VIRGINIA
CENSUS RECORDS
1910 - 1930
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
VIRGINIA 1910
CENSUS
AUGUSTUS C. (COMMINS) PUTNAM Arlington, Alexandria County
He is now 44 VA NY NY and now an inspector on the Street Railway Lines. His wife Nellie McCreery is 41 MI NY ENG. They have been married 17 years, and they have Pearl 16 DC, Hazel 14 DC, Fay 11 VA and Verna 8 VA. Also here is Nellie’s widowed mother Mary Ann McCreery 76 ENG. He is Augustus Commins Putnam, a son of John Wesley Putnam from New York state and Viola Commins from Fairfax County outside of Washington DC. John Wesley was a son of Peter Putman and Margaret Saunders from Livingston County, New York. Dutch family. He was born in Fairfax County and was with his widowed mother Viola and her parents in 1870 and with the grandparents in 1880. He has been married here since the 1890s. They are here in 1920 and he is widowed here in 1930.
ERNEST C. PUTNAM Arlington, Alexandria County
He is 37 VA VA VA and married 12 years to his wife Maddie A. 31 VA. Their son Leslie Ernest is 14 VA. He is still a contractor. He is a son of Silas Putnam and his first wife Ann Eliza Wells from Fauquier County. He will be here till he dies August 2, 1941.
CHARLES E. PUTNAM Fort Meyer, Alexandria County
He is 21 NY NY NY and a soldier at the Army Reservation here. He looks like Charles Elisha Putnam, a son of Elisha Putnam and Rose Burley from Steuben County New York. He was home there in 1900.
CLARENCE S. (SILAS) PUTNAM Washington, Alexandria County
He is 22 VA VA VA and drives a wagon. His wife of 3 years Bessie is 21 VA and they have Mary Ann 1 VA. He is a son of Silas W. Putnam and Ann Eliza Wells from Fauquier County. He was born there March 14, 1887. They were in Fairfax County in 1900. His mom died and Silas married Eliza Hewett in 1901. She died and he tried to marry Emma Beavers. She declined so he shot and killed her in May 1907 and then killed himself. Seems he was a bad and rather mean drunk.
FRANK (ELI FRANKLIN) PUTNAM Clifton Forge, Alleghany County
He is now 35 VA. His wife of 15 years Nettie May Parker 29 VA, Albert 14 VA, Clyde 12 VA, Anne 6 VA, and Georgia O. 2 VA. He works at a railroad station. He is a son of Orlando Jordan Putnam and Mary Ann Ross from Bath County and then here. He was born August 30, 1874, and died August 25, 1944 in Augusta County. They are in Augusta County in 1920. Interesting. The Robert Watts family lives next door. Frank’s daughter Annie will marry Robert Watts Jr. in about 1923 and have two kids and get divorced all before 1930 when she is back with her folks in Augusta County. This family was originally from Massachusetts before the Revolution.
GEORGE PUTMAN Clifton Forge, Alleghany County
He is 28 VA, Grace W. his wife is 22 VA, and they are living with John Gilland. He seems to be a son of Charles F. Putman of Bath County. This family was originally from Massachusetts.
JORDAN PUTMAN Alleghany County
He is a son of John Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Oiler from Bath County. He is 25 VA, Grace Griffin is 20 VA. They are in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1920, but in 1930 he is still in Clarksburg, but with a wife named Orpha who is only 20 at that time. He has three little kids by then too. This family was originally from Massachusetts.
JOHN B. PUTMAN Mount Meridian, Augusta County
He is 37 VA, Nina B. 29 VA, Flora 3 VA, Una 2 VA and Usher a son just born. They are in South River, Augusta County in 1920 and are listed as Pitman which is correct. They are not Putmans.
RUSSELL PUTNAM
South River, Augusta County
He is 28 VA VA VA a pumper for the railroad. His wife Mary Elizabeth Brown is 25 VA and they have Lankford (Russell Jr.) 4/12 VA. Russell Lankford Putnam is a son of John Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Oiler from Bath County. He was born March 11, 1881 and married Mary July 1, 1908. He will die April 29, 1940, and she will die on July 2, 1979. They are in Bath County in 1920 with five kids, and will be in Alleghany County in 1930 with three more kids. He will be an engineer for the steam railway by then.
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS
PUTMAN Staunton City, Augusta County
He is still here, now age 55. Clara B. Green is 46, William Wesley is 25, Bessie V. 20, Ethel B. 19, Bush C. 16, Robert H. 12, Augustus B. 11, Ada May 9, Victor Lyle 6, Earnest J. 4, Clara E. 7 months. Also there is Clara's dad, Bushrod O. Green 78 born in Ireland. William was born February 16, 1861 and will die here in Staunton on April 17, 1919. Clara is widowed here with the kids in 1920. Southern Putnam family.
ORLANDO PUTMAN Millboro, Bath County
Orlando Jordan Putnam is still around now at age 53 VA. He has a new wife, Virginia Smith 33 VA and a stepson Shaw age 14 VA. They have been married 11 years and have Minnie 10 VA, Cecil 8 VA, Earnest 4 VA and Florence 2 VA. He owns his own farm. He is a son of Eli Putnam and Nannie Griffith. He was born in Bath County July 19, 1855 and married Mary Ann Ross December 3, 1874. They were in Bath County in 1880. He was widowed in 1900 and Virginia will be widowed here in 1930. New England Line.
CHARLES F.
PUTMAN Millboro, Bath County
He is now 69 VA VA VA, Mahala Griffith 58 VA, Laura 36 VA, Marion 31 VA. With him is Erie D. Putman 24, Marion's wife and their daughter Lucille 1. Marion is a telegraph operator with the Railroad. Charles owns his farm. Mahala is widowed here by 1920. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Griffith from here. He was born in January 1844. He married Mahala Griffith October 26, 1870. They are in Bath County all their lives. New England Family.
ELI W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM Millboro, Bath County
He is now 62 VA VA VA. His second wife Mary Frances is 39 VA. They have been married 19 years. His first wife Maggie died in the early 1880s. There was a gap in kids from 1878 till 1898. Mary says she had 7 kids and 4 are alive, so there were some ‘problems’ early in their marriage. At home now are the four, Wilbur E. 12 VA, Raymond 9 VA, Lucy 5 VA and Sallie 2 VA. Also here is his son John Albert Putnam 31 VA and now widowed. John was married here in 1900. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Griffith from here. He lives next to his brother Charles. The family was from Massachusetts originally.
JOHN H. (HENRY) PUTNAM Millboro, Bath County
He owns his farm and is 52 VA VA VA. His wife Lizzie Oiler is 48 VA and they now have Mary 21 VA, Hattie 19 VA, Herman 17 VA, Lillie 15 VA, Myrtle 13 VA and Maud 10 VA. He is a son of Eli Putnam and Nannie Griffith. He was born in Bath County October 6, 1858. He married Elizabeth Oiler in Alleghany County on November 23, 1876. They are here in Bath County in 1920 then in Clifton, Alleghany County in 1930. He will be a railroad engineer then. New England family.
CHARLES W.
(WILLIAM) PUTMAN Chapel, Clarke County
He is 34 VA and Gertrude E. is 29 VA. They have been married 7 years. He is a son of William F. Putman and Eva Virginia Anderson of Shenandoah County in 1880. In 1900 the family was in Frederick County, Maryland. His folks are still in Laurel, Maryland now and will be the rest of their lives. I don’t find these people in 1920, but in 1930 they are in Martinsburg, Berkley County, West Virginia.
ARTHUR PUTMAN Cedar Mountain, Culpeper County
He is a son of Frederick and Virginia Putman from Fauquier County. He is 31 VA VA VA and has a blacksmith shop. He has been married one year to Emma 26 VA. There is a Catherine Rodaville or something 78 VA listed as a widowed grandmother. Hard to read. He was single here in 1900 and will be here till he dies in 1965.
CLARENCE W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM Chesapeake, Elizabeth City County
He is listed as being born in Minnesota in 1880, but he was actually born in Missouri. His dad was born in Minnesota though. He is a son of David Thomas Putnam and Sarah Margaret Hensley. He was born in Mercer County Missouri and was with the family in Cowley County Kansas in 1900. He is still here at Fort Monroe, still in the Army in 1920 and is then listed as being born in Missouri. In 1920 his wife is Olive from Kentucky, and she is listed shortly here in town.
DELIAH PUTMAN Chesapeake, Elizabeth City County
She is 21 VA NY VA and has a son Milton 3/12 VA MO VA. She has been married for 2 years. There is a tombstone in Hampton City Virginia that states her maiden name is Smith. She was born in 1889 and died in 1916. The son Milton died July 27, 1910 and there was another son Charles E. Putnam born in 1908 and died in 1909.
JOHN A. PUTNAM Chesapeake, Elizabeth City County
He is 28 OH OH MO, and stationed at Fort Monroe Army Base. He states he is married and has been for 2 years. The above Deliah is most likely his wife. Can’t find him in 1900 yet.
OLIVE PUTNAM Chesapeake, Elizabeth City County
She is 27 KY KY KY, and married for 1 year. She is married to the above Clarence who is stationed at Fort Monroe.
TRAVERS D.
