NY
in the 1850, so no clue as to his folks.
BENJAMIN PUTNAM Meridian, Ingham County
Massachusetts
folks, here in 1850. He is 52 MA, Olive Price 40 NY, Mary 14 MI, Charlotte 8 MI, Maude 5 MI. Also there is
his brother John Putnam 44 MA. They are both sons of Abner
Putnam and Nancy Stearns of Butlerville, Hamden County, Massachusetts. Benjamin was born
there May 14, 1811,
and will die in Branch
County, Michigan
in 1899. In
the meantime, Benjamin will be in Allen County, Kansas in 1870, and be there a
while. Don't have John's birth date, but it was later. Abner
is number 1300, a
son of Elisha Putnam and Abigail Chamberlain of Sutton, Massachusetts.
This line goes Benjamin > Abner > Elisha >
Elisha > Elisha > Edward > Thomas > John.
G. (GILBERT) PUTNAM Leroy, Ingham County
He is 25 NY and has a housekeeper, M. Marsh. He will be
married here in 1870. His brother William lives next door. He is a son of
Richard and Nancy Putnam who were here in 1850. His brothers, William, David
and Daniel are all around here. The folks died. Richard on August 4, 1856 and Nancy on March 6, 1859.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Leroy Township, Ingham County
He is a son of Richard Henry Putman and Nancy Schall who were here in 1850. He is 30 NY, M. J. (Martha
Jane Smith) 27 NY, A. (Alice) 5 MI and L. (Lester B.) 3 MI. In 1870, William
will have died June
30, 1864, and Martha will be here but remarried by then to John
Huston.
MINERVA PUTNAM Jackson, Jackson County
She is a tailoress 36 CAN,
Gertrude 13 MI
and Elsie 9 MI,
Ella 4 MI.
Minerva Oliphant is the widow of Benjamin Putnam, and they were all together in
Lenawee
County in 1850.
Also here are William Oliphant 24 NY and Charles Oliphant 19 NY who may be
brothers or at least relatives. They are here in 1870.
SARAH PUTMAN Sandstone Township, Jackson County
She is 48 NY and living with Peter and Eliza Dearing.
Eliza is 27 NY and is her daughter. She was in Spring Arbor, Jackson County in 1850. Sarah Lane is
the widow of Jeremy Putnam (1174) who was in Broome County New York in 1830 and
then died out here in the late 1830s. Their daughter Eliza is number 2627.
She’ll be here in 1870 and then in Ottawa County
in 1880. Her son Edwin will be here in 1870 too. He was around in 1850 but
can’t find him now.
ELI PUTMAN Leoni Township, Jackson
County
He is listed 22 NY but it should be 32, Emily R. 22 OH. He
lives very close to his folks, John and Emily Putman, and was with them here in
1850.
JOHN PUTMAN Leoni Township, Jackson
County
They were here in 1850. He is now 57 NJ, Emily Johnson 52
NY, Merritt 22 MI
and Thompson 13 MI.
His son Eli lives nearby as does a Frances Putman who might be the wife or
widow of his other son William.
FRANCES PUTMAN Leoni Township, Jackson
County
She would probably be the wife/widow of William Putman, a
son of John and Emily here. She lives next door to William's brother Eli and
near his folks. William is the only son missing here and would have been 26
now. Frances
is listed as 21 NY, her son Allen 5 MI. She lives with a Solomon family who may
be her folks.
JOSEPH B. (BAILEY) PUTMAN Leoni
Township, Jackson County
He was here in 1840 and 1850. He is 51 NH, Sarah Lowe 40
NY. He is a son of Bailey Putnam from Charlestown, New
Hampshire.
ALBERT PUTMAN Rives
Township, Jackson
County
He was here in 1850. He is 40 NY (correctly listed MA then
and in 1870), Sarah Chapman, his wife, 26 NY and Nancy 1 MI. Albert and Sarah
were married here June
20, 1852. See the 1850 listing.
JULIA PUTMAN Richland Township, Kalamazoo County
She is 30 NY and a servant on the Bissell farm.
