SOUTH DAKOTA
CENSUS RETURNS
1860 - 1930
South Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory formed in 1861. It became a state in 1889, the 40th. In 1840 the area was included in the Iowa Census, in 1850 the Dakotas were included in the Minnesota census as the Pembina District, and in 1860, 1870 and 1880 there were Territorial Census reports and in 1900 there was a Federal Census.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
SOUTH DAKOTA
1860 & 1870 CENSUS
There were no listings of any Putnams or Putmans in the Dakota Territory (North and South) in this combined Territorial Census.
SOUTH DAKOTA
1880 CENSUS
This Territorial Census includes both North and South Dakota in one lump. These are the ones found in the South Dakota counties. This represents the full census, not just the Soundex portion.
LESLIE PUTMAN 86th District, Beadle County
He is 18 WI NY NY and living at either a hotel or a ranch.
MARY PUTNAM Township 93, Bon Homme County
She is 15 IA and a servant with A. F. and Kate McAuley from Canada. She is also listed with her brother David below. See that listing.
DAVID & OTHER
PUTMANS Township 93, Bon Homme County
David is 28 IA VT IL, Perkins 17 IA VT IL, Mary 15 IA VT IL, Millie (Nellie) 9 IA VT IL. They are all listed as stepchildren of A. S. and Rachel Constantine. Rachel (Philbrick) is IL VT TN. Rachel was married to John Putnam. They were in Clayton County, Iowa in 1870. John was there since the late 1840s. He was from Vermont. John died in Iowa in 1874, and Rachel remarried and moved up here. Rachel will move to Newton County, Missouri, and marry William Ramsey in 1887. In 1890 she will marry William Cannell there. Actually she’ll marry two more guys. The kids will stay in SW Missouri and NW Arkansas.
E. C. PUTNAM Township 110, Brookings County
He is 22 MN MN MN and a laborer with the County Sheriff, M. S. Grinnals. Either a guard or pushing a shovel on the chain gang. He looks to be Elmer Eugene Putnam a son of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Meriam from Sutton, Massachusetts, and was born in Sherburne County, Minnesota. Not exactly sure though, as he is also listed back in Minnesota.
AARON C.
(CORNELIUS) PUTNAM Vermillion, Clay
County
He is 52 NY NY NY, a painter, Catherine Isabel Cobb 49 NY ME NY, Joseph E. (Eugene) 21 MI, and his wife Anna 20 MI. Think Anna is a ‘typo’. He just married Grace Helen Gray here on December 31, 1879. She will be properly listed with him in the 1900 census. He is a son of Stephen Putnam and Lucy Francher, and was born in Bergen, New York May 10, 1828. He will die here April 15, 1886. Stephen was a son of Aaron Putnam and Sarah Colburn from Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
J. (JOSEPH) P.
PUTNAM Mitchell, Davison County
He is 27 MI, Mary J. 26 NY, F. J. a son 7 MI, L. A. a daughter 5 MI, Ida 4 MI, Abraham 3 MI. In 1900 I only find Ida, but in 1920 he and his kids are still here. He is a son of Orlean Putnam and Amelia Vanderhoof. He was born in Cass County, Michigan.
ANNA PUTNAM Lake County
She is 26 WI and her daughter Frances E. is 6 MT. They are living with Herman Luce.
ELMER C. (CALVIN)
PUTNAM Madison, Lake County
He is 20 PA NY NY and living in a boarding house. He is a son of Calvin Harlow Putnam and Elnora Rappleyea, and was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He is shown there in 1860.
IRA PUTNAM Minneapolis, Lawrence County
He is 42 VT VT VT and a machinist living with Lyman Wilder 42 VT VT VT. Ira is a son of Zeba Putnam (2766). Zeba was born in Calais, Vermont, and then the family moved to Colchester where he died in 1848 He was shown in 1850 and 1860 in Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont and in 1870 in Rutland with his mother Harriet Pearce. His mother and his wife Mary are presently in Cass County, Nebraska. Mary will be here with him in 1900.
HENRY PUTMAN McCook County
He is 35 POL, Polien (Pauline?) 39 POL, Henry 14 POL, Martin 8 POL, Pauleen 5 DAK, John 3 DAK, Frederick 6/12 DAK.
BENJAMIN
PUTNAM Minnehaha County
He is 35 PA, Delphina Case his wife 33 PA, Harry A. 9 PA. He and the following John are sons of Henry and Mary Putnam of Granville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. They were home there in 1850 and 1860. His folks are from Massachusetts. They are here in Hartford, Minnehaha County through the 1910.
JOHN PUTNAM Minnehaha County
He is 41 PA, Esther 33 PA, Mary A. 10 PA and Henry J. 8 PA. He and the above Benjamin are brothers. Both are sons of Henry and Mary Putnam of Granville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. They are in Stanley County in 1910 and 1920.
WILLIAM C.
(CHARLES) PUTMAN Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County
He is 31 WI NY CAN, a merchant. His wife Elizabeth J. Bird, his wife, is 31 NJ NJ NJ. He is a son of Charles Wesley Putnam and Ellen Coyle, and was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 11, 1848. He married Elizabeth or Lizzie in Wyoming in 1874. Charles was in the 1870 census of Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Charles was a son of Aaron Dickson Putnam and Rebecca Goodenough of Rome, Oneida County, New York. They are all in Minneapolis Minnesota in the 1900. Elizabeth is widowed in Spokane Washington by 1920. This line goes back William > Charles > Aaron > Cornelius > Cornelius > Cornelius > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John Putnam of Salem, Massachusetts. By the way, his brother Edward Cornelius Putnam will be out here shortly, as he will marry Mary Johnson here in Dell Rapids in 1881.
WILLIS E. PUTNAM Rockford, Pennington County
He is a carpenter in a boarding house, 22 WI NY NY. He is a son of Thomas Worthy Putnam and Wealthy Towne from Stockton, Chautaugua County, New York. The family moved to Minnesota and then they went to Dodge County, Nebraska. Willis headed here to start ranching. He will marry Grace Lewis here February 18, 1888 and be ranching in Lawrence County. By 1900, they and some kids will be back in Prebble, Nebraska. They will then head to Redlands, California and be there by the 1910. He will remain there till he dies in 1922.
BELA PUTNAM Turner County
He is 49 NY, Frances M. 45 NY, Mary E. 26 MI, Fred L. 14 MI and Francis 5 DAK. He is a son of Stephen Putnam and Lucy Francher, and was born in Genesee County, New York. In 1860, he and the folks were in Clarendon, Calhoun County, Michigan. He was in Ionia County, Michigan in 1870, and now here.
(DANIEL) PROCTOR
PUTNAM Elk Point, Union County
He is 30 NH, Anna Rice 28 OH, Harry (Harrison) 3 OH, Zada 8/12 DAK. Also there is his mother Permelia 51 NH. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam (#2790) and Clementine Permelia Lovering from Croyden, New Hampshire. They were in Bureau County, Illinois before he moved out here. They will be in Sioux City Iowa in 1885 through about 1894.
1885 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CENSUS
Not a lot of information.
ARTHUR PUTNAM Edmunds County
He is 26 IL.
EDWIN PUTNAM Hand County
He is 43 MI, his wife Julietta Lawrence is 41 MI and they have Eddie (Edwin) 16 MI, Richard 12 IL, Mary 6 IL, James 4 IL, William H. 4 IL, Joseph 3 IL. Edwin is number 2632 a son of Jeremy Putnam (1174) from Vermont and then Michigan. A Michigan County history states he was a son of Jerome Putnam from New York State. That Jerome was married to Martha Skinner and was in Batavia, New York. Jerome was part of the ‘other’ New England family out of Hartford, Connecticut. But…. If you look up Jeremy Putnam (number 1174) in Eben’s book, you’ll see he went from VT to NY then to MI where he died. No name for the wife, but he had kids named Edwin, Elizabeth, Spencer and some other ones and they lived in Jackson County according to the book. So… I think the Jerome mentioned in the history was really Jeremy, the kids Edwin (number 2632), Elizabeth (2627 or 2628) and Spencer (2630) are all right here. The Sarah mentioned in the next listing should be their mother and Jeremy’s widow. Just a guess, but it all fits. Jeremy’s line goes back through Samuel > Timothy etc and he was a brother of Alpheus who was in Jackson County in 1840. Alpheus had a couple of ‘spare’ kids then that were NOT his. Probably Jeremy’s. As no names were used in 1840, the other kids and the mom, Sarah, were probably living with other families.
JOSEPH PUTMAN Hanson County
He is 34 MI, his wife Mary 33 NY, Meter 12 MI, Duey 10 MI, Ida 9 MI and Abram 7 MI.
1895 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CENSUS
Even less.
J. B. PUTNAM
Kimball, Brule County
Just a listing and there is an M. M. Putnam as well.
SOUTH DAKOTA
1900 CENSUS
JULIA M.