PUTMAN Chesapeake, Elizabeth City
County
He is 22 AL KY KY and in the Army here at Fort Monroe. He is listed as being single. He is a son of Robert E. Lee Putnam. He was home with his folks in Bell County, Kentucky in 1900. He will be married in Middletown, Delaware in 1920. New England family originally.
MALCOLM K. (KENNETH) PUTNAM Cedar Run, Fauquier County
He is 36 VA and his wife Virginia Smeed is 38 VA. They have been married 2 years. His still widowed father Levi Putnam 84 VA is with them. Levi is a son of John Putnam and Sophia Creel. He married Mary Ann Sudduth in Fauquier County on December 26, 1849. They were here in 1870 and then not seen till 1900 when Levi was widowed here with Malcolm.
ALLEN PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is a farm worker 26 VA VA VA. His wife Bessie L. Young is 22 VA. They have been married 5 years and have Allen Jr. 3 VA and Elizabeth 1 VA. Also here is Luther Lanham 31 VA and listed as brother in law. I had Bessie’s last name as Young, so now not that certain which is right. He is a son of Joseph Pendleton Putman and his first wife. He was born December 24, 1883 and will die in 1943 and be buried in Orlean, Fauquier County. He is married to Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Young who was born in 1887 and died in Orlean in 1976. They were married March 10, 1905.
BENJAMIN C.
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is a son of Thornberry and Agnes Putman. He is 54 VA, Louisa Alice Fishback his wife of 31 years is 47 VA, Louisa A. 30 VA, Robert F. (Franklin) 19 VA, Noah B. (Bootin) 17 VA, Callie Lee 14 VA, Ada G. 9 VA and Inez V. 5 VA. He was born May 1, 1856. His wife Alice Louisa Fishback was born March 10, 1862 and will die February 8, 1934. They were married May 22, 1878. He will die on February 9, 1938 and they are both buried in Orlean, Fauquier County. He is a farmer.
EDWARD C. (COLLIN) PUTNAM Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 23 VA and his wife Fanny Grimsley is 22 VA. They are living with her folks Phillip and Nancy Grimsley. He is a son of Benjamin and Louisa, and was home with them in 1900. He was born December 11, 1886 and died in 1955. He married Lucy Frances Grimsley in 1909. She was born in 1887 and died in 1965. In 1920 and 1930 they are in Rappahannock County
ELIZABETH PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
She is Elizabeth Ann Freeman now the widow of John Barton Putman who died here on June 30, 1900. She is 80 VA and has Lucy E. Putnam, a cousin, 59 VA and single with her. Not sure who Lucy is, but she is single here in 1920 at age 68. Then there is her now married daughter Bettie V. (Elizabeth Virginia) 36 VA and her husband of 2 years Emory A. 33 VA and their son Emory S 1 VA. The last name is shown as ‘ditto for Putman’, but it is really Moore and they are still here in town in 1920. Bettie, by the way, is a school teacher.
JOHN B. (BARTON) PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
John Junior is 46 VA, Estelle Moore his wife 40 VA, Carrie 14 VA, Linwood 13 VA, Mattie M. 11 VA, John R. (Roland) 7 VA, Marshall B. 3, and Catherine 1 VA. Also here is his father’s sister Mary Elizabeth 82 VA. He is a son of John Barton Putnam and Elizabeth Freeman. He was born in July 1863. He married Estella B. Moore January 8, 1890. She was born March 27, 1871 and will die January 18, 1912.
JOSEPH W. (WINTER)
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
The son of John Barton and Elizabeth Ann Putman. He is 50 VA, his wife Mary Edith Roth is 50 VA, Lizzie L. 23 VA, Minnie M. 21 VA, Walden W. 18 VA, Mary E. 16 VA, John W. (William) 14 VA, Lena E. 11 VA, May M. (Mabel) 9 VA and Lucy Ann 7 VA. He was born in February 1859. His wife is Mary Edith Roth. They were married October 1, 1880. They are still here in 1920 and he is widowed by 1930.
JOSEPH P. (PENDLETON) PUTNAM Marshall, Fauquier County
He was widowed here in 1900, and is Thornberry’s son. He is now married and is 50 VA, Eva McCormick is only 25 VA and they have Annie 2 and Bertha 1. Also here are kids from his first marriage Calvin A. 19 VA, Joseph (Junior) 16 VA, Dora 14 VA, and Joshua 11 VA.
ROBERT PUTNAM Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 39 VA, his wife Mary Charles 25 VA and they have Morris Hitt, a nephew, 14 VA with them. He is Noah Robert Putman and is John Barton Putman and Elizabeth Ann Freeman’s son and was still at home in 1900. They were married August 12, 1909.
WALTER C. (CLEVELAND) PUTNAM Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 23 VA and his wife Pearl V. Jones is 18 VA. They have been married one year and are living with her folks Milton D. and Sarah Ann Jones. He is a son of Joseph Winter and Mary Roth Putnam from here. He was born February 27, 1884. They are here through 1930 and likely for all their lives.
WILLIE PUTNAM King William County
He is 27 NY, Maggie Cook 21 VA, Willie Junior 2 MD, Margaret E. 4 months VA. They are living with her folks George and Elizabeth Cook and that whole family. Willie here is William Sedgwick Putnam from New York City. His dad was William Putnam from the Syracuse area, a descendant believes. The family was in Richmond in 1870, 1880 and 1900. This Willie is going to be a conductor of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. He will die in 1918 as will his wife. The kids will be with her folks in King William County in 1920. The kids and their kids will hang around the Richmond area right up to the present.
THOMAS PUTMAN Jefferson, Loudoun County
He is now 46, Susie Farber 36, Lulie 14, James 8, Edgar 6 and Leonard 4. His full name is Thomas Henry Putnam and his wife is Hannah Susan Fauber. Susan’s mother, Daisy Fauber was a full blooded Blackfoot Indian. He is a son of Thornberry Putnam and Agnes Ball from Fauquier and then Rappahannock Counties. They were here in 1900, and are in Montgomery County, Maryland by 1920 and back here in Loudoun County by 1930. James and Leonard are married by then.
BENJAMIN E.
PUTNAM Mecklenberg County
He is just up from North Carolina. He is 29 NC, Laura 28 NC, Ola 9 NC, Alma 7 NC, Clyde 4 NC and Muriel 1 VA. He looks to be the son of Thomas Putman and Amanda Singleton from Haywood County. He was home there in 1900.
ABRAM PUTMAN Norfolk City, Norfolk County
He is 21 NC NC NC. He is actually a Pateman
JOHN G. (GUSTAVUS)
PUTMAN Norfolk City, Norfolk County
He is 32 GA FL VA and living with Henry Wright 73 SC and his wife Florence L. Wright 60 GA as a son in law (stepson). He says he has been married 8 years, but no wife is here. He is also currently in Orange County Florida with a wife Elise and 4 kids. He was here in 1900 and in Florida in 1880. In 1900 he had two listings here in Norfolk. One as being single with the Wrights and one with a wife named Mamie and a new born son, John G. Putnam. He is still a cigar maker as he was in 1900. This family is from Madison County, Florida. Florence Thompson was previously married to John Lewis Putnam back in Florida. I don’t find him after this.
MARY PUTMAN Norfolk City, Norfolk County
She is 75 VA VA VA and widowed. She lives by herself and has her ‘own income.’ I don’t find her in 1900 or even in 1880. No ideas here.
PALMER PUTMAN Norfolk City, Norfolk County
He is 26 VA and lodging. He is listed as a Mulatto and is a waiter in a hotel.
JACK PUTMAN Western Branch, Norfolk County
He is 32 IL IL IL and works in a railroad shop. His wife Lucile is 21 VA. They have been married 3 years. She says she has one child, but don’t know where it is. I don’t find him before. I do find a John Pittman in Illinois age 3 in 1880. Bet this is really him.
EMPERO PUTNAM Portsmouth City
He is a son of Perry Green Putnam and Susan Waters, and has just come up from Cleveland County North Carolina in the last year. He is 38 NC NC NC, Margaret Anne Urin his wife 35 NC, Jessie Lenora 12 NC, Winnie 7 NC, Harry 5 NC, William P. 3 NC and Virginia 1 NC. He is a machinist in a railroad yard shop. His folks are also here in town. They get a separate listing.
HARRY F. (FREEMAN)
PUTNAM Portsmouth City
He is listed 28 NE NY NY, Flossie Brown (?) 19 VA. They have been married 2 years and have two sons, George F. 1 10/12 VA and Harry F. 2/12 VA. He is a son of Orson Freeman Putnam and Amelia Throop from Holt County Nebraska. Her parents are living with them and their name looks like Brown but is hard to read. He is an ordinance keeper at the Navy Yard. According to his WWI registration he was born March 10, 1882. Flossie was born January 19, 1891 and will die here January 15, 1971 according to OBITS.
PERRY G. (GREEN)
PUTNAM Portsmouth City
Samuel Putman and Winnie Long's son has moved North with his son Empero (see separate listing above) and is living with his married daughter Lola 21 NC and her husband Oakey R. Reynolds 33 IN, and they have Maybelle B. 1 NC. Perry is 64 NC, and his wife Susan M. Waters is 63 NC. Perry will die in Nash County North Carolina January 24, 1920, probably at the home of his married daughter Amanda Helms who lives there now.
EDWARD M.
