SOUTH CAROLINA
CENSUS REPORTS

1910 – 1930

 

UPDATED JANUARY 16, 2010

 

SOUTH CAROLINA 1910 CENSUS

 

GEORGE E. (EDWARD) PUTMAN  Abbeville, Abbeville County

He is 43 SC, Ella his third wife 38 SC, Della O. 14 SC, Nannie 13 SC, John F. 7 SC, Emma L. 5 SC, George E. 3 SC and Sarah 2 SC. He is a son of Robert Putman and Sarah Emma Willis from Laurens County He was first married to a Della who died in 1891. Then to Lillie Pryer who died in 1899. The two oldest girls are with Lillie. In 1900, George was living alone in Greenville County, and the two eldest girls were living with their grandmother Sarah Pryor. He married Ella about 1901 or 1902. They are here in 1920 and in Florence County in 1930.

 

THOMAS ALEXANDER PUTMAN  Abbeville, Abbeville County

Cornelius' son is 36 SC. Blanche Watson his second wife is 35 SC and a son Ansel T. 11 SC. He is a son of Cornelius Putman and Margaret Peden. He was born in Laurens County December 6, 1873. He married Ida Abbott June 2, 1894 and had the son Thomas Ansell with her. They were in Greenville in 1900. Ida died a few years later, and he then married Blanche in 1905 and they will have a son James Cornelius soon on July 10, 1910. Blanche was born October 28, 1874 and died August 18, 1968. They are all here in 1920.

 

BUTLER PUTMAN  Belton, Anderson County

James Butler Putman is Robert and Emma Putman's son. He has married and moved from Greenville County. He is 31 SC SC SC, Elizabeth 32 GA, George M. 5 SC and Joseph 2 SC. They have bee married 8 years and he manages an ice factory.

 

PAGE PUTMAN  Belton, Anderson County

He is 21 SC SC SC and just married to Clara Johnson. They are Blacks.

 

TAFT PUTMAN  Belton, Anderson County

He is 50 SC SC SC and heads up a large Black family.

 

FLORA PUTMAN  Centerville, Anderson County

She is 29 GA FL SC single and living alone.

 

B. H. (BLUFORD HUGH) PUTMAN  Charleston, Charleston County

He is 23 SC SC SC single and living alone. He is a baggage master for the railroad. He is a son of Bluford B. Putman and Mary Brown from Laurens County. He was at home there in 1900. He will marry Lucy Self in a few years and by 1920 they are in Florence County. He is a railroad conductor by then. They are there in 1930 also.

 

ARTHUR PUTNAM  St. Michael, Charleston County

He is a Mulatto 25 NC.

 

H. M. (HENRY MONROE) PUTMAN  Cherokee, Cherokee County

Drury Alston's son from Gaston County North Carolina. He is 60 NC NC NC, Annie 38 SC, Sallie 10 SC and Essie 6 SC are listed here as stepdaughters. They have just married this year, and this is a second marriage for both. He was married to Emily Texana Sanders in Gaston County up through 1900. He is back there by 1920. He is a farmer.

 

THOMAS PUTMAN  Cherokee, Cherokee County

He is 20 NC and living with John J. Martin and working on the farm.

 

CISERO PUTMAN  Gowdysville, Cherokee County

He is a carpenter age 48 NC NC NC and says he has been married 12 years. The first name is very hard to read. I really wonder if this is some kind of dual listing for the following Cicero.

 

CICERO PUTMAN  Gafney, Limestone Township, Cherokee County

This one is listed 32 SC (should be NC), Leila Bailey his wife 28 and Buford 1. He is Flavious Cicero Putman from North Carolina. He is a son of Rufus Putman from Cleveland County, North Carolina and was with his folks in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 1900. His wife is Leila Bailey. He will be listed as Frank in 1920, which is the name he generally went under. He is a house painter.

 

CLARENCE A. PUTMAN  Gafney, Limestone Township, Cherokee County

He is 34 NC, Alice J. Northey 44 SC and Florence 6 SC. He is a son of James Craton Putman and Amanda Wesson from Gaston County, North Carolina and now here in Limestone too. They are here in 1920 and in Mecklenburg, North Carolina in 1930. He is a weaver in a cotton mill.

 

GEORGE W. PUTMAN  Gafney, Limestone Township, Cherokee County

He is 21 NC, Victoria Ramsey his wife19 SC, Parnell 2, and Rebecca 3 months. He is George William Putman son of William Alexander Putman and Nancy Ann Wesson from Cleveland County. He was born May 4, 1888 and died December 12, 1960. He married Frances Victoria Ramsey November 4, 1906. They are here in Gaffney through the 1930 at least.

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Limestone Township, Cherokee County

He is 56 NC NC NC. His wife Amanda Wesson is 55 NC, and they have Sallie 25 NC and Audie 23 NC. They are all weavers in the cotton mill. Also here is Amanda’s sister Lizzie Wesson 54 NC. He is James Craton Putman, a son of Elias Putman and Nancy Wesson. This is the James that has been living with his mother Nancy Wesson Putman for 30 years. She was the widow of Elias Putnam Junior from Cleveland County North Carolina. I have it that he was an illegitimate son of Nancy Wesson. He married Amanda Wesson on December 7, 1871. They were in Cleveland County in 1880. By 1910, they are here in Cherokee County. He died here in South Carolina in June 1918. His death certificate gave his middle name. Amanda, a widow then, was with her son Audie in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1920 and with a grandchild in Charlotte in 1930. Amanda died there in Charlotte in 1935.

 

DAVID J. (JORDON) PUTMAN  Lewisville, Edgmoor Township, Chester County

He is a son of Samuel Putman and Artie Harden from Shelby, North Carolina. He is David Jordan Putman 42 NC NC NC, Lester Ann Poston his wife 35 NC, Bessie 15 NC. They are from Cleveland County, North Carolina. I don’t find them in 1920, but he will die November 16, 1921 back in North Carolina I think. He has his own blacksmith shop.

 

ROBERT K. PUTMAN  Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County

He is 39 SC SC SC, Harriet Ann 37 SC, Oscar 16 SC, Nannie 14 SC, Leslie a daughter 12 SC, Robert K. Jr. 9 SC, Josie B. 4 SC and William J. 2 SC. He is indexed as Pittman, but it looks like Putman. On the other hand I can’t find him earlier so is probably a Pittman.

 

CORNELIUS PUTMAN  Austin, Greenville County

A son of James Putman and Elizabeth Hughes from Laurens County. He is 63 SC SC SC, Margaret Peden 67 SC and Nancy M. 30 SC. He was born July 14, 1847 and will die here on December 28, 1914. Hopefully after a nice Christmas. Margaret is widowed here in 1920 and 1930. She was born February 15, 1843 and will die here December 10, 1930.

 

JAMES ROBERT PUTMAN  Austin, Greenville County

Cornelius and Margaret Putman's son is 43, Anne Randall 38, May Alice 16, James B. (Benjamin) 12, Raymond C. (Cornelius) 8, Clyde 4. He was born July 14, 1847 and married to a widow, Margaret (Peden) Thompson in 1865. Margaret was born February 15, 1843. In 1910 both are here in Greenville County, but in 1920 only Margaret, age 76, is still around with her daughter Maggie still with her in Anderson County. Same in 1930 at age 87 in Greenville County.

 

JOHN HARRISON PUTMAN  Austin, Greenville County

He is 39, Lula Farrow 40, Thomas L. 17, Claude Farrow 14, Carl John 7. He is a son of Cornelius Putman and Margaret Peden, and was born in Laurens County September 9, 1871. He married Lula Farrow in 1891. They are there through 1920.

 

DUNCAN I. PUTNAM  Chick Springs, Greenville County

Irby Dunklin is a son of William and Elizabeth Putman (and a brother to Dulcie and Zanie in nearby Fairview). He is 50 SC. Laura E. Ball his wife 43 SC, McDuffie 23 (Listed William in 1900), Robert J. 12, Benjamin Albert 10, Ludie B. 7 and Dollie T. 4. He was born June 14, 1859. Laura was born April 9, 1867. Irby died in Greenville, South Carolina May 27, 1930 and Laura died in Laurens County July 29, 1919.

 

NANCY PUTMAN  Chick Springs, Greenville County

She is 70 SC and the mother in law of Rufus Waldrop 53 SC. Nancy Jane Burns is Peden Putman's widow. Her daughter Martha (Mattie) was Rufus’ wife, but she has died in the last few years. Nannie was born in 1836 and will die here in 1926.

 

DULCIE PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

She is Drucella Putman, a daughter of William and Elizabeth Putman of Laurens County. She is 72 SC SC SC and a sister in law with Zodic Van Garrett 66 SC and Zaney C. Garrett 68 SC. Zaney is her sister. They live next door to Perry Putman.

 

JOHN C. (CALVIN) PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is a son of John Abner Putman and Elizabeth Jane Cheek from Laurens County. He was born September 5, 1882 and died here August 3, 1962. He is 28 SC SC SC. Eva Maude Thompson his wife is 26, Morris (Floyd Morris born January 7, 1904 and will die here November 2, 1981) 6, Marie M. 2 months old. John was born September 5, 1881 and alive in 1935. His wife was Eva Maude Thompson, and they were in Laurens County through the 1900 census, and then in Greenville County. She will die in 1927. By 1930 he has a new young wife named Janette.

 

LAWRENCE A. (AUSTIN) PUTNAM  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 36, Maggie S. Thompson is 32, Ellen C. 12, Louis B. 10, George L. 7, Alphus B. 5 and Willie A. 1. They are living with her parents, Leard and Lizzie Thompson. He is a son of John Abner Putman and Elizabeth Jane Cheek from Laurens County. He was born December 15, 1873. He married Maggie S. Thompson about 1896. He died August 22, 1959. Maggie was born October 18, 1877 and will die December 10, 1963. They are in Greenville County through 1930.

 

PERRY J. PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 43, Rosa Etta Pearson 45, William Perry 18 and Arthur R. 16. Perry is widowed and has William here in 1930. Rosa was born October 11, 1864 and will die April 1, 1929. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Elvira Brown from Laurens County.

 

ARCHIBALD CRESWELL PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

Robert and Emma Putman's son from Laurens County. He is 36, Annie 38, Grady 12, Archibald Jr. 9, James 7, Lillia M. 3, Mack 2 and his mother Emma is there at age 64. He is here through the 1930.

 

ELZIE PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 23 SC, Maggie Whitmore 24, Ethel 3, Lucille 2 and her sister Minnie Whitmore 14 is with them. He is a son of William Wister Putman and Evelyn Allen and was born here. They are here through the 1930 and probably all their lives.

 

EMMA PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

Robert Putman's widow, 64 SC, is living with her son Archibald. She will be with her son Butler here in1920.

 

JESSIE PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is a son of William Wister Putman. He is 25 and Belle Foster is 22. William Jesse Putman was born December 11, 1887. He married Belle Foster March 24, 1910. They They are in Greenville in 1920 and 1930 and for the rest of their lives. Belle was born June 30, 1885 and died in Greenville December 9, 1949.

 

JOHN L. (LEVIDUS) PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

William Alexander Putman and Ellen Bridges' son from Cleveland County, North Carolina. He is 24 NC and his wife Dora or Dena is 22 SC and they have Nelly 4 SC. He is a machinist in a cotton mill. They are in Winston-Salem in 1920 and 1930 and he is working at a tobacco plant then. He was born May 10, 1885 and died August 6, 1967 in Cherokee County, South Carolina.

 

JOSEPH PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 15 NC NC NC and a ‘pupil’ at the Odd Fellows Orphanage. I can’t find him in either North or South Carolina in 1900.

