NORTH DAKOTA
CENSUS RETURNS
1860 - 1930
North Dakota was a Territory in 1861 and a State in 1889. The present state was included in the 1840 Iowa, 1850 Minnesota and 1860-1880 Dakota Territory Census returns.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
NORTH DAKOTA 1860
& 1870 CENSUS
There were no Putmans or Putnams listed.
NORTH DAKOTA
1880 CENSUS
Both the Dakotas were in this Report. Here is the North Dakota portion.
W. (WALLACE) R.
PUTMAN District 62, Cass County
He is 24 WI NH ME, a farm worker. He is Wallace Putnam and will be in Towner County in 1900. He is shown at home in 1860 and 1870 in Waushara County, Wisconsin with his father Levi Putnam (2483) from Maine. He’ll be married here in 1900, in Spokane Washington in 1910, and in Portland, Oregon by 1920.
1885 NORTH DAKOTA STATE CENSUS
EDWARD PUTNAM Fargo, Cass County
He is an express company driver, single and boarding. He is 22 WI.
GEORGE A. PUTNAM Fargo, Cass County
He is a grocer 39 NY, his wife Nellie is a cashier at a bank and is 43 MA.
(NO FIRST NAME) PUTMAN
Cass County
He is a servant 18 MN.
HARRISON PUTMAN Cavalier County
He is a farmer 64 VT. Best I can figure he is a son of Asa and Elizabeth Putnam. He was born in Cambridge, Lamoille County Vermont (was in Franklin County then) on February 22, 1819. He was married to Emeline there in 1850 through 1880. Can’t figure why he came out here so late, but he’s the only guy that fits.
GEORGE PUTNAM Richland, Colfax County
He is a farm laborer 23 WI and single.
GEORGE PUTMAN Eddy County
He is 18 MN and single.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Sargent County
He is 53 VT, his wife Elizabeth Ann Ingersol is 45 NY, Isabel 17 MN, Delos (Nahum)14 MN, Mary Jane 11 MN and Henry 7 MN. He is William Aaron Putnam, a son of Fletcher Putnam and Adeline Carter Brush. He was born in Grafton, Vermont and moved with his folks to Wayne County, New York and then to here. Elizabeth had originally married William’s brother Nahum Duncan Putnam. Nahum was killed in the Civil War in 1864. William then married Elizabeth. The first two sons belong to Nahum. William was with his folks in Wabasha County Minnesota in about 1857. He was there in 1860 and married there in 1870 and 1880.
WILLIAM A. PUTMAN Stutsman County
He is a farm laborer 26 NY.
J. C. PUTNAM Mayville, Traill County
He is a painter 37 NY.
NORTH DAKOTA
1900 CENSUS
JINNIE PUTNAM Durbin, Cass County
She is a teacher 26 MN born Mar 1874 and boarding with James Mahoney.
CLARENCE S. (SIMEON) PUTNAM Casselton, Cass County
He is 40 VT VT NH Sep 1859 and a physician. His second wife Bertha Townsend is 25 VT VT VT Nov 1874. His mother Eliza C. 70 NH NH NH and widowed is with them. He and Bertha were just married here on November 30, 1898. He is a son of George and Caroline Eliza Putnam from Barre Vermont. He and his mom were in Barre in 1880 and then in Norman County Minnesota in 1885. At that time he had a first wife from New Hampshire. They are all here in 1910.
FRED S. PUTMAN Fargo, Cass County
He is 48 NY born Oct 1851, Lena Cochrane his wife is 37 VT born Aug 1862, George C. 14 ND born April 1887, Katherine 4 ND born Sep 1875 and Bernice 4 mos ND born Feb 1900. They were married September 21, 1882. He is a son of Sureno and Jane Putnam from Jefferson County New York and then Rock County Wisconsin. Lena, by then a widow, and the daughters will be in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1905 and still in 1930. By 1920 the son George will be there too.
SERENO N. (NEWTON)
PUTNAM New Rockford, Eddy County
He is 39 MN born Mar 1861, Grace Brown, his wife, 29 NY born Nov 1870. Her mother, Harriet L. Brown 65 ENG born Apr 1835 is with them. Now just a quick comment. Many people born in Canada listed England as their birthplace as it was an English Colony then. Anyway he is the son of Henry and Caroline Putnam listed as Newton in 1870 in Stearns County, MN and in 1880 in Otter Tail County, MN. They are here in 1930. I don’t find them in between, but they would be here.
CLIFFORD PUTNAM Glen Avon, Emmons County
He is 28 WI VT PA, Maude Robinson his wife is 24 CAN, Leslie R. a son 2 ND and Paul 8/12 ND. Also here are his folks Wallace W. (William) Putnam 65 VT and Mary E. Fuller Putnam 57 PA. His sister Eula Baird is here too. His brother Eber is around too. They are all here in 1910 and 1920. He was born in Auburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. They were all there in the 1880.
EBER PUTNAM
Union, Emmons County
He is 31 WI WI WI (should be WI VT PA) Aug1868, Grace 25 IA IN IN Apr 1875 and they have Aaron 2 ND WI NE and Hugh 2/12 ND WI NE. He and Grace have been married 1 year and she has had one child. Aaron would be by Eber’s first wife from Nebraska. They are all here through 1930.
