UTAH
CENSUS REPORTS
1850 -
1930
Besides fur trappers, the Mormons who came in 1857 were the first permanent settlers. Utah became a Territory in 1850 but not a State until 1896.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
1850 UTAH
TERRITORIAL CENSUS
There were no Putmans nor Putnams listed.
1860 UTAH
TERRITORIAL CENSUS
JOHN R. PUTMAN Gold Hill, Carbon County
He is 28 LA, a miner.
G. A. PUTNAM Palmyra Mining District, Carbon County
He is a miner also. He is 28 VT.
HENRY PUTMAN Virginia City, Carson County (now Nevada)
Nevada was part of Utah in this census. Henry is a mason. He is 30 GER living with John Rice, also from Germany.
UTAH 1870
TERRITORIAL CENSUS
A. W. (ARTIMUS
WALTON) PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
Artimus Walton Putnam from Maine. He was in Louisa County Iowa in 1857, and last in Greene County, Iowa in 1860. His son Andrew will be a few miles away in Uinta County, Wyoming in 1900. This is the family of Read Hemmert Putnam of Evanston, Uinta County, Wyoming. Read is a researcher on this line and a good friend. Anyway, Artimus is 48 ME, Louise (Louisa Drucilla Bunker) 40 ME, Savannah 18 ME and Laura 6 IA. They were married January 7, 1848.
SETH HARRIS
PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
He is 39 ME, Athalinda (Philbrick) 33 ME, Emma 14 ME, Harris 1 ME. His mother, Ruth Walton Putnam 80 VT is with them. All three these guys are brothers and sons of Israel Putnam and Ruth Walton from Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. There is a fourth brother, Horatio Gates Putnam who is here but not in the census. Seth will be just across the border in Wyoming in 1880. Seth and Athanlinda were married November 1, 1861. The son Harris Euvern was born April 18, 1869 and will die here or in Rich County on November 6, 1879.
SIMON PUTMAN Bountiful, Davis County
He is here in 1880 as well. He is Simeon Walton Putman and his wife is Abbie Blake Small. He is 43 ME, a carpenter, Abbie 23 ME, Flora A. 4 UT, William A. 2 UT. His sister Louisa Putnam 55 ME is with them. The whole family came out here to be Mormons.
UTAH 1880 CENSUS
This is the full census as well as the Soundex, so most everyone is listed here, if they could be found out in the woods and hills.
ARTHUR A.
PUTMAN Beaver Township, Beaver County
He is a Tax Collector, probably a real popular fella. He is 34 WI NY NY, Nellie 34 ENG SCOT ENG, Winnie 11 WI WI ENG. Also there is Kathie Muir 14 UT SCOT SCOT a servant. He is a son of Erastus and Rosella Putnam from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He was at home there in 1850, and in Waupaca County in 1860. Folks were from New York and New Hampshire before that. He will be in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington by 1910, and he will be there in an old soldier’s home by 1920. In the meantime Nellie and their daughter Winnie are in Leavenworth Kansas in 1885, and in Utica New York by 1910. A divorce it seems.
ALFRED B.
PUTMAN Bountiful, Davis County
He is 27 ME ME MA, Josephine 20 CAN ENG ENG, Alfred C. 2 CAN. He is a son of Horatio Gates Putnam from Rumford Maine. He is listed as a musician. His parents, Horatio and Keziah live with him.
FLORA P.
PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
She is listed 14 ME ME ME and a 'visitor' with John (50) and Annie (37) Beattie from Maine. She is Flora Ann Putnam, daughter of Simeon Walton Putnam and is also listed with her family (below).
SIMEON PUTMAN Bountiful, Davis County
He is 54 ME ME ME, Abbie (Abigail Blake Small) is 32 ME ME NH, Flora 14 ME, William 12 ME, Edward 8 UT, Mary E. 6 UT, Annie E. 2 UT. His sister Louisa Putman 66 ME is with them. He is a son of Israel and Ruth Putnam of Maine. He lists himself as a 'gardener.' I love this term. I think when I retire I too will play in the garden, and drink exotic Scotches at night.
HORATIO G. (GATES)
PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
Horatio Gates, brother to all the above and living next door to, also lists himself as a 'gardener', nice gentlemanly endeavor. He is 64 ME ME ME and Keziah (Hunting) is 64 MA MA MA. He is living with his son Alfred (above). Horatio and Keziah were married in Salt Lake City October 18, 1875. That would be a marriage in the Mormon Church. They were actually married in Newton, Mass on September 2, 1838. Horatio was born January 18, 1816 and will die here October 8, 1894. Keziah was born November 25, 1816 and will die here in 1890.
UTAH 1900
CENSUS
ABBIE B. (BLAKE)
PUTMAN Bountiful, Davis County
Abbie Blake is Simeon's widow and was here since the late 1860s. She is 50 ME Oct 1849, Linnie her daughter is 13 UT Sep 1886. Simeon's sister, Louisa Putman 86 ME Apr 1814, is still with them. The kids are all around here too. She is here by herself in 1910.
