MISSISSIPPI

Census Reports

1940 – 1950

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UPDATED DECEMBER 30, 2022

MISSISSIPPI 1940 CENSUS

FRANK PUTMAN Corinth, Alcorn County

He is 58 TN, his wife Gethie Smith is 57 TN and they have Velma 33 TN, Hallie 24 TN, William A. 21 TN, Harry Leon 19 TN and Frankie a daughter 17 TN. He works in a Veterinarian’s office and the rest of the gang are in a hosiery mill. Thomas Franklin ‘Frank’ Putman is a son of John Franklin Putman and Martha Lain and was born in McNairy County Tennessee October 31, 1882 and has been there through the 1935 or so except they were briefly in Clay County Arkansas in 1910. His brother, William Harrison Putman is here in Mississippi too and they were in 1910 too. He and Gethie are here in 1950.

NOLAND PUTMAN Beat 4, Amite County

This is a Negro family.

J. T. (JAMES THOMAS) PUTMAN Beat 2, Bolivar County

He is 62 TN, his wife Viola Brown 60 AL and they have Lifford 21 AL, Yate 20 AL, Edward 17 AL and a granddaughter Christine Davis 7 AL. He is a son of Emmett Miles Putman and was born in Tennessee March 8, 1877. He married Lee Alexander in Limestone County on April 20, 1898. They must have gotten divorced, as he was single and boarding in Limestone County near his grandfather Sam. He then married Viola M. Brown in about 1906, and they moved to Texas. She was born in Morgan County Alabama about 1880 and will die there April 12, 1954. They are in Hunt County Texas in 1910. In 1920 and 1930 he is back in Limestone County with Viola, there in 1935 and now here. Emmett was a son of Samuel Putman and Mary Ann Call and Grandson of Bazel Putman from South Carolina. Yes, and the kid’s names are spelled correctly. Lifford Lee Putman was born in Alabama June 5, 1918. He will die in West Carroll County Louisiana August 30, 2004. He will marry Emma Louise Myers in West Carroll County March 24, 1945. Yate Wallace Putman a son born in 1920, and will die in West Carroll County Louisiana June 17, 1998. Edward was born in 1923. Now in 1940 the son Lifford is listed here with his dad and also listed as a ‘stepson’ of Letha White a few miles away in Bolivar County. So she is most likely Letha or Lee Alexander Jim’s first wife but not the mommy of Lifford whose mom Viola was his dad’s second wife. Talk about small worlds.

JAMES PUTMAN Beat 2, Bolivar County

He is 29 AL, his wife Nellie Mae Roberson 31 MS. She was married before and has two daughters Lillie May Allen 14 MS and Lena Delios Allen 11 MS. He is James Thomas Putman Junior and lives with or next to his folks Jim and Viola. They will be in West Carroll Parish Louisiana in 1950 along with all his brothers.

LIFFORD PUTMAN Beat 5, Bolivar County

He is 21 AL and listed as a stepson with Letha White 56 TN. Letha must be Letha Alexander who was his dad Jim’s first wife. Lifford (yep spelled that way, just could write a C in front) is listed here in Beat 2 with his dad James Thomas and his mom Viola Brown. That’s why he is called a stepson, as Letha or Lee wasn’t his mommy. Interesting.

RICHARD PUTMAN Beat 5, Bolivar County

This is a Negro family.

FLOYD PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

He is 38 MS single and lodging. He is working on a WPA road construction project like several other Putmans here in the area. He is a son of Henry Young Putman who died here January 12, 1906. His widowed mom Molly Beck was with him in 1930 and then she died here December 28, 1931. Floyd Hampton was born here February 1, 1898 and will die September 26, 1982. I don’t think he ever married.

JESS PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

He is a automobile salesman and is now 38 MS, his wife Vernie Alice Pittman is 34 MS and they now have Polly Lorraine 17 MS, Wayne 15 MS, Jessie Laverne 10 MS and Nellie Grace 4 MS. He is a son of Franklin Pierce Putman and Estella McPhail from here. He was born September 13, 1903 and will die in Memphis, Tennessee on May 11,1980. He married Vernie Alice Pittman. She was born August 19, 1905 and will die January 15, 1984, also in Memphis

JOHN G. (GUS) PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

He is now 45 MS, his wife Elvie Irene Barton 37 MS and they now have Billie Harold 14 MS (born November 2, 1925 and died January 18, 2001. He married Dorothy Zelle Davis), James Gerald 12 MS (born November 25, 1927 and died April 4, 1995. He married Marie Elizabeth Sullivan of New York City), Frances Carol 9 MS (born December 10, 1932. She married Larry Estel Byars), Lewis Keith 3 MS (born September 27, 1936. He married Virginia Holloway) and Glenda Nell 1 MS (born October 10, 1938. She married Bobby Bennett Lantrip). Johnston Gustavus Putman is another son of Henry Young Putman and his second wife Molly Beck. Henry was a son of Elias Roberts Putman and Mary Ann Young from Lincoln County North Carolina. He was born May 28, 1896 and will die in Slate Springs December 4, 1952. He married Elvie Irene Barton on December 27, 1922 in Slate Springs. Elvie was born September 22, 1900 and will die July 8, 1997.

LOUISIANA PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

She is 78 MS and widowed. She still has at home Homer 46 MS, Ada Glee 34 MS and a granddaughter Louise Hamilton 28 MS. Louisiana Weeks is the widow of Lemuel Putman who has been here forever. Lem was born in Calhoun County on April 14, 1858. Louisiana Weeks was born December 9, 1861. They remained in Slate Springs, Calhoun County. Lemuel died July 28, 1907 and Louisiana will die here May 2, 1942. He was a son of Elias Roberts Putman and Mary Ann Young from Lincoln County North Carolina. Henry and a couple of other kids are here in 1950.