DANIEL PUTMAN Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County
He is 36 VT (really Lyndeborough,
NH), Sarah Elizabeth Smith (of Buffalo, NY) 28 NY, Stella R. 10 MI (actually NH
also) and Alice (Alice Moore) 5 MI. They are living with the Codman or Cadman
family from New York.
Daniel was born in Lyndeborough on January 8, 1824 and will die
in Ypsilanti
where he taught school for 40 years and was mayor for a while. Daniel graduated
from Dartmouth
in 1851 and headed here to teach at Kalamazoo College,
and will teach at Michigan
State in 1869. He
married Sarah July
27, 1852 at New Hampton, New Hampshire. Daniel was a son of Captain
Israel Putnam and Ruth Sargent of Lyndeborough,
New Hampshire. His line
goes back Daniel > Israel > Daniel (1930) >
Ephraim (785) > Ephraim (287) > Nathaniel > Benjamin > Nathaniel
> John.
ALPHEUS PUTNAM Cannon Township, Kent County
He is now 62 NH, Saropta (Dudley) 52 NY. See 1850 for his background.
MARIA PUTNAM Bowne, Kent County
She is 72 NY living with James Gibson 72 NY.
SIMEON PUTMAN Bowne Township, Kent County
The son of Arent
D. Putman. Simeon is listed as 67 NY, a farmer. His wife, Hannah, is 37 NY. The children are:
Hannah 18 NY, John 17 NY, Lovina 12 MI, Lucy 9 MI, Mary 5 MI, and Eliza 9
months MI. A Dutch family out of Montgomery County, New York.
This line goes back Simeon > Arent Derrick >
Derrick Richard > Lodowyck A. > Arent Janse > Jan.
THOMAS PUTNAM Grattan, Kent County
He is 16 OH and working on a farm.
LEMUEL D. PUTNAM Grand Rapids,
Kent County
He is 34 NY a druggist, Caroline W. 32 MA and Isabella W. 5 MI. He was alone
here in 1850. He was born in Herkimer, NY,
a son of Alfred Putnam (1726) from Brattleboro, Vermont.
He married Caroline Willard Williams on October 18, 1852. The IGI states it was in Deerfield, Mass. where she was from, but I
would guess it was actually out here in Grand Rapids.
LOUISA PUTNAM Grand Rapids,
Kent County
She is 18 MI and listed as a sewing girl. She is also
listed next with her folks Eri and Eliza.
ERI PUTNAM Grand Rapids,
Kent County
Eri Carlton Putnam is listed as
48 NY, a millwright. His new wife, Eliza
Goodrich, is 21 NY. The children are:
Louisa 18 MI,
Carlton
(Eri junior) 8 MI, and Charles F. 1 MI. In 1850, he was
in Ottawa
County with his
first (possibly second) wife, Martha Close. She died in the early 1850s and he
moved here. He married Eliza here in Grand Rapids on December 3, 1857. In about
1866, he will be off to Iowa.
See his listing in 1850 for more info.
ABRAM PUTNAM Imlay Township, Lapeer, County
He is 23 CAN born Montreal, Mary 33 CAN born New Brunswick
and John E. 1 MI.
DAVID PUTNAM Attica Township, Lapeer County
He is 21 (27) CAN, Eliza J. McGarvey
31 NY and Marilla 2 MI. He lives very near John
and Marilla Putnam who are his folks, especially with
his only daughter named for his (step) mother. They are here until they die.
Eliza on April 20, 1915 and David on January 26, 1920.
JOHN PUTNAM Attica Township, Lapeer County
He is 48 CAN, Marilla Cohn 36
CAN, Martha J. 14 CAN, Rhoda 12 CAN, Sarah E. 9 CAN, William 6 CAN, Maria 5 MI. Also there are
Jonathan Putnam 23 CAN and his wife Sarah J. Brower 19 NY. I assume Jonathan is
by a prior 'mother' as Marilla is just too young. A
descendant says that John was indeed married to an Eliza first. Jonathan and
David above were born in the first marriage. Best guess is that John is a son
of David Putman and Dorothy Hainer from Ontario
and then New York
State before
that. Dutch family.
JONATHAN PUTNAM Attica Township, Lapeer County
He is 23 CAN, Sarah Jane Brower, his wife, 19 NY. They
live with his parents John and Marilla.
