WYOMING
CENSUS
REPORTS
1870 -
1930
UPDATED
JULY 16, 2011
Not a
lot of any of our people here. It was a Territory until 1890. Fort Laramie was
established in 1849, and was the only settlement in the area. When the Dakota
Territory was established in 1861, it included all of Wyoming. The Wyoming
Territory was established in 1868 and it remained a Territory until 1890 when
it became the 44th state.
WYOMING 1870 CENSUS
WILLIAM C.
PUTNAM Atlantic City, Sweetwater
County
He is
a miner, 21 WI and living in a boarding house/shack of sorts. He is William Charles
Putnam, son of Charles Wesley Putnam and Ellen Coyle. He was born in Milwaukee
on July 11, 1848. He will be marrying Elizabeth Bird here in Wyoming in 1874
and will be in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 1880. See that
listing for this line.
WYOMING 1880 CENSUS
This
is the full census, not just the Soundex portion.
HIRAM PUTNAM Big Laramie River, Albany County
He is
a farmer, 24 NH and single. He is a son of Alonzo Putnam and Hannah Cole. He is
at home in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire in 1860.
C. F. (CLARENCE
FRANCIS) PUTNAM Cheyenne, Laramie
County
He is
32 VT, Ida Robinson Smith, his wife, 28 RI and they have Edith 7 months WY.
Also there are Sarah L. Smith 52 RI, Bertha L. Smith 22 IA. They are Ida's mom
and sister. He married Ida Smith here in Cheyenne on January 1, 1879. In 1900
he will be in Denver, Colorado. He is a son of Mark Richardson Putnam (#1187)
and Polly B. Snow of Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. See that listing
in the 1850 Vermont Census for this lineage, it is Clarence > Mark > John
> Timothy > Seth > Thomas > Thomas > John.
ELIZA PUTNAM Cheyenne, Laramie County
She
is a black girl, 25 OH, and a laundress.
WYOMING 1900 CENSUS
SADY PUTNAM No Township, Albany County
She
is 25 NY Jan 1875.
WALTER PUTMAN Lost Cabin, Freemont County
He is
29 MO May 1871 and lives alone. He is a son of Jeremiah Martin Putnam of
Calloway County, Missouri.
CLARENCE
PUTNAM Cheyenne, Laramie County
He is
43 KY Sep 1856, Mamie 39 MD Oct 1859, Clarence Jr. 9 WY May 1891, Hattie 5 WY
Mar 1895. Also there is his sister Elizabeth Putnam 35 KY Jan 1865. I cannot
find him in KY in 1860. Probably part of the Massachusetts folks in Jefferson
County, near Louisville in the 1850s.
RALPH PUTNAM Cheyenne, Laramie County
He is
31 NE Jan 1869, Mary 30 MN Mar 1870, Jane 3 KS Feb 1897 and Roscoe 1 MO Dec
1898. I do not find him in 1870 or 1880.
FREDERICK
PUTNAM Casper, Natrona County
He is
42 MA Dec 1857, and boarding with Edward Browning. He is a son of Darius Putnam
and Sarah Brigham of Worcester, Massachusetts.
GEORGE W.
PUTNAM Dayton Pct., Sheridan
County
He is
30 NE Dec 1857 (43?), Sadie 45 OH Apr 1855.
ANDREW J.
(JACKSON) PUTMAN No Township,
Uinta County
He is
53 ME Dec 1847, Caroline (Petersen) 34 SWE Jul 1865, Lenora 17 UT Dec 1882,
Albert 15 UT Dec 1884, Calvin 13 UT Nov 1886, Sophia 11 Jan 1889, Annie S. 9 UT
Aug 1890, Mary E. 8 UT Mar 1892, Gustave E. 3 UT Apr
1897, Horatio G. (Gates) 1 WY Jun 1898 and Esther C. 3/12 WY Mar 1900. He is a
son of Horatio Gates Putnam from Rumford Maine. See Utah Section for details.
