MINNESOTA
STATE CENSUSES
1857 - 1905
There was a State Census taken in 1857 then 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905. There are later ones, but they aren’t indexed yet.
1857 MINNESOTA
STATE CENSUS
This was a special state census. It is also interesting to note that many of the people who are in this census are not around three years later in the Federal Census of 1860. Also, most of the listings are under the Putman spelling, even though many should be listed as Putnams, especially the New England ones. I have changed the ones I am certain about over to Putnam.
G. W. (GEORGE
WHITMORE) PUTNAM Anoka Township, Anoka
County
He is 36 (actually 30, he was born August 11, 1827 in Sutton, Mass.) MA, C. W. (Catherine) 28 MA, Kate 3 MA. Also there are Mary E. Putnam 38 MA (his sister born in Sutton on July 3, 1819), and F. M. Stoel a man 27 MA. George is number 2189 in Eben’s book. His folks are Joseph Putnam (number 926) and his second wife Tammy Whitmore. The line goes back from his father Joseph > David > Cornelius > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John.
M. PUTNAM Anoka Township, Anoka County
He is 26 MA. He's not around in 1860. He is George’s brother Porter Franklin Putnam. He was born in Sutton, Mass. on July 21, 1831.
J. B. (JAMES BAKER)
PUTMAN Benton County
He is 50 MA and a carpenter, C. M. (Climina Mae Stanley) his wife is 46 ME, C. R. (Charles Ropes) 20 ME, Sarah E. 17 ME, J. E. (James Edward) 15 ME and Mary B. is 10 MA. James is number 1807, and is a son of Joshua Putnam (748) and Elizabeth Baker. He was born in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts on May 9, 1807. In 1812, his family moved to Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. He married Climina in Monticello, Aroostook County on February 27, 1830. They left Maine around 1845, and moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts. In about 1849 they came out here. They will be here a while and then move to Montana. James will die in Helena February 12, 1874, and Climina will be shown as a widow there with some of the kids in 1880 and 1900 and then she will die herself in 1904.
GEORGE PUTMAN Dodge County
He is 23 NH and a farmer. He is not here in 1860. In 1850, he was living with a Blaisdell family in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. No clue as to his folks though.
LUMAN PUTMAN Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 30 NY, Lavina (Vanderwark) 23 NY, Mary Jane 4 NY, Celestina 2 NY and Emily C. 1 NY. They just arrived. He is a son of Oren Putnam and Alvira Schofield. He was born in Stockton, Chautauqua County, New York. They were married October 10, 1851. They were there in the 1850 census. In 1860, they will be in Wright County, Minnesota. Luman will die in 1863 and Lavina will marry Robert Randall and be in Douglas County, MN with all these kids in 1870. Luman’s dad, Oren is number 2844 in Eben’s book. He was born in Brookfield, New York on January 5, 1807. The line goes back Oren > Andrew > Andrew > Elisha > Elisha > Edward > Thomas > John.
FREDERICK PUTNAM Hennepin County
He is listed as Stergis Putnam. Maybe that’s his middle name. He is Frederick though. He is a son of Frederick Putnam and Mary King of Madison County, NY. Fred Sr. was a son of Charles Putnam and Martha Rose of Preston, Connecticut. They were in Madison, NY in 1850 and are here in 1860. He is 52 NY, his wife Mary Maynard 39 NY and they have Lucretia 17 NY, Julia 15 NY, Clifina 13 NY and John or Jim 12 NY. Ages are off based on the 1860.
S. M. (SAMUEL MORRIS) PUTNAM Little Falls, Morrison County
He is a surveyor 23 PA and his brother P. P. (Perley Porter) is 21 PA and also a surveyor. They are sons of Thomas Putnam (1091) and Zilpha Miller from Tioga County Pennsylvania. They were there in 1850. Sam will die here shortly on October 1, 1857 while surveying here in Little Falls. Perley is back in Pennsylvania and married by 1860.
J. G. PUTNAM St. Paul, Ramsey County
He is 33 NY, Catherine his wife 24 OH, Matilda 6 IN and Elizabeth 18 NY, probably a sister. They are outa here by 1860.
C. PUTNAM St. Paul, Ramsey County
He is 32 NY. He's gone by 1860.
PLINY PUTMAN Rice County
He is 35 PA, Martha 35 PA, Israel 16 PA, George 14 PA, W. H. a son 11 WI, Jabel 8 WI, Julia 3 MN. He is a farmer. See the next guy. Don’t know who he is, but another Pliny has come down here earlier to Winona County. His kids are there now.
JOHN G. PUTMAN Rice County
He is nearby in a boarding house, or runs one. He is 26 PA, Melissa 23 NY, Lucy 5 NY, Joseph 2 MN. These last two folks are obviously brothers. I don’t find them in Pennsylvania, and they are both gone by 1860. My best guess is that they are connected to John Putnam and his family out of Bradford County, Pennsylvania. That family was originally from Massachusetts, and Pliny is a somewhat common name in that family. Strange also, there are two brothers from Vermont named John G. and Pliny right now. None of the names of the families are the same though.
ISRAEL PUTNAM Rice County
He is 24 NY, a carpenter. He is a son of Elisha Porter Putnam from Essex, New York. He was born there November 6, 1834. His brother Tarrant is in Waseca County now, and his other brother William is in Le Sueur County. He was with William in Winneshiek County Iowa in the 1856 state census. He will marry Eudora Ray here and then die sometime in the 1870s. She will be back home in New Hampshire in 1880, then return here and marry his brother William in Le Sueur in 1881.
FLETCHER
PUTMAN Wabasha County
He is 62 VT, Adaline Carter, his wife, 50 VT, George F. 25 VT, William A. 23 VT. Then there are two others, somebody Young 25, Sarah R. Pope 24. Then there is a James A. Putman 6 NY (listed as Jane A. in 1860). He is widowed here in 1860. Fletcher and Adeline were born in Grafton, Windham County, Vermont. William was also born in Vermont, Jane was born in New York. Adaline is Adeline Jane 'Delila' Carter. They were in Wayne County NY in 1850. Fletcher is number 1266 in Eben's books. His folks are Daniel Putnam and Dorcas Bone of Graften, Windham County, VT. Daniel is number 513. The line goes back from Fletcher > Daniel > Miles > Edward > Edward > Thomas > John.
GEORGE F. (FLETCHER)
PUTMAN Wabasha County
He is listed 25 MA. In 1860 he is listed 28 VT, which is correct. He is the above Fletcher's son and is getting a dual listing as far as I know
ALVERS Z. (ZEBINA)
PUTNAM Wabasha County
He is a lawyer age 27 NY, Janie Elizabeth Fuller 26 NY and Flora 8 NY. They are here in 1860. He is number 3430, a son of Pliny Putnam (1702) and Flora Egerton of Florence, Oneida County, New York. He was born October 1, 1829.
HENRY PUTMAN Wabasha County
He is 25 NY. In 1860 he is listed 37 NY and will be married by then.
TARRANT PUTNAM Waseca County
He was here in 1840. He is still single at age 32 NY and is now a professor. See 1850 for his line out of NY.
SIMEON PUTNAM Afton, Washington County
He is a preacher 34 MA. His wife Julia Ann Bacon is 32 MA and they have Myron L. 12 MA. He is number 2187 a son of Joseph Putnam (926) and Polly Putnam from Sutton Massachusetts. They were in Lynn Massachusetts in 1850. They are here in 1860. I don’t find any of them after this. According to Eben Putnam’s book he died in Minnesota.
SEMPHRONIAS D.
(DANIEL) PUTNAM Winona County
He is 29 NY, Tamar Amanda Houck his wife 28 NY and Helen 1 MN. Then there are a bunch of folks who are siblings. Eliza Jones 22 NY and her daughter Martha Jones 4 MA. ALONZO DAVIS PUTNAM 22 NY, ISAAC EDGERTON PUTNAM 20 NY, RENY PUTNAM 36 NY, Avery Houck 22 NY, PLINEY 56 NY and FLORA EDGERTON PUTNAM 54 NY, CHARLES PUTNAM 11 NY and WORTHY ADELBERT PUTNAM 9 NY. They are al here in 1860. This whole group came out of Arwkright, Chautauqua County, New York in the 1850s. Semphronius is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Edgerton. He was born there September 20, 1827.
POLLY PUTNAM Winona County
She is 41 NY, Elijah 21 NY, Henry 19 NY, Sophronia 17 NY and Sebuse or something, a daughter, 9 NY. She might be a widow of one of Elisha Putnam’s sons out of Essex County New York.
H. A. (HERBERT ASA)
PUTNAM Winona County
He is 25 NY, a mechanic, Celintha J. (Gates) 24 NY and Nellie (Helen Cordelia) 2/12 MN. They are here in 1860. He is from Essex, Essex County, New York. He was there, boarding, in 1850. His folks were Hiram Putnam and Ruhama Marshall. Hiram was a son of Asa Putnam and Polly Fowler of Orange County, Vermont.
SILAS (AMOS)
PUTMAN Winona County
He is a farmer, 34 VT, Lucy 33 VT, Pliny (Pliney Dewey) 11 VT and Frances 6 NH. He'll be in Elgin, Wabasha County in 1860, and Big Lake in 1870. He is Silas Amos number 3413. He was born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont in 1822. He married Lucy Maria Hayden October 1, 1844. His parents were Silas Putnam (1695) and Dorothy Abbot.
In this census only names are taken, no ages or birthplaces. Many were here in 1860 and are in 1870.
They live with Lyman and Elizabeth Matthews. They are also here in 1870 and give New York as their place of birth. Same with Elizabeth who is probably their mother. But, I can’t find them any earlier.
He is living with a Hagard family.
Levina Vanderwark is the widow of Luman Putnam who died October 31, 1863. They were in Wright County in 1860 and Lavina will marry Robert Randall and they and the kids are in Douglas County in 1870. Luman was a son of Oren Putnam and Alvira Schofield from Stockton, Chautauqua County, New York. They were there in 1850 and in Minneapolis in 1857. With her now are Mary, Celestia, Emily, Frank, Alvira and Martha.
He has his wife Laura Bracket and daughter Laura Ellen. Then there are his mom M. C. M. (Climina Mae), sister Emma and brother Fred Putnam. He is a brother of Henry who he is listed with. Both are sons of James Baker and Climina Putnam from Houlton Maine. His folks were in Minnesota in 1850.
Here are his wife Maggie Scott, and Annie and James Henry. Then there is his brother Charles and family that I’ll list separately. Then there are several people and finally his three sons Edwin, James and Frank Putnam. He is a son of James Baker and Climina Putnam from Houlton Maine. His folks were in Minnesota in 1850, but he wasn’t listed with them. May have been here in Minneapolis then. They were here in 1860. He will join the Army, and will be in Los Angeles in the 1870 census.
(ISRAEL) LUCIEN PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He and his wife Elizabeth Merrill now have Carrie, Julia. Then there are his folks Sterne Putnam and Hannah Townsend, and their kids Julius F. and Joseph R. and Henry H. Sterne was a son of Joshua Putnam and Betsy Baker and was born in New Salem, Massachusetts. The family moved to Holton, Maine right on the Canadian border. Josh died there and the whole family moved to the next coldest place they could find, right here. Hannah and the kids were in Mass. in 1850. I guess waiting to come out here. Anyway, Sterne is number 1804 in Eben's books and his father Joshua is number 748 if you want to trace the line back.
With him are his wife Mary C. Maynard and kids Lucretia, Tryphena, Frederick J. and daughter Jessie. He is a son of Frederick Putnam and Mary King of Madison County, NY. Fred Sr. was a son of Charles Putnam and Martha Rose of Preston, Connecticut. They were in Madison County New York in 1850 and here in and 1860 and will be in Redwood County in 1870 and 1880.
She is living with a bunch of single people, most likely in a hotel.
He and his wife Lucy E. Ladd have Georgiana, Fred and Luella. He is a son of Elisha Porter Putnam and Elizabeth Brown from Essex New York. His brothers Israel and Tarrant are out here in Minnesota as well. They were here in 1860 and are in 1870.
He was here in 1860 and will be through the1880. At home are his wife Harriet Baldwin and then a son S., another George and a daughter W. D. It should be a daughter Julia, and sons Winslow and James. Screwed up listing. He is a son of John and Prudence Putnam and was in Ohio from the 1820s. In 1830 and 1840 the family as in Athens County, Ohio and in 1850 was in Ashtabula County, OH. Henry and Harriet were married in Athens County, Ohio on September 16, 1835. His father, John, was born in Royalston, Massachusetts and then moved a few miles south to Connecticut. They will be here still in 1870 and in 1880. This line goes back Henry > John > Cornelius (339) > Cornelius (127) > Benjamin (23) > Nathaniel > John.
His wife is listed Chastine. In 1870 there is a George and Charlotte Putnam in Mower County but they have a son Irving who would be about 4 now. At any rate this is the same family that is here in 1870 and in Marion County Oregon in 1880. George is the son of George Putnam and his first wife Margaret Yeardon from Herkimer County New York. He was there in 1860 single.
He is single and in a hotel or something with just men there. He next appears in 1880 here and says he is a native.
His wife Mary E, Julia, Albert, Frank, John H. Also listed are Henry and Annie Kent. They were here in 1860 and are in Chicago by 1870. He is a grocer and was born in Massachusetts, but I can’t figure him out yet.
His wife Sarah Stearns and they have Willie (Willard) and Alice. He is a son of William H. Putnam and Susan Briggs. They are the ‘Other’ English Putnam line from Yorkshire. His granddad Thomas Putnam came to Connecticut in the 1700s and then went up to Norfolk County Massachusetts where Willard was born. The have been here since the late 1850s and are here in 1870. They will be back in Hookset New Hampshire by 1880. Sarah is widowed in New Hampshire in 1900 and 1910. The son Willard will be married in Douglas County in 1880.
ISRAEL PUTNAM Northfield, Rice County
He is in a boarding house. He is a son of Pliney and Martha Putnam all from Pennsylvania. He was with them here in 1860. But, I have no ideas as to who Pliney is.
ISRAEL PUTNAM Faribault, Rice County
He is a son of Elisha Porter Putnam from Essex, New York. He was born there November 6, 1834. His brother Tarrant is in Waseca County now, and his other brother William is in Le Sueur County. He was with William in Winneshiek County Iowa in the 1856 state census, and was alone here in 1860. He will marry Eudora Ray here and then die sometime in the 1870s. She will be back home in New Hampshire in 1880, then return here and marry his brother William in Le Sueur in 1881.