 

MARY J. S. PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

Mary Jane Shepardson is 80 MA and still widowed. He widowed daughter Mary Gridley is now 59 MA and is president of the cotton mill her dad George Putnam owned. Also here as they were in 1900 are her married daughter Flora Dill 53 MA and her husband Charles Frank Dill 54 OH. Frank is a lawyer here in town. She was married to George Putnam in Holliston Mass. in 1850, and Franklin Mass. in 1860 and in Boston in 1870. George was a son of Thomas and Harriett Putnam from Connecticut and then New York. This is the ‘other’ New England family from Yorkshire, England. George had been in Boston in the 1870s with his father, also a cotton manufacturer. George moved down here and bought Camperdown Mills in Greenville in the early 1870s and sold it in 1879. He then bought Batesville Mill here in Greenville. He died here in 1890 and his daughter Mary took over and will run the business until 1912 when she sold. Mary is here living with the Dills in 1920 and all are retired by then. Mary Gridley is living in Greenville all by herself at age 79 in 1930 and will die there December 19, 1939. The mom Mary Jane will die here January 3, 1918.

 

MAMMIE PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

She is 15 NC NC NC and a granddaughter of Mary Walker 57 NC and widowed.

 

ROBERT PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 20 NC, Ollie Massey is 19 and Willie Mae 8 months old. I don't find him in 1900. He is still here in 1920. He is a son of William Wister Putman.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 33 NC NC NC single and boarding.

 

WILLIAM PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 28, Minnie 28, Lee Roy 4 and Myrtle 8 months. He was born in the 20 year ‘Black Hole’, so never shows with his parents. Might be a son of Cornelius Putman. They had a William born and died in 1880, and like other families may have named the next son in his honor. They were here in 1900 and just married. He is a weaver in a cotton mill. They are here in 1920 and in 1930 he is widowed in Nashville with his son LeRoy.

 

WILLIAM BUTLER PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

Simeon's son is 54, Mattie Garrett 38, Arthur Donald 21, Roy Eugene 20, Lola Cathleen 17, Walter Butler 12, Frank Boice 11, Nelly Louise 7, Dorothy 4. He was born October 22, 1853. He married Mattie Dell Garrett. Mattie was a daughter of Martha Tallulah Putman and Washington Allen Garrett, Martha was a daughter of James Perry Putman and Mary Frances Parks. They are second cousins. They were in Laurens County up until 1900 and here now. William died June 21, 1912. Mattie died December 5, 1915 in the Greenville Hospital. In 1920 two of the daughters are in an orphanage and the rest are living with his son Roy and his family.

 

WILLIAM WISTER PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

Thomas' son is now 50. The last time I found him was back in 1870 with his mom. His wife Evelyn Allen is 44, Sunie Porter 23, Cora Lee 18, Carrie 17, Eva Dean 14, William T. 9, Mary 6 and Ernest 2.

 

ARTHUR PUTMAN  Highland, Greenville County

He is 22 SC SC SC and a farmer. His wife Lisa is 21 SC. I don’t find him before or after. Probably a Pitman as there are a zillion of them here in South Carolina.

 

JESSIE PUTMAN  Walnut Grove, Greenwood County

Leander's son is 21, Bessie 17 and his mother Sallie 59 is living with them. They and the following John and their folks were in Spartanburg County in 1900. Jessie Lee and Bessie are here through the 1930.

 

RIVIE PUTMAN  Walnut Grove, Greenwood County

John Rivington Putman is a son of Leander and Sarah Putman originally from Laurens County. He is 30, Annie 30, Pauline 6, Grover 4, Lucille 1. He was also with his folks in Spartanburg County in 1900. His dad died and his mom is with his brother Jess. He will have a new Wife Bessie and be here in 1920 and 1930.

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON PUTMAN  Laurens County

He is a son of Martin Toliver from Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is 25 NC, Addie Montjoy 23, Ralph 3 and Edna 3 months. They are in Spartanburg by 1920.

 

ANNIE PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

She is 28 SC and single. She is a public school teacher and boarding. She is a daughter of Bluford Putman and Mary Brow from here. She was at home in 1900.

 

B. (BLUFORD) PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

James Putman and Elizabeth Hughes' son is still here. He is now 70, Mary Brown 62, Amanda 40, Lizzie 37, Anne 30, Daisy 28 and Bluff Hugh 25. He is a farmer. This is a family that doesn't want to get married. Bluford will die later this year on October 10, 1910, and Mary will be here till she dies February 6, 1933.

 

CLARINDA PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

Clarinda Woods is the widow of Zadock Putman who died here in 1898. She is 61, Hattie 34, Maude 20. Zadock was a son of Daniel Putman and Lucinda Moore from here. He was born in 1842 and died here in 1898. Clarinda will be here through the 1920 when she is shown as 72.

 

HARTWELL PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is a Black man 15 SC living with his mother and married sister.

 

ISABELL PUTNAM  Dial, Laurens County

She is the unwed daughter of Simeon and Catherine Owens Putman. She lives alone at age 59. She was born August 18, 1850 and will die here July 23, 1915.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Dial, Lauren County

He is a mulatto 34 SC with a family. His wife Clayden will die here May 18, 1913. He will die here April 23, 1944.

 

MOSE PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is a married Black man 40 SC. He will die here February 2, 1940.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is a Black man 20 SC with a new family.

 

ROBERT D. PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is 43 SC, Daisy Odam, his wife, 29 SC, Boyce 8 SC, Boyd 5 SC and Ernest 8 months old. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Elvira Brown from here in Dial. They are in Richland County in 1920 and they are in Richmond County, North Carolina in 1930.

 

W. PINK (WILLIAM PICKNEY) PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is a Mulatto 30 SC with a family. His wife is Evelyn who will die here May 29, 1951. Pink will die here October 29, 1964.

 

WILLIAM ABNER PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

James Perry Putman's son is 54, Zannie (Nancy Boyd) 51, May 26, Corrinne 18 and Laura 9. They are in Greenville by 1920.

 

ALBERT PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

No birth place is listed. I think he may be David Putman's son from Cleveland County, North Carolina. He is not in any 1900 census I can find. He is 68, Lenna (a second wife) is 44, John 24, Roxie 20, Arthur 19, Marie 16, Lee Ann (?) 9 and Nannie R. 6.

 

LARRY PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

William Larry Putman is 28 SC, Minnie Lee Simmons 22 SC, Ralph 5 SC and Fred 3 months SC. He is a son of John Putman and Nancy Ellen Garrett from here. He was born September 19, 1881. He married Minnie Simmons around 1902. He died May 16, 1960. Minnie was born November 11, 1887 and died September 4, 1949. He was with his folks in Spartanburg County in 1900. They are here in 1920 and in Spartanburg County in 1930.

 

MARY E. PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

Still here and still a widow age 41. James Ebenezer 12 is the only one still living at home. She was here in 1900, and still no idea as to who she was married.

 

SAM PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 54 SC, but I can’t get to the listing. He was here in Youngs, Laurens County in 1900 and will be in 1920. Samuel Harrison Putman is a son of John Putman and Nancy Ellen Garrett from here. He was born May 26, 1856. He married Cittoria Charlotte Rose about 1882. He died April 16, 1932. Cittoria was born October 4, 1860 and died November 25, 1939.

 

STEVE PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

Stephen Perry Putman is a son of John and Nancy Garret Putman. He is 47, Mattie Montjoy 47, Lydia 16, Algie (Stephen Algie) 14, Dogan (James Dogan) 13, Clayton 8 and his twin Clyde (Clyde Rose) 8. He is a policeman at Watts Mill. He was born July 17, 1858 and will die July 9, 1914. He married Martha Susan Montjoy about 1880. Mattie was born March 22, 1862 and died October 12, 1953. Mattie will be in Greenville County in 1920. She is with her then married son Clyde in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 1925 and they are there in the 1930 census. Her son James Dogan will be there as well. Clayton will be in Red Springs, Polk County, North Carolina in 1930.

 

JOHN ABNER PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

Simeon Putman and Catherine Owings' son is now 65. Eliza Jane Cheek his wife is 66 and Cora 33. He is a farmer and has been married 35 years. They are here through 1930. She will die here May 25, 1930 and he will die here February 26, 1935.

 

ALEXANDER PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

James and Elizabeth's son. He was not in the 1900, but is still here He is 65, Elvira Brown 69 and Samuel 29.

 

DIXON PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

He is 33 SC and his wife Nannie Martin 34 SC. Dixon Homer Putman is a son of Jeremiah Young Putman and Callie Riddle from here. He was born July 19, 1877. They were just married and are here in 1920 with some kids.

 

GIL PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

He is 27 SC and his sister Lizzie is 21 SC. They are living with Ellen Crosby as nephew and niece. They live next door to Jeremiah Young Putman and are probably his children Guy and Kitty as shown in 1900. Ellen is a daughter of John and Nancy Ellen Putman.

 

WILLIS R. (ROBERT) PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

He is 30 SC SC SC. His wife Anna Larissa Woods 26 SC, Lucy 4 SC and William Bryon 1 SC. He is a son of Zadock G. Putman and Clarinda Woods. He was born October 20, 1879. He is in Laurens County through 1930 with his wife Anna Larissa. She is a daughter of Robert and Emma Woods from Dial, Laurens County.

 

YOUNG PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

Jeremiah Young is a son of John Putman and Nancy Ellen Garrett. He is now 58, Callie (Clarinda Riddle) 60, Neta 27, Annie D. 25 and Kitty 20.

 

WILLIAM T. PUTMAN  Waterloo, Laurens County

He was here in 1900 living alone. He is 42, Anna Riddle 30, Ethel 7 and Willie a daughter 3. He is a son of Bluford Putman and Mary Brown from Laurens County. He was born July 20, 1867. His wife is Anna Riddle. She was born March 15, 1880 and will die in Clinton July 10, 1945. William will die here February 27, 1957.  They are in Clinton, Laurens County in 1920 and 1930.

 

MARY A. PUTMAN  Oconee County

She is 45 SC, Emmie 20 GA, Thomas E. 18 GA, William 15 GA, Dianna (Dellia in 1920) 11. Her brother Rice Crumpton 35 is living there as well. She is Mary Ann Crumpton, wife or it seems widow, of William Ebenezer Putman, who was a son of J. Hamilton and Susan Putman. In 1920, Mary is listed here with her daughter working in a textile mill. The sons William E. and Thomas E. will be off with their own families in 1920 here in town.

 

SYLVESTER M. PUTMAN  Central Township, Pickens County

He is 24 SC SC SC and his wife Rita 23 SC. They have been married a year and both work in a cotton mill. Hard to read the name. He probably isn’t a Putman as I can’t find him any earlier or after this. There are Pitmans here in town and all over the State.

 

CARRIE PUTMAN  Campobello, Spartanburg County

She is 42 and boarding. She is a daughter of Leonard M. and Margaret Putman.

 

ELLEN PUTNAM Campobello, Spartanburg County

She is 6 SC NC SC and a granddaughter of Andrew and Sally Jones from North Carolina.

 

GLENN PUTNAM  Campobello, Spartanburg County

He is 9 SC SC NC and living as a nephew with Forest and Mamie Jackson.

 

RUFUS PUTMAN  Drayton Mills, Spartanburg County

Robert's son from Cleveland County, North Carolina is still here widowed as he was in 1900. He is now 70 NC. At home are his daughter Lula Burlington 30 and her daughter Dorotha 8. Also there is his daughter Myrtle Williams 41 and her kids Dirlinda 16, Rudolph 8, Sarah 6 and Boyce 3. No sign of the two husbands. He won’t make the 1920.

 

ELIAS N. (NAPOLEAN) PUTNAM  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 26 NC, Pearl Ethel Lindsay 24 SC, Charles 6 SC and Millie 2 SC. He is a son of Martin Toliver Putman and Anna Catherine Wilkes from Rutherford County, NC. They will be here through the 1930 census. His brother George Washington will be here in 1920 also.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 37 SC SC SC and boarding. He is a carpenter.

 

SALLIE PUTMAN  Woodruff, Spartanburg County

William Dogan Putman's widow is still here, age 57 SC and Duffie 20 SC SC SC is at home still.