EDWARD PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
Edward Artimus is a son of Simeon Walton Putnam. He is 29 UT Jul 1870, Mary Ann Moss his wife is 36 UT Apr 1864, Edith M. 4 UT Jul 1895, Joseph O. 3 UT Dec 1896 and Hugh 1 UT Nov 1899. Artimus and Mary Ann were married here on November 22, 1894. Mary Ann is widowed here in 1910 with the kids.
WILLIAM O.
PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
Simeon's son, William Oscar, is now 31 ME (listed MI by mistake) Jun 1868, Alice Zesinger is 28 SWIZ May 1872, William Oscar Jr. 8 UT Feb 1892, Ernest L. 6 UT Apr 1894, Alice 4 UT Apr 1896, and Walter Z. 1 UT May 1899. They are here in 1910, and will be in Butte County, Idaho in 1920.
ALBERT PUTNAM No Township, Rich County
He is a grandson of William Neville. He was born in Utah, but no age is recorded, though he was 15 UT at the time. His sister Sophia 11 UT is here too. They are children of Andrew Jackson Putnam and Elizabeth Neville. Andrew was a son of Horatio Gates Putnam from Maine. These kids are also included in Andrew's family with his other wife in Uinta County, Wyoming at the same time. Very flexible arrangement here. Andrew died May 16, 1916. Ah, but it's not that simple. Andrew had yet another wife, Caroline from Sweden. In 1900, Andy and Caroline (Lena) were in Uinta County, Wyoming with these two and a zillion more kids. They will pop up all over the place in 1920. Andy will die in 1916, but Lena will be there watching over both these broods of kids. Albert was bon in 1884 and will die here in Woodruff in 1906. If I didn't obtain Read Putnam's book, I wouldn't have the foggiest what was going on out here. These Mormons did have their fun though, confusing as it is. Albert was born in 1884 and will die here in Woodruff in 1906.
ARTIMUS WALTON
PUTNAM No Township, Rich County
The old pioneer is now 77 ME July 1822, Louisa Drucilla Bunker is 70 ME Jul 1829. Artimus was born July 17, 1822 and will die here in Woodruff on November 4, 1914. Louisa was born July 7, 829 and will die here August 16, 1914.
ATHANLINDA
PUTNAM No Township, Rich County
Seth's first wife, ah these Mormons, Althanlinda Philbrick is 65 ME Oct 1834, Marvel Rose 22 UT, and Frank Nathaniel Israel Putnam 24 UT Jan 1878. Also there are Frank's wife Lucy Hildt 16 GER Oct 1883, Mona 2 UT Jan 1898 and Urerna (a son, listed as Eubern in 1910 and Eurlon in 1920) 2/12 UT. Athanlinda, Frank and his family will all be in Lincoln County, Wyoming in 1920. Frank Putnam and Lucy Hildt were married here on June 25, 1898. They will be heading to Lincoln County, Wyoming about 1906 or so.
SAVANNAH CLARKE
PUTNAM Woodruff, Rich County
He is a son of Artimus and Louisa. He is 48 ME Nov 1851, Clarissa Amelia Cornia, one of his wives (they were married June 18, 1874), is 42 UT Oct 1857, Clara R. 22 UT Apr 1878, Mary L. 20 UT May 1880, Ezra 18 UT Feb 1882, Harriet 16 UT Jun 1883, Peter C. 14 UT Aug 1885, Melvin 12 UT Jan 1888, Ernest 8 UT Sep 1891, Edgar 5 UT Jul 1894, Delia 2 UT May 1898. This is all that is listed, but he has another wife, Anne Marie Josephine Nielsen, somewhere with more kids, and Anna and he will be together here in 1910, and he’ll be with Clarissa in 1920. The best I can do is guess they were Joseph 16 UT Feb 1883, Dorothy Marie 14 Feb 1885, Jennie 13 UT Dec 1886, Clarke William 10 WY Oct 1889, Martha 6 WY Jan 1894, Anton Wilson 2 UT Dec 1897, and Ralph Amos 4/12 UT Apr 1900. I have no idea where the rest of this brood is hiding. They all do appear in 1920 like a second coming. I guess the Mormons hide their spare families in the root cellar when the old census takers come nosing around.
ALFRED PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is a son of Horatio Gates Putnam of Maine. He is 56 ME May 1844 and listed as a brother in law of Julius Toponee (?). Julius must be Josephine's brother. Also there are his son Carl (Adelbert Carl) 22 CAN and daughter Vera 21 UT. The kids get their own listings here. The family was in Bountiful, Davis County in 1880.
ARTIE PUTMAN Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
She is 26 KS Sep 1873 and a daughter of Owen Myers. She is also listed again as a servant in a hotel. Also with her is her daughter Fay 6 UT NY KS Nov 1893. They are all here in 1910 and 1920. Artie is widowed, but no clue to her hubby except he was born in New York.