THOMAS PUTNAM Carrington Township, Foster County
He is 44 NY born Dec 1855, Clara B. Weir 38 IA born Nov 1861, Hugh 13 IA born May 1887, Leslie 8 ND born Feb 1892, Frank L. 4 ND born Jul 1895. Also there is Eva A. Weir, sister in law, 31 IA born Sep 1868. He is a son of William Rodman Putnam, and was at home in 1880 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa. They are here in 1910.
HENRY PUTNAM Logan County
Henry Eugene Putnam is 35 MA (actually MN) born Jul 1865, Bertha Eimsted, his wife, 28 IA born Oct 1872, Luella 6 ND born Nov 1894, Mabel 4 ND born Feb 1896, Henry E. 1 ND born Jun 1899. Also there is Christian Gunke 21 Russia. He and Bertha were married in Cass County April 4, 1895. He is a son of Henry and Caroline Putnam from Sutton, Mass. and then Sherburne and Otter Tail Counties in Minnesota.
MABLE PUTNAM Enderlin City, Ransom County
She is 21 MN born Mar 1879 living with C. N. Dixon. She is a daughter of Charles Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Bowen. She is shown at home in 1880 in Wright County, Minnesota. The family was Dutch.
JAMES PUTNAM Steele County
He is 53 NY born Aug 1846 and a boarder. There were two James age 3 in the NY 1850 census. Both were Dutch.
GEORGE PUTNAM Stutsman County
He is 22 NH born Aug 1877, Jenny Olson his wife, 22 NORWAY born Feb 1878, Walter Donald 8 mos MN born Nov 1899. He is a son of Parker A. Putnam and Ida Mae Henry, and was born in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. They were in Minnesota in the late 1800s, and will be back in Traverse County, Minnesota in about 1906. He will marry another Jennie (Johnson) also from Norway in late 1909, and she is with him in Traverse County in 1910 and 1920.
LAFE PUTMAN Egeland Twsp, Towner County
Lafayette is listed 34 MO but it should be WV born Sep 1865, Birdie (Verdia Summers) is 23 MO born Mar 1877, John E. 6 ND born Apr 1894, William J. 3 ND born Jun 1896, Lena N. 2 ND born Apr 1898. He is a son of Samuel Putman and Maria Radcliffe. This family is out of Gilmer County WV and from Fauquier County, Virginia before that. They were then in Pike County, Missouri before coming up here. Part of the Southern Branch.
SAMUEL PUTMAN Egeland, Towner County
Lafe's brother from West Virginia. He too lists MO as his birthplace, but the family didn't leave WV until after the father Samuel Putman had died. Sam is listed 30 MO born Jun 1869, Viletta Bryning, his wife, 27 MO born Jan 1873, Lillie M. 6 ND born Jun 1893, Esther E. 3 ND born Dec 1896, George D. 2 ND born Apr 1898 and Ernest R. 3 mos ND born Mar 1900. Ernest will die in 1913.
WALLACE R.
PUTNAM Towner County
He is 44 WI born Apr 1856, Anna Allen 18 PA born Jan 1882 obviously a second wife here folks, Eddie W. 15 WI born Feb 1885 and almost as old as his new mom, Bernice N. 11 WI born Mar 1889 in his first marriage to a gal back in Wisconsin as are the next two daughters, Glennie M. a daughter 8 ND born Nov 1891, Bessie G. 6 ND born Feb 1894 and Rollin W. 2 ND born Jan 1898. Also there are Anna's folks and sister, William B. Allen 35 PA, Johanna Allen 34 PA and Maggie B. Allen 11 PA. They will all be in Spokane, Washington in 1910, and in Portland, Oregon in 1920.
NORTH DAKOTA
1910 CENSUS
GEORGE F. PUTNAM Cut Bank, Bottineau County
He is 56 MA MA MA, Annie V. Powers his wife is 47 MI, Gertrude 13 MN. He is George Frederick Rice Putnam. He is a son of Franklin Putnam (1810) and Mary Ann Rice from Houlton, Maine. George was born in Reading, Mass. June 24, 1854. He was with the family in Reading in 1860, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1870. He married Anna in Cook County, Illinois March 9, 1887, and they were in Clayton County Iowa in 1900. They are here in 1920.
H is 35 IA (WI actually) NY NY, Cora his wife is 31 IL, and they have Darrell 7 IA. He is a son of Jacob Putman and Mary Marr, and was born in Waushara County, Wisconsin, and was there in 1880. In 1900, he was with his brother Stacy in Clay County, Iowa.
WILLIAM PUTNAM
Range 101, Bowman County
He is 47 IA NY NY. He lives next to the above Guy Putman and is his brother. He was with the family in 1870 and haven’t seen him since I don’t think.
He is 27 UNK (40 IA in 1920) and boarding. He will be married here in 1920. If the age is 29 IA, Benjamin Augustus Putnam had a son Charles 9 months old in the 1880 census of Boone County, Iowa. This might be him.
He is 50 VT MA NH, Bertha Townsend is 34 VT, Raymond 9 ND and Emery 5 ND. He is a college music professor. His widowed mother Eliza Putnam 79 NH is with them. He is a son of George and Eliza Putnam. He was born in Barre, Vermont September 16, 1859. He is here in 1920.
He is 23 CAN CAN CAN and boarding.