PUTMAN Jackson, Rappahannock County
He is a farmer 45 VA, Mary F. is 47 VA, Gilbert B. is now 18 VA. His dad has died since 1900, but mom, Elizabeth age 82 VA is still living with them. He is a son of William George Putman and Elizabeth Butler from here. He is widowed here in 1920 and so is his mother Elizabeth who is 92 by that time.
JOHN W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN Jackson, Rappahannock County
He is a farmer 50 VA and now widowed as Angeline Pettibone his wife has died. His son Ollie is now 18 VA. Ollie is listed here as a cousin, but pretty sure he is his son. He is a son of William George and Elizabeth Butler Putman. He is still widowed in 1920 and is living alone then.
THORNBERRY
PUTMAN Rappahannock County
He is still living with his son, Thorny Junior. Thorny Senior is still running his farm at age 78 VA. He is a son of Joseph Darnell Putman Jr. and Mary Gill from Fauquier. He was born there in October 1832. He married Agnes E. Ball in Fauquier County on December 26, 1853. They are in Fauquier County in 1860 and 1870, and in Rappahannock County in 1880. He was widowed here in 1900.
THORNBERRY
PUTMAN Rappahannock County
This is Martin Thornberry Junior, a house carpenter. He is 40 VA, Narcissa E. Payne his wife 36 VA, Agnes 11 VA, Clifford 9 VA, Hubert 8 VA, Ernest 6 VA. Hubert was born December 31, 1921 and died October 5, 1988.
DIXIE F. (FRANCES)
PUTMAN Cedarville, Warren County
She is 42 VA and a sister in law with Callie 51 VA Waters and his wife Mollie 35 VA. Dixie is a daughter of Smith R. Putman and Mary Louisa Andrews from here. Her sister Mary Elizabeth had married Callie Waters December 15, 1884. She died here on October 12, 1905. He then married Mollie. I don’t know Mollie’s last name, but Callie’s full name is Calvin Jacob Waters. I don’t find Dixie after this.
ROBERT PUTMAN Cedarville, Warren County
They have returned from Frederick County. He is now 44 VA Edmonia Henry his wife is 49 VA, Dolly 14 VA and Robert C 12 VA. There is also a Maud Putman 14 VA listed as a ‘boarder.’ She was listed as a daughter with the family in 1900. He is Robert Lee Putman, a son of Smith Putman and Louisa Andrews from Warren County They are in Clarke County by 1920.
WILLIMA H. (HENRY) PUTNAM Cedarville, Warren County
He is 53 VA VAVA, and his wife Martha A. Ritenour is 56 VA. Also here is P. H. Ritenour 49 VA listed as a nephew. He is a son of Smith R. Putman and Mary Louisa Andrews from here in Warren County. He was born April 24, 1853 and will die here in 1928. Martha was born in June 1856 and will die here in 1916. I don’t find him in 1920 though.
CHARLES H. (HENRY)
PUTMAN Warren County
He is a farm laborer now 45 VA, Gertrude S. Foss his wife 39 VA, Bessie 17 VA, Valley 13 VA, Mary E. 10 VA, Lovel S. 6 VA, Clifton 1 VA. He is a son of William Robert Putnam and Ruth Ann Steed, and was born March 23, 1865. They were married here June 20, 1888. In 1900 and 1920 they are here in Warren County. He will die March 4, 1927. She is widowed in Shenandoah County in 1930, and died there October 18, 1933.
DAVID L. (LEONARD)
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is a son of Charles Henry Putman and Caroline Loveless. He is still unmarried at age 43 VA. He will be single here until he dies September 16, 1939.
JAMES T.
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is James Turner Putman, the son of James K. and Alice Steed Putman. He is boarding with Martha Grimes, his wife’s widowed aunt. He is a house carpenter 39 VA VA VA, Mary S. Clem his wife 29 VA, Thurman 2 VA and Mamie 6 months old VA. He was born July 17, 1871, and died February 27, 1959. He will be here all his life.
JAMES K.
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is a son of William Robert and Mary Putman from here. He is still here at age 65 VA VA VA and so is his daughter Edith now age 30 VA. He was born January 30, 1840. He married Alice L. Steed on October 4, 1866. She died in the 1890s. He will die here himself on May 9, 1916.
JOSEPH PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
William G. Putman and Elizabeth Butler's son is still here. He is now 46 VA, Betty Brown is 48 VA, Deston 17 VA, Lillie 15 VA and Annie 10 VA. He was born in August 1862. He married Elizabeth Ann Brown in 1887, and died in Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia on March 17, 1953. Elizabeth was a daughter of Daniel Brown and Sarah Jane Ramey and born in February 1860, and died in 1946. They are here all their lives. He is a blacksmith and owns his own shop.
REBECCA A. PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
She is 73 VA VA VA and widowed as she was in 1900. She is Rebecca Milburn the widow of Charles Henry Putman who died here in 1895. Charles was a son of William and Pency Gill from here. He was born about 1821. His first wife was Caroline Ruth Loveless. They were married December 9, 1841 in Warren County, Virginia. Caroline died in the 1860s, and Henry married Rebecca Milburn on November 7, 1865. Rebecca will die before 1920.
SANDY E.
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is Samuel Edwards Putman a son of Robert F. and Ruth Ann Putman. He is 39 VA, and his new wife Virgie M. Givens is 23 VA, Claude is now 12 VA, Florence 8 VA and Silvia 2 VA. He is a day laborer. He was born March 5, 1870. In 1900 he had a wife Sallie Andrews. They were married in Warren County April 20, 1896. He just married Virgie Givins March 1, 1910. They are in Shenandoah County in 1920. He is widowed in Shenandoah County in 1930 and will die there August 5, 1930.
SILAS HENRY
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is 19 VA and works out on farms, Ida B. James his wife of 2 years is 24 VA and they have Eva B. 6 months old. He is a son of Charles Henry Putman and Gertrude Foss from here. He was born in June 1891. He married Ida February 7, 1907. In 1920 he and Ida are in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, and he is there in 1930 with what looks like a new wife Clara. Interesting.
WILLIAM F.
(FREDERICK) PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is a son of William Robert F. Putman and Ruth Ann Steed. He is 34 VA, Bertha his wife of 3 years is 22 VA and Tyndel A. 2 VA. He will be in Shenandoah County in 1920 and in Martinsburg, West Virginia by 1930.
WILLIAM R. (ROBERT)
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
His full name is William Robert F. Putman and he often goes under simply Robert F. Anyway, he is now 67 VA as is Ruth Ann Steed his wife. At home are Walter 24 VA, and his widowed daughter Valona D. Palmer 33 VA. Then there are these grandchildren: Blanche R. 6 VA, Melvin 3 VA and Viola no age given. They are Valona’s kids. Valona had married Joseph Palmer June 10, 1895. He died in the late 1900s. William is a son of Charles Henry Putman and Carolyn Ruth Loveless. He was born November 10, 1842. He married Ruth Ann Steed on August 27, 1863. In 1920, he and Ruth Ann are around both at ages 77 and 78. He died June 20, 1930.
GEORGE W. PUTMAN Front Royal, Warren County
He is 55 VA VA VA and widowed. His daughter Bessie is home and not married at 24 VA. He is a son of William George Putman and his second wife Elizabeth Butler. He was married to Caroline Leee Pettibone. Caroline died in Front Royal November 19, 1905. George will die here soon on May 11, 1910. His widowed mom Elizabeth is currently in Rappahannock County and will be there in 1920 at age 92.
MARCUS PUTMAN Front Royal, Warren County
He is a house carpenter 54 VA and widowed since his wife Mary Forsythe has died. Children Guy D. 22 VA and Lula 19 VA are at home with him. Marcus Alexander is a son of William Robert and Mary Ellen Putman from here. He was born here on October 5, 1853. He married Mary Jane Forsyth on May 26, 1879. They were here in 1880 and 1900. He is still in Warren County in 1920 and 1930 and has a bunch of his brothers and sisters with him. He died in Front Royal on January 2, 1934.
ROBERT & MANY
MORE PUTMANS Front Royal, Warren County
He is William Robert junior. Robert is a jailer now 64 VA, his brother Albert a laborer is 62 VA, brother Horace is not working at 54 VA and sister Susan is hanging around home at 52 VA. They have lived together since the late 1800s.
VIRGINIA 1920
CENSUS
AUGUSTUS
PUTMAN Arlington, Alexandria County
He is 53 VA, Nellie McCreery 51 MI, Fay 20 VA, Verna 17 VA. He is now an Inspector with the U. S. Government. He has two married daughters with him. They are Pearl 26 DC and her husband Marvin Eubanks 31 MI and Hazel B. 23 DC and her husband Walter H. Kessler 23 PA. Also here as she was in 1910 is Nellie's mom, Mary McCreery 86 born in England. He is Augustus Commins Putnam, a son of John Wesley Putnam from New York state and Viola Commins from Fairfax County outside of Washington DC. John Wesley was a son of Peter Putman and Margaret Saunders from Livingston County, New York. Dutch family. Been here all his life and will be widowed here in 1930.
