MONTANA
CENSUS
REPORTS
1870 -
1930
UPDATED SEPTEMBER
12, 2011
Montana
became a part of the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and
Clark got there in 1805 to check the joint out. Fort Benton was the first
settlement in 1859. Gold and silver brought folks out in the 1860s, and it was
included in the Idaho Territory in the early 1860s, and it became a Territory
of its own in 1864. Montana became a State in 1889, the 41st.
1870
MONTANA TERRITORIAL CENSUS
ARTHUR PUTNAM Deer Lodge, Deer Lodge County
He is
30 NY and a painter. He looks to be a son of Thomas Putman of Amsterdam,
Montgomery County NY. He was home there in 1850 and in Plattsburgh, NY alone in
1860.
WILLIAM H. PUTNAM Deer Lodge, Deer Lodge County
He is
29 VT, a tinsmith working with William Richardson 30 WI. He is William Henry
Harrison Putnam, number 2822. He was a son of John Putnam (1270) and Rosanna
Howard of Grafton, Vermont where he was born September 14, 1840. He is
wandering around a lot. He will be in Nevada in 1871, in California in 1872 and
back to Vermont by 1873. He will marry Sarah Rebecca Pulsipher
in Springfield, Vermont May 26, 1874. He will then stay put, open and operate a
hardware store, and then hold several town offices into the 1890s.
JOHN PUTMAN Lump Gulch, Lewis & Clark County
He is
a miner, 24 IN.
MONTANA
1880 CENSUS
GEORGE PUTNAM Fort Custer, Custer County
He is
45 NY NY OH and a laborer, not a soldier, at the
Fort, if there’s a fort at all.
A. C., J. H., J. E. PUTMAN Wickes Village, Jefferson County
These
are three stepchildren of J. Roherbaugh and his wife
Maggie who had been married to Henry Roscoe Putnam who died here February 12,
1872. A.C. (Annie C.) 18 MN ME IL, J.H. (James Henry) 16 MN ME IL, J.E. (John
Edwin) 11 AZ ME IL. Maggie is 40 IL IL IL. Maggie had married Henry one of the sons of the next
listed Clymina.
C. M. (CLIMINA MAE) PUTNAM Jefferson City, Jefferson County
She
is the widow of James Baker Putnam who died here February 18, 1873. She is 69
ME ME ME. Her sons are Fred
S. 27 MA MA ME a coal miner, Frank S. 23 MN MA ME a
teamster. She has a granddaughter, Minnie E. Putnam 15 MD ME MD who is a
daughter of her son Julian who died in 1868, and her mother died shortly after
she was born. She'll be here in 1900. James was from New Salem, Massachusetts
he was born there May 9, 1807. He went with his folks, Joshua and Betsy Putnam,
to Houlton Maine. He married Climina Mae Stanley
there in 1830, and they went to Minnesota in the 1840s and then came out here. Climina will be here till she dies April 4, 1904. James was
number 1807 in Eben’s book, his father Joshua number
748.
J. C. (JOSEPH CLINTON)
PUTMAN Bitter Root Valley,
Missoula County
He is
25 MI NY NY and works on a farm. He is a son of
Garret Putnam and Lydia Ann Pardee. He was born in
Dearborn, Michigan January 22, 1855. He was at home with them in 1860 and 1870
in Taylor, Wayne County Michigan. Dutch family. He came out here in 1875. His
brother Horace will be here in 1883. He and his brother Horace will be in
Ravalli County in 1900.
MONTANA
1900 CENSUS
MARY PUTMAN Bishop Township, Beaverhead County
She is
17 IL born Mar 1883, and a servant for James Murray.
JOHN E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM Winston Township, Broadwater County
He is
23 AZ born Oct 1876 (Age is wrong, he’s 31-32 AZ) and lives alone. He was with
his mother, Maggie, and her new hubby J. Roherbaugh,
in Jefferson County Montana in 1880. His father was Henry Roscoe Putnam, a son
of James Baker Putnam and Clymena Stanley. Henry died
in1872. See the listing for Clymina in Jefferson
County in 1880 and now in 1900.
APPLETON C. PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
38 CAN born May 1862, Alma 35 CAN born Feb 1865, George C. 8 MI born Jun 1891,
Sarah F. 7 MT born Apr 1893, David 5 MT born May 1895 and William 1 MT born Oct
1898. He is a son of John F. and Margaret Putnam. He was at home in 1881 in
Liverpool Queens, Nova Scotia. I don’t find him again.
CHARLES H. (HENRY) PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
31 MA born Sep 1868 living with a James P. Lewis. He is a son of Henry Osmere Putnam of Fitchburg, Mass. He graduated from MIT, will
soon head to St. Paul, Minnesota and marry Mary Barnard Clark there in 1901,
and be in Spokane, Washington by 1903. They will be there Paul. In April 1938
they came back to New York from another Vacation in Naples, Italy. He will be
there till still in 1920. By 1930 they are back in St. Paul, and there till he
dies in 1948.
FREDERICK A. PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
53 NY born Sep 1846. He is lodging with Oscar Weber. He is here in 1910 and
states he is widowed. He looks like the Frederick listed shortly with his
family in Watson Township here in Cascade County.
JAMES PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
40 IL OH OH born May 1860. He is enumerated with
Janie Williams.
PERCY C. (CHARLES) PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
45 ME born Feb 1855, Margaret C. McDonald, his wife, is 43 MN born Dec 1856.
They have five boarders. He is a son of Alvarez Gonsalvo
Putnam and Lydia Ham of Houlton, Maine. They are here in 1910 through 1930.