H. T. (HENRY TYLER) PUTNAM Big Lake, Sherburne County
He has his wife Caroline P. Newton and kids Newton, Mary, Harry with him. They were here in 1860. They will move to Stearns County and open a grocery store by 1870. He is a son of Tyler Putnam and Phoebe Woodbury Putnam of Sutton, Massachusetts. His brother John Elmer is here in town too. This is a small town of less than 200 people of all ages.
JOHN E. (ELMER) PUTNAM Big Lake, Sherburne County
With him are his wife Nancy Augusta Merriman and kids Jane E., Elmer Eugene, Ella L., George Fayette. He is a son of Tyler Putnam and Phoebe Woodbury Putnam of Sutton, Massachusetts. They were here in 1860 and will be in 1870.
He has his wife Lucretia Towne and Ella, Willis, Albert, Fred and an infant girl. He is a son of Gilbert Putnam (2840) and Thankful Rogers from Stockton, Chautauqua County New York. They were here in 1860 and they will be in Dodge County, Nebraska in the 1870 census.
J. E. (JUSTIN EDWIN) PUTNAM Gillford, Wabasha County
He and his wife Mary Ann Stafford have Edwin W. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott of Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont. He and a bunch of his brothers all ventured out to Illinois in the 1840s. They were in Winnebago County, Illinois in the 1850 and he was married in 1860 in the census of Dundee, Kane County, Illinois. He married Mary Ann Stafford on December 15, 1859 in McHenry County, Illinois. They are here in 1870. In 1880, the family will be in Smith County, Kansas, and will be in Osborne County, Kansas in 1900, 1910, and 1920.
He was single here in 1857. He and Emily were here in 1860 and are in Chester Wabasha County in 1870. I can’t figure out his line.
Listing has his wife Jane E. Fuller and daughter Flora Jane. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton. They were here in 1860 and are through 1880.
His wife Adeline Carter has died. At home are George C., William A., Jane A., Elizabeth, William, Wallace and George. Elizabeth is Elizabeth Ingersol the now widow of Fletcher’s son Nahum Duncan Putnam. The last three sons are theirs. Nahum was killed in the Civil War six months ago on December 16, 1864. Fletcher’s folks are Daniel Putnam and Dorcas Bone of Grafton, Windham County, VT. Daniel is number 513. The line goes back from Fletcher > Daniel > Miles > Edward > Edward > Thomas > John.
His wife is listed Mrs. then there is Sophronia and another Mrs. Good Luck.
He is still single as he was in 1860. He lives in a rooming house. He is a son of Elisha Putnam from Essex New York. He will be married by 1870.
He and his wife Tamar Amanda Houck have Helen and Ella J. They were here in 1860 and will be in 1870. He is a son of Pliney Putnam and Flora Edgerton from here and Chautauqua County New York before that. . Pliny (number 1702) is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont.
With him are his wife Flora Edgerton, Charles, Worthy A., A. D. (Alonzo Dennis) and his wife Jane (Sarah Jane Ford). Then a boy J. E. and girl that might be Sarah. Pliny (number 1702) is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont. I believe he was born in Winchendon on November 21, 1801. He married Flora in 1825 in Florence, Oneida County, New York. They were all in Arkwright, Chautauqua County, New York in the 1850 census. He will be here in 1870 and widowed in1880.
Also here is his wife Patience Godfrey and kids Sophronia, Mary, Charles, Julia, George and Jane. This is a Dutch family. Peter is a son of John (Johannes) Putman and Maria Sager from Jefferson County, New York. The family was in LaSalle County, Illinois in 1850. They were here in 1860 and will be here in 1870.
This census is much better. It is like the U. S. 1880 and on. It gives names, age, place of birth and places of parents’ birth. They seem to use les initials and more full names.
He is 57 MA MA MA. His wife Mary Aurelia Burleigh 56 MA. They have Mary Frances 18 MA, and Elnora 8 MN. He is a son of Charles Putnam (2725) and Fanny Sibley and was born in Sutton, Massachusetts on April 6, 1818. His folks were here in 1860. He and Mary were in Union Connecticut in 1850 and Worcester Massachusetts in 1860. They will be here in 1880. Interesting tidbit. Georgiana (Elnora Georgiana) is a daughter of his daughter Ellen. She was born out of wedlock in Sturbridge Mass. Ellen just married William Nokes here in 1871. Harrison, Mary and Georgiana are all still here in 1880 and 1885.
He is 47 MA MA MA. His wife Catherine W. is 45 MA and they have Kate 20 MA, George H. 13 MN and Lena W. 6 MN. He was here in 1857 and is a son of Joseph Putnam and Tammy Whitmore of Sutton, Massachusetts. He is the County Treasurer. They are here in 1880. Catherine is widowed here in 1900. She will be in Portland Oregon in 1920 at age 90 living with her widowed daughter Katherine Staples.
She is 18 MA CT MA and boarding. She is a daughter of Harrison Putnam and is also listed there in Anoka with him.
He is 39 NY NY NY and lives with a large McColly family. He is a son of John Garret Putman and Rebecca Wells from Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York. In 1850 he was with his widowed dad and brother, Hiram, in Will County, Illinois. Hiram remained there, but John and Pliny headed to Rice County, Minnesota. I don't find them in 1860, but John died in Walcott, Rice County in 1867. Pliny was in Nashville County Minnesota in 1870. He will then move to Leavenworth County, Kansas where he will die in 1887. He never married. He is part of the New York Dutch family.
W. H. (WILLIAM HERRICK) PUTNAM Red Wing, Goodhue County
He is 27 MA MA MA and his wife Adaline Rowell is 27 NH NH NH. They have a new born daughter Mary. He is number 3193, a son of William Richardson Putnam (1542) and his first wife Mary Phelps of Danvers, Massachusetts. His dad is here iin town now too. He was born in Danvers January 21, 1848. He married Addie here January 1, 1874. They are here in 1880 and 1885. She will die January 19, 1890. He will then marry Nellie Butts on July 10, 1894 and she will be with him here in 1900.
W. R. (WILLIAM RICHARDSON) PUTNAM Red Wing, Goodhue County
He is 64 MA MA MA. His wife Sarah Phelps should be around here someplace. He is number 1542, a son of Daniel Putnam (641) and Susanna Putnam (a cousin, and number 852). He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts May 23, 1811. Sarah Phelps is his third wife. He was first married to her sister Mary Phelps, and then after she died to Ruby Griffin. He and Sarah were married in Danvers April 22, 1879 and headed straight out here where his son William has been for about 11 years. He will die here September 8, 1886 and Sarah on March 28, 1892.
WILLIAM PUTMAN Zumbrota, Goodhue County
He is 17 IA GER GER single and living with a Minndusk (?) family from New York. I don’t find him in Iowa.
He is 50 VT MA VT. His wife Lucy Maria Hayden is 50 VT. They have at home Pliny Dewey 29 VT and his wife Laura Williams 22 IN, and their kids Lula A. 4 MN and Silas Elmer 2 MN. He is Silas Amos number 3413. He was born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont in 1822. He married Lucy Maria Hayden back there October 1, 1844. His parents were Silas Putnam (1695) and Dorothy Abbot. They were in Winona County in 1857, in Elgin, Wabasha County in 1860, and Big Lake Sherburne County in 1870. They are in Wright County in 1880 and 1900. By 1900 Pliny will have a new wife, and they will be in Tampa Florida by 1910.
He is a physician 50 NY NY NY, his wife Ellen Coyle is 50 CAN. They have Edward C. 22 WI, Lizzie 26 NJ and Charles C. 18 WI. . Charles was born in Oak Orchard, New York January 21, 1824. He is a son of Aaron Dickson Putnam and Rebecca Woodward Goodenough. Ellen Coyle who was born in Drummond, Ontario February 19, 1826. They were married in Milwaukee June 14, 1847. They have been in Waukesha County Wisconsin up till now. I have no idea who the Lizzie is.
He is listed as 11 ME but is really 59 ME ME ME and widowed as he was in 1870. His kids Elizabeth L. 25 MA, John H. 19 MA and William 17 MA are with him. He is number 1810, a son of Joshua Putnam (748) and Betsy Baker of Houlton, Maine. They have been in Reading, Massachusetts since the 1840s, and came out here in the 1860s. The kids are here in 1880, but not Franklin.
He is 36 ME MA MA. His wife Carrie F. Underwood is 32 IL. They have Anna 2 MN and John 0 MN. His now widowed dad Sterne Putnam 75 MA is living with him. He is the son of Sterne Putnam (1804) and Hannah Townsend of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. Sterne was a son of Joshua Putnam (748) and Betsy Baker and was born in New Salem, Massachusetts. The family moved to Holton, Maine right on the Canadian border. Josh died there and the whole family moved to the next coldest place they could find, right here. They were in Worcester County Massachusetts in 1850 and out here in Stearns County Minnesota in 1860. He married Caroline January 10, 1872. They are here in 1880 and then in Orlando Florida in 1900 and 1910 where he is a fruit grower.
JOHN PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is listed as 22 NOR NOR NOR.
He is 38 ME ME ME and his wife Laura Ayers Bracket is 31 ME. Their daughter Laura Ellen is 12 MN and Ida A. is 3 MN. He is a son of James Baker Putnam (1807) and Climina Stanley from Houlton Maine. His folks were in Minnesota in 1850, and he has been married in Minneapolis in 1870. They are back there in 1880 and 1900. In 1910, he will be widowed and be living with his son Charles in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. They will be there in 1920 as well.
He is 44 NY NH CAN. His wife Lucy E. Ladd is 40 NY VT NY. They have Frederick E. 17 MN, C. L. (Nellie) 12 MN and I. M. (Mabel) 9 MN. He is a son of Elisha Porter Putnam and Elizabeth Brown from Essex New York. His brothers Israel and Tarrant are out here in Minnesota as well. They were here in 1860, 1870, and will be in 1880. Lucy will die later in 1880 and in 1881 he will marry Eudora Ray, the widow of his brother Israel, here in Le Sueur. They are here in 1885, and will both die in the 1890s. Their son Fred will be married here in 1900.
HENRY PUTNAM Hutchinson, McLeod County
He is 67 NY CT CT. His wife Harriet A. Baldwin is 58 CT. He is a son of John Putnam and Prudence Walton of Sutton, Mass. His grandfather was Cornelius Putnam (number 339 in Eben Putnam's book) and Elizabeth Perkins of Sutton. They went to Erie County PA where they were in 1820. In 1830 the family was in Athens County OH and in Ashtabula County OH in 1840. He married Harriet Baldwin in Ashtabula County, Ohio on September 16, 1835. They have been here since the 1840s. He will die here June 8, 1890 and Harriet in 1901
J. S. (JAY SYDNEY) PUTMAN Austin, Mower County
He is 43 NY NY NY. His wife Mary Elizabeth is 40 NY NY NY and they have Clarence 16 PA and Harriet E. 7 IA. He looks to a son of Sydney Putnam of Madison County, New York (number 2348 in Eben's book), but I don't have a listing of his children. I don't find them in Pennsylvania in 1860, but they were in Clayton County Iowa in 1870. I don’t find him in 1880. The son Clarence is married in Plymouth County Iowa in 1880.
LEWIS PUTNAM High Forest, Olmstead County
He is 38 NY NY NY, his wife Louvina is 30 NY and they have Lewis 14 NY, Charles 12 NY, Clarissa 8 NY, Albert 7 NY and Nettie 4 NY. They were in Constantia, Oswego County New York in 1860 and 1870. They are here in 1880 and Louvina is widowed here in 1900. He would be part of the New York Dutch family, but I can’t pin him down.
He is 65 NY ME CT. He is alone as he has been here in Olmstead County. He will be in Yellow Medicine County with his son James in 1880. He is number 2846, a son of Andrew Putnam from Stockton, New York.
HENRY T. (TYLER) PUTNAM Leaf Mountain, Otter Tail County
He is 42 MA MA MA. His wife Caroline P. Newton 37 MA, and they have Mary 17 MN, S. Newton 14 MN, Henry Eugene 11 MA and Herbert Asa 3 MN. He is a son of Tyler Putnam and Phoebe Woodbury Putnam of Sutton, Massachusetts. They were in Sherburne County in 1860 and in Stearns County in 1870, and are here in 1880. Caroline is widowed here in 1900.
DAN PUTTMAN St. Paul, Ramsey County
He is 74 ME and his wife Emilie is 64 ME.
J. (JOHN) T. PUTNAM St. Paul, Ramsey County
He is 40 MA and his wife Catherine is 37 IRE. Best guess is he is a son of Edmund Putnam (1782) and Eliza Harrington of Boston. He was there through 1870 and is not there now. They are here in 1880 through 1900.
FREDERICK PUTNAM Sherman, Redwood County
He is 65 NY CT NH. His wife Mary C. Maynard is 57 NY, Triphena 33 NY and John Frederick 31 NY. He is a son of Frederick Putnam and Mary King of Madison County, NY. Fred Sr. was a son of Charles Putnam and Martha Rose of Preston, Connecticut. They were in Hennepin County in 1860, here in 1870 and will be here in 1880.
E. L. PUTNAM Faribault, Rice County
She is 35 NY MA MA and lives with a McKeristy family from Massachusetts. In 1895 there is a Myra Putnam from Massachusetts who would be 43 now living. The daughter is named Ellen E. who would be 33 now. This is probably her.
WILLARD PUTNAM Faribault, Rice County
He is 47 MA MA MA and his wife Sarah E. Stearns is 46 MA MA MA. They have Alice 17 MN. His son Willard J. is 24 NH, and his wife Mary 18 WI and their son Andrew 1 MN. He is a son of William Putnam and Sarah Briggs, and was born November 5, 1827 in Sharon, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Stearns here in Hookset on January 1, 1847. They were there in 1850 and then were in Rice County Minnesota from the late 1850s through the later 1870s. Willard will die in Rockingham County New Hampshire August 23, 1899. Sarah is widowed in Rockingham in 1900 and in Manchester by 1910 at age 81. The son Willard will be in Douglas County in 1880 and then Hubbard County in 1900. This is the ‘Other’ New England Putnam family from Yorkshire England that came to Connecticut in the mid 1700s.
He is 48 MA MA MA. His wife Nancy A. Merriman is 48 MA. At home are Elmer Eugene 17 MN, Ella L. 13 MN, George Fayette 10 MN, William Henry 8 MN, Lilla Maude 5 MN. He is a son of Tyler Putnam and Phoebe Woodbury Putnam of Sutton, Massachusetts. They are here in 1880 and will die before 1900. Kids are here then though.
