NORTH CAROLINA

CENSUS REPORTS

1790 - 1900

UPDATED OCTOBER 1, 2008

The first Federal Census was taken in 1790 and that data is available. However, earlier tax records exist and are helpful in determining who was where when. This section begins with the earliest information through the 1900 Census Report.

In the 1790 census, the columns are males over 16, males under 16 and females of all ages.

In the 1800 and 1810 census both males and females are broken into 0-9, 10- 15, 16-25, 26-44, 45 and over.

In the 1820 census males are broken down 0-9, 10-15, 16-18, 19-25, 26-44, 45 and older. Females are divided 0-9, 10-15, 16-25, 26-44, 45 and over.

In the 1830 and 1840 census both males and females are listed 0-4, 5-9, 10- 14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, etc.

From 1850 on ages and states of birth are shown. In 1880 places of birth are listed for the person, their father and their mother. In the 1880 Soundex only families with children under 10 are listed. In the 1900 Soundex, all families are listed.

The first Putman or Putnam in North Carolina was Thomas Putman. He was a son of Zachariah Putman I, and was born in Essex County Virginia in about 1720. He married Elizabeth Barnet (or at least I hope that was her last name) in Culpeper County, Virginia in the early 1740s. He had gone to Culpeper County with his brother Zachariah Putman II and his wife Margaret. After his brother died in 1751, Thomas headed south into the Carolina Colonies. He will head into Northwestern South Carolina in the early 1770s. His sons John and Barnet will go with him, but his eldest son Benjamin will remain here, and almost all of the Putmans and later Putnams found in North Carolina are his descendants.

If you want a lot more details and information on the Southern Putmans, and virtually everyone in North Carolina is on that line, go to the Southern Putman Section and then to North Carolina and you will see the various families with all the info I have at this time. The files on Willis, Elias and Thomas Putman hold most of the information on families that were in North Carolina after the early 1800s. Information that I have on other families are included in the census data.

EARLY TAX LISTINGS

THOMAS PUTMAN Granville County 1755. He is a son of Zachariah I, and is ‘The Patriarch of the Carolinas.’ His wife is Elizabeth Barnet.

JOSHUA PUTNAM Pitt County 1763. He may be from the New England family, but I think he is just a ‘late’ arrival from England. He is only here about two years, and then gone somewhere. I think he was the one who spawned the Putnam Family in Guilford County. Both he and that group were Quakers originally.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Granville County 1764. This is Thomas and Elizabeth’s eldest. He is married to Elizabeth Griggs (I hope the last name is correct). He will be here in North Carolina all of his life. All of the Southern Putman families in North Carolina are descended from this Benjamin.

JOSHUA PUTNEL Pitt County 1764. Same guy as last year.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Bute County 1771.

THOMAS PUTMAN Bute County 1771. He is my ggggg grandfather and his wife Elizabeth (Barnet I think). They will move to South Carolina in the next year or so. They are there to fight in the Revolution.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Franklin-Warren-Vance 1771. He didn’t move the Districts just changed boundaries. It’ll be Granville again in a few years.

THOMAS PUTMAN and son JOHN Franklin-Warren-Vance 1771. This is his last listing. He and his sons John and Barnet will head South to upper South Carolina in a couple of years.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Granville County 1784.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Granville County State Census 1784-1787. He is shown with a wife, 2 other females and 7 other males.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Granville County 1788.

NORTH CAROLINA 1790 CENSUS

This is the first Federal Census now that America is on it’s own after the Revolution. In the 1790 census, the columns are males over 16, males under 16 and females of all ages.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Granville County

He is listed in the Hillsboro District, but it is impossible to read the family listing. He is Thomas’ son and his wife Elizabeth Griggs. This whole area will be a part of Rutherford County in a few years.

JOHN PUTMAN Randolph County

He is listed nearby in the Hillsboro District. The listing (1-1-2) shows him, a wife and one son and one daughter or other female. He is Zachariah II's son from Culpeper County Virginia. He will be going to Kentucky shortly along with his brother Henry.

NORTH CAROLINA 1800 CENSUS

In 1800 both males and females are broken into 0-9, 10- 15, 16-25, 26-44, 45 and over.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is shown as over 45 with two sons, one under 16 and one over. There are 2 females between 16 and 26 and one between 10 and 16. It appears that Elizabeth Griggs his wife may have died by this time, or at least is missing. In 1810 he again has a wife, possibly still Elizabeth, but have no idea. The following listings are all his children. John & Thomas are still at home.

ELIAS PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is between 16 and 26, his wife under 16 and 3 youngsters, two boys and a girl. He was born in Bute County, North Carolina in 1771. He married Nancy Roberts December 27, 1796, and they obviously got down quickly producing kids. He will be here (though it will be in Cleveland County by then) until he dies October 5, 1848. Nancy will hang in until December 4, 1857.

GRIGGS PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is between 16 and 26 as is his wife. They have no children. He was born here in about 1778. His wife is named Sally. He will fight in the War of 1812, and then about 1816 will head to Alabama. They will be there in 1830 and he will die sometime in that decade, as Sally is shown as a widow there in Decatur. Morgan County, Alabama in 1840.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is between 26 and 45 as is his wife. They have a son over 16, one under 10 and 2 daughters under 10 years of age. He is the eldest child of Benjamin and Elizabeth, being born about 1765. I believe his wife is named Winnie. They will be here in 1810 and then he and his brother Wilson will go into Rhea County, Tennessee and by 1830, Winnie will be a widow there. She will go to Alabama with her brothers-in-law Griggs, John and Wilson. She will be near Wilson in 1840 in Lawrence County, Alabama. That will be her last showing.

WILLIS PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is between 26 and 45 as is his wife. They have one son and two daughters all under 10 years. An older son of Benjamin and Elizabeth, he was born in the early 1770s. He got his first land grant here in 1798. That was the same time he married Martha Rogers. They will be in this area (by then Cleveland County, and they will use the Putnam spelling). Willis will die in 1845, Martha into the mid 1850s. This is one of the families that has descendants to this Day in the Shelby area of Cleveland County.

WILSON PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is between 26 and 45, his wife between 16 and 26. No children are listed. His wife is Rebecca Morris. They were married here in the early 1790s. They will be here in 1810, and then go off to Rhea County, Tennessee with his brother William. They will be there by the early 1820s, and he will die there in the late 1820s. Rebecca is shown as a widow there in 1830. Rebecca will join John, Winnie and Griggs Putman, and go to Alabama. She is shown there as a widow in Jackson County in 1850 at age 67.

NORTH CAROLINA 1810 CENSUS

In the 1800 and again in this 1810 census both males and females are broken into 0-9, 10- 15, 16-25, 26-44, 45 and over.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Rutherford County

His wife Elizabeth Griggs has reappeared and both are over 45 with no kids at home. Their listing is 00001 00001. And, once again, every guy here in Rutherford County, later to be part of Cleveland County, is their son.

WILSON PUTMAN Rutherford County

He and his wife Rebecca Morris are between 26 and 44 and now have 7 children. The family listing is 20010 32010. He will soon head off to Tennessee and he will die there in the 1820s.

JOHN PUTMAN Rutherford County

He and his wife Lucy Covington are between 16 and 25 with one young daughter. The listing is 00100 10100. He is Ben’s youngest, being born in 1785 or 1786. He married Lucy here December 22, 1808. I think he is the John also listed just over the line in York County, South Carolina. There are a few ‘extra’ folks with him that I think belong to his brother Thomas who will be there in 1820, and is kinda missing now. At any rate, he will shortly move to Morgan County in Northern Alabama and be there through the 1830s and then in Lawrence County, Alabama through 1850 and both will die there in the mid to late 1850s. You’ll find more on him and his family in the Alabama Section of this website.

ELIAS PUTMAN Rutherford County

He and his wife Nancy Roberts are between 16 and 24 with 8 children and an older female over 45. She may be Nancy’s mother. They will be here forever.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Rutherford County

He and Winnie are in their late 30s or 40s by now, and they have 8 children. The listing is 60010 02010. They will go to Rhea County, Tennessee shortly with his brother Wilson. Winnie will be a widow by 1830, and then go to Morgan County, Alabama with Wilson’s son Wilson. Seems both guys died in the 1820s.

GRIGGS PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is shown as being over 45 which may be an error. He and Sally should both be in their late 30s at this stage. The listing now is 20101 20110. He will fight in South Carolina during the War of 1812 and was discharged there in 1816. They then headed off to Alabama, and settled in Morgan County. They are there in 1830, and Sally is shown there as a widow in 1840.

NORTH CAROLINA 1820 CENSUS

ELIAS PUTMAN Rutherford County

There are two listings for Elias and his family. One listing shows 231201 21001 and the other 311401 21001.

WILLIS PUTMAN Rutherford County

Willis likewise has two listings. One is 221101 10001 and the other 221301 00000.