ROY PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

He is 46 MS, his wife Myrtle Simmons 37 MS and they have Roy Junior 16 MS. He is Henry Roy Putman born October 22, 1894 and died June 16, 1948 in Slate Springs. He married Myrtle Simons, born April 26, 1903 and died April 1, 1968. They had just the one child. He is a son of Henry Young Putman and his second wife Molly Beck. Henry was a son of Elias Roberts Putman and Mary Ann Young from Lincoln County North Carolina. They came to Mississippi in the late 1850s.

STELLA PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

Estelle McPhail is the widow of Franklin Pierce Putman who just died here December 23, 1939. Stella will hang around till February 3, 1949. She is now living with her married daughter Dolly 34 MS and her husband Everett West also 34 MS. Franklin was a son of Elias Roberts Putman from Lincoln County North Carolina like everyone else in the County.

MARTIN W. (WINSTON) PUTMAN Beat 5 Calhoun County

He is 26 MS and his wife Lelia Hollis is 26 MS as well. He is a son of Martin Chapman Putman and Myrtle Abigail Weeks from Chickasaw County. He was there up through the 1935. He was born December 8, 1917 and will die December 13, 1993. He married Lelia Almina Hollis July 20, 1938. She was born February 26, 1914 and will die April 26, 2006. The will have one son, Winston Hollis Putman to be born here September 22, 1941. He will marry Sandra Crowell December 28, 1963.

MIKE C. (MARTIN CHAPMAN) PUTMAN Houston, Chickasaw County

He is a blacksmith 58 AL and his wife Myrtle Abigail Weeks is 50 MS and they still have Russell 18 MS at home. He is a son of Champion Farris Putman and Louisiana Roberts from Webster County. He has been in Calhoun County and will return there at some stage and die there September 26, 1964. He was born November 28, 1879 in Webster County. Myrtle was born March 5, 1890 and will die in Calhoun County July 16, 1972.

OTIS PUTMAN Houston, Chickasaw County

He is a truck driver 32 MS and his wife Mary Maude Hill is 26 MS. She is a school teacher. Charles Otis Putman is a son of Martin Chapman Putman. He was born December 18, 1907. He married Mary Maude here August 8, 1936. She will die in childbirth September 14, 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee. He will later marry Nellie Bias there on June 18, 1952. He will die April 30, 1993 in Tennessee.

J. J. (JEREMIAH JOSEPH) PUTMAN  Houston, Chickasaw County

He is 44 MS single and is staying at the Houston Hotel. He is Jerry 3^rd, son of Jeremiah Junior and Sally Steed and was at home in 1900 and 1910 in Scott County.

DREW (ANDREW JAMES) PUTMAN Beat 1, Choctaw County

He is 31 MS, his wife Lydia Mae Ray 30 MS and they have Imogene 4 MS. He is a son of Jonathan James and Leona Putman and was born here in April 1908.

JOE PUTMAN Beat 1, Choctaw County

He is 19 MS and his wife Lola 19 MS. He is Joe Farris Putman and is a son of William Thomas Putman and Carrie Lee Miles from Webster County. He was born there July 20, 1920 and will die October 13, 170. He married Fannie Lola Kimball here February 25, 1939. They had five kids and will divorce in 1957. He will then have a couple of kids with Betty Eugenia Lyons. Not sure if the married or not. He will later marry Geraldine Kerr on May 13, 1967. Joe played in several country music bands including Tex Ritter’s.

J. J. (JONATHAN JAMES) PUTMAN Beat 1, Choctaw County

He is 55 MS, his wife Leona Burney is 50 MS and they have a son Otis 29 MS. Their other son Andrew is married and here in town now. Then his mother Elizabeth 86 MS is with them as she was in 1900 and 1910. He is a son of James C. Putman and Elizabeth Jones from here. His dad died in the 1880s and he was with his widowed mom here in 1900 and 1910. I don’t find any of them in 1920 or 1930. They are in Webster County in 1950. Elizabeth had remarried as her name was listed as Lizzie Shaw and she was widowed again. The line goes back to Charles Putman and Essence Jane Rush. Charles was born in Laurens County South Carolina.

AMANDA PUTMAN Bankston, Choctaw County

She is 75 MS and widowed. Amanda Eisland has been here for ages married to John D. Putman who died here November 19, 1933. They were married in 1888. She is now living with her daughter Sylvia 34 MS and her husband Chester Kitchens 44 MS and their family. John was a son of John Putman from Laurens County South Carolina and his first wife with a last name of Knight.

CHARLIE A. (ANDREW) PUTMAN Bankston, Choctaw County

He is 25 MS, his wife Mattie Lou Green 24 MS and they have Charlene 5 MS. He is a son of Andrew Bernard Putman and Elizabeth Pace from here. He was born August 24, 1914 and married Mattie about 1934. She was born July 17, 1915 and will die in Montgomery County September 24, 2000. Charlie will die here August 24, 1987.

HARVEY PUTNAM Bankston, Choctaw County

He is 33 MS and his wife Vera Bright 29 MS and they now have Harvey 11 MS, Edwin Lynn 8 MS, Carolyn Ruth 5 MS and Peggy 2 MS. John Harvey Putman is a son of Andrew Bernard Putman and Elizabeth Pace from here in town. He was born here April 2, 1907 and will die here April 25, 1994. He married Susan Vera Bright here in 1927. She was born March 8, 1911 and will die in Lawrence County on May 30, 2002. Both are buried here in Choctaw County. He is next to his brother William. They are both farmers, probably have split their folks farm. Harvey and family are in Carroll County in 1950.

MINUARD PUTMAN Bankston, Choctaw County

He is 31 MS, his wife Myrtle Miller is 27 MS, and they have Arthur Earl ‘Avril’ 10 MS and Clyde 9 MS. In 1930 they had a son Charles who would be 11 now, who has died it seems. Her dad Frank Miller 67 MS and widowed is living with them. Eugene Minuard Putman is a son of John D. Putman and Amanda Eisland from here.