PUTNAM Aberdeen, Brown County
She is Julia Stratton, the widow of Norman Putnam from New York. In 1880 they were in Grundy County, Iowa. They moved here in the 1880s or 90s, and Norman died here. She is 60 NY Oct 1839, Alice 33 NY Aug 1866, Jessie 24 IA Oct 1875. Julia and her daughter Jessie will be in Tacoma Washington in the 1910 census.
EDMOND J. (JOSEPH)
PUTNAM Vermillion, Clay County
He is 38 IA Aug 1861, Theresa Krause 29 NE Nov 1870, Christian 10 SD Aug 1889, Mary R. 8 SD Aug 1891, Anna 2 SD Apr 1898 and Doris Irene 3 months SD Feb 1900. He’ll be here divorced in 1910, and living with his son Christian in 1920. He is a son of Henry Putnam and his second wife Elizabeth Beaudette. He was with the family in Lyon County Iowa in 1880.
GEORGE W.
PUTNAM Dexter, Codington County
He is 67 VT Apr 1833, Flora 29 VT Jan 1871. His son Warner lives nearby. He is George Washington Putnam, Jr. and was born in Whittingham, Windham County, Vermont. His folks were George Washington Putnam and Thankful Warner. He was there through the 1880 census. He will be living with his son Warner in 1910.
WARNER G.
PUTNAM Dexter Township, Codington
County
A son of George W. Putnam who is here in town. Warner is 36 VT Sep 1863, Mabel 23 IA Apr 1877 and Harriet 1 SD Feb 1899. He’s here in 1910 and in 1920.
ALBERT C. (CALVIN)
PUTNAM Custer Township, Custer County
He is 57 NY Dec 1842, Electa Ann Brown 55 IN May 1845, George 18 IA Sep 1881, Harry O. 16 IA Nov 1883 and John E. 14 MI Mar 1886. They were in Carroll County, Iowa in 1870 and in Guthrie County, Iowa in 1880. They are in Fall River County in 1910 and Electa is widowed there in 1930. He looks to be the son of Perley Putnam (2850) from Lowville, Lewis County New York.
JAY S. (SAMUEL)
PUTNAM Custer Township, Custer County
He is 52 NY May 1848, Rebecca Charlotte Sutton 42 IA Jul 1857, Hezekiah I. 22 IA Sep 1877, Orrie 21 IA Mar 1879, Herbert 19 IA Dec 1880, Lemuel P. 15 IA Oct 1884, Roy W. 12 SD Mar 1888, G. (George) Rex 10 SD Jun 1890, William R. 7 SD Jul 1892, Mary O. 4 SD Oct 1895. His mother Orrilla Aylsworth Putnam is 75 NY Nov 1824. His father was Hezekiah who was a son of Nathan Putnam, number 2206 and his first wife, Martha Williams of Colesville, Broome County, New York and Fairfield, Connecticut before that. Hezekiah died here in South Dakota in 1893. The family was in Racine County, Wisconsin in 1860. Jay and Rebecca were in Carroll County, Iowa in 1880. They are in Fall River County in 1910, and then Salem, Oregon is the next stop for this family. Lemuel will be in Chicago by the 1920, and Orrin who will be here in 1910 and in Dawes County, Nebraska in 1920. Herbert will be in Portland, Oregon by 1920. Hezekiah will still be here in 1910.
IDA PUTNAM Mitchell Township, Davison County
She is 24 MI Apr 1876 living with Louis Beckwith. She was with her folks, Joseph and Mary Jane Putnam here in 1880.
ULMER J.
PUTNAM Mitchell Township, Davison
County
He is 53 ME Nov 1846, Sibyl 44 ME Mar 1856, Ethel M. 12 SD Jan 1888. He was with his mother Susan in Dover, Piscataquis County, Maine in 1850. But no idea who his dad was. They will all be in Long Beach, California in 1910 and in 1920.
JESSIE PUTNAM Kidder Township, Day County
She is 24 IA Oct 1876 and boarding with John Fillbach. She is a public school teacher. Her folks were Norman M. Putnam and Julia Stratton, and she is also listed with her widowed mom in Brown County.
FRANK PUTNAM Vernon Township, Grant County
He is 40 IL Oct 1859, Maggie Hauk 37 NY Jan 1863, Jennie 16 SD (could be MN) Jun 1883, Charley 14 SD Aug 1885, Ernest 8 SD Nov 1891, Maggie 1 SD Nov 1898. He married Maggie back in Minnesota October 1, 1879. Also there is his father Kittridge Putnam 72 VT Dec 1826. They were in Kane County, Illinois in 1860. In 1880 the family was in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota. His dad is also listed now in Lac Qui Parle. In 1910, Frank will be back there too, and he’ll be widowed there in 1920. He will have the kids, except Charles who remains here, with him. Charles will go to Montana and be there from 1920 on in Carter County. His dad, Kittridge Putnam, was a son of Reuben and Eleanor Putnam from Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont. He was born there and will die in Dawson, Minnesota on April 13, 1918.
SOLON H.
PUTNAM Miller Township, Hand County
He is a farmer 39 NY NY NY Sep 1860, Julia Halverson 36 Norway, Elvira 13 SD June 18, 1887, Ida 10 SD November 14, 1888, Kimball 10 SD April 11, 1890, Harry 8 SD February 12, 1892, Anna 8 SD February 12, 1892 (twins), Hattie 5 SD June 15, 1895, Esther 2 SD July 2, 1898. There will be four more kids in the next decade bringing the total to eleven children. He is a son of Lovell Kimball Putnam and Almira Smith from Peru, Clinton County New York. Lovell was a son of Archelaus Putnam and Deborah Kimball from there and Vermont before that. Solon and Julia were married August 21, 1886. They are here through the 1920.
FRANK W.
PUTMAN Peoria, Hughes County
He is Franklin Ward Putman 33 IL Sep 1866 (and die in 1938), Orpha Jane Cole 28 MI Jun 1871, Lois 9 SD May 17, 1891 and Estella N. 6 SD Jan 1894. His father Franklin Monroe Putman is listed in Sully County.
CHARLES W.
PUTNAM Herman, Lake County
He is 39 WI Jul 1860, Mary E. 38 WI Jun 1861 and Orpha L. 14 WI Mar 1886. He looks like the son of Maholn Putnam and Flora Sweet as shown in 1860 and 1870 in Grant County Wisconsin
CELIA L. PUTNAM
Deadwood, Lawrence County
She is 67 ME Jan 1833 and has William Leman 46 ME with her. She is the third, I think, wife of William Walker Putnam from Somerset County, Maine. They were in Battle creek, Michigan in 1880. William is a son of her first marriage. They are still here in Deadwood in 1910.
IRA PUTNAM Lead Township, Lawrence County
He is 61 VT Jun 1838, Mary E. 61 VT Jul 1838. See his 1880 listing here. He will die in a month or two and Mary will die in 1909. Both are buried here in West Lead Cemetery.
JAMES PUTMAN Lead Township, Lawrence County
He is 47 NY Jun 1852 and a lodger with Carrie Lewis. He looks like the son of Earl & Charity Putnam as shown in 1870 in Union, Dallas County Iowa.
PAUL H. PUTNAM Township 103, Lyman County
He is 30 IL Jan 1870, Eunice R. 22 IA Mar 1878 and they have a son Alva M 2 SD Jan 1898. They are in Mellette County in 1910 and 1920. In 1910 he states IA as his birthplace, but I can’t find him in any state in 1870 or 1880. He’ll be around through 1930.
LOUIE W. PUTNAM Langford Village, Marshall County
He is the eldest son of Julia Stratton and Norman Putnam. He is 39 MI Sep 1860, Clara E. 26 MI Aug 1873, Mabel C. 4 SD Apr 1896 and Norman M. 1 month May 1900. His mom is now in Brown County, SD. He will be in Spokane County, Washington in 1910 and Whitman County, Washington by 1920.
EMMET PUTNAM Pearl, McCook County
He is a son of Ansell Deloss Putnam from New York. He was born in Townsend, Huron County, Ohio and then went to Mercer County, Missouri where both he and his folks were in the 1880 census. He is 44 OH Jul 1855, his wife Florence Belle Stanton is 37 MO Mar 1863, Grace 20 MO Oct 1879, Myrtle 16 SD Apr 1884, Florence 14 SD Mar 1886, Rubie 12 SD Jan 1888, Marie 10 SD Oct 1889, Edna 8 SD Oct 1891, Maggie 6 SD Sep 1893. His mom Maria Putnam 66 PA May 1834 is there as well. His dad died earlier in 1900 and his mom will die in 1906. There are two McCormick nieces with him. They will be in Minnehaha County in 1910. The daughter Grace will soon marry Lawrence Lester and move to North Dakota.
PEARL PUTNAM Spencer, McCook County
She is 18 MO Nov 1881 (hard to read). She is a grand daughter of L. M. Stanton, and is a daughter of the above Emmet Putnam. She is back with the family in 1910 in North Dakota.