 

JAMES BRODEUS PUTMAN  Union Township, Union County

William Alexander's son is 28 NC NC NC. His wife Kate (Catherine Rebecca Parris) is 23 SC. Her mother, Mary Jane Parris 62 SC is with them. They have been married 9 years. He is a son of William Alexander Putman and Zulia Ellen Bridges from Cleveland County North Carolina. The family was in Cherokee County South Carolina since the late 1800s. James will be back there by the 1920. James was born September 29, 1881 and died September 21, 1930 in Cherokee County, South Carolina. He married Catherine Rebecca Parris in 1901. He works in a cotton mill.

 

HENRY H. PUTNAM  Catawba, York County

He is 23 NC and living with Joseph and Sally Boland. Sally 26 NC is his sister. His mother Hester 61 NC is here too. They are kids of John and Hester Putman from here in 1900 and from Gaston County, North Carolina before that. He is a weaver in a cotton mill.

 

ROBERT YANCY PUTMAN  Catawba, York County

He is John W. and Hester Putman's son age 25 NC, Ida M. 25 SC, Marshall Ervin 6 SC, Ralph O. 2 months SC. His father John W. age 52 (57) NC is with them. He was born March 2, 1881. They are in Gastonia North Carolina in 1920. The son Marshall Ervin was born here November 21, 1904 and will die in Gastonia North Carolina August 7, 1979.

 

MARK A. (MARCUS ALEXANDER) PUTMAN  Ebenezer, York County

He is a son of William Alexander Putman from Gaston County, North Carolina. He is 38 NC, Sallie M. Bates 36. They have been married 18 years, and were in Gaston County up until now. He works in a cotton mill.

 

PLUMBER P. PUTMAN  Kings Mountain, York County

He is 27 SC SC SC, Anne Bell 25 SC. He is a son of Sallie Putman from Laurens County (1900). They have been married one year. He works in an oil mill.

 

W. (WILLIAM) C. PUTMAN  York, York County

He is 37 SC SC SC, Carrie 42 SC, Frank 17 SC and Clevie (Cleveland) 13 SC. He is a son of William Dogan Putman and Sallie Knight from Laurens County. This is a second marriage for both. By 1920 he is in Richland County, and he will have a wife Nancy 8 years younger than he is. He works in an oil mill. The son William Franklin will marry Aletha Davis about 1917 and they are here in 1920.

 

 

SOUTH CAROLINA 1920 CENSUS

 

You saw Putmans drifting across the border from North Carolina to work here in the mills starting in 1900 and growing a bit in 1910. From now on more and more are heading into Cherokee, Spartanburg, York and Greenville Counties. These Counties are just over the line from Cleveland, Gaston and Rutherford Counties where the vast majority of the North Carolina Putmans live.

 

GEORGE E. (EDWARD) PUTMAN  Abbeville, Abbeville County

He is now 52, Ella 47, John F. 16, Emma 14, Edward 13, Alline (Peggy in 1930) 12, Richard 9, Barnwell 6 and Duree a daughter 3. He is a farmer. He is a son of Robert Putman and Sarah Emma Willis from Laurens County. He was first married to a Della who died in 1891. Then to Lillie Pryer who died in 1899. In 1900, George was living alone in Greenville County, and the two eldest girls were living with their grandmother Sarah Pryor. He married Ella about 1901 or 1902. They were here in 1910 and will be in Florence County in 1930.

 

MICHAEL PUTMAN  Cedar Springs, Abbeville County

This is a large Black family.

 

J. (JAMES) ROBERT PUTMAN  Due West, Abbeville County

He is 52 SC, Annie Randall 50, May 24, James 22, Raymond 18 and Clyde 13. He is a farmer. He is a son of Cornelius Putman and Margaret Peden from Laurens County. He was born September 29, 1866. He married Margaret Bryson in 1885 and she died March 5, 1888. He then married Anna Randall in 1891. Anna was born October 17, 1870. She was a daughter of Benjamin Pope Randall and Henrietta Rebecca Snow. In 1900 and 1910 he was in Greenville County. James died in Greenville January 10, 1952. Anne died November 6, 1949. They are back in Greenville County in 1930.

 

T. (THOMAS) ANDREW PUTMAN  Due West, Abbeville County

His name is Thomas Alexander Putman, and he is 46 SC SC SC and his wife Blanche Watson is 45 SC. They have Ansel 21 SC, James 9 SC and Margaret 7 SC. He is a son of Cornelius Putman and Margaret Peden. He was born in Laurens County December 6, 1873. He married Ida Abbott June 2, 1894 and had the son Thomas Ansell with her. They were in Greenville in 1900. Ida died a few years later, and he then married Blanche Watson in 1905. Blanche was born October 28, 1874 and died August 18, 1968. He has been working in a cotton mill up till now, but now is a manager in a hotel. Ansel is a conductor on the railroad. He will soon marry Virginia Galloway and be here in 1930.

 

MARGARET PUTMAN  Anderson County

Cornelius Putman's widow, Margaret Peden, is 76 SC and her daughter Maggie is 37 SC. They were in Greenville County in 1910 and Corney has died on December 28, 1914. He was a son of James Putman and Elizabeth Hughes from Laurens County.

 

CHARLES F. PUTNAM  Charleston, Charleston County

He is 20 KY KY KY, Marian 22 KY and William 2 KY He is a salesman for medicines. He looks to be Nathan Putnam's son as shown at home in Marion County Kentucky in 1900. This family came down from Massachusetts and settled in the Louisville Area.

 

CORA E. PUTMAN  Cherokee County

She is 24 NC SC NC widowed and a boarder. She works in a cotton mill, and I have no idea who her husband was.

 

THOMAS F. (FOWLER) PUTMAN  Cherokee County

He is 58 GA, Martha Jane Harden, his wife, 59 SC. He is a son of J. Hamilton and Susan Putman. He is a circuit rider (traveling minister) from Oconee County. They were in DeKalb County, Alabama in 1910. Martha is widowed in Pickens County in 1930 with her married daughter Carrie.

 

ROBERT ALEXANDER PUTMAN  Cherokee, Cherokee County

He is 45 NC NC NC. Willie Rippy his wife is 40 NC, Jessie a son 18 NC, Nellie 15 NC, Flora 13 NC, Benny 11 NC, Norris (Robert Norris) 10 NC, Artie a daughter 8 SC, Clara 2/12 SC. He is a son of Anzie McFee Putman and Harriet McIntyre from Cleveland County North Carolina. He was born January 1, 1875 and died February 11, 1950. He married Willie Rosalie Rippy in 1896. She was born November 25, 1874 and died in Cherokee County, South Carolina on April 13, 1944. They were in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 1910 and are here in 1930.

 

GEORGE W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN  Gaffney, Cherokee County

He is a son of William Alexander Putman and Ellen Bridges from Cleveland County North Carolina. The whole family was here in 1900 and then in Spartanburg County. He is 31 NC. His wife Frances Victoria Ramsey is 30 SC, William P. (Parnell) 12, Zula R. 9, Columbus R. (Robert) 6, John H. 3 and George G. 1. The kids are all born SC. George was born May 4, 1888 and died December 12, 1960. He married Frances Victoria Ramsey November 4, 1906. He is a weaver in a cotton mill. They are here in 1930.

 

JAMES B. (BRODUS) PUTMAN  Gaffney, Cherokee County

He is the father of Jim Putnam of Atlanta who has done a lot of genealogy on the Southern Line.  He is 35, Katie (Catherine Rebecca Parris) 33, Alfred William 8 and James Brodus Junior 5. They are here in 1930 and he will die here September 21, 1930. He is a son of William Alexander Putman and Zulia Ellen Bridges from Cleveland County North Carolina. The family was in Cherokee County South Carolina since the late 1800s. James was born September 29, 1881 and died September 21, 1930 in Cherokee County, South Carolina. He married Catherine Rebecca Parris in 1901.

 

CLARENCE PUTMAN  Limestone, Cherokee County

James Craton Putman and Amanda Wesson's son down from Gaston County, North Carolina. He is 45 NC, Alice Jane Northey his wife 52 SC and Florence 16 SC. They were here in 1910 as well. They are in Charlotte by 1930 as will his widowed mother. He is a general farmer.

 

PLUMER P. PUTMAN  Limestone, Cherokee County

He is 38 SC, Annie Belle Barr, his wife, 36 SC and Tyler (Plumer in 1930) 9 SC. He is a son of William Dogan Putman and Sallie Knight from Laurens County. He was there in 1900 and in York County in 1910. He was born July 11, 1881 and will be here the rest of his life till he dies May 29, 1935.

 

THOMAS L. (LEE) PUTMAN  Lee, Cherokee County

He was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina April 2, 1890. He is 29 NC, Sadie Foster 24 SC, Elsie L. 6 SC, Alice 5 SC, William F. 3 SC, Flora L. 2 SC. Also there is Sallie Putman age 67 SC and widowed. She is listed as Foster Mother, probably Sadie’s mom with a wrong last name. He is a son of Franklin A. Putnam and Eliza Allen from Cleveland County. He was born April 2, 1890 and died November 13, 1947. He married Sadie B. Foster on December 7, 1911. She was born December 23, 1895 and was still alive in 1985. They are here in 1930 and onwards.

 

B. (BLUFORD) HUGH PUTMAN  Florence, Florence County

Bluford Putman and Mary Brown's son Bluff is 34 SC SC SC, Lucy Self 24 SC, Hugh Junior 3 SC. They are living with her dad, Ernest M. Self. He is a conductor on the railroad. He was at home in Laurens County in 1900, and was single in Charleston in 1910. He married Lucy about 1915. They are all here in 1930.

 

JAMES B. (BUTLER) PUTMAN  Florence, Florence County

Robert and Emma Putman's son is 41 SC, Elizabeth 41 SC, George 15 SC, Joseph 12 SC, Francis 7 SC, Helen 5 SC, Claude 3 SC and Roy 3 months. His mother Emma 74 SC is living with them. He is an undertaker. All but Emma are here in 1930.

 

IRBY DUNCAN PUTMAN  Chick Springs, Greenville County

William and Elizabeth Putman's son is 60 and widowed. Ludie B. is 16 and Dolly T. 14. His wife Laura Ball died July 29, 1919. By 1930, Ludie is married to William Stepp, and he is with her in Greenville City. He will be there till he dies May 27, 1930.

 

JAMES D. (DOGAN) PUTMAN  Chick Springs, Greenville County

He is 22 SC and his wife Virginia Williams is 24 SC. They are boarding with Melvin Hardin. He is Stephen Putman and Mattie Lovejoy’s son. He was born August 31, 1897. He will be in Cleveland County, North Carolina by 1930 as will his mother and brother Clyde.

 

MATTIE PUTMAN  Chick Springs, Greenville County

Martha Montjoy is Stephen Perry Putman's widow. They have been in Laurens County up till now. She is 53 SC, Algia 25 SC, Clayton 17 SC and his twin Clyde 17 SC. Mattie will be with her then married son Clyde in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 1925 and they are there in the 1930 census. Her son James Dogan Putman will be there as well. Clayton will be in Red Springs, Polk County, NC in 1930. Stephen was born July 17, 1858 and died July 9, 1914. He married Martha Susan Montjoy about 1880. Mattie was born March 22, 1862 and died October 12, 1953. They are both buried in the Patterson Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.in Enoree, Laurens County.

 

WILLIAM M. (McDUFFIE) PUTMAN  Chick Springs, Greenville County

This is Irby Duncan's son and lives next to or possibly with his folks. He is 32 SC as is Minnie Lee. They are here in 1930.

 

ARTHUR ROBERT PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 26 SC, his wife Olive 23 SC and Ellen 2 SC. He is a son of Perry J. Putman and Rose Etta Pearson, and is living with them. He was born in Laurens County May 8, 1893. They are back in Laurens County by 1930.