He is 42 WI VT PA, Grace 35 IA, Hugh 10 ND, Mina 5 ND and Eva 2 ND. He is a son of William Wallace Putnam and Mary Fuller. They were born in Auburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. They were all there in the 1880. They were here in 1900. They are here in 1920. His brother Clifford is here in the County too.
CLIFFORD O. PUTNAM Winona, Emmons County
He is 39 WI VT PA, his wife Maude Helen Robinson is 33 CAN, Leslie 12 ND, Paul 11 ND, Ruth 9 ND and Bessie 4 ND. He is a brother of the above Eber. He and his folks were all here in 1900. His mom should be here too, as she will be here with them in 1920and 1930.
ALICE PUTNAM
Carrington, Foster County
She is 29 IL PA OH and a chambermaid in a hotel where she lives.
THOMAS N. PUTNAM Carrington, Foster County
He is 54 NY CT NY, Clara B. Weir 48 IA, Leslie 22 IA, Hugh 18 ND, Frank L. 14 ND. Also here are Clara’s sister Eva A. Weir 41 IA and a nephew Ralph L. Miller 25 IA. He is a son of William Rodman Putnam, and was at home in 1880 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa. They were here in 1900, and are here in 1920 and 1930.
He is 31 CAN CAN CAN, his wife Florence Edna Harrison is 27 CAN. He is a son of William Brandago Putnam and Martha Jane Robeson of Newboro, Leeds South, Ontario. He was home there in 1881. He married Florence in Frontenac, Kingston Ontario May 7, 1902.This is the first time I find him in the States. They are in Marlborough Massachusetts in 1920.
He is 19 NE. The page was cut off when photocopied, so I can’t find any more info. Also can’t find a Frank the right age in Nebraska in 1900.
He is 30 MN MN MN and works on a farm. I think this should read all Canada. If so he is married here in 1920 and widowed by 1930.
He is 50 WI OH OH, Mary E. is 49 WI.
He is 45 MA MA MA and widowed. Lula 16 ND, Mabel 14 ND, Henry 11 ND, Stanley 9 ND, Cara 6 ND. They were in Logan County in 1900 as was his wife Bertha Eimsted who died in 1906. He will be in La Maure County in 1920 with his new Russian wife Frieda Fragein. They were married in 1911. He will be here till he dies in 1941. He is a son of Henry and Caroline Putnam from Sutton, Mass. and then Sherburne and Otter Tail Counties in Minnesota.
He is 57 OH NY PA, Florence Stanton 49 MO, Grace 33 MO and widowed, Pearl 31 SD, Myrtle 29 SD, Florence 27 SD, Rubie 25 (22) SD, Mary 21 SD, Etta 17 SD Maggie 13 (should be 18) SD, Melvin 10 SD. He is a son of Ansel Deloss Putnam from New York. He was born in Townsend, Huron County, Ohio and then went to Harrison, Mercer County, Missouri where both he and his folks were in the 1880 census. The family was in McCook County, South Dakota in 1900, and Minnehaha County South Dakota in 1910. They will be in Benton County Oregon in 1920. Dutch family from New York.
He is 21 MN NH NH, Ellen 20 ND, and Elsie 1 MN. The birthplaces of the folks are wrong. He is a son of Willard Putnam from Hubbard County, Minnesota. He was home there in 1900. His dad remarried and is currently in Sanders County, Montana without any of the family with him. Ernest got as far as Dakota and obviously said enough is enough.
She is 22 SD, and has her folks Emmet D. 58 OH and Florence B. 47 MO and her brother Melvin 9 SD. They are listed earlier. Maybe Ruby is getting her own place, and the folks are helping her move. She is also listed a third time in Williams County, as is her sister Marguerite.
He is 46 NH IL NH, Abbie Telinger his wife 28 IL, Stella 1 3/12 ND and John 4/12 ND. John is a son of John Grosvenor Junior from Claremont New Hampshire. He was there in 1880 someplace in 1900, here now in 1910, back in Claremont New Hampshire by 1913 and through about 1924 and then in Washington State by 1930 with a stop around 1926 in Montana. Abbie’s mom is with them in 1930 and that’s how I know her last name.
He is 25 IL NY NY. He is a professor at the College or School here. He is a son of Edward and Amelia Putnam from Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois. He was home there in 1900.
He is 48 NY NY NY and works on a farm. He says he is married, but there is no wife around.
He is 20 WI US US and works on the farm of Charles and Lydia Morse.
She is 43 IA and widowed. Fred C. 23 IA GER IA, Theresa 22 IA, Lizzie 17 IA, Clara 15 MN, Josephine 13 MN, Richard 9 MN. Anna Barnhafu is the widow of Andrew Putnam. He was born in Germany and was single in 1880 in Winfield, Scott County, Iowa. They were in Rock County, Minnesota in 1900.
She is 23 NH NH NH and single. She is a bookkeeper in a Doctor’s office. She is a daughter of Hiram Morgan Putnam and Winnie Williams originally from Grafton County New Hampshire. She was with the family in Traverse County Minnesota in 1900.
He is 57 NY NY NY and works on the Lowery Farm.