DELOS PUTMAN Canova, Miner County
He is a miner, 43 OH Jun 1857. His wife Mary Campbell is 35 MN Feb 1865. He is a son of David Putman and Lucy Ann Hardy. He was born in Townsend, Huron County, Ohio. They are here in 1910. Dutch family.
BENJAMIN
PUTNAM Hartford, Minnehaha County
He is 55 PA Apr 1845, Delphine Case is 43 PA Feb 1857, Flora M. 18 SD Mar 1882. They were here in 1880, his son Harry is nearby here too. They are all here in 1910.
HARRY A.
PUTNAM Hartford, Minnehaha County
He is 29 PA Aug 1870, Mary Anne Herr his wife 27 MD Jan 1873, Jesse A. 6 SD Jan 1893, Della E. 3 SD, Jul 1896. His father is the Benjamin listed earlier, they were here in 1880, and will be in 1910.
LUCY PUTNAM Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
She is 52 NH Mar 1848 and a teacher at the All Saints School. She is a daughter of John Lyscom Putnam (#1512) and Adeline Sumner of Cornish, New Hampshire. In 1880 she was teaching in Augusta, Maine.
(JAMES) EUGENE
PUTNAM Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
He is 41 MI Dec 1858, Grace Helen Gray, his wife, 40 IN Sep 1859, Claude E. 18 SD Dec 1881, Helen L. 16 SD Dec 1883, O. Burr (Orlo Burr) 14 SD Mar 1886, Kathryn 11 SD May 1889, Robert A. 8 SD Feb 1892, Demma 3 SD Jul 1899, Marguerite 6 mos SD Nov 1899. Also there is Jessie Gray 31 MI a sister in law. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Catherine Cobb, and was born in Clarendon, Michigan. They are in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1910. Claude is in Cattle Creek, Colorado then too.
FLOYD PUTMAN Enterprise, Moody County
He is 25 NY Jan 1875, a servant with Grant Dockstader. He is a son of Aaron Putman from Fulton County, New York. He was home in 1880, and is also listed there right now. He will soon marry Harriet Dockstader and they will be with his widowed mom in Streeter, North Dakota in 1920. Dutch family.
EDWARD B. (BIGELOW)
PUTNAM Afton, Sanborn County
He is 42 IA Nov 6, 1857, Lena C. Rost or Roust, his wife, 42 Norway Jan 1858, Benjamin G. 14 SD Dec 1885, Roy E. 13 SD Apr 1887, Martha A. 8 SD Sep 1891, Elida C. 7 SD Apr 1893, Lester McKinley 3 SD Sep 1896. His father George Gideon Putnam 70 MA Mar 1830 is with them. George is a son of Gideon Putnam and was in Freemont Township, Benton County, Iowa from the 1850s through the 1880 census. George will remain here until he dies November 5, 1907. His other son, Ernest is nearby in Diana, Sanborn County. Edward will remain here until his death September 14, 1949. Lena will die here July 22, 1934. They were married back in Story County, Iowa on January 1, 1884.
ERNEST J.
PUTNAM Diana, Sanborn County
He is a son of George Putnam and Martha Blackstone (Massachusetts folks) from Benton County, Iowa. He is 37 IA Mar 1863, Charlotte L. Turner, his wife, 36 MN Oct 1863, Myrtle I. 13 SD Mar 1887, Maude A. 10 SD Jun 1889, Mabel M. 9 SD Apr 1891, Mildred C. 3 SD Mar 1897. They are in Meade County, South Dakota in 1910 and 1920.
ABIE PUTNAM Philips, Stanley County
She is 22 MI born Nov 1877, working for William Taylor.
ALICE PUTMAN Cavenaugh, Stanley County
She is 23 CAN Oct 1876 and boarding with Harry Graham.
JOHN PUTNAM Midland, Stanley County
He is 61 PA Aug 1838, Esther M. 52 PA Feb 1848. Their son Henry 28 PA Feb 1872 and his wife Alice H. 23 CAN Mar 1877 are with them. They were in Minnehaha County in 1880. John and Esther are here still in 1910.
FRANKLIN M. PUTMAN Iowa Township, Sully County
Franklin Monroe, son of Benjamin Franklin Putman is 65 KY Dec 1835, Susannah P. Ward is 57 IL Feb 1843. He is a son of Benjamin Franklin Putman and was born in Lewis County, Kentucky. They were in Brown County, Illinois and then McDonough County, Illinois. They have been here since the 1880s. Franklin died here in 1907. Susannah will be widowed with her son Franklin in Hughes County in 1920. Southern Putman family.
F. (FRED) L.
PUTNAM Centerville, Turner County
He is 34 MI Jul 1865, Ida Blanchard 34 NY Oct 1865, Bernice 6 SD Dec 1894 and Clifford 3 SD Jun 1896. He is Fred Putnam son of Bela who was here in 1880. His mom is the upcoming Francie Putnam. She is in Clay County in 1920, maybe widowed or just alone with her folks.
FRANCIE PUTNAM Centerville, Turner County
Frances Robbins is the widow of Bela Putnam, and is 65 NY Mar 1835, a daughter Mary D. 46 NY and an aunt Harriett Henshaw 81 NY are with her. The F. L. (Fred) and Frank Putnams listed separately would be her sons. They were all here in 1880. Frances will be in Montrose County, Colorado with her daughter Mary in 1910 and in 1920. In 1910 her son Frank will be in Montrose County as well.
FRANK MARION
PUTNAM Centerville, Turner County
He is 25 SD May 1875, Estella Jones 28 SD Jun 1872. The Francis listed above is his mother. His father was Bela and they were here in 1880. They are in Montrose County, Colorado in 1910 along with his mom who is nearby. They will be in Maricopa County, Arizona by 1925, and he will die there in 1946. Stella will die there in 1930.
MABEL PUTNAM Civil Bend, Union County
She is 6 IA Oct 1893 and a grandchild of Ransom Langdon.
CARRIE PUTNAM Civil Bend, Union County
She is 14 IA Feb 1886 and a grand daughter of Ransom Langdon.
DANIEL R. (RANSOM)
PUTNAM Civil Bend, Union County
He is 12 IA Apr 1888 and another grandson of Ransom Langdon. Harry, Mabel and Carrie are his siblings. They are all children of Frank Harrison Putnam and Ida Langdon. Frank was a son of Harrison Putnam and Permelia Lovering from Illinois. Frank’s brother Proctor was here in Union County in the 1880 census. I can’t find Frank in 1880 or 1900, but he was probably in Iowa.
HARRY PUTNAM Civil Bend, Union County
He is part of this family here in town. He is on his own though. He is 16 IA IL PA Jan 1884 working for Otis Bland.
Dr. JAY F.
PUTNAM Sioux Valley, Union County
He is 28 IA May 1872, Lillie B. 24 IL Jan 1876, Helen V. 3 IA Jul 1896 and Mable I. 1 SD Mar 1899. In 1880, he was with his parents George C. and Adelia Putnam in Rapids Township, Linn County, Iowa. George is from New York. He will be back in Page County, Iowa in 1920.
SOUTH DAKOTA
1910 CENSUS
He is 45 IA UNK UNK, Martha M. 37 IA, John W. 19 IA, Lillian 17 IA, Elmer H. 12 IL. They were in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois in 1900. He and Martha list Illinois as their birthplaces then. The son Elmer is in Palo Alto County, Iowa and listed as a stepson of Nicholas and Martha Peterson. Martha is his mom. I assume Frank will die shortly and then Martha remarried. Elmer is there in 1930 too.
He is 54 OH NY NY, and works on a farm. He’ll still be here working on a farm in 1920. He should be the son of Luther Charles Putman and Lucy Ann Ewell from Huron County, Ohio. His folks came from Madison County, New York. Dutch folks.
He is 34 IL IL ENG, Etta his wife is 20 IN. They will be here with some kids in 1920. I can’t peg him to a family in Illinois in 1880 though.
He is 34 MN US US and is a jeweler in a drug store. His wife Ruda is 32 WI. He is a son of Worthy and Mary Putnam from Winona County, Minnesota. He was single in Rock County, Minnesota in 1900 and then just married to Ruda there in 1905. He will be here in 1920 and his folks will be in Minnehaha County then.
He is 28 NE VT WI. He is single and a grain buyer. He sort of fits the Frank in Sioux Falls who is a son of Herbert Langdon Putnam and Laura Hale. Problem is that one is married and a doctor.
He is 48 IA CAN CAN and divorced. He was here in 1900 with his wife Theresa Krans. He is living with his now married daughter Mary R. 18 SD and her husband Homer Bishop. Also here are Edmond’s kids Anna 12 SD and Christian 20 SD. He will be here in 1920 living with his son Christian who will have married by then. He is a son of Henry Putnam and his second wife Elizabeth Beaudette. He was with the family in Lyon County Iowa in 1880.