SARAH E. (ELIZABETH) PUTMAN Bankston, Choctaw County

She is 60 MS widowed and lives with her married daughter Pearl 28 MS and her husband Clifton McWharter 32 MS. Sarah Elizabeth Pace married Andrew Bernard Putman here January 31, 1900. He was born January 1, 1878 and died here June 9, 1932. She was born April 8, 1877 and will die here July 1, 1969.

W. H. (WILLIAM HENRY) PUTMAN Bankston, Choctaw County

He is 39 MS, his wife Ronnie Pittman, yes Pittman, is 40 MS and they have a daughter Lucille 20 and William Edgar 15 MS. He is a son of Andrew Bernard Putman and Elizabeth Pace from here. He was born January 1, 1901 and will die here February 19, 1968. Ronnie was born March 31, 1900 and will die April 22, 1957. He lives next to his brother Harvey listed above. The son William Edgar will be in Lake Charles, Louisiana by 1950

BEATRICE PUTNAM West Point, Clay County

She is 29 MS single and lodging. She is a seamstress in a garment plant. She is a daughter of Elmer Tilden Putman and Susan Carrie Vaughn and was born in Webster County. Her dad is a minister and the family was in Calhoun County in 1930. She was in Oklahoma County in 1935, and here now.

GEORGE PUTTMAN Clarksdale, Coahoma County

He is 39 MS and heads a Negro family.

ROBERT V. PUTMAN Beat 5, Coahoma County

He is 36 AR and says he is married, but no gal is around. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Edens and was born in Yell County Arkansas in 1904. He was at home in 1910 and 1920 and married to Edith in Ions Creek, Yell County in 1930. On this census he says he was in Eddy County New Mexico in 1935. Then as to Joseph. He and his brother William were adopted by John and Sarah Lackey as small kids, so I am not sure who his folks were.

BULA PUTMAN Hattiesburg, Forrest County

She is a Negro 25 LA and single.

ROOSEVELT PUTMAN Hattiesburg, Forrest County

He is a Negro 37 MS and has a large family.

WILLIE PUTMAN Hattiesburg, Forrest County

He is a Negro 49 MS and heads up a large family.

ANNIE PEARL PUTMAN Hattiesburg, Forrest County

She is a 10-year-old Negro living with her grandparents.

GEORGIA BELL & MINNIE BELL PUTMAN Beat 4, Franklin County

They are 2-year-old Negros living with their grandparents.

JOHNNIE F. (FRANK) PUTMAN Beat 1, Grenada County

He is 27 MS, his wife Verna Mae Roberts 25 MS and they have John Earl 5 MS and Howard Alton 2 MS. He is a son of Franklin Pierce Putman and Estelle McPhail from Calhoun County. He was born there May 21, 1913. He was home there through 1930 and married there in 1935. He married Verna October 3, 1934. She was a daughter of Frank Roberts and Luella Hanna and was born in Webster County July 31, 1914, and will die there November 25, 1998. John will die in Webster County January 9, 1996. They are in Slate Springs, Calhoun County in 1950.

HENRY PUTNAM Gainesville, Hancock County

He is 51 LA, his wife Martha 46 MS and a bunch of kids born in Mississippi in the last 20 years. The name is Pulman not Putnam.

BOYDE PUTMAN Gulfport, Harrison County

He is 35 SC, his wife Nola 28 MS and they have Catherine 10 MS. He is a son of Robert David Putman and Martha Daisy Odon and was born in Laurens County South Carolina October 2, 1904 and will die here in Gulfport March 29, 1981. Robert was a son of Alexander P. Putman and Elvira Brown from Laurens County.

SIM PUTNAM Beat 1, Hinds County

He is 50 MS and heads up a Negro family.

WALTER PUTNAM Beat 1, Hinds County

He is a Negro 64 MS.

JOSIE PUTNAM Beat 2, Hinds County

She is a Negro 20 MS living with her cousin.

EMMA PUTNAM Beat 4, Hinds County

She is a Negro 50 MS.

ALLEN PUTNAM Beat 4, Hinds County

He is a Negro 68 MS and widowed.

AARON PUTNAM Beat 4, Hinds County

He is a Negro 70 MS and heads a family. Was here in 1930.

MELVINA PUTMAN Clinton, Hinds County

She is a Negro 45 MS with a daughter.

CLAUDE PUTNAM Belzoni, Humphries County

He is now 29 MS and married to Annie 25 MS. He is a son of William Daniels Putnam and Eula Ables from Holmes County. He was here in 1930 with his widowed mother Eula Putnam. They are here in 1950.

MARGARET PUTNAM Belzoni, Humphries County

She is 77 MS and single(widowed). Margarete Raney was married to George Daniel Putman. George was a son of William Isaac and Mary Ann Putman from Holmes County. They were married in Yazoo County in 1883 and were in Holmes County in 1900. She livesd with her divorced daughter Janie Merrell 28 MS here in 1930. She was by herself here in 1920.

BASIL PUTMAN Pascagoula, Jackson County

He is 23 AL and his wife Dorothy 15 AL. He works in the shipyard here. He is a son of James Louis Putman and Bessie Moore and was born in Gum Springs, Blount County Alabama March 8, 1917 and will die back there, I think, in January 1974. Family came to Alabama from Laurens County South Carolina.

SALLIE PUTMAN Laurel, Jones County

She is 48 MS and married but her husband Elbert is off somewhere. At home still are Alvis 20 MS, Mary 17 MS, Gladys 7 MS and Elbert (Junior) 4 MS. Sallie Harper is married to Elbert Phillips Putman. They were here in 1920 and then in Dallas County Texas in 1930. They will stay in Laurel till he dies August 25, 1967, and Sarah January 18, 1983. Elbert is a son of Albert Gallatin Putman and Carrie McKnight from Scott County. He was born April 22, 1888. He married Sarah Emaline Harper in Scott County on December 4, 1908.