Andy and Caroline were married in Salt Lake City like all good Mormons on May
27, 1896. They are in Ogden, Utah in 1910, and Caroline or Lena as she is often
listed will be with the kids in Ogden in 1920.
L. N. (LOUIS
NAPOLEON) PUTNAM Red Canyon, Uinta
County
He is
48 NY Oct 1851, Maggie Cashin, his wife, is 36 NY Feb
1864, Edmond 11 WY Aug 1888, Albert 10 WY May 1890, Franklin 8 WY Jul 1891,
Roslyn 4 WY Sep 1895, Marguerite 3 WY Mar 1897. Also there is Maggie's sister,
Mary Cashin 47 NY. They will be in Utah in 1910. Any
way, he is the son of Orrin Putnam and Sophia Huntington of Bethany, Genesee
County, New York.
SETH H. (HARRIS)
PUTNAM Star Valley, Uinta County
He is
69 ME Apr 1830, Anna M. (Anna Maria Tucker) 44 WALES Aug 1855, Orson Charles 16
UT Feb 1884, Roy Gilman 14 UT Jul 1885, Mary Isabel 10 WY Sep 1889 and Clara
Annie 5 WY Sep 1894. He is Seth Harris Putnam, Anna Marie Tucker is his second
wife. They were married November 16, 1882 in Logan, Utah. He seems to have
divorced Athalinda Philbrick
in the early 1880s, or he is ignoring her at his other house in Rich County,
Utah where she is hanging out at this time.
ARTHUR L.
(LAWRENCE) PUTNAM Newcastle,
Weston County
He is
41 WI Aug 1858, Eva T. 29 NE Jan 1871 and Arthur L. Jr. 2 WY Nov 1897. He is a
son of George Washington Putnam and Martha Rebecca Brewer of Burke, Dane
County, Wisconsin. His folks are from Windsor County, Vermont. He was single in
Dane County in 1880. They are here again in 1910.
WYOMING 1910 CENSUS
THEODORE
PUTMAN Fort Steele, Carbon County
He is
34 MI, his wife Edna is 43 NY. He works in a saw mill. He is a son of John
Putnam and Mary Randall of Tuscola County, Michigan. He was at home there in
1880 and in Teller County, Colorado in 1900, and will be in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Montana in 1920.
JOHN H.
PUTNAM Douglas, Converse County
He is
22 OH OH OH and is
boarding. He looks like the son of Alexander Putman and Mary Elizabeth King of
Mercer County, Ohio. He was home there in 1900. German family out of
Pennsylvania.
MARY PUTMAN Lusk, Converse County
She
is 67 NY NY IRE. She is listed as a servant with
Charles Wheeler 33 IL.
BAXTER C.
(CLEVELAND) PUTNAM Fort D. A.
Russell, Laramie County
He is
25 NC NC NC. He is in the
Army in the Field Artillery Division. He is a son of James Monroe and Sarah
Louise Putman. He is also listed at home with them in Cleveland County, North
Carolina. They were in South Carolina in 1900.
HARRY F.
(FRANKLIN) PUTNAM Sunshine, Park
County
He is
21 NH, his wife Grace Merrill. 20 CAN. They live with her parents Martin and
Nettie Merrill 45 CAN NH ME, and their kids all born in New Hampshire. Also now
in 1910, Grace and her mom are listed in Coos County, New Hampshire with more of
their kinfolk from Canada. Harry is a son of Arthur O. Putnam and May Franklin
from Sullivan and then Cheshire County New Hampshire. He was at home in
Walpole, Cheshire County New Hampshire in 1900. He was born there July 27, 1889
and will die in Nevada County California January 31, 1962. Grace is a daughter
of Martin Merrill and Nettie Wilkinson and was born August 31, 1891 and will
die in Riverside, California December 27, 1966. They are back in Epping, New
Hampshire in 1920 and Portland, Maine by 1930.
WILLIAM A.
PUTMAN North Sheridan, Sheridan
County
He is
26 MD MD MD and a Private
in the Army at Fort McKenzie. He is a son of John H. and Elizabeth Putman from
Washington County, Maryland. German family. He is married and in Des Moines,
Iowa in 1920. And still in the Army.