ERNEST PUTMAN Alexandria, Alexandria County
He is from Fauquier and they have been here a long time and will be in 1930. He is now 47 VA, Mattie 42 VA, Lester (Leslie Ernest) 24 VA. Ernest Clayton is a son of Silas Putnam and his first wife Ann Eliza Wells from Fauquier County. He is a motorman on the streetcar line. He will be here till he dies August 2, 1941. Southern Putnam Family.
SAMUEL PUTNAM Alexandria, Alexandria County
He is 36 GA and his wife Belle 33 GA. They have Mary 14 GA, Samuel 11 GA, Louis 11 GA, George 6 GA and Christine 3/12 VA. He is a cook in Potomac Yards. This is a Black family. Belle will be remarried by 1930 and the kids are still with her then.
JOHN B. PUTMAN (PITTMAN) Fort Myer, Alexandria County
He is 19 MO OK TX, a soldier at Fort Myer. He is actually John Pittman and was with his folks in Creek County Oklahoma in 1910.
ALBERT F. (FULLER)
PUTNAM Clifton Forge, Alleghany County
He is a son of Eli Franklin Putnam and Nettie Mae Parker from Augusta County. He is 23 VA, Goldah Dudley, his wife, 23 VA, Virginia 2 VA and Pauline 1 month old VA. They were married September 23, 1915. They are back in Augusta County by 1930 with a few more kids. He works for the railroad like his dad.
H. E. (HERMAN
EDWARD) PUTNAM Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County
He is 27 VA and Nellie Morgan his wife is 24 VA. He is a son of John Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Oiler from Bath County. By 1930, he will have another wife Ola Mae Nicely who is only 24 then.
MARION J.
(JONATHAN) PUTNAM Clifton Forge,
Alleghany County
Charles Putnam and Mahala Griffith's son from Bath County. He is now 40 VA, his wife Erie O. 34 VA, and they have Lucille 11 VA, Marion Jr. 7 VA. He is an attorney here in Clifton Forge. They were here in 1910 and are in 1930, probably longer.
WILBUR PUTNAM Clifton Forge, Alleghany County
He is 22 VA VA VA and a repairman for the railroad. His wife Irene is 18 VA. They are in another listing where he is 21 VA and she 18 VA and they are listed as uncle and aunt
with a McAllister family from Virginia. Wilbur Earl is a son of William Elias Putnam and his second wife Mary from Bath County. He was born there May 28, 1898. He was at home in 1910 and married Irene in 1918. They are here in 1930.
NANNY PUTNAM Covington, Alleghany County
She is 19 VA living with Hugh O'Gara. She is an unwed daughter of Orlando Putnam and his second wife Virginia Smith. She was born March 15, 1900 in Bath County.
ELI FRANKLIN
PUTNAM Pastures, Augusta County
Orlando's son is 43 VA, Nettie Mae Parker 39 VA, Anna M. 15 VA, Georgia C. 11 VA, Bonnie 7 VA, Helen T. 4 VA and Lillian B. 3 VA. He is a son of Orlando Jordan Putnam and Mary Ann Ross from Bath County. He was born August 30, 1874, and died August 25, 1944. They were in Alleghany County in 1910. He is now a track foreman for the Railroad. They are here in 1930. His son Albert and his family are here then. Albert also works for the railroad. By 1930 Anna will get married, have two kids and be here divorced in 1930. New England line out of Massachusetts.
ORLANDO PUTNAM Pastures, Augusta County
He is 60 (69) VA and living as a father in law of Claude 37 VA and Annie 18 VA Taylor. Annie would be a second wife as Claude has kids as old as 14. Not certain about this one. Probably Orlando from Bath County just visiting the kids here. Orlando’s son Eli lives here in town. New England line out of Massachusetts.
CLARA PUTNAM Staunton City, Augusta County
She is 52 VA and widowed. Her son William Wesley is a mail carrier 35 VA, son Bush Carnot also a mail carrier 26 VA, Ada May 19 VA, Clara 11 VA and Isabell 6 VA. Clara Green is the widow of William Augustus Putman a son of Lucinda Putman from Fauquier County. William was born February 16, 1861 and just died here April 17, 1919. Clara was born June 1, 1877 and I do not know when she died but it was here in Staunton. They were here in 1900 and she will be in 1930. The sons are married by then. Southern Putnam Family.
ELI (ELIAS) WILLIAM
PUTNAM Millboro, Bath County
He is retired and is 72 VA and has his second wife Mary Frances 49 VA and son John 46 VA with him. Then there are Raymond A. 18 VA, Lucy E. 15 VA and Sally C. 12 VA. John is a son with his first wife Maggie, the last three are with Mary. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Griffith from here.
GEORGE F.
PUTNAM Millboro, Bath County
Charles F. Putnam's son is 36 VA, Grace W. 32 VA. Mahala Griffin Putnam, his widowed mother age 68 VA, is with them. Grace will be widowed in 1930 and be living with her married sister in Clifton Forge City then.
JOHN H. (HENRY)
PUTNAM Millboro, Bath County
Eli Putnam and Nancy Griffith's son is now 56 VA, Lizzie Oiler 55 VA, Mary 36 VA and Maude 20 VA. He works for the C & O Railroad.
MAHALAY H.
PUTMAN Millboro, Bath County
Mahala Griffin is the widow of Charles F. Putnam who has died in the past decade. She is with her son George. She is 68 VA.
ORLANDO J. (JORDAN)
PUTNAM Millboro, Bath County
He is a son of Eli Putnam and Nancy Griffith from here. He is 69 VA and is a carpenter building houses. Virginia Smith his second wife is 41 OH, Nanny B. 19 VA, Ernest 14 VA, Florence 11 VA, Charles L. 9 VA and Ruth J. 6 VA. Virginia’s brother Porter P. Smith and her married sister Bessie Dale live next door. Virginia is widowed here in 1930.
RUSSELL L.
(LANKFORD) PUTNAM Millboro, Bath County
He is 38 VA VA VA, Mary Elizabeth Brown his wife is 36 VA, Lankford (Russell Jr.) 10 VA, Edgar or Eddie 6 VA, Elmer 4 VA, Hallie 2 VA and James W. 1 VA. He is a son of John Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Oiler. He was born March 11, 1881 and married Mary July 1, 1908. He died April 29, 1940, and she died July 2, 1979. They were in Augusta County in 1910. He is from here in Bath County, but will be in Alleghany County in 1930 with three more kids. He is an engineer for the steam railway.
GEORGE K. PUTMAN Charlemont, Bedford County
He is 44 VA, Nanny B. 34 VA, William K. 13 VA, Duke A. 11 VA, Ellis H. 8 VA and John I. 5 VA. The spelling on the second page looks like Putney. Don’t think he is a Putman.
ROBERT LEE
PUTMAN Chapel, Clarke County
He is from Warren County and is now 58 VA, Edmonia Henry 60 VA, Dolly L. 22 VA, Robert C. 18 VA, and Joseph E. 15 VA. He is a son of Smith R. Putman and Mary Louisa Andrews from Warren County. They were in Frederick County in 1900 and Warren County in 1910. I don’t find them in 1930.
ARTHUR PUTMAN Cedar Mountain, Culpeper County
He is a son of Frederick and Virginia Putman from Fauquier County. He is 41 VA, Irma J. 36 VA, Katherine V. 9 VA, Lester P. 8 VA, Frank R. 5 VA and Joseph T. 4 VA. He was single here in 1900, and married here in 1910. They are all here plus more kids in 1930.
CLARENCE W.
(WILLIAM) PUTMAN Fort Monroe,
Elizabeth City County
He is 41 MO, Olive 36 KY, Stanley 8 KY (KS in 1930) and Virginia 6 VA. He
is a son of David Thomas Putnam and Sarah Margaret Hensley. He was born in
Mercer County Missouri and was with the family in Cowley County Kansas in
1900. He was here in the Army in 1910
too. By 1930 they are all in Honolulu Hawaii. He is a Warrant Officer in the U.
S. Army.
EDGAR P. PUTMAN Providence, Fairfax County
He is 16 VA, and lives with his sister Ella E. 26 VA and her husband John Dotson 28 VA. They are kids of Thomas Henry Putnam and Susan Fauber from Loudoun County. The family was there in 1910 and is over in Montgomery County Maryland now. Southern Putman Family.
RUFUS WILLARD PUTNAM
A. A. Humphries Military Camp, Fairfax County
He is 28 WI OH IL, Cora Hough his wife 29 NY, Percis 4 NY and Rufus W. Jr. 2. He is a Lt. Colonel in the Army. He is a son of William Putnam and Jane Willard. He was born in Wisconsin, and with his family in Rushford, Minnesota in 1900. In 1910 he was a cadet at West Point and in 1930 he and the family will be in Cook County just outside Chicago Illinois.
MALCOLM K.
(KENNETH) PUTNAM Cedar Run, Fauquier
County
He is 44 VA, Virginia Smeed his wife 38 VA. He owns his own farm. He is a son of Levi Putman and Mary Ann Sudduth from here. His widowed father was here in 1900 and 1910, but has since died. He was born in Prince William County October 10, 1875. I don’t find them in 1930.
BLANCHE PUTMAN Center, Fauquier County
She is 45 VA and listed as a daughter of Hezikiah 76 VA and Martha 70 VA Bishop. Also there are her children Martha 10 VA and Frank B. 6 VA. Blanche Mary Bishop is the widow now of Mason H. Putnam from here in Fauquier County. They were in Washington DC in 1910. Her eldest son Elwood is married back there now. Blanche will be around until she dies in July 1964.