FRANK S. (STANLEY) PUTNAM Neihart
Township, Cascade County
He is
43 MN born Jun 1857, Sallie L. (Sarah Lenora Austin) 36 VA born Jun 1864,
Larissa 16 MT born Dec 1884, Frank (Frank Bledsoe) 13 MT born Jun 1886 and Fred
11 MT born May 1888. He was listed with his mother Clymina
here in Montana in 1880, and will still be here in 1920. He is a son of James
Baker Putnam and Clymina Mae Stanley of Houlton,
Maine. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota when the family was there before
coming to Helena, Montana. They are in Carbon County in 1910.
ROSCOE PUTNAM Neihart
Township, Cascade County
He is
18 MT born May 1882. He works for Niles Ward. He is a son of Frank Putnam also
in town. They'll be together in 1920
FREDERICK PUTNAM Watson Township, Cascade County
He is
56 NY born Sep 1844, Jennie 48 PA born Apr 1852, Edith 24 NY born Jul 1876,
Flora Losheit, their other daughter, is 26 NY born
Oct 1874. He is widowed here in 1910.
GEORGE PUTNAM Chinook Township, Chouteau County
He is
31 MD born Apr 1869. He is in a hotel, logging camp or something with 23 other individuals.
He is a son of Charles Putnam (3156) and Margaret Abbott from Lexington, Mass.
He and his sister Lucy were born in Maryland. His father was a preacher and was
there in the mid and late 1860s. His folks are now in Redlands, California with
his sister. George will be there himself in 1920, but will still be here in
1910.
W. P. (WILLIAM PRESTON)
PUTNAM Chinook Township, Chouteau
County
William
Preston Putman is a son of Newton Putman and Nancy Stockton from Dade County
Missouri, one of our family. In 1880, he and Louisa were in Polk County Oregon
and were there until the mid 1890s. He will be in McCone County in 1920 and
then in Roosevelt County for the rest of his life. Now, he is 45 MO born Dec
1854, Louisa Garroute is 44 MO born Mar 1856, Nellie
18 OR born Dec 1881, Hazel 10 OR born Mar 1890, and Guy 7 OR born Dec 1892.
ABNER PUTMAN Hockett
Precinct, Custer County
One
of our Southern folks, a son of William Putman and Adeline Gipson from Kendall County
Texas. He is listed 28 CO (it is TX and will be right in 1920) born Nov 1871,
Martha (Hickson) 27 TX born May 1873, Pinkney A. 2 MT born Nov 1897, and Lawrence 1 MT born Nov
1898. Looks like he will separate from Martha, as she and the kids are listed
separately in 1910. She will die, and he will marry Theda
Hussey Kenney and be in Prairie County in 1920. Also by 1920, Lawrence will be
married in Pasadena, California. See, a sneak preview of sorts.
JOHN L. PUTMAN Custer County
He is
48 IA born Feb 1852, and has 17 employees. I don't find him in Iowa in 1860,
1870 or 1880.
ALBERT PUTNAM Ophir
Township, Deer Lodge County
He is
listed with no info and lives with Harris C. Willits. Later you will see a
Porter Putnam from MA who lives here too. That's his daddy
ALBERT PUTNAM Ophir
Township, Deer Lodge County
This
one lives with William Smith. His listing was 29 TN born Feb 1871. He is not
one of ours, but I do know who he is. This is probably two listings for the
same guy. He is a son of Isiah Porter Putnam and Ann
Reid. Albert was born in Knox County Tennessee. He is also listed in 1900 in
Oregon. His father and mother and brothers are also listed in 1900 in
Washington. This must have been a quick trip to see one of his married sisters
I guess.
PORTER I. PUTNAM Ophir
Township, Deer Lodge County
He is
Isiah Porter Putnam. He is 65 MA born Apr 1835 and
living with Harris C. Willits. The Albert listed earlier is a son of his. One
of his daughters must have married Harris, and this was a short visit. Isiah is also listed here in 1900 with his wife, Ann Reid,
and the rest of his family back west in Clark County Washington. Isiah Porter was born in Massachusetts and then went to
Knox County Tennessee where he is shown in 1880 with all these kids, or at least
the ones born by 1880. To see the rest of the family, see the 1900 listing for
him in Washington.
HENRY W. PUTNAM Phillipsburg South, Granite County
He is
69 VT MA MA born Dec 1830. He is widowed and lives
alone. If the State of Vermont is sending all their old folks out here, they
are really 'putting them out to pasture.
CLARA (CLIMENA) PUTMAN Township 4 (Jefferson City), Jefferson
County
I
guess here in the outback, they don't even bother naming towns. Probably don't
name the sheep either. Clara's actual name is Climena
Mae Stanley, widow of James Baker Putnam from Houlton, Maine. See earlier
listings. She was here in 1880 as well, and will be until she dies in 1904. Climina is now 88 ME born October 14, 1811, Fred her son is
47 MA born Dec 1853, Emma Kuhworth her daughter is 52
MA born Feb 1848, and Emma has a daughter Edna 11 MT but no hubby. Her other
son, Frank, is in Cascade County.
MARGARET PUTNAM Helena, Lewis and Clark County
She
is 60 IL born Jul 1840. She is the mother in law of Conrad Becker. The 'no
name' guy at beginning of the 1900 census is her son, James Henry Putnam,
listed J. H. in 1880. Her son John Edwin Putnam is also listed earlier. She had
married Henry Roscoe Putnam. See Climena's listing.
She is Henry's mom. She is here in 1910.
WHAT'S HIS NAME (JAMES HENRY)
PUTNAM Helena, Lewis and Clark
County
It
would help if they recorded his first name. Anyway he is 37 MN born Jan 1863
and living as the brother in law of Conrad Becker. He would have to be Maggie's
son listed simply as J. H. in 1880. His folks were Henry Roscoe and Maggie
Putnam. Henry was a son of James Baker and Clymina
Putnam. See 1880, and then 1850 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County Minnesota for
who his folks were. He will die here in Helena in 1905 at age 42.