R. (RUTHERFORD) B.
PUTMAN Sheridan, Sheridan County
He is
Rutherford B. Putman 33 NE IL IA. He is boarding. He is a son of Horace Putman
and Catherine Brakeman. He was home in Polk County, Nebraska in 1880.
ATHALINDA
PUTNAM Auburn, Uinta County
She
is 76 ME NH NH and widowed, and has her daughter
Marie R. 32 UT. She is the first wife of Seth Harris Putnam from Maine. They
were divorced, or maybe just dropped as Seth was a Mormon. They are in Lincoln
County in 1920.
FRANK N. I. (FRANKLIN
NATHANIEL ISRAEL) PUTNAM Auburn,
Uinta County
He is
34 UT ME ME, Lucy Hildt 28
GER, Mona I. 11 UT, Euvern F. 9 UT, Leola 7 UT,
Edwina Mabel 5 WY, Aldon I. 2 WY and Charles E. 5/12
WY. He is a son of Seth and Arthalinda Putnam. He was
at home in 1900 in Rich County, Utah, and will be in Lincoln County, Wyoming in
1920.
ARTHUR L.
(LAWRENCE) PUTNAM Newcastle,
Weston County
He is
51 WI VT VT, Eva T. 39 NE, and a son A. Lawrence 12
WY. He is a son of George Washington Putnam and Martha Rebecca Brewer of Burke,
Dane County, Wisconsin. His folks are from Windsor County, Vermont. They were
here in 1900 and will be in Cheyenne, Laramie County in 1920 and 1930.
WYOMING 1920 CENSUS
HARRY PUTMAN No Township, Campbell County
He is
39 MN (listed 36 MN in 1910, 55 MN in 1930), Teckla Soderberg 32 SWED, Harriet 14 IL, Forest 10 IL, Vivian 7 IL
and Harry Gordon Putman 3 IL. They were in Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois
in 1910 living with her folks Adolph and Charlotte Soderberg.
His middle name is Gordon. Best I can figure is if you look at the 1880
Minnesota census entry for Henry Putnam and Harriet Brown in McLeod County. You
will see him listed as a grandson. Henry only had one son, Gordon Winslow
Putnam, who was also in that entry and widowed. Kid would be his, but no idea
as to the wife. Gordon was by himself in 1870 too. So he got married around
1872 had Harry and the wife died before 1880. This has been confirmed by a
descendant of his son Harry Gordon Putnam, Jr. Gordon was by himself in 1870
too. So he got married around 1872 had Harry and the wife died before 1880.
They are here in 1930.
JAMES A.
PUTNAM No Township, Converse
County
He is
28 KS living alone. He is a son of Alson Putman (the
way spelled then) and is with his family in 1900 in Jewell County, Kansas. His
dad is from Iowa, his grand dad from New York.
JOHN J.
PUTNAM Glenrock, Converse County
He is
a son of John Abraham Putnam from Vermont. He was in Appanoose County, Iowa in
both 1880 and 1900. He is now 46 IA, his wife Myrtle D. is 39 IA, Ruth 6 WY and
Joan 1 WY. Myrtle is his second wife. He divorced Mary Miller around 1905, and
she is still back in Appanoose County, Iowa with two kids. Myrtle has a son of
hers, Trenton Paxton 19 IA with her. There is also a niece or nephew, Sylvan Tyrril 27 IA with them. They are here in 1930.
RUTHERFORD B.
PUTMAN Kirby, Hot Springs County
He is
42 NE, Maud F. Taylor 39 NE. Also there is his sister in law, Beatrice Taylor
33 NE. He is a son of Horace and Kate Putman from Illinois. He was at home in
1880 in Polk County, Nebraska.
THERESA
PUTNAM No Township, Hot Springs
County
She
is 31 AR and a servant with a non-registered family.
ARTHUR L.