WORTHY PUTNAM Blooming Prairie, Steele County
He is 30 NY NY NY. His wife Mary is 31 AL, and they have Arthur 6 MN, Ada 2 MN and Willie 0 MN. Worthy Adelbert Putnam is a minister and a son of Pliny Putnam (1702) and Flora Edgerton from Chautauqua County New York. They are here in 1880, Winona County in 1895, in Nobeles County in 1900 and in Rock County by 1910 and then in South Dakota by 1920.
A. Z. (ALVERS ZEBINA) PUTNAM Minneiska, Wabasha County
He is 44 NY NY NY and his wife Jennie (Jane Elizabeth Fuller) is 42 NY CT MA. He is number 3430, a son of Pliny Putnam (1702) and Flora Egerton of Florence, Oneida County, New York. He was born there October 1, 1829. He is a lawyer and will be widowed here in 1910 and still here in 1920 at age 90. New England folks.
GEORGE PUTNAM Minneiska, Wabasha County
He is 42 NY NY NY and boarding. He was here in 1860. He is a son of Fletcher Putnam and Adeline Carter from Wayne County, New York and Vermont before that. He is now 38 NY and still single and farming. He will be in Billings, Montana in 1900 and will still be single then.
W. A. (WILLIAM AARON) PUTMAN Plainview, Wabasha County
He is 40 VT VT VT and his wife Elizabeth Ann Ingersol is 36 NY ENG ENG. They now have William 18 NY a girl, William Washington 17 MN a guy, George Fletcher 12 MN, Adeline 6 mn, Nahum 4 MN and Mary 1 MN. He is a son of Fletcher Putnam and Adeline Jane Carter from Grafton, Vermont. The family then moved to Delaware County and then Wayne County in New York before coming here in the late 1850s. Elizabeth was previously married to his brother Naham who was out here in 1860 and then joined the Union Army and was killed in the Civil War in 1864. The three oldest kids here are Nahum’s, Belle is William’s. William was still single living at home in 1860. They were married about 1866 or 1867. They are here in 1880 and then they are all in Sargent County North Dakota in the State 1885 Census.
AUGUST PUTMAN Vivian, Waseca County
He is 25 --- with no birthplaces noted.
TARRANT PUTNAM Vivian, Waseca County
He is now 48 NY and his wife Antoinette Johnson is 28 IL. They have young Tarrant 3 MN. He is a son of Elisha Porter Putnam (906) and Elizabeth Brown. He was born in Essex, Essex County, New York. He is named for his grandfather Tarrant Putnam number 334. He is an attorney now. He came out here in the 1840s and will be here widowed though in 1900
WINSLOW PUTNAM Cottage Grove, Washington County
He is 35 OH NY NY. His wife Agnes O’Horarty is 24 NY IRE IRE, and they have G. H. (Harry) 2 MN and Charles O. just born MN. He is Gordon Winslow Putnam a son of Henry Putnam and Harriet Baldwin from McLeod County, Minnesota. By 1880 he and his son Harry are back with his folks in McLeod County. Maybe Agnes and Charles died sometime soon. He will then marry Karen Bentson a gal from Denmark in late 1880 in McLeod County. He will die in the later 1890s and Carrie is widowed in Renville County (abuts McLeod) in 1900. Then Carrie and most of the kids will be in Whitman County, Washington in 1910.
MAY PUTNAM Woodbury, Washington County
She is 16 MN MA MA and living with C. S. and Julia Getchell as she was in 1870. Julia Ann Bacon was married to Simeon Putnam (2187) here in 1860. He died in the 1860s and Julia remarried.
S. D. (SEMPHRONIAUS DANIEL) PUTNAM Hillsdale, Winona County
He is 46 NY PA PA. His wife Tamer Amanda Houck is 46 NY and they now have Hettie 18 MN, Ella 15 MN, and Emma 6 MN. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton and has been here since the 1850s. He was born back in Oneida County New York. Pliny (number 1702) is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont. He married Flora in 1825 in Florence, Oneida County, New York. They were all in Arkwright, Chautauqua County, New York in the 1850 census and then here. They are here in 1880 and 1885.
A. D. (ALONZO DAVIS) PUTNAM Whitewater, Winona County
He is 40 NY MA NY and his wife Sarah Jane Ford is 39 NY VT VT. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. They are here now too. His dad is widowed here in 1880.
P. (PLINY) PUTNAM Whitewater, Winona County
He is 73 MA MA MA and his wife Flora Edgerton is 68 NY. Also here are their son Charles J. 32 NY, his wife Harriet Amelia Irwin 24 IN and their kids Lester E. 2 MN and Edgar W. 1 MN. Pliny Leonard Putnam (1702) is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont. I believe he was born in Winchendon on November 21, 1801. He married Flora in 1825 in Florence, Oneida County, New York. They were all in Arkwright, Chautauqua County, New York in the 1850 census. He will be here and widowed in1880.
A. R. P. (ALDEN RICHARDS PRESTON) PUTNAM Winona, Winona County
He is 24 NY MA NY. His wife C. D. (Sarah Charlene Dole) is 24 ME and they have a newborn son A. P. (Alden Perley). They are in St. Paul in 1880. He is a son of John Preston Putnam and Helen Alden of Salem, Massachusetts. He was born there August 14, 1850 and will die in St. Paul December 18, 1880. Charlene will die there March 29, 1888. He married Charlene Dole in Georgetown, Massachusetts in 1873. He is a messenger for American Express. His father, John Preston, was a son of Perley Putnam number 2200 of Salem.
GEORGE F. PUTMAN Winona, Winona County
He is 13 MN VT VT. He is single and boarding. He is the George Fletcher listed above with folks William and Elizabeth in Wabasha County. The two counties abut each other.
PETER PUTNAM Silver Creek, Wright County
He is 63 NY NY NY. His wife Patience Hannah Godfrey is 45 NY and they have Sophronia 29 NY, Julia 21 IL, George 14 MN, Martha J. 11 MN and Viola 8 MN. This is a New York Dutch family. Peter is a son of John (Johannes) Putman and Maria Sager from Jefferson County, NY. The family was in LaSalle County, Illinois in 1850. They will still be here in 1880. He will die here in 1886.
C. H. (CHARLES HENRY) PUTNAM South Side, Wright County
He is 25 IL NY NY and his wife E. D. (Elizabeth Diantha Bowen) 23 CAN CAN CAN. They have a son H. C. (Hollis Chester) 1 MN. He is a son of Peter Putman and Patience Godfrey who have been here since the 1850s. Peter is a son of John (Johannes) Putman and Maria Sager from Jefferson County, New York. The family was in LaSalle County, Illinois in 1850. Dutch family. They are here in 1880 and 1900. He’ll be here till he dies in 1907.
He is 26 NY NY NY and his wife Josephine Vermilya is 21 NY. He is a son of Union Putnam (2846) and his first wife Clarinda Frost. He was born in Stockton, New York. His dad will be here in 1880. They are here in 1880 and 1900. They are here in 1920 but are divorced by then. Union is a son of Andrew Putnam (1318). He was born in Brookfield, NY on June 6, 1809 and will die in Milwaukee January 6, 1886. Family came from Massachusetts originally.
He is 57 MA. His wife Kate W. is 56 MA and Lena W. 16 MN. Also here is their son George H. 24 MN and his wife Della L. 25 MN. He was here in 1857 and is a son of Joseph Putnam and Tammy Whitmore of Sutton, Massachusetts. He is the County Treasurer. They are here in 1880. Catherine is widowed here in 1900. She will be in Portland Oregon in 1920 at age 90 living with her widowed daughter Katherine Staples.
He is 76 MA, his wife Mary A. Burleigh is 66 MA and they have Elnora 18 MN. Elnora is a granddaughter and was with them in 1880 too. He is a son of Charles Putnam (2725) and Fanny Sibley and was born in Sutton, Massachusetts on April 6, 1818. His folks were here in 1860. He and Mary were in Union Connecticut in 1850 and Worcester Massachusetts in 1860. They will be here in 1880. Interesting tidbit. Georgiana (Elnora Georgiana) is a daughter of his daughter Ellen. She was born out of wedlock in Sturbridge Mass. Ellen just married William Nokes here in 1871. Harrison, Mary and Georgiana are all still here in 1880 and 1885.
He is 44 MA, his wife Harriet Augusta Putnam (a cousin) 44 MA. They have Peter O. 18 MA, Frank H. 16 MA, Phebe N. 14 MA, Cora A. 12 MA, Wallace E. 10 MA, Carl W. S. 7 MA, Hannah H. 4 MA and Ford S. 2 MA. Also here is his widowed mother Hannah B. Putnam 68 MA. There is an Ernest King 18 MA living with them. He is a son of Peter Holland Putnam Sr. (2804) and Hannah Bigelow Putnam of Sutton. Harriet is a daughter of Bradford Putnam and Harriet Sibley of Sutton. They were all in Sutton in 1880. They are all back in Sutton by 1900. He will die there by 1910. Most of the kids are still around Sutton. Harriet, however, will be in Radford City, Virginia by then living with her then married daughter Cora. She is back up here in the 1920 census in Webster living with her son Carl.
He is 50 NY, his wife Mary 48 NY and they have Bernard 16 WI. He is a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam (#2257) and Marcina Thomas. He was born in Oswego County, New York. He was at home there in 1850, and was with his folks in Salem, Wisconsin in 1860, and he was in Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 1870 and here in 1880.
THOMAS PUTNAM Brainerd, Crow Wing County
He is 29 NY and boarding.
WILLIAM PUTNAM
Hastings, Dakota County
He is 24 NY and boarding.
He is 40 NY. His wife Mary is 41 AL and they have Arthur 17 MN, Ada 12, MN, William 10 MN and Lulu 8 MN. He is a minister and a son of Pliny Putnam (1702) and Flora Edgerton from Chautauqua County New York. They were in Steele County in 1880, and are in Nobeles County in 1900 and in Rock County by 1910 and then in South Dakota by 1920. Obviously a traveling preacher of sorts. His dad Pliny is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont. They went to Oneida County New York in the 1820s.
W. (WILLARD) J. PUTMAN Osakis, Douglas County
He is 32 NH. His wife Mary Jane is 28 WI and they have Andrew 12 MN, Fred E 7 MN and Charles 2 MN. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Sarah Stearns from Hookset New Hampshire. The family came out here in the 1850s and have been in Rice County. His folks just went back to New Hampshire and will remain there. Young Willard was here in 1880 and is widowed in Hubbard County in 1895 and still there in 1900 but with another wife named Mary and some of her kids. By 1910 and 1920, he will be in Sanders County, Montana with yet another wife named Henrietta from New York. This is the ‘Other’ New England Putnam family from Yorkshire England that came to Connecticut in the mid 1700s.
He is 37 MA, his wife Adeline Rowell is 37 NH and they have Mary P. 10 MN, William R. 8 MN, Frank D. 7 MN, Robert W. 4 MN and Frederick W. 5/12 MN. He is number 3193, a son of William Richardson Putnam (1542) and his first wife Mary Phelps of Danvers, Massachusetts. He was born in Danvers January 21, 1848. He married Addie here January 1, 1874, and she will die January 19, 1890. He will then marry Nellie Butts on July 10, 1894 and she will be with him here in 1895 and 1900.
He is 73 MA and his wife Sarah Phelps is 64 MA. Also here is E. C. Loring 79 MA. She might be his widowed sister. He is number 1542, a son of Daniel Putnam (641) and Susanna Putnam (a cousin, and number 852). He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts May 23, 1811. Sarah Phelps is his third wife. He was first married to her sister Mary Phelps, and then after she died to Ruby Griffin. He and Sarah were married in Danvers April 22, 1879 and headed straight out here where his son William has been for about 11 years. He will die here September 8, 1886 and Sarah on March 28, 1892.
He is 65 MA and living with Nathan 27 ME and Carrie O. 27 MA Guptill. Carrie is his daughter. He is a son of Lewis Putnam (916) and Mary Cowles from Franklin County Massachusetts. He was married to Harriet Bond and has been in Worcester Massachusetts up until now. Carrie was there with him in 1880. They are in Washington County in 1895. He will be there with the Guptills until he dies October 6, 1895.
He is 25 OH. He is a son of Benjamin Perkins Putnam and Lydia Edgerton and was at home in 1880 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, and single in St. Paul in 1885. He is listed there now and will be there through 1910. He never married. Massachusetts family.
He is 31 WI and his wife Mary Johnson is 27 MN. He is a son of Charles Wesley Putnam and Ellen Coyle. He was born February 6, 1853 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He married Mary in Dell Rapids, South Dakota July 1881. They are here in 1900 and 1910.
He is 26 MA, his wife Mary is 23 ENG. They have a daughter A. (Alice) E. 2/12 MN. Mary’s sister Emma Chrisler 20 ENG is living with them. He is a son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Helen Thayer. He was born in Becket, Berkshire, Mass., and was at home there in 1860 and 1870. The family moved out here in the later 1870s and are here now. They are here in 1895 and 1900. At that time Mary says she is from Switzerland and has her father John Christian 58 SWT with them. Think I’ll go for her name being Christian rather than Chrisler.
She is 35 MA, her brothers Franklin L. 41 MA, John H. 29 MA, William 27 MA are here as they were in 1880. Also here are Daisy E. 9 MN and Louis F. 8 ME. They were here in 1880 and I guessed they were kids of Franklin. The older folks are children of Franklin Putnam and Mary L. Rice. Franklin Senior is number 1810, a son of Joshua Putnam (748) and Betsy Baker of Houlton, Maine. They had been in Reading, Massachusetts since the 1840s, and came out here in the 1860s.
H. H. (HENRY HERBERT) PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 42 MA, his wife Caroline F. Underwood is 41 IL. They now have Anna F. 12 MN, John 10 MN and Helen just born MN. He is the son of Sterne Putnam (1804) and Hannah Townsend of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. They were in Worcester County Mass. in 1850 and out here in Stearns County Minnesota in 1860. He married Caroline January 10, 1872. They are in Orlando Florida in 1900 and 1910.
HERBERT PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is listed without an age but from New York.
HORACE PUTMAN Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 25 SC single and boarding.
J. L. PUTMAN Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 29 NY and has a son Horace H. 1 MN.
JOHN PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 29 CA, his wife Mary 27 GA and they have James 3 MN and Sarah 6/12 MN.
L. D. (LORENZO DAVID) PUTMAN Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 30 MA, his wife Mary E. Turnbull is 28 IL. They have Estelle E. 3 MN and Irving L. 2 MN. Her folks William and Isabel Turnbull from Scotland live either with them or next door. Lorenzo is a son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Thayer from Becket, Massachusetts. They are here still in 1900 through 1920. Mary is widowed in 1930.