EDWARD PUTNAM Hillgate
Township, Missoula County
He is
25 MO born Jun 1874, Mattie 26 IA born Aug 1873, Sylvia 2 MT born Jul 1897 and
Myrtle 2/12 born Mar 1900. He is Edward Sidney Putnam a son of James Harvey
Putnam and Margaret Ervin from Oregon County Missouri. In 1880 his dad was in
Arkansas and he was with his grandfather Jabel Putman
in Lynn, Oregon County. They will be in Tacoma, Pierce County Washington in
1910.
HORACE M. (MILTON) PUTMAN Township 6, Ravalli County
He is
40 MI born Jun 1859. He lives with his brother Joseph. He will be here and
married in 1920. Both are sons of Garret Putman and Lydia Ann Pardee. He was born in Taylor, Wayne County NY on June 9,
1859. He came out here in 1883. Dutch.
JOSEPH C. (CLINTON) PUTMAN Township 6, Ravalli County
He is
43 MI born Jan 1855. His brother Horace 40 MI is with him. They will both be
here in 1910 and 1920. He was here back in 1880.
MABEL PUTNAM Silver Bow, Silver Bow County
She
is 34 CAN born Mar 1866. She is Assistant Matron at the Salvation Army Rescue
Home. She was enumerated with a trumpet and a kettle in her hands.
PEARL PUTNAM Silver Bow, Silver Bow County
She
is 34 MN IL IL born Feb 1877. She lives with a Felix
French and lists her occupation as a prostitute. She also says she is married.
GEORGE C. PUTNAM South Billings, Yellowstone County
He is
70 VT born Jan 1830 and living alone. He is a son of Fletcher Putnam and
Adeline Carter from Wayne County New York and Vermont before that. He has been
in Wabasha County Minnesota up until now and always single.
MONTANA
1910 CENSUS
FRANK PUTNAM No township, Carbon County
He is
52 ME, Sally (Sarah Lenora Austin) 46 VA, Roscoe J. 27 MT, and Frank B. 24 MT.
He is Frank Stanley Putnam, a son of James Baker Putnam and Clymina
Mae Stanley of Houlton, Maine. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota when the
family was there before coming to Helena, Montana. He was with his mom in 1880 and was in Cascade County in
1900.
RALPH PUTMAN Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
18 KS KS KS and boarding.
He is a laborer for the Railroad. He will be in New York City in 1920 and be in
sales by then. Still single.
A. C. PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
30 IN IN IN, and a waiter.
He is a lodger.
PERCEY PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
now 55 ME, Margaret MacDonald 53 MN and Horace 19 MT. Percy Charles Putnam is a
son of Alvarez Gonsalvo Putnam and Lydia Ham of
Houlton, Maine. He was here in 1900 and will be in 1920 and 1930.
F. (FREDERICK) A. PUTNAM Comer, Cascade County
He is
widowed now and is 64 NY and lives as a hired hand with another family. He was
here in the County in 1910.
GEORGE PUTNAM Chinook, Chouteau County
He
was here in 1900 and is now 40 MD and still single. He is a son of Charles Putnam
(3156) and Margaret Abbott from Lexington, Mass. He and his sister Lucy were
born in Maryland. His father was a preacher and was there in the mid and late
1860s. His folks are now in Redlands, California with his sister. George will
be there himself in 1920.
HAZEL PUTNAM Wagner, Chouteau County
She
is 20 OR MO MO and is a school teacher. She is a
daughter of William Preston and Louisa Putnam. She was at home here with them
in 1900. She was born while the family was in Oregon March 4, 1890 and will die
in Laurel, Montana January 6, 1992. She never married.
ALBERT PUTMAN Miles, Custer County
He is
37 MN MN MN, his wife Anna
37 IN IN IN.
GILES L. PUTMAN District 4, Custer County
He is
58 IA US (IL) NY, and heads a group of lodgers. He is a son of Daniel Thomas
Putman and Jennette Roundeye
from Davis County Iowa. Southern Putman family. He was working a ranch in
Nebraska in 1880 and I don’t find him in 1900.
ABNER E. PUTMAN District 5, Custer County
He is
38 TX ?? ?? and is a hired man. He is the son of William Putman and Adeline
Gipson from Gonzales and then Kendall County Texas where he is shown in 1880.
He was here married to the following Martha Hickson
in 1900.
MARTHA L. PUTMAN District 5, Custer County
She
is 37 TX TX TX, Pinkney 13 MT TX TX, Lawrence 11
MT, Marie 8 MT, Warner C. 5 MT and Franklin J. 1/12 MT.. She was married to the
above Abner in 1900. She will be here in 1920 married to Charles Egle and have a couple of kids with her. I know Abner will
have a new wife in 1920, so they are divorced. All the kids are in Pasadena
California in 1930.
WILLIAM R. PUTNAM Bozeman, Gallatin County
He is
29 IL IL IN, and boarding. He is a barber. Can’t
figure him out.
MARGARET PUTNAM Helena, Lewis & Clark County
She
is the widow of Henry Roscoe Putnam who died here February 12, 1872, and was
here in 1900. She is now 69 IL and lives with her daughter Annie Becker 45 MN
ME IL and her husband Conrad Becker 64 GER.
ELIZABETH PUTNAM Missoula, Missoula County
She
is 54 NJ PA PA and widowed. She is a lodger. She
looks like Elizabeth Bird who was married to William Charles Putnam in
Minneapolis in 1900 and who will be widowed in Spokane Washington in 1920.