ELEAZER PUTMAN Almont, Lapeer County
He is 64 NY, Margaret Lawson 49 Nova Scotia, William 15
CAN, Sidney 11 CAN and there is Matilda Walker 11 CAN
with them. His Widow’s Pension Application states he enlisted in the War of 1812 in NY and was
discharged in Canada.
He married Margaret Lawson in Brantford, Canada
on January 4, 1830.
He will die here June
25, 1870. He would be a son of Frederick Putnam (#982) and Mary
King of Augusta, NY.
BURDIE (?) PUTMAN So. Manitou Island, Leelanau County
This entry was found by Lynn Gill in a line by line
search. Have no idea who he is, or if he was a Putman. He is listed 52 NY, Malisey 31 OH, Anne E. 18 MI, Mary J. 16 MI, Andrew 14 MI, George 12 MI, Frank 4 MI and Fanny 2 MI. Looks like a
second marriage. Don’t find him or any of the kids in the 1850 or 1870 census.
MARTHA PUTNAM Adrian, Lenawee County
She is Martha Jordan, 58 MA (NY in 1850), Susannah 23 MI and Oscar J. 14 MI. She is Silas'
widow and was here from the early days.
HENRY E.
PUTNAM Adrian Township, Lenawee
County
He is 21 MA in a boarding house. He is a painter. He is
not a son of Silas and the above Martha Putnam. He is Henry Elliott Putnam, son
of Zaddock Elliott Putnam (3111) and Harriet Monroe
of Grafton, Worcester
County, Mass.
He was home there with his mom in 1850.
ERASTUS PUTNAM Monroe, Monroe County
He is 25 MI and a teamster. He was single here in
1850. He will marry Mary Duffy here January 26, 1864, and they will be here in
1870.
ELIZABETH PUTNAM Milan Township, Monroe County
She is 6 NY living with Freeman and Harriet Wilcox. There
is a family headed by John and Mary Putnam nearby, also from New York, who
may be her folks.
JOHN PUTNAM Milan Township, Monroe County
NATHAN PUTNAM Milan Township, Monroe County
He is listed as 28 MI, a tanner and living by
himself. There just weren’t any other Nathans around, so this has to be a dual
listing for John’s son and the age is 18 not 28. He’ll be married here by 1870.
JOHN PUTNAM Whiteford,
Monroe County
He is 27 NY a farmer, Angelette
19 NY and Cora A. 3/12 MI. He is Parks Putnam and Letitia
Shears’s son John who will be widowed back in Shiawassee County in 1870. Cora is in there
then, she’s 10 in
1870. There are two more daughters as well.
HOSEA PUTNAM Bridgton Township, Newaygo County
He is 29 VT living with a bunch of lumbermen with Laban Putnam also from Vermont. He is a son of Reuben
Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Bethel, Vermont.
He will marry Matilda Donhil in Chicago in 1866
and be in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota in the 1880 census. They will then go
to South Dakota,
where he will die February
12, 1894.
LABAN PUTMAN Bridgton Township, Newaygo County
He is 51 VT, Elvira 44 VT, Elizabeth
12 IL. He is a lumberman and has a lot of workers
listed including a Hosea Putnam 29 VT who is his brother. In 1850 the only
child listed was Eleanor who would be 32 now, so I do not know how the above Elizabeth
fits in. I understand Elizabeth
is a daughter born in 1847, but she didn’t appear with the family in 1850. At
any rate, Laban is a son of Reuben and Eleanor Putnam
of Bethel, Vermont. Laban
is number 2673 in
Eben's book. They were in Palatine,
Cook County,
Illinois in 1850 and will
return shortly and just the two of them will be in 1870.
CHARLES PUTMAN Fremont Township, Newago County
Charles is listed as 50 VT, a farmer. His wife, Lucinia
Bennett, is 44 PA. The children are: Laban A. 22 NY, a
blacksmith, Fernando 19 OH (actually it’s NY), a schoolteacher, Charles 15 OH,
and Elwood 11 OH. They were in Williams County Ohio in 1850. They will be in Allegan County by 1870 and in Berrien County in 1880. I believe he is
a son of Archelaus Putnam (1903) and Martha Hawkins
of Windsor County,
Vermont and the Allegheny
County, New York. Charles was born March 24, 1810 and Lucinia
was born May 16,
1816.