He is 33 NY NY NY,and a farmer. His wife Myra is 35 ND, Barbara 4 ND. They are here in 1920 too. He is a son of Aaron J. and Sophia Putman of Fulton County, New York. They were there in 1880, Sophia was widowed there in 1900. Sophia and a couple of his brothers will be here in 1920. Based on the kids ages in 1920, the rest of the family are actually around here now. They are a Dutch family.
He is 44 MO VA VA, Verdie Summers his wife is 33 MO, John E. 16 ND, Willie 13 ND, Nora 11 ND, Rosa 10 ND, Clara Bell 6 ND, Flora May 5 ND and Frank 1 ND. He is a son of Samuel Putman and Maria Radcliffe. This family is out of Gilmer County WV and from Fauquier County, Virginia before that. They were then in Audrain and Pike County, Missouri before coming up here. Part of the Southern Branch. Lafe was born September 30, 1865 and will die here May 28, 1934. Verdie was born March 6, 1877 and will die May 7, 1951. The son Frank Edwin was born May 19, 1908 and will die in Bend, Oregon in 1974.
He is 40 VA VA VA, Viletta Bryning 32 MO, Lilly M. 16 ND, Esther E. 13 ND, George D. 11 ND, Ernest R. 10 ND, Leslie W. a son 8 ND, Ralph H. 6 ND and Viletta I. 3 ND. Samuel Wesley is the brother of the above Lafayette. Been here since the 1890s. By 1920, he will be in the State Insane Asylum in Jamestown, and Viletta will still be here in Victor. Sam was born January 17, 1869 and will die November 3, 1924. Viletta was born January 22, 1873 and will die January 12, 1928. Their son George Dewey was born April 21, 1899. He married a widow Blanche (Renicke) Bursinger June 19, 1899. The son Ernest was born March 21, 1900 and will die May 13, 1913. Ralph was born November 6, 1903 and will die here July 11, 1979. He married Alice Tennison on June 17, 1933. Alice was born October 4, 1907 and will die here July 11, 1981.
He is 51 MA MA MA, Belle J.46 MO, Marguerite E. 19 MN, Robert G. 15 MN, Donald 13 MN. He is a son of Franklin Putnam and Mary Rice from Maine and then Reading, Mass. where William was born. The family then was in Minneapolis by 1870, and William and Belle were there in 1900. Belle will be widowed in 1920 and have Robert with her in Missoula County, Montana then.
She is 16 SD OH MO. She is in a hotel and is a sales lady in a candy store. She is a daughter of Emmet Putnam who is now in McKenzie County. They were in McCook County, South Dakota in 1900. She is also listed now at home with them.
She is 23 SD and is yet another of Emmet’s kids, and is also listed at home in McKenzie County as well.
NORTH DAKOTA
1920 CENSUS
ARTHUR A.
PUTMAN Valley City, Barnes County
He is 53 MN NY AL, Caroline 53 WI and they are boarding. He is a coal salesman, and a son of Worthy Adelbert and Mary Elizabeth Putnam from Winona County Minnesota. He was still at home in 1900 and had a wife Edith Palmer. They were in Lyon County Iowa in 1910 with four kids. Must have gotten a divorce or something.
GEORGE F.
PUTNAM Cut Bank, Bottineau County
He is 65 MA, Anna V. Powers his wife 54 MI, Gertrude 23 MN. There is also a boarder, Grace Hinkle 21 NE. He is George Frederick Rice Putnam. He is a son of Franklin Putnam (1810) and Mary Ann Rice from Houlton, Maine. George was born in Reading, Mass. June 24, 1854. He was with the family in Reading in 1860, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1870. He married Anna in Cook County, Illinois March 9, 1887, and they were in Clayton County Iowa in 1900. They were here in 1910.
FRED I. PUTNAM Burleigh County
He is 27 MN, Edna L. Heaton his wife 27 IA. He was born in Le Sueur, MN in September 1893. He is a son of Fred E. and Eugenia Putnam. New England folks.
CHARLES C.
PUTNAM Fargo, Cass County
He is 40 IA, Bessie 25 IA. Benjamin Augustus Putnam had a son Charles 9 months old in the 1880 census of Boone County, Iowa. This might be him. They are in Cedar Rapids, Iowa by 1930.
CLARENCE S.
(SIMEON) PUTMAN Fargo, Cass County
He is 60 VT, Bertha J. Townsend 45 VT, Raymond N. 18 ND, Emery E. 14 ND, Clarence C. 9 ND, Donald H. 4 9/12 ND. He is a son of George and Eliza Putnam. He was born in Barre, Vermont September 16, 1859. He is director of music at a college. They were here in 1900 and 1910, and his widowed mother was with them.
RUTH MARY
PUTMAN Ellendale, Dickey County
She is 18 ND and a roomer. She is a daughter of Clifford Putnam from Winona. She was home there in 1910 and is also listed there now as well.
CLIFFORD O.
PUTMAN Winona, Emmons County
He is 48 WI, Maude Helen Robinson 44 Quebec-CAN, Leslie R. 22 ND, Paul H. 20 ND, Ruth M. 18 ND, Bessie 13 ND, and his mother Mary E. Putman 76 PA is with them. They were here in 1900. Clifford and the following Eber are sons of William Wallace and Mary Putnam. They were born in Auburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. They were there in the 1880. They were here in 1910. They are here in 1930 including Mary. Paul will be married and down in Campbell County, South Dakota by 1930 and his sister Bessie will be with him.