HORACE M. (MILTON) PUTMAN Hamilton, Ravalli County
He is
50 MI NY NH, Fannie 30 UT, Matilda B. 5 MT and Violet M. 2 MT. He and his
brother Joseph were here in 1880 and 1900. He obviously just married recently.
He is a son of Garret Putnam and Lydia Ann Pardee. He
was at home with them in 1860 and 1870 in Taylor, Wayne County Michigan. Dutch
family. He is a street worker.
JOSEPH C. (CLINTON) PUTMAN Hamilton, Ravalli County
He is
55 MI and is a lodger. He says he is unemployed. He is a brother of the above
Horace Putman.
WILLARD J. PUTNAM Jocko, Sanders County
He is
60 NH MA MA, Henrietta his wife is 60 NY NY NY. He is a laborer at ‘odd
jobs.’ They are here in 1920 too. He was in Douglas County Minnesota in 1880
and in Hubbard County Minnesota in 1900. Each time he had a different wife, so
Henrietta looks to be at least wife number three.
EDWARD H. PATMAN Butte, Silver Bow County
He is
48 OH OH OH, and boarding.
Based on the handwriting he might be a Putman.
ROY PUTMAN Choteau, Teton County
He is
Roy Willis Putnam, 28 IA IA WI, his wife Jennie is 22
WI. He and Jennie are here in 1920 with some kids. They will be in Flathead
County then and still in 1930. He is the son of George William Putnam and
Nellie King. He was born in Grundy County Iowa February 3, 1881. The family
wasn’t listed in 1900, but his dad is still there and will die in Madison
County Iowa in 1918. Roy will die here in October 1967.
WILLIAM R. PUTMAN Billings, Yellowstone County
He is
33 KS IL IL, Eliza is 26 MO, Henry Richard 6 MO,
Lorene D. 3 KS. He works for the City as a laborer. He is the son of William
Riley Putnam and Mary Humphries as shown in 1880 in Centre Township, Smith
County Kansas. He was there in 1900 with his divorced mom. He will be here in
1920 and his mother will be with him. His dad will still be back in Smith
County then by himself.
MONTANA
1920 CENSUS
JOHN A. PUTNAM Hardin, Big Horn County
He is
37 IA, Dollie 36 SD and Charlotte M. 14 SD. They were
in Custer County South Dakota in 1910. They are here in 1930. I think he is a
son of Jay Samuel and Rebecca Putnam from Carroll County Iowa. Two other kids
of Jay were in Custer County South Dakota at the same time.
FRANK B. (BLEDSOE) PUTNAM Fromberg,
Carbon County
He is
33 MT, Emma M. Thom 33 ND, John Stanley 5 MT and Charles Roscoe 4 MT. He is a son
of the upcoming Frank Stanley Putnam and was with the family in 1900. Frank was
born in Jefferson City, Montana June 30, 1886 and will die in Bear Creek,
Carbon County Montana February 20, 1923. He married Emma Melvina
Thom in Billings, Yellowstone County on March 19, 1913. They will have one more
son, Thom Carson Putnam on February 20, 1921. Emma is here with the kids in
1930.
FRANK S. (STANLEY) PUTNAM Wilsey,
Carbon County
He is
62 MN, Sally L. (Sally Lenora Austin) 55 VA, Roscoe James 35 MT, Roscoe's wife Altha Louise Tucker 20 MT and young Climena
M. (named for her grandmother) 1 7/12 MT. Roscoe was not listed in the family
in the 1900 census, but was in town on his own then. Frank was born in
Minnesota June 15, 1857, a son of James Baker Putnam and Clymina
Stanley from Houlton, Maine. They were here in 1900 and 1910. They are all here
in 1930 and Roscoe has his own house by then.
CHARLES K. (KITTERAGE)
PUTNAM Ekalaka,
Carter County
He is
34 SD, a lodger. He is a son of Frank Putnam and Maggie Hauk from Illinois and
then Minnesota. Charles was with the family in Grant County South Dakota in
1900. The family went back to Minnesota by 1910 and Charles headed west. His
middle name is for his grandfather who was from Vermont. He will be married
this year and be here with a family in 1930. Charles was born August 3, 1885
and will die here in Ekalaka in November 1968.
HORACE PUTNAM Great Falls, Cascade County
Horace
Joseph Putnam is 28 MT, Mary Thompson 28 MT, Margaret 5 8/12 MT, Dorothea 4
4/12 MT. He is a son of Percy and Margaret who live nearby. He was born March
17, 1891. There were no children listed for Percy in 1900, however he was
listed with the family in 1910. His draft record for WWI shows he lived at 500
9th Avenue South in Great Falls and was a conductor on the Great
Northern Railway Company out of Butte. Mary and the kids are here in 1930, but
no Horace. They must be getting divorced. Mary will die here in Wheatland,
Montana September 8, 1958. Horace will die in Contra Costa, California June 29
1963 and have a wife named Mabel out there.
PERCY PUTMAN Great Falls, Cascade County
He is
65 ME, Margaret MacDonald is 63 MN. They were here in 1900 and 1910. Percy
Charles Putnam is a son of Alvarez Gonsalvo Putnam
and Lydia Ham of Houlton, Maine. Both are still around in 1930.
JAMES PUTMAN No Township, Cascade County
He is
44 TN, Lillie 33 MO, James Jr. 8 MO, Ruth 3 8/12 MT and Jerry M. 1 1/12 MT. He
is a son of James M. Putman and Sarah Poe from Bledsoe County Tennessee. He was
home there in 1880 and in 1900. He and Lillie were in Otero County Colorado in
1910. Lillie is widowed in 1930 and she and the kids are in Holt County
Missouri.