CARL PUTNAM No Town listed, Salt Lake County
He is Adelbert Carl Putnam, a son of Alfred who is here too. He is 22 CAN Aug 1877.
GEORGE PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
He is 41 IL NH NY Aug 1858, Martha W. Smallwood 36 MO Jul 1863. They have been married 14 years, and he is a tailor. They are here again in 1910 and in 1920. He is a son of Harrison Putnam and Mary Melandy from Waukegan, Lake County Illinois. He was home there in 1870, and single in Denver in 1880. He was a tailor then too. They are in Azusa, Los Angeles County California by the 1930 census. He was born August 12, 1858 and will die in Los Angeles County December 24, 1942. Martha was born July 2, 1863 and will die there April 7, 1943.
GRAHAM F.
PUTMAN Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
He is 31 VT Oct 1868, Gertrude Dull 28 PA Dec 1867, John F. 3 UT Sep 1896, and Lawrence 1 UT Jul 1898. They were married December 12, 1895 in Salt Lake City. Graham is a son of Nathaniel French Putnam (#2762) and his first wife Belle Farr. He was born in Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont. His father was a minister (Probably Mormon, though I am not certain). He was in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont in 1880. His father may be around, but isn’t listed here in 1900. But, in 1910 his second wife and widow, Ella C. Chester Putnam is living in Salt Lake City with her daughter Louise Heisler. Graham will be in Ely, Nevada in 1910 and Graham, Gertrude and Lawrence are in Los Angeles in 1920.
ROSE PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
She is 2 UT Jan 1898 and a niece of James Openshaw.
VERA PUTNAM Payson, Utah County
She is 21 UT Sep 1878 and boarding here. She is also listed with her father Alfred in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County.
A. W. (AMOS
WHITNEY) PUTMAN Ogden, Weber County
He is 58 WI Oct 1841, Jennie A. Morrison 47 IL Mar 1853, Ruth E. 12 IA Apr 1888. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Elvira Smith. The family was from Andover, Vermont. Aaron moved to Vernon, Wisconsin early on, and that was where Amos was born October 19, 1841. Jennie is widowed here in 1910 through 1930.
UTAH 1910
CENSUS
ABBIE PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
Abigail Blake is Simeon’s widow, and has been since the 1860s. She is now 63 ME and lives by herself now.
MARY A. PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
She is Mary Ann Moss now the widow of Edward Artimus Putnam. She is now 46 UT, Edith 14 UT, Joseph 13 UT, Hugh 11 UT, and Artemas 7 UT. They were here in 1900. The son Joseph was born December 29, 1896 and will die in Utah in May 1965.
WILLIAM PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
He is Simeon’s son and is now 46 ME, Alice Zesinger his wife is 38 SWITZ, William O. 18 UT, Ernest L. 16 UT, Alice 14 UT, Walter Z. 11 UT, Leona 8 UT, Gladys 6 UT, Edna 4 UT and Golda 1 UT. William Oscar was here in 1900.
ARTIMUS W. (WALTON)
PUTNAM Woodruff, Rich County
Still here. He is 87 ME NH NH, Louisa Bunker 82 ME ME ME. They have been married 57 years and had five children, 2 still living. Artimus was born July 17, 1822 and will die here in Woodruff on November 4, 1914. Louisa was born July 7, 829 and will die here August 16, 1914.
EZRA PUTNAM Woodruff, Rich County
He is 27 UT and boarding. He is a son of Savannah Clarke Putnam and Clarissa Cornia, and was home here with them in 1900. He works on a ranch. He was born February 9, 1882 and will die here in Woodruff in May 1980.
SAVANNAH C.
(CLARKE) PUTNAM Woodruff, Rich County
I guess this was about the time Mormons were getting grief about several wives. Savannah seems to be handling this in an adult fashion. In 1900, he listed his wife Clarissa and those kids, now he is listing his second wife Anne Marie and those kids. Sorta an equal billing. And of course, Clarissa and her kids are back in the cellar. Now, Savannah is 59 ME married 29 years, Anne Marie Neilsen is listed as Marion 49 DEN, Jennie 23 UT, William 20 UT, Martha 16 WY, Anton Wilson 12 UT and Ralph Amos 10 UT.
ADELBERT PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 34 CAN CAN CAN, Ethel Eliza Birkinshaw 29 UT ENG ENG, and Adelbert William 1 9/12 UT. He is Adelbert Carl, son of Alfred and Josephine Putnam from Bountiful, Davis County. He was born in Canada where his mom was from. His dad was actually from Maine though, a son of Horatio Gates Putnam. He is a grocer.
ARTIE PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
She was here in 1900. She is now 36 KS, her daughter Fay is now 16 UT. They live with her parents Owen and Artemichie (?) Meyers. She and all the rest are here in 1920, and in Los Angeles in 1930. Fay was born November 19, 1893 and will die in Ogden, Utah in December 1983.
CHARLOTTE A.
PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
She is 77 NY NY NY and widowed. She is living as a mother in law with Arthur and Jennie Kauhof. Her daughter Jennie is 43 IL NY NY. Charlotte Lobdell was married to Hollis M. Putman in Illinois for years. They were in Will County, then Cook County in 1800 and Chicago in 1900. They came out here in the early 1900s and Hollis died here in Salt Lake City in 1904. Dutch Family from New York State.
CLARA PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
She is 52 UT, Hattie 24 UT, Peter 22 UT, Melvin 20 UT, Ernest 18 UT, and Delia 11 UT. Clarissa Amelia Cornia is one of the several wives of Savannah Clarke Putnam. She was listed with him in 1900, but he now is living with Anna Marie Neilsen back in Woodruff. But Clarissa will be back with him, and no kids, in 1900 back in Woodruff, Rich County.
ELLA C. PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
She is 69 NY widowed and living with her daughter and her hubby, Edward and Louise Heisler. Louise is 32 VT VT NY. She is Ella C. Chester, widow of Nathaniel French Putnam (#2762). They came here from St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He was a preacher and has somewhat recently died. Louise is her daughter who was born back in Vermont in 1875. Ella’s son Graham was listed here in 1900, but is somewhere else now.
FRANK W. PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 52 NH MA NH and a lodger. He is a salesman in the Steel Industry. He should be the son of Edwin Lombard Putnam from Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He was home there in 1860 and 1870. The age is off, should be 57, but that’s handwriting and his parent’s birthplaces are correct.
GEORGE W. PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 51 IL NH NY, Martha is 49 MO. He is a son of Harrison Putnam and Mary Melandy. They were here in 1900.
LAWRENCE PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 34 UT ME UT, Exilda Hickey his wife is 25 MA, and Edith is 4 UT. Also there are a niece Corena Jettie 11 RI and his mother in law Edith Hickey 62 CAN. He is yet another of Savannah’s sons. He married Exilda in 1901 and she will die here in 1919. He is widowed in 1920, but will marry again very shortly.
LOUIS N. (NAPOLEON)
PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 57 NY, Margaret Cashin 43 NY, Edmund 21 WY, Albert 19 WY, Franklin 18 WY, Rosaline 14 WY, Marguerite 13 WY and Joseph 9 WY. They are new here and will be gone by 1920, just passing through. They were in Uinta County, Wyoming in 1900. I think Maggie is the one who is widowed in Santa Clara, California in the 1920 census. Maggie and two of the kids are in San Francisco in 1930. He is the son of Orrin Putnam and Sophia Huntington of Bethany, Genesee County, New York.
NATHAN B. PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 54 MA MA VT, Lenna his wife is 39 ENG. They are here in 1920 too. He should be a son of Nathan Putnam and Caroline Messer of Salem, Mass. He was shown at home there in 1860 and 1870.
NELLIE PUTMAN Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
Nellie is 58 OH and living in Salt Lake City with her daughter, Grace Lee (Putman) Walker 37 MO and her husband Henry W. Walker 41 UT. Nellie is the widow of Jefferson E. Putman, who was killed in Colusa County, California in 1895. Jefferson was one of our 'Southern' guys, a son of William Putman from Linn County, Missouri.
WILLIAM B. PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 46 IL VT VT, his wife Alice M. is 41 IL. He is a bill collector. He is a son of Jason Putnam and his first wife Dorcas Smith. He was born in Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois. He was home there in 1870 and 1880. His dad was from Chester, Vermont.
WILLIAM L. (LEE) PUTNAM Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
He is 39 CO, Lula Shaw 28 IA, Lee (Henry Lee) 14 UT, Wilford (William Wilford) 7 UT, Juanita 1 UT. Also here are Lula’s mother Amanda Shaw 53 IL and her brother Edward Shaw 24 IA. He is a son of Jonathan J. Putman and Elizabeth Coulson born in Linn County, Missouri (Southern Putman family). He was in Colorado from the 1870s through the 1900 census. He has had three wives, Alice E. Waterhouse in 1883, then Annie Gange around 1890. She died here October 5, 1904. He married Lula Shaw May 24, 1905. He married the other two back in Colorado. Henry Lee and Wilford are by Annie Gange. They will both be adopted by other families shortly and Wilford will change his last name. They are here in 1920.
ANDREW J. (JACKSON) PUTNAM Ogden, Weber County
He is now 62 ME (though they listed it as Mexico, dummies), Lena (Caroline Peterson) 43 SWED, Edwin 12 UT, Horatio 11 WY, Ester 10 WY, Glen 8 WY, Julius 6 WY, Clara 5 WY, and Lester 3 WY. He is a son of Horatio Gates Putnam from Rumford Maine. They were in Unita, Wyoming in 1900 and here in Utah prior to that. Lena is widowed here in 1920, as Andy will die here in 1919. Esther was born March 11, 1900 and ill die here unmarried in December 1978.