He is 41 VT VT VT, Minnie 41 CAN, Lulu H. 16 SD, Carl L. 12 MO, and Fern 2 SD. He is a son of George Washington and Jeanette Putnam from Windham County, Vermont. His father and brothers were here in 1900. He was some place in Missouri where Carl was born, in 1900. They are here in 1920.
He is 46 VT VT VT, MABEL H. 33 IA, Harriet C. 11 SD, Belle 7 SD, Allen L. 2 6/12 SD. Also here is his dad George W. Putnam 77 VT VT VT. They were here in 1900, and his dad was widowed then. He is another son of George Washington and Jeanette Putnam from Windham County, Vermont. Warner and the family will be here in 1920. George will be in Heaven by then.
He is 24 NE PA PA and single. He lives alone here.
He is now 31 IA MI IA, Myra J. Streeter his wife is 29 IA, Harry J. 4 SD and Marjory 8/12 SD. He is a son of Jay Samuel Putnam and Rebecca Sutton. He was born Carroll County, Iowa, and in 1900 was here with his folks. They have moved to Oregon. Orrin and the family are in Dawes County, Nebraska by 1920.
He is 32 IA IA IA, Nancy 25 MO, Paul 3 SD and a son Phil 2 SD. He is a son of Jay Samuel Putnam. He was here with his folks in 1900, and they are now in Oregon. Hezekiah will be killed in a sawmill accident in 1913. Nancy will marry James Cussler and she and the kids are in Fall River County in 1920.
He is 27 IA IA IA, Dollie 26 SD and Charlotte 4 SD. They have been married for six years. He is a miner in a mica mine. I think he is a son of Jay Samuel and Rebecca Putnam from Carroll County, Iowa. He was single in Carroll County, Iowa in 1900. Two other sons of Jay are here in the County and the folks have moved to Oregon. They are in Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana in 1920 and1930.
He is 26 IA VT VT and boarding. He is a teacher in the public school system. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Cornelia Chamberlain, and was at home in Taylor County, Iowa in 1900. He is married in Davison County, South Dakota in 1920. See that entry for more info on him.
He is 33 IA NY PA, and a farmer. Annie 35 WI, George W. 7 IA and James L. (Leslie) 4 IA. He is a son of George Curtis Putnam and Adelia Medbury. In 1880, they were in Linn County, Iowa, and Plymouth County, Iowa in 1900. They are here still in 1920.
JAY S. (SAMUEL) PUTNAM Hot Springs, Fall River County
He is now 51 NY NY NY and a carpenter. Rebecca Sutton his wife is 52 IA, George R. 19 SD, William R. 22 SD, Welcome R. (Roy) 17 SD, Mary O. 14 SD. They were in Iowa in 1880 and here in Custer County in 1900. In 1920 they are in Salem Oregon.
He is 67 NY NY NY, Electa Ann Brown his wife is 64 IN, Charles 34 IA, Harry 26 IA. They were in Carroll County, Iowa in 1870 and in Guthrie County, Iowa in 1880, and here in Custer County in 1900. He looks to be the son of Perley Putnam (2850) from Lowville, Lewis County New York. He will die here in 1915, Electa on August 26, 1938. Harry will die here shortly on July 21, 1910.
He is 24 SD MI NY and lodging. He is a clerk in a hotel. He is a son of Joseph Putnam from Davison County. The family has been here since the 1870s. He will be back with his widowed dad in Davison County in 1920.
She is 22 SD NY NOR and a pastry cook. She is a daughter of Solon and Julia Putnam. She was at home in Hand County in 1900. Her folks are here in Hughes County now. She was born June 18, 1887. She will marry Fred Gerdes December 20, 1911. She will die April 15, 1966 in Yankton, South Dakota.
She is 21 SD NY NOR. She is in the same hotel as her sister Elvira. She makes silverware. Another of Solon’s kids. She was born November 14, 1888 and will die in Minnesota December 25, 1941. She will soon marry John Peterson.
She is 16 SD IL IL and lodging. She is a daughter of Franklin Ward and Jane Putman from Peoria, Hughes County. She was at home there in 1900.
He is 49 NY NY NY, Julia Halverson 46 NOR, Kimball 20 SD, Anna 18 SD, Hattie 14 SD, Esther 12 SD, Mary 10 SD (born November 5, 1899), Louis 8 SD (born August 14, 1902), Melvin 6 SD (born July 26, 1903), and Hazel 2 SD (born November 10, 1907). They were in Hand County in 1900, and are here through 1930 at least. He is a son of Lovell Kimball Putnam and Almira Smith from Peru, Clinton County New York. Lovell was a son of Archelaus Putnam and Deborah Kimball from there and Vermont before that.
He is now 44 IL KY IL, Jane Cole his wife 39 MI, Lois W. 18 SD, Estella M. 16 SD, Carl M. (Monroe) 8 SD, William F. (Floyd) 6 SD, and Ina A. 4 SD. He is a son of Franklin Monroe Putman and Susannah Ward. He was born in McDonough County, Illinois. The family has been here in South Dakota since the 1880s. He will still be here in 1920 and his widowed mother Susannah will be with him at age 75. Southern Putmans.
She is 20 SD IA MN, and works for a Wallace Family. She is a daughter of Ernest Putnam and was at home in Sanborn County in 1900. Her folks are in Minnehaha County now.
He is 55 ME CAN ME, and a printer. He lists himself as divorced. His widowed mother Celia L. 77 ME is with him. She was married to William Walker Putnam from Maine. They were here in 1900. Celia will still be here in 1920 at age 86. William Leman was not born a Putnam. He is from Celia’s first marriage.
He is 31 MO MO IL single and a lodger. He is a miner in a gold mine.
He is 46 IA UNK UNK, Charlotte Turner 44 MN, Mildred 12 SD, Margie 9 SD, Merle 4 SD. He is a son of George Putnam and Martha Blackstone (Massachusetts folks) from Benton County, Iowa. They were in Sanborn County in 1900, and will be here in 1920.
He is 40 IA IA IA, Eunice 32 IA, Alva M. 12 SD and Paul E. 8/12 SD. He lists his birthplace as IL in 1900 and in 1920.
He is 54 MO (actually OH), Mary Ann Campbell 45 MN. He is a son of David Putman and Lucy Ann Hardy. He was born in Townsend, Huron County, Ohio. Dutch family. They were here in 1900. He will die in Arizona in 1918 according to his death certificate. Mary Ann will be there in 1920 living with her brother.
MABEL PUTMAN Clinton Township, Miner County
She is 19 SD IA MN and works for a family. She is a daughter of Ernest Putnam from Sanborn County. Her folks are in Meade County now.
EDMUND D. (DELOS) PUTNAM Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
He is 36 WI VT WI, Adelaide Amelia Burleson 38 NY, Gertrude D. 10 IA and Helen G. 8 IA. He is also an eye, nose, and throat doctor. He is another son of Herbert Langdon Putnam and Laura Hale. He was born in Rubicon Wisconsin. They were in Filmore County, Nebraska in 1880. They were in Osceola County Iowa in 1900 and are in Sioux Falls in 1920 and 1930. Family came out of Vermont.
EMMET D. (DELOSS) PUTNAM Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
He is 56 OH NY PA, Florence Belle Stanton is 46 MO, Etta 18 SD, Margaret 16 SD, Melvin 9 SD and Florence 22 SD. They were in McCook County in 1900. He is a son of Ansel Deloss Putnam from New York and Ann Maria Hurst. He was born in Townsend, Huron County, Ohio and then went to Harrison, Mercer County, Missouri, and then here. They are in McKenzie County North Dakota in 1920 and in Benton County Oregon in 1930.
FRANK I. PUTNAM Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
He is 27 NE VT WI, Gertrude Reed is 22 IA He is a Physician, eye, nose and throat kind. He is a son of Herbert Putnam and was with the family in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska in 1900. They are here in 1920 too and in San Jose California in 1930.
He is 60 PA PA PA, Delphine Case his wife is 63 PA. They have been married 43 years. He is a son of Henry and Mary Putnam of Granville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. They were home there in 1850 and 1860. They have been here since the 1870s.
He is 39 PA PA PA, Mary Anne Herr his wife 36 MD, Jesse 16 SD and Della 13 SD. He is a farmer. They were here in 1900. He is a son of the above Benjamin and Delphine Putman who are here too.
He is 38 PA PA PA, his wife Alice is 33 CAN. They have been married 10 years. He is a son of John and Esther Putnam. They were in Minnehaha County in 1880 and Stanley County in 1900. John is a son of Henry and Mary Putnam of Granville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. They are here in 1920.