ALLEN DOSSIE
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
Joseph Pendleton's son is 36 VA, Bessie Young his wife 30 VA, Allen L. 12 VA, Elizabeth 11 VA, Olive M. 9 VA, Bessie L. 5 VA and Edward C. 3 VA. He was born December 24, 1883 and will die here in 1943. Bessie was born in 1887 and will die here in 1976. They were here in 1910 and will be with five more kids.
B. (BENJAMIN) C.
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 63 VA, Alice Louisa Fishback 57 VA, Robert Franklin 29 VA and Ina or Ines V. 15 VA. He is a son of Thornberry and Agnes Putman. Ben was born May 1, 1856 and will die here February 9, 1938. Alice was born March 10, 1862 and will die here February 8, 1934.
CALLIE L. (LEE)
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is a son of Benjamin Putman and Louisa Alice Smith and is 24 VA, Earnie Keith his wife 25 VA, Mary E. 6 VA, Mable V. 4 VA and Florence E. 1 ½ VA. He like a bunch of others will be in Jackson, Rappahannock County by 1930.
J. B. (JOHN BARTON)
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 56 VA and widowed. With him are Carey C. 24 VA, Mattie M. 21 VA, John Roland 18 VA, Marshall B. 13 VA and Catherine R. 10 VA. He is widowed here still in 1930. He is a son of John Barton Putman and Elizabeth Ann Freeman. He was born in July 1863. He married Estella B. Moore January 8, 1890. She was born March 27, 1871 and died here January 18, 1912. Marshall is married to Clara Payne here in 1930.
JOE PENDLETON
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
Martin Thornberry Putman's son is now 68 VA, Eva McCormack his second wife is 34 VA, Annie 13 VA, Bertha Belle 10 VA, Clifton 8 VA, Jennie 5 VA and Charley 3 VA. He owns his farm.
JOSEPH W. (WINTER)
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
John Barton and Elizabeth Freeman Putman's son is now 60 VA, Mary Edith Roth his wife 60 VA, Lizzie 18 VA, John 22 VA, Lena A. 20 VA, Mabel Mae 18 VA and Lucy Ann 16 VA. He still owns and operates a gristmill. He is widowed here by 1930. Lucy Ann is still here and the rest are married off by then. Lizzie married a Hailstock guy and is back with her dad in 1930 as well.
JOSEPH PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
Joseph Pendleton's son is 25 VA, Edith 25 VA and they have Warren 2 VA. He was born March 24, 1894 and will die in September 1973. They were married in 1917. She was born November 15, 1893 and will die in Strasburg, Virginia in September 1974. They are here in 1930.
LUCY PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
She is 68 VA living with Eliza M. Holmes 54 VA. She is a daughter of Bartemous B. Putnam and Frances Dullin from here. She is still unmarried and will be here in 1930.
NOAH PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 27 VA. Mary Grimsly 25 VA, Hazel 6 VA, Lorel 3 VA and Thelma 9/12 VA. He is a son of Benjamin Putman and Alice Louisa Fishback. He was born October 26, 1892 and died February 16, 1969. Mary was born June 8, 1894 and died February 13. 1940. They were married June 1, 1912. They will all be in Jackson, Rappahannock County in 1930 and have their own farm there.
N. R. (NOAH ROBERT)
PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 49 VA, Mary Charles his wife 35 VA, Clarence and Clara, twins, 9 VA. He is Noah Robert Putman and is John Barton Putman and Elizabeth Ann Freeman’s son and was still at home in 1900. They were married August 12, 1909 and here in 1910 and will be in 1930.
WALDEN PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He is 26 VA, Maude Catherine Henry 25 VA. He is Walden Warren Putman, the son of Joseph Winter and Mary Roth Putman. He was born June 4, 1893. They were just married June 5, 1920, and live with his folks now. They are in Scott, Fauquier County in 1930 and have a daughter then.
WALTER C.
(CLEVELAND) PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier
County
He is 34 VA, Pearl V. Jones 26 VA and Susie F. 7 VA. He is a son of Joseph Putman and Mary Roth from here. He was born February 27, 1884. They are here in 1930 too.
EVELYN C. PUTMAN Scott, Fauquier County
She is 5 VA, and listed as a cousin living with Herbert 45 VA and Mattie E. Cockrille (?) 39 VA.
WILLIAM H.
PUTMAN Middletown, Frederick County
He is 59 VA VA, Virginia E. his wife is 49 VA and he has a stepson, Reginald D. Butler 14 VA from Virginia’s earlier marriage. If the age is 50 then he is Silas’ son with a new wife. In 1900 he was in Arlington with a wife Rose who is still back in Washington DC with the kids now and was in 1910. Not certain at all.
WILLIE & OTHERS PUTNAM West Point, King William County
Willie (William Ignatius) is 12 VA, Margaret (Margaret Isabelle) 10 VA, Millie (Mildred Elizabeth) 8 VA, Lawrence (George Lawrence) 6 VA, and Rex (Frederick Rex) 1 7/12 VA. They live with their uncle and aunt Rufus Townsend 41 VA and Minnie Townsend 33 VA. Minnie’s mom, and their grandmother, Isabelle Cook 59 VA is there too. They are children of William Sedgwick Putnam and Margaret Dora Cook who were in Richmond in 1900. Both parents have died around 1918, and they are living with their mom’s family. William junior will be married here in 1930. Lawrence and Rex are still here with the Townsends in 1930.
JOHN PUTMAN Norfolk, Norfolk County
He is 49 VA and living with Stephen Williams. According to his draft registration he is John Sidney Putnam born October 14, 1879. He listed his wife as Lucille then. She may be the one in the next listing. Anyway, he was born in IA not VA and is a son of Clarence and Anna Putnam and was at home in Plymouth County Iowa in 1880. Clarence was a son of Sidney Putnam from Pennsylvania and New York before that. New England line.
LUCILLE PUTMAN Norfolk County
She is 30 VA and a daughter of Walter Creekmore.
BESSIE & EVELYN PUTNAM Danville, Pittsylvania County
Bessie is 7 NC and Evelyn 3 NC. They live with their mother Louise 21 NC and stepfather Gilmore Hancock or Hammock or something like that 21 VA.
ELMER (EUGENE)
PUTMAN Danville, Pittsylvania County
He is a son of William Abner Putman from Laurens County, South Carolina. He is 38 SC, Eunice 27 SC and Myriam 7 SC.
HARRY F. PUTNAM Portsmouth, Portsmouth County
He is 36 NE, Flossie M. 28 VA, George F. 11 VA, Harry F. 9 VA, Ruth J. 2 8/12 VA. Also here is Flossie’s widowed mom, Martha F. Rorson (or something) 52 VA. He is a son of Orson Freeman Putnam and Amelia Throop from Holt County Nebraska. They were here in 1910, and her parents were living with them and their name looked like Brown but is hard to read. He is a machinist at the Navy Yard. According to his WWI registration he was born March 10, 1882.
EMPERO PUTMAN Portsmouth City
Perry Green's son is still in Portsmouth. He is 48 NC, Margaret Ann Urin is 45 NC, Winnie E. 17 NC, Harry E. 15 VA, William P. 12 VA, Virginia D. 10 VA, Margaret E. 8 VA, Grace E. 6 VA, George J. B. 4 VA and Viola K. 1 VA. Margaret will die in June 1924, and Emparo is here in 1930 and has all the kids with him.
HARRIET A. PUTNAM Radford City
She is 78 MA and lives with her daughter Cora A. Dermott 45 MA and her husband William J. 50 MA and their kids. She is Harriet Augusta Putnam widow of Peter Holland Putnam of Sutton, Mass. She is a Putnam by birth too.
BERRY PUTMAN Jackson, Rappahannock County
This is Martin Thornberry Junior 55 VA, Narcissa Payne 42 VA, Agnes 21 VA, Clifford 20 VA, Herbert 18 VA, Ernest 15 VA, Eugene 9 VA, Ada 5 VA and Irene 2 VA. Also there is his cousin, Joshua Putman 20 VA, a son of Joseph Pendleton Putman from Fauquier County. They are here in 1930.
EDWARD PUTMAN Wakefield, Rappahannock County
He is a son of Benjamin Putman and Alice Louisa Fishback from Fauquier County. He is 33 VA, Fannie Grimsley 28 VA, Nannie 12 VA, Alice 10 VA, Earl 7 VA, Katie M. 4 VA and E. Irene 1 VA. He was born May 1, 1856. His wife Alice Louisa Fishback was born March 10, 1862 and will die February 8, 1934. They were married May 22, 1878. They are here in 1930. He will die on February 9, 1938 and they are both buried in Orlean, Fauquier County. He is a farmer.
EDWARD M.
PUTMAN Jackson, Rappahannock County
He is a son of William George Putman and Elizabeth Butler. He is 54 VA, Molly 64 VA, Gilbert B. 24 VA and his mother, Elizabeth Butler Putman 92 VA, is still living with him as she has since 1900. He will be widowed here in 1930 and Gilbert will be married by then.