 

HATTIE PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

She is 46 NC and living with Austin and Maida Gault. She is Maida's (21 NC) mother. She was married to Olan Putman here in 1900. He was a son of Alexander and Elvira Putman.

 

L. A. (LAWRENCE AUSTIN) PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 46, Maggie Thompson 42, Cora 21, Louis 19, George 17, James 13, William 11 and John 7. He is a son of John Abner Putman and Elizabeth Jane Cheek from Laurens County. He was born December 15, 1873. He married Maggie S. Thompson about 1896. He died August 22, 1959. Maggie was born October 18, 1877 and will die December 10, 1963. They are in Greenville County through 1930 and James, William and George are all married by then too.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 39 SC and a farmer. His wife Nathaniel is 30 SC. They are mulattos.

 

PERRY PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is indexed as William, but is Perry 53 SC. His wife Rosa Etta Pearson is 55 SC, William 29 SC, Arthur 26 SC, Olive his wife 23 SC and their daughter Ellen 2 SC. William and Arthur work as salesmen in a dry goods store.

 

AUGUSTUS PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 21 and listed with Noah Caton. I believe this is actually Archibald Putman, Jr.

 

CRESWELL PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

Archibald Creswell is a son of Robert and Emma Putman. He is 44 SC, Annie 39 SC, James 15 SC, Lila 13 SC, Mack 11 SC, Thomas 9 SC, Mary 5 SC, and Jack 1 SC.

 

ELZIE PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 36 SC, Maggie Whitmore 37 SC, Ethel 13 SC, Lucille 12 SC, Leon 8 SC, Allen 5 SC, Clyde 3 SC and Jack 7 months SC. He is a son of William Wister Putman and Evelyn Allen and was born here.

 

JAMES GRIFFIN PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 43 SC (born March 19, 1877), Mary E. 41 SC, James E. (Earl) 21 SC (born October 4, 1898). He is a son of Peden and Nancy Jane Putman from Laurens County. He was born Mach 19, 1877.

 

JOHN W. (WALTER HARRISON) PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 48 SC, Lula Farrow 49 SC, Carl John 17 SC. He is a son of Cornelius Putman and Margaret Peden, and was born in Laurens County September 9, 1871. He married Lula in 1891. He will die here March 9, 1944. Lula was born March 4, 1869 and will die February 22, 1958.

 

JOSEPH A. (ANDREW) PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is a son of Martin Toliver Putman from Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is 24 NC and boarding with John Curry.

 

ROBERT LEE PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

William Wister Putman's son. He is 30 NC, Ollie Lee Massey 28, Willie 11, May Evelyn 9, Samuel 7, Kathleen 4 and Paul 2. They are here with more kids in 1930.

 

ROY EUGENE PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

William Butler's son. He is 29 SC, Nellie Morris 27 SC, Jack 8, twins Billy and Virginia 3, Roy E. Junior 2. Her mother Addie Morris 49 is with them. William Butler and Mattie Garrett Putman, his folks, have died. Two of his sisters are in the orphanage in Greenwood County. His brother Walter 21 SC is here as well. Roy was born December 12, 1890. He married Nellie Pollard Morris on January 18, 1911 in Greenville. He was a salesman and lived there all his life. Nell was born in Richmond, Virginia June 2, 1892 and died in Greenville February 21, 1982. Roy died there on September 14, 1974.

 

ROY OCTAVIS PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 29, Bertha Wade 28 and Mary Wade, her mother, 70. They are in Laurens County in 1930. He is a son of Samuel Harrison Putman and Cittoria Charlotte Rose. He was born October 10, 1890 in Laurens County. He worked in a cotton mill. His first wife was Bertha Wade. They had no children. Bertha died January 9, 1934. He later married Mildred Fuller. Roy died August 26, 1971 and Mildred died March 18, 1972.

 

SALLIE A. PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

She is 62 NC and widowed. She has Carl 24 NC, Ira 20 NC and Leon 16 NC with her. All the kids are working in a cotton mill. They were in Rutherford County North Carolina in 1910 living with her mother Mary Higgins. Sallie Higgins was married to Isaac Andrew Putman who died May 26, 1906. He was a son of William Putman and Nancy Spurlin from Cleveland County. He was born there February 28, 1848. Sallie was born in 1859 and will die in Rutherford County July 9, 1928.

 

WALKER PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is a single Black man 14 SC

 

WALTER B. PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

William Butler Putman's son is 21 SC and living with his brother Roy Putman. Both his folks have died recently.

 

WILL PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is now 37, Minnie 38, Lee Roy 14, Myrtle 12, Collins 9 and Elmer 8. He is widowed and in Nashville, Tennessee with his son Leroy in 1930. He was born in the 20 year ‘Black Hole’, so never shows with his parents. Might be a son of Cornelius Putman.

 

WILLIAM ABNER PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

James Perry's son is 60 SC, Nancy Boyd 60 SC and Laura 19 SC is at home still. They’ve been in Laurens County up till now. He is a contractor.

 

WILLIAM J. (JESSIE) PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is William Wister’s son. He is 30, Belle Foster 29, Odell 9, Wilton 7, Evelyn 5 and Otis 2. William Jesse Putman was born December 11, 1887. He married Belle Foster March 24, 1910. They They are in Greenville in 1920 and 1930 and for the rest of their lives. Belle was born June 30, 1885 and died in Greenville December 9, 1949.

 

WILLIAM WISTER PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

Thomas' son is now 59, Evelyn Allen 56, William 18, Mary 16, Ernest 12. His daughter Sue Porter 33 is with them, I guess her husband died. Also there is his mother, Julia Owens age 77. She must have remarried an Owens some years after Thomas died and this is the first time she has re-surfaced.

 

DOROTHY & NELLIE PUTMAN  Greenwood, Greenwood County

Dorothy is 13 SC, Nellie is 16 SC. They are in the Anne Maxwell Orphanage. They are two children of William Butler and Mattie Garrett Putman. Both folks seem to have died since 1910. Their brothers Roy and Walter are living together. I do not know what happened to Frank Boice Putman who would now be 21. Frank will be married in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1930.

 

DUFF PUTMAN  Highland, Greenville County

He is 40 as is his wife Minnie. He is Irby Duncan Putman and Laura Ball's son William McDuffie Putman. The ages now should be 34 SC, and they are right in 1930. They are here in 1930

 

JESSE L. (LEE) PUTMAN  Ninety Six, Greenwood County

Leander's son is still here, but his mom Sarah seems to have died since 1910. He is 32, Bessie 27, Lois 9, Alvin 6, and Clarence 1. They are here in 1930.

 

JOHN RIVINGTON PUTMAN  Ninety Six, Greenwood County

He is Leander's son. He is 40, Bessie his second wife is 36, Pauline 16, Grover 14, Vivian 8 and Sybil 2. He was here in 1910 with his first wife Annie. He and Bessie are here in 1930 too.

 

MARCUS ALEXANDER PUTMAN  Lancaster County

William Alexander's son from Gaston County, North Carolina. He is 48 NC, Sallie M. Bates 46 SC. Sallie is widowed in Spartanburg County in 1930 living with their married daughter Jennie Carr.

 

WILLIAM T. PUTMAN  Clinton, Laurens County

He is 52 SC, Anna Riddle 39 SC, Ethel 18 SC, Willie a daughter 12 SC. Her sister Lucille Riddle 20 SC is here. He is a son of Bluford Putman and Mary Brown from Laurens County. He was born July 20, 1867. His wife is Anna Riddle. She was born March 15, 1880 and will die in Clinton July 10, 1945. William will die here February 27, 1957.  They were nearby in Waterloo in 1910, and are here in 1930.

 

CLARINDA PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

Clarinda Woods, Zadock Putman's widow is now 72 SC, Hattie 45 SC, Maude is 29 SC and married to Fate (?) Adair and they have 4 children.

           

HARTWELL PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is a Black man 26 SC with a family.

 

JOHN A. (ABNER) PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

John Abner is Simeon William Putman and Catherine Owings's son. He is 74 SC. His wife Eliza Jane Cheek is 75. They are here in 1930. Eliza will die here May 25, 1930, and John will die himself February 26, 1935.

 

WHEELER PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is 27 SC and heads up a Black family.

 

WILLIS PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is 40, Anna Larissa Woods 35, Lucy 14, Byron 11, Marie 7, Robert 5 and Sarah 1. All SC. He is a son of Zadock G. Putman and Clarinda Woods. He was born October 20, 1879. He is in Laurens County through 1930 with his wife Anna Larissa Woods.

 

ALLEN PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

He is a Black man 70 SC with a large family.

 

ARTHUR D. (DONALD) PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 29 SC. Alberta Burns his wife is 28, Frances 4 and Margarita 2. He is a bookkeeper at a cotton mill. He is a son of William Butler Putman and Martha Garrett. He was born August 4, 1889. He married Ellen Alberta 'Bert' Burns. Bert was born October 28, 1893 and as of July 1996, she was alive and well in Atlanta. She was a daughter of Albert Burns and Ellen McAteer, and a granddaughter of Kisiah Putnam and Robertson Burns. Kisiah was Simeon William's sister. She was still living in Laurens and driving her 1962 Chevy.

 

BRODUS L. (LANDRUM) PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

He is a son of Samuel and Jane Putman from Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is 29 NC, Fannie Mims is 24 SC. They live with her folks. They both work in the cotton mills. He was born March 8, 1889 and died January 15, 1960 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He married Frances Stella Mimms. She was born November 22, 1893 and died September 9, 1948. They are in Spartanburg in 1930, still working the mills.

 

EUGENE HARRISON PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 31 (born May 27, 1888), Amy Harrison his wife 26, Thelma 7, Walter 5, Harold 3 and Leon 2. He is a son of Samuel Harrison Putman and Cittoria Charlotte Rose from here. He was born May 27, 1888 and died November 30, 1950. His wife Amy Harrison was born November 30, 1893 and died January 12, 1947. He was a salesman. They are here in 1930 and of course longer.

 

JOHN R. (ROSE) PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

He is Samuel and Cittoria’s son. He is 34, Nellie Martin is 26, Samuel F. 4, Oscar B. 3 and Robert H. 3 months. He was born April 26, 1886. He is a druggist. He died January 17, 1956. They are here in 1930 with more kids.

 

LARRY WILLIAM PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 38, Minnie Lee Simmons 34, William Ralph 15 (born June 1, 1904), Fred Stephen 10 (born August 29, 1909), Everett Posey 7 (born August 29, 1912), Vira Kate 4, James Reilly 7 months (born June 2, 1919). He is a son of Stephen Perry Putman and Martha Montjoy. He was born September 19, 1881. He married Minnie Simmons around 1902. He died May 16, 1960. Minnie was born November 11, 1887 and died September 4, 1949. They are in Spartanburg County in 1930.

 

SAMUEL PUTMAN  Laurens, Laurens County

John Putman and Nancy Ellen Garrett's son is 63, Cittoria Charlotte Rose 59, Samuel Rufus 26 (born February 27, 1893), Carl 18. He was born May 26, 1856. He married Cittoria Charlotte Rose about 1882. They are here in 1930. He died April 16, 1932. She was born October 4, 1860 and died November 25, 1939.

 

JOHN C. (CALVIN) PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

He is 38 (born September 5, 1881), Eva Maude Thompson 35, Floyd 16, Marie 11, Nellie C. 8 and Lillie M. 4. He will have a new younger wife Janette by 1930. He is a son of John Abner Putman and Elizabeth Jane Clark. He was born here. Eva was born March 26, 1884 and will die here February 21, 1927.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

He is a Mulatto 48 SC with a family.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

He is a Black 26 SC with a family.

 

MINTER PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

He is a Mulatto 30 SC and has a family. He lives next to the above James Putman who is probably his dad.

 

WILLIAM P. PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

He is 43 SC a Black man with a large family.