(LAWRENCE) PUTNAM Cheyenne,
Laramie County
They
were in Weston County in 1900 and 1910. He is now 60 WI, Eva 49 NE, Arthur 22
WY and is married to Jane Eulalie 21 WY. Also there is a boarder May Clouser 21 WY. They are here in 1930. The son Arthur and
his wife Eulalie will be in West Laramie, Albany County in 1930.
ORSON C. (CHARLES)
PUTNAM Afton, Lincoln County
He is
34 UT, Stella (Estella Hazel Devenberg) 19 NE and
Orson F. 2/12 WY. He is a son of Seth Putnam from Vermont and was with the
family in 1900 in Uinta County, Wyoming. Orson and Stella were married here
December 19, 1916.
ATHALINDA
PUTNAM No Township, Lincoln County
She
is the first wife of Seth Harris Putnam from Maine. They were divorced, or
maybe just dropped as Seth was a Mormon. She is 86 ME, her daughter Marie is 41
UT. She was in Rich County, Utah in 1900. They didn't get listed in 1880 for
some reason. Her son Frank Nathaniel is also here in the County as is her
grandson Euvern. She was in Unita
County in 1910 and said she was widowed.
EUVERN F.
(FRANCIS) PUTNAM No Township,
Lincoln County
He is
Frank Putnam and Lucy Hildt's son and was just born
April 22, 1900 to make the 1900 census of Rich County, Utah. He is now 19 UT,
Ruth Alice Searight 17 KS and young Euvern 1 5/12 WY. The son Euvern
Francis was born in 1929 and will die soon. There will be a Euvern
Searight born in 1929
FRANK N.
(NATHANIEL ISRAEL) PUTNAM No
Township, Lincoln County
Seth
and Athalinda's son is now 43 UT, Lucy Hildt 39 GER, Leola 17 UT, Edwina Mabel 15 UT, Aldon Israel 12 WY, Charles Nathaniel 10 WY, Vera 7 WY,
Lora 5 WY and Loreen 1 1/12 WY. Frank and Lucy were
married here October 3, 1907. They were in Unita
County in 1910. The son Aldon was born October 3,
1907 and will die in Auburn, Colorado in September 1983. He will marry Vira Greene June 17, 1931. She was born October 19, 1908
and will die in Sandy, Utah August 27, 2004.
MARY E.
PUTNAM Lusk, Niobrara County
She is
76 PA and listed as mother (in law probably) of Daniel Durgan.
WYOMING 1930 CENSUS
ARTHUR L.
(LORRAINE) PUTNAM West Laramie,
Albany County
He is
32 WY MN NE and has been married 11 years to Jane Eulalie 32 IN. They have
Arthur L. 9 6/12 WY and Nancy L. 6 11/12 WY. He is a railroad engineer. He is a
son of Arthur Lawrence and Eva Putnam. They were in Weston County in 1900 and
1910 and in Cheyenne, Laramie County in 1920. He was just married in 1920 and
they were living with his folks. His folks are there now in 1930. Arthur will
die March 12, 1967 and Eulalie on December 26, 1954. The son Arthur Legrand was born October 14, 1920 and will die March 15,
2003. They are all buried in Cheyenne, Laramie County.
He is
listed as Harvey 55 MN IL IL. Teckla
Soderberg his wife is 42 SWED. They have Forest 20
IL, Vivian 17 IL, Junior (Harry George) 13 IL and Jack 6 WY. Her folks Adolf
and Charlotte Soderberg live either with them or next
door. They were together back in Illinois. He is a farmer. His middle name is
Gordon. Best I can figure is if you look at the 1880 Wisconsin Entry for Henry
Putnam and Harriet Brown in McLeod County. You will see him listed as a
grandson. Henry only had one son, Gordon Winslow Putnam, who was also in that
entry and widowed. Kid would be his, but no idea as to the wife. Gordon was by
himself in 1870 too. So he got married around 1872, had Harry, and the wife
died before 1880. Anyway Harry and Teckla were here
in 1920. They are also listed now in Converse County. Harry will die in Douglas
County later this year.