FRANK J. PUTMAN Miles City, Custer County
Frank
J. is 10 MT TX TX. His brother Warren C. is 14 MT TX TX. They are stepsons of Charles Egle
who has recently married their mother Martha L. Hickson
47 TX. Martha was married here in 1900 to Abner Putman from Gonzales Texas.
Abner was a son of William Putman and Adeline Gipson. Family was from Tennessee
and South Carolina before that. Southern Putmans.
IRA J. PUTNAM Miles City, Custer County
He is
27 IL, Ellemine is 23 IN. He is Ira Jeremiah Putnam.
He was with his folks Jerry and Ida Putnam in 1900 in Aurora, Kane County
Illinois.
JOSEPH L. (LANDIS) PUTMAN Miles City, Custer County
He is
33 KY, Anna Emily Wolla, his wife, 34 NOR, Carl E. 2
3/12 MT, Henrietta 5/12 MT. He is a son of John and Elizabeth Putman from
Marshall County Kentucky. He was home there in 1900, and then out to the
Dakotas and then here. He is a horse trader, and will be here and in Tioga,
Williams County North Dakota until he dies there in 1931. Southern Putman line.
PINK PUTMAN Miles City, Custer County
He is
21 MT and boarding. He is a son of Abner and his first wife Martha. He was at home
with them in Custer County in 1900 and with his mom in 1910. He is one of the
Southern family, full name is Pinkney Allen Putman.
Seems he didn’t like Pinkney so will change it to
Percy, marry Edith Folsom and move to Coleville, Washington in the mid 1920s.
Then to Pasadena, California where he will die in the 1960s.
HOMER PUTNAM No Township, Deer Lodge County
He is
31 IN, Winona 30 IN, Horace 10 CAN, Rosalind 8 CAN and Margaret 6 IN. He is a
son of Joseph Squire Putnam and Alice Stoops from Wabash County Indiana. They
were briefly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada and there in the 1911 census.
His grandfather George Putnam was from New Hampshire.
ISRAEL L. (LEWIS) PUTNAM Grass Range, Fergus County
He is
38 KS and lives alone. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster. He
was with the family in Spokane County Washington in 1900 and then by himself in
Grant County Washington in 1910. He will be married in California by 1930.
FRANK A. PUTMAN Lewistown, Fergus County
He is
59 WI, Savilla J. 62 IA, Leroy A. 27 IA, George J. 24
IA, Hazel 21 IA and Vlla A. (Sevilla)
18 IA. He is a son of Jacob and Mary Putman from Waushara County Wisconsin. He
was in Pine County Minnesota in 1900. His brother Guy is in Idaho, and his
brother Stacy in Iowa. His folks are in Heaven. He is widowed here by 1930.
GLEN G. PUTMAN Kalispell, Flathead County
He is
31 IA, Nellie J. 28 NE, Pauline E. 4 MT and Robert M. 2 MT. He's one of ours.
He is a son of Omar Putman, grandson of Green Marion Putman from Freemont
County Iowa. Glen was with his folks in 1900 in Cheyenne County Nebraska. His
dad and brothers are all around here as well.
OMAR A. PUTMAN Kalispell, Flathead County
He is
54 IA. His daughter in law Frankie E. Putman is 27 IL, and her kids Leila G. 6
NE and James R. 4 NE are with him.
Omer is a son of Green Marion Putman from Freemont County Iowa. This family was
in Cheyenne County Nebraska in 1900. Frankie was married to his son Phillip who
died here November 20, 1918. She will soon return to Nebraska and Marry Henry Walsworth and will be with him and young James in Morrill
County Nebraska in 1930. Omar's wife Maggie Rich is presently in Kitsap County
Washington with their daughter Mary. Both he and Maggie say they are widowed,
but looks like a divorce to me. The sons Glen and Ross are nearby with their
families. I don’t find him indexed in 1930,but he should be here and will die
here February 9, 1931.
ROSS H. (HERMAN) PUTMAN Kalispell, Flathead County
He is
25 IA, Lelia Grace Schacklett
24 MO. They have just gotten married. He is a son of Omar Putman and was with
the family in 1900 and 1910 in Cheyenne County Nebraska. They are in Yakima,
Washington by 1930.
ROY W. (WILLIS) PUTMAN Kalispell, Flathead County
He is
39 IA, Jennie 28 MN, Gladys 8 MT, Buddy F. (Wendell Francis) 5 MT. He is the
son of George William Putnam and Nellie King. He was born in Grundy County Iowa
February 3, 1881, and will die here in October 1967. The family wasn’t listed
in 1900, but the family was there. He and Jennie were in Teton County Montana
in 1910. They are in Lake County in 1930.
HIRAM PUTNAM Whitefield, Flathead County
He is
22 MN, Olive J. Van Harlog his wife 22 IA and Evelyn
W. 8/12 MT. He is a son of Hiram M. Putnam and Winnie Williams from New
Hampshire. In 1900, the family was in Traverse County Minnesota. Hiram was born
there in August 1897. They are back in Stevens County Minnesota in 1924 and
there in the 1930 census.
WILLIAM P. PUTNAM No Township, McCone County
He is
William Preston Putnam 67 MO and Louise M. Garroutte
is 63 MO. William is a son of Newton Putman and Nancy Stockton. In 1860 he was
with his folks in Dade County Missouri and in 1880 was in Polk County Oregon.
They moved to Montana in the 1890s from Oregon, and will remain here the rest
of their lives. Louise is also listed in Wolf Point, Roosevelt County where she
is visiting her daughter. Actually they will all move to Wolf Point and stay
there. More of the 'Southern Putman' line.
HAZEL PUTNAM Missoula, Missoula County
She is
30 OR and boarding with H. Henrickson. She is a
daughter of William Preston Putnam listed just above. She was at home here with
them in 1900. She was born while the family was in Oregon March 4, 1890 and
will die in Laurel, Montana in January 1992. She is a schoolteacher and never
married.