 

DIXON H. (HOMER) PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

Jeremiah's son is 42, Nannie Z. Martin 43, Everett M. 9, Carrie Lou 7, Marion B. a son 4, James E. 1. He is a son of Jeremiah Young Putman and Callie Riddle from here. He was born July 19, 1877 and was just married here in 1910. He will die here March 24, 1930. Nannie is widowed here in 1930 and will be till she dies March 21, 1965.

 

JERRY (JEREMIAH YOUNG) PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

He is 67 SC, Callie Riddle his wife 69 SC, Annie 32 SC and Kittie 28 SC. He is a son of John Putman and Nancy Ellen Garrett. He was born July 10, 1852 and died August 6, 1926.

 

WILLIAM GUY PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

Jeremiah and Callie Putman's son is 37, Lizzie S. 37, Louise 8, J. B. (Jerry B. a son) 7, Murlee 5, Clyde 2. He was born here September 14, 1882 and they are here in 1930, and will be till they die, he on January 15, 1951 and she on December 10, 1948.

 

MARTHA PUTMAN  Seneca, Oconee County

She is 58 SC and her daughter Delia is 21 SC. They are at the local cotton mills. She was listed as Mary here in 1910. Mary Ann Compton is the widow of William Ebenezer Putman, who was a son of J. Hamilton Putman. In 1930, she is again living with her son Thomas.

 

THOMAS E. (EBENEZER) PUTMAN  Seneca, Oconee County

He is 28 GA, Lela Price 26 SC, Louise 8 SC and Carl 9 months SC. He is a station hand at the Newry Cotton Mill. He is a son of William Ebenezer Putman and Mary Ann Compton. He was at home with mom in 1910. They are all here in 1930.

 

WILLIAM E. (EBENEZER) PUTMAN JR.  Seneca, Oconee County

He is at the Newry Cotton Mill. He is 26 GA, Nannie 27, Paul 5, Edna 3 and Louise 1. He is a son of William E. Putman and Mary Ann Compton, grandson of J. Hamilton Putman. They are here in 1930.

 

CLYDE PUTMAN  Tugaloo, Oconee County

He is Clyde Monroe Putman, 20 GA, Laura Harvey 23 SC and they have Mildred 3 and Margaret 1 1/2, both SC. He is a son of the following Thomas Fowler Putman and Martha Jane Harden from here. He lives with them. He was born in 1899, and this is the first census he pops up in. They are in Spartanburg County in 1930.

 

THOMAS F. (FOWLER) PUTMAN  Tugaloo, Oconee County

He is 58 GA GA SC and a farmer. His wife Martha Jane Harden is 59 SC. He was a son of James Hamilton Putman. He was born in March 1862. They were in DeKalb County, Alabama in 1910. He was a circuit rider. He will die in 1926 in Oconee County, South Carolina. Martha will be in Pickens County with her married daughter Carrie in 1930.

 

GRADY PUTMAN  Easley, Pickens County

He is 21 AR, Nina 18 NC and Gladys 2 months old SC. The AR is wrong. He is Archibald Creswell and Annie Putman's son from Anderson County. He is a weaver in a cotton mill. They are here in 1930.

 

SAMUEL WILLIAM PUTMAN  Central, Pickens County

Alexander Perry Putman and Elvira Brown's son is 38 SC, Katie Wilson 33 SC, Mollie 6 SC. Her mother Addie Wilson 54 SC is with them as is her widowed brother Jim Wilson 38 SC. They are all here in 1930 and Mollie is married by then. He works in a cotton mill.

 

BESSIE PUTMAN  Columbia, Richland County

She is 24 NC and at the State Hospital for the Insane in Columbia. She is here still in 1930 and probably forever. She is a daughter of Jordan David Putman and Lester Ann Poston from Cleveland County North Carolina. The family was in Chester County South Carolina in 1910 and I don’t find them now in 1920 anywhere. Jordan will die in 1921 though.

 

ROBERT D. PUTMAN  Columbia, Richland County

Alexander's son has moved from Laurens County. He is 50, Daisy Odam his wife 40, Boyd 15, Ernest 12, Ruth 8, Robert D. Junior 5 and James D. 1 1/2. They are in Richmond County, North Carolina in 1930. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Elvira Brown from Laurens County. He is a weaver in a cotton mill.

 

WILLIAM T. PUTMAN  Columbia, Richland County

He is 45 SC SC SC, Nancy 37 SC and there is a niece Frances Holder 18 SC with them. I believe he may be the son of William Dogan and Sally Putman. If so he was in York County in 1910 with a different wife and some kids who would be in their 20s. He is a superintendent in a cotton mill. Nancy will be widowed here and teaching in an orphanage in 1930.

 

CARRIE PUTMAN  Campobello, Spartanburg County

Leonard M. Putman's daughter is still here and still single at age 54, and will be here single in 1930.

 

EVIE PUTNAM  Cherokee, Spartanburg County

She is 37 NC and widowed. She has Gordon A. (Alexander) 14 SC, Everett (William Everett) 9 NC, and twins Max and Milton (think it is Mills) 5 NC. They live with her folks Benjamin and Miranda Hughes. Evie S. Hughes was the second wife of William Alexander who died here January 12, 1917. They were married here in 1902. William was a son of Samuel Evans Putman and Artie Harden from Cleveland County, North Carolina.

 

HOBERT PUTMAN  Pacolet, Spartanburg County

He is 22 NC and listed as a stepson of Mark and Eunice Inman. Can’t figure that category though. He is William Hobart Putnam, son of Edward Putman of North Carolina. His folks were Edward Putman and Robena Brock. He was born January 16, 1897, and will die in Blacksburg, Cherokee County April 30, 1977.

 

DAISY PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

She is 27 SC SC SC and single. She is staying at the YWCA. She is a daughter of Bluford Putman from Laurens County and is also listed back there at home with them.

 

ELIAS PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 19 NC and living with his brother Thomas. He is a son of Samuel W. and Jane Putman from Rutherford County North Carolina. He was born December 23, 1900 and died December 15, 1940. He will marry Zina Sawyer in here Spartanburg.

 

FOREST PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 31 SC SC SC and is a baker. His wife Mary is 28 SC and they have John 2 SC. The listing is clearly Putman, but I don’t find him before or after this. He lives next to Pleasant Putman and probably his last name is something else, just recorded wrong.

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is Martin Toliver's son from Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is 36 SC (born March 23 1884). Addie Montjoy his wife is 33, Ralph 13 and Edna 10. They are in Spartanburg with no kids in 1930. He is a life insurance agent.

 

JAMES C. (CALVIN) PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is a son of Samuel and Jane Putman from Rutherford County, North Carolina. He is 25 NC, and Jessie M. 25 NC. They are here in 1930 and will be till he dies in 1965.

 

L. D. PUTMAN JR.  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 16 SC NC NC and in the County Jail. He might be a son of the upcoming Lewis Dexter Putman since he used Jr. in his name.

 

LEE N. (ELIAS NAPOLEON) PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 39 NC, Pearl Lindsey 36 SC, Charley A. 16 SC, Nellie 11 SC, Alfred E. 7 SC and Lillian 5 months. He is Elias N. B. Putman, and they were here in 1910 and will be in 1930. He is a son of Martin Toliver Putman from Rutherford County, North Carolina.

 

LEWIS D. (DEXTER) PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 48 FL, Alice 52 VA. He is a son of John Lewis Putman and Florence Thompson from Jacksonville, Florida. He was there in 1880 and then in Norfolk, Virginia in 1900. They are in St. Petersburg, Florida by 1930. He is a piano tuner.

 

P. H. (PLEASANT HOLCOMB) PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 37 SC SC SC. His wife Kansas Barnes is 31 SC, Sue 14 SC, Ruth 12 SC and Elizabeth 4 SC. He is a fireman for the railroad. He is a son of James Monroe Putman and Sarah Louise Bostick from Cherokee County. His folks were originally from Cleveland County North Carolina. The family has been in Cherokee County, South Carolina since the late 1890s. He will be in Union County South Carolina in 1930 still with the railroad.

 

THOMAS MARTIN PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 27, Mamie S. 23, Louis E. 5, Nellie S. 2 and his brother Elias Putman 19 is with him. He is a son of Samuel W. and Jane Putman from Rutherford County North Carolina. He was born June 18, 1892.

 

McDUFFIE PUTMAN  Woodruff, Spartanburg County

William Dugan and Sallie's son is 31, Lillian Sprouse his wife 25, McDuffie Junior 2. His mother Sallie (Knight) Putman is with them at age 66. They are here in 1930.

 

FRANK C. (CICERO) PUTMAN  Union County

He was listed as Cicero in 1910 in Cherokee County, South Carolina. He is 50 NC, Lelia Bailey 38, Buford 11, Ruby 7 and Everett 4. Wife and kids are SC. He is Flavious Cicero son of Rufus Putman who is still in Spartanburg County.

 

HALLIE PUTMAN  Rock Hill, York County

She is 26 SC and living in Rock Hill in a Mill Housing Village. The next line lists a Loaf Putman 26 NC NC NC and a son Shannon 4 SC NC SC. I guess it is a family, but I can’t find any earlier.

 

PUTMAN KIDS  York, York County

Verna 13 NC, NC NC, Harland D. 12 NC and John R. 10 NC live with their mother Hattie J. 31 NC and her new husband John C. Smith 37 SC. Harland is in Cherokee County in 1930 and says he is SC SC SC then. His grave in Greenville says he was born November 21, 1907 and died there November 13, 1971. His wife was Ruth McAbee who was born May 23, 1908 and died September 28, 1987. Anyway, they weren’t in the 1910 anywhere so no idea as to the father.

 

WILLIAM FRANKLIN PUTMAN  York, York County

He is 26 SC SC SC, Aletha Louise Davis 23 NC and William F. Junior 2 SC. He is a postal clerk in the USPO. They are in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1930. He is a son of William Putman and his first wife somebody Smith. He was at home in Dial Laurens County with his widowed father in 1900 and then in 1910 here in York with his dad and new wife Carrie. He was born in 1893 and will die in Charlotte, North Carolina October 28, 1960. The son William Jr. was born July 5, 1918 and will die is Salisbury, Rowan County North Carolina November 24, 1983.

 

 

SOUTH CAROLINA 1930 CENSUS

 

HILLEN J. (JEROME) PUTNAM  Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County

He is37 SC SC SC and works in a cotton mill. His wife Mamie L. is 31, and they have Rudell a daughter 13, James F. 10 and Harold L. 1 all SC. He is a son of Leander Putman from Laurens County. This is the first time since 1900 that he has appeared.

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Due West, Abbeville County

He is 22 SC SC SC and a salesman for Standard Oil Company. He is wife Alma is 22 SC and they have James Jr. 1 SC. James Cornelius is a son of Thomas Alexander Putman and Blanche Watson. He was here with them in 1920.

 

A. L. (AUGUSTUS LE) PUTMAN  Schultz, Aiken County

He is 53 NC NC NC and widowed. He works in a cotton mill.

 

CHARLIE PUTMAN  Belton, Anderson County

He is a married Negro 21 SC.

 

HENRY PUTMAN  Belton, Anderson County

He is a single Negro 22 SC.

 

TAFT PUTMAN  Broadway, Anderson County

He is 70 SC and heads a large Negro family.

 

JOHN P. PUTTMAN  Hall, Anderson County

This is a huge black family.

 

ROSA PUTMAN  Hopewell, Anderson County

She has several sisters and they are Negroes.

 

EUGENE PUTMAN  St. Andrews, Charleston County

This is a very large Negro family.

 

ARTHUR G. (GLENN) PUTNAM  Cherokee, Cherokee County

He is 47 NC NC NC and owns a farm. His wife Bertha Ray McSwain is 40 SC and they have Leonard 5 SC, Jack 3 SC and Bessie 1 SC. He is a son of Anzie McFee Putman and Harriet McIntyre from Cleveland County, North Carolina. Bertha is wife number 3. He was briefly married to Rebecca Jane Willmon from 1909-1911. She died and he married Minnie Florence Grigg who died in March 1920 back in North Carolina. He married Bertha two months later in July 1920. He took off on the kids from his second marriage who are back in Cleveland County NC with their grandparents the Griggs. Bertha will die in 1946 and he’ll marry Ruby Evans in 1949.