He is 39 IA NY PA Julia 39 IA FRAN FRAN, Elmo A. (a daughter) 19 IA, Madeline 13 IA, Doris 11 IA, Avis 9 IA, a son King 7 IA (King George born August 29, 1903 and will die here December 19, 1958), Marianne 4 IA and Ralph 1 1/12 SD. He is a son of George Cornelius Putnam and Adelia Medbury from Plymouth County, Iowa. He and his folks were all there in 1900. They are in Hanson County by 1920 and back here in Pennington County by 1930. Dutch family from New York.
He is now 51 IA MA ME, Lena Roust his wife 51 NOR, Benjamin G. 24 SD, Roy C. 23 SD, Martha C. 18 SD, Elida E. 16 SD, Lester M. 13 SD. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920. He is a son of George Gideon Putnam was in Freemont Township, Benton County, Iowa from the 1850s through the 1880 census. Edward will remain here until his death September 14, 1949. Lena will die here July 22, 1934. They were married back in Story County, Iowa on January 1, 1884.
MARION H. PUTNAM Letcher Township, Sanborn County
He is 29 IA IA PA, his wife Sadie J. Armstrong is 27 IL, Merlin F. 6 IA and Adelbert C. 4 SD. He is a son of James Rufus Putnam and Eliza Jane Sexton from Cass County, Iowa. He was home there in 1900. They are next in Caddo County Oklahoma in 1920.
He is 21 IA IA IA and a tailor. This entry was indexed as Puttman, but in looking at it the Ts are not crossed, so I am pretty sure the name is Pullman.
He is 71 PA MA PA, his wife Esther N. is 63 PA PA PA. They have now been married for 32 years. He is a son of Henry and Mary Putnam of Granville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. They were in Minnehaha County in 1900, and here still in 1920.
He is 31 MI MI MI and a Dray Man for the City. His wife Georgietta Presba is 31 SD CAN PA, Marguerite E. 5 SD, Leone M. 3 SD and Bernard O. 11/12 SD. Also here is Georgietta’s sister Alice Presba 17 SD. Abe has been married 6 years. He is a son of the Joseph O. Putnam in Davison County in 1880, but don't find in 1900. They are here in 1920.
He is 25 IA IA IA single and living by himself. He is a son of Horace Putnam from Vermont. The family was in Sioux County, Iowa in 1900. Peter will be married here in 1920.
He is 34 IA IA IA, Mary Callahan his wife 31 IA, Francis 6 IA, Mildred C. 4 IA, Marion M. a daughter 3 IA and Leon 2 SD. They have been married 7 years. He is another son of Horace and Mary Putnam from Sioux County, Iowa. He was single there in 1900. He will die here about 1913 and Mary will be widowed here with more kids in 1920.
He is 44 MI NY NY and a traveling salesman. Ida R. Blanchard is 44 NY, Bernice 17 SD and Clifford 13 SD. They have been married 19 years. He is a son of Bela Putnam who was here in 1880. He was here in 1900.
He is 37 NE NY NY, Mary D. 29 NE, Ida May 10 IA and an adopted son LeRoy 1 IA. He is the son of Orson Freeman Putnam and Amelia Throop from Merrick County, Nebraska. They were in Sioux, Plymouth County, Iowa in 1900, and will be here in 1920.
She is 16 SD. She is a daughter of Frank Harrison Putnam and Ida Langdon. She was here in 1900 living with her grandfather Ranson Langdon. She is still with them.
He is 30 NE NY NY and a drayman. His wife Etta E. 34 NE NY IN. Etta was married before and has Lovell P. 11 NE NE NE and Clyde L. 8 SD NE NE. They have been married 4 years and have Margaret A. 1 SD NE NE. He should be the son of Orson Freeman Putnam. In 1900 he was with his mom and stepfather Arthur Noble in Holt County, Nebraska. His brother Fred is here in the County.
SOUTH DAKOTA
1920 CENSUS
HARTLEY S.
PUTNAM Aurora, Brookings County
He is 60 IA, Charlotte 70 NY. In 1900 he was in Mahaska County, Iowa but had a wife named Martha his same age. Charlotte must be a new one.
CHARLES PUTNAM Brown County
He is 63 OH and a laborer with William Rout. He was working here and single in 1910.
JOSEPH PUTMAN Aberdeen, Brown County
He is 43 IL VT ENG, Etta M. 39 IN, Erwin 9 SD, Carl H. 8 MN, Henrietta 2 SD. They were here in Brown County in 1910, but obviously moved a lot over the past 10 years.
MARGUERITE
PUTNAM Aberdeen, Brown County
She is 20 SD and rooming with Sam Jumper. She is a daughter of Eugene Putnam from Michigan. She was 6 months old in 1900 with the family in Minnehaha County South Dakota, and in Colorado Springs with them in 1910.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Chamberlain, Brule County
He is 45 MN, Ruda 41 MN and Doris 17 IA. He is a son of Worthy Putnam from Winona County, Minnesota. His folks and family are now in Minnehaha County. He was here in 1910 and will be in 1930.
AARON W.
PUTNAM Campbell County
He is 21 ND a nephew of George Douglas. He is a son of Eber Putnam and was at home in 1900 in Emmons County ND. Don’t find him with Eber in 1910 and was probably here with his wife’s brother. He is back in Emmons County in 1930 married by then too.
FRANK PUTNAM Delmont, Charles Mix County
He is 38 NE, Minnie Carey his wife is 36 IA, William 17 NE, Flora 15 NE, Sylvia 8 NE, Ruby 4 yrs 6 mos SD, Melvin 1 yr 4 mos MN. Frank Addison is a son of William Addison Putnam and Rosetta Earle from Carroll County, Iowa. He was at home in 1880 and 1900. He was then married in 1910 in Lincoln County, Nebraska. They are all in Dawson County Nebraska in 1930.
EDMOND J.
PUTMAN Vermillion, Clay County
He was here in 1900 with his wife Theresa Krause and then they were either divorced or she had died by 1910. Edmond is 58 IA, Elsie 25 SD, son Christian 29 SD, and kids Edmond W. 4 SD and Jennie L. 1 SD are at home. Elsie is actually the wife of Christian and the kids are hers from a prior marriage. Christian and his family are all here in 1930. Edmond is a son of Henry Putnam and his second wife Elizabeth Beaudette. He was with the family in Lyon County Iowa in 1880.
Mrs. F. L.
PUTNAM Clay County
She is Ida Blanchard, widow of Fred L. Putnam (Son of Bela and Frances Putnam, New York Folks) and was in Turner County SD in 1900. She is 54 NY and living with her dad A. J. Blanchard. She will be in Walworth County in 1930 with her married daughter Blanche.
ERNEST A.
PUTNAM Watertown, Codington County
He is 51 VT, Minnie 50 CAN, Fern 11 SD. He is a son of George Washington and Jeanette Putnam from Windham County, VT. His father and brothers were here in 1900. He was here himself in 1910.
WARNER PUTNAM Watertown, Codington County
He was here in 1900 and 1910, another son of George and Jeanette Putnam. He is 56 VT, Mabel H. 42 IA, Harriet 20 SD, Belle 16 SD, Allen 12 SD and Raymond 3 SD. They are all here in 1930.
CLYDE C. (CHESTER)
PUTNAM Mitchell, Davison County
He is 36 IA, Ruth Booker his wife 32 SD, Kenneth Leroy 7 SD and Robert Clyde 1 6/12 SD. They were married February 16, 1911. He's a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Cornelia Ann Chamberlain from Taylor County, Iowa. Family is from Vermont and Massachusetts prior to that. They will divorce in 1924, and he will marry Helen Alice Wenzel in 1927. He will die in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1949.
IDA PUTMAN Mitchell, Davison County
She is 43 MI and was here in 1900 and also single. She lives alone. She is a daughter of Joseph O. Putnam from Michigan and was here before 1880. Her dad is listed shortly. She is here still in 1930 and still single.
JESSE A.
PUTNAM Mitchell, Davison County
He is 25 SD, Marguerite 22 SD and they have four roomers. Jesse is a son of Harry Putnam in Minnehaha County. Folks are from Pennsylvania and Maryland. They are in Lynwood, Los Angeles County California by 1925 after a quick jaunt into Minnesota and are there in the 1930.
JOSEPH PUTNAM Mitchell, Davison County
He is 61 MI, his son James F. is 32 SD. He was here in 1880, and probably in 1900 but not listed. He is a son of Orlean Putnam and Amelia Vanderhoof. He was born in Cass County, Michigan.
LESLIE R. (RAY)
PUTMAN Mitchell, Davison County
He is 35 IA, Neva V. Smith 30 IL, Leslie Paul 8 MT, Lawrence 6 IL. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putman from Vermont. He was in Taylor County, Iowa in 1900, and they are in Jefferson County, Iowa by 1930.