L. (LORENZO) R. PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 53 MA and his wife Mary Helen Thayer is 50 VT. He is a son of David Putnam jr. and his first wife Hannah Church, and was born in Becket, Berkshire County Massachusetts. They came out here in the 1870s. They are in Sherburne County with their son Arthur in 1895 and then there still in 1900.
N. B. PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 27 NY. There is his wife (I guess) M. 27 VT and there is Mattie 18 VT.
WALTER PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 10 MN and lives with Nathaniel and Adelaide Seeley. I don’t find him in 1875 or 1880.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 39 NY, his wife (no name) 36 IL and George 2 MN.
A. (ARTHUR) C. PUTNAM Minnetrista, Hennepin County
He is 28 MA and lives alone. He is a son of Lorenzo Putnam here in Minneapolis. He is a teamster like his dad, and in 1880 was with him on a job back in Massachusetts. He will be married and in Sherburne County in 1895 and his folks are with him. He is back here by 1900.
ANTHONY PUTTMAN
Kilkenny, Le Sueur County
He is 29 IN ?, Rose 28 GER, Anthony 56 GER, Frances 52 GER, (the folks I guess), George 6 GER, Mary 4 MN, Lizzie 2 MN, Annie 17 MN and Louis 14 MN. They were listed as Pittmans in 1880.
JOSEPH PUTTMANN Kilkenny, Le Sueur County
He is 34 MN, Mary 25 IN, Frank 10 MN, William 8 MN, Peter 7 MN, Richard 1 MN. They were listed as Pittmans in 1880.
MATILDA PUTTMAN Kilkenny, Le Sueur County
She is 16 MN and living with a Miller family. She was listed as a daughter of Anthony here in town in 1880 and was listed Pittman then.
FRED E. PUTNAM Le Sueur, Le Sueur County
He is 27 MN and his new wife Eugenia J. is 27 NY. He is a son of William Henry Putnam and his first wife Lucy Ladd, and was born here. They are here in 1900 and then missing after that.
W. H. (WILLIAM HENRY) PUTNAM Le Sueur, Le Sueur County
He is 54 NY and his wife Eudora Ray is 43 MA. They have Sarah W. 19 MN. He is a son of Elisha Porter Putnam and Elizabeth Brown from Essex New York. He was married to Lucy Ladd here through 1880. Lucy died later in 1880 and in 1881 he married Eudora Ray, the widow of his brother Israel, here in Le Sueur. They will both die in the 1890s.
ANTON PUTTMAN Lanesburgh, Le Sueur County
He is 40 PRUSSIA, John is 36 PRUS and Lisie 16 PRUS. They were here in 1880 and he was widowed then too.
FRANK PUTTMAN Lanesburgh, Le Sueur County
He is 28 PRUSSIA, Josephine 28 PRUS, Terese 4 MN, Josephine 2 MN, and Frank P. 6/12 MN.
WILHELM PUTTMAN Lanesburgh, Le Sueur County
He is 37 GER and his wife Anna Krist is 28 WI. They have Maria Anne 5 MN, Kathryn Elizabeth 3 MN and Peter J. N. 8/12 MN. Also here is Peter Schmitz 60 GER. Peter might be Anna’s daddy.
JOHN PUTTMAN Montgomery, Le Sueur County
He is 32 GER. His wife Mary 31 GER, William J. 6 GER, Martha 4 GER, Frank 2 MN and Anna 1 MN.
JOHN PUTTMAN Waterville, Le Sueur County
He is 30 AUSTRIA and boarding.
WINSLOW G. (GORDON) PUTNAM Hutchinson, McLeod County
He is 42 OH and his wife Carrie Bentson is 23 DENMARK. They have Carrie 13, Roy 10, James 5, and Nettie 6/12. The kids are all listed as being born in Denmark, but by 1900 they say Minnesota.
C. S. (CLARENCE SIMEON) PUTNAM Ada, Norman County
He is 26 VT and his wife C. E. is 28 NH. His mother Caroline Eliza Putnam 51 VT is with them. He is a son of George and Eliza Putnam. He was home in Barre Vermont in 1860. Clarence was born in Barre on September 16, 1859. George is a son of Simeon Dike Putnam and Mary Jane Jackson. Clara is widowed in Barre in 1870 and 1880 and Clarence is with her then. He was a med student in 1880. I assume he is a doctor now. He will be in Cass County North Dakota with a new younger wife Bertha Townsend and also his mother who is 70 at that time. They are all there in 1910 with mom age 79. He is there in 1920 and is a college music professor at that time.
He is 49 NY, his wife Louvina is 44 NY and they have Lewis 26 NY, Charles 23 NY, Clarissa 20 NY, Albert 18 NY, Nettie 14 NY, Miller 7 MN and Nancy. They were in Constantia, Oswego County New York in 1860 and 1870. They are here in 1880 and Louvina is widowed here in 1900. He would be part of the New York Dutch family, but I can’t pin him down.
HENRY PUTNAM Amor, Otter Tail County
He is 52 MA, his wife Carolyn P. Newton is 48 MA. They now have May 27 MN, Albert (Herbert Asa) 19 MN. Then there are a bunch of boarders and then their son Samuel Tyler 8 MN. He is a son of Tyler Putnam and Phoebe Woodbury Putnam of Sutton, Massachusetts. John and Nancy were married in Oxford, Massachusetts on November 13, 1849. Tyler is number 2734 in Eben's books, his folks were Archelaus Putnam (number 1220) and Phoebe Hicks of Sutton. They were in Sherburne County in 1860 and in Stearns County in 1870 and here in 1880. Caroline is widowed here by 1900.
FRANK PUTNAM Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County
He is 26 MN and boarding. He is a son of Luman Putnam and Lavinia Vanderwark. He was born in Wright County and was with mom in Douglas County in 1870 and is married here by 1895.
GEORGE H. PUTNAM Nidaros, Otter Tail County
He is 25 MN and boarding. He would be the son of George and Catherine Putnam from Anoka. He was home there in 1880.
The listing won’t come up, but this would be Douglas Putman 24 OH. He is a son of Benjamin Perkins Putnam and Lydia Edgerton and was at home in 1880 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, and single here in 1900 and 1910. He is also presently listed in Minneapolis too. Massachusetts family originally.
He is 8 MA and with a few other young kids. Maybe a Foster Home or something.
She is 43 NY and boarding.
He is 50 NY. He has a young Swedish girl Oleg Olson with him.
He is 50 MA, his wife Catherine 48 IRE and their daughter Marian 15 MN. Best guess is he is a son of Edmund Putnam (1782) and Eliza Harrington of Boston. He was there through 1870 and here since.
He is 28 ME. His wife Jennie Zell is 28 GER and they have Lydia 2 MN. He is a son of Alvarez Gonsalvo Putnam and Lydia Ham of Houlton, Maine. He was born in Hodgedon, Maine June 21, 1856. He married Jennie Zell, born in Berlin, here on July 16, 1878. They will be here in 1900.
He is 47 NY and boarding.
He is 78 NY, his wife Mary O. Maynard is 68 NY and they have Triphena M. 41 NY and John Frederick 39 NY. They were in Hennepin County in 1860, and here since 1870. He is a son of Frederick Putnam and Mary King of Madison County, NY. Fred Sr. was a son of Charles Putnam and Martha Rose of Preston, Connecticut.
He is 62 NY, his wife Ella 61 NY and son Edwin C. 20 PA.
He is 27 MN, his wife Julia has died recently. He has Viola 4 MN, Gertie M. 2 MN, Ernest F. 1 MN and Julien E. 2/12 MN. He is a son of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriman from Massachusetts. He was originally married to a Julia Cordelia. She was with him in 1880 but died probably in the birth of Julian. He will be married to Viola Johnson soon and they are here in 1900. He was born here and will be here still in 1930.
He is 58 MA. His wife Nancy Merriman is 56 MA. They have George F. (Fayette) 20 MN, William H. (Henry) 18 MN and Lilla M. (Maude) 15 MN. He is a son of Tyler Putnam and Phoebe Woodbury Putnam of Sutton, Massachusetts. They have been here since the 1850s, and will be in 1895, but will die before 1900. Kids are here then though.
She is 18 MN and living with a Barber or something like that family. She is a daughter of Peter Putman and Patience Godfrey from Wright County. She was home there in 1875.
She is 62 NY and is in what looks like an institution or hospital with a zillion others.
He is 49 US and in what looks like an institution or hospital or something with lots of other single people.
He is 30 NH, his wife Ida Mae Henry is 30 NH and they have George H. 8 NH and Bessie E. 4 NH. He is a son of Alonzo Putnam and Hannah Cole. He was at home in 1860 and 1870 in Haverhill, Grafton County New Hampshire. Parker and his family were there in 1880, and must have just gotten out here. They are here in 1895 and 1900, but the son George is back in New Hampshire then.
He is 62 NY and his wife Emily 55 KY. He has been here since the mid 1850s, and I haven’t yet been able to figure who he is.
He is 54 NY, his wife Jennie Fuller 53 NY and their daughter Flora is 32 NY. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. His dad was widowed here in 1880. Alvers is a Lawyer and will be widowed here in 1910 and here in 1920 at age 90.
FLORA PUTNAM Byron, Waseca County
She is 8 MN and living with John and Calestia Wilson. She is a daughter of Tarrant Putnam from here. Her mother Antoinette Johnson has died recently and she is staying with friends.
PERCY PUTNAM Stillwater, Washington County
He is 29 NH (27 ME actually) and his wife Margaret McDonald is 26 NY. He is a son of Alvarez Gonsalvo Putnam and Lydia Hamm of Houlton, Maine. He married Margaret McDonald here in December 1880. He was single in Clay County in 1900. They are in Cascade County Montana in 1900 through 1930.
S. D. (SEMPHRONIAS DANIEL) PUTNAM Hillsdale, Winona County
He is 56 NY as is his wife Tamer Amanda Houck. Their daughter Emma is 16 MN. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton and has been here since the 1850s. He was born back in Oneida County New York. Pliny (number 1702) is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont. He married Flora in 1825 in Florence, Oneida County, New York. They were all in Arkwright, Chautauqua County, New York in the 1850 census and then here about 1852. Emma will later marry Clifton Munger and move to Wisconsin.
A. D. (ALONZO DAVIS) PUTNAM Whitewater, Winona County
He is 50 NY MA NY and his wife Sarah Jane Ford is 49 NY VT VT. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. They are here in 1900 and 1910.
CHARLES PUTNAM Whitewater, Winona County
He is 42 NY. His wife Harriet Amelia Irwin is 34 IN and they have Lester 12 MN, Edgar 11 MN, and Earl 2 MN. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. His dad was widowed here in 1880. Charles was born in Arkwright, New York October 17, 1842. Charles and Harriet were married here in September 1871. They are here through 1920.
C. S. PUTNAM Winona, Winona County
She is 44 ME and has Flora 10 MN and Helen 8 MN. This really looks like Sarah Catherine Dole who was married to Alden Putnam in St. Paul. They were there in 1880 and he died there December 18, 1880. Her age is off exactly 10 years and the Flora here is the same age as her Alden would be. Helen is just fine age wise. I think they screwed up the writing. If so She will die here March 29, 1888.
S. A. (SILAS AMOS) PUTNAM Buffalo, Wright County
He is 61 VT. His wife Lucy Maria Haden has died since 1880. He has his son Pliny Dewey 39 VT, and his kids Lula (Lucy) 14 MN, Silas 12 MN and Ada 7 MN. Silas is number 3413 from Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. His folks are Silas Putnam (1695) and Dorothy Abbot. Pliny was married to Laura Williams here in 1880. He will have a new wife Belle by 1895 and 1900. Silas will also have a new wife Caroline by 1895 and they are here in 1900 too. Pliney will be in Tampa, Florida in 1910. Silas will be married in Alberta Canada in 1911 and then back in Minnesota in 1920.
He is 70 NY, his wife Patience Godfrey is 58 NY and their son George is 23 MN. Also here is Lewis Moody 3 MN who must belong to one of his married daughters. This is a New York Dutch family. Peter is a son of John (Johannes) Putman and Maria Sager from Jefferson County, NY. The family was in LaSalle County, Illinois in 1850. They were here for years. He will die here in 1886 and she by 1900.
He is 30 NY, his wife Josephine Vermilyea is 31 NY. They have now Pearl 9 MN, Madge 3 MN and Ruth 0 MN. He is a son of Union Putnam (2846) and his first wife Clarinda Frost. He was born in Stockton, New York. His dad was here in 1880. They are here in 1895 and 1900. They are here in 1910 but are divorced by then. Union is a son of Andrew Putnam (1318). He was born in Brookfield, New York on June 6, 1809 and will die in Milwaukee January 6, 1886. Family came from Massachusetts originally.
He is 67 MA. His wife Catherine is 65 MA and Lena W. 26 MN. He was here in 1857 and is a son of Joseph Putnam and Tammy Whitmore of Sutton, Massachusetts. He is the County Treasurer. They are here in 1880. Catherine is widowed here in 1900. She will be in Portland Oregon in 1920 at age 90 living with her widowed daughter Katherine Staples.
Indexed as Dollar C. 21 MN and Mabel 17 MN. He is a son of Charles Henry Putman and Elizabeth Bowen. He was at home in Wright County in 1880. Dutch family from New York. I can’t find him in 1900, but in 1910 through 1930 he is in St. Cloud, Stearns County and has a wife Margaret Edith Ayers who he married in 1900.
She is 64 CAN (New Brunswick) and boarding with Lewis Hunt. In 1900 she states she is the mother in law. His wife Elizabeth 35 New Hampshire would be her daughter.
He is 60 NY and his wife Mary Ann is 59 NY. He is Samuel Mortimer Putnam, a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam (#2257) and Marcina Thomas. He was born in Oswego County, New York. They are here in 1900 and Mary is widowed here in 1910, living with her daughter Clara Davis who is also widowed by then.
He is 48 OH. Harriet Jane Willard his wife 33 IL, Frances 8 WI, Katherine 6 WI, Rufus W. 4 WI, Harriet 3 WI. He is a son of Rufus Putnam and Mary Herskell and was born in Clark County, Ohio. He was single in La Crosse Wisconsin in 1880. They are all here in 1900. Jane is widowed here in 1910, and she and a couple of the daughters will be in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois in 1920. The son Rufus Willard will be a cadet at West Point in 1910 and then married in Chicago by 1930.
He is 47 MA and his second wife Nellie Butts is 35 NY. They have Mary 20 MN, William 18 MN, Frank 17 MN, Robert 14 MN, Fred 10 MN and an unnamed son 1/12 MN who won’t make it to 1900. He's been here since the 1860s. He is number 3193, son of William Richardson Putnam number 1542. He married Nellie here on July 10, 1894. His first wife Adeline Rowell had died in 1890.