MATTIE PUTMAN Meridian, Lauderdale County

She is a Negro 50 MS with a family. She is widowed here in 1950.

ANDREW PUTMAN Beat 2, Leflore County

He is a widowed Negro 62 MS.

DOC PUTNAM Beat 2, Leflore County

He is a Negro 48 MS with a family.

IRA PUTNAM Beat 1, Lincoln County

He is a Negro 37 MS with a family.

DORA PUTMAN Cameron, Lincoln County

She is a Negro 26 MS and divorced.

ETHEL PUTMAN Cameron, Lincoln County

She is a Negro 7 MS living with her grandparents and her mother Dora.

KING PUTNAM Beat 4, Lincoln County

He is a Negro 78 MS with a big family.

LEVI PUTMAN Beat 4, Lincoln County

He is a Negro 73 MS and widowed.

TAFT PUTNAM Beat 4, Lincoln County

He is a Negro 32 MS with a family.

OTHER PUTNAMS Beat 4, Lincoln County

There are 7 more Negros and families here.

STEVE PUTMAN Beat 5, Lincoln County

This is a Negro family.

INEZ PUTMAN Beat 5, Lincoln County

She is a Negro 18 Mississippi living with her grandparents.

BESSIE PUTMAN Beat 2, Madison County

She is a Negro 37 MS and widowed with 7 kids.

CLATIA PUTMAN Beat 2, Madison County

She is a Negro 14 MS.

CLAUDE PUTMAN Beat 5, Camden, Madison County

He is 28 MS, his wife Maxine Ward 27 MS and they have Herbert 5 MS and Betty 2 MS. He is a son of James C. Putman and Missouri Jeffcoat. Claude Herbert was born October 4, 1914 and will be here till he dies July 27, 1977. His folks are still here too. This is a line out of Laurens County South Carolina.

EDGAR PUTMAN Beat 5, Camden, Madison County

He is 27 MS, his wife Lois 27 MS and they have two daughters Eddie 3 MS and Patsy 1 MS. He is another son of James and Missouri Putman from here. He was born here April 25, 1912 and will die in Pickens, Holmes County in October 1970.

J. C. (JAMES CLARENCE) PUTMAN Camden, Madison County

He is now 52 MS, Missouri Jeffcoat his wife 49 MS and they have Roy 16 MS. He is a son of John and Fanny Putman from here. Fanny died here June 16, 1917 and John died here October 25, 1925. John was a son of William Isaac Putman and Mary Ann Garrett from Laurens County, South Carolina.

JAMES THOMAS PUTMAN Armory, Monroe County

He is 20 TN, his wife Mary Eleanor Hester 18 MS. They live with her widowed mother Marila Hester. He is a son of George Worth Putman and Ila Mae Whitt and was born in Lincoln County Tennessee June 30, 1919 and will sometime return to Tennessee and die April 2, 1967 in Davidson County. His dad was a son of George Lee Putman and Ida Mae Reynolds from Lincoln County and grandson of Abraham Pinckney Putman of Georgia. James will divorce or something and will later marry Paulene Burrell back in Tennessee. They are divorced in 1950 and Mary is still here with her mom.

CLOVIS PUTNAM Philadelphia, Neshoba County

He is 29 AL and his wife Lola Milling 24 MS. Clovis Preston Putnam is a son of George Washington Putnam and Minnie Ida Tucker from Lawrence County Alabama and Webster County Mississippi. He was with the family here in Webster County and then they were here in Neshoba in 1930. He was born in Lawrence County March 26, 1911. He is a postal clerk and will die in Dixon Neshoba County August 12, 1984. He married Lola Viola Milling here June 11, 1935. She was born June 19, 1915 and will die here July 22, 2002. His folks now have a farm here in town.

GEORGE W. (WASHINGTON) PUTNAM Philadelphia, Neshoba County

He is 56 AL, his wife Minnie Tucker 51 AL and they have Ruth 18 MS and Henry Billie 13 MS. He is a son of Champion Farris Putman and Louisiana ‘Lucy’ Roberts. George was born in Marshall County Alabama November 22, 1888 and will die here in the later 1940s. Minnie was born in Lawrence County Alabama May 9, 1888 and will die in Pensacola, Florida May 16 1982. They were here in 1930 and in Webster County in 1920 and Lawrence County Alabama in 1910 where he met and married Minnie.

HERMAN J. (JEFFERSON) PUTNAM Starkville, Oktibbeha County

He is 37 MS and his wife Virginia Carlisle 30 MS and they have Nancy C. 5 MS and Bery L. a daughter just born this month. He was a teacher in 1930 and is now a land planner at Mississippi State University or maybe taking courses there. He is a son of Marion Franklin Putman and his first wife Alma Elizabeth Sanders and was born in Harperville, Scott County October 17, 1902. He will die in Mississippi in December 1991.

LUCY PUTTMAN McComb, Pike County

She is a Negro 50 MS.

ALLEN PUTNAM Beat 1, Quitman County

He is a Negro 39 MS, married with a family.

J. B. PUTNAM Beat 4, Quitman County

He is 39 MS MS MS and a farmer. He has been married seventeen years to Gladys H. He is a son of Lemuel Putman and Louisiana Weeks from Calhoun County. He was home with his widowed mother in 1920. He and Gladys were here in 1930. He was born here September 1, 1901. He always just used initials so I don’t have his actual name yet.