NORTH CAROLINA 1830 CENSUS

In the 1830 census both males and females are listed 0-4, 5-9, 10- 14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, etc.

JEREMIAH PUTNAM Guilford County

He is one of the family from Virginia that I can’t tie into. The family is Quaker. They will move to Tennessee and eventually to Missouri. Frankly I think this family is a ‘late’ arrival from England that came into Virginia in the 1750s. He is probably a son of Josiah Putnam who was received into the Quaker church here April 5, 1794. Josiah was probably a son of the Joshua Putnam who was here in Pitt County in the 1760s. Jeremiah first shows up in the tax lists of Caswell County, North Carolina in 1819. He and Susan Dean have three sons and two daughters. The listing is 3000001 200001. They were married April 4, 1823 in Caswell County. Susan will be widowed here in 1840.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is Benjamin Junior and his wife Margaret Branton with young Cornelia. The listing is 00001 10001

WILLIAM PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is listed 110001 10001. He is Elias Putman and Nancy Robert's son and his wife is Sarah Miller.

WILLIS PUTMAN Lincoln County

The family listing is 220101 10001. He is Elias' son in his 30s. His wife is Elizabeth Fanlin. There are more kids here than there should be so he either had more children than I note or probably had another family with him at the time.

WILLIS PUTMAN Rutherford County

This is Benjamin's son 00114001 00110001. Willis Senior and Martha Rogers are in their 50s.

ELIAS PUTMAN Rutherford County

Elias is 00111001 00100001. Benjamin's son is now in his 50s as is his wife, Nancy Roberts.

GEORGE PUTMAN Rutherford County

This is GRIGGS PUTMAN. He is in his 20s. The family is listed 00001 0001. He had just married Louisa in 1830. He is another son of Elias and Nancy Putman. They will have 3 kids by 1840, but aren’t in the index or anything. They are here in 1850 with 6 kids. He will die very soon after the census was taken as he was listed an invalid and died here September 13, 1850.

BARNET PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is a son of Elias and Nancy Putman. He is listed as Barny and both he and his wife are in their 20s. They have a young son and daughter. His wife is Ursala Poundland. The family is shown as 10001 10001. He was born in 1808 and will be here till he dies in 1868. This area will become Cleveland County in a couple of years.

THOMAS PUTMAN Rutherford County

He was just over the border in York County South Carolina the last two census returns. He is in his 40s as is Fanna or Hannah Lindsey his wife. The family is shown 0111001 0111001. They are here in 1840 and he seems to have died by 1850 as I can’t find him.

MARTIN PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is the Martin who married Muhulda Parker and will be a minister in Alabama, going there in 1835. He is a son of Thomas and Hannah Putman and was born in York County South Carolina in 1808. The listing is 00001 10001 as they were just married in South Carolina in the late 1820s. The tiny daughter is Nancy.

NORTH CAROLINA 1840 CENSUS

In the 1840 census both males and females are listed 0-4, 5-9, 10- 14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, etc.

I am doing this by County as always, but instead of alphabetical I am listing as they appear in the census so you can see the proximity of the families. In many cases the kids all live next to or with their parents on the same farmlands.

SUSAN PUTNAM Guilford County

She is Susan Dean, now the widow of Jeremiah Putnam. They were here in 1830. The listing is 0101 011001. The neighbors are all Fields. The son Jeremiah junior will soon marry Charlotte Field. This is a Quaker family I can’t tie into any other family. The family will be here in 1850 and 1860. Susan will die in the 1860s, the rest of the family will be off to Callaway County, Missouri and be there by 1870. Then they will be there a long time.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Upper Regiment, Lincoln County

He is Willis and Martha's, son now in his 30s. Margaret Branton his wife is also in her 30s. The family listing is 120001 101001. Benjamin was born in Rutherford County November 14, 1802, and married Margaret here in Lincoln County in about 1827. This area will change to Cleveland County. Benjamin will be here till he dies March 26, 1877 and Margaret will be around till she dies April 8, 1897.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Upper Regiment, Lincoln County

He is Elias' son born about 1799-1800. He is shown as being in his 40s as is his wife Sarah Miller. The family is shown as 0111001 202001. They will be in Cleveland County through the 1850 census, and then I don’t find either of them in the state in 1860. The kids are around though.

WILLIS PUTMAN Upper Regiment, Lincoln County

He is the son of Elias Putman and Nancy Roberts, and is shown in his 40s and his wife Elizabeth Fanlin in her 30s. The family is shown as 1212001 310001. He was born about 1798, and will be here until he dies on November 8, 1846. Elizabeth will be widowed here until she dies in the mid 1860s.

JOHN PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is probably Willis and Martha's son. The listing is 00001 20001.

DAVID PUTMAN Rutherford County

He a son of Willis senior and Martha Rogers. He was born December 25, 1807. He is shown as being in his 30s as is his wife Rosanna Sanders. They were married here March 1, 1832. They will be in Cleveland County the rest of their lives. Rosanna will die December 27, 1879. David will die September 14, 1890. The listing is 100101 120001.

D. (DRUARY) PUTMAN Rutherford County

This is Drewary or Druary Vance Putman, a son of Elias and Nancy Putman. He was born in 1815, and both he and his wife Sarah Spake are in their 20s. They were just married here May 11, 1837. The listing is 10001 00001. He will die in 1845 and Sarah will then marry John B. Scroggins. Their son, James Webster Putman will show up in 1860 in Cleveland County.

R. (ROBERTS) PUTMAN Rutherford County

This is Roberts Putman another of Elias' sons who was born in 1804 and is shown in his 30s and his wife Lucinda Weaver is also in her 30s. The listing is 220001 000001. Lucinda will die, and he will marry her sister Susan Sanders in the 1850s.

ELIAS PUTMAN Rutherford County

This is Elias Senior. He is shown in his 60s and Nancy Roberts in her 50s. Their daughter Jenilla is with them. He will die here October 5, 1848. Nancy will be here until she dies December 4, 1857. Listing is 000000001 00010001.

WILSON PUTMAN Rutherford County

Listing is 10001 10001. He is a problem. I think he is a son of William Putman, but I just can’t pin him down. He next appears in Benton County, Alabama in 1850. He and his wife Susan Hullett are in their 20s with a son and a daughter under 5. They head off to South Carolina in about 1842, to Georgia in 1845 and then to Alabama by about 1848.

WILLIS PUTMAN Rutherford County

Willis Junior and his wife Polly Weaver are in their 30s with 2 sons and 3 daughters. The listing shows 110001 210001. He is a son of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers. He was born here in 1805, and married Polly in 1832. They are here in 1850, and he will die shortly afterwards May 22, 1851. Polly died in the 1860s sometime.

ELIAS PUTMAN Rutherford County

Elias Junior, son of Elias, is in his 30s and his wife Nancy Weston in her 20s. The family is shown as 111001 11001. He will die here about 1849, and Nancy will be widowed in the 1850. Nancy won’t remarry, and will be with her son William in Cleveland through the 1880 census.

BARNET PUTMAN Rutherford County

He is a son of Elias and Nancy Putman. He was born about 1802 and married Ursula Poundland in 1826. He and Ursula are now both in their 30s. The listing is 110001 201001. He is a blacksmith and will die here January 22, 1868. He lives right next to his brother Elias, or may be living with them.

W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN Rutherford County

This is William Putman and Nancy Spurlin both in their 20s with one son shown in the 5-10 age group. I believe it would be John only a year old. They were only married in 1840. He is a son of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers. He was born here January 11, 1811. He will be here until he dies August 23, 1871. Nancy will go on until September 28, 1899. There is an Isaac Spirlin living next door who would be Nancy’s brother. They live right next to T. & L. Putman.

T. (THOMAS) PUTMAN Rutherford County

This is Thomas Putman now shown in his 60s. His wife Frances is in her 50s. He is a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Putman. There is a son, probably Elias, 15-19 and two daughters one 15-19 and one in her 20s.

L. PUTMAN Rutherford County

The listing shows a female in her 20s with two daughters between 5 and 10. Now, I think this is just a screwed up listing. I do not find the Elias Putman who is a son of Willis Putman anywhere and yet he was alive and well in this county. I think this is a listing for 'Lias Putman. If so there should be two young sons, not daughters, between 5 and 10. I think the marks just simply got into the wrong columns and I go with this listing being for Elias Putman. But just a guess.

NORTH CAROLINA 1850 CENSUS

Now, just a quick comment. There are thousands of Pitman families all over the State. They out number Putmans 5 to 1. In several cases Pitmans are indexed as Putmans. Also I checked most of the Pitmans to see if they might be Putmans but couldn’t find one. There were several Putmans over the years indexed as Patman, Rutman or Butman, but I got most of those.

MATILDA PUTMAN Beaufort County

She is listed as a black age 40 NC. I am listing her because others that are white pop up here in 1860 and 1870.