 

HARLAND PUTMAN  Cherokee, Cherokee County

He is 22 SC SC SC and single. He works in a cotton mill. He was next door in York County in 1920 with his re-married mother Hattie and said he was NC NC NC then. No idea as to his dad though.

 

ROBERT A. (ALEXANDER) PUTMAN  Cherokee, Cherokee County 

He is 55 NC NC NC and an electrician in the powerhouse. His wife Willie Rosalie Rippy is 50 NC and they have Norris R. 20 NC, Artie 18 SC, Clara E. 14 SC. Also here is their married daughter Flora Moss 23 NC and her son Joseph 6 TN. He is a son of Anzie McFee Putman and Harriet McIntyre from Cleveland County, North Carolina. He’ll be here till he dies in 1950.

 

THOMAS L. (LEE) PUTNAM  Cherokee, Cherokee County

He is 40 NC NC NC and owns his farm. His wife Sudie B. Foster is 34 SC and they have Allie 15, William F. 13, Flora 11, Lee T. (Jr.) 9, Eugene W. 7, Catherine 5 and Janelle 4/12 all born SC. He is a son of Franklin A. Putnam and Eliza Allen from Cleveland County. They were here in 1920. He’ll be around here till he dies in 1947. He was born April 2, 1890 and died November 13, 1947. He married Sadie B. Foster on December 7, 1911. She was born December 23, 1895 and died in Shelby, North Carolina on April 10, 1990 at age 94.

 

GEORGE W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM  Gaffney, Cherokee County

He is 42 NC NC NC and works in a cotton mill. His wife Frances Victoria Ramsey is 41 SC and they have Ralph C. 16 SC, John H. 13 SC, Margie C. 7 SC and Billie E. 6 SC. He is a son of William Alexander Putnam and Zulia Ellen Bridges from North Carolina. George will die here December 12, 1960.

 

JAMES B. (BRODUS) PUTNAM  Gaffney, Cherokee County

He is 48 (45) NC NC NC and his wife Katherine Rebecca Parris is 43 SC. They have Alfred William 18 SC, James Brodus Jr. 15 SC and Lloyd J. 7 SC. He is a son of William Alexander Putnam and Zulia Ellen Bridges from North Carolina. James will die here September 21, 1930.

 

PARNELL PUTNAM  Gaffney, Cherokee County

He is 22 SC NC NC and a weaver at the cotton mill. His wife Louise is 20 and they have Charlie 3 and Harold D. 9/12 all SC. They have been married 3 years. He is a son of George William Putnam and was listed as William P. here in 1920. He is a weaver in a cotton mill.

 

AUDIE E. (ENSLEY) PUTMAN  Limestone, Cherokee County

He is 48 NC NC NC and a weaver in a cotton mill. His wife Minnie R. Black is 44 NC and they have James 9 NC, Wilburn 6 NC and Burgess 5 NC. He is a son of James Craton Putman and Amanda Wesson from Cleveland County, North Carolina. He was there in Charlotte in 1920 and came here a few years ago. He will die here in 1936.

 

BIRDIE or BUDDIE PUTNAM  Limestone, Cherokee County

She is 34 NC NC NC single and boarding. She works in a cotton mill.

 

PLUMER P. PUTMAN  Morgan, Cherokee County

He is 48 SC SC SC and rents his farm. His wife Annie Belle Barr is 46 and they have Plumer (Tyler in 1920) 19 and Roy F. 5 all SC. He is a son of William Dogan Putman and Sarah Knight from Laurens County. Plumer was here in 1920 and will be till he dies May 29, 1935.

 

EVA G. PUTMAN  Rossville, Chester County

She is 18 SC and says she’s married. She lives with her folks Thomas and Mammie Bailey and no husband is to be seen.

 

JOHN L. PUTMAN  Hartsville, Darlington County

This is a Negro family.

 

B. (BLUFORD) HUGH PUTNAM  Florence, Florence County

He is 44 SC SC SC and a conductor on the railroad. His wife Lucy Self is 34 and they have B. Hugh Jr. 15, Mary Jane 9 and William T. 4 all SC. Lucy’s widowed father Ernest Self 70 SC is with them. There is also Julia Husbands 63 SC and single listed as an aunt. They were here in 1920. He is a son of Bluford B. Putman and Mary H. Brown from Laurens County.

 

JAMES B. (BUTLER) PUTNAM  Florence, Florence County

He is 51 SC SC SC and an embalmer at a funeral home. His wife Elizabeth is 52 and they have Francis M. 18, Helen R. 14, James C. (Clyde) 12, Roy W. 10 and Sarah E. 7 all SC. He is a son of Robert and Emma Putman from Laurens County. His widowed mother was with them here in 1920.

 

GEORGE E. (EDWARD) PUTMAN  Tans Bay, Florence County

He is now 63 SC SC SC and he owns a farm. Ella his wife is 58, and they have Peggy 22, Richard J. 19, Barnwell 16 and Doree 13 all SC. He is a son of Robert Putman and Sarah Emma Willis from Laurens County. He was first married to a Della who died in 1891. Then to Lillie Pryer who died in 1899. In 1900, George was living alone in Greenville County, and the two eldest girls were living with their grandmother Sarah Pryor. He married Ella about 1901 or 1902. They were in Abbeville County in 1910 and 1920.

 

BOYCE C. PUTMAN  Bates, Greenville County

He is 28 SC SC SC and works in a cotton mill. His wife Willie C. is 22 SC and they have Dorothy 1 SC. His brother Ernest L. 23 SC is with him. He is a son of Robert and Daisy Putman from Laurens County.

 

MARCUS C. (CARL) PUTNAM  Butler, Greenville County

He is 44 SC NC SC and is a storekeeper. He says he is married but is alone. He is a son of Charles Franklin Putman and Elizabeth Jane Kendrick from Cleveland County North Carolina. He was married there in 1920 with two kids. Don’t know where the rest are.

 

DUFF W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN  Chick Springs, Greenville County

He is 43 SC SC SC and his wife Minnie 42 SC. He is a son of Irby Duncan Putman and Laura Ball from Laurens County. He and Minnie were here in 1920.

 

MARVIN F. PUTMAN  Dunklin, Greenville County

He is 25 SC SC SC, his wife Susie B 20 and they have Edna 3 and Margaret 1 all SC. Then there is a Libi M. 18 SC single and listed as sister in law? Beats me.

 

CLAUDE PUTMAN  Fairview Greenville County

He is 34 SC SC SC and rents farmlands. His wife Tammie Childs is 32 and they have Claude Jr. 4 all SC. He is Claude Farrow Putman a son of John Harrison Putman and Lula Farrow of Greenville County. He was born here in 1895 and married Tommie in 1925. They are also listed in Greenville City.

 

GEORGE L. PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 27 SC SC SC and rents farmland. His wife Fannie Mae Abercrombie is 26 and they have Dorothy 6 SC. He is a son of Lawrence Austin Putman and Maggie Thompson and was born here September 22, 1902 and will die here September 8, 1984. Fannie was born December 9, 1902 and died January 12, 1993.

 

JAMES W. PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

This is a Negro family.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 24 his wife Lillian Armstrong is 22 and they have Mary C. 2 5/12 SC. Alphus James is a son of Lawrence Austin Putman and lives on the family farm. He was born in 1905 and died December 22, 1988. He married Lillian Armstrong in Greenville County on May 22, 1926.

 

JAMES R. (ROBERT) PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 63 SC, his second wife Anna Randall is 58 SC and their daughter May 34 SC is still single and at home. James was born September 29, 1866. He married Margaret Bryson in 1884 and she died March 5, 1888. He then married Anna Randall in 1891. Anna was born October 17, 1870. She was a daughter of Benjamin Pope Randall and Henrietta Rebecca Snow. In 1900 and 1910 he is in Greenville County, South Carolina and in 1920 in Abbeville County. James died in Greenville January 10, 1952. Anne died November 6, 1949. May the daughter was born November 20, 1894, and died January 17, 1979. She never married. Their son James Benjamin Putman is now married In Oaklawn, Greenville County.

 

JOHN W. PUTNAM  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 57 SC SC SC and owns his farm. His wife Lillie is 60 SC. Beats me.

 

LAWRENCE A. (AUSTIN) PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 56 SC SC SC and owns a farm. In fact two of his kids, James and William live here and work the farm too. His wife Maggie S. Thompson is 52 and John G. (Gideon) 19 SC is at home. He is a son of John Abner Putnam and Elizabeth Cheek from Laurens County. He was born December 15, 1873. He married Maggie S. Thompson about 1896. She was born October 18, 1877 and died here December 10, 1963. He died August 22, 1959.

 

PERRY J. PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 55 SC SC SC and widowed. He has his son William 30 SC with him. This listing is screwed up. He should be 65 and his son 40. Perry’s wife Rosa Etta Pearson has died. But William was married in 1920 with 4 kids that are nowhere to be seen. Perry is a son of Alexander Putman and Elvira Brown from Laurens County. He has been here in Greenville County since the early 1900s though.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

This is a Negro family.

 

THOMAS L. (LEE) PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 36 SC SC SC and owns a farm. His wife Inez Griffin is 37 and they have John 11, Alice 7 and Edward 7 all SC. He is a son of John Harrison Putman and Lula Farrow of Greenville County. He

 

WILLIE A. (ANDERSON) PUTMAN  Fairview, Greenville County

He is 21 SC and his wife Hester Simms is 22 SC. He is a son of Lawrence and Maggie Putman and lives on their farm. He was born October 25, 1908 and died April 19, 1989. He married Hester Simms November 24, 1927. She was born in 1908 and died in 1997.

 

CARROL B. PUTMAN  Fountain Inn, Greenville County

He is 21 SC SC SC and his wife Nona Welborn is 16 SC. They live with her folks Frank and Mary Welborn. He was born September 15, 1908 and will die here July 29, 1969. Can’t find him under this name, but Archibald Creswell Putman’s son Mack from here fits perfectly. And, Mack is nowhere around now in 1930. Probably like Johnny Cash’s song, ‘A Guy named Sue.’ Carrol is buried in Cannon Memorial Park here in town. Also there is an Anna Putman who was born in 1870, same year as Archie’s wife Anna. Just gotta be this family.

 

ARNOLD PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is Arnold Evert Putman 28 MN NY WI and a teacher at Greenville Woman’s College, and later at Furman University. His wife Alice Parsons is 24 MN and they have William A. 1 GA. He is a son of William A. Putman and Mary M. O’Hearn from Duluth, Minnesota. He was home there in 1910 and 1920. He was born December 1, 1901 and will die here in Greenville May 16, 1983. Alice was born June 8, 1905 and will die here January 19, 1993.

 

CARL J. PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 32 SC SC SC and a City bus driver. His wife Ola is 32 and they have James E. 8 and Charles 6 all SC. Was here with his mother Sallie in 1920. They were in Rutherford County North Carolina in 1910. No idea as to his dad as they weren’t listed in 1900 anywhere.

 

CLAUDE PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 33 SC SC SC and is a real estate dealer. His wife Tammie Childs is 31 and they have Evelyn 11, Sarah 10 and Helen 5 all SC. He is also listed earlier. He is a son of John Harrison Putman and Lula or Lola Farrow from here.

 

CRESWELL A. (ARCHIBALD) PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 54 SC SC SC and works in a cotton mill as do most of his kids. His wife Annie is 48 and they have at home Mary 16 and Jack 11 all SC. He is a son of Robert and Sarah Emma Putman from Laurens County.