THEODORE PUTNAM Beat 2, Scott County

He is now 64 MS, his wife Cynthia 55 MS, and their son Milton 32 MS, his wife Donie Watkins 28 MS, their kids Mabel Doris 6 MS, Donie Dolores 4 MS and Willis Joiner 1 MS. Ted is a son of Milton Franklin Putnam and Mary Jane Steed and was born right here October 4, 1875. Milton was born here November 23, 1907 and will die in Jackson, Hinds County Mississippi November 6, 1995. Donnie was born in Leake County October 22, 1910 and will also die in Jackson October 31, 1990.

J. (JAMES) WILEY PUTNAM Beat 4, Scott County

He is 33 MS, his wife Lena Thweatt is 32 MS and they have Annie Laura 16 MS, James W. Junior 15 MS, Nellie 13 MS and Jack 10 MS. He is a son of James Leslie Putnam and Annie Harvey from here. Wiley was born in Scott County August 16, 1906.

AL (ALBERT OTHO) PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 44 MS, his wife Lillian Mae Waldrip 40 MS and they have Irene 15 MS and Lois 13 MS. He is a son of Dudley and Henrietta Putnam. He was born here July 22, 1896. He married Lillian March 7, 1920. He will be here until he dies January 8, 1975.

D. E. (DUDLEY EPHRAIM) PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 63 MS, his wife Henrietta Parnell is 63 MS and they have Beulah 33 MS, Billie 26 MS, Aubrey Neal 36 MS and his wife Myrta Thompson 36 MS. He is a son of Albert Gallatin Putnam and Charlotte McKnight from here. He was born here January 21, 1876 and will die in Scott County January 20, 1963. He married Henrietta November 28, 1895. She was born in 1876 and will die June 28, 1962.

M. A. (MILTON AUSTIN) PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 53 MS, his wife Grace Inez Mayo 40 MS, Gladys 20 MS and Asa 11 MS. He is a son of Milton Franklin Putnam and Mary Jane Steed. He was born here March 12, 1887 and will die April 8, 1974. He married Inez Mayo on March 22, 1919. She was born October 14, 1899 and will die in June 1940. The daughter Gladys will marry Homer Oaks and Asa will marry Robbie Fortune.

M. F. (MARION FRANKLIN) PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 60 MS and his wife Maggie 59. He is a son of Milton Franklin Putnam and Mary Jane Steed. He was born April 12, 1880. He married Alma E. Sanders November 11, 1899. He and Alma had two children before she died in about 1903. He then married Margaret Rachel Mayo. Maggie was born in 1881 and died in 1952. Marion died on Memorial Day 1958.

O. C. (CHADWICK) PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 38 MS, his wife Minnie Bell Walker 34 MS and they have Donald 13 MS, Bobbie 11 MS and Julius 7 MS. He is a son of Theodore A. Putnam and Cynthia Sloan from here in Scott County.

R. L. (ROY LEE) PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is now 39 MS and his wife Erma Lee Mayo 37 MS and they have James 16 MS and Elton 13 MS. He is a son of Marion Franklin Putnam from here. He was born December 6, 1900 and will be here till he dies February 10, 1977. His wife Erma Lee was born October 17, 1902 and will die here May 29, 1974.

LESTER PUTMAN Beat 4, Sunflower County

He is 30 TX and his wife Emma Lee Burns 32 AL and they have Helen 10 AL and Horace 9 AL. They are all listed as MS but that’s wrong. Lester Noah Putman is a son of James Thomas Putman and his second wife Viola Brown from Limestone County Alabama, and was born while the family was in Hunt County Texas. They all came back to Limestone County by the 1920 census and he was there in 1930 and 1935. He will die in Midland Texas in December 1984.

HENRY PUTMAN Beat 3, Tunica County

This is a large Negro family.

JOHN ROBERT PUTMAN  Beat 1, Union County

He is 25 TN and his wife Esther Lynne Lawrence is 23 MS and they have Robert L. 2 MS and Shirley Anne 1 MS. They live with her folks John and Bessie Lawrence. He was married to Opal Jennings and they split couple years ago. She has remarried to an Owen and has their child John with her. She and John are listed here in New Albany Union County. He is the head cheesemaker at a cheese factory. He is a son of Vernon Taylor Putman and Bertha Wallsmith from Gibson County Tennessee. John was born February 28, 1914 and will die in Carroll County Tennessee in September 1979. This is a line that comes out of Union County South Carolina and North Carolina before that. They are in Carroll County Tennessee in 1950.

JOHN PUTNAM  New Albany, Union County

He is 7 MS and lives with his mother Opal Owen. He is a son of John Robert Putman and Opal Jennings. They split and mom remarried. His dad is here in Union County with his new wife Esther Lawrence.

AGNES PUTNAM Vicksburg, Warren County

She is 75 MS (think 82 MS is better) and still lives with her Nephew Putnam Morrison and his family. Her sister married Robert Morrison back in Tennessee and Putnam is theirs. She is an unmarried daughter of Waldo Washington Putnam. She was born while her dad was here, and then shows up in 1860 back in Coffee County, Tennessee. She was there through the 1910, and then came out here. She is here with him in 1920 and 1930 too. Her mother Eliza Jane Smith was from Georgia. New England family way back when.

BUNYAN F. (FARRIS) PUTNAM Beat 3, Webster County

He is now 38 MS, his wife Sallie Shaffer 36 MS and they have William Elmer 10 MS, Victor Farris 8 MS, Joy Ann 6 MS and Sue C. 2 MS. He is a son of Elmer Tilden Putnam and Susan Carrie Vaughn from here. He was born here October 4, 1901 and will die in Eupora, Webster County June 8, 1999. He married Sallie Virginia Schaffer in February 1921. She was a daughter of George Allen Schaffer and Jemima Cartledge and was born here in Webster County June 16, 1903 and will die here March 20, 1991.