He is
20 NE NE NE single and a
ranch hand. He is a son of Charles A. and Cora Putnam, and was at home in Dixon
County, Nebraska in 1920. Family was originally from Vermont.
He is
54 MN and Teckla Soderberg
40 IL. Must be here on business as they are listed back in Campbell County with
the kids and her folks. See that listing above for who he is. Harry will die in
Douglas County later this year.
He is
56 IA NY NY and still a farmer. Myrtle D. his wife is
44 IA, and they have Ruth 16 WY and Joan 11 WY. They were here in 1920. He is a
son of John Abraham Putnam from Vermont. He was in Appanoose County, Iowa in
both 1880 and 1900. Myrtle is his second wife. He divorced Mary Miller around
1905, she is still back in Appanoose County, Iowa.
He is
73 NY NY NY and raises
stock. Cattle guy I guess. Julia Annette his wife is 65 IN MI MI and they have Lyle 34 SD. They were in Latah County
Idaho in 1910 and 1920. His wife is Julia Annette Reynolds who is a daughter of
John Reynolds and Julia Ann Putnam. Julia was a daughter of Orlean
Putnam and Amelia Vanderhoof from Cass County
Michigan. New England Line. Can’t figure George though. He looks like the son
of Henry and Sarah Putman as shown in 1870 in Sparta, Monroe County Wisconsin.
But I have no idea who Henry was except he would be on the New York Dutch line.
He is
39 NE OH IA and a rancher. Ruby M. his wife is 40 MI. They have Milton 6 CO,
Donald S. 4 6/12 CO and Doris J. 3/12 WY. He is a son of Horace Putman and
Catherine Brakeman from Polk County, Nebraska. One of their sons Rutherford
Putman has been here in the County for a while now, and is three ranches away
now. He was listed as Blaine H. when at home. He was born April 8, 1890 in Polk
County, Nebraska. In his 1917-18 draft registration he says he lives in
Stromsburg, Nebraska where he was born. He was single at that time.
He is
53 CO OH IA and a rancher. He says he is married but no wife is here. He would be
Rutherford B. Putman who has been here since 1900.
He is
71 MI NY NY. He sells cleaning equipment. He says he
is married. He is a son of Aaron Cornelius Putnam and Catherine Cobb from
Clarendon, Michigan. New England family out of New Hampshire to Genesee County
New York and then Michigan. He was at home in Clarendon in 1860 and in Clay
County South Dakota in 1880. He married Grace Helen Gray and they were in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota in 1900 and in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1910. He is
presently with his wife Grace in Denver, Colorado living with their married
daughter Helen. He is just over here on business. Joseph was born in Clarendon
December 8, 1858 and will die in Salem, Oregon April 29, 1952. Grace was born
in Orland, Indiana September 13, 1859 and will die in Salem Oregon October 5,
1942.
He is
now 71 WI VT VT and is a bank examiner. Eva his wife
is 60 NE. They were here in 1920 and in Weston County in 1900 and 1910. He is a
son of George Washington Putnam and Martha Rebecca Brewer of Burke, Dane
County, Wisconsin. His folks are from Windsor County, Vermont.
He is
still here and is 54 UT ME ME and widowed now that
Lucy Hildt has died. He still has Aldon
I. 21 WY, Vera N. 17 WY, Lora M. 14 WY and Lorene 11 WY. He is a dairy farmer.
He is a son of Seth Harris and Arthalinda Putnam. He
was at home in 1900 in Rich County, Utah, and here ever since. The son Alden
Israel Putnam will marry Vira Greene in Logan, Utah
on June 17, 1931. Vira was born October 19, 1908 and
will die August 27, 2004. Alden was born October 3, 1907 and will die September
28, 1983. They will move to Star Valley, Wyoming. Mormon family. At the time of
Vira’s death at age 96 she had 4 children, 18
grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren and 12 great great
grandchildren. Whew! Also, Ed Putnam got the following history. Nate was a
friend of Butch Cassidy: “ In the winter of 1894 Butch Cassidy
stayed in Auburn and FRANK NATHANIEL ISRAEL PUTNAM got to know him quite well, and spent
a lot of time visiting with the outlaw. They witnessed the Cassidy legend first
hand. A widow living nearby couldn't pay her mortgage so Butch gave her
the money for the payment. But as soon as she got the receipt, Butch, who
waited an hour or so, robbed the banker and got his money back. Nate's
dad, Seth Putnam, was barely making a living selling honey, cutting wood,
selling eggs and running a few cattle at the sawmill on stump creek, the mill
kept the family going through the long winter and he hired Butch who was just
out of prison, and Elzy Lay to help him out.