PUTMANS in Cleveland County

All these people you are going to see have been in Lincoln and Rutherford Counties up till now. No, they didn’t move. Cleveland was formed out of Rutherford and Lincoln in 1841. Most of these folks live in Shelby, Rippys, Sulphur Springs and Waco. And most will be here forever and so will their kids and their kids. Virtually everyone here was born in North Carolina, and this will be the case for the next 70-80 or so years. For this census, I am listing families in proximity to each other, and not in alphabetical order. Connections are easier to see this way.

BARNET PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is a blacksmith 48 NC and his wife Ursula Poundland is 45 NC. At home are Jane K. 20 NC, Adolphus 18 NC, Kezia 16 NC, William Roberts 15 NC, Nancy C. 9 NC, Hamilton 8 NC, Perry Green 7 NC, Mirranda 5 NC, Rosa R. 3 NC and Elizabeth Ann 1 NC. He is another son of Elias Putman and Nancy Roberts.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Cleveland County

Benjamin is a son of Willis and lives near his mother and family. He is a farmer 47 NC and his wife Margaret Branton is 39 NC. Children with them are James L. 18 NC, Arthur M. 17 NC, Mary C. 13 NC, William L. (H.?) 11 NC, Nicy 9 NC, Martha 7 NC and Nancy 2 NC.

DAVID PUTMAN Cleveland County

David is the son of Willis Senior and is a farmer age 42 NC. His wife Rosanna Sanders is 40 NC. Children are Elizabeth E. 19 NC, Violet S. 17 NC, Leonard 15 NC, Rachel D. 13 NC, Allen M. 12 NC, Leander 8 NC, Albert H. 3 NC.

DRURY A. PUTMAN Cleveland County

Druary Alston is a son of Roberts Putman. He is also a wagon maker and is 19 NC. His wife Ellen C. Irby is 21 NC. They were just married and have a 5 month old son Henry.

ELIAS PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is 50 NC and living with James and Dildy Weare or something. He is the father of the Rachel Putman as noted earlier. He is a son of Willis and Elizabeth Putman.

ELIZABETH PUTMAN Cleveland County

She is 47 NC and the widow of Willis Putman who wrote a will in 1846 and died soon thereafter. Elizabeth and the kids are mentioned. The children are Simeon 24 NC, Jenille 20 NC, Leroy 18 NC, Sophia 16 NC, Andrew 15 NC, Elizabeth 13 NC, Kizia 11 NC, Wade 7 NC and Nancy 5 NC.

GRIGGS PUTMAN Cleveland County

This is another of Elias Senior's sons. He is 42 NC and his wife Louisa is also 42 NC. Children are Ally (Abby) 18 NC, John Landrum 15 NC, James T. 11 NC, Alexander 9 NC, Sarah Ann 7 NC and William Drury 6 NC. Griggs is listed as an invalid and in fact he will die shortly on September 13, 1850.

MARTHA PUTMAN Cleveland County

Martha Rogers 70 NC, is the widow of Willis Putman senior. She is living with William Branton 70 NC and Betsy Branton 53 NC. Betsy or Elizabeth is her daughter.

MARTIN PUTMAN Cleveland County

Martin is a 7 year old and living with James and Elizabeth Moore born in 1790. Elizabeth must be kin of sorts. Do not know, as he does not appear again in the census reports. However according to the Civil War records, he enlisted in the CSA in Cleveland County at age 18 on May 14, 1861, seems to have deserted in 1862 and rejoined in 1863 was captured and spent the rest of the war in Washington and was released February 21, 1865. But I don't find him in 1870 so have no idea what happened to him. I'm putting this all in here as I have no other spot for it.

NANCY PUTMAN Cleveland County

Nancy is 39 NC and has these children with her: Marcus 17 NC, William 14 NC, Elizabeth 13 NC and Elias 9NC. She is Nancy Weston, widow of Elias Putman Junior who was the son of Elias Putman and Nancy Roberts from here.

NANCY PUTMAN Cleveland County

Nancy is Nancy Roberts widow of Elias Putman Senior. He died in October 1848. Nancy is 75 NC and has her daughter Jenilla Putman age 30 NC with her. They are living with her daughter Susan Love 53 NC and her husband James Love 54 NC.

PERRY G. (GREEN) PUTMAN Cleveland County

Perry is the eldest of William and Sarah Miller Putman, and lives next door on part of the farm. He is 28 NC and a blacksmith like his father and brother. His wife Sarah is 26 NC and they have a 1 year old daughter Emeline.

RACHEL PUTMAN Cleveland County

Rachel is 9 and living with Rachel Poston who is 88 NC. She is a daughter of Elias and Rachel Poston Putman. She is living with her grandmother. Elias' wife Rachel had died July 7, 1841, probably in this childbirth. Her daddy, Elias, is listed below.

ROBERTS PUTMAN Cleveland County

Roberts is a wagon maker and is 46 NC. His wife is Lucinda Weaver 39 NC and the children were Martin Van Buren 14 NC, Harvey 12 NC, Rufus K. 9 NC, Junius E. 6 NC, Docker Schiffelin 4 NY and Charles (listed as Cornelius) 1 NC. He is a son of Elias Putman Senior and Nancy Roberts.

SAMUEL PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is 12 NC and lives with James Green 28 NC and Mary Green 49 NC, and several other Green families next door. Looks to be a listing for Elias’ son. He and his brother Joseph are ‘around’ as their mother just died.

SAMUEL PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is listed as 28 NC. His wife is Winney Long and she is 32 NC. Children are Perry G. (Green) 4 NC, Frances J. 2 NC and Nancy 6 months NC. He is a son of Thomas and Hannah Putman.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is now 51 NC and still a blacksmith. Sarah Miller, his wife, is 45 NC. Children are Elizabeth 22 NC, Nancy Ann 20 NC, Elias W. 17 NC (also is a blacksmith working for his dad), Sarah Jane 15 NC, Roxanna 13 NC, John E. 9 NC, Martha A. 4 NC. He is a son of Elias Putman and Nancy Roberts. They were in Lincoln County in 1840 and it became part of Cleveland County in 1841.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Cleveland County

This is Willis Putman's son and he is a farmer age 39 NC. His wife Nancy Spurlin is 32 NC. Children are John B. 9 NC, Sidney G. 8 NC, Jane 7 NC, Sarah L. 5 NC, Rufus 4 NC, Isaac Andrew 3 NC, and James C. 5 months. Anzie McFee Putman age 1 should have been listed. He is in later census returns.

WILLIS PUTMAN Cleveland County

Willis junior is a farmer 44 NC and his wife Mary ‘Polly’ Weaver is 43 NC. Children are Mary C. 16 NC, David C. 15 NC, William H. 14 NC, Martha Jane 12 NC, Thomas J. 8 NC, John H. 7 NC, twins Lorenzo & Narcissa 5 NC and Benjamin F. 3 NC. They live between Griggs Putman and David Putman. Willis will die here May 22, 1851 at age 47. Polly is widowed here in 1880 and will die in the 1880s herself.

D. (DEVALES) PUTTMAN Northern Division, Guilford County

He is Devales Putnam, a carpenter 30 NC and his wife Elizabeth Ann Owens is 24 NC. They were married May 26, 1847. Children are Laura 2 NC, Loretta 4 months NC. There is also a Mary Brady 14 NC with them. Elizabeth was born in Carteret County and everyone else in Guilford County. Devalles may be a son of Jeremiah and a first wife as Jeremiah and Susan married in 1823. Or he may belong to a brother of Jeremiah who died way back in the 1820s or even in 1819. Not sure.

JERREMIAH PUTMAN Southern Division, Guilford County

He is a farmer 27 VA and his wife Charlotte Field 27 NC. Children are Harriet 5 NC, Christopher C. (Columbus) 2 NC and Cynthia R. 1 NC. Jeremiah junior was born in Virginia, everyone else was born in Guilford County. They live right next to a large Field family headed by Christopher 56 NC and Harriet 55 NC who are probably Charlotte’s folks. Looks like their first two kids are named for her folks. They were all born here in Guilford County.

SUSAN PUTMAN Southern Division, Guilford County

She is 55 born Richmond Virginia and has her daughter Mary 18 Guilford Co. NC. Susan Dean Putman is the widow of Jeremiah Putman Senior and William and Mary are her kids as are the Jeremiah, William and Devales Putman who are in neighbors homes and working. Jeremiah must have just died and kinfolk and friends are helping out. She and all the kids will be here in 1860, and then the kids will head off to Missouri and be there by the 1870 census. She lives next to the family of William and Esther Owens. Their daughter Elizabeth married her son Devales.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Southern Division, Guilford County

He is another of Jeremiah and Susan Putnam’s kids. He is living and working for a Westbrook family 2 farms away from his mom.