ELMER T. (TILDEN) PUTNAM Beat 4 Maben, Webster County

He is now 62 MS and widowed His daughter Edna 24 MS and son Montelle 19 MS are still at home. He is a son of Champion Farris Putnam and Louisiana Roberts. He was born October 24, 1877. He married Susan Carrie Vaugn on October 30, 1898. They were in Webster County through the 1920 census report, and in Calhoun County in 1930 and she has died in the last couple of years. He will die in Monte Vista, Mississippi in 1958.

WILL PUTNAM Beat 4, Webster County

He is 57 AL, his wife Carrie Miles is 50 MS and they have Mary Evelyn 16 MS, Paul 14 MS, Robert 8 MS and Charles 5 MS at home. William Thomas Putnam is another son of Champion Farris Putnam and Louisiana Roberts. He was born in Marshall County Alabama June 22, 1883. He married Carrie Lee Miles on January 25, 1905. She was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Miles of Webster County. They were in Webster County in the 1910 and till now and forever. He will die in Webster County Mississippi March 5, 1973. Carrie Lee was born February 25, 1890 and die in Webster County October 21, 1971.

OVIN PUTNAM Beat 4, Webster County

He is 26 MS and his wife Jewel Lee Hood is 18 MS and they have a son Billie (William Jr.) 2 MS. William Ovin Putnam is a son of William Thomas Putnam. He was born April 1, 1914, and will die in Webster County February 5,1975. He married Jewel Lee Hood on March 12, 1937 in Starkville, Mississippi She was born March 9, 1921 and die October 10, 1997.

MISSISSIPPI 1950 CENSUS

In the 1940 census and especially now in the 1950 Census, the handwriting on the sheets is a bit better. But now that people are using Ancestry and Family Search and putting their family trees up on the sites, and the sites themselves have much better search engines and send you to a whole bunch of info docs and records. I now can find a family sheet on about everyone and many on the wife’s side. When I first started doing this in the very early 1970s, all that was available to see was up to the 1900. There was no such thing as on-line and the computers then were the size of a locker room. I had to drive out to Waltham, Massachusetts to the U. S. Library, beg for a film real of the dates and State I wanted and then look at it through a visual device in a back dark room and literally go page to page, county to county and write the info down on paper with a pencil. At that time, really the most people doing genealogy were older women, mostly retired school teachers in their 70s and 80s, who would send you hand written trees and info and stuff that they had back a couple of generations. Once in a while I would get an actual typewritten document. Wow! Got much better in the 1990s. Now it is soooo easy to get info you didn’t think was possible. Back in the 70s I tried calling folks, and got a hold of several who had info. Now just an e-mail can bring in a ton of info. Anyway, really enjoy these censuses, and if you can add or correct, please let me know so we can help others in their searches for kinfolk.

RAY G. (GORDON) PUTMAN Natchez, Adams County

He is 31 AL and a pipe welder. His wife Sarah Elizabeth Pinson is 29 AL and a clerk at a bakery. They have Nancy J. 12 AL and Brenda A. 6 MS. He is a son of James Louis Putman and Bessie Moore and was at home in Gum Springs, Blount County Alabama in 1940. James is a son of Reuben Ira Putman and Mary Lou Kelly from there. Ray was born October 2, 1918 and will die in March 1968 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

T. F. (THOMAS FRANKLIN PUTMAN Corinth, Alcorn County

He is 67 TN, his wife Gethie Belle Smith is 67 TN and they have their divorced daughter Maggie Strothem 38 TN and her kids Bobby 11 TN, Betty 11 TN and Harry 7 TN living with them. He works in a veterinarian’s office and was doing so here in 1940. Thomas Franklin ‘Frank’ Putman is a son of John Franklin Putman and Martha Lain and was born in McNairy County Tennessee October 31, 1882 and had been there through the 1935 or so except they were briefly in Clay County Arkansas in 1910. His tombstone reads he was born in 1883 and died in 1951.

MARY S. PUTNAM Cleveland, Bolivar County

She is Mary Stuart Best Putnam 29 MS and separated. She has a daughter Sonny L. 7 MS, Hugh D. Jr. 6 MS and Mary Ann 3 MS. They live with her folks J. Edward and Courtney L. Best. I never would have figured out her husband, but since there was a son Hugh D. Jr, I knew her ex was Hugh Davis Putnam. He was in Clarksdale, Coahoma County in 1930, but in 1920 he and his brother William were in a Baptist Orphanage in Hinds County. He was 8 then and 17 in 1930 so he would be about 37 now. Of course, I have no ideas at all about his folks who deserted them. But … since they both died here in Cleveland, looks like they got back together. Also, her name was still Putnam in the obituary. Then…Hugh is now in Clarksdale, Coahoma County living with his mother Louella who has remarried to a Smiley guy who has died. Now I know his folks. Take a look down to where he is in Coahoma County for the whole story.

HOMER & FLOYD & ADA PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

Homer Cole Putman is 56 MS and his brother Floyd Max is 55 MS and sister Ada Glee is 44 MS are with him. None were ever married and he and Ada were here in 1940 with their widowed mother Louisiana Putman. Louisiana Weeks is the widow of Lemuel Putman who had been here forever. Lem was born in Calhoun County on April 14, 1858. Louisiana Weeks was born December 9, 1861. They remained in Slate Springs, Calhoun County. Lemuel died July 28, 1907 and Louisiana died here May 2, 1942. Lemuel was a son of Elias Roberts Putman and Mary Ann Young from Lincoln County North Carolina. Homer was born here July 14, 1893 and will die here October 25, 1972. Floyd was born November 5, 1894 and will die here July 13, 1982. Ada was born here May 20, 1905 and will die here January 6, 1995.

JOHN F. (FRANK) PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

He is 36 MS and is a mechanic in a garage. His wife Verna Mae Roberts is 35 MS and they have John Earl 14 MS and Howard Alton 11 MS. He is a son of Franklin Pierce Putman and Estelle McPhail from Calhoun County. He was born there May 21, 1913. He was home there through 1930 and married there in 1935. They were in Grenada County in 1940. He married Verna October 3, 1934. She was a daughter of Frank Roberts and Luella Hanna and was born in Webster County July 31, 1914, and will die there on November 25, 1998. John will die in Webster County January 9, 1996.