ABRAHAM PUTMAN Dewey County
He is Abraham Lincoln Putnam, and is 48 WI. Evelyn L. Ward his second wife is 43 WI and Lawrence G. (Gordon) 14 WI. He is a son of George Putnam and Martha Brewer of Richland County, Minnesota. He was home there in 1880. The family was in Dodge County, WI in the 1900. He was married to Lillian Higgenbotham in 1900 and 1910, and after she died he married Evelyn in December 1918 in Wisconsin, and headed over here. They are all in Hughes County in 1930. The son Lawrence will marry Frances Hazel Avery in Walworth County October 2, 1926, and eventually die in Oregon in 1983.
ARTHUR S.
PUTMAN Dewey County
He is 25 WI, Blanche Odella Lecompte 22 SD, Louis A. 1 yr 11/12 SD and Florence A. 3/12 SD. He is a son of the above Abe Lincoln Putnam and his first wife Lillian Higginbotham, and was born in Beaverdam, Wisconsin. They are in Walworth County in 1930.
JAMES PUTNAM Grandview, Douglas County
He is 42 IA, Anna 42 WI, George 17 IA and Leslie (son) 14 IA. He is a son of George Curtis Putnam and Adelia Medbury. In 1880, he was in Linn County, Iowa, and in 1900 in Plymouth County, Iowa. They were here in 1910. They are here still in 1930.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Douglas County
He is 41 IA (actually 31 IA). His wife Dora Gibson is 35 ENG (actually 25 ENG), Reginald E. 3 5/12 ND, Ethel D. 2 MN. He is William Edgar Putnam, a son of William Addison Putnam and Rosetta Earle and was born in Cass County, Iowa January 14, 1889. He was with the family in 1900 in Lincoln County, Nebraska. The family then moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he married Dora in 1915. They went to North Dakota about 1916, then Minnesota in 1918 and here in 1919. They will shortly return to Lincoln County, Nebraska and remain there till 1948 when he will move to California and die there in 1968.
CHARLES D. PUTMAN Edgemont, Fall River County
He is 37 IL and has a bunch of lodgers with him.
DORATHEA, PAUL
& PHIL PUTNAM Hot Springs, Fall
River County
Dorathea is 9 SD, Paul 13 SD, Phil 11 SD. All are listed as stepchildren of Jim Cassler. They are all children of Hezekiah Putnam from Custer County in 1910. He was killed in a sawmill accident in 1913. His wife Nancy has remarried to James Cassler. Paul is married here in 1930.
FRANK PUTTMAN Faulk County
He is 64 GER, Josephine 64 GER, Emil 23 SD, Martha 30 SD and Ida 21 SD. For some reason, they were not listed here in 1900, but were obviously in the state.
JOSEPH PUTNAM Grant County
He is 49 IA, Nellie Weir his wife is 46 MN, James 26 IA, Rufus 20 IA, Joseph 19 IA, Maria 14 IA, Vivian 10 IA and Edward 8 IA. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Beaudette from Canada. He was in Lyon County Iowa in 1880 through 1910. They are in Minnehaha County by 1930. I can’t find the son James in 1930, but he is buried in Laq Qui Parle, Minnesota. His stone reads born December 5, 1893 and died April 2, 1946.
ESTHER PUTNAM Haakon County
She is 73 PA and living alone. She is the widow of John Putnam and was with him in 1900 in Stanley County SD.
JULIETTE
PUTNAM Miller, Hand County
She is 76 MI and the mother in law of Samuel Ghrist. She is the widow of Edwin Jeremy Putnam. They were in Cedar County, Missouri in 1900, and in Whiteside County, Illinois in 1880.
CHARLES C.
PUTNAM Hanson County
He is 34 MN, Inga Mame 18 IA, Robert L. 2 yrs 8/12 SD and Stewart E. 2/12 SD. Can’t figure him out at all, but they are here in 1930 in Potter County.
GEORGE N.
PUTNAM Hanson County
He is 50 IA NY PA, Julia P. 47 IA, Avis A. 19 IA, King G. 16 IA, Marianne A. 13 IA, Ralph A. 11 SD. Also there is his daughter Madeline Rush 23 IA and two of her Rush children, Howard Jr. 2 SD and Hudson 9/12 SD. He is a son of George C. Putnam and Adelia Medbury from New York. He was in Linn County, Iowa in 1880 and he and his family were in Plymouth County, Iowa in 1900. He was in Pennington County in 1910. They will be in Pennington County here in 1930. The son King George will marry Mildred Hildebrandt in Pennington County November 7, 1927. Something will happen and he will marry Selma Martha Tietz April 29, 1930 in Minnehaha County. The son Ralph will marry an Evelyn and die here in South Dakota November 15, 2001. I don’t find any of this family in 1930 though.
HARRY S. (SOLON)
PUTNAM Hughes County
He is 28 SD, a son of Solon Putnam from New York who is also in this County. They were in Hand County SD in 1900. He will be married to Iona Howard here in 1930.
SOLON H.
PUTNAM Hughes County
He was in Hand County SD in 1900, and here in Hughes County in 1910. He is now 59 NY, Julia Halverson 56 NOR, Mary 20 SD, Lewis A. 18 SD, Melvin H. 16 SD, Hazel E. 12 SD. Julia will die and he will marry Louisa K. Hood here on August 22, 1923. They are in Hubbard County Minnesota in the 1930. Solon will die in Otter Tail County September 9, 1953. He is a son of Lovell Kimball Putnam and Almira Smith from Peru, Clinton County New York. Lovell was a son of Archelaus Putnam and Deborah Kimball from there and Vermont before that.
FRANK W.
PUTMAN Peoria, Hughes County
Franklin Ward Putman from Brown County, Illinois is still here in Peoria. He is 53 IL, Orpha Jane Cole is 48 MI, C. (Carl) Monroe 18 SD, W. (William) Floyd 16 SD, Ina Alma 14 SD. Also there is his mother, Susan Ward Putman 75 IL, dad Franklin Monroe Putman has died. Frank is widowed here in 1930. Everyone else is gone.
IRENE D.
PUTNAM Cottonwood, Jackson County
She is 7 IL and has been taken in 'to raise' by Eli Guptill. She will be adopted by a Sherwood family by 1930 and still be here.
CELIA L.
PUTNAM Deadwood, Lawrence County
She is 86 ME and a roomer with Ivan Theor. She was here in 1900 and single or widowed then.
? PUTMAN Leadville, Lawrence County
He, I guess, is 60 IL and boarding with William Powell.
ABRAHAM PUTMAN Lead City, Lawrence County
He is 42 MI, Georgietta Presba 42 SD, Marguerite 15 SD, Leona 13 SD, Bernard 11 SD, Lila 9 SD, Kenneth 6 SD, Raymond 4 yrs 10/12 SD and Clifford 8/12 SD. He is a son of the Joseph O. Putnam in Davison County in 1880, but don't find in 1900. They were in Stanley County in 1910 though and are here working a gold mine in 1930.
ERNEST PUTNAM Meade County
He is 56 IA, Charlotte Turner, his wife, 56 MN, Mildred 22 SD and Merle 18 SD. They were in Sanborn County, South Dakota in 1900. He's a son of George Gideon and Martha Putnam from Benton County, Iowa. He was here in 1900 in Sanborn County where his brother Edward still is, and here in Meade County in 1910. Charlotte is widowed in 1930 living with her daughter Marjorie in Lead City, Lawrence County.
PAUL H. PUTNAM Mellette County
He was in Lyman County in 1900, and here in 1910. He is now 49 IL, Eunice 42 IA, Alva M. 21 SD, Paul E. 10 SD. Also there are Wayne Maford 25 SD a nephew and Elizabeth Maford 18 SD a niece. The son Paul will marry Edith Wallace here May 27, 1928. The son Alva will marry Esther Watt here soon on May 20, 1920. The dad Paul is widowed here in 1930 but will marry Daisy May Harris here November 25, 1932.
W. A. (WORTHY ADELBERT) PUTNAM Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County
He is 74 NY, Mary Ellen 76 AL, Ada H. 40 MN and Lulu 36 MN. Pliney’s son was in Noble County, Minnesota in 1900. His other son William is presently here in Brule County SD. Ada is the only one I can find here in 1930. She’s a music teacher born n 1872 and died in 1940. Worthy is a Reverend and was born in 1845 and will die here in 1927. Mary was born in 1845 and will die in 1921.
CATHERINE, GEORGE
& PAUL PUTNAM Hartford, Minnehaha
County
These are all listed as children (not step children) of P. W. Boomer. Catherine is 10 WI, George is 19 WI and Paul is 8 SD.
CLIFFORD
PUTNAM Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
He is 25 SD and rooming with Willis Churchill. Clifford is a son of Fred. L. Putnam of Turner County.
EDMUND PUTNAM Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
He is 46 WI, Adelade Burleson 47 NY, Gertrude 19 IA, Helen 18 IA and Edmund Jr. 8 SD. He is a son of Herbert Langdon Putnam and Laura Hale. He was born in Rubicon Wisconsin. They were in Filmore County, Nebraska in 1880. They were in Osceola County Iowa in 1900 and were here in Sioux Falls in 1910 and will be 1930. He is a doctor. Family came out of Vermont.