W. L. (WILSON LINDSEY) PUTMAN Haywood County

This is Wilson Putman, a son of Thomas Putman and Hannah Lindsey. He is a blacksmith 36 born in South Carolina and his wife Emily is 32 also from South Carolina. He was born in that period when his folks moved just over the line into York County South Carolina. Wilson married Emily ‘Millie’ Cole in 1839. The kids are Hugh 10 NC, Louise 7 NC, Sylvania 6 NC and Thomas 2 NC. All the kids were born back up here in North Carolina. I don’t find him in 1860 or 1870, but he is listed in the 1880 census in Haywood County. By that time he has a new wife Elizabeth 17 years younger than he.

ELIAS PUTMAN Fox Squirrel, Rutherford County

This is the fourth of the Eliases. He is a son of Thomas Putman and Hannah Lindsey. He married Mirah Hughes in Rutherford County in 1847. He is 25 NC, Mira is 21 NC, Thomas is 2 NC and William is 2 months old NC.

NORTH CAROLINA 1860 CENSUS

EDWARD PUTMAN Washington, Beaufort County

He is a seaman. He is 34 Nova Scotia, Susan 33 New Brunswick and William 3/12 born at sea. This looks very much like the Edward Putnam in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1850. Susan looks to be a second wife. According to an entry in the IGI, he married Sophia Barker in Rhode Island in November 1849. He is still a sail maker in the 1881 Canadian Census in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. No idea yet who he is though. Every Putnam in Nova Scotia back then came out of New England.

JAMES PUTMAN Ashville, Buncombe County

He is 21 born NC living with James and Abby Jarrett. He is Griggs and Louisa’'s son from Cleveland County. Abby is his sister. He is also listed back in Cleveland County with his widowed mother. He served with the CSA in the Civil War, joining at age 23 on April 27, 1861. He died of pneumonia in an Army hospital in Petersburg, Virginia on July 27, 1862.

A. (ADOLPHUS) S. PUTMAN Cleveland County

Adolphus is Barnet Putman's son and is 30 NC as is his wife Elizabeth (Putman, a cousin). They have two kids, Jacob 5 and Columbus 3. He was born December 1, 1831. He married Elizabeth Elmira Putman, David Putman's daughter, on December 5, 1854. He enlisted in the CSA in Iredell County on August 14, 1862. He was in service through December 8, 1862 when he died of typhoid fever in a hospital at Winchester, Virginia.

ARTHUR PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is a son of Benjamin and Margaret Putman. His full name is Arthur McLain Putman and he is 27 NC. His wife Elvira Emeline Hill is 25 NC. Children are Hulda C. 7 NC, James M. 5 NC, John W. 3 NC and Mary C. 1 NC. His folks live next door. He was born December 18, 1832. He enlisted in the CSA in Wake County at age 31 on March 8, 1863. He was promoted to Corporal in November 1864. He was captured at Hatcher's Run, Virginia and confined at Point Lookout, Maryland where he died on May 10, 1865 of chronic dysentery. His name is on a marker at Point Lookout, Maryland. Elvira was born July 30, 1835 and she died February 28, 1900. She was the daughter of the Rev. Wade H. Hill and Temperance Ledbetter. Hulda and the other kids are here in 1870.

B. (BARNET) PUTMAN Cleveland County

This is Barnet at age 55 NC. Children with him are Nannie C. 22, Hamilton 20, Perry G. 18, Miranna 15, Rosanna 13 and Elizabeth Ann 10. Ursulla Poundland, his wife, is not listed, but she is listed in 1870 as his widow and she does not die until 1897.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is 58 NC and Margaret Branton his wife is 49 NC. Children still at home are Nancy C. 12 NC, May (Nicy Ann) 16 NC, Martha 14 NC, Benjamin A. 9 NC and Thomas D. 6 NC. Benjamin was born in Rutherford County on November 14, 1802. He married Margaret Branton in 1827 in Lincoln County (now Cleveland County), North Carolina. Margaret was born April 13, 1812. Benjamin died on March 26, 1877 and Margaret died on March (April) 8, 1897. Both are buried at the Capernaum Church Cemetery in Waco, Cleveland County.

D. A. (DRUARY ALSTON) PUTMAN Cleveland County

Drury Alston is a son of Roberts Putman and his first wife Lucinda Weaver. He is 29 NC and an artist and painter. His wife Ellen Irby is 31 NC and they have Monroe 10 NC, Emily S. 5 NC, Edward 4 NC and Dora 2 NC. His brother Harvey 24 NC is living here also. He was born December 23, 1830. He married Ellen Cornelia Irby on May 25, 1849. He enlisted in the CSA in Cleveland County at age 30 on October 1, 1861. There are no more records on him in the service. In 1870 he is a machinist. In 1880 he is running a hotel in Bakersville, Mitchell County. At that time his wife is listed by her middle name, Cornelia. He is still there in 1900. In 1910, Cornelia is widowed and living with her son Edward.

D. C. (DAVID CARSON) PUTMAN Cleveland County

This is David Carson, a son of Willis Putman Junior. He is 20 NC and his wife Fanny (Frances Battie) 23 NC. The children then were Frank A. 3, Harriett L. 2 and Charley 3 months.

DAVID PUTMAN Cleveland County

David is 52 NC as is Rosanna Sanders his wife. Children are Rachel D. 20, Miller (Allen Miller) 18, Leander 15, Albert 11, Emma 7. He is a son of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers. David was born on December 25, 1807. He married Rosannah Sanders on March 1, 1832 in Rutherford County (later part of Cleveland County). Rosannah was a sister of Susan Sanders who was the second wife of Roberts Putman, David's cousin. Rosanah died on December 27, 1879 in Cleveland County. David died there on September 14, 1890. Both are buried at the Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery.

DEVANNEY PUTMAN Cleveland County

Joseph Devanney Putman is a son of Elias and Rachel Putman. He is 24 NC, a Wagoner, and his wife Susan Rosilla Davis is 24 NC. They were married here on June 22, 1852. He was born September 3, 1835. He enlisted in the CSA as a private at age 26 on June 9, 1861 in Cleveland County. He was promoted to corporal in May 1863 and served through the War. He surrendered at the end of the war at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865. They are living with Mira Davis 42 NC and a bunch of other Davis kids. Mira is her widowed mother. Devanney has 4 children, Roxanne E. 5 NC, Cora A. 4 NC, Anna C. 2 NC and Charley 1 NC.

E. W. (ELIAS WILLIAM) PUTMAN Cleveland County

This is Elias William Putman, son of William Putman and Sarah Miller. He is a master carpenter 25 and his wife Isabella (Margaret Isabella) is 20. Children are Romulus 3 and Sarah 1. He was born in January 13, 1833. He married Margaret Isabella Gilleland on December 19, 1855. She was born September 4, 1837. He was born in Lincoln County, but enlisted in Cleveland County. He joined the CSA at age 29 on March 18, 1862. He listed himself as a carpenter and was made private. He was promoted to sergeant on October 1, 1862. He was captured at Petersburg, Virginia on March 22, 1865 and transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland on March 27, 1865. He remained there until he was released on June 16, 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance. He is in Cleveland County in 1860 and in Iredell County in 1870 and 1880 where he is a mechanic. In 1900 he is 67 and living with Frank Henson as a father in law, Margaret has died March 31, 1887. Elias died January 8, 1909.

ELIZABETH PUTMAN Cleveland County

This is the second separate listing for her. She is Elizabeth Fanlin, Willis' widow age 57 with Wade 16 and Nancy 14 with her.

ELIZABETH PUTMAN Cleveland County

Elizabeth Fanlin is 56 NC and Willis Putman' widow. Her daughter Sophia 25 NC had married Abner Camp and she and her son Wade 16 NC are living with that family. In another later listing she has her own place and has Wade and a daughter Nancy with her as well living next door to another of her sons, Simeon. See that listing.

HARVEY PUTMAN Cleveland County

Marshall Harvey is 24 NC working as a painter. He is a son of Roberts Putman. The listing says Harry Putman, but it is Harvey. He is living with his brother Drury Alston Putman (above). He was born in 1839. He enlisted at age 20 on April 27, 1861. He served until he died 'at home' on February 17, 1863 of disease from a wound he received in the Civil War. He married Mary Emily Irby, a sister of Drury’s wife Ellen Irby. They had one child born two days before Harvey died. Then Emily married Nelson Keever and had her son Marshall junior with her in 1880 in Mitchell County.