Both also helped local ranchers with their cattle. While he didn't have
room to house the outlaws they stayed at a place just down the road. By
late summer they were working cattle and doing odd jobs. They spent most
of that summer driving cattle to
the summer range Butch was trying to make an honest living after a year in
prison when the lure of easy money was too much to take. When the work
ran out and a Star Valley friend ended up in jail and needed money for lawyers
they decided to knock off the bank down in Montpelier. Nate, then 22,
agreed to sell them some horses and supplies. At the time the boys didn't
know that Butch and the boys were planning to go back to 'work' and their wild
ways. Nate was known far and wide for his fast horses, and that didn’t go unnoticed by
Butch. In
1894 Nate was with Butch and witnessed his arrest and beating and it left a
deep impression on him. His dad knew about the plan but wouldn’t take
part, he had a healthy disrespect for the law after his arrest for polygamy in
Utah just a few years before, he turned a deaf ear to the whole scheme.
The day before Nate and Charlie rode most of the way to Montpelier and camped
out a few days on the trail. Some say it was them that left a string of
Nate's fastest ponies some 10 miles east of Montpelier, a claim that Nate and
family has denied. But it was that summer night on August 13 when the
Wild Bunch gang rode back into Wyoming to swap out their horses. All
that's known today is that Nate had some spending money and all of the Wild
Bunch debts back in Star Valley were paid in full. The gang made a clean
get away to the east, some say Robbers Roost others say further east.
Nate nor the Putnam's talked much about the bank robbery out of respect for
Butch and fear of the law. Nate lived out his life in the Star Valley
area, gaining a reputation as a world class hunter and horseman. He was
the salt of the earth and hard as nails. During the last years of his
life and was impressed with his wisdom and kindness. He owned and
operated a neighborhood store in Auburn, Wyoming, for many years.” Very
Interesting!
He is
Frank’s son and was married here in 1920. He is now 30 UT UT
GER. Ruth Alice Searight his wife is 28 MO, and they
now have Euvern 11 WY, Elaine 10 WY, Nora 8 WY, Nord,
a son, 6 WY, Gerald 4 5/12 WY, Gloria 2 8/12 WY and Erwin 9/12 WY. Euvern was born April 22, 1900 and will die in Auburn
Wyoming in June 1976. Ruth was born May 2, 1902 and will die in Auburn in
October 1987. Nord was born August 27, 1923 and will die in Afton, Wyoming May
12, 1997. The son Euvern Searight
Putnam was born July 22, 1929 and will die in Pason
City, Utah December 16, 1977. He will marry Ida Lazenby
who was born February 25, 1935 and will die in Utah January 27, 2011.
He is
56 UT DEN ENG and divorced. He is boarding and works in a packing plant. Don’t
find him in Utah or anywhere else before this, probably not a Putman.
HOWARD E. PUTNAM Wheatland, Platte County
He is
29 IL IL IL and works at a
gas station. His wife Vera is 25 IA and they have James 4 1/12 WY. Also here is
his widowed father E. Chester Putnam 61 IL IN IL who is also working at the gas
station.
He is
23 WI WI MN and works in a grocery store. Opal Dir
his wife is 19 NE. They have been married 2 years. They have Phyllis 1 4/12 WY
and Nancy D. 7/12 WY. Cranking out kids as fast as they can. Can’t wait to see
the 1940. He is a son of Lester and Grace Putnam from Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
He was at home there in 1910 and 1920.