JENNIE A. PUTNAM Ogden, Weber County
She is Jennie Morrison, and is 57 IL and widowed. She was married to Amos Whitney Putnam here in 1900. Her sister Addie Morrison is 46 IA. She and her sister are still here in 1920 and again in 1930. She is 78 then and her sister 66.
MARY E. PUTMAN Ogden, Webber County
She is 18 UT and a lodger with Walter and Nancy Scott. She is a daughter of Andrew Jackson Putnam and Lena Peterson. She was at home in 1900 in Unita County, Wyoming.
UTAH 1920
CENSUS
MARY PUTNAM Bountiful, Davis County
She is the widow of Edward Putnam (son of Simeon) from Maine. She is 56 UT, Joseph 23 UT, Hugh 20 UT, Artie 16 UT. Her brother Reuben Moss 48 UT is with her. She is here in 1930 and Artie is married and living with her. The other two kids are married then too.
MARIE PUTNAM South Bountiful, Davis County
Just when you thought it was getting easier. Well, Marie is Anne Marie Nielson, the second wife of Savannah Clarke Putnam. He is living next door with his other wife Clarissa. Marie is now 58 DEN, and her daughter Martha is 26 WY. These Mormons do go after the Scandinavian types. By 1930, old Savannah himself will be back with her and they will be in Salt Lake City then.
SAVANNAH CLARKE
PUTNAM South Bountiful, Davis County
The old stud hoss is now 67 ME, Clarissa Amelia Cornia is 62 VT. He's finally resting. Phew! He’ll be here in 1930 listed at age 80.
WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTNAM Clearfield, Davis County
He is 65 CAN CAN CAN and divorced. He is living with his divorced daughter Lydia Kennedy 33 CAN. He is a son of Henry Putman and Hannah Robbins from Norfolk County, Ontario. He was home in the 1881 census there, but I have no idea after that. Dutch family though.
EZRA PUTNAM Woodruff, Rich County
He is Savannah Ezra Putnam, son of, yes, Savannah and Clarissa. He is 37 UT, Betsy Jane Longhurst is 32 UT, Alta 8 UT, Elden 7 UT, Delores 4 6/12 UT and Bessie 2 UT. They are here in 1930 and will be till they die. Savannah was born February 9, 1882 and will die May 30, 1980. Betsy was born April 23, 1887 and will die here April 3, 1975.
JOHN MELVIN
PUTNAM Woodruff, Rich County
Who else, but one of Savannah and Clarissa's children. He is 31 UT, Rosabella Hogan is 32 UT, May Geneive 6 UT, Mildred Rose 4 7/12, and Melvin Kenneth 1 7/12 UT. They were married in Salt Lake City April 10, 1912, and are here in 1930. John was born January 28, 1888 and will die on March 24, 1963. Rosa was born December 26, 1887 and will die October 4, 1964.
PETER C. (CORNIA)
PUTNAM Woodruff, Rich County
But of course, he is Savannah's son (his mom was Clarissa Cornia). He is 35 UT. His wife Olivette Buttle is 32 UT, Grant 6 UT, Lucille 3 11/12 UT, Ardella 2 8/12 UT and Max Leland 5/12 UT. Olivette is widowed by 1930 and has the kids with her and they are with her folks in Salt Lake County. Peter will die here in 1923 and there will be one more daughter.
ADELBERT
PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake City
He is Adelbert Carl, son of Alfred and Josephine. He is now 42 CAN, Ethel Eliza Birkinshaw is 39 UT, Adelbert William 11 UT, Laura L. 9 UT and Doris E. 7 UT. They were here in 1910, and will be in Los Angeles California by 1930.
ANTON PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
AHA! The hidden second family of Savannah Clarke Putnam emerges. Anton Wilson is 22 UT and living with his brother Edgar. These are kids by wife number 2 (concurrent usage) Anne Marie Nielsen. Anton will marry Ora Holmstead in 1924 and then die in 1928. Ora is widowed with their two kids in Utah County in 1930.
ARTIE A.
PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
She is still here as is her daughter. Artie is 46 KS, Fay M. 26 UT. She, Fay and her folks are all in Los Angeles in 1930. Fay was born November 19, 1893 and will die in Ogden, Utah in December 1983.
CADY PUTMAN Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
He is 41 NY and in a hotel.
CORNELIA PUTMAN Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
She is 64 OH, the mother in law of Henry Walker.
EDGAR PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
Edgar Richard is another of Savannah and Clarissa’s closet kids. He is 25 UT, Hazel Fitt his wife of some 3 years is 27 UT, Marvin 2 UT and Ruth 1 UT. Also there are his brothers Anton and Ralph. Edgar and Hazel are here in 1930 with five more kids.
ERNEST PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
One of Savannah's kids, this one with Clarissa. Ernie is 28 UT, Alice Eccles 28 UT, Bernice 7 UT, Glenn 4 7/12 UT, and Zelma 2 10/12 UT. Also there are Alice's folks Andrew Eccles 61 UT and Alice Eccles 56 WALES. They will be in Butte County California by 1930.