J. W. (JAMES WEBSTER) PUTMAN Cleveland County

James is a son of Druary Putman and Sarah Spake. He is 22 and his wife Martha Reid is 23. They were married 2 years ago and now have Nathaniel 1 year old. He was born June 7, 1838. He married Martha Reed on May 3, 1858 in Shelby, Cleveland County. Martha was born in March 1837. They are in the 1870 census of Mitchell County, North Carolina with three children. James Webster was a Baptist Minister and circuit rider. He served as a 2nd Lt. in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was a Chaplain for the Infantry. He enlisted on May 17, 1862, and was in Captain Jacob Bowman's North Carolina Rangers. He was severely wounded September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga. He received a pension for this in 1905. He died in Bakersville, Mitchell County on September 24, 1914. I do not know when Martha died.

LENNY PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is James Leonard Putman, 30 NC and his wife Harriett Mauney, 31 NC. They have two children Isaac F. 4 NC and Sarah A. 1 NC. He is a son of Benjamin and Margaret Putman.

LEONARD M. PUTMAN Cleveland County

Leonard is living right next to his parents, David and Rosanna. He is 25 and his wife Kezia is 28. They have a daughter Florentine (?) 1 year old. Kezia is a daughter of Barnet and Ursula Putman. Kezia was born in 1834 so she really was 26 at this time.

LEROY PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is a son of Willis and Elizabeth Putman. His father died in 1846 and his mother lives next door with the Camp family. Leroy is 27 NC and his wife Margaret Ann Forbes is 26 NC and they have a daughter Eliza 4. He will enlist in the CSA at age 29 on October 1, 1861. He was killed at Gaines Mills, Virginia in the Civil War on June 26, 1862.

LOUISA PUTMAN Cleveland County

Louisa is Griggs Putman’s widow. He died September 13, 1850. She is now 52 with Landrum 24, Thomas 22, Cotesworth 20 and Elizabeth S. 18 helping out. John Landrum will enlist in the CSA here in Cleveland County on April 27, 1861. He will die of disease at Yorktown, Virginia on November 4, 1861. James Thomas is also listed with his married sister Abby C. Jarrett in Buncombe County. He served with the CSA in the Civil War, joining at age 23 on April 27, 1861. He died of pneumonia in an Army hospital in Petersburg, Virginia on July 27, 1862. The other son Alexander Cotesworth enlisted in the C.S.A. on May 5, 1862 at the age of 21. He served in three regiments before being captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862. He was released on September 20, 1862 at Keedysville, Maryland and returned to duty. He was wounded in the mouth by a bullet on December 13, 1862 and died in a CSA hospital at Charlottesville, Virginia on January 5,1863. They had one other son William Druary who was born in 1844 and died July 4, 1854.

M. V. (MARTIN VAN BUREN) PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is Martin Van Buren Putman 24 NC and living with the Chambers family. He is a son of Robert and Lucinda Putman. He is a painter and will be killed in 1869 in Duplin County, North Carolina. His widow will be there in 1870.

MARCUS L. PUTMAN Cleveland County

Marcus is a son of Elias and Nancy Putman. He too is a painter, 27 NC. His wife Emily J. Camp is 24 NC and they have two sons, Charles F. 3 NC and William C. 2 NC. He was born July 13, 1833 and died June 5, 1900. He married Emily Jane Camp on May 24, 1855 in Cleveland County. Emily was born September 30, 1836. There were no children born in the time frame of the Civil War, but I do not find any service records on Marcus, and don’t think he served as he was listed as an invalid in the 1850 census. He and Emily were still in Cleveland County in the 1900 Census, both in their sixties. I do not find them in 1910.

MARY PUTMAN Cleveland County

Mary or Polly Weaver is the widow of Willis Putman junior who died here on May 22, 1851. She is 48 NC and still has a bunch of kids at home. They are Mary C. 25, Martha J. 21, Sarah A. 19, Thomas 18, John H. 16, Narcissa 14, Lorenzo 14 and Benjamin Franklin 12. She is here in 1880 and then will die herself in the 1880s.

OME & ENEME PUTMAN Cleveland County

Ome A. is 4 NC and Eneme E. (Emilly?) is 2 NC. They are living with Nancy Peterson 33 NC and 5 of her Peterson Children. I do not find these two girls in 1870. No clues.

P. G. (PERRY GREEN) PUTMAN Cleveland County

Perry is 36 NC and a blacksmith. Sarah 28 NC and they now have William 8 NC, Permilia A. 10 NC, William 8 NC, David W. 6 NC, John A. 5 NC and Margaret 1 NC. Perry is a son of William Putman and Sarah Miller. He enlisted in the C.S.A. army at age 39 on February 28, 1863. He was captured at Falling Waters, Maryland on July 14, 1863 and died on August 18, 1864 at Point Lookout, Maryland. The cause of death was not listed, but it was a pretty grim prison and many just died of disease. I do not know what happened to Sarah and the rest of the kids after that. In 1870 there is a Sally Putman, age 44, living with a Miller Family, but none of the kids are with her, so not certain if they were the same Sarah. Sally is with her son John in 1900 in York County South Carolina.

RACHEL PUTMAN Cleveland County

Rachel is 18 NC. She is a daughter of Elias Putman and Rachel Poston. In 1850 she was living with her grandmother Rachel Poston who has since died. She is now with John and Mabel Poston, her uncle and Aunt. She went to live with the Postons as soon as she was born as her mother died in her childbirth.

ROBERTS PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is now 55 NC and a mechanic, Susan Sanders his wife is 54 NC. At home are Rufus 18 NC a painter, Doc Scheflin 14 NC, Charles J. 11 NC and Rush Douglas 6 NC.

NANCY PUTMAN Cleveland County

She is Nancy Weston, the widow of Elias Putman Junior and is 49 NC. With her are William 21, Elias 19, and James C. 8. James is her illegitimate son according to a researcher. Another researcher gave me info that there was a ‘Bastardy Bond’ for a baby born to a Mary Putman in 1853.

ROXANNA PUTMAN Cleveland County

She is 21 NC and a daughter of William and Sarah Putman. She is living with a Hardin family. According to the marriage records she will marry a D. J. Hardin on August 16, 1860. I believe Sarah Hardin 27 NC is her sister.

SAMUEL PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is 39 NC and his wife Winnie Long is 40 NC. This same sort of age difference was shown in 1850 so I guess he is indeed younger than Winnie. Children are Perry G. 13 NC, Frances 12 NC, Minny (Nancy) 11 NC, Sylvanus 6 NC, Broomfield 3 NC and William A. 1 NC.

SAMUEL PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is the son of Elias and Rachel Putman. He is 24 NC as is his wife Artie Hardin. Children are Rachel 4 NC, James Monroe 3 NC and John D. 1 NC. Sam and Artie were married in 1855.

SIMEON PUTMAN Cleveland County

He is living next door to his mother, Elizabeth Fanlin Putman (see above). He is 34 and a farmer. His wife Becky (Rebecca Copeland) is 23. They were married April 17, 1856. They have no children, but John S, Collins 18 lives with them. He is a son of Willis and Elizabeth Putman. He served in the CSA and surrendered at the end of the war at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865. He and Rebecca were in the 1870 census with no children.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Cleveland County

William is 49 NC and Nancy Spurlin his wife is 42 NC. Their children now are John B. 21, Sidney G. 18, Jane 17, Sarah 15, Rufus 14, Andrew 13, Anzie 12, Eli F.or J. 11, William Van Diver 7 and Mira A. 6. He was born in Rutherford County on January 11, 1811. He married Nancy Spurlin on October 25, 1840. Nancy was born November 4, 1818. William wrote his will on August 4, 1864 and mentioned all his children by name except John who had died the year before in the Civil War. William died on August 23, 1871. Nancy was living with Albert Putman at age 62 in the 1880 census and had her son Andrew (Jack) with her. She died September 28, 1899. Both are buried at the Capernaum Baptist Church Cemetery. They also were charter members of this church.

WILLIAM (HAMBLY) PUTMAN Gaston County

He is 22 born in Cleveland County, his wife Margaret is 17 and they have Moses 1 month old. He is the son of Benjamin Putman and Margaret Branton. He'll be listed as Hambly in 1900 on. He was born in February 1839. He is in Gaston County, North Carolina in 1860 with a wife named Margaret. They were married June 9, 1860. (I don't remember where I got this date or I would know her last name). He enlisted in the CSA at age 24 on May 5, 1862. He was wounded in the head at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia on May 13, 1864 and was in the hospital until December 1864 when he was promoted to Sergeant and assigned as a provost guard in Raleigh until the end of the war in April 1865. In 1870 he is alone with five children. In 1880 he is with Margaret again and three more young 'ens. I do not know where Margaret was in 1870, but it appears she is the same gal. By 1900 he has another wife named Mary Ann who is twenty years younger than he and is wife number two. In 1910 and 1920 he and Mary Ann are still in Gaston County, he at age 64. He is widowed there in 1930.

SUSAN PUTMAN Guilford County

She is now 75 VA and living with Martin 33 NC and Mary Ann 30 NC Fields. Mary Ann is Susan and Jeremiah Putman's daughter. Susan Dean Putman is the widow of Jeremiah Putman Senior. She was just widowed here in 1850. Soon she will die, and the kids will head off to Callaway County Missouri and be there by the 1870 census.