FRANK I.
PUTMAN Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County
He is 36 NE, Gertrude Reed 31 IA, Marjorie 6 SD, Frank I. Jr. 4 SD. He is a son of Herbert Putnam and was with the family in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska in 1900. He was here, just married, in 1910. He is a physician. They are all in San Jose California in 1930.
H. A. (HARRY)
PUTMAN Minnehaha County
He was married here in 1900 and 1910, and from about the 1870s on with his folks Benjamin Putnam and Delphine Case. He is now 49 PA, Mary Ann Herr 47 MD. They are in Ventura County California in 1930 and he is working in the oil fields there.
HENRY T.
PUTNAM Pennington County
He is 47 PA, Alice 43 CAN. He is a son of John and Esther Putnam and was in Stanley County SD in 1900. They were here in 1910.
BENJAMIN G.
PUTNAM Afton, Sanborn County
He is a son of Edward Putnam who is nearby in Afton. Ben is 33 SD, Pearl E. Robbins his wife is 32 IA, Wanella 8 SD and Leonard 5 SD. They were married here November 29, 1911, and are here in 1930.
EDWARD B. (BIGELOW)
PUTNAM Afton, Sanborn County
He was here in 1900 and 1910, Iowa before that. A son of George Gideon Putnam. Massachusetts folks. Edward is now 62 IA, Lena C. Rost 60 NOR, Lester M. 23 SD. Lena's brother Edward Rost 56 NOR is with them. Edward will remain here until his death September 14, 1949. Lena will die here July 22, 1934. Lester will get married next year and they are here in 1930.
ROY E. (EDWARD)
PUTNAM Afton, Sanborn County
He is a son of Edward Putnam also here in Afton. Roy is 30 SD, Mabel Hetland his wife 30 SD and Delores 5/12 SD. They were married here August 20, 1919. They are in Miner County by 1930.
CLELLIE PUTNAM Spencer County
He is 37 MO, Mollie 30 MO and William W. 1 yr 11/12 IA. He is a son of Willard Wallace Putnam and Dora Alice Cooper from Mercer County, Missouri. He was there in 1900 and they are in Davison County here in 1930. The son William Wallace Putnam was born here January 20, 1918, and will die in Dazey, Barnes County North Dakota on January 9, 2005. Dutch family from New York.
KIMBALL PUTNAM Stanley County
He is a son of Solon Putnam from Hand County. He is 29 SD, Fannie C. Livermore 23 IL. They are here in 1930 too with 2 children.
PETER PUTNAM Tripp County
He is 34 IA, Julia 25 IA, Theo a daughter 7 SD, Phyllis 5 SD and Virginia 2 yrs 3/12 SD. He is a son of Horace Putnam from Vermont. The family was in Sioux County, Iowa in 1900. Peter was single here in 1910. They are here in 1930.
MARY PUTNAM Tripp County
She is Mary Callahan 42 IA and widowed. Francis is 16 IA, Mildred 14 IA, Marion another daughter 13 IA, Leon 11 SD, Horace 8 SD. Also there are her brother Morgan Callahan 44 IA and sister Anne Callahan 32 IA. Mary is the widow of Dennis Putnam, another son of Horace and Mary Putnam from Sioux County, Iowa. They were here in 1910. Dennis died here about 1913. She is here in 1930.
FREDERICK O.
PUTMAN Jefferson, Union County
Frederick Orson is a son of Orson F. Putnam from New York. They were in Merrick County, NE in 1880. Fred and Mary were in Plymouth County, Iowa in 1900, and right here in 1910. Fred is 46 NE, Mary D. 40 SD, Ida Mae 20 IA, Le Roy 10 IA, Marie E. 2 SD. Also there is a niece Hazel Provost 12 SD.
He is 48 IL IL IL and widowed. His son Melvin is 17 NE IL IA. He is a farmer. He is a son of Aaron Putman and Emma Crabtree from Livingston County, and then Jefferson County, Illinois. He was home there in 1900. He was married in Cherry County, Nebraska in 1910. I don’t find him in 1920. I think he is the one also listed here in Tripp County in jail.
He is now 56 MN US US. Rhoda M. his wife is 52 WI. He is a jeweler. He is a son of Worthy and Mary Putnam from Winona County, Minnesota. He was single in Rock County, Minnesota in 1900, and married here since the 1910. His folks were here in South Dakota too in 1920.
He is 30 ND WI CAN and is an auto mechanic in a shop. Freda M. Backaus his wife is 21 ND and they have Duane 1 6/12 SD. They were married here July 20, 1927. Also here is his sister Bessie L. 24 ND. He is a son of Clifford and Maude Putnam from Winona, Emmons County, North Dakota where he was born. He and Bessie were both there in 1920. His folks are still there.
He is 38 KS IA IL and single. He is barding and works on a farm. I think he is a son of Edward Putnam and Jennie Fisher. In 1900 and 1910 he was with them in Cowley County, Kansas and was listed as Fred. His folks went back to Peoria, Illinois and I guess he headed up here.
He is 40 SD SD NE and is a drayman doing odd jobs. Elsie his wife is 35 SD and there are two stepchildren from her first marriage. Edmond 15 SD and Laverne 11 SD. He is a son of Edmond and Theresa Putnam from here in Vermillion. They were living with his widowed dad here in 1920.
He is 61 VT VT VT and out of work. Minnie his wife is 60 CAN. His daughter Fern 22 SD is at home. Then there is a grandson listed as Glen 1 10/12 SD MO SDlast name Putnam. I would assume he belongs to his son Carl who isn’t around now, but was born in Missouri. He is another son of George Washington and Jeanette Putnam from Windham County, Vermont.
He is 66 VT VT VT and not working anymore. Mabel H. his wife is 53 IA. They have Harriet 31 SD, Belle 27 SD, Allen 22 SD and Raymond W. 13 SD. He is a son of George Washington and Jeanette Putnam from Windham County, VT. His father and brothers were here in 1900. Been here ever since.
She is 31 SD and widowed. She lives with her folks William and Belle Smith. She had married C. L. Putnam here May 15, 1924. Don’t know who he was or when he died.
He is 47 MO NY NY and has a rather weird job f being a barber in a funeral parlor. Mollie his wife is 38 MO and they have William W. 12 ID and James W. 8 SD. He is a son of Willard Wallace Putnam and Dora Alice Cooper from Mercer County, Missouri. He was there in 1900 and they were in Spencer County, South Dakota in 1920. Dutch family from New York.
He is 44 SD MI MI and is a laundryman. Winifred his wife is 26 SD. They have been married 7 years. He is a son of Joseph and Mary Putnam from Michigan. He was born here.
She is 53 MI MI MI single and boarding. She is a daughter of Joseph O. Putnam from Michigan and was here before 1880 and ever since.
He is 17 SD IA SD. He is listed as a nephew of Forest and Mary C. Hammet. He is a son of Clyde Putnam and Ruth Booker and was home in Davison County with them in 1920.
He is 53 IA NY PA and a farmer. Annie B. his wife is 54 WI and they have George C. 26 IA, Leslie J. 23 IA. He is a son of George Curtis Putnam and Adelia Medbury. In 1880, he was in Linn County, Iowa, and in 1900 in Plymouth County, Iowa. They were here in 1910 and 1920.
He is 48 IA IA IA and a farmer. Minnie Doran his wife is 37 SD and they have Donald H. 15 SD, Helen L. 13 SD and Lloyd D. 13 SD. He was a guy that just popped up in Kane, Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 1900 with his sister and a bunch of siblings in an orphanage. No idea as to the folks. They obviously have been here, but I don’t find them in 1910 or 1920. George was born September 19, 1881 and will die here September 15, 1954.
She is Electa Ann
Brown, the widow of Albert Calvin) Putnam. They were here in 1910 and earlier
and I’m sure in 1920 but not in the index. She is 84 IN and has her son John
Earle Putnam 44 IA with her. She will die here August 26, 1938. John will die
here too on November 6, 1930.
He is 23 SD SD SD
and a laborer. Hazel Elizabeth Digg his wife is 21 SD and they have Patricia P.
3 SD. They were married July 31, 1926. He is a son of Hezekiah and Nancy Putnam
from here. His dad was killed in a sawmill accident in 1913 and his mom has
remarried. Paul was born here.
She is 16 CO and he is 14 CO. Both parents were from Nebraska. They live with their mother Nora 42 NE and her second husband Andrew W. Dutton. Nora was widowed with these and a couple more kids in Long Pine, Brown County, Nebraska in 1920. Can’t find her in 1910, though it should be in Nebraska, so don’t know her husband. He best bet is she was married to Richard and Loretta Putman’s son Clifford who would be the right age and was missing there in 1920, but his folks were there in Long Pine.