He is 59 SWED and his wife May L. is 58 SWED.
He is a traveling salesman 40 NY. His wife Lucretia Nichols is 36 NY. They have Elizabeth 16 NY and Willard 14 NY. He is a son of Edward Alexander Putman and Mehitable Anderson and was born in DePeyster, St. Lawrence County New York. Dutch family. They are here in 1900 through 1920.
He is a carpenter 58 ME. His wife Laura Ann Ayers his wife is 52 ME, Ida A. 23 MN and Charles Edgar 14 MN. He is a son of James Baker Putnam (1807) and Climina Stanley from Houlton Maine. His folks were in Minnesota in 1850, and he has been married in Minneapolis since 1870. They are here in 1900. In 1910, he will be widowed and be living with his son Charles in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. They will be there in 1920 as well.
He is a physician 68 NY. His wife Ellen Coyle 68 CAN. Charles was born in Oak Orchard, New York on January 21, 1824. He is a son of Aaron Dickson Putnam and Rebecca Woodward Goodenough. New England family. Ellen Coyle was born in Drummond, Ontario February 19, 1826. They were married in Milwaukee June 14, 1847. They have been in Waukesha County Wisconsin up till 1880 and here since. Ellen is widowed here in 1900 and will be living with her son William.
He is a lather 69 NJ and in a hotel or some huge place. I can’t find him before. I think though he is the Clark Putnam who has been over the River in St. Paul for years who says New York and then native as far as his place of birth goes. No idea who he is either.
She is 57 NY and boarding. She says she has been a resident of Minnesota for 25 years and 2 months, but I haven’t seen her before.
He is 42 WI a clerk. His wife Mary Johnson is 39 MN. He is a son of Charles Wesley Putnam and Ellen Coyle. He was born February 6, 1853 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He married Mary in Dell Rapids, South Dakota July 1881. They were here in 1885, and are here in 1900 and 1910.
She is 19 MN and a patient in a hospital.
He is 36 MA, his wife Mary Christianson is 33 SWT. They have a daughter Alice E. 10 MN. He is a son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Helen Thayer. He was born in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, and was at home there in 1860 and 1870. The family moved out here in the later 1870s. They were here in 1895 and are in 1900. At that time Mary has her father John Christian 58 SWT with them. Frank is widowed here in 1920.
He is 51 MA, His wife E. (Emily) L. is 57 MI and they have a daughter D. (Daisy) E. 19 MA and a son L. F. (Louis Franklin) 18 ME. Emily is a second wife. In 1880 he was widowed with these two kids and living with his dad. He is a bookkeeper in his father’s lumber business. He is a son of Franklin Putnam and Mary Rice from Houlton Maine. Franklin Sr. is number 1810, a son of Joshua Putnam (748) and Betsy Baker of Houlton, Maine. They have been in Reading, Massachusetts since the 1840s, and came out here in the 1860s. They are here in 1900 and 1910. Franklin will die here in Minneapolis on May 30, 1919. Emily will die here January 7, 1917.
GEORGE A. (ALONZO) PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is a clerk 50 VT. His wife Nellie Fletcher is 50 VT. George is a son of Alonzo Franklin Putnam (son of Jacob Putnam 1808 and Lucy Barnes of Londonderry, Vermont). George was born in Malone, New York after the family left Vermont. He married Mary Fletcher in Plainfield, Vermont July 5, 1867. They came here in the 1890s and are here in 1900. Nellie will die soon after and he will marry a Mary Ann in 1901 and they are here in 1910.
He is 35 MN and his wife Della L. is 36 MN. They have Gladys 8 MN and a baby boy (named George in 1900) 1/12 MN. George is a son of George W. Putnam from Anoka County. He was there in 1870 and 1880. He is widowed in Minneapolis in 1900. He will have a new wife Lilla here in 1910 through 1930.
H. H. (HENRY HERBERT) PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 55 MA, his wife Caroline F. Underwood is 51 IL. They have Anna F. 22 MN, John W. 20 MN and Helen S. 10 MN. He is the son of Sterne Putnam (1804) and Hannah Townsend of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. They were in Worcester County Massachusetts in 1850 and out here in Stearns County Minnesota in 1860. He married Caroline January 10, 1872. They are retired in Orlando Florida in 1900 and 1910.
J. S. (JOHN SKINNER) PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is a collector (for railroad I think) 71 NY. His wife Caroline McCray his wife is 68 CT and they have Kate O. 28 NY and Frances M. 26 NY. He is a son of Harvey Putnam (1729) and Myra Osborn from Wyoming County New York. Harvey was a son of Asa Putnam (718) and Anna Collins of Brattleboro, Vermont. John and Caroline were in Attica New York in 1850 through 1870, and then in Hannibal County Missouri by 1880. John will die here July 14, 1898. Caroline is widowed here with the kids in 1900. She will die January 9, 1906. Both folks were returned to Attica, New York for burial. Kate and Frances are here in 1910.
He is 40 NY and a millwright. His wife Josephine Michand is 27 MN and they have Hollis 11 MN, Edna 9 MN, Mabel 4 MN and Frances a daughter 2 MN. He is a son of Hollis and Charlotte Putnam. He was born in Montgomery County, New York. The family was in Will County, Illinois from 1860 through 1880. They are here in 1900 and 1910, and across the River in St. Paul in 1920. He will be widowed and back in Minneapolis in 1930. His folks are in Chicago now. Dutch family from New York State.
L. D. (LORENZO DAVID) PUTMAN Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 40 MA, his wife Mary E. Turnbull is 38 IL. They have Estelle E.(Edith) 13 MN, Irving L. 12 MN, Albert F. 9 MN, Roy W. 7 MN and Margaret I. 3 MN. Her folks William and Isabel Turnbull from Scotland live either with them or next door. They were all here in 1885. Lorenzo is a son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Thayer from Becket, Massachusetts. They are here still in 1900 through 1920. Mary is widowed in 1930.
She is 64 CT and has Mary L. 21 NY, Henry 30 NY, Henry’s wife Annette Stiles 28 WI, and John S. 2 MN. Mary Newton has been married to John Henry Putman from here up till now. John was a son of Ralph Lewis Putman and Jane Vorhees from Mohawk, Montgomery County New York. Dutch folks. Mary is here with Henry and his family in 1900. I don’t find her in 1910, but Henry and Annette are here in 1910 and 1920.
She is a public school teacher 36 NY.
He is 37 NY. His wife Annie Elsie Stephenson is 32 NOR and they have Wallace 5 MN and Ida L. 5/12 MN. He is a son of William Gordon Putnam and Sarah Sheldon of Lisbon, St. Lawrence County, New York. His dad was from Canada, a son of Seth Putnam and Catarina Grawberger. They are here in 1900 and 1910 with a couple more kids.
She is 35 NH and boarding.
He is 46 WI and is a clerk. His wife Elizabeth Bird is 46 NJ and George is 12 MN. He is William Charles Putnam. In the 1850 Wisconsin census, he is listed with his parents Charles Wesley Putnam and Ellen Coyle. His dad is from Oneida County, New York. The family was in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in the 1860. He was in Dell Rapids, South Dakota in 1880. They are here in 1900. I don’t find them in 1910, but Elizabeth is widowed in Spokane Washington in 1920 and the son George is married there too in 1920 and to another girl there in 1930.
He is 36 MA and is a bookkeeper, probably at his dad’s lumber business. His wife Belle J. is 33 MO and they have Margaret 4 MN and Robert G. 3/12 MN. He is a son of Franklin Putnam and Mary Rice. His dad was number 1810, a son of Joshua Putnam (748) and Betsy Baker of Houlton, Maine. They have been in Reading, Massachusetts since the 1840s, and came out here in the 1860s. They are here in 1900, and they will all be in Ward County, North Dakota in 1910. Belle will be with her son Robert in Montana in 1920, and in Seattle Washington by 1930.
He is a son of Lewis and Lavinia Putman from Oswego County New York, and wasn Olmstead County with them in 1880. He will be here through 1930. Dutch family from New York State.
He is 44 NH, and is widowed. At home are Andrew 21 MN, Fred 17 MN, Charles 12 MN and Ernest 6 MN. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Sarah Stearns from Hookset New Hampshire. The family came out here in the 1850s and have been in Rice County. His folks just went back to New Hampshire and will remain there. Young Willard was in Douglas County in 1880 and 1885 with a wife Mary. He is here in Hubbard County in 1900 with another wife named Mary and some of her kids. By 1910 and 1920, he will be in Sanders County, Montana with yet another wife named Henrietta from New York. This is the ‘Other’ New England Putnam family that came from Yorkshire to Connecticut in the 1700s.
He is a broom maker 68 VT. He lives with his married daughter Rose 41 IL and her husband Charles Paige a publisher 50 CAN. They are all here in 1900. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Elleanor Abbott of Bethel Vermont. He was in Winnebago County, Illinois with a bunch of his brothers in 1850 and in Kane County, Illinois in 1860. He was widowed in Chickasaw County, Mississippi with the kids in 1870. They hop around a lot. Kitteridge will be here in 1900. Kitteridge married Frances Helen Orcutt while in Illinois, but she died. Kitteridge will die here in Dawson, Minnesota on April 13, 1918.
He is 37 MN and his wife Eugenia is 37 NY. They have Albert E. 9 MN, Bessie 7 MN, Myrtle 4 MN, Fred 2 MN and Dora 7/12 MN. He is a son of William Putnam and Lucy Ladd from New York. He was born right here. They were here married in 1885, and are here in 1900. I don’t find any of these folks in 1910. The son William is widowed in Yamhill County Oregon in 1920.
He is a farmer 29 IA. His wife Agnes is 24 GER and they have Katy 10/12 MN. He is the son of William Putman and Mary Nelson from Adams County Iowa. He was home there in 1880. He and Agnes and 3 kids are back in Carroll County Iowa in 1900, and a bunch more in 1910.
He is 33 NY a farmer. His wife Mary Carlson is 20 MN. He is a son of Lewis and Lavina Putman and was here in 1880. They are here in 1900 and 1910. Mary is widowed here in 1920.
He is a farmer 60 NY, his wife Lavina is 52 MN and they have Albert 24 MN, William 17 MN and Nancy 15 MN. A new arrival in 1875 from Oswego County New York. Lavinia is here widowed in 1900. Most of the kids are here then as well. Not sure of his line though, but think he’s Dutch.
CARRIE PUTNAM Amor, Otter Tail County
Caroline Newton is 57 MA, Mary Ann 37 MN and Tyler S. (Samuel) 18 MN. She is the widow of Henry Putnam from Massachusetts, and they were here in 1880 and 1885, Stearns County in 1870 and Sherburne County in 1860. Her son Herbert is here living with her. Her son Newton is in North Dakota.
He is 29 MN. His wife Celia J. Oakes 30 MN, Henry O. 2 MN, Helen E. 1 MN. He is a son of Henry and Caroline Putnam. He was born in Sherburne County. He is actually living with his widowed mom now. They are here in 1900 through 1920.
She is a baker 38 MA. She has a daughter J. H. 12 NY and a son W. E. 9 NY.
He is now 36 MN, his wife Hannah Robinson is 28 WI, Oren (named after his grandfather) 8 MN, Floyd 6 MN, and Worthy 2 MN. He is a son of Luman Putnam and Lavinia Vanderwark. He was born in Wright County and was with mom in Douglas County in 1870 and the family wasn't listed in 1880. He was single here in 1885. New England family. These folks will be here in 1900 through 1930.
C. PUTNAM St. Paul, Ramsey County
He is 37 WI, boarding and unemployed.
MISS CATH PUTNAM St. Paul, Ramsey County
She is 32 WI and boarding. She is a schoolteacher. She looks like the daughter of John Day Putnam and Charlotte Lovell from St. Croix County Wisconsin. Her folks moved to California and I guess this was as far west as she wanted to go.
ERNEST B. (BOLES) PUTNAM St. Paul, Ramsey County
He is a lumberman 34 WI. His wife Helen Louisa Van Auken is 28 MN. He is a son of Henry Cleveland Putnam and Jane Eliza Balcom of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. They are here in 1900 and with some kids in 1910.
He is a bookkeeper 64 MA. His wife Catherine in 55 IRE. They have Marian R. 25 MN (a stenographer). William and Charles Walters are boarding with them.
He is a motor man on the Street Railway. He is 34 IN and his wife S. Elizabeth 31 MO. They have Edward B. 12 KS, Charles L. 10 KS and Carrie Alice 7 KS. He is a son of Edwin G. Putnam and Sarah Oswalt. His father was born in Cavendish, Vermont and then went to Wells County, Indiana with his father Newton Putnam. The family was in Pleasant Township, Appanoose County, Iowa by 1860, then Clay County Kansas in 1870 through 1885. They are in Garfield County Oklahoma in the later 1890s. His dad Edwin died there October 29, 1899. He will have a new wife Jennie in 1900. They will be in Harris County, Texas in 1910 and in Story County, Iowa by the 1920 census, and then Osage, Bourbon County, Kansas by 1930. Whew!
CARRIE PUTNAM Boon Lake, Renville County
She is 33 DENMARK widowed and has James 13 MN, John 12 MN , Nettie 10 MN, Laura 7 MN, Willie 5 MN and Fred 1 MN. Her brother Peter Benson 23 DEN is with them. She is Karen Bentson, and she came to Minnesota from Denmark in the late 1870s. She married Gordon Winslow Putnam, son of Henry and Harriet Putnam from Hutchinson, McLeod County. Henry was a son of John and Prudence Putnam and was in Ohio from the 1820s. In 1830 and 1840 the family as in Athens County, Ohio and in 1850 was in Ashtabula County, OH. Henry and Harriet were married in Athens County, Ohio on September 16, 1835. His father, John, was born in Royalston, Massachusetts and then moved a few miles south to Connecticut. Renville County, by the way, abuts McLeod County on the west. They were married in McLeod County and were there till the 1890s. Carrie and most of the kids will be in Whitman County, Washington in 1910.
She is 58 MA and lives with a McKairsty or somesuch family from Massachusetts. The wife Ellen 63 MA would be her sister I guess. Ellen was here in 1875 with the family, and I guess she married one of them or was a ‘mail order bride.’
He is 34 IA and his wife Anna Barnhauf is 30 IA. They have Fred 9 IA, Tessie 7 IA, Mary 5 IA, and Lizzie 2 IA. He was single in Scott County, Iowa in 1880 and said he was born in Germany then. They are here in 1900 with a couple more kids. Anna will be widowed in Richland County, North Dakota in 1910 and in 1920.