JEREMIAH PUTMAN Guilford County

He is a son of course of Jeremiah Putnam and Susan Dean. He is now 36 VA and his wife Charlotte Fields is 36 NC. Kids are H. F. (Harriett) 16, Christopher C. 14, Martin (Jeremiah Martin) 10, Lydia G. 6, Anna D. 3 and William H. 1. They will be off to Saint Aubert, Callaway County, Missouri around 1867 and be there in the 1870 census and later.

DEVALES PUTMAN Guilford County

Devales is now 41 NC and still a carpenter, Elizabeth Owens 34 NC, Laura L. 12, John D. 7, Julius 2. This is the only part of the Putnam family that will remain here in Guilford County when the rest heads west to Missouri. Devalles may be a son of Jeremiah and a first wife as Jeremiah and Susan married in 1823. Or he may belong to a brother of Jeremiah who died way back in the 1820s or even in 1819. Not sure.

ELIAS PUTMAN Rutherfordton, Rutherford County

Thomas and Sarah Putman's son is still in the county and still a blacksmith. He is now 35 SC, his wife Mira Hughes 31 NC, Thomas 12 NC, William 10 NC, Mary 8 NC, Sarah 6 NC, Margaret 4 NC, and Martin 2 NC.

NORTH CAROLINA 1870 CENSUS

HENRY F. PUTNAM Washington, Beaufort County

He is 38 NC, Hulda Waters his wife is 25 NC, Margaret 22 NC, Martha 19 NC and Joseph 16 NC. He is listed as being a liquor dealer. Wonder if he’s legit or a moonshiner. Looks like a bunch of brothers and sisters. Can’t find them any earlier. Joseph is married in Martin County in 1880 though, and at that time he and his family are listed as Blacks.

J. B. PUTMAN Washington, Beaufort County

He is 33 NY and a mechanic. He is single and has a couple of boarders. Can’t figure him. There were several John Putman and Putnam guys in the 1850 and 1860 NY census. Won’t try to guess.

BENJAMIN PUTMAN Buffalo Paper Mill, Cleveland County

He is a son of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers and is now 67 NC, Margaret Branton his wife is 58 NC. At home still are May 26, Martha 24, Benjamin A. 18, Thomas D. 16. There is also Alice 6 months who must be a grand child. Benjamin will die on March 26, 1877 and Margaret on March 8, 1897. Both are buried at the Capernaum Church Cemetery in Waco, Cleveland County.

D. C. (DAVID CARSON) PUTMAN Buffalo Paper Mill, Cleveland County

He is a son of Willis Putman Junior and Polly Weaver, is 36 NC as is his wife Fanny Battie. At home are Franklin 13, Harriet 11, Charles 9, Clarence 8, Alice 6 and Elizabeth 2. Then there is a Mary Putman 7 listed 'at home' and might be a relative, though listed as a daughter in 1880. He was born in December 1833. He enlisted in the CSA in Cleveland County on May 5, 1862 at age 28. He was wounded in the shoulder near Petersburg, Virginia on June 21, 1864 and hospitalized there. He was transferred to the hospital in Richmond on June 24, 1864. He returned to duty on August 21, 1864. He was again wounded in the right leg at Fort Stedman, Virginia on March 25, 1865. He was hospitalized at Richmond and captured there on April 3, 1865. He was released a week or so later when the war was over.

E. E. (ELVIRA EMELINE) PUTMAN Buffalo Paper Mill, Cleveland County

She is 35 NC and has Hulda C. 17 NC, James M. 15 NC, Mary C. 12 NC, John W. 10 (should be 13) NC, and Joseph 7 NC. She is Emeline Hill the widow of Arthur McLain Putman. He was a son of Benjamin Putman and Margaret Branton. He was born December 18, 1832. He enlisted in the CSA in Wake County at age 31 on March 8, 1863. He was promoted to Corporal in November 1864. He was captured at Hatcher's Run, Virginia and confined at Point Lookout, Maryland where he died on May 10, 1865 of chronic dysentery. His name is on a marker at Point Lookout, Maryland. Elvira was born July 30, 1835 and will die February 28, 1900. She is the daughter of the Reverend Wade H. Hill and Temperance Ledbetter. She and the kids are living here with her folks now.

ISAAC & SARAH ANN PUTMAN Buffalo Paper Mill, Cleveland County

These are two children of Lenny Putman and Harriett Mauney. Lenney was killed in the Civil War and Harriet has remarried to Pinkney Meacham. Harriet 42 NC is of course here as well. Isaac is 14 NC and Sarah 11 NC. Pink and Harriett also have two children of their own: David 2 and Nancy Meacham who was just born 2 months ago.

SAMUEL PUTMAN Buffalo Paper Mill, Cleveland County

He is a millwright 48 NC, Winnie Long 45 NC and Sylvanus 17 NC, Bromfield 13 NC and William A. 11 NC. He is a son of William Putman and Sarah Miller and grandson of Elias Putman and Nancy Roberts. He was born about 1821 in North Carolina. He married Winifred Long in the mid 1840s. Winnie was born about 1827 and was a daughter of Bromfield and Jency Long.. They are in Spartanburg County South Carolina in 1880 working in the mills across the state line from here.

WM. R. (WILLIAM ROSWELL) PUTMAN Buffalo Paper Mill, Cleveland County

He is a farmer 35 NC. His wife Ann C. Beam is 29 NC and they have Franklin A. 4 NC and Cameron B. 1 NC. He is a son of Barnet Putman and Ursulla Poundland. He was born in March of 1835. He married Ann Clarissa Beam on May 28, 1857 in Cleveland County. They were in De Kalb County Alabama in 1860 with a daughter Ida born in 1858. They returned up here and he enlisted in the CSA at age 27 in Cleveland County on May 5, 1862. He served until February 21, 1865 when he either surrendered or deserted to the Union troops. He was confined at Washington, D.C. on February 24, 1865. He was released after the war and after taking the Oath of Allegiance. They are here forever. By 1920, he is 84 and Annie 79. Annie was widowed in 1930 at age 88.

SAMUEL PUTMAN Camp Call?, Cleveland County

This Samuel Evans Putman is a son of Elias Putman and Rachel Poston and a grandson of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers. He is 36 NC, and his wife Artie Hardin is 35 NC. At home are Rachel 15, Monroe 13, John 11, William 9, Jordan 6, Clifton 3 and Doctor 1 month. He was born on June 28, 1837. He married Artie Hardin on January 8, 1855. He enlisted in the CSA at age 24 on May 14, 1861. He was wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862 and paroled ten days later. He was on wounded leave until December 1862. He was back on active duty in January 1863. He was wounded in the left arm, head and leg at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia on May 16, 1864. His left arm was amputated and he was hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia. He was released from the hospital on June 12, 1864 and discharged. Artie Hardin was born October 5, 1835 and will die October 30, 1912 and Samuel will die March 27, 1919.

ELIZABETH PUTMAN Double Shoals (T-9), Cleveland County

She is 18 NC and living with Addy and Sarah Beam. She is most likely Barnet's daughter, her brother William Roswell Putman had married Anna Beam.

DEVANNEY PUTMAN Muddy Fork, Cleveland County

Joseph Devanney is a son of Elias Putman and Rachel Poston. He is 34 NC, Susan Rosilla Davis his wife 34 NC, Roxanna E. 15 NC, Charles Ashley 10 NC, Rachel 8 NC, Isaiah 5 NC, Coustige Zachariah 3 NC and Benjamin Franklin 1 NC. He was born September 3, 1835. He enlisted in the CSA as a private at age 26 on June 9, 1861 in Cleveland County. He was promoted to corporal in May 1863 and served through the War. He surrendered at the end of the war at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865. He married Susan Rosilia Davis on June 22, 1852. Susan was a daughter of Zachariah Davis and Mira A. Webb. She was born in 1834 and died in 1880. He later married Roxanna Jane Weathers on September 20, 1882 and had eight more children. Joseph died in 1904. The children began to use the spelling Putnam.

L. D. (LORENZO DOW) PUTMAN Muddy Flat, Cleveland County

He is a farmer 24 NC, his wife Margaret Ann Forbes is 28 NC and they have Jane W. 4/12 NC. He is a son of Willis Putman Jr. and Polly Weaver from here. He was born June 7, 1845. He enlisted in the CSA at age 19 on April 1, 1864 in Cleveland County, and fought till the end of the war. He married Margaret Ann Forbes about 1868. Margaret will die in the early 1870s. He will marry Clarissa Jane Kendrick on August 15, 1875. They are here in 1880 and onward till they die here. Lorenzo died May 7, 1917. Clarissa was born January 7, 1851 and died December 26, 1930, hopefully after enjoying Christmas the day before.