ROBERT PUTMAN Missoula, Missoula County
He is
25 MN, Laura Helgheim his wife 24 IA, Robert 1 1/12
TX. His mother, Belle Putman 58 MO is there. He is a son of William and Belle
Putman, and was home in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the 1900, and in North Dakota
in 1910. Robert and Laura are in King County Washington in 1930 and his mom
Belle is in Seattle then too.
ABNER E. PUTMAN Terry, Prairie County
He is
a son of William Putman and Adeline Gipson from Kendall County Texas (1880),
and a grandson of Mitchell Putman of Gonzales, Texas and Tennessee before that.
In 1900 they were here in Custer County. He is 48 TX, Theda
Hussey his second wife is 40 MN. Theda has her kids
from marriage one with her: William E. Kenney 14 MT, Ernest D. Kenney 8 MT,
Effie McCraken 19 MT and her grandson Roy McCraken 2 2/12 MT. He and Theda
are inKendall County Texas by 1930. Part of the
southern family.
HORACE M. (MILTON) PUTNAM Hamilton, Ravalli County
He is
60 MI, Lizzie 41 UT, Matilda B. (Betty) 15 MT and Violet May 12 MT. He is a
brother of Joseph and was with him here in 1900, and he was married here in
1910. Dutch folks. He is a son of Garret Putnam and Lydia Ann Pardee. He was at home with them in 1860 and 1870 in
Taylor, Wayne County Michigan. Dutch family. Elizabeth is widowed here in 1930.
JOSEPH C. (CLINTON) PUTNAM Hamilton, Ravalli County
He is
64 MI and living alone. He and his brother Horace were here in 1880, 1900 and
1910.
FRED PUTNAM No township, Richland County
He is
24 MN, a hired man on a ranch. He is Fred Bentson
Putnam born in Renville County Minnesota. He is a son of Gordon Winslow Putnam
and Carrie or Karen Bentson. His dad died in the late
1890s, and he was with his mom in 1900 in Renville County. His brother John Samuel
Putnam is coming up shortly. See that listing for his line.
ISAAC E. (EMILE) PUTNAM No Township, Richland County
He is
67 CAN, Marie 55 CAN and there are two stepchildren, Roy Yager
26 MI and Helen Yager 17 MI. Isaac is a son of Thomas
Henry Putnam and Almira Griffith, and was in Tuscola
County Michigan in 1880 and in Saginaw County Michigan in 1900. Marie is his
third, and probably final, wife.
JOHN PUTMAN No Township, Richland County
He is
John Samuel Putnam, 36 MN, Elva Kingston 34 WI, Lester 13 MN, Ervin 9 MT, James
6 MT, Dorothy 4 9/12 WA, and Viola 1 2/12 MT. He was born in Hutchinson, McLeod
County Minnesota on April 29, 1883. His folks were Gordon Winslow Putnam and
Carrie Bentson from McLeod County. Gordon's folks
were Henry Putnam and Harriet Baldwin from Rome, New York and Connecticut
before that. The line is John > Gordon Winslow > Henry > John >
Cornelius > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John. Elva is widowed here in 1930
with the kids. She will be around and die in Sidney, Montana in June 1982 at
age 97. The son Ervin was born December 24, 1910 and will die in Sidney in
December 1984.
LOUISA M. PUTNAM Wolf Point, Roosevelt County
She
is 64 MO and the mother in law of Walter Chapman. She is Louise Garroute, wife of William Preston Putman (see that listing
earlier), and is here visiting her daughter.
WILLARD PUTNAM Plains, Sanders County
He is
65 NH, Henrietta 65 NY. They were here in 1910 as well.
ALBERT A. PUTMAN No township, Sheridan County
He is
50 WI boarding with Rose Gibson. He is a son of Jacob Putnam and Mary Marr of
Wautoma, Waushara County.
KATE PUTMAN Butte, Silver Bow County
She
is 56 MO and living with her sister Laura Allen. She is here in 1930 and is
then running a boarding house.
THEODORE PUTMAN Butte, Silver Bow County
He is
45 MI, Edna 50 NY. He is a son of John Putnam and Mary Randall of Tuscola
County Michigan. He was at home there in 1880 and in Teller County Colorado in
1900, and in Carbon County Wyoming in 1910. They are here still in 1930.
MARGARET PUTMAN Choteau, Teton County
She
is 72 OH and living alone. She is here in 1930.
ORVILLE M. (MONROE) PUTNAM Shelby, Toole County
He is
47 KS, Lula May Crabb 49 IL, Orville B. 16 IL and
Margery 12 CAN. He is a son of Uzziel Franklin Putnam
from Cass County Michigan. Orville was born in Osage Mission, Kansas January
30, 1872. They were in Reno County Kansas in 1880. Then the whole mob was in McDonnough County Illinois in 1900. In 1910 in Illinois,
only his mother, Martha Jane (Cannon) Putnam was around. Looks like Orville
went off to Canada for a few years. They were in Saskatchewan in 1906. He is
here in 1930 and then they will move to Portland, Oregon where he will die July
1, 1950. He married Lula May in McDonough County Illinois September 19, 1894.
Lula May was a daughter of Samuel N. Crabb and
Caroline J. Irving, and was born in May 1869 in Macomb, Illinois and will also
die out in Portland July 11, 1961. His dad was from Michigan, and the family
was from Vermont and Massachusetts before that. The line here is Orville > Uzziel Franklin > Ira H. > Uzziel
> Uzziel > Amos > John > Nathaniel >
John.