He is 83 NY NY NY and widowed. He is a patient at the Battle Mountain Sanitarium.
She is 23 IA IA MO and single. She teaches public school. She is a daughter of Dennis Putnam and Mary Callahan. She was here with her widowed mother in Tripp County in 1920.
He is 38 SD MA NOR and is a farmer. Iona Howard his wife is 30 SD, Julia 8 SD, Merle 7 SD, Erwin 1 SD. They were married in Hand County October 20, 1920. Harold Solon Putnam is a son of Solon and Julia Putnam. They were in Hand County in 1900 and here since.
He is now 63 IL KY IL and widowed. He is still farming. His divorced daughter Lois P. McAtee 38 SD and several boarders are with him. The rest of the kids are out of the County by now.
He is 59 WI VT VT and is a secretary for a Securities Company. Evelyn L. Ward his second wife is 53 WI. He is a son of George Putnam and Martha Brewer of Richland County, Minnesota. He was home there in 1880. The family was in Dodge County, WI in the 1900. He was married to Lillian Higgenbotham in 1900, and after she died he married Evelyn in December 1918 back in Wisconsin, and headed over here. They were in Dewey County in 1920. They are also listed in Walworth County at this time.
He is Lawrence Gordon Putnam 25 WI WI WI. Frances Hazel Avery his wife is 20 ND and they have Laura 2 MN. They were married back there in Walworth County October 2, 1926. He is a son of Abraham Putnam and Evelyn Ward who are here in town too.
She is 16 IL and has
been adopted by Francis and Cora Sherwood. She was orphaned here in 1920.
She is 33 SD IA MN
and single. She is living with her widowed sister Maude A. England. They are
daughters of Ernest Putnam and Charlotte Turner. They were born in Sanborn
County and then moved to Meade County.
He is 36 IL IL IL
and boarding. He says he is married but is alone here.
He is 52 MI MI MI and a motorman at a gold mine. Georgia M. Presba is 52 SD, Bernard O. 22 SD, Lila M. 19 SD, Kenneth L. 17 SD, Raymond P. 15 SD, and Le Roy S. 8 SD. He is a son of the Joseph O. Putnam in Davison County in 1880, but don't find in 1900. They were in Stanley County in 1910 and here in 1920.
She is 66 MN and
widowed. She lives with her married daughter Marjory 26 SD and her husband
Lester Moore 34 SD. Charlotte Turner is now the widow of Ernest Putnam. They
have been over in Meade County for the last 20 or so years.
He is listed as
Albert but is Paul Putnam’s son Alva from here. He is 32 SD IA US and an
implement (tool) dealer. His wife Esther Watt is 32 IA. They were married here
May 8, 1920. They have Joyce 6 SD, Alice 5 SD and young Milton 3/12 IA. His dad
and family are here in town still too.
He is now 60 IL CAN IL and widowed. He owns a farm and still has his son Paul 20 SD and new wife Edith Wallace 20 MO. Young Paul married Edith May 27, 1928. Paul Senior has been married to a Eunice up till recently. He will marry Daisy May Harris here on November 25, 1932.
He is 42 SD IA NOR
and a farmer. Mable J. Hetland is 36 SD, and they have Delores L. 10 SD, a son
Denver or Brewer 9 SD and Morris D. 3 SD. He is a son of Edward Bigelow Putnam
and Lena Rost. They have been in Sanborn County up till now.
He is 59 IA CAN CAN and works in a pool hall. Nellie Weir his wife is 56 MN, Joseph 29 IA, Mary 24 IA, Vivian 20 IA, and Edward 18 IA. . He is a son of Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Beaudette from Canada. He was in Lyon County Iowa in 1880 and still there in 1910. They were here in Grant County in 1920. Young Joseph will marry Ruth T. Magness here February 2, 1931.
She is 49 MN NY AL and single. She is a music teacher. She is a daughter of Worthy and Mary Ellen Putnam. She was here with them in 1920.
He is 57 WI VT WI, Adelaide Amelia Burleson his wife is 58 NY and Edmund Jr. 19 SD is at home. He is a son of Herbert Langdon Putnam and Laura Hale. He was born in Rubicon Wisconsin. They were in Filmore County, Nebraska in 1880. They were in Osceola County Iowa in 1900 and were here in Sioux Falls in 1910 and 1920. Family came out of Vermont.
He is 60 IA PA PA (IA IA IA). Julia his wife is 59 IA. He is a son of George C. Putnam and Adelia Medbury from Plymouth County, Iowa. They were here in 1910, Hanson County in 1920.
He is 45 MN MN GER and a teamster. Inga his wife is 28 IA. They now have Robert 12 SD, Stuart 10 SD, Irene 9 SD, Avis 7 SD and Sybil 6 SD. They were in Hanson County in 1920.
He is 44 SD IA NOR and a farmer. Pearl E. Robbins his wife is 43 IA. They have Wolenda 17 SD, Leonard B. 13 SD and Vonela M. 8 SD. He is a son of Edward Bigelow Putnam and Lena Rost from here in town. His brother and his folks live next door. Probably all on the same farm.
He is 33 SD IA NOR and a farmer. Anna Dorothea Anderson his wife is 35 SD, and they have Lorna M. 4 2/12 SD, Leila M. 1 6/12 SD. They were married here December 16, 1920. His folks Edward and Lena live here too. EDWARD PUTNAM is 72 IA and Lena Rost is 71 NOR. Been here forever. Lena will die here in 1934, Edward not till 1949.
He is 39 SD NY NOR and he has his own farm Fannie C. Livermore his wife is 33 IL. They now have Harry Warren 7 SD (born October 27, 1923) and Lola 4 SD. They will also have Hazel June 29, 1936. He is a son of Solon Putnam and Julia Halverson from Hand County. He was born in Bancroft South Dakota April 11, 1890. Fannie was born December 4, 1896 in Yates City, Illinois. They were here in 1920 too. Kimball will die in Pierre South Dakota October 11, 1947. Fannie will die in Pierre May 30, 1967. New England family that moved to Clinton County New York in the early 1800s.
He is 28 SD IL MI and has a cattle ranch. Selma B. Kittleson his wife is 29 SD and they have Lois E. 6 SD. He is a son of Franklin Ward Putman and Orpha Jane Cole from Hughes County. He married Selma in Clark County June 28, 1922. Southern Putman family.
He is 25 SD IL MI and is a farmer. His wife Gladys E. DuBois is 27 IA and they have a daughter whose name looks like Yvonne 6 SD and Beth M. 2 5/12 SD. They were married in Hyde County November 11, 1922. He is William Floyd Putman, a son of Franklin Ward Putman and Orpha Jane Cole from Hughes County and Brown County, Illinois before that. Southern Putman family.
He is a son of Dennis and Mary Putnam from here. He is now 26 IA IA IA and a farmer. His wife Bertha is 19 SD. They have just gotten married in the past few months, so no kids yet.
She is 52 IA and still widowed. Leon 22 SD and Horace 18 SD are still at home. She is Mary Callahan, the widow of Dennis Putnam, a son of Horace and Mary Putnam from Sioux County, Iowa. They were here in 1910. Dennis died here about 1913.
He is 45 IA VT IA and a farmer. Julia his wife is 35 IA. They have Theo, a daughter, 17 SD, Phyllis 15 SD, Virginia 12 SD, Patricia 9 SD, Peter Junior 6 SD. He is a son of Horace Putnam and was born back in Sioux County, Iowa. He was single here in 1910 and married ever since.
He is 48 IL NY IL widowed and an inmate in the Tripp County Jail. He is a son of Aaron Putman and Emma Crabtree from Jefferson County, Illinois. He was home there in 1900, and married in Nebraska in 1910. Think he is the one listed now in Bennett County South Dakota.
She is 51 SD and now widowed. Her daughter Marie 12 SD is with her. She was married to Frederick Orson Putnam here in 1920 and before that in Plymouth County, Iowa.
He is 56 WI. His wife Evelyn Ward is 49 WI. He is an insurance salesman. They are also listed in Hughes County at this time. He is a son of George Putnam and Martha Brewer of Richland County, Minnesota. He has been here about 20 years now.
He is 35 WI VT VT and a machine salesman. His wife Blanche Lecompte is 33 SD. They have Louis 12 SD, Florence 10 SD, Evelyn 8 SD and Arthur 6 SD. The Blanche in the next listing is probably theirs. The two listing are next to each other. Clerical thing I would guess. They were in Dewey County in 1920. He is a son of Abe Lincoln Putnam and his first wife Lillian Higginbotham, and was born in Beaverdam, Wisconsin.
She is 4 SD WI SD. She is living with her ‘parents’ Gus and Elizabeth Fenske both well into their 60s and from Germany.
She is 63 NY NY NY and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Bernice Parrott 37 SD. Ida Mae Blanchard was married to Fred Putnam and they were in Turner County in 1900 and 1910. She was widowed in 1920 in Clay County.