JOHN G. (GUS) PUTMAN Slate Springs, Calhoun County

He is now 53 MS, his wife Elvie Irene Barton 49 MS and they now Frances Carol 17 MS (born December 10, 1932. She will marry Larry Estel Byars), Lewis Keith 13 MS (born September 27, 1936. He will marriy Virginia Holloway) and Glenda Nell 11 MS (born October 10, 1938. She will marry Bobby Bennett Lantrip). Johnston Gustavus Putman is another son of Henry Young Putman and his second wife Molly Beck. Henry was a son of Elias Roberts Putman and Mary Ann Young from Lincoln County North Carolina. He was born May 28, 1896 and will die in Slate Springs December 4, 1952. He married Elvie Irene Barton on December 27, 1922 in Slate Springs. Elvie was born September 22, 1900 and will die July 8, 1997.

HARVEY PUTNAM Beat 5, Carroll County

He is 43 MS and his wife Vera Bright 39 MS and they now have Carolyn Ruth 14 MS, Peggy 12 MS, Julia 9 MS and Glenda 6 MS. John Harvey Putman is a son of Andrew Bernard Putman and Elizabeth Pace from Choctaw County where they were up through 1940. He was born there April 2, 1907 and will die there April 25, 1994. He married Susan Vera Bright in Choctaw County in 1927. She was born March 8, 1911 and will die in Lawrence County on May 30, 2002. Both are buried in Choctaw County. He works for a lumber company.

M. C. (MARTIN CHAPMAN) PUTMAN Houston, Chickasaw County

He is a blacksmith 72 AL and separated from his wife Myrtle Abigail Weeks. They were here in 1940. He is a son of Champion Farris Putman and Louisiana Roberts from Webster County. He has been in Calhoun County and will return there at some stage and die there September 26, 1964. He was born November 28, 1879 in Webster County. Myrtle was born March 5, 1890 and will die in Calhoun County July 16, 1972.

M. E. (MINUARD EUGENE) PUTMAN Bankston, Choctaw County

He is 43 MS, his wife Myrtle Miller is 39 MS, and they have Clyde 19 MS and William W. 3 MS. Eugene Minuard Putman is a son of John D. Putman and Amanda Eisland from here. They have been married here since the late 1920s. He was born March 4, 1908 and will die here September 13, 1974.

SARAH E. (ELIZABETH) PUTMAN Bankston, Choctaw County

She is 73 MS widowed and lives with her married daughter Mae 45 MS and her husband James Earl Simpson 45 MS and their two kids: Bernard 14 MS and Betty L. 11 MS. Sarah Elizabeth Pace married Andrew Bernard Putman here January 31, 1900. He was born January 1, 1878 and died here June 9, 1932. She was born April 8, 1877 and will die here July 1, 1969. Southern Family from South Carolina to Alabama.

JOE PUTNAM Beat 3, Choctaw County

He is 29 MS and his wife Lola Fannie Kimball is 29 MS also. They have Bobby Joe 9 MS, Jerry 5 MS and Linda Lee 2 MS. He is Joseph Faris Putnam, a son of William Thomas Putnam and Carrie Lee Miles and was at home with them in Webster County in 1940. Will was a son of Champion Farris Putman and Louisiana Roberts from Marshall County and Alabama before that. Joe was born July 20, 1920 and will die in Walthall, Webster County Mississippi October 13, 1970. Lola was born September 26, 1920 and will die March 21, 2018. They will move out to the state of Washington soon. There will be a divorce there and Joe will marry Betty Rector in Walla Walla County Washington August 11, 1958. Lola will marry Clarence Fruehling in Franklin County Washington October 10, 1958. Southern Putmans.

HUGH D. (DAVIS) PUTMAN Clarksdale, Coahoma County

He is 36 MS. He says he is married and is living with his remarried mother Louella Smiley 63 MS. In 1920 he was in Hinds County in an Orphanage. He was born October 15, 1912 and will die in Cleveland Mississippi in July 1978. Never knew anything about his folks till now. Ancestry showed that Louella’s name was Watts and that she was married to James Putman in Holmes County in 1910 and then to Joseph Smiley here in 1920 and widowed here in 1940. In 1940 her widowed mother Lucinda Watts 85 NC was with her. Probably here in 1930 but mis-indexed due to crummy handwriting. Then…now in 1940 his wife Mary Stuart Best is listed earlier in Cleveland, Bolivar County. How I know is that she is separated and has her kids with her. One of the kids is listed Hugh D. Putman Jr. BINGO!!

IRENE PUTMAN Hattiesburg, Forrest County

She is 32 and widowed and has her son Acie with her. This is a Negro/Black family.

ROY W. (WYCOFF) PUTNAM Jackson, Hinds County

He is 26 MS and his wife Rosa Bailey is also 26 MS. He is an underwriter for an insurance company. They just got married here December 20, 1948. Roy is a son of James Clarence Putman and Missouri E. Jeffcoat and was born in Camden, Madison County March 11, 1924 and was there though 1940. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps August 3, 1942. He will die in Columbia, South Carolina November 1, 1971. Rosa was born in Bolivar County, Mississippi September 10, 1923 and will die in Columbia, South Carolina August 14, 2016. Line goes back to William Isaac Putman and Mary Garrett from Laurens County, South Carolina. Little side note. I just finished 10 entries ending with Roy and 8 of the 10 had folks in their 20s and the oldest of the 10 was only 33. Wonder if the others started wandering off to spend their older years up north or something. 😊

MARK L. (LEE) PUTMAN Biloxi, Harrison County

He is 52 TX and his wife Thelma M. is 49 LA. He doesn’t seem to have a job. He is a son of James Martin Putman an Eliza Ann Farris in Anson, Jones County Texas in 1930. Mark married Bertha White there in 1925. She and their two kids were nearby in Stanford, Jones County with her folks in 1930. Guess they were separated or something, but they were back together in Eastland County in 1940. Mark was born in Barry Texas June 16, 1897. Thelma was born January 13, 1900 and will die in Houston, Texas August 17,1991. Southern Putmans.