He is 38 MA and his wife Jennie C. is 29 NY. They have May F. 7 WI, Arthur A. 5 MN and Benjamin H. 8/12 MN. He is a son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Thayer from Becket Massachusetts. His folks are here too. They were in Minneapolis in 1885 and are back there in 1900 and in Wright County in 1910.
EUGENE E. (ELMER) PUTNAM Big Lake, Sherburne County
He is a son of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriman from Massachusetts. He was born here and will be here still in 1930. He is a clerk in a general store. He is now 38 MN, Viola M. Johnson 29 MN, Gertrude M. 12 MN, Earnest F. 11 MN, Julian E. 10 MN, Pearl M. 8 MN and Grace M. 7 MN. Viola is a second wife. He was originally married to a Julia Cordelia. She was with him in 1880 and 1885, but died in early 1885 probably in the birth of Julian who was 2 months old in 1885.
He is a carpenter 33 MN, his wife Lilla Maude Putnam is 25 MN and they have Hugh E. 1 MN. George is the son of Peter Putman and Patience Godfrey from Wright County. He is listed here as being born in April 1862. Lilla is a daughter of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriman from here. Interesting. He is on the New York Dutch line and she on the New England English one. Anyway, they are here in 1900 and 1910, and in Snohomish County, Washington in 1920.
He is 68 MA. His wife Nancy Merriman is 66 MA. They have George F. (Fayette) 30 MN, his wife Mary Ellen Drew 28 MN and they have Fayette H. (Henry) 8 MN and Carrie E. 6 MN. He is a son of Tyler Putnam and Phoebe Woodbury Putnam of Sutton, Massachusetts. They have been here since the 1850s, but he will die in 1899, she is widowed here in 1900. Kids are here then though. George and Mary Ellen were married in Anoka County on November 11, 1885.
He is 63 MA and his wife Mary Helen Thayer is 60 VT. He is a son of David Putnam jr. and his first wife Hannah Church, and was born in Becket, Berkshire County Massachusetts. They came out here in the 1870s. They are still here in 1900.
SOPHRONIA PUTNAM Big Lake, Sherburne County
She is 49 MN and has Lewis Moody 13 MN with her. She is listed next to Eugene Elmer Putnam, but is not related. She is a daughter of Peer Putman and Patience Godfrey from Wright County. Dutch Family. Her brother George Putnam lives 2 houses away. He married Lilla Putnam who is a daughter of John Elmer Putnam. She will be around till she dies here January 26, 1926. She never married but had two children. Lewis is one. He will die in Spokane Washington around 1929.
DAVID PUTNAM Duluth, St. Louis County
He is 29 VT, his wife Mary 25 MI and Jennie 3 MN.
SILAS & EDITH PUTNAM Kimball Prairie, Stearns County
He is 22 MN and she 17 MN. They are kids of Silas Amos and Lucy Maria Hayden from Wright County. They were there in 1885. Their mom died and their dad remarried. Guess they didn’t like her and split.
CHARLES A. PUTNAM St. Cloud, Stearns County
He is 32 MA and boarding.
PETER PUTNAM St. Cloud, Stearns County
He is a teamster 19 MN and boarding.
PARKER PUTNAM Tintah, Traverse County
He is 43 NH, his wife Ida Mae Henry is 40 NH and they have George H. 18 NH, Bessie E. 14 NH and Charlie 1 MN. He is a son of Alonzo Putnam and Hannah Cole. He was at home in 1860 and 1870 in Haverhill, Grafton County New Hampshire. Parker and his family were there in 1880, and then they were here in 1885 and will be in 1900, but their son George is back in New Hampshire then. They are here in 1910 and he is widowed here in 1920.
He is 64 NY, his wife Jennie Fuller 64 NY and their daughter Flora Putnam Kading is 40 NY. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. His dad was widowed here in 1880. Alvers is an attorney and will be widowed here in 1910 and here in 1920 at age 90.
WILLIAM PUTMAN Watopa, Wabasha County
He is a farmer 38 NY. Rose Stadler is 31 MI. They have George E. (Ernest) 11 SD, Wallace 8 ND, Myrtle 4 MN and Violet 1/12 MN. He is William Washington son of Nahum Duncan Putnam. His dad was killed in the Civil War, and his mother married Nahum’s brother William who brought him up. He's been here since the 1860s. He married Rose Stadler here on November 1, 1881. They are here in 1900 and Rose is widowed here from 1910 through 1930.
T. (TARRANT) PUTNAM Waseca, Waseca County
He is 69 NY. He is still widowed as his wife Antoinette Johnson died in the early 1880s. He has his son Tarrant 23 MN and daughter Flora E. 18 MN at home. Flora is married by 1900 and Tarrant is here living with them at age 74. He is a son of Elisha Porter Putnam (906) and Elizabeth Brown. He was born in Essex, Essex County, New York. He is named for his grandfather Tarrant Putnam number 334. He has been here since the 1850s and has held public offices and been an attorney.
AUGUSTUS PUTNAM Stillwater, Washington County
He is 74 MA and living with Nathan 39 MA and Carrie O. 38 MA Guptill. Carrie is his daughter. He is a son of Lewis Putnam (916) and Mary Cowles from Franklin County Massachusetts. He was married to Harriet Bond and has been in Worcester Massachusetts up until now. Carrie was there with him in 1880 and they were in Minneapolis in 1885. He will be here until he dies October 6, 1895.
He is
57 CAN and is a common laborer. His wife Amanda C. Bonham is 63 VT. In 1880 he was in Chicago, Illinois, having
married Amanda there in 1875. They arrived here in 1893, and are here in 1900.
He is widowed here in 1910, and in Blue Earth County in 1920. Not sure who his
folks are, New Englander though.
He is 38 NH and a farmer. His wife Winnie E. Williams is 35 NH, Jennie M. 10 NH, Bertha C. 8 NH, George Frederick 4 MN and Alonzo W. 1 MN. He is a son of Alonzo Putnam and Hannah Cole. He was at home in 1860 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. They were there in 1880, but I can’t find him, and got here in the late 1880s. They will be in Traverse County by 1900. His brother Parker has been there since the 1880s. Winnie will be in a Sanitarium in St. Paul in 1910. Hiram will be in Traverse County in 1910, and will be in Minneapolis with a new wife in 1920.
He is a farmer 60 NY, and his wife Sarah Jane Ford is 59 VT. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Edgerton of Chautauqua County, New York, and been here in Winona County since the 1850s. Sarah will die here March 25, 1912, and he will die here on April 28, 1919. New England line.
He is now 65 NY a farmer. His wife Tamar Amanda Houck is 64 NY. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Edgerton from here and Chautauqua County New York before that. Pliny (number 1702) is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont. They have been here since the 1850s, but neither will make it to 1900.
He is 52 NY. His wife Harriet Amelia Irwin is 44 IN and they have Lester 22 MN, Edgar 21 MN, Earl 12 MN, and Herbert 6 MN. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. His dad was widowed here in 1880. Charles was born in Arkwright, New York October 17, 1842. Charles and Harriet were married here in September 1871. They are here through 1920.
HARRY PUTMAN Whitewater, Winona County
He is 17 MN boarding and says he is at school.
REV. WORTHY PUTNAM Winona, Winona County
He is 50 NY and his wife Mary E. is 51 AL. They have Arthur A. 27 MN, Adda J. 22 MN, Willie W. 20 MN and Lula L. 18 MN. He is a minister and a son of Pliny Putnam (1702) and Flora Edgerton from Chautauqua County New York. They were in Steele County in 1880 Dodge County in 1885, and are in Nobeles County in 1900 then in Rock County by 1910 and then in South Dakota by 1920. Obviously a traveling preacher of sorts. His dad Pliny is a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Kezia Pollard of Winchendon, Massachusetts and then of Vermont. They went to Oneida County New York in the 1820s.
PLINY D. (DEWEY) PUTNAM Buffalo, Wright County
He is a merchant 49 VT. His wife Belle R. is 36 MN and they have Estella W. 14 MN. He is a son of Silas Amos Putnam and Lucy Maria Haden from here. Silas is number 3413 from Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. His folks are Silas Putnam (1695) and Dorothy Abbot. Pliny was married to Laura Williams here in 1880 and 1885. He and Belle are here in 1900. His dad Silas will also have a new wife Caroline by 1900 and they are here then. Pliney will be in Tampa, Florida in 1910.
S. A. (SILAS AMOS) PUTNAM Buffalo, Wright County
He is a grocer 61 VT. His new wife Caroline L. is 70 CT. She is new. His first wife Lucy Maria Haden had died in the early 1880s and he was widowed here in 1885. They are both here in 1900. Silas is number 3413 from Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. His folks are Silas Putnam (1695) and Dorothy Abbott from Vermont and Massachusetts before that.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Monticello, Wright County
He is a merchant 28 MN. His wife Minnie J. Hatch is 23 MN and they have Goldie 1 MN. Also here is Ethel Hatch 7 MN who is probably her sister. He is a son of John Elmer and Nancy Merriman and was born in Sherburne County. They will go over into Wisconsin soon for a couple of years, and kids, and then be in Big Lake Sherburne County in 1900. They are there in 1910 and then in Morrison County in 1920 and 1930.
He is
46 IL, and his wife Elizabeth Diantha Bowen is 44 CAN. They now have, Hollis
Charles 21 MN, Edward 18 MN, Mabel 16 MN, Howard Lee 14 MN, Iva 12 MN, Frank L.
10 MN, Alice 8 MN, Elsie 5 MN, Bertha 3 MN, Julia Cordelia 4/12 MN. He is a son
of Peter Putman and Patience Godfrey from here. His dad died here in 1886. This
is a New York Dutch family. Peter was a son of John (Johannes) Putman and Maria
Sager from Jefferson County, New York. The family was in LaSalle County,
Illinois in 1850, and then here for years. They are in Kanabec County in 1900
and Charles will die there April 16, 1907.
Elizabeth will be widowed there in 1910, and in Pine County in 1920 and 1930
with her son Frank. She will die in St. Paul May 13, 1933 at age 81.
JAMES L. (LEROY) PUTNAM Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County
He is a printer 45 NY. Josephine Vermilyea his wife is 41 NY. They have Pearl 19 MN, Madge 13 MN, Ruth 10 MN and Jay 3 MN Sep 1891. He is a son of Union Putnam (2846) and Clarinda Frost of Stockton, Chautauqua County, New York. They were here in 1880 and 1885. His dad died back in 1886. They are here in 1900 and then both are here, but divorced, in 1910. In 1920, Josephine and her daughters are in St. Paul, and Jay will be in Chippewa County, still single.
He is an agent 50 WI VT VT. He is a son of Pliney Putnam and Mary Spofford from Dodge County Wisconsin. He was home there in 1860 and 1870. Then he was married in McDonald County Missouri in 1900. Don’t find him in 1910 or later.
He is 22 MN NH WI and a farmer. He is the son of Willard and Mary Putnam from Douglas and then Hubbard County. He is back in Hubbard County in 1910. His brother Andrew will be here in 1910 probably working this farm. New England family.
She is 71 CT CT CT and seems to be living with Mary L. Leamon 30 NY NY CT who is probably a daughter. In 1900 and 1895 she is here listed as being born in Canada living with Louis and Elizabeth Hunt as a mother in law.
He is 36 MA MA MA a laborer who has been here 5 years. He is Frank Harwood Putnam, born February 1, 1869 in Sutton, Massachusetts. He is a son of Peter Holland and Harriet Augusta Putnam. His folks are still back there. He was single in Duluth in 1900 and will be married to Jennie here in 1910. He and Jennie are here in 1920 and 1930.
He is a railroad Conductor 31 MN MA MA. His wife Rena M. is 28 MN NOR NOR, and they have Alden H. 3 MN and Charlene M. 9/12 MN. He is a son of Alden Richard Preston Putnam and Sarah Charlene Dole from St. Paul. He was at home there in 1880. His dad died in 1880 and his mom in 1888. I don’t find him in 1900 or 1910.
He is 70 NY CT MA born Sep 1834, Mary A. 68 NY born Jun
1836 and Bernice M. 36 WI born Jun 1868. They were here in the County in 1880
and 1900. He is Samuel Mortimer Putnam, a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam
(#2257) and Marcina Thomas. He was born in Oswego County, New York. Mary is
widowed here in 1910, living with her daughter Clara Davis who is also widowed
by then.
He is 48 VT VT VT. His wife of 11 years Jennie Rector is 37 NY, and their son Rector H. (Harold) is 10 MN and Alice Elicia 7 MN. He was born January 9, 1857 in Grafton, Vermont, a son of John Henry Putnam (2825) and Alice Augusta Eddy. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920. He is a lawyer now but will be a State Senator by 1910.
He is 58 OH OH VA born Feb 1847, Harriet Jane
Willard his wife 42 IL Jul 1862, Persis (Frances) 16 WI Jul 1888, Katherine 15
WI Sep 1889, Rufus W. 13 WI Jun 1891, Harriet 11 WI Jun 1892, Mary H. 7 WI Jun
1897, Janet 6 MN Dec 1898 and Emily 1 MN. He is a son of Rufus Putnam and Mary
Herskell and was born in Clark County, Ohio. He was single in La Crosse
Wisconsin in 1880 and they were here in 1900. Jane is widowed here in 1910, and
she and a couple of the daughters will be in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
in 1920. The son Rufus Willard will be a cadet at West Point in 1910 and then
married in Chicago by 1930.
He is 27 MN MA MA. Marie C. Jorgenson his wife of 1 year is 22 MN DEN DEN. He is a son of William Herrick Putnam and his first wife Adeline Rowle from here in Red Wing. He was home here in 1900, and in 1910 and will still be here in 1920 with more kids. By 1930 they are in St. Paul.
He is a banker, 57 MA MA MA. Actually he is president of the bank. His wife Nellie L. Butts is 44 NY and they have Mary P. 30 MN (a school teacher), Robert W. 24 MN (banker with his dad), Fred W. 20 MN and Richard H. 3 MN. The kids are listed as NY but were all born right here.
He is a messenger 28 MN MA NH. His wife Jessie Gale Eaton is 29 MN NY ENG and they have William Howard 1 MN. He is a son of William Herrick Putnam and Nellie Butts from here. He was born in Red Wing, Goodhue County on August 17, 1876. He married Jessie here July 2, 1901. They are in Marinette Wisconsin in 1910 and Boise Idaho in 1920 where he is a manager of a power company. Then they are in New York City by 1930 where he is an executive in an Electrical Company.
He is 64 NY NY NY and lists himself as single and been here 3 years. Edward is a son of Ralph Lewis Putman and Jane Voorhes from Montgomery County New York. His brother will be here with him in 1910 and then they will head back to New York. Edward will die there in 1919. Dutch Family.
