WYOMING
CENSUS REPORTS
1870 -
1930
UPDATED JULY 23, 2009
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 and Lucy'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.
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 Alden was born October 3, 1907 and will die in Auburn, Colorado in September 1983.
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. He looks like the son of Henry and Sarah Putman who were in Sparta, Wisconsin in the 1870.
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 Alden 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
June17, 931. 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 Jr. 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. There is a Noel Putnam born July 31, 1933 and died in Afton March 15, 1990. Might be a sister or Nord’s wife. Not sure.
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.