P. G. (PERRY GREEN) PUTMAN Muddy Fork, Cleveland County

Perry is 24 NC. His wife Susan Waters is 23 NC. They have a son Augustus 2. Also there is her sister Ellen Waters 14. He lives next to or with his folks. He is a son of Samuel L. Putman and Winnie Long. He was born in December 1846. He enlisted as a private in the CSA at the Orange Court House in Virginia at age 18 on April 18, 1864. He was wounded in the head and eye at Wilderness, Virginia May 5, 1864. He was returned to duty prior to July 1, 1864. He was then captured at Fort Stedman, Virginia on March 25, 1865. He was confined at Point Lookout, Maryland until release on June 16, 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance. They are in Gaston County in 1880 and back here in 1900 and then will be in Portsmouth, Virginia by 1910.

SALLY PUTMAN Muddy Fork, Cleveland County

She is 44 NC and living as a domestic with Mahulda Miller and her six children. She is the widow of Perry Green Putman I believe. Perry enlisted in the C.S.A. army at age 39 on February 28, 1863. He was captured at Falling Waters, Maryland on July 14, 1863 and died on August 18, 1864 at Point Lookout, Maryland. The cause of death was not listed, but it was a pretty grim prison and many just died of disease. They were here in 1860 and she will be in York County South Carolina in 1900.

C. (CARRIE) G. PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

She is 4 NC and lives with V. S. Welson 36 NC and her family. Violet Selina Putman is a daughter of David Putman and Rosannah Sanders from here. She married Samuel Clarence Wilson on January 18, 1853, and he just died here August 1, 1859. Carrie is a daughter of the following Leonard Putman and his wife Grace Putman who has recently died.

L. (LEONARD) G. PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

He is 24 NC and there is a Unity Putman who is 31 NC. With them are Eli Wilson 15 and his brother Columbus Wilson 11. Unity is probably a widow of someone named Wilson, or they are her brothers. They live next door to Joseph Wilson and his family on one side and the widowed Violet Putman Wilson on the other side. Okay, this guy is Leonard M. Putman a son of David Putman and Rosannah Sanders from here. He was born in January 1836 and married a cousin, Grace Keziah Putman on November 9, 1858. He enlisted in the CSA at age 25 in Cleveland County on March 1, 1863. He was promoted to corporal in November 1863 and served to the end of the war, surrendering at Lynchburg, Virginia on April 13, 1865. Grace died in the past few years, possibly in childbirth. Leonard will marry Margaret Swain and they are in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1880. His daughter Carrie listed above will be with them and two new kids.

DAVID PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

He is now 63 NC. Rosannah Sanders his wife is 63 NC, Albert R. 21 and Emma 17. Then he has his daughter Elmira Putman, Adolphus' widow, and her kids with him. See the next listing. David is a son of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers. He was born on December 25, 1807. He married Rosannah Sanders on March 1, 1832 in Rutherford County. Rosannah was a sister of Susan Sanders who was the second wife of Roberts Putman, David's cousin. Rosannah died on December 27, 1879 in Cleveland County. David died there on September 14, 1890. Both are buried at the Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery.

D. A. (DRUARY ALSTON) PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

Druary Alston Putman is a son of Roberts Putman and is 39 NC, Ellen Cordellia Irby, his wife, 41 NC, Henry Monroe 20, Emily 16, Edward 13, Dora C. 12, Weldon R. 10, Lula K. 8, Florence 6 and Miles 3. Druary is a mechanic. He enlisted in the CSA in Cleveland County at age 30 on October 1, 1861. There are no more records on him in the service. In 1880 he is running a hotel in Bakersville, Mitchell County.

ELMIRA PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

Elmira Putman is Adolphus Putman' widow is living with her parents. They were both Putmans by birth and cousins. She is 39 NC, Jacob 14, Joseph Lane 8 and David his twin 8. Adolphus S. Putman is a son of Barnet Putman and Ursula Poundland from here. He was born December 1, 1831. He married Elizabeth Elmira Putman, David and Rosannah Putman's daughter, on December 5, 1854. He enlisted in the CSA in Iredell County on August 14, 1862. He was in service through December 8, 1862 when he died of typhoid fever in a hospital at Winchester, Virginia.

EURSULA PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

Ursula Poundland is Barnet Putman's widow now age 65 NC. At home with her are Rosa 22, Columbus 13 and William Spurlin 70. I assume he is Nancy's (wife of William Putman) brother.

M. (MARCUS) PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

Marcus, son of the above Nancy and Elias Putman, is 37 NC, Emily Jane Camp 34 NC, Charles 13, William C. 11, Margaret 9, Emily R. 8. He was born July 13, 1833 and died June 5, 1900. He married Emily Jane Camp on May 24, 1855 in Cleveland County. Emily was born September 30, 1836. There were no children born in the time frame of the Civil War, but I do not find any service records on Marcus, and don’t think he served as he was listed as an invalid in the 1850 census. He and Emily are in Cleveland County in the 1900 Census, both in their sixties then. I do not find them in 1910.

MARY PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

Mary Weaver is listed as being 35 NC but should be 65 NC. She is the widow of Willis Putman Jr. who died here May 22, 1851. She still has at home Mary 35 NC, Martha 26 NC, Susan 20 NC, Narcissa 19 NC and Benjamin F. Putman 18 NC. She is here in 1880 and Susan and Narcissa are still with her.

ROBERTS PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

He is now 66 NC and he works on wagons. Susan Sanders his second wife is 63 NC, Charles Ingram 17 and Rush Douglas 15. He is a son of Elias Putman and was first married to Lucinda Weaver in 1825 and then, after her death, married Susan Sanders in the 1850s. Susan was a daughter of Moses Sanders and Priscilla Coker. The second marriage took place in Rutherford County.

RUFUS PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

He is Roberts Putman's son 29 NC, Sarah Gordon 21 NC, Callie E. (Caroline) 2 and Flavius Cicero 1. He enlisted in the CSA at age 19 on October 1, 1861 as a substitute. He was transferred to the 5th Regiment NC on September 1, 1862. He was captured at Hatcher's Run, Virginia on April 2, 1865. He was taken to Point Lookout, Maryland and held until June 16, 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance. He and Sarah are here in 1880. Then something happened to her. I guess she died. He will marry Dora Grant and be in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 1900, and still there but widowed again in 1910

S. L. & RACHEL PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

She is age 2 NC, living with Rufus and Mary C. Botts. They have a 2 year old daughter as well, so Mary isn’t their mommy. Her sister Rachel 1 NC is here too.

SARAH E. PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

Sarah London is 25 NC and has a 2 year old son T.W. (Thomas William Marion) with her. She is the widow of Willis Junior's son Thomas Putman who died of T. B. on February 1, 1870. Then there are two more of her children living with J. S. Wilson. They are C. S. Putman 4 and Alonzo 9 months old. Both of these last two kids died young and long before the 1880 census. Sarah is one of many widows after the Civil War. You have to be careful here as there were two Thomas Putmans marrying two gals named Sarah. She is not Sarah Robbins, wife of the other Thomas.

WILLIAM PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

He is now 58 NC and Nancy Spurlin 52 NC. He is a son of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers. At home are Mary Jane 25, Rufus 23, Andrew 22, Anzie 21, James C. 19, Eli 18, William Van Diver 16, Adaline (Mira A. in 1860) 12 and Laura 10. Nancy is also listed (see Rutherford County) as being at home with her mom. He will die here August 23, 1871. Nancy is widowed here in 1880 and will be around till she dies September 28, 1899.

WILLIAM ALEXANDER PUTMAN Shelby, Cleveland County

Elias and Nancy's son is 38 NC, Nancy Ann Wesson his wife 25 NC, Nancy L. 3 and Mary E. 5 months old. He enlisted in the CSA at age 22 on April 27, 1861 in Cleveland County. He was captured (place and date not registered) and was paroled at Keedysville, Maryland on September 20, 1862 and returned to duty. He was wounded in the right leg at Globe Tavern, Virginia on August 21, 1864. His right leg was amputated and he was retired from service on January 28, 1865. He was captured at the hospital in Richmond, Virginia April 3, 1865. He swore the Oath of Allegiance on May 28, 1865, but probably remained at the hospital for a bit. He married Nancy Ann Wesson in Cleveland County on January 2, 1866.

W. N. (WILLIAM NATHAN) PUTMAN Stices Shoals (T-2), Cleveland County

He is 8 NC and attending school. He is with Richard Durham Hughes 27 NC and Eliza Hughes 28 NC. Eliza Turner is his mother. She had married John Berry Putman. John was a son of William Putman and Nancy Spurlin and grandson of Willis Putman and Martha Rogers. John was born in 1841. He married Eliza Turner February 26, 1861. He enlisted in the CSA at age 20 on March 18, 1862 and died July 18, 1862 fighting at Richmond. He was wounded and died of typhoid fever. Eliza later remarried to Richard Durham Hughes on October 23, 1865. He and the Hughes will all be in Colfax, Rutherford County in 1880. He will go by Nathan then and be married to Juda Z. R. Lovelace. They were married in Rutherford County March 18, 1862.