LEONA PUTMAN Shelby, Toole County
She
is 21 IL and living alone. She is a daughter of the above Orville Putnam. She
was born February 16, 1898 in Bardolph, Illinois. She
will marry and move to Portland Oregon. Her mom will be visiting her in 1930
and both of her folks will move out there and stay forever. Her older sister,
Esther Jane Putnam born in January 1896, has married William Aaron Doney on June 7, 1916 and they are in Kevin, Toole County
now.
CHRISTOPHER PUTNAM Judith Gap, Wheatland County
He is
25 MN (MO), Mary E. 23 MT, Walter A. 1 7/12 MT, and Charles L. 1/12 MT. They
are in Cascade County in 1930, and he then states he was born in Missouri. No
wonder I couldn’t figure him out in Minnesota. He is a son of William Putnam
and Lydia Jane Moseley from Calloway County Missouri. He was there in 1900 and
with the family in Washington County Arkansas in 1910. His folks went north to
Illinois and he headed out here. He is named after his father’s brother. This
is the Quaker family out of Guilford County North Carolina.
ELIZABETH PUTMAN Billings, Yellowstone County
She
is 26 IA and boarding with Harold Miller
MARY E. PUTNAM Billings, Yellowstone County
She
is 71 IL and living with her son Ray. She is Mary Humphries, the ex-wife of
William Riley Putnam from New York
RAY PUTNAM Billings, Yellowstone County
William
Putnam is the son of William Riley Putnam. He is 43 KS, Eliza 36 MO, Henry 16
MO, Lorene 12 KS. His mother Mary E. Humphries Putnam 71 NY is here too. In
1880, the family was in Smith County Kansas. In 1900 he was with just his mom
in Smith County. He was here in Billings in 1910. They will get divorced and
Eliza will be remarried here in 1930. William will be in Riverside County
California in 1930. Henry will be married here then too.
She is
18 MT and has been married less than a year. She has a daughter Pearl M. 3/12
WI WI MT. They live with her folks Archie and Pearl
Barr. She just married Ernest Wesley Putnam Junior from Janesville, Rock County
Wisconsin. His mother married a Clyde Barr from Dawson County Montana. They are
all still back in Janesville but will be over here soon. Ernest was born
October 29, 1904 and will die here in Beaverhead County December 5, 1965.
He is
47 IA NY IA. Dollie his wife is 46 SD. They were here
in 1920 and in Custer County South Dakota in 1910. He should be a son of Jay
Samuel and Rebecca Putnam from Carroll County Iowa. He was single there in
1900.
Emma
Thom is 43 ND and widowed now. At home are John 16 MT, Charles 14 MT and Thom 9
MT. She was married here to Frank Bledsoe Putnam who died here February 20,
1923. He was a son of Frank Stanley Putnam from Minnesota and then here in
Montana where her husband was born. Emma was born January 8, 1887 and will die
here August 23, 1962.The son Charles was born here November 15, 1915 and will
die in Billings in May 1975.
Frank
Stanley Putnam is now 77 MN MA MA and his wife Sallie
Lenora Austin is 62 VA. Been here since the 1880s. He is a farmer. They will
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary here July 31, 1931. Frank
is a son of James Baker Putnam and Climena Stanley
and was born in Hennepin County Minnesota June 15, 1857 and will die here June
16, 1938. Sallie was born June 22, 1865 and will die July 29, 1938.
Roscoe
James Putnam is 47 MT MN VA and a farmer like his dad Frank who lives next to
him. Altha Louise Tucker his wife is 30 MT, and they
have Climena 11 MT, Frank 10 MT, Arias a daughter 5
MT, William 2 10/12 MT and Donald 9/12 MT. He is a son of Frank Stanley Putnam
and Sally Lenore Austin. He was still at home in 1920 but has his own house
now. Roscoe was born May 17, 1882 in Jefferson City, Montana and died January
9, 1953 in Forks, Clallam County Washington. Altha
was born in Bridger, Carbon County Montana May 3, 1899 and died in Ephrata,
Grant County Washington January 1, 1993.
He is
45 SD IL NY and is now married. Willimina Monroe, his
wife is 37 MT and they have Phyllis J. 8 MT. He is a son of Frank Putnam and
Maggie Hauk. Charles was with the family in Grant County South Dakota in 1900.
The family went back to Minnesota by 1910 and Charles headed here. He was
single here in 1920. He is a mortician and undertaker. Charles was born August
3, 1885 and will die here in Ekalaka in November
1968. I understand Willemina will die and he will
have a second wife named Laura. Laura was born August 18, 1907 and will die
here in Ekalaka in September 1985.
She is
75 NC NC NC and widowed.
She lives with her married daughter Ida Carroll 50 MO MO
NC and her husband Felix Carroll. She is Nancy Jane Meyers, long the widow of
Thomas Putman from Greene County Missouri. Ida, by the way, married Felix
December 12, 1909. She will later marry George Snyder in 1940, and she will die
in Spokane, Washington in 1966.
Mary Thompson
is 40 MT, and has Margaret 14 MT, Dorothy 13 MT and Horace 9 MT. She was here
in 1920 married to Horace Putnam, a son of the following Percy Putnam and
Margaret McDonald. She says she is married now, but Horace isn’t around. They
must be getting divorced. Mary will die here in Wheatland, Montana September 8,
1958. Horace will die in Contra Costa, California June 29 1963 and have a wife
named Mabel out there.
He is
now 75 ME ME ME and retired
from farming. Margaret C. McDonald his wife is 73 MN. They still have a whole
other family living here as they have had. Guess those folks run the farm now.
They pay $50 a month in rent.