JOHN W. (WILLIAM)
PUTMAN Jackson, Rappahannock County
He is widowed as he was in 1910, and is living alone at age 65 VA. His wife Angeline Pewttibone died in the early 1900s. He will die himself before 1930. He is a son of William George Putman and Elizabeth Butler.
JOSHUA PUTMAN Jackson, Rappahannock County
‘Jaush’ is a son of Joe Pendleton. He is 20 VA and living with his cousin Thornberry Putman. He was born April 1, 1899 and will die in Staunton Virginia in September 1973.
ROBERT M.
PUTNAM Richmond City
He is 26 DC and Elizabeth 26 DC. He is Robert Mears Putnam, a son of William H. and Rose Putnam. He was with the family in Alexandria County, Virginia in 1900. They are here in 1930. He is a veterinarian.
FREDERICK PUTNAM Richmond City
He is 62 NY and widowed, his son Frederick W. W. (William Willard) Junior is 21 VA. He is a son of William Putnam and Ellen Reagan from here in Richmond. He was born while his folks were in New York City operating a theater. He was here married to Carrie in 1900. I don’t find him in 1930.
SAMUEL E. (EDWARD)
PUTMAN Davis, Shenandoah County
William Robert's son is 45, Virgie M. 33, Sylvia 12, Mary A. 9, William C. 7, Ralph C. 5, Mary E. 3 and Geneva 1. They were in Warren County in 1910 and Sam is widowed here with even more kids in 1930.
WALTER O.
PUTMAN Davis, Shenandoah County
He is a son of William Robert and Ruth Steed Putman From Warren County and Fauquier County before that. He is 35 VA, Ida Pearl Miller his wife 29 VA, Nelson A. 5 VA, Louise M. 3 VA and Nellie A. 1 VA. He was born November 15, 1884. He married Ida May 1, 1909. They are here in 1930 with three more daughters.
WILLIAM F.
(FREDERICK) PUTMAN Davis, Shenandoah
County
He is a son of William Robert Putman and Ruth Ann Steed from Fauquier and then Warren County. He is 45 VA, Bertha M. 31 VA, Tyndall 12 VA, Herman 6 VA and Raymond 5 VA. They were back in Warren County in 1910, and will be in Martinsburg, West Virginia by 1930. Tyndall will be married there by 1929.
CURTIS M.
PUTNAM Cobham, Surry County
He is 30 VA, Ruth 25 VA, Francis E. 7 VA and Robert D. 1 VA. They are Pitmans not Putmans. Spelling is clear.
CHARLES H. (HENRY)
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is a son of William Robert Putman and Ruth Ann Steed and is 54 VA, Gertrude Foss 49 VA, Clifton 10 VA and (Charles) Wesley 8 VA. Charles will die in Shenandoah County on March 4, 1927. Gertrude will be widowed and she and the two boys will be in Shenandoah County in 1930. She will die there October 18, 1933.
LEONARD PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
He is 51 VA and living with a Hoffman family as the family cook. David Leonard Putman is a son of Charles Henry Putman and his first wife Caroline Loveless from here. He never married and is here in 1930 at age 63. He will die here September 16, 1939.
TURNER PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
James Turner is a son of James K. Putman and Alice Steed from here. He is a house carpenter. They were living with his wife’s aunt in 1910 and now are out on their own. He is 49 VA, Mary Clemm 39 VA, Thurman 11 VA, Mamie 10 VA and Bernice 6 VA. They are here in 1930. Thurman was born March 11, 1908, and will die here August 21, 1970. He will marry Fannie May Wilson.
WILLIAM ROBERT
PUTMAN Fork, Warren County
Charles' son is now 77 VA, Ruth Ann Steed 78 VA and they have a grandson, Otis Palmer 12 VA with them. He is a son of their daughter Valonia who married Joseph Palmer. Valonia was here with them in 1910. William is a son of Charles Henry Putman and Carolyn Ruth Loveless. He was born November 10, 1842. He married Ruth Ann Steed on August 27, 1863. He will die here June 20, 1930, not sure when Ruth did, but it was before 1930.
HORACE B.
(BUCHANAN) PUTMAN Front Royal, Warren
County
William Robert and Mary Ellen Putman's son is 63 VA and living with his brother Marcus. He never married and was with his brother Robert in 1910. He is here with Marcus in 1930. He is out of work.
JOSEPH CARTER
PUTMAN Front Royal, Warren County
William G.'s son is 57 VA, Bettie Ann Brown is 59 VA, Arthur A. 30 VA, Dustin W. (William) 27 VA and Lillie M. 21 VA. Then there are two daughters in law, Edna C. 21 and Lona 19 and a granddaughter Frances 11/12. These two gals belong to the two sons. Edna is Arthur’s wife and they are in Baltimore in 1930. Lona is Destin’s and Frances theirs. In 1930 Lona is remarried and has Frances and Doris (born later in 1920) with her. Destin or Willie will also be remarried to Claudia and they are over in Rappahannock County by 1930. Joe was born in August 1862. He married Elizabeth Ann Brown in 1887, and died in Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia on March 17, 1953. Elizabeth was a daughter of Daniel Brown and Sarah Jane Ramey and born in February 1860, and died in 1946.
MARCUS A.
PUTMAN Front Royal, Warren County
William Robert and Mary Ellen Putman's son is 65 VA and still a house carpenter. He is now widowed and has his brother Horace 63 VA, sister Susan J. 61 VA, son Guy David, a wireman, 32 VA and his widowed sister Mary T. Santmyers 58 VA all with him. Mary married D. L. Santmyers June 1, 1886 and he has died in the past decade.
LINWOOD PUTMAN Warwick County
He is 16 VA and a nephew in law with A. Jennings Daniel. He is a son of John B. and Estelle Putnam of Marshal, Fauquier County. He was at home in 1900 and in 1910.
VIRGINIA 1930 CENSUS
Samuel is 20 GA, Lewis 17 GA, George 15 GA, Christine 10 VA, Norman 9 VA and Morgan 7 VA. They live with their mother Isabelle 46 GA and her new husband of 5 years Martin Ford 47 SC. Isabelle was married to Samuel Putnam here in 1920. This is a Black family.
She is 42 VA and widowed. She was married to George F. Putnam in Millboro, Bath County in 1920. She is living with her married sister Nettie Pullen.
He is 37 VA VA VA and works on the steam railway. Ola Mae Nicley his second wife is 24 VA and they have Herman E. 4/12 VA. Also here is Margaret M. Thompson 74 VA listed as grandmother. Not sure how she fits in. He was married to Nellie Morgan back in 1920 and then married Ola here in 1928. He is a son of John Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Oiler from Bath County. New England family.
He is 50 VA VA VA and is an attorney. Erie O. his wife is 45 VA, Lucille F. 21 VA and Marion J. Jr. is 17 VA. He is a son of Charles F. Putnam and Mahala Griffith from Bath County.
He is 48 VA VA VA and an engineer of the railroad. His wife Mary Elizabeth Brown is 45 VA. At home still are Lankford (Russell junior) 20 VA, Edgar R. 16 VA, Elmer F. 14 VA, Hallie V. 12 VA, James W. 11 VA, Mamie M. 8 VA, Delsa M. 8 VA and Helen G. 6 VA. Also here is Mary’s widowed mother Maggie Brown 66 VA. He was in Bath County in 1920. Russell Lankford Putnam is a son of John Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Oiler from Bath County. He was born March 11, 1881 and married Mary July 1, 1908. He will die April 29, 1940, and she will die on July 2, 1979.
He is 32 VA VA VA and has been married 11 years to Irene 27 VA. They have
Vernie 6/12 VA. Also here is Isabella Knighton 59 VA and widowed. She might be
Irene’s mom. He works as a machinist for the railroad. Wilbur Earl is a
son of William Elias Putnam and his second wife Mary from Bath County. He was
born there May 28, 1898. He was at home in 1910 and married Irene in 1918. They
were here in 1920.
He is 22 (20)VA VA VA and single. He is living with his sister Carrie 28 VA and her husband Herman Jackson. They are children of Orlando Jordan Putnam and Mary Ann Ross from Bath County.
He is 64 VA NY VA and now widowed and by himself. He is Augustus Commins Putnam, a son of John Wesley Putnam from New York State and Viola Commins from Fairfax County near Washington DC. He was born in Fairfax County. John Wesley was a son of Peter Putman and Margaret Saunders from Livingston County, New York. Dutch family. He was married to Nellie McCreery here in 1920 and back in the 1890s.
He is now 57 VA VA VA and is a manager of a chain store. Mattie his wife is 52 VA. They have been married almost 40 years. He is a son of Silas Putnam and his first wife Ann Eliza Wells from Fauquier County. He was a motorman on the streetcar line here in 1920. He will be here till he dies August 2, 1941. Southern Putnam Family
He is 34 VA VA VA and is a fireman with the Washington DC fire department. Mildred his wife is 30 VA and they have Elaine M. 5 DC. He is a son of Ernest Clayton and Maude Putman from here. The family came out of Fauquier County before that.
He is 29 VA VA VA and is a barber. His wife Mary Musgrove is 25 MD and they have Ralph 2 DC and Dorothy 1 DC. Also here is her brother John Musgrove 25 MD who also is a barber. He is a Clifford Smith Putnam, a son of Martin Thornberry and Narcissa Putnam from Rappahannock County. He was home there in 1920. Southern Putnam Family.