J. (JOHN) PUTMAN Stices Shoals (T-3), Cleveland County

He is 13 NC and working on the farm of James 32 NC and Emeline 24 NC Weston. He is a son of Perry Green Putman. Perry enlisted in the C.S.A. army at age 39 on February 28, 1863. He was captured at Falling Waters, Maryland on July 14, 1863 and died on August 18, 1864 at Point Lookout, Maryland. He was a son of William Putman and Sarah Miller. He had married a woman named Sarah. John is here, but I don’t find any of the others. John is in Gaston County in 1880 at age 24 with a wife named Hester age 28 NC. He is in York County, South Carolina in 1900. He is with his son Robert in Catawba York County South Carolina in 1910. His wife Hester is with her other son Henry and his sister Sally in Catawba York County in 1910. Must be a divorce of sorts.

M. A. (MARGARET ANN) PUTMAN Stices Shoals (T-3), Cleveland County

This is Margaret Ann Forbes 36 NC widow of Leroy Putman who was killed in the War. Their daughter Eliza A. 13 is still there. He was a son of Elias’ son Willis Putman and Elizabeth Fanlin, and was born in 1832. He married and was listed in the 1860 Census as Lenny though his name should be Leroy. His wife was listed as Margaret. He enlisted in the CSA at age 29 on October 1, 1861. He was killed at Gaines Mills, Virginia in the Civil War on June 26, 1862

SIMEON PUTMAN Stices Shoals (T-3), Cleveland County

He is 44 NC and Rebecca Copeland his wife 32 NC. There is an Emma Putman 12 living with them. Emma was not listed with them in 1860 so she might be a daughter or she more likely be a niece taken in after her father died in the War. There were several Putmans killed and there are several odd children found all around the county with relatives and other families. He is Willis and Elizabeth's son.

NANCY PUTMAN White Plains, Cleveland County

Elias Junior's widow Nancy Wesson is now 60 NC. Still with her is James Craton Putman, 16. James also seems to be listed again with William Putman and Nancy Spurlin, who may be his real parents. From ‘local sources’, I have it that James was an illegitimate son of Nancy Wesson. He will marry Amanda Wesson on December 7, 1871. They are in Cleveland County in 1880 and Gaston County in 1900.

DOCTOR PUTMAN Kenansville, Duplin County

This county is over by the coast. He is Doctor Shiflin Putman, Roberts' son. He is 23 NC. He is listed as living with Mary Putman and her kids in the Bass family. Then there is Mary Putman 20, James 16, Araminta 12, Robert L. 3 and Charles 1, all NC. They are listed with the family of Lewis 55 and Mary 54 Bass. Now, this mess needs a little straightening out. Doctor and his older brother Martin Van Buren Putman were painters and were working in this area. Martin was killed by a blow to the head in early December 1869 and an inquest was held December 10, 1869. Mary (Bass) Putman was Martin's wife. The two youngest children were sons of Martin and Mary. Not sure who the two older children are, but I guess they are actually Basses and Mary siblings. Mary is, however, Martin's widow, and Lewis and Mary Bass are her folks. She and the kids will be still here with her folks in 1880.

HAMBY PUTMAN Cherryville, Gaston County

He is William Hamby Putman, son of Benjamin and Margaret Putman. He is 34 NC and there seems to be no wife here. In 1860 he had a wife named Margaret, but no wife is listed here in 1870. In 1880, Margaret a wife, the right age is with him. I assume she is the same gal and his first wife, but was simply out somewhere here in 1870. I am not totally sure though. The children are Alexander 11, John 8, George 5, Eliza 3 and Jane 1. He enlisted in the CSA at age 24 on May 5, 1862. He was wounded in the head at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia on May 13, 1864 and was in the hospital until December 1864 when he was promoted to Sergeant and assigned as a provost guard in Raleigh until the end of the war in April 1865.

DEVALES PUTMAN Friendship, Guilford County

He is now 48 NC, Elizabeth Ann Owens 44 NC, John D. 17, Julius 11, Nora 8, Mary 6 and Walter (James Walter) 3. He was born here. Devalles may be a son of Jeremiah and a first wife as Jeremiah and Susan married in 1823. Or he may belong to a brother of Jeremiah who died way back in the 1820s or even in 1819. Not sure. The rest of the family was here in 1860. They left shortly after that for Callaway County Missouri where they will stay forever. Young John will be in Piatt County, Illinois in 1880 working on a farm.

ANN PUTMAN Morehead, Guilford County

She is 30 NC and living with Elizabeth Coffin 67 NC. Anne was a Coffin. She married William Putman on October 9, 1860 and he died sometime in the 1860s. She will marry Joseph Morris in 1872. The Coffins were another Quaker family. They came down from Nantucket to North Carolina along with several other families.

ELIAS PUTMAN Forks of Pigeon, Haywood County

He is 16 NC and living with the family of Thomas and Jemima Presley. He is a son of Wilson Putman. This is the period that Wilson is between wives. Putmans and Presleys intermarried for years. He will marry Margaret Ellen Baker in Beaverdam, Haywood County on November 12, 1874 and they are here through 1900.

HUGH PUTMAN Forks of Pigeon, Haywood County

He is Elias' brother and a son of Wilson Putman and Emily Cole. He is 30 NC and his wife Martha is 29 NC. There are no children reported. They are here in 1880, and his brother Thomas is with them. Martha is widowed here by 1900.

ELIAS W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN Davidson, Iredell County

William Putman and Sarah Miller's son is 37 NC and his wife Margaret Isabella Gilleland is 30 NC. Children are Romulus L. 13, Sarah (Sallie) 11, Dewitt 9, Robert 7, Lee 5 and Estelle 1. He was born in January 13, 1833. He married Margaret Isabella Gilleland on December 19, 1855. She was born September 4, 1837. He was born in Lincoln County, but enlisted in Cleveland County. He joined the CSA at age 29 on March 18, 1862. He listed himself as a carpenter and was made private. He was promoted to sergeant on October 1, 1862. He was captured at Petersburg, Virginia on March 22, 1865 and transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland on March 27, 1865. He remained there until he was released on June 16, 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance.

LEE PUTMAN Union, Lincoln County

He is 8 NC and with the family of William 31 NC and Amelia 25 NC Ray. He will be here with another family in 1880. Since he missed the 1770, have no ideas as to his dad.

J. W. (JAMES WEBSTER) PUTMAN Bakersville, Mitchell County

This is James Webster Putman 32 NC, Martha Reid 33 NC, Zebulon 10, Gus 3 and Mary Ann 1. He is a son of Druary Vance Putman and Sarah Shake. Druary died back in Rutherford County in 1845. His mother remarried John Scoggins and they all went up here to Bakersville. James was a circuit rider and Baptist Minister. He married Martha Reed on May 3, 1858 in Shelby, Cleveland County. Martha was born in March 1837. He served as a 2nd Lt. in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was a Chaplain for the Infantry. He enlisted on May 17, 1862, and was in Captain Jacob Bowman's North Carolina Rangers. He was severely wounded September 20, 1863 at Chicamauga. He received a pension for this in 1905. He will die here in Bakersville on September 24, 1914.

THOMAS PUTMAN Hickory Grub, Rutherford County

He is 21 NC, Sarah Jane Robbins 21 NC and James 1. He is Elias Putman's eldest son. He was born March 4, 1848. He married Sarah Jane Robbins on January 26, 1865. Sarah Jane was a daughter of John Robbins and Olattia Hay. She was born August 26, 1849 in Rutherford County. They are still in Rutherford County in 1900 and 1910. Thomas died March 16, 1916. In 1920 Sarah will be living with her son William (Billy). Sarah died March 20, 1927. Both are buried in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery

ELIAS PUTMAN Hickory Grub, Rutherford County

He is now 45 NC, Mira Hughes his wife is 42 NC, Margaret 14, Martin 12, Elizabeth 10, Samuel 4, John 1, Susan 8 and William 20. He is a son of Thomas Putman and Hannah Lindsay. Elias was born July 13, 1824 in South Carolina. He married Mira Hughes there March 31, 1847. Mira was born March 6, 1828. They were both in Rutherford County North Carolina in 1880, he 55 and she 50. Still at home were Harriett 17 and Samuel W. 13. In 1900 Elias and Mira are still alive at 75 and 70 and living by themselves. Elias will die in Rutherford County on November 9, 1901, Mira will die there January 17, 1908. They are buried at the Kistler Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery in Shiloh, Rutherford County.