 

ELZIE PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 47 SC SC SC, Maggie Whitmore his wife is 47, Leon 19, Allen 17, Clyde 12, and Jack 10 all SC. He works in a cotton mill as do his sons. He is a son of William Wister Putman and Evelyn Allen from here.

 

EVELYN PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

She is 65 SC and widowed her son Ernest is 20 SC and her widowed daughter Sunnie Porter is 48 SC. Evelyn Allen was married to William Wister Putnam. He died here a few weeks ago on February 2, 1930.

 

IRBY PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 72 SC SC SC and widowed as he was in 1920. He is living with his now married daughter Ludie Stepp 26 SC and her husband William. He will die here himself shortly on May 27, 1930. Irby Duncan is a son of William and Elizabeth Putman from Laurens County. He was married to Laura Ball who died in 1919. He will die here himself very shortly on May 27, 1930.

 

JESSIE PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 42 SC SC SC and of course works in a cotton mill. Belle Foster his wife is 40 and they have Odell 20, Wilton 17, Evelyn 15, Otis 12, Raymond 9, Margaret 6 and David 4/12 all SC. He is a son of William Wister Putman and Evelyn Allen from here in Greenville. William Jesse Putman was born December 11, 1887. He married Belle Foster March 24, 1910. They They are in Greenville in 1920 and 1930 and for the rest of their lives. Belle was born June 30, 1885 and died in Greenville December 9, 1949.

 

JOHN C. (CARL) PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 27 SC and his wife Nellie Young is 27 SC and they have John C. Jr. 5 SC. They have been married nine years. He is a salesman for a furniture company. He is a son of John Harrison Putman and Lola Farrow from here. He was born October 16, 1902 and died November 3, 1970. Nellie was born January 30, 1909 and died July 17, 1988. Both are buried in Cannon Memorial Park in Fountain Inn, Greenville County.

 

MAGGIE N. PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

She is 48 SC and single. Her mother Margaret F. Putman 87 and widowed is with her. Margaret Peden was the wife of Cornelius Putman. She was widowed here with Maggie in 1920. She was born February 15, 1843 and will die here in a few months on December 10, 1930.

 

ROBERT L. (LEE) PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 40 SC SC SC. His wife Ollie Lee Massey is 39 and they have Mary E. 19, Sam 17, Catherine 15, Paul 12, William J. 9, Florence 7, Robert L. Jr. 4 and Betty Jo 4/12 all SC. He is a son of William Wister Putman and Evelyn Allen from here in Greenville.

 

ROY E. (EUGENE) PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 39 SC SC SC and is a salesman for cotton goods, what else. His wife Nellie Pollard Morris is 37 VA and they have Jack B. (Butler) 18 SC, H. (Hazel) Virginia 15 SC a twin of William M. (Morris) 15 SC. Then her widowed mother Addie 58 VA is still with them. He is a son of William Butler Putman and Mattie Dell Garnett from Laurens County. He’ll be here all his life and die September 14, 1974. Mattie will die in Greenville February 21, 1982.

 

SAM PUTMAN  Greenville, Greenville County

Weird listing. He is 49 SC, his wife Maggie is 58 NC and they live with their married daughter Ruby Sommerall or something 19 SC. Problem is I don’t find them anywhere in 1910 or 1920.

 

SAMUEL R. (RUFUS) PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 37 SC SC SC and a pharmacist in a drug store. His wife Myrtle is 34 and they have Samuel R. Jr. 9 and Myrtle 5 all SC. He is a son of Samuel Harrison Putman and Cittoria Charlotte Rose from Laurens County. He was born February 27, 1893, and died in Greenville September 15, 1981. He was at home in 1920 and got married a month or so later.

 

T. (THOMAS) ANSEL PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 31 SC SC SC and is an agent for auto supplies. His wife Virginia Galloway is 30 and they have a daughter Anselyn 4 SC. He is a son of Thomas Alexander Putnam and Ida Abbott from here in Greenville County.

 

WALKER PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

This is a Negro family.

 

WALTER A. PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 50 SC SC SC and widowed living by himself. The name was hard to read could be something else.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Greenville, Greenville County

He is 29 SC SC SC and a clerk in a grocery store. His wife May Darnell is 22 and they have Wallace 2 all SC. Also here is her widowed mother Elmira Darnell 69 SC. He is a son of William Wister Putman and Evelyn Allen from here.

 

ROME PUTMAN  Highland, Greenville County

He is 33 SC SC SC and rents a farm. Pearl his wife is 27 SC. Don’t find him any earlier.

 

JAMES B. (BENJAMIN) PUTNAM  Oaklawn, Greenfield County

He is 33 SC SC SC and rents a farm. His wife Gladys J. Wynn is 30 SC and they have Robert W. 1 SC. He is a son of James Robert Putman and Anna Randall. He was at home with them in 1900 and 1910 here in Greenfield County, and they were all in Abbeville County in 1920. He was born March 14, 1897 and died February 7, 1958. He married Gladys Wynn. She was born March 2, 1898 and died October 13, 1946.

 

GROVER PUTNAM  Greenwood, Greenwood County

He is 24 SC SC SC and works in a cotton mill. His wife Annie is 24 SC. They have been married five years and live next to his folks John Rivington and Bessie Putnam.

 

JOHN R. (RIVINGTON) PUTNAM  Greenwood, Greenwood County

He is 50 SC SC SC and works in a cotton mill. His second wife Bessie is 46 and they have Sybil 12 and Frank 9SC. His son Grover lives next door or possibly with him. He is a son of Leander and Sarah Putnam from Laurens County.

 

JESSE PUTMAN  Greenwood, Greenwood County

He is 42 SC SC SC and works in a cotton mill. His wife Bessie is 38, and they have Lois 19, Alvin 16, Clarence 11, Bernard 6 and Dorothy 2 all SC. He is a son of Leander and Sarah Putman from Laurens County.

 

W. (WILLIAM) T. PUTNAM  Clinton, Laurens County

He is 63 SC SC SC. He is a laundry salesman. His wife Anna Riddle is 48 and they have a daughter Willie 23 all SC. He is a son of Bluford Putman and Mary Brown from Laurens County. He was born July 20, 1867. His wife is Anna Riddle. She was born March 15, 1880 and will die in Clinton July 10, 1945. William will die here February 27, 1957.  They were here in 1910 and 1920.

 

ARTHUR R. (ROBERT) PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He is 36 SC SC SC and is an automobile salesman. His wife Olive is 33 and they have two daughters, Ellen 12 and Robbie 1 SC. He is a son of Perry Putman and Rose Pearson from here. He was born May 8, 1892 and die February 25, 1945. They were in Greenville in 1920. Olive was born in 1896 and will die here in 1938.

 

JOHN A. (ABNER) PUTNAM  Dial, Lauren County

He is now 85 SC SC SC and his wife Eliza Jane Cheek is 87 SC. She will die shortly on May 25, 1930, and he will die here February 26, 1935 after a ‘long illness’ according to his obituary. He is a son of Simeon William Putman and Catherine Owens and was born here April 18, 1845. Eliza Jane was born February 4, 1844.

 

LOUIS B. (BERNARD) PUTNAM  Dial, Lauren County

He is 30 SC SC SC and rents a farm. His wife Minnie Irene Chandler is 29 and they have Roy 5, Sara 3 and Ellen 2 all SC. He is a son of Lawrence Austin Putnam and Maggie Thompson. He was born here and married Irene in Greenville in 1922.

 

MARY H. PUTNAM  Dial, Laurens County

She is 82 SC and widowed. Her daughters Amanda S. 59 and Daisy P. 47 still single are with her. Mary H. Brown is the widow of Bluford Putnam from here. He died back in 1910. Mary will make it till February 6, 1933.

 

MOORE PUTNAM  Dial, Lauren County

This is a Negro family.

 

NAT D. PUTMAN  Dial, Laurens County

He heads a large Negro family here.

 

WILLIS R. (ROBERT) PUTNAM  Dial, Laurens County

He is 50 SC SC SC, his wife Anna Larissa Woods is 46 and they have Byron W. (William) 21, Marie 18, Robert L. 16 and Sarah 11 all born NC. He owns a farm. He is a son of Zadock Putman and Clarinda Woods and was born here October 29, 1879. He will die here June 18, 1937. Anna was born here February 22, 1884 and will die here September 28, 1958. She is a daughter of Robert and Emma Woods from here in Dial.

 

W. G. (WILLIAM GUY) PUTMAN  Hunter, Laurens County

He is 48 SC SC SC and owns and drives a taxicab. Lizzie his wife is 48, Louise 19, J. B. a son 18, Mary L. 15, Clyde 12, Callie 9, Fred 6 and Edna 5 all SC. He is a son of Jeremiah Young Putnam and Clarinda Riddle and was born here September 14, 1882 and will die here January 15, 1951. Elizabeth was born September 23, 1882 and died December 10, 1948. Both are buried at Rosemont Cemetery in Clinton, Laurens County.

 

JOHN C. (CALVIN) PUTNAM  Jacks, Laurens County

He is 49 SC SC SC and has a new wife Janette 29 SC. He was married to Eva Maude Thompson up through the 1920 census. She died February 21, 1927. He is a son of John Abner Putman and Eliza Jane Cheek.

 

ANNA PUTNAM  Laurens, Laurens County

She is a widowed Negro woman with several kids.

 

ARTHUR D. (DONALD) PUTNAM  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 40 GA GA GA (actually SC SC SC) and a clerk at the post office. His wife Ellen Alberta Burns is 36 and they have Frances 14, Margaret 11 and Ellen 10 all SC. He is a son of William Butler Putman and Martha Garrett. He was born August 4, 1889. He married Ellen Alberta 'Bert' Burns. Bert was born October 28, 1893. She was a daughter of Albert Burns and Ellen McAteer, and a granddaughter of Kisiah Putnam and Robertson Burns. Kisiah was Simeon William's sister. She was still living in Laurens and driving her 1962 Chevy in 1993. She died July 1, 1999 and is buried along side of Arthur at the Highland Home Baptist Church Cemetery in Gray Court, Laurens County.

 

EUGENE H. (HARRISON) PUTNAM  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 42 SC SC SC and is a salesman for a cotton mill. His wife Amy Jamison is 36 and they have Thelma 17, Walter E. 15, Harold R. 13, Leon A. 11 and Hilda C. 7 all SC. He is a son of Samuel Harrison Putnam and Cittoria Charlotte Rose. He was born May 27, 1888 and died November 30, 1950. His wife Amy Jamison was born November 30, 1893 and died January 12, 1947 all in Laurens County.

 

JOHN R. (ROSE) PUTNAM  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 43 SC SC SC and owns a drug store. His wife Lillie Martin is 34 and they now have Samuel F. 17, John R. Jr. 15, Oscar B. 13, Robert H. 11, Louise 8, James 6 and Margaret 1 4/12 all SC. He is a son of Samuel Harrison Putnam and Cittoria Rose.

 

ROY O. (OCTAVIS) PUTNAM  Laurens, Laurens County

He is 39 SC SC SC his wife Bertha Wade is 38 SC. He was working in a cotton Mill in Greenville in 1920 and now runs a grocery store and Bertha is his bookkeeper. He is a son of Samuel Harrison Putnam and Cittoia Rose from here in Laurens County. They never had any children. His brother John runs a drug store here too. Bertha will die January 9, 1934. He will later marry Mildred Fuller. Roy died August 26, 1971 and Mildred died March 18, 1972.

 

SAMUEL H. (HARRISON) PUTNAM  Laurens, Laurens County

He is now 73 SC SC SC. His wife Cittoria Charlotte Rose is 69 and Carl M. 28 SC is still at home. He will die here April 16, 1932. Cittoria will make it till November 25, 1939. Carl till October 8, 1958. He is a son of John Putman and Nancy Ellen Garrett.