EBER D. PUTNAM Union, Emmons County
He is a brother of the above Clifford. He is 51 WI, Grace 44 IA, Hugh 19 ND, Nina H. 15 ND, Eva M. 11 ND, Keith C. 8 ND. He also has been since 1900.
LESLIE R.
PUTNAM Carrington, Foster County
He is a son of Thomas Putnam who was here in 1900 and is here now in 1920. He was born back in Hardin County, Iowa. He is 31 IA, Emma Minier 30 WI, Thomas N. S. 5 ND and Roger M. 2 1/12 ND. They are here in 1930.
THOMAS N.
PUTNAM Carrington, Foster County
They have been here 25 or so years. He is now 62 NY, Clara Weier 58 IA, Frank L. 24 ND, Hugh R. 27 ND and his wife Maude E. 24 IA are at home. Frank will be married by 1930, and Hugh will have a new wife come 1930. The son Leslie is nearby with his own family. There is also a Christine Randall 25 MN a servant with them. He is a son of William Rodman Putnam and was born in Oswego County, New York and then moved with the family to Hardin County, Iowa. They are here in 1930. He owns a lumberyard.
C. (CHARLES) S.
PUTNAM Grand Forks, Grand Forks County
He is 23 CAN CAN CAN, Geneva Berthene Thompson 31 WI and Pearl 7 ND. He was single here in 1910 and will be widowed here by 1930. Geneva was born September 17, 1887, will die here August 30, 1929.
GLADYS PUTNAM Mott, Hettinger County
She is 21 MN boarding with Loren P. Nelson. She is single and a high school teacher.
HENRY E. (EUGENE)
PUTNAM Jud, La Moure County
He is 56 MA (born in Sutton July2, 1863), Frieda Fragein 34 RUS, Henry 25 ND, Stanley C. 18 ND, Carrie B. 16 ND, Ralph H. 7 ND and Tibuna (Florence in 1930, guess this is the Russian spelling) V. 5 ND. He was here in Logan County with a wife named Bertha Eimsted in 1900. She died in 1906. He was widowed in 1910 in Lamoure County. Looks like the last two kids were with Frieda his second wife. They were married in 1911. In 1900, there was a Christian Gunke age 21 from Russia living with this family. Freida might be his sister. He is a farmer and also operates a Livery Stable here in Jud. He is a son of Henry and Caroline Putnam from Sutton, Mass. and then Sherburne and Otter Tail Counties in Minnesota. He’ll be here until he dies April 24, 1941. Frieda was born February 10, 1885 and will die here March 7, 1964. The son Henry Tyler will die here September 12, 1933. The son Ralph was bon June 14, 1912and will die here November15, 2001.
GEORGE O.
PUTNAM McHenry County
He is 21 ND and rooming with Knute Lindell.
EMMETT D.
PUTNAM Alexander, McKenzie
He is 67 OH, Florence 57 MO and Melvin G. 19 SD. He is a son of Willard Putnam from New York. He was born in Townsend, Huron County, Ohio and then went to Harrison, Mercer County, Missouri where both he and his folks were in the 1880 census. The family was in McCook County, South Dakota in 1900, and here in 1910.
ELIZA PUTNAM Lisbon, Ransom County
She is 89 NH and a patient at the State Soldier's Home.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Enderlin, Ransom County
He is listed 32 WY MA NH, Lillian May Collins his wife is 33 MN, Wayne 11 MN, Olive 6 MN and Merten 10/12 ND. In 1910 he is in Traverse County, Minnesota with Lillian and Wayne. Then he states he was NH NH NH. He is a brakeman for the railroad. He is a son of Walter E. Putnam and Mary Eva True from Grafton County New Hampshire and then Traverse County Minnesota. They are here in 1930.
ANNA PUTNAM Lidgerwood, Richland County
She is 54 IA, Josephine 22 MN and Richard 19 MN. Anna Barnhafu is the widow of Andrew Putnam. They were in Rock County, Minnesota in 1900. She was widowed here in 1910. Think she will die in the next decade. In 1930 Josephine is married to Edward Hanson and Richard is living with them.
FRED PUTMAN Lidgerwood, Richland County
He is 33 IA, Anna 29 IL and John 1 1/2 yrs ND. He is a son of the above Anna. He was at home in Minnesota in 1900, and here with her in 1910. They are in Los Angeles by 1930.
ASA PUTNAM Richland County
He is 59 IL, Ella Waters 47 IL, Delano 23 IL. There is also a hired man and wife, Arthur and Sybil Bundy from MN. This family was in Livingston County, Illinois in 1900 and 1910. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Sarah Tenney, and was born there. His family was originally from New Hampshire. They are in Fargo, Cass County in 1930.
GEORGE PUTNAM Wahpeton, Richland County
He is 29 MN, Hazel 28 ND, George 5 MN and Robert 3 yrs 9/12 ND. He is a son of Hiram Putnam and Winnie Williams from Traverse County. He was there in 1900 and in 1910. They are in St. Paul Minnesota in 1930.
CLARA PUTMAN Wahpeton, Richland County
She is 24 MN and a roomer with John Harless. She is another child of Andrew and Anna. Her mom is here in the County too.
? PUTMAN Dickinson, Stark County
He/She is 33 MN and a boarder.