He is 34 VA VA VA and a brakeman for the railroad. Golda Ethel Dudley his wife is 33 VA and they have Virginia 12 VA, Pauline 10 VA, Albert Jr. 7 VA and William 2 VA. They will eventually have 10 kids by 1938. He is a son of Eli Franklin Putnam and Nettie Mae Parker from Bath County and then here.
He is now 47 VA VA VA and his wife Nettie Mae Parker 43 VA. They have been married 28 years. At home are their daughters Georgie 22 VA, Bernice 17 VA, Helen 14 VA and Lillian 12 VA. Also here is their now divorced daughter Anna Watts 26 VA and her kids Joyce 6 VA and Harold 5 VA. Their other son Albert is now here in town and works with his dad for the railroad. Eli is a son of Orlando Jordan Putnam and Mary Ann Ross from Bath County. He was born August 30, 1874, and will die here on August 25, 1944. They were in Alleghany County in 1910 and here in 1920. He is now a track foreman for the Railroad. New England line out of Massachusetts.
Virginia Smith is the second wife and now widow of Orlando Jordan Putnam. She is 54 OH and has her daughter Ruth 16 VA with her. Her widowed uncle Stuart Smith 89 VA is with her. Orlando was born here, has been in Alleghany County for a bunch of years. He was a son of Eli Putnam and Nancy Griffith. They were here in 1920.
He is 47 SC SC SC and his wife Euna Fredonia Ziegler is 38 SC. Both are college professors. He is a son of William Abner Putman and Nancy Cornelia Boyd from Laurens County, South Carolina. Sadly he will die in 3 months on July 23, 1930. His sister Nancy Corinne was one of the first to put out a small book on the Southern Putman families.
He is 51 VA VA VA and has his own blacksmith shop. Irma his wife is 46 VA, and they now have Lester 18 VA, Frank R. 16 VA, Joseph 14 VA, Esther 9 VA, Arthur B. 7 VA, Jack 5 VA and Dan 3 VA. He is a son of Frederick and Virginia Putman from Fauquier County. He was single here in 1900, and married here since 1910. He will be here until he dies in April 1965.
He is now 47 VA VA VA and married for 25 years. His wife Bessie Young is 42 VA and they now have Allen L. 23 VA, Elizabeth 21 VA, Loree 16 VA, Edward 14 VA, Dorothy 11 VA, Katherine 9 VA, Evelyn 6 VA, Frances 3 7/12 VA, and Thomas 1 4/12 VA. Probably more in the next few years. He is a son of Joseph Pendleton Putman and his first wife. He was born December 24, 1883 and will die in 1943 and be buried in Orlean, Fauquier County. He is married to Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Young who was born in 1887 and died in Orlean in 1976. They were married March 10, 1905.
BENJAMIN PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
He isn’t listed but is around at age 74 VA and his wife Alice Fishback at age 67 VA. He is a son of Thornberry and Agnes Putman. Ben was born May 1, 1856 and will die here February 9, 1938. Alice was born March 10, 1862 and will die here February 8, 1934.
He is 33 VA VA VA and works on a farm. He is a son of Joseph Winter and Mary Putnam from here in Marshall. He was still at home in 1920.
He is 70 VA VA VA and widowed. He runs a grist mill. At home still are his daughter Annie 26 VA, his widowed or divorced daughter Lizzie Hailstock 42 VA and her daughters Mary E. Hailstock 5 VA and Anna M. Hailstock 4 VA.
He isn’t indexed or listed, but is around here at age 78 VA and Eva McCormick his second wife is 44 VA. He is a son of Thornberry Putman and Agnes Ball. He was born in 1859 and won’t die till 1934. Eva was born in 1885 and will be around till she dies here in 1978 at age 93.
John Jr. is 66 VA VA VA and still widowed. His wife Estelle Moore died January 18, 1912. His daughters Carrie E. 34 VA, Mollie M. 32 VA and Katherine R. 20 VA are still at home. He is a son of John Barton Putman and Elizabeth Ann Freeman. He was widowed here in 1920. He runs a general store.
He is 36 VA VA VA and a general farmer. Edith his wife is 36 VA and they have Joseph Warren 12 VA and Garnet 10 VA. He is Joseph Junior a son of Joseph Pendleton Putnam and was born here March 24, 1894 and will die in September 1973. They were married in 1917. She was born November 15, 1893 and will die in Strasburg, Virginia in September 1974. They were here in 1920.
Still hanging in there at age 80 VA VA VA and still single. She is a daughter of Bartemous B. Putnam and Frances Dullin from here. She is living with a Moore family
He is 23 VA VA VA and is a farmer. Clara Payne his wife is 19 VA. They were just married. He is a son of John Barton Putman Jr. and Estella Moore. He was born December 27, 1906. He was at home in 1920. He has a farm in Marshall. They were just married so no kids. He died in Fauquier County April 25, 1994. Clara was born August 7, 1910 and was still alive in 2005. She died in Marshall November 23, 2007. She was 97 years old.
ROBERT N. (NOAH) PUTMAN Marshall, Fauquier County
Noah Robert is 49 VA VA VA, his wife Mary Charles 45 VA and Clarence L. 19 VA. He is Noah Robert Putman and is a son of John Barton Putman and Elizabeth Ann Freeman. They were married August 12, 1909 and have been here ever since and most likely will forever.
He is 45 VA VA VA and his wife Pearl V. Jones is 38 VA. Their daughter Susie is 18 VA. He is Walter Cleveland Putnam a son of Joseph Winter Putman and Mary Edith Roth from here in Marshall. Been here all his life.
He is Warren Walden Putman 35 VA VA VA and is a farm laborer. Maude Henry his wife is 34 VA. They have Dorothy 7 VA. He is a son of Joseph Winter and Mary Roth Putman. He was born June 4, 1893. They were just married June 5, 1920, and were living with his folks in Marshall in 1920.
He is 25 VA VA VA and a laborer at odd jobs. Nellie his wife is 23 VA. They have been married 5 years and have Hazel V. 3 4/12 VA and Mary L. 8/12 VA. He looks like the son of Robert Lee Putnam and Edmonia Henry from Warren County. He was home there in 1920.
He is 25 OH US US and a prisoner at the Virginia Convict Road Camp. Works on a chain gang I guess. He is a son of Charles and Florina Putnam from Franklin County, Ohio. He was home there in 1920.
He is 23 MD NY VA and operates a turbine in a pulp mill (paper manufacturer). Salome his wife of one year is 25 VA. There is also a Lucy Guthrie 59 VA and widowed living with them. I would guess that is Salome’s mother, though she is just listed as a roomer. He is a son of William Sedgwick Putnam and Margaret Dora Cook who were in Richmond in 1900. Both parents died around 1918, and he was living with his mom’s family here in 1920.
Lawrence is now 16 VA and Rex 11 VA. They still live with their uncle and aunt Rufus Townsend 52 VA and Minnie Townsend 42 VA and their grandmother Isabelle Cook 70 VA. They are children of William Sedgwick Putnam and Margaret Dora Cook who were in Richmond in 1900. Both parents died around 1918, and they are living with their mom’s family as they were in 1920.
He is now 67 VA VA VA and a farm laborer. Susan Fauber his wife is 48 VA. They have Pearl 18 VA and Elsie 15 VA still at home. He is a son of Thornberry Putnam and Agnes Ball from Fauquier and then Rappahannock Counties. They were in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1920 and here in Loudoun County in 1910.
JAMES L. PUTMAN
Lovettsville, Loudoun County
He is 27 VA VA VA. His wife Metabel Danner is 23 MD. They were married February 17, 1927. They have two children George F. 7 VA and Robert L. 2 5/12 VA. They live with her folks George and Susie Danner. He is a son of Thomas Henry Putnam and Susie Farber who are in nearby Leesburg now.
LEONARD L. (LEE) PUTNAM Lovettsville, Loudoun County
He is 24 VA VA VA and a farm laborer. Caroline V. Fry his wife is 21 VA and they have Edna L. 2 10/12 VA. They live with her mother Annie Fry. Leonard married Caroline here June 16, 1926. He is another son of Thomas Henry Putnam and Susie Farber who are in nearby Leesburg now.
LOUISA PUTMAN Mercer, Loudoun County
She is 8 DC NC NC and listed as a granddaughter of William Lanihan 70 VA.
He is 25 VA VA NC and is a manager of a drug store. Margaret W. his wife is 22 VA. They have been married a little over a year. He is a son of Empero Putman and Annie Urin from Gaston County, North Carolina and then Portsmouth, Virginia where he was born.
He is now 56 NC and still working as a machinist in the Navy Yard. He is now divorced, but has all the kids with him. Looks like his ex, Annie Uren, found someone else and took off with him. Still at home are William P. (Perry) 23 VA, Margaret E. (Elizabeth) 18 VA, Grace E. (Evelyn) 16 VA, George J. (Jennings) 14 VA and Viola K. (Kimball) 11 VA. He has been here since the turn of the Century. He is a son of Perry Green Putman and Susan M. Waters from Gaston County, North Carolina.
He is 52 LA LA LA. Mary Triplet his wife is 49 VA VA VA, Edwina 19 Manilla P.I., Mary R. 14 DC, and Henry R. 10 VA. He is an enlisted man. He doesn’t show in the 1880, but was born in Abbeville LA and his dad was from New Orleans.