GEORGE W.
PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
He is 61 IL, Martha N. 56 MO. He is a son of Harrison Putnam and Mary Melandy from Lake County Illinois. They were here in 1900 and again in 1910.
LAWRENCE A.
(ARTIMUS) PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake
County
He was single in Rich County in 1900. He is sorta between marriages. He married Exzelda Hickey on August 7, 1901, and they had four kids, the following two lasted past the first couple of months. They were here in 1910. Exzelda died February 1919 and so he is alone now. In June of this year (1920) he will marry Pearl Cochran Hillstead. And then, of course, like every child in Utah, he is a son of Savannah Clarke Putnam, in this case with the wife Clarissa. Anyway, Larry is 41 UT, Edith Clara 14 UT and Merlyn Lilian is 9 UT. He and Pearl are here in 1930.
NATHAN P.
PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
He is 65 MA, Lenna is 49 ENG. He would be a son of Nathan Putnam and Caroline Messer of Salem, Mass. He was shown at home there in 1860 and 1870.
RALPH PUTNAM Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
He is Ralph Amos Putnam 19 UT and living with his brother Edgar. Certainly they are both sons of Savannah Clarke, isn't everyone? But Ralph's mom was Ann Marie, Edgar's was Clarissa. Glad they are getting along just fine. Ralph will be married here in 1930.
WILLIAM PUTMAN Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
No, he is not Savannah's for a change. He is a son of Jonathan J. Putman and Elizabeth Coulson born in Linn County, Missouri (Southern Putman family). He was in Colorado from the 1870s through the 1900 census. He has had three wives, Alice E. Waterhouse, Annie Gange and now Lula Shaw. He and Lula were married May 24, 1905 here in Utah. He is 55 CO (actually MO), Lula is 38 IA, Henry Lee 24 UT, George (Arthur George) 15 UT, Juanita Virgil 11 UT, Rollo Lincoln 9 UT, Sterling Jonathan 5 UT and Eleanor Mary 3 UT. Also there are Amanda Shaw 63 IL, Lulu's mom, and James Shaw 33 IA, her brother. William is a Mormon, but only has had one wife at a time. Compromise life style here. William will die March 14, 1930. Lula is widowed in 1930 and will die herself March 5, 1934.
JENNIE A.
PUTMAN Ogden, Weber County
Jennie Morrison is 66 IL, Addie S. Morrison, her still single sister, is 56 IA. She is the widow of Amos Whitney Putman from Wisconsin. They were here in 1900. Jennie was widowed here in 1910. Jennie is here again in 1930 at age 78.
LENA PUTNAM Ogden, Weber County
You are just going to have to trust me on this. Lena is Caroline Peterson, Swedish bombshell, who was the other wife of Andrew Jackson Putnam (the other one was Elizabeth Neville). Lena or Caroline was with Andy in 1900 in Uinta County, Wyoming, and with him in Ogden in 1910. Elizabeth died before 1900, Andy died in 1916, and poor Lena has all the kids either with her or in the neighborhood somewhere. There are about a dozen or so of them here there and everywhere. The ones here are, Lena 54 SWED, Gustave E. 22 UT, Horatio 21 WY, Esther C. 19 WY, Glen A. 18 WY, Alvin J. 17 WY, Clara J. 15 WY and Lester R. 13 WY. (Lenora, Albert, Calvin, and Sophia were also around in 1900 but are gone now). Strange. She is here again in 1930 with only Esther and Lester still at home. All the rest of the guys are married here in town.
He is 34 UT CO UT and a mechanic for the steam railroad. Bessie Noakes his wife is 32 UT. They have been married about 6 years. They have Raymond 6 UT and Marjorie 3 4/12 UT. He is a son of William Lee Putman and his second wife Annie Gange. He was home in Salt Lake in 1920. William was a son of Jonathan J. Putman and Elizabeth Coulson born in Linn County, Missouri. Southern Putman family.
Artimus Putnam is 27 UT UT UT and a farm laborer. He has been married 5 years to Thelma Alice Bull 24 UT and they now have Margaret 3 8/12 UT and Dolores 9/12 UT. He is a son of Edward Artimus Putnam and Mary Ann Moss. He was born here. Thelma was born January 28, 1906 and will die in Woods Cross, Utah on March 2, 1993. They were eventually divorced. The daughter Margaret Marie was born April 25, 1926 and will die February 17, 1940.
Mary Moss is still widowed and is now 66 UT ENG IL. She is the widow of Edward Putnam (son of Simeon) from Maine. Been here forever. Her son Artie lives with her, but I gave him his own listing.
He is 34 MA MA ME and a garage foreman. Next guy listed, Charles Petty, owns a garage so he probably works there. Marion Stewart his wife is 34 MA and they have been married 10 years. They have a son R. Stewart Putnam 8 MA. He is the son of Clarence Sylvestor Putnam and Angie Duncan from Peabody, Mass. He was home with his mom in 1920. His folks had gotten divorced.