HARRY PUTNAM Windsor, Stutsman County
He is 35 IA, Ella 33 SD. He is a son of Albert Calvin Putnam and Electa Ann Brown. He was born in Guthrie County Iowa and was with the family in South Dakota, Custer County in 1900 and Fall River County in 1910.
IDA PUTNAM Woodworth, Stutsman County
She is 12 MN NH NOR and a niece of Signe Olson. She is probably a daughter of George Putnam and his first wife Jennie Olson who died shortly after she was born.
S. (SAMUEL)
PUTMAN Jamestown, Stutsman County
He is now 52 MO VA VA and an inmate in the State Hospital for the Insane and will be here till he dies in four more years. Frankly, I would guess anyone moving to North Dakota would have to be a tad nuts. A wonder more folks aren't in here.
CLARK J. (JEREMIAH)
PUTMAN Streeter, Stutsman County
He is 39 NY and his wife Ida May Rockwell 43 NY, Max 11 ND Winifred 9 ND, Duane 7 ND. He is a brother to the following Floyd. In the 1880 he was simply listed as ‘Baby’ less than a month old. By 1900, his mother Sophia was widowed and they were all in Gloversville, Fulton County, New York and he had his name by then. Mom is here in town too.
FLOYD S.
PUTMAN Streeter, Stutsman County
Floyd is 45 NY, Hattie Dockstader his wife 39 IA, Margie 13 ND, Helen 11 ND and Rachel 7 ND. He is a son of Aaron J. and Sophia Putman. He was at home in Kingsboro, Fulton County, New York in 1880. Dutch family. He is in South Dakota in 1900 and around here but not indexed in 1910. Hattie is widowed by 1930 and in Mitchell County, Iowa with her folks and the daughters.
S. (SOPHIA) W.
PUTMAN Streeter, Stutsman County
She is 67 NY and her daughter Camella is 28 NY. They have two boarders. The Clark, Floyd and Warren in the town are other children. She is the widow of Aaron J. Putman of Fulton County, New York. They were there in 1880, and she was widowed there in 1900. They are a Dutch family.
WARREN D.
PUTMAN Streeter, Stutsman County
He is 43 NY, Myra 45 ND, Barbara 14 ND, Buelah 9 ND, Virginia 8 ND and Kenneth 3 ND. Ah yes, another of Aaron and Sophia’s kids.
GEORGE PUTMAN Towner County
George Dewey is a son of Samuel and Villeta Putman. He is 21 ND and boarding with George Bailey. Dad's in the funny farm, the rest of the kids are home with mom.
LAFE PUTMAN Egeland, Towner County
Lafayette is now 54 MO. This is the third time he has listed MO as a birth place. Maybe John was alive when they came to Audrain County, Missouri and died there rather than back in Gilmer County, West Virginia. I'm just not certain, his brother Sam keeps stating Missouri as well. By 1930 the kids say it is indeed Virginia. Anyway, Verdie Summers is 42 MO, John E. (Edward) 25 MO, William 23 ND, Clara B. 16 ND, Flora M. (May) 15 ND, Frank E. (Edwin) 11 ND, Grover 9 SD, Clarence 7 ND, Bessie R. (Elizabeth Ruby) 4 SD and Howard 1 SD. They were here in 1900 and 1910, but must have drifted over the line into South Dakota a few times, although Towner is way up on the Canadian border. Lafe was born September 30, 1865 and will die here May 28, 1934. Verdie was born March 6, 1877 and will die May 7, 1951. The son John Edward was born April 13, 1894 and married Bertha Maude Helland in Minnesota. They lived in Flint, Michigan where he died May 21, 1965. The son William Jennings Bryan was born June 14, 1896. He married Ethel Rowe here and died here July 21, 1948. The son Frank Edwin was born May 19, 1908 and will die in Bend, Oregon in 1974. He will marry Thelma May Moy in Oregon April 26, 1932. The son Grover Ernest was born September 6, 1910 and will die in Akron, Ohio April 11, 1959. He married Barbara Mildred Langley in North Dakota. Clarence was born October 6, 1912 and married Helen Maureen Sutton on June 28, 1941. He died in Centerville Virginia August 21, 2000. Howard was born October 8, 1918 and married Elizabeth Rodriquez on October 22, 1942.
VILETTA PUTMAN Towner County
Samurl Wesley Putman's wife and kids are still here while he's off at the hospital where he will die November 3, 1924. She is 47 MO, Sallie 26 ND, Esther 23 ND, Leslie a son 17 ND, Ralph 16 ND and Viletta 12 ND. Viletta will die here herself January 12, 1928. Kids will be married and still around by then. Sam was born January 17, 1869 and will die November 3, 1924. Viletta was born January 22, 1873 and will die January 12, 1928. Their son George Dewey was born April 21, 1899. He married a widow Blanche (Renicke) Bursinger June 19, 1899. The son Ernest was born March 21, 1900 and will die May 13, 1913. Ralph was born November 6, 1903 and will die here July 11, 1979. He married Alice Tennison on June 17, 1933. Alice was born October 4, 1907 and will die here July 11, 1981.