He is
36 MO US US and a brakeman for the steam railway.
Mary E. his wife is 33 MT. They have Walter A. 11 MT, Charles L. 10 MT, Albert
P. (Price) 8 MT, and Edith F. 4 8/12 MT. They were in Wheatland County in 1920.
He is a son of William Putnam and Lydia Jane Moseley from Calloway County
Missouri. He was there in 1900 and with the family in Washington County
Arkansas in 1910. The son Albert was born here July 14, 1921 and will die in
Kalispell, Montana in July 1984.This is the Quaker family out of Guilford
County North Carolina
He is
69 WI OH OH. His son Roy A. 38 IA is here too. They
live with his married daughter Seville 24 IA and her husband Cless Blanchard 24 WI. Frank Adelbert
Putman is a son of Jacob Putman and Mary Marr from Waushara County Wisconsin.
He was in Clay County Iowa in 1910. He and his wife Sevilla
and the kids were all here in 1920. She has died in the past decade.
He is
39 WY NY NY and is a druggist. Pearl Dufresne his wife is 36 MN. They have Robert 12 ID. Her
widowed mother Rose Dufresne 59 MN is with them as
she was in 1920. Albert is a son of Louis Napoleon and Maggie Putnam from New
York. He was home in 1900 in Uinta County Wyoming. They were in Lemhi County
Idaho in 1920. Pearl was born March 17, 1892 and will die in Rollins, Montana
in November 1985. The son Robert F. was born September 9, 1917 and will die in
Rollins May 18, 1988.
She is
23 MO and divorced. She has a daughter Patti D. 1 MT MT
MO. She is living with her parents E. W. and Floy
Thompson from Missouri.
She is
41 IA IA NH single and boarding. She is a waitress.
She is a daughter of George William Putnam and Nellie King from Grundy County
Iowa. The family wasn’t listed in 1900 but they were there. Her dad died in 1918
and I guess she came up here then to be near her brother Roy.
He is
49 IA NH CT (actually IA IA NH) and he has a
barbershop. Jennie his wife is 43 MN and they have Wendell 15 MT. He is the son
of George William Putnam and Nellie King. He was born in Grundy County Iowa
February 3, 1881. They were in Flathead County in 1920. Roy will die here in
October 1967. The son Wendell Francis was born here November 18, 1914 and will
die here February 23, 1998. He married Doris June Wilson. He went by the
nickname Bud.
He is
37 OR VT UNK and a salesman in a grocery store. His wife Jessie A. Hill is 33
ND. They have been married 8 years and live with her folks Robert and Maggie Hill.
His parent’s birthplaces are all wrong. He is a son of William Preston and
Louise Garroute. He was born in Polk County Oregon,
but his folks have been here in Montana since the late 1890s. I don’t find him
in 1910 or 1920. There is a record that he married a Mabel and they had a
daughter Inez born in 1918. So Jessie seems to be a second wife.
She is
52 UT and the widow of Horace Milton Putnam. They were here in 1920. She has
her married daughter Betty Matilda Mahlson 22 MT at
home.
She is
44 WI. Elva Kingston is now the widow of John Samuel Putnam. They were here in
1920. Still at home are Ervin 9 MT, James 17 MT, Dorothy 15 MT, and Viola 11
MT. She was born June 13, 1885 and will die in Sidney, Montana in June 1982 at
age 97. Her eldest son Lester has his own farm just down the street. The son
Ervin was born December 24, 1910 and will die in Sidney in December 1984.
He is
52 MN NH WI and his wife Lillian M. is 52 WI. They live with her widowed
stepfather Willis Stomburgh 73 WI. He is a son of
Willard James Putnam and Mary Louise Tuller. He was
at home at age 2 in 1880 in Douglas County Minnesota and then in Hubbard County
in 1900. He was married to his first wife Mabel in Hubbard County in 1905 and
she died there in 1910. No idea where he has been since, maybe out here. His
dad Willard has been here in Hubbard County since the early 1900s and was here
in Sanders County in 1910 and 1920.
She is
now 67 and widowed as she was here in 1920. She owns a lodging house, and has a
couple of dozen lodgers.
He is
55 MI PA OH and is still a miner in a copper mine. Edna his wife is 66 IA (was
NY before this). He is a son of John Putnam and Mary Randall of Tuscola County
Michigan. He was at home there in 1880 and in Teller County Colorado in 1900,
and in Carbon County Wyoming in 1910. They were here in 1920.
MARGARET PUTMAN Choteau, Teton County
She is
now 83 OH and still widowed as she was here in 1920.
ORVILLE M. (MONROE) PUTNAM Shelby, Toole County
He is
now 57 KS MS IL. He is the owner of an apartment building. His wife Lulu Mae Crabb is now over in Spokane, Oregon visiting their
daughter Lena and her husband Dee White. Orville was born in Osage Mission,
Kansas January 30, 1872. They were in Reno County Kansas in 1880. Then the whole
mob was in McDonnough County Illinois in 1900. In
1910 in Illinois, only his mother, Martha Jane (Cannon) Putnam was around.
Looks like Orville went off to Canada for a few years. They were in
Saskatchewan in 1906. They were here in 1920 and then they will move to
Portland, Oregon where he will die July 1, 1950. He married Lula May in
McDonough County Illinois September 19, 1894. Lula May was born in May 1869 in
Macomb, Illinois and will also die out in Portland July 11, 1961. His dad was
from Michigan, and the family was from Vermont and Massachusetts before that.
The line here is Orville > Uzziel Franklin >
Ira H. > Uzziel > Uzziel
> Amos > John > Nathaniel > John.
He is
26 MO KS MO and his wife Everne 23 CO and they have
William 3 6/12 MT. He is a son of Ray and Eliza Putnam. He was here with the
family in 1920. Guess his dad has died as he is living with his mother
Elizabeth 46 MO and her new husband John Haven.