NORA PUTMAN Gulfport, Harrison County

She is 37 MS and separated from some Putman or such. Can’t find earlier.

PATRICK PUTMAN Gulfport, Harrison County

He is 69 TN single and is a cook. Can’t find him any earlier anywhere. Probably not a Putman/Putnam.

ROBERT A. PUTMAN Keesler Air Force Base, Harrison County

He is 18 born somewhere but not mentioned like everyone else at the base.

ALLEN PUTNAM Beat 4, Hinds County

He is a Negro/Black 78 MS and widowed.

AARON PUTMAN Beat 4, Hinds County

He is a Negro/Black 81 MS with a family

SIMS PUTNAM Beat 5, Hinds County

He is a Negro/Black 68 MS and widowed.

VICTOR M. (MONTELLE) PUTNAM Pickens, Holmes County

He is 29 MS and his wife Opal Thrailkill is 26 MS and they have Victor Jr. 6 MS. He is the owner of a gasoline service station and garage. He is a son of Elmer Tilden Putnam and Susan Carrie Vaughn from Calhoun County. Elmer is yet another son of Champion Farris Putnam and Louisiana Roberts. Victor was born May 20, 1920 and will die in Jackson, Hinds County Mississippi June 7, 1990. Opal was born August 13, 1923 and will die in Hinds County Mississippi October 19, 2001.

CLAUDE P. (PRESTON) PUTNAM Belzoni, Humphries County

He is 41 MS and married to Annie Louise Marshall 36 MS and they have Joanne 5 MS and Paula 1 MS. Also here are two of her brothers Chester Marshall 33 MS and W. Doyle Marshall 23 MS. They were just married here in 1940. He is a son of William Daniels Putnam and Eula Ables from Holmes County. He was here in 1930 with his widowed mother Eula Putnam. He works in a government job with the Federal Home Association.

JAMES G. (GERALD) PUTMAN Lafayette County

He is 22 MS single. He is a student at the University of Mississippi and in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He is a son of John Gustavus Putman and Elvie Irene Barton and was at home in Calhoun County in 1940. He was born November 25, 1927 and will die April 4, 1995. He will marry Marie Elizabeth Sullivan of New York City someday. His dad is a son of Henry Young Putman and his second wife Molly Beck. Henry was a son of Elias Roberts Putman and Mary Ann Young from Lincoln County North Carolina.

DOCK PUTMAN Greenwood, Leflore County

He is 49 MS and Kattie 43 MS. This is a Negro/Black family.

MATTIE PUTMAN Meridian, Lauderdale County

She is a Negro/Black 53 MS widowed and has her brother Lonzo Martin 56 MS with her. She was here with a family in 1940.

DONALD PUTNAM Tupelo, Lee County

He is 24 MS and his wife Ruth Sheppard is 23 MS, and they have Donnie Jr. 2 MS and Rita 1 MS. He works in a gas service station. Donald Stanley Putnam is a son of Chadwick Otho Putnam and Minnie Bell Walker from Scott County where he was born December 30, 1926. He will die November 18, 1989. Ruth was born June 27, 1927, and she will die in Braxton, Mississippi November 10, 2009. They will split and Ruth will marry Royce B. Caughman in Mendenhall June 1, 1962. Later she will marry a Williamson and then A. G. Phillips. Donald served in the Army from January 14, 1944 till June 29, 1946. When he dies, he will have a wife named Bessie.

EDD PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 35 MS with a large family.

FRANK PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 25 MS and his wife Jessie and son Farrington.

IRA PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 44 with a family.

JESSE PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 50 MS a farmer with a wife and 4 kids.

JESSE PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 32 MS a farmer with a wife Dorothy and 5 kids. Maybe that’s his dad listed above.

T. (TAFT) C. PUTMAN Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 43 MS and separated. He was married here in 1940.

HARRISON PUTMAN Brookhaven, Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 50 MS and separated.

PAUL PUTMAN Brookhaven, Lincoln County

He is a Negro/Black 75 MS and his wife Sarah Jane is 65 MS.

PAUL PUTNAM Columbus, Lowndes County

He is 24 MS and his wife Dorothy Sue Pennington his wife is 21 AL and they have Dorothy 3 WA, Donald 3 WA and Steve born February here in MS. Paul runs a café. Interesting they are the only whites on the whole page and rest are Negros. Paul Revere Putnam is a son of William Thomas Putnam and Carrie Lee Miles and was at home with them in Webster County in 1940. Will was a son of Champion Farris Putman and Louisiana Roberts from Marshall County and Alabama before that. Paul was born in Calhoun County March 18, 1926 and will die out in Walla Walla, Washington March 10, 1981. Dorothy was born July 25, 1928 and something will happen. She will marry Lawrence A. Satture in Kennewick, Franklin County Washington. She will still be his wife, name wise, when she dies in Benton County Washington January 13, 2008. There is a marriage license for Paul and Maureen Burdett in Naz Pierce, Idaho dated December 11, 1958. Then there is a divorce record of Paul R. Putnam and Rosemary Putnam dated June 8, 1970 in Snohomish, Washington. There is a marriage license for Paul and a Geraldine Putnam in Pasco, Washington on September 17, 1977. He is 51 and she 33. They are both born in Mississippi. Southern Putmans.

CLAUDE H. (HERBERT) PUTMAN Camden, Madison County

He is 35