He is 29 MN PA PA and works on a farm. Can’t any couple from Pennsylvania in Minnesota in 1900. He is married in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1930 and states 39 MN ENG MI. In the 1925 Iowa State Census, he states his folks were Israel Putman and Lydia Armstrong. There was an Israel Putman part of the German family in Somerset County Pennsylvania, but he never had a kid Steve.
MARGUERITE
PUTNAM Minot, Ward County
She is 29 MN rooming with an unnamed person. Her cousin Gertrude is here as well. She is a daughter of William and Belle Putnam from Minneapolis Minnesota. They were all here in 1910. Her dad died and her mom is now in Montana.
GERTRUDE E.
PUTNAM Minot, Ward County
She is 23 MN listed as a partner of someone whose name wasn't recorded. She is a daughter of George F. Putnam and Annie Powers from Minneapolis. They were all in Bottineau County North Dakota in 1910. She is a cousin of the above Marguerite Putnam. Their fathers were both sons of Franklin Putnam and Mary Ann Rice from Houlton Maine.
NORTH DAKOTA 1930 CENSUS
He is 35 ND VT VT single and boarding. He is a salesman for the telephone company. He is a son of Clarence and Bertha Putnam from Fargo, Cass County. He was born there and has been there up until now.
She is 38 IA and divorced it looks like. She was married to Fred Putnam here in 1920. She has a son Palmer H. Putnam 6 ND. She lives with her folks Irving and Maria Heaton.
He is 67 IL NY NY and a real estate salesman. His wife Ella V. Waters is 55 IL Also here are his son Delano 32 IL and his wife Helen is 27 ND and they have Wesley 7 ND, Jack or Jake 5 MT and Ira 2 5/12 ND. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Sarah Tenney originally from New York and New Hampshire before that. The family was in Livingston County, Illinois in 1900 and 1910 and then here in Richland County, North Dakota in 1920.
She is now 77 NY and widowed of course. Her daughter Camella is 37 NY and is a nurse. She is the widow of Aaron J. Putman of Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. She was widowed there in 1900 and was in Streeter, Stutsman County in 1920.
KEITH C. PUTNAM
Ellendale, Dickey County
He is 18 ND WI IA and is single. He is boarding and is without a job. Depression is just getting going. He should be a son of Eber Putnam from Emmons County. In 1920 the name looked like Ruth C. age 8 on the Soundex cards, but this would be him, and the parent’s birthplaces are the only ones that fit.
He is 69 MN MA MA. He is a City auditor. Grace Brown, his wife, is 56 NY and she is the County school superintendent. They were here in 1900 and I am sure ever since. He is a son of Henry and Caroline Putnam listed as Newton in 1870 in Stearns County, MN and in 1880 in Otter Tail County, MN.
He is 61 WI VT PA and is a farmer. His wife Grace H. Douglas is 61 IA, Nina H. 25 ND and Eva Mae 21 WI. He is a son of William Wallace Putnam and Mary Fuller. He was born in Auburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. His brother Clifford is here in town too. Been here since the late 1890s.
He is 32 ND WI IA and is a farmer. His wife Katie is 27 ND RUS RUS. Now they live next door to Gus Seiler 23 whose parents are from Russia, and on the other side a couple more Seilers including Elizabeth Seiler 68 RUS and widowed. I’ll bet this is her family and her name is Seiler. Anyway they have Irene M. 5 ND, James W. 4 ND and Archie E. 1 4/12 ND. He is a son of Eber Putman and Grace Douglas from here.
He is 29 ND WI IA. Lucille M. his wife is 25 SD SCOT SD. They have twins Norman H. and Neil G. 4 ND, Helen M. 2 5/12 ND and Jackson K. 1 2/12 ND. He is a farmer and a son of Eber and Grace Putnam here in town. Two pages away is a Stewart family from Scotland and a Stewart guy whose dad was from Scotland. Again I’ll bet her maiden name is Stewart. This is not a huge township. There are only 5 pages covering a big hunk of farmland.
He is 58 WI VT PA and a farmer of course. Maude Helen Robinson his wife is 54 CAN and they have Bessie 24 ND. Also still here is his widowed mother Mary E. Putnam 87 PA. He is a son of William Wallace Putnam and Mary Fuller. He was born in Auburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. They have been here since 1900, and his folks were with him then. His son Leslie is either living with them or next door to them. I’ll give him his own listing though.
He is 32 ND WI CAN and works on his dad’s farm. Martha Bales his brand new wife is 21 ND. He is a son of Clifford Putnam of course.
She is 42 CAN CAN CAN single and boarding. She is an Evangelist.
He is a son of Thomas Putnam here in town where he was born. He is 35 ND NY IA and a proprietor of a lumberyard his dad owns. Mabel his wife of 4 years is 27 MN and they have Mary 3 ND.
He is another son of Thomas Putnam from here in town. He was born here February 22, 1892. He is 38 ND NY IA and helps run his dad’s lumberyard. He has a second wife Blanche Ebbert 28 IN and they have been married 4 years. In 1920 he was at his folks with a wife Maude. He has a son John 9 ND by Maude and another Hugh 2 3/12 by Blanche. His folks live next door.
He is now 43 ND NY IA and also runs his dad’s lumber business. Emma Minier his wife is 42 WI and they have Thomas 15 ND and Roger 12 ND. Her widowed dad, David Minier 84 PA, is now with them.