He is 31 UT UT UT and a bookkeeper for the Forestry Service. Nellie, his wife of 5 years, is 25 UT and they have H. Raymond 3 11/12 UT and William E. 1 11/12 UT. He is a son of Edward Artimus Putnam and Mary Ann Moss from Davis County. He has been there up until now.
Savannah Ezra Putnam is 48 UT MEX (ME) UT and is a stock farmer like all his kinfolk. Also pulled the Mexico thing I explained under his brother John. Betsy Jane Longhurst his wife of 20 years is 41 UT, Alta 19 UT, Elden 18 UT, Delores 16 UT, Bessie 14 UT, Keith 11 UT and Virginia 7 UT. Savannah is his dad Clarissa his mom. Been here ever since the family pulled out of Salt Lake. He’ll stay here all his life till he was 98 in 1980. He bought up all the lands of his family and more and had a huge cattle ranch. Ezra was born February 9, 1882 and will die here May 30, 1980. Betsey Jane was born April 23, 1887 and will die here April 3, 1975.
He is 42 UT MEX (ME) UT and is a stock farmer. Rosa Belle Hoggan his wife of 18 years is 42 UT. They have May G. 17 UT, Mildred R. 14 UT, Melvin K. (Kenneth) 11 UT, Mary 9 UT, Howard H. 6 UT, Loa a daughter 4 5/12 UT, Melrose H. a son 2 10/12 UT and Willis H. 6/12 UT. They will have one more daughter Clarine in 1932. They are here till about 1950 when they will move to Ontario, Oregon where both will die. He is a son of Savannah Clarke Putnam and Clarissa Cornia. Funny thing in this Census Listing, he states his dad was born in Mexico. This is true, but it was in Mexico, Oxford County, Maine. His brother Ezra did the same thing. Census taker obviously didn’t have a sense of humor. They were married in Salt Lake City April 10, 1912, and are here in 1930. John was born January 28, 1888 and will die on March 24, 1963. Rosa was born December 26, 1887 and will die October 4, 1964. The son Melvin was born here in 1918 and will die in 1933. The son Willis Hogan was born October 12, 1929 and will die shortly on January 30, 1931.
He is 47 UT ME DEN and is a stock farmer. Emily Gertrude Read, his wife of 17 years, is 47 UT. They were married in Salt Lake City November 27, 1912. They have Evan Joseph 16 UT, Rachel Marie 14 UT, Read Hemmert 11 UT and Heremiah Ruth 8 UT. He is a son of Savannah Clarke Putnam and Anne Marie Josephine Nielson. Joseph was born February 4, 1883 and will die here October 26, 1964. The son Evan was born November 11, 1913 and will die here April 10 1934. The son Read was one who did a great deal of genealogy work on this Mormon Family and published a book on the line in 1982. Interesting guy. I used to correspond and talk with him when I was first getting going on the New England Lines. He was still alive in 2003 living in Wyoming.
She is Olivette Buttle the widow of Savannah’s son Peter Cornia Putnam from Rich County. He died there March 17, 1923. She is living with her parents William and Mary Buttle. She is 42 UT, Grant B. 17 UT, Lucille 14 UT, Ardella 12 UT, Max 10 UT, and Olive 7 UT. She will be in Salt Lake City and raise the kids by herself. She was born March 26, 1887, and will be here till she dies in November 1967. Grant was born March 20, 1913 and will die here in Salt Lake City June 13, 1997. Max was born July 29, 1919 and will die here July 14, 1999. He will marry Louise Johannesen on April 15, 1946. She was a daughter of Theodore B. Johannesen and Anna Meyer. She was born in Salt Lake City January 30, 1921 and will die in nearby Holliday, Utah August 9, 2001. They will have a son Leland Kent who will marry Shauna Lee Benson here January 13, 1977. She was born May 23, 1956 and died May 4, 2005. Leland was still alive at the time.
He is Savannah Clarke Putnam and is now 80 ME ME ME and is back with Anna Marie Nielson who is 69 DEN and their daughter Martha is 35 UT and still single.
He is 40 WY ME DEN. His wife Emily Pearl Love is 38 UT. She was bon February 1, 1891 and will die here in June 1977. They have Marjorie Marie 15 UT, Zella Pearl 13 UT, William Love 11 UT, Helen Mary 6 UT, David Clarke 4 6/12 UT, Arvilla 2 6/12 UT. They will also have Janice in 1931. They were married here in Salt Lake City June 3, 1914. He works for the street department. He is of course one of Savannah Putnam’s kids. His mom was Anna Marie Nielson. He was in ‘hiding’ in 1920. His wife Pearl was born February 1, 1891 and will die here in June 1977. The son David Clarke was born January 14, 1926 and will die January 29, 1998 here in Salt Lake City.