(GEORGE) LEWIS PUTMAN Novi, Oakland County
He is 27 NY and a farmer, Mary Hazen 24 MI, Marian a daughter
3 MI
and George 1 MI.
He is George Lewis Putnam, son of George W. Putnam and Melinda Hosner. The family is from Connecticut (Cornelius # 339) then
via Genesee and Monroe Counties in New York. George
Lewis was born in Parma,
Genesee (later Monroe) County, NY
on September 1, 1833,
and he will die here June
15, 1882. He married Mary M. Hazen here March 4, 1856. He goes back George
Lewis > George Washington > Reuben > Reuben > Cornelius > etc.
HENRY PUTNAM Highland, Oakland County
He was in Detroit, Wayne County
in 1850. He is now 49 NY, Sarah Sanderson 49 NY, Alice (Ellen in 1850) 20 OH,
Sarah 19 OH, Henry 18 OH (was listed as 3 in 1850), Louisa 15 OH,
George 13 MI,
Emma 4 MI
and Albert 2 MI.
He is a son of Charles Putnam Jr. (986) and Sarah Shaw from Oneida County, New York.
SAMUEL PUTMAN Rockland Township, Ontonagon County
He is 24 NH, an engineer, and living in a boarding house.
He is a son of John Liscomb Putnam and Adeline
Sumner. He was born in Cornish, New Hampshire. He’ll marry in 1867, and head
into Ohio
and then be back in New
Hampshire by the 1880 census.
G. S. (GEORGE
SPENCER) PUTNAM Spring Lake Township,
Ottawa County
He is 29 NY and an engineer, Jane Hunter his wife 19 NY
and Orlando 1 MI.
They will be here in 1870, but he will be just a farmer then. They will be in Beaumont,
Jefferson County,
Texas by the 1900 census.
He is number 2630, a
son of Jeremy Putnam (1174) from New York and then Jackson County
by the late 1830s.
JAMES
PUTNAM Port
Huron, St. Clair County
He is 32 CAN and a grocer. His wife Sarah Jane Howe is 31
OH, Mary A. 12 MI,
Fanny 3 MI
and James F. 1 MI.
He is the one from Canada shown here in 1850 and next
in 1870. James (2531) is a son of Joshua Putnam (1142) and Melinda Flanagan
originally from Ontario.
ROSANNA PUTNAM St. Clair Township, St. Clair County
She is 54 NY and in the County Poor House. She was married
to Isaac Putman in Niagara County New York in 1830 and 1840 and then in
Livingston County New York in 1850. Isaac was a son of Christopher Putman. Dutch family from New York.
PETER
PUTMAN Constantine Township, St. Joseph County
He is 24 NY, Margaret 30 NY. He is Peter junior, son of
Peter Putman and Maria Becker from Johnstown, Montgomery County, New
York. Dutch family. Margaret
is his sister, not his wife. He will marry Rachel Schultz and be here in 1870.
BECKER PUTNAM Constantine Township, St. Joseph County
He is Matthias Becker Putman, son of Peter and Maria, both
of whom have since died, mom a while ago and dad in December 1858. He has just
married Sarah Ann Dickinson in October of 1859. He is 24 NY, Sarah 22 MI. He lives next
to his brother Peter. Dutch family.
C. H.
PUTNAM Sturgis Village, St. Joseph
County
He is 39 NY, Mary 36 NY, Lucy B. 5 NY and Buris R. 2 NY.
JOHN A.
PUTNAM Florence Township, St. Josephs County
He is 38 NY, Caroline 37 NY, Maria 12 MI, John 4 MI and Leah 1 MI. They were here
in 1850.
FREDERICK J. PUTNAM Forester, Sanilac County
He is 29 CAN and a fisherman, Jane 23 CAN. Also there is
Jacob Laird 87 CAN.