He is 43 CAN CAN CAN and widowed. He was single here in 1910 and married to Geneva Thompson in 1920. Geneva was born September 17, 1887, will die here August 30, 1929. He has Pearl L. 17 ND CAN WI and Grant V. 4 ND.
HENRY E. (EUGENE) PUTNAM Jud, La Moure County
He is 66 MA MA MA. Frieda Fragein his second wife is 45 SIBERIA, and they have Ralph 17 ND and Florence V. 15 ND. Both kids are with Freida. He was running a livery stable, but says he is retired now. He is a son of Henry and Caroline Putnam from Sutton, Mass. and then Sherburne and Otter Tail Counties in Minnesota. He was born July 2, 1863. He’ll be here until he dies April 24, 1941, and Frieda till March 7, 1964. She was born February 10, 1885. The son Ralph H. was born June 14, 1912 and will die here November 15, 2001. He will marry a Florence V. born November 5, 1914 and died here January 17, 2001.
He is 28 MN MA NY and is a cashier at the bank. Ruth A. his wife is 29 IA and they have Dorothy J. 7 MN and Richard H. Jr. 5 ND. He is a son of William Herrick Putnam and his second wife Nellie Butts from Red Wing, Minnesota. He was home there in 1910 and in 1920. His dad was president of a bank back there. Maybe this is a ‘branch.’
She is 23 ND VA MO and a public school teacher. She is a daughter of Samuel Putman and Viletta Bryning from Towner County. She will marry Harvey Copeland here soon on November 18, 1930.
He is 22 MN WY MN and a machinist for the railroad. Jeanette G. his wife is 19 MN and they have Peggy J. 6/12 ND. He is a son of William and Lillian from here in town.
He is 43 WY NH MA (should be WY NH MA) and is a conductor on the railroad. Lillian May Collins his wife is 43 MN. At home still are Olive F. 16 MN, Merton C. 11 ND, and Earl A. 9 ND. He is a son of Walter E. Putnam and Mary Eva True from Grafton County New Hampshire and then Traverse County Minnesota. In 1910 they were in Traverse County, Minnesota. He and Lillian were here in 1920.
He is 29 MN IA IA and living with his sister Josephine 32 MN and her husband Edward Hanson. He is a son of Andrew and Anna Putnam from Rock County, Minnesota. They were there in 1900 and he and Josephine were here in 1910 and 1920 with their widowed mother who I guess has also died.
She is 33 ND and says she is married. She has Luella 6 ND ND ND, Donna 4 0/12 ND and Georgie R. 11/12 ND. They live with her folks Arthur and Mary Warm. Blanche has been married 8 years. She is the wife of George Dewey Putman who is a son of Samuel Putman of Stutsman County. His folks were from Missouri and Virginia before that. They will be here and have three more kids.
He is 53 NY NY NY and operates a restaurant. Myra his wife is 54 NY, Barbara 25 ND, Beulah 17 ND, Virginia 14 ND and Kenneth J. 13 ND. He is a son of Aaron J. and Sophia Putman from Fulton County, New York. Dutch family that has been here since the 1870s. He has been in Stutsman County up until now though.
He is 26 ND VA MO, his sister Lillie is 36 ND VA MO and they live with their married sister Esther 33 ND and her husband Erwin Larson 32 MN. They are all kids of Samuel and Viletta from here. Both their folks died in the mid 1920s and they are on their own now. Sam was born January 17, 1869 and died November 3, 1924. Viletta was born January 22, 1873 and died January 12, 1928. Ralph was born November 6, 1903 and will die here July 11, 1979. He married Alice Tennison on June 17, 1933. Alice was born October 4, 1907 and will die here July 11, 1981.
Lafe is now 65 MO VA and a farm worker. Verdie Summers his wife is 53 MO, and they still have Grover 19 ND, Clarence 17 ND, Bessie 15 ND, Howard 11 ND at home. He is a son of Samuel Putman and Maria Radcliffe. This family is out of Gilmer County WV and from Fauquier County, Virginia before that. They were then in Pike County, Missouri before coming up here. Part of the Southern Branch. Been here since the late 1800s. Lafe was born September 30, 1865 and will die here May 28, 1934. Verdie was born March 6, 1877 and will die May 7, 1951. The son John Edward was born April 13, 1894 and married Bertha Maude Helland in Minnesota. They lived in Flint, Michigan where he died May 21, 1965. The son William Jennings Bryan was born June 14, 1896. He married Ethel Rowe here and died here July 21, 1948. The son Frank Edwin was born May 19, 1908 and will die in Bend, Oregon in 1974. He will marry Thelma May Moy in Oregon April 26, 1932. The son Grover Ernest was born September 6, 1910 and will die in Akron, Ohio April 11, 1959. He married Barbara Mildred Langley in North Dakota. Clarence was born October 6, 1912 and married Helen Maureen Sutton on June 28, 1941. He died in Centerville Virginia August 21, 2000. Howard was born October 8, 1918 and married Elizabeth Rodriquez on October 22, 1942.
He is 47 KY TN KY and trades stock and horses. Ann Emily Wolla his wife is 45 NOR and they have Carl 12 MT, Henrietta M. 10 MT and Karen E. 8 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 in Custer County, Montana in 1920. He is a horse trader, and will be here in Tioga until he dies there in 1931. Southern Putman line.