He is now 35 UT ME UT. Hazel Fitt his wife is 39 UT ENG ENG. Her folks joined the Mormon Church in England and then came right over to Salt Lake City where Hazel was born. They have Marvin Edgar 12 UT, Ruth Hazel 11 UT, Gordon Lynn 10 UT, William Harvey 7 UT, Donna May 5 UT, Norma Dell 2 3/12 UT and Lois 1/12 UT. They will have Alina in 1932 and that’s it. Hazel will die in the mid 1950s and he’ll marry Rose Brown in 1955 and get divorced in 1958. In 1960 he marries a Naomi. He is and will work all through the 1930s with his brother Lawrence in his Dray Service (trucker). Edgar was born July 24, 1894 and will die here in Salt Lake City in May 1979.
He is 50 UT ME UT and a ‘hauler.’ Pearl Hillstead his second wife is 39 UT and they have Merlyn Lilliia 19 UT. She is with his first wife Exzelda Hickey who died in 1919. He married Pearl in June 1920. And then, of course, like every child in Utah, he is a son of Savannah Clarke Putnam, in this case with his wife Clarissa. From an obit, the daughter Merlyn married Al E. Schilling here October 24, 1933. They moved to Washington where Al ran several hotels in the Seattle and Belleview areas. She died there in 1978 and he in 1991.
He is 29 UT ME DE and a salesman for a candy factory. He just got married 3 years ago to Florence Jessie Newman 22 UT and they have Ralph Dee 1 9/12 UT. Of course a son of Savannah and his second wife Anne Marie. He’ll have the candy route for years and will later be a deputy on the Salt Lake Police Force doing undercover work on the side. Florence will die in 1965 and he will then marry Reva Olsen Anderson in September 1965. Ralph was born April 18, 1900 and will die here in Salt Lake City in March 1977. Reva was born June 7, 1903 and will die in Orem, Utah on April 21, 2002 at age 98. The son Ralph Dee was born July 9, 1928 and will die in Washington County Utah March 29, 1998.
He is 63 NJ NJ NJ. His wife Alvina is 60 WI.
She is 31 UT and widowed. She has a daughter Beryl 5 UT and a son Glenn 1 6/12 UT. Ora Katherine Holmstead is now the widow of Savannah Clarke Putnam’s son Anton Wilson Putnam. They were married June 4, 1924 and he died in 1928. Ora will raise the kids by herself. She ran the chicken farm for a while and then taught school. She died in 1976.
He is 20 ALASKA IA IA. Ruby Ryan his wife is 19 UT. He is a miner. Rollo Lincoln is a son of William Lee Putman and Lula Shaw. He was home in Salt Lake City in 1910 and 1920. His dad died and his mom is nearby with the three other kids. According to this entry he has just married Ruby December 20, 1929, but was married three years earlier to another gal Lucy. The Mary L. in nearby Thistle would be his and Lucy would be his first wife. No idea what happened. And as far as I know he was born right here in Utah. Soldier Summit is right on the County boundary. He is in the Utah portion, his mom in the Wasatch part. Same area though.
She is 2 5/12 UT UT UT and lasted as a stepdaughter of Frank Jones 26 UT and his wife, her mother, Lucy Jones 19 UT. Lucy was the first wife of Rollo Putman here in the County.
Lula May Shaw is 48 IA and now the widow of William Lee Putman who just died March 14, 1930. They have been in Salt Lake City up to now. At home are Juanita 21 UT, Sterling 15 UT and Eleanor 13 UT. Lula will die March 5, 1934 in Kaysville Utah.
Jennie Morrison is now 78 IL. She is the widow of Amos Putman from Wisconsin. They were here in 1900 and she has been widowed ever since. Her sister Adalaide Morrison is still here and is 66 IA and still single.
He is 32 UT ME SWED and has been married 2 years to Dorthalu 28 UT UT UT. He is a sheet metal worker. He is a son of Andrew Jackson Putnam and Lena Peterson. He was born here April 30, 1897 and will die here in March 1976.
He is 31 WY ME SWED and a furniture finisher. He has been married a couple of years to Vivian Donaldson 28 UT. He is a son of Andrew Jackson Putnam and Lena Peterson. He is Horatio Gates Putnam and was born when they were in Uinta County, Wyoming. Vivian is a daughter of Walter Donaldson and Sarah Miller. She was born December 21, 1901 and will die July 23, 1994.
He is 28 WY ME SWED and a money clerk for the railroad. Ruby Alice Neilson his wife of some 7 years is 29 UT and they have Glenn Robert 6 UT and Lucy Ann 4 6/12 UT. He is a son of Andrew Jackson Putnam and Lena Peterson. He was born when they were in Uinta County, Wyoming. Glen married Ruby in Brigham Utah December 20, 1922. The son Glenn Robert was born March 5, 1924 and will die in Salt Lake City on April 29, 2007.
Caroline Peterson is still around and is now 64 SWED and still widowed. At home still are Esther 29 WY and Lester 24 WY. The rest of the sons are all married now. Lester probably will be shortly.