BARNET J. (JOHNSON)
PUTMAN Sciota
Township, Shiawassee County
The son of Cornelius, Barnet Johnson is listed as 34 NY, a
farmer. His wife, Malinda Cone, is 27
OH. The children are: Eliza A. 6 MI, and Barnet E. 1 MI. There are two farm hands also. Found a death
certificate for the daughter Eliza Adel born November 2, 1853 married Oscar
Leland and died in Shiawassee County February 14, 1915. He is a part of the New
York Dutch family.
CHARLES C.
PUTNAM Sciota
Township, Shiawassee County
Charles C. is listed as 41 VT, a farmer. His wife, Mary E., is 25 NY. The children are: William H. 7 MI, and Loren
(listed Louis in 1870) E. 1
MI. Charles will die, and Mary will marry William Wirt
and be with him and the kids in Livingston County
in 1870.
CORNELIUS PUTMAN Sciota Township, Shiawassee
County
Johannes' son from New York (Dutch).
He was born in 1799, his wife is Eliza Johnson. He is 61 NY, Eliza 54 NJ. His
sons live next door and near by on their farms.
EZEKIEL T. PUTMAN Sciota
Township, Shiawassee
County
The son of Cornelius Putman (Dutch).
He. is listed as 26 NY, a
farmer. His wife, Flora, Leland, is 24
NY. Their son, Leland, is 13 MI.
GEORGE W.
(WINFIELD) PUTMAN Sciota
Township, Shiawassee County
Another son of Cornelius and Eliza
Putman. He is listed as 28 NY, a farmer.
His wife, Harriett J. Fitch, is 22 MI. The children are: Walter N. 3 MI, and Eliza A. 1 MI. Dutch, of
course.
JOHN C. (CORNELIUS)
PUTMAN Sciota
Township, Shiawassee County
Yet another son of Cornelius and
Elizabeth. John Cornelius is listed as 32 NY, a farmer. His wife, Mary Eliza Hammond is 28 VT. Their son, Llewelyn,
is 2 MI.
He married Mary Eliza on January
1, 1857. Do you really believe that so many people were married on
January 1st, probably during half time of the Rose Bowl Game? I would guess
that was simply the date it was recorded. Dutch folks from
New York. Mary will die here in 1864, and John will eventually head off
to Oklahoma
where he will die in Greer County, Oklahoma on February 5, 1906.
PETER PUTMAN Sciota Township, Shiawassee
County
Another son of Cornelius. Peter
J. is listed as 24 NY. His wife, Julia
Ann Denniston, is 22 NY. They are living with Daniel
Dunbar from New York.
PETER J.
PUTMAN Sciota
Township, Shiawassee County
Duplicate listing of the above, but this time they have
their own place next door to Peter's folks, Cornelius and Elizabeth. Dutch folks.
WILLIAM R.
PUTNAM Sciota
Township, Shiawassee County
They were in Clinton County
in 1840 and 1850. He is listed as 46 NY, a farmer. His wife, Hannah Waters is 40 NY. The children are: Eliza 18 MI, John (John
Henry) 16 MI,
William H. 14 MI,
Layton
12 MI,
James (Jane 1870) 9 MI,
and Almira 6 MI.
CAROLINE PUTMAN Bronson Township, Shiawassee County
Caroline is listed as 32 NY. She lives with a Blair
Brunson 35 NY, a farmer. The children are: Joseph 11 MI, Addison 9 MI, Francis 6 MI, Emma 5 MI, and Charles A. 7
months MI. Not sure who she is. The family wasn’t shown in 1850. She will still
be here in 1870, still with no husband, and yet have more kids. No idea who she
is married to, if at all.
PARKS PUTNAM Vernon Township, Shiawassee County
He was in Genesee County in 1850. He is now 50 VT (NY in
1850 and 1870), Lucretia Scherer his wife 48 NY,
Thomas 25 NY, Ira 20 NY, Nancy J. 16 NY, Frank 13 NY (MI), Charles 10 MI, Mary 6 MI and Henry (Jacob
Henry) 3 MI.