Lucille is 12 WV IL PA and Louise is 5 VA IL PA. They live with their mother Bessie V. 30 PA and her new husband Earle Jacobson 27 IL. Good luck here, I can’t find them in 1920.
He is 42 VA VA VA and a prisoner at a Convict Camp. He is a son of Marcus Alexander Putnam and Mary Jane Forsyth from Warren County. He has been at home up until now, and is actually still listed there now.
Martin Thornberry Junior is 63 VA VA VA and is a carpenter. His son Eugene is one too. Narcissa Payne his wife is 54 VA, Eugene 18 VA, Ada V. 15 VA and Irene 12 VA. He is a son of Martin Putnam and Agnes Ball from Fauquier County. Been over here a long time now. He is a carpenter and builder. Narcissa will die September 5, 1955 and Berry before that.
He is now 37 VA VA VA and owns his own farm. Mary Grimsley is 36 VA,
Hazel A. 16 VA, Lorel M. 13 VA, Thelma B. 11 VA, Bedford G. 8 VA Calvin C. 4 VA
and Elwood N. 2 VA. He is a son of Benjamin and Alice Putnam from Fauquier
County. Noah was still there in 1920. Noah was born October 26, 1892 and died
in Bentonville February 16, 1969. Mary was born June 8, 1894 and died
February 13. 1940. They were married June 1, 1912.
He is 65 VA VA VA and now widowed. His son Gilbert Bastable 37 VA is finally married and has a wife Ethel Virginia Kemper 19 VA. They have been married for three years. Edward is a son of William George Putnam and his second wife Elizabeth Butler from here. His dad died about 1905 and his mother was here through the 1920 at age 92. Edward is a farmer, Gilbert a carpenter. Been that way for a long time now.
He is a farmer 36 VA VA VA and is a farmer. Eriel Keith his wife is 36 VA they have been married 16 years now and have Mary E. 15 VA, Mabel V. 14 VA, Florence A. 11 VA, Marvin L. 9 VA, Bobbie E. (Robert) 7 VA and Callie E. 1 VA. He is a son of Benjamin Putman and Louisa Alice Smith. They have been in Marshall, Fauquier County up until now.
He is 43 VA VA VA and a farmer. Fannie (Frances Grimsley) his wife is 41 VA. They have been married 21 years. They now have Nannie V. 19 VA, Alice A. 17 VA, Earl L. 16 VA, Katie M. 12 VA, Ethel I. 11 VA, Evelyn M. 5 VA and Jennie L. 3 VA. He is a son of Benjamin and Alice Putman from Fauquier County. He and Fannie were there in 1910 and here in 1920.
He is a stable hunt 37 VA VA VA and has been married 5 years to Claudia 28 VA. They have Frances 4 VA and another daughter whose name looks like Gaunell 2 2/12 VA. He would be William Deston Putman son of Joseph Carter from Front Royal, Warren County. In 1920 he was at home with his folks and his wife Lona. They got divorced and she and the kids and her new husband are still in Front Royal. Willie too has remarried.
He is 37 DC VA MD and is a veterinarian. His wife Elizabeth C. is 37 DC and they now have Edith L. 12 DC and Elizabeth A. 2 5/12 VA. He is a son of William H. and Rose Putnam. He was with the family in Alexandria County, Virginia in 1900. He was married here in 1920.
She is 21 VA VA VA single and a clerk with the telephone company. She lives with her aunt and uncle Harlan and Esther Wood. Catherine is a daughter of John Barton Putnam from Marshall, Fauquier County. No idea who the Woods are though.
He is 30 (should be 32) VA VA VA and single. He is a laborer on a farm. He is a son of Samuel and Sallie Putnam from Warren County and now here in Shenandoah County too.
He is 25 VA VA VA and a fireman at a line plant. Bethel his wife of one year is 18 VA. He is a son of Charles Henry Putman and Gertrude Foss. His tombstone in Walnut Springs Cemetery here reads he was born July 3, 1904 and died here September 9, 1987. Bethel was born August 29, 1910. Don’t have a death date but is in Walnut Springs too.
Gertrude Foss is 60 and now widowed. She was married to Charles H. Putman in Warren County in 1900 through 1920. He died here March 4, 1927 and Gertie will die here herself on October 18, 1933. At home still are Clifton S. 20 VA and Charles Wesley 19 VA. OBITS has Clifton born May 17, 1909 and died in September 1969. Charles born August 14, 1912 and died June 13, 1944.
He is 42 VA VA VA and a laborer on a fruit farm. Ida Pearl Miller his wife is 39 VA and they now have Nelson O. 16 VA, Louise M. 13 VA, Nellie A. 10 VA, Gladys V. 9 VA, Lora L. 6 VA, Jennie 2 7/12 VA and Helen M. 11/12 VA. He is a son of William Robert and Ruth Steed Putman from here. OBITS has Nelson born February 12, 1914 and died in Middletown Virginia in July 1966. Walter was was born June 18, 1885 and will die here December 9, 1965. Pearl was born November 27, 1890 and will die here February 9, 1971.
He is 58 VA VA VA and now widowed for the second time. He has moved over from Davis where they were in 1920. He is a farm laborer and for what it’s worth pays a whopping $8 a month rent. Kids at home still are Dolly M. (Mary) 19 VA, Charlie W. (William) 17 VA, Ralph C. (Chapman) 15 VA, Mary E. 13 VA, Geneva A. 10 VA, Vivian R. (listed as a son but probably not) 8 VA and Cecil E. 6 VA. He is a son of William Robert Putnam and Ruth Ann Steed from Warren County. OBITS has the son Ralph born February 26, 1915 and dying in Luray Virginia in May 1984.
He is 30 VA VA VA and works at a vinegar plant. Minnie Alice Minnick his wife is 27 VA and they have James L. 1 5/12 VA. They have been married 9 years. Minnie was born April 15, 1906 and died July 10, 1949. Floyd will die here August 25, 1951. I don’t find him before in Virginia. He might be the guy in the State Insane Asylum in Burke County North Carolina in 1920. According to Findagrave they had these children: James Levi born November 18, 1928 and died here in Strasburg July 14, 1871. Charles Melvin born September 12, 1930 and died in Strasburg June 5, 1957. Boyd William born May 2, 1938 and died January 26, 1972. Richard Allen born June 12, 1944 and died October 14, 1987.
He is 36 VA VA VA and a truck driver for a biscuit company like his brothers William and Victor here in town. His wife Ruth is 26 VA and they have Edith 5 VA, Bush 3 6/12 VA and Charles W. 2 0/12 VA. He is Bush Carnot Putman a son of William Augustus Putnam and Clara Green from Warren County. They have been in Staunton since about 1900.
He is 44 VA VA VA and still single. He drives a truck for a biscuit maker, as does his brother Victor 26 VA who states he is married for 3 years but no wife is around. His sister Clara is 20 VA and sister Isabel is 16 VA. His widowed mother Clara 64 VA is still here as she was in 1920. He is a son of William Augustus Putnam and Clara Green from Warren County. They have been in Staunton since about 1900.
She is 49 VA and widowed. She has Junius 21 VA, Elizabeth 16 VA and Joseph 14 VA. This is a Negro family.
He is 59 VA VA VA and a house carpenter. Mary Frances Clemm his wife is 49 VA and they have Mamie 20 VA and Bernice 16 VA at home. He is a son of James K. Putman and Alice Steed from here. He was born July 17, 1871, and will die here February 27, 1959.
He is 63 VA VA VA single and boarding. He is a house painter. David Leonard is a son of Charles Henry Putman and his first wife Caroline Loveless from here. He never married and has been here all his life. He will die here September 16, 1939.
He is now 68 VA VA VA and his wife Betty (Elizabeth Ann Brown) is 70 VA. Here are his daughter Lillie May 35 VA and her husband Thomas Trimble 36 PA. He operates a boarding house. He is a son of William George Putman and Elizabeth Butler and was born in August 1862. He married Elizabeth Ann Brown in 1887, and died in Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia on March 17, 1953. Elizabeth was a daughter of Daniel Brown and Sarah Jane Ramey and born in February 1860, and died in 1946.
Frances is 11 VA and Doris 10 VA. Their mother Lona 30 VA was married to William Destin Putnam here in 1920, but is now married to Clarence Ritenour 43 VA. They were divorced. Destin is in Rappahannock County now with a new wife Claudia.
She is 63 VA, her brother Horace 60 VA, brother Marcus
Alexander 74 VA and Marcus’s son Guy 43 VA. Mark is still a carpenter and
Horace still unemployed as always. They are all children of William Robert and
Mary E. Putnam from here in Warren County. Marcus will die here January 2,
1934. Susie will also die in 1934
He is a private in the Army, and is 24 SC SC SC. Actually his folks are from Rutherford County, North Carolina but moved to Laurens County, South Carolina just before he was born. He is a son of George Washington Putman and Adelaide Montjoy. He grew up in Spartanburg.
He is 20 NC NC SC. He is a private in the U. S. Marine Corps stationed at the Naval Depot here. He looks to be the son of George Thompson and Eve Putman from Cleveland County, North Carolina.