 

EARL M. (MENNON) PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

This is a large Negro family. His wife is Bertha. Earl was born July 10, 1889 and died August 3, 1973. Bertha was born October 3, 1894 and died January 23, 1952. These Negro families are all buried in the Center Rabun Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

This is a Negro family. His wife is Callie. James was born January 15, 1866 and died April 23, 1944. Callie was born September 22, 1894 and died August 15, 1973.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

This is a large Negro family. His wife is Lillie.

 

PINK PUTMAN  Sullivan, Laurens County

This is a Negro Family. He is William Pickeny and his wife is Evelyn. He will die here October 29, 1964, and she May 29, 1951.

 

HOMER PUTMAN  Youngs, Laurens County

This is a strange entry. He is listed as Patman 52 SC SC SC, his widow Nannie Martin 53 SC and Everett 19 SC, Carrie Lou 17 SC, Marvin B. (Bryson) 14 SC and James E. 11 SC. Dixon Homer is a son of Jeremiah Young Putman and Callie Riddle form here in Youngs. Now he died here on March 24, 1930. The census was officially listed as April 10, but was taken earlier. Homer’s occupation was none as he was sick, and Nannie was listed as a farmer. Then the compiler put WD over the M after her name but for some reason left Homer’s name intact even though he was dead. Nannie will be here till March 21, 1965.

 

J. A. (JOHN ABNER) PUTNAM  Youngs, Laurens County

He is now 86 SC SC SC and widowed. His two single daughters Kittie 37 and Annie 42 SC are with him. His wife Eliza Jane Clark has died recently and he will die here himself in 1935. He is a son of Simeon William Putman and Catherine Owings and was born here in 1844.

 

LENA PUTMAN  Congaree, Lexington County

She is 65 SC and widowed. She lives alone.

 

VIRGINIA PUTNAM  Congaree, Lexington County

She is 4 SC SC SC and listed as a boarder with Henry and Martha Earehart.

 

JOHN F. PUTNAM  Mullins, Marion County

He is 26 SC SC SC and a building painter. His wife Myrtle is 19 and they have Yvonne 1 all SC. He is a son of George E. Putnam and Ella Pryor from Abbeville County he was there in 1920 and the folks have moved out to Florence County and are there now.

 

EDWARD PUTMAN  Reeves, Marion County

He is 20 SC SC SC and works on a farm. His wife Inez Jones is 22 SC and they have Travis 1 SC. They live with her folks Dennison and Mary Jones.

 

THOMAS E. PUTMAN  Seneca, Oconee County

He is 38 GA SC SC and a supervisor at a Cotton Mill. His wife Lela Price is 36 SC and they have Lois 18, Carl 10, Ronald 6 and James 4 all SC. Also here is his widowed mother Mary 66 SC. He is a son of William Ebenezer Putman and Mary Ann Compton. He was born in Georgia, but has been here since 1900.

 

WILLIAM E. (EBENEZER) PUTMAN  Seneca Oconee County

He is William Ebenezer Junior and has been here since the late 1890s. He is 36 GA SC SC and works at the Newry cotton mill. His wife Nannie is 36 and they have Paul E. 16, Edna M. 13, Louise R. 11 and Audrey L. 8 all SC.

 

SAMUEL PUTMAN  Central, Pickens County

He is 49 NC NC NC and works in a cotton mill as does his wife Kate Wilson 42 SC. They are still living with her mother Addie Wilson 67 SC. Their daughter Mollie 16 SC is now married to Porter Dobson 26 SC and they live with them. He is a son of Alexander Putman and Elvira Brown from Laurens County. He was born when the family was briefly in North Carolina in the 1890s.

 

ARCHIE C. (CRESWELL) PUTNAM (JR.)  Easley, Pickens County

He is 29 SC, his wife Clara B. 27, W. Edward 8 and J. Randolph 5 all SC. Both he and Clara work in a cotton mill. He is a son of Archibald and Annie Putnam from Greenville. He was home there in 1920.

 

GRADY D. PUTNAM  Easley, Pickens County

He is now 31 SC SC SC, his wife Nina K. 29 and Gladys M. 10, E. Christine 5 and Frances L 3 all SC. He is a son of Archibald and Annie Putnam from Greenville. They were here in 1920.

 

MARTHA PUTNAM  Pickens, Pickens County

Martha Jane Harden 69 SC is now the widow of Thomas Fowler Putman and they were in Cherokee County in 1920. He died there in 1926. She is living with her married daughter Carrie 41 SC and her second husband Jolly Turner. Carrie has a son here from her first marriage to Ted Eckford. Ted Eckford Jr. is 23 GA and his wife Bertie is 23 SC.

 

BESSIE PUTNAM  Columbia, Richland County

She is a patient at the South Carolina State Hospital for the Insane. She is 35 US. She was here in 1920. She is a daughter of Jordan David Putman and Lester Ann Poston from Cleveland County North Carolina through 1900. The family was in Chester County South Carolina in 1910

 

EDNA PUTNAM  Columbia, Richland County

She is 25 SC and a patient in the Ridgewood Tuberculosis Camp.

 

MINNIE PUTNAM  Columbia, Richland County

She is 60 GA and widowed. Her married daughter Rosa Wilson 39 GA is with her.

 

NANCY B. PUTNAM  Columbia, Richland County

She is 42 SC SC SC widowed and a teacher at the Epworth Orphanage. She was married to William Putman here in 1920.

 

ALEXANDER G. (GORDON) PUTMAN  Beech Springs, Spartanburg County

He is 24 SC NC NC, and of course works in a cotton mill. His wife Elizabeth Myrtle Pittman is 23 and they have Gordon 3 and Forest 2 SC. They were married here September 3, 1925. He is a son of William Alexander Putman and his second wife Evie S. Hughes. He was with his widowed mom here in 1920. William was a son of Samuel Evans Putman and Artie Hardin from Cleveland County and then Rutherford County, North Carolina.

 

CLYDE M. (MONROE) PUTMAN  Beech Springs, Spartanburg County

He is 32 SC SC SC and works at a cotton mill. His wife Laura Elizabeth Harvey is 34 and they have Mildred 15, Margaret 11, Sarah Jane 8 and Derrell 4 all SC. He is a son of Thomas Fowler Putman and Martha Jane Harden from Oconee County.  He was there in 1920.

 

CARRIE J. PUTNAM  Campobello, Spartanburg County

She is 63 NC NC NC and still single. She is a daughter of Leonard M. and Margaret Putman from Cleveland County NC and then here by 1880.

 

SALLIE M. PUTMAN  Chesnee, Spartanburg County

She is 56 SC and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Jennie Carr 36 NC and her husband Timothy. Sarah M. Bates is the widow of Marcus Alexander Putman from North Carolina. They were in York County SC in 1910 and in Lancaster County SC in 1920.

 

ROBENA PUTMAN  Pacolet, Spartanburg County

She is 57 NC and widowed. She is Robena Emeline Brock widow of Edward Putman from Haywood County, NC. She was there up till now. She is living with her now married daughter Vera 23 NC and her husband John T. Kirby 34 SC. Her son Hobart was in Spartanburg in 1920 and is there now.

 

BRODUS L. (LANDRUM) PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 40 SC SC SC and his wife Stella Mimms is 34 SC. They both still work in a cotton mill. He is a son of Samuel and Jane Putman from Rutherford County, North Carolina. He has moved over from Laurens County where they were in 1920.

 

CHARLIE PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 26 SC NC SC and his wife Ethel Lowery is 18 SC. He is Elias and Pearl’ son and still lives with them and their family listed next.

 

ELIAS N. (NAPOLEON) PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 49 NC NC NC and an insurance agent. His wife Pearl Ethel Lindsey is 46 SC and they have Alfred 17 SC and Lillian 10 SC still at home. He is a son of Martin Toliver Putman from Rutherford County, North Carolina. They have been here since the early 1900s.

 

GEORGE W. PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 46 SC SC SC and has a grocery store. His wife Addie Montjoy is 40 SC. He is Martin Toliver's son from Rutherford County, North Carolina. They were here in 1920.

 

GRADY PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 15 SC SC NC and a nephew of Robert and Hattie Painter.

 

GUS A. PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 34 NC NC NC and is a foreman in a cotton mill. His wife Gertie M. is 34 NC and they have Edna L. 7 SC.

 

HOBART PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 33 NC NC NC and a station hand in a cotton mill. His wife Nellie Dorman is 26 SC and they have Edward A. 7, Venie 5, Frank 3 and Paul 7/12 all SC. He is William Hobert Putnam, son of Edward Putman of North Carolina. His folks were Edward Putman and Robena Brock. He was born January 16, 1897, and will die in Blacksburg, Cherokee County April 30, 1977. His mother is in the County too with his married sister.

 

JAMES C. (CALVIN) PUTMAN  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County

He is 35 NC NC NC and an insurance agent. His wife Jessie M. is 35 SC and they have Frances E. 3 SC. He is a son of Samuel and Jane Putman from Rutherford County, North Carolina. They were here in 1920 and he will be here till he dies in 1965.

 

PEARL M. PUTMAN  Wellford, Spartanburg County

She is 21 SC and widowed. She has a son Ralph 1 SC. They live with her widowed mother Sady Mason.

 

LARRY PUTMAN  Woodruff, Spartanburg County

He is 49 SC SC SC and like most folks works in a cotton mill. His wife Minnie Lee Stephens is 43 and they have Fred 20, Everett 17, Vera Kate 14, James R. 10 and Benjamin 7 all SC. He is Lawrence William Putman a son of Stephen Perry Putman and Martha Susan Lovejoy from Laurens County where they have been up until now. He’ll be here till he dies May 16, 1960. His oldest son Ralph lives here too.

 

McDUFFIE PUTNAM  Woodruff, Spartanburg County

He is 41 SC SC SC and a foreman at an oil mill. A refinery I guess. His wife Lillian Sprouse is 35 and they have McDuffie Jr. 12, Donald 7, Elise 6, Dorothy 4 and William F. 1 all SC. He is a son of William Dogan Putman and Sarah Knight. His widowed mom was with them here in 1920, but has died in the past decade.

 

RALPH PUTMAN  Woodruff, Spartanburg County

William Ralph is a son of the above Larry. He is 24 SC and his wife Ruth Lawrence is 18 SC. He was born June 1, 1904. He married Ruth Lawrence on February 19, 1927. He died here in woodruff on December 29, 1975. Ruth died here January 18, 2005.

 

F. (FLAVIOUS ‘FRANK’) CICERO PUTNAM  Pickney, Union County

He is now 61 NC NC NC and a printer at a cotton mill. His second wife Lelia Bailey is 49 SC and they have Everett B. 15, Louise L. 9, Frank C. Jr. 8 all SC. He is a son of Rufus Putman and Sarah Gordon from North Carolina. The family moved here in the 1880s. He was in Spartanburg County in 1900 and then with Lelia in 1910 and on. Frank was born March 28, 1869 and died March 17, 1937. Lelia was born December 4, 1881 and died April 4, 1965

 

PLEASANT H. (HOLCOMB) PUTMAN  Pickney, Union County

He is 47 NC NC NC and a fireman for the railroad. His wife Kansas Barnes is 40 NC and they have Ruth M. 22 NC, Elizabeth 14 SC. He is a son of James Monroe Putman and Sarah Louise Bostick from Cleveland County, North Carolina. The family has been in Cherokee County, South Carolina since the late 1890s. He was married in Spartanburg in 1920.

 

BEAUFORD PUTNAM  Union, Union County

He is 20 SC NC SC and his new wife Viola Ashe is 19 SC. They have been married 3 years and both work in the cotton mills. They live with her folks Lee and Alma Ashe. He is a son of Frank (Flavious Cicero) Putnam and Lelia Bailey from here.

 

WALTER C. PUTNAM  Rock Hill, York County

He is 34 (54 or 57) SC SC SC and a clerk in a railroad office. He says he is married but is by himself. I think he is William C. Putman age 57 and was here in York County in 1910. If so, he is a son of William Dogan and Sallie Knight Putman.