He is a clerk 39 NY IL VT. His wife Hattie H. Miller is 36 IL and they have Richard A. 11 IL and Francis J. 9 IL. He is a son of Parker Putnam and Laura Austin of Peoria County, Illinois. He was home there in 1880 and was in Peoria in 1900 with Hattie and the first two children. They are here in 1910 and 1920. In 1910 his widowed mother is here with them
He is 48 IA NY IL. His wife Harriet J. is 35 MI and they have Mary Duncan 7 IL and Eunice M. 6 IL. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam and Mary Louisa Duncan from Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. They were in Chicago in 1900 and then here. They will be back in Davenport Iowa in 1910. He’ll be alone in Chicago in 1920, and Harriet will be in Davenport, Iowa with Eunice then. Maybe he was there on business or maybe a divorce or something. New England family.
He is a clerk 50 WI NY CAN and his wife Mary Johnson is 49 NORWAY. He is a son of Charles Wesley Putnam and Ellen Coyle. He was born February 6, 1853 in Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He married Mary in Dell Rapids, South Dakota July 1881. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1910.
He is a contractor 46 MA MA MA. His wife Mary Christian is 40 SWITZ and their daughter Alice is 20 MN. Mary’s father John Christian 67 SWITZ is with them as he was in 1900. Frank is a son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Turnbull from here. He was born back in Beck Massachusetts where his folks were from. He is widowed here in 1910. He and Alice are here in 1920 and he will be here until he dies January 7, 1929.
He is 61 MA ME ENG, and his wife Emily L. is 65 MI. She is his second wife. They were here in 1900. He is Franklin Junior, a son of Franklin Putnam and Mary Rice from Houlton, Maine and then here in Minneapolis by the 1860s. He was widowed by 1880, and then married Emily in 1892. They are here in 1910. Franklin will die here in Minneapolis on May 30, 1919. Emily will die here January 7, 1917.
He is a student 20 MN MN MN. He is a son of William Herrick Putnam and Adeline Rowell from here. He was home here in 1900. I don’t find him in 1910, but he is in Goodhue County married in 1920 and back here in 1930.
He is 20 MN ENG ENG. He lives in a hotel or something. Might be a duplicate listing for William’s son listed above.
He is 23 LA, single and boarding. He does ‘light work.’ Nuthin’ heavy I guess. He has been here a year. Very hard to read. I don’t think he is from Louisiana, or at least never find him there.
He is 61 NY NY NY and his new wife Mary Ann is 48 MA. They have been married 4 years, second for both. In 1900 he was married to Nellie Fletcher here in Minneapolis. George is a son of Alonzo Franklin Putnam (son of Jacob Putnam 1808 and Lucy Barnes of Londonderry, Vermont). George was born in Malone, New York after the family left Vermont. He married Mary Fletcher in Plainfield, Vermont July 5, 1867. He married Mary Ann here in 1901 and they are here in 1910.
He is 22 (can’t read state) and has I guess his mother. Mrs. H. A. Putman 56 and no State. Okay. In 1900 William Charles Putnam 51 WI and his wife Elizabeth Bird 51 NJ had a son George W. 17 MN. The ages fit, so has to be them. His dad was a son of Charles Wesley Putnam and so this kid’s name is probably George Charles Wesley Putnam.
GEORGE H. V. PUTNAM
Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is a bookkeeper 40 MN MA MA, and has Gladys 18 MN, George 10 MN. George is a son of George W. Putnam from Anoka County. He was there in 1870 and 1880. He was married to a Della here in 1895, but she died in the late 1890s and he was widowed here in 1900. He will have a new wife Lilla here in 1910 through 1930. He is also listed separately here at age 44 MN MA MA which is correct.
He is 35 IL NY NY. Minnie C. Leighton his wife of 5 years is 25 MN. He is a son of Hollis and Charlotte Putnam. He was born in Will County, Illinois, and was there from 1860 through 1880. He was here in 1900, but not in the Index.
He is now 22 MN NY NY aand a clerk. He is single, but will marry Carrie in a couple of years and they are here in 1910. He is a son of Abraham Putman and Emma Holme and was born while the family was in Cass County, Illinois. His family was all here in 1900. Dutch folks from New York State.
Hard to read. Hazel is 23 ? OH WI and Mabel 30 ? OH WI. Both are single, boarding and both seamstresses. I don’t find them in Minnesota in 1900 or 1910. Probably Pitmans as there are a lot of them around.
He is 24 IL IL OH and his wife Mrs. H. (Blanche Beck) is 22 IA IA IA. He is a grain salesman. He is a son of Abraham Putman and Emma Holme from here. In fact, they were living with them here in 1900. They are here in 1910 with her mom so I know her full name. Dutch family out of New York State.
HENRY J. (JOHN) PUTNAM
Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 40 NY NY CT born Feb 1864. Annette Stiles his wife is 38 WI ME ME Apr 1867. Her mother Georgia Stiles 70 ME is living with them now. He is a son of John Henry Putnam and Mary Newton from New York and the whole family was here in 1880. John was a son of Ralph Lewis Putman and Jane Vorhees from Mohawk, Montgomery County. Dutch folks. Henry and Annette will be here in 1910 and 1920.
He is a millwright 21 MN and his wife Josephine M. is 20 MN. He is a son of the following Joseph Putman and Josephine Michland from here. They are also listed next as Holly Putman. At any rate they are back with his folks here in 1910.
Another good entry. He is listed as Polly a carpenter. Anyway, he is Hollis Putnam 21 MN and his wife Josie is 20 MN. He is a son of Joseph Putnam and Josephine Michand from here in Minneapolis. He was at home in 1900 and in 1910 he and Josephine are back with his folks, and have a couple of kids.
JOSEPH L. (LOUIS) PUTNAM Minneapolis, Hennepin County
He is 50 NY born Apr 1855, Josephine L. Michand his wife 37 MN Feb 1869, Hollis H. 21 MN Feb 1884, Edna C. 19 MN Jan 1886, Mabel C. 14 MN Feb 1891, Frances V. 12 MN Feb 1893, Myrtle H. 10 MN Oct 1895, Joseph Franklin 7 MN Nov 1898 and Earl 4 MN. He is a son of Hollis Putnam and Charlotte Lobdell. He was born in Montgomery County, New York. The family was in Will County, Illinois from 1860 through 1880. They are here in 1910 and across the River in St. Paul in 1920. He will be widowed and back in Minneapolis in 1930. His folks are in Chicago now. Dutch family from New York. The son Hollis is just married and also has his own listing with his wife.
He is now 51 MA MA MA, Mary C. Turnbull his wife of 26 years now is 46 IL, Edith E. 23 MN, Irving L. 22 MN, Albert T. 19 MN, Roy W. 17 MN, and Margaret 13 MN. He is a son of Lorenzo and Mary H. Putnam, and was born in Becket, Berkshire County Massachusetts. He will die here in Minneapolis March 23, 1924. Mary is widowed in 1930.
He is a bookkeeper 30 ME ME ME, Lillian his wife of 8 years is 27 MN and Vera is 5 MN. He is a son of Franklin Putnam Jr. from Houlton, Maine, and was here with him in 1880 and married here in 1900. They are here in 1910 and 1920.
She is 14 MN and boarding. She is a daughter of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary E. Turnbull from here and western Massachusetts before that. Not sure what she is doing here, but she is back home in 1910.
She is 35 NY NY NY. She is a schoolteacher and boarding. She was here in 1900. Looks like Carrie the daughter of James and Sarah Putman from Fulton County New York.
He is 46 PA NY PA and his wife Frances Callie Frost is 24 VA VA SC. They have Harriet 8/12 MN. He is Edward Bishop Putnam, a son of George and Rebecca Putnam. He was in McKean County, Pennsylvania in 1860 and in Warren County, Pennsylvania in 1870 with his then widowed mother Rebecca Rider Putnam. By 1880 he was back in McKean County. He and Callie are here in 1905, 1910, 1920 and 1930. He has a saloon called Put’s Bar. His dad George is a son of George Putnam (1182) and Salina Thayer of Washington County, Vermont and then by 1850 in Jay, Essex County, NY. He will die here in 1938. Harriet will someday marry Frederick Hartgen and live in Branford, Connecticut.
He is a farmer 32 MN NH WI. He is a son of Willard and Mary Putnam from Douglas County and then here in 1900. He was living alone here in 1900. He will be listed in Beltrami County in 1910, still single. He is also listed as single here in 1910 as well.
He is a farmer 27 MN NH WI and his wife Mabel is 22 MN. They have Mabel A. 2 MN. He is a son of Willard and Mary Putnam from Douglas County and then here in 1900. Fred was living alone and single here in 1900. I don’t find them after this.
He and his whole gang moved over from Douglas County where they were in 1880 and 1885. He was widowed here in Hubbard County in 1895 and married to this Mary here in 1900. He has several sons nearby. He is 54 NH MA MA born Sep 1851. His second wife Mary L. is 50 NY Mar 1855, and they have Charles H. 17 MN Jun 1882, Ernest W. 17 MN Jul 1888, Mabel E. 14 MN Jan 1890. By 1910 and 1920, he will be in Sanders County, Montana with another wife named Henrietta from New York. No kids by then.
WILLIAM R. (RUSSELL) PUTNAM White Oak, Hubbard County
He was new here in 1900. He is 45 NY NY NY born Jun 1860, Annie Elsie Stephenson, his wife, 42 NORWAY May 1864, Wallace 14 MN Aug 1890, Ida 10 MN Jan 1895, Orpha 8 MN Feb 1897, Gordon W. 3 MN and Annie E. 2 MN. He is a son of William Gordon Putnam and Sarah Sheldon of Lisbon, St. Lawrence County, New York. His dad was from Canada. They are here in 1910. He will die here June 15, 1916. Orpha is in St. Paul in 1920, but no idea where the rest are. Gordon is in Minneapolis in 1930 though.
He is 54 IL OH IL and a banker. He has a daughter Mabel 22 IA IL WI. Then there is an Eva M. Putnam 51 IL OH KY listed as a dressmaker. She is James’ unmarried sister. He is James, son of James Putman and Letha Darnell from Brown County, Illinois. He was a farmer until 1877 when he became a druggist in Holland, Grundy County, Iowa. In 1881 he married Maud White daughter of Julian and Hattie White. Maud was born March 31, 1858 and she died November 23, 1904. James will die January 9, 1913 here in Lakefield. Southern Putman family.
He is a farmer 28 MN IL CAN and his wife Laura Archibald is 21 MN CAN CAN and they have Mildred 2 MN and Orville 4/12 MN. He is a son of Charles Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Bowen. He was at home with them in Wright County in 1880. The family was here in Comfort in 1900, but Ed was off somewhere. He and Laura are in Latah County Idaho in 1910, Nez Perce County in 1920 and back in Lahat County Idaho in 1930. His widowed mom is here in 1910. Dutch family from New York State.
She is 24 MN NOR NOR and has twin daughters Hattie and May 3 MN IL MN. They live with her folks Mathias and Lottie Hanson from Norway. She was married to Edward Putnam. He was a son of Christopher and Harriet Putnam from McHenry County Illinois. He was single here in 1900, and must have died or split or something. Dutch family from New York State. Jorgina or Georgina and the kids are here in 1910 and 1920 and in Minneapolis in 1930. She says she is married in 1910 and then says widowed in 1920.
He is 32 MI. Then there is Rasa listed as a male (actually Martha Long his wife) 30 VA (MI) and then Gordon 6 OH. A really screwed up entry. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Nancy Collins. He was born when the family was in Monroe County Michigan. In 1880 the family was in Fulton County Ohio and then the folks were back in Eaton County Michigan and are there now. He and Martha were in Taylor, Wayne County Michigan in 1900 with her parents and are back there by 1910. He will be there under all sorts of spellings through the 1930. His family came out of Niagara County New York and Massachusetts before that.
He is 45 IL VT IL, and a grain buyer. Maggie A. Hauk, his wife of 25 years is 42 NY, Ernest H. 13 SD, and Margaret E. 7 SD. He is a son of Kitterage Putnam and was born in Kane County, Illinois in 1859 and was there in 1860. In 1880 he was here in Lac qui Parle County with his dad. In 1900 he and his wife Maggie were in Grant County, South Dakota. They are here in 1910and Frank will be widowed here in 1920.
He is a barber 35 IA NY NY and his wife Mollie S. is 34 IA PA PA.
He is a farmer 23 IA MA NY and lives alone. Can’t place him.
He is a farmer 37 MN NY AL and his wife Edith Palmer is 26 MI and they have Eileen P. 6 MI, Ada L. 4 MN and a daughter Dras or something 2 MN. He is a son of Worthy and Mary Putnam and was at home here with them in 1900. Worthy is a son of Pliney Putnam and Flora Edgerton and was in Winona County since he was born, and then in Nobles County in 1900 and Rock County now in 1905. Family is from New Hampshire before that.
He is a horse trainer 24 MN NY NY and Anna is 30 IN. Good luck with this one.
He is 42 NY, his wife Mary Carlson 30 MN and their son Charley is 5 MN. He is a son of Lewis and Lavinia from Oswego County New York, and was here in 1880. He and Mary were here in 1900 and are here in 1910. Mary will be widowed here in 1920. Pretty sure he is on the New York Dutch line, but can’t place him.
He is 39 MN MA MA, Celia Jane Oakes, his wife of 13 years,
is 40 MN, Henry O. 12 MN, Edith (Helen E.) 11 MN. Carrie D. 8 MN, Herbert E.
(Everett) 6 MN, Alfred T. 3 MN and Kenneth E. 1 MN. He is a son of Henry and
Caroline Putnam. He was born in Sherburne County, in Stearns County in 1870,
and here in 1880 and 1900, and will be here in 1910 and 1920. Alfred and
Kenneth are here in 1930 running the farm.
He is 28 MN and his wife Mary E. is 21 PA. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Caroline Newton originally from Sutton, Mass. They were out here in Sherburne County in 1860, Stearns in 1870 and here by 1880. He was here in 1900 with his mother who was by then a widow. They are here through 1930.
He is a farmer 46 MN NY NY. Hannah Robinson, his wife of 20 years, is 38 WI, Owen F. 18 MN, Floyd 16 MN, Worthy 12 MN and Birdella 7 MN. He is a son of Luman Putnam and Lavinia Vanderwark and was born in Wright County. He has been here since the 1890s and will be here in 1930. In 1930 he and Hannah seem to be ‘separated’ and are living separately.
She is 38 PA NY NY.