WILLIAM C. PUTMAN Wells, Tuscola County
He is 26 NY living with a Wright family from New York. He
is a son of John Putman and Sarah Mulford, and a
grandson of Peter Putman and Sarah Kinnan of Sussex
County, New Jersey. He was born in Wayne County, NY and then went to Dehli, Ontario with his folks. He came to Michigan in 1856
with a logging company. He will marry Mary Chambers here on July 3, 1860. Dutch family.
WILLIAM PUTMAN Tuscola, Tuscola County
He is now listed as 29 NY, Irene Waltz 26 NY, John 15 NY,
Fanny 12 NY, Anna A. 8 NY and Adrian 3 MI. They were in Pamela,
Jefferson County, New York in 1850, and will be here in 1870, 1880 and 1900. In 1850 he
spelled his name Putnam and said he was born in Vermont. Now he spells it
Putman and born in New York. It’s NY in 1870 and 1880 and 1900 it’s back to VT.
In 1880 and 1900 he lists that both his folks were also born in Vermont. He
will die here May 7, 1912.
In his death certificate he says his full name is
William Nathan born in Vermont February 26, 1822 and his father was Nathaniel
Putnam. Rand Putnam thinks that his dad may be the Nathaniel who was a son of
Jonathan Putnam and Abigail Burton. The family was in Andover, Windsor County
Vermont in 1820. That Nathaniel married Elizabeth Emily Case and was in Vernon
Wisconsin in 1850.
WILLIAM
PUTMAN (?) Tuscola, Tuscola
County
He is 41 NY, Betsy 31 CAN, William 16 CAN, John A. 14 CAN,
Betsy A. 12 CAN, Hannah 10 CAN, Susan 8 CAN, Mary A. 6 CAN, Phebe
4 CAN and George S. 1 CAN. In the actual census, name looks like Pulmatee or something. Probably not a Putman, but leaving
him here just in case.
MARY PUTNAM
(PUTNEY) Arlington Township, Van Buren County
She is 86 RI and living with Lydia Huff 60 NY.
REUBEN PUTNAM
(PUTNEY) Arlington Township, Van Buren County
He is 46 NY, Mary C. 27 NY, George A. 8 NY and Andrew J. 4 MI. He lives next to
Mary Putnam 86 RI who would be his mother. They will be in Kalamazoo County in
1870. This family is from New York, and caused some confusion in Ohio in the
1850 and 1860 censuses when the appeared in Fountain County. Matt traced them
back and they are indeed Putneys not Putnams.
WILLIAM H.
PUTTMAN Lafayette Township, Van Buren County
He is 41 NY, Eliza 38 NY.
ELIZABETH PUTMAN Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County
She is 12 MI, a student, and boarding.
HIRAM PUTNAM Sharon Township, Washtenaw County
They were in Ingham County in 1850. He is 62 NH a miller,
Laura Rice 48 NY, Maria (Laura in 1850) 22 MI, Melina 20 MI, Hiram A. 17 MI, Mary Ann 15 MI and Mary E. 13 MI. In 1870, they
will all (except young Hiram and his elder sister Maria) be in Kalamazoo,
Kalamazoo County. He is a son of Bailey Putnam (470) and Anna Bailey of
Charlestown, NH.
FRANCIS PUTNAM Dearborn Village, Wayne County
He is 13 MI living with John and Elizabeth Barker. He
is a son of the Henry and Belinda who were here in 1850. Folks were from Canada
and his dad died here in 1852. He will be married in Novi, Oakland County in
1870. His brothers William and James are in Oakland County then too.
GARRETT PUTNAM Taylor, Wayne County
He is a son of Lewis (Lodewyck)
and Hannah Rudd. In fact, mom is here with him. Garrett is 43 NY (born
Montgomery County on March 22, 1817), Lydia Ann Pardee
his wife 34 NY, Joseph Clinton 5 MI, Seymour Vernette
3 MI,
Horace Milton 1 MI.
Hannah Rudd Putman, his mother, is 67 NY. Also there is Caroline Evans 13 MI and a couple of
farm laborers. His first wife, Lydia Ann Pardee will
die on February 4, 1862. He will then marry Rachel Ann Haight
here on April 7, 1864. He will be here until he dies June 14, 1882.
SARAH PUTNAM Detroit, Wayne County
She is 20 OH living with W. G. and Jane Vinton.