He is 43 OH OH OH single and boarding. I think he is with the Railroad. He is a son of Benjamin Perkins Putnam and Lydia Edgerton and was at home in 1880 in Marietta, Washington County Ohio, and here in 1900. He will still be single here in 1910 and 1920 but married by 1930. Massachusetts family originally.
ERNEST B. (BOLES) PUTNAM St. Paul, Ramsey County
He is 44 WI born Oct 1860, Helen Louisa Van Auken 28 MN born Apr 1867. They have Henry H. 1 MN. He is a son of Henry Cleveland Putnam and Jane Eliza Balcom of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. They were here in 1895, and are here in 1910.
He is 6 MN living with some family.
He is a bookkeeper 32 MN MN MN. His wife Margaret is 29 MN and they have Harold 4 MN. He is listed as white, but there is an Israel Putnam in St. Louis County in 1910 who is listed as a Black man. Otherwise don’t find him before or after this.
He is a clerk 30 MN and boarding.
She is 41 VT and has George R. 18 ND, Katherine M. 9 ND and Bernice W. 4 ND. Lenna Cochrane is the widow of Frederick S. Putnam. They were in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota in 1900, and she is widowed here through 1930. Frederick was a son of Sureno James Putnam from Lewis and then Jefferson County New York. By 1860 he was in Rock County Wisconsin.
She is 29 MN NY NY a stenographer. She is single and lodging. She is a daughter of James L. and Josephine Putnam who are in Yellow River County. She was working at a State Insane Asylum in Nicollet County in 1900. She is here with her widowed mother in 1920 and 1930 and is still single.
She is 43 DEN widowed and has James 23 MN OH DEN, John 22 MN, Laura 17 MN, Willie (Gordon Winslow Jr.) 15 MN and Freddie 11 MN. . She is Karen Bentson, and she came to Minnesota from Denmark in the late 1870s. She married Gordon Winslow Putnam, son of Henry and Harriet Putnam from Hutchinson, McLeod County. Renville County, by the way, abuts McLeod County on the west. They were married in McLeod County and were there till the 1890s. She was widowed here in 1900. Carrie and most of the kids will be in Whitman County, Washington in 1910.
He is 60 NY VT NY and a minister. He wife Mary E. is 60 AL and they have Ada J. 33 MN and Lulu D. 28 MN. He is a son of Pliney Putnam and Flora Edgerton and was in Winona County since he was born, and then in Nobles County in 1900 and then here in 1910. By 1920 they will be in South Dakota.
He is a jeweler 31 MN NY AL and his wife Ruda M. is 27 WI. He is a son of Worthy and Mary Putnam from here. They are in Brule County South Dakota in 1910 through 1930. He is still a Jeweler there.
He is 48 MA MA MA. He has been married to his wife Jennie for 19 years now. She is 39 NY, Mary 17 WI, Benjamin H. 10 MN and Milton 1 MN. He is a son of Lorenzo and Mary Putnam from Minneapolis). He was born in Becket, Massachusetts and was at home there in 1860. They were here in Big Lake in 1895, Minneapolis in 1900, and will be in Wright County in 1910 and in Stearns County in 1920.
He is 47 MN MA MA and a Postmaster. He is listed by himself, but is married to the following Viola Johnson. Elmer is a son of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriman from Massachusetts. He was born here and will be here till he dies November 21, 1930 at age 72.
GEORGE F. PUTNAM
Big Lake, Sherburne County
He is 42 MN NY NY born Apr 1862, his wife Lilla Maude Putnam 35 MN Dec 1869, Hugh E. 11 MN Nov 1893, Ethel M. 9 MN Aug 1895, Glen J. 8 MN Feb 1897, Estella E. 7 MN Apr 1899 and Marjorie L. 2 MN. There is a niece Alice E. Dyke 23 MN. Then there is Nancy A. Putnam 76 MA born Feb 1829. She is Nancy Merriman the mother of Lilla Putnam. Her husband John Putnam died here October 3, 1899. She is here till she dies January 3, 1914. George is the son of Peter Putman and Patience Godfrey from Wright County. Lilla is a daughter of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriman from here. Interesting. He is on the New York Dutch line and she on the New England English one. Anyway, they are here in 1910, and in Snohomish County, Washington in 1920.
LORENZO R. PUTNAM
Big Lake, Sherburne County
He is 73 MA born Jun 1832, Mary H. Thayer 70 VT Oct 1835. Lorenzo is a son of David Putnam Jr. and his first wife Hannah Church of Beckett, Massachusetts. They have been here for ages now. I don’t find them though in 1910 so the must have died by then.
Viola M. Johnson is the second wife of Elmer Eugene Putnam from here. For some reason Elmer is listed separately now. He is here with the family in 1910 through 1930. Anyway, she is 39 MN NNY NY, Julian 20 MN, Pearl M. 18 MN, Grace 16 MN, Lester R. 5 MN, Bert L. 3 MN, Daisy A. 4/12 MN. Elmer is a son of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriman from Massachusetts. He was born here and will be here till he dies November 21, 1930 at age 72. He is the local postmaster and will be forever.
He is 43 MN MA MA, Minnie J. Hatch, his wife of 12 years, is 38 MN, Goldie M. 10 MN, William S. 8 WI, Floyd E. 7 WI, Sydney U. 5 MN, Ada A. 3 MN. He is a son of John Elmer and Nancy Merriman and was born right here. He and the family were here in 1900 and are in 1910. They are in Morrison County in 1920 and 1930.
He is 40 MN born Sep 1864, Mary Ellen Drew his wife is 38 MN Nov 1866, Fayette Henry 18 MN Jan 1887, Carrie Ellen 16 MN Jan 1889, James Lee 8 MN Jul 1896 and Vernon E. 7 MN Oct 1897. He is a son of John Elmer and Nancy Merriman from here. He was married in Anoka County on November 11, 1885, and they were here in 1900. They are in Lake County, Oregon by 1910.
He is a farmer 31 MN IL CAN. Margaret Edith Ayers, his wife is 26 MN, Ayers 2 MN, Margaret 1 MN. He is a son of Charles Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Diantha Bowen from Wright County. He was home there in 1880, and he and Margaret are all still here through 1930. Dutch family originally from New York State.
Clement is a fireman 32 MI CAN CAN and his wife Agnes Murray is 26 MN ENG NY. They have Francis Joseph 1 MN and William James 6/12/MN. I can’t find him in Michigan or anywhere before this. State records have him being married first to Agnes Murray who died here in the County March 30, 1908. They had two sons Francis Joseph born October 23, 1903 and William James born December 1, 1904. He is in St. Louis County in 1930 with a new wife, but I can’t find him between now and then.
Another hard to read page except that he is a barber. In 1910 He is here and is listed as a Black man age 38 MN.
He is a traveling salesman 43 NY GER FRA. His wife Mary O’Hearn is 42 WI IRE IRE. They were here in 1900 and now have Gertrude 22 ND (listed under her married name that looks like Younge), May 18 MN, Willis 16 ND, Julia 14 MN, Myrtle 12 MN, Helen 10 MN, Arnold 3 MN and Harold 1 MN. Best guess is that he is a son of Ira and Elizabeth Putnam as shown in 1860 in Luzerne, Warren County, New York. They were here in 1900 and are here in 1910 and Mary is widowed here by 1920.
He is 27 WI CAN OH. He is a bookkeeper and is boarding. He would be a son of John Putnam and Julia Wells from Chippewa County Wisconsin. He was home there in 1880 and 1900. He will be in Koochiching County single in 1910 and married in 1920. By 1930 they are in Mason County Washington.
She is 24 WI CAN CAN and has been here 2 years. She is in a hotel or boarding house. She is not a sister of the above Eugene. Might be a wife or ex wife though.
He is 26 IA NY PA and a telegraph operator. His wife Edna M. Cobb is 28 IA WI WI. Niles Curtis Putnam is a son of George Putnam and Adelia Medbury from Linn County Iowa. He was at home there through 1900. I can’t find them in 1910, but he and Edna are in Winneshiek County Iowa in 1920 and in Mower County Minnesota in 1930 with a couple of children and still working for the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad as a station manager.
He is 37 IA – NY and his wife Eva 30 IA and their son Paul is 8 IA. He is a cashier at a bank and they will be here through 1930 at least. He is a son of William Rodman Putnam and his second wife Martha, and was born in Hardin County, Iowa. His dad is from Connecticut but went to New York and married before coming to Iowa.
He is a farmer 40 IL IL WI. His wife Sadie P. is 26 MN and they have Hazel 8 MN, Hattie 6 MN, George 4 MN, Arthur 2 MN and Alta 7/12 MN. He is a son of Marvin K. Putnam and Ann Gennette Wheeler from Winnebago County, Illinois. Marvin was a son of John Wellington Putnam and Minerva Scott from New York and then here in Winnebago County. Marvin died there March 25, 1866. His widow ‘Hettie’ married Seymour Barker in 1868 and Frank was with them in Winnebago County in 1870 and Freeborn County Minnesota in 1880. They were here in 1900 and will still be in 1920. They are divorced by 1930 when Frank is with his married daughter Hattie in St. Paul. New England family.
He is 47 NH NH NHborn Nov 1856, Winnie Emma Williams his wife 44 NH Jul 1859, Bertha C. 18 NH Sep 1886, G. (George) Frederick 14 MN Jun 1891, Alonzo W. 11 MN Feb 1894, Hiram M. jr. 7 MN Aug 1897. He is a son of Alonzo Putnam and Hannah Cole. He was at home in 1860 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. Hiram and the family were in Wilkin County Minnesota in 1895 and here in 1900. Winnie will be in a Sanitarium in St. Paul in 1910. Hiram will be here in 1910, and will be in Minneapolis with a new wife in 1920. Young George will be in North Dakota in 1920 and in St. Paul by 1930. Young Hiram in Montana in 1920 and back in Minnesota in 1930.
PARKER A. (ALONZO) PUTNAM Tintah Township, Traverse County
He is 53 NH NH NH born Jun 1852, Ida Mae Henry 50 NH Feb 1855, Bessie E. 24 NH Aug 1880 and Charles P. 10 MN Jun 1894. He is a son of Alonzo Putnam and Hannah Cole. His brother Hiram is in town too. They were both at home in 1860 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. Parker and the family were here in 1885 and 1900. They are here in 1910 and he is widowed here in 1920.
He is now 73 NY MA MA and finally a retired lawyer. His wife Jennie Fuller is 72 NY and their still widowed daughter Flora Putnam Keading is 48 NY. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. His dad was widowed here in 1880. Alvers will be widowed here in 1910 and then still here in 1920 at age 90.
ROSE PUTNAM Watopa, Wabasha County
She is 41 WI (CAN) and has George 20 MN, Wallace 18 MN (ND), Myrtle 14 MN and Violet 10 MN. Rose Stadler has been married to William Washington Putnam here through 1900. William Washington was a son of Nahum Duncan Putnam. His dad was killed in the Civil War, and his mother married Nahum’s brother William who brought him up. He's been here since the 1860s. He married Rose Stadler here on November 1, 1881. Rose is widowed here through 1930.
CELIA M. PUTNAM Zumbro Falls, Wabasha County
She is a shoemaker 64 GER (really NY). She was in Rose, Ramsey County in 1880 and said she was from New York. She is the widow of Charles Putnam as shown in 1870 in Wabasha County. She is back in St. Paul in 1910 and again says NY NY NY so this German thing is the old clerical error. Charles was a son of Lewis and Emeline Putnam from Brutus, Cayuga County New York he was home there in 1850, married to Celia in 1860 and is back with his folks in 1880 without Celia. They either got a divorce or Charles just took off. Celia is in St. Paul in 1880 through 1910 and says she is widowed. Just hated to admit to being divorced back in those days.
F. L. (FRANKLIN LOUIS) PUTNAM Stillwater, Washington County
He is 29 ME ME ME and by himself or boarding. He is a son of Franklin Putnam Jr. from Houlton, Maine, and was in Minneapolis with him in 1880 and married there in 1900 and still there now and in 1910 and 1920. No idea what he is doing here. Must be on business or something.
ASAPH PUTNAM Madelia, Watonwan County
He is now 66 CAN CAN CAN and a retired mail carrier. His wife Amanda Bonham is 77 VT. In 1880 he was in Chicago, Illinois, having married Amanda there in 1875. They were here in 1895 and 1900. He is widowed here in 1910, and in Blue Earth County in 1920. Not sure who his folks are.
SEMPHRONIAS
PUTNAM Hillsdale, Winona County
He is 77 NY MA CT, and his wife Tamer Amanda Houck 76 NY NY MA. He has been here since 1852. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, New York. In 1910 he and Amanda are in Ellsworth, Pierce County, Wisconsin. Their daughter Emma married Clifton Munger and moved to Wisconsin a few years ago. He lists himself as a capitalist now and back in 1900. Money Hungry guy I guess.
He is now 71 NY VT NY. He has now been married to Sarah Jane Ford for over 40 years. She is now 69 VT. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Edgerton of Chautauqua County, New York, and been here in Winona County since the 1850s. Sarah will die here March 25, 1912, and he will die here on April 28, 1919.
He is a farmer 62 NY born Oct 1842, Harriet Amelia Irwin his wife of 31 years is 54 IN Jun 1850, Edgar W. 31 MN Feb 1874, Earl R. 22 MN Feb 1883, Herbert 17 MN Jun 1888. He is a son of Pliny Putnam and Flora Egerton from Arkwright, Chautauqua County New York and Winchendon Massachusetts before that. He came out here with his folks in the mid 1850s. Charles was born in Arkwright, New York October 17, 1842. Charles and Harriet were married here in September 1871. They are here in 1910 and 1920.
PLINY D. (DEWEY) PUTNAM Buffalo Township, Wright County
He is a son of Silas Amos Putnam and Lucy Hayden and was here in 1880. Pliny is 59 VT VT VT born Aug 1845, Belle R. is 47 MN born Dec 1858 and Silas E. is now 32 MN Apr 1874. Silas Elmer is a son of Pliny and his first wife Laura Williams. Belle is his second wife and they were here in 1900. He was married to Laura Williams in 1880 and widowed by 1885. Pliney will be in Tampa, Florida in 1910. Silas will be married in Alberta Canada in 1911 and then back in Minnesota in 1920.
He is a publisher 55 NY NY NY. His wife Josephine Vermilyea is 52 NY, and they have Ruth 18 MN and Jay L. 13 MN. James is a son of Union Putnam (2846) and Clarinda Frost of Stockton, Chautauqua County, New York. He has been here since the 70s. His dad died in 1886. He and Josephine are both here in 1910 but are divorced by then and she has the kids. In 1920 and 1930, Josephine and her daughters are in St. Paul, and Jay will be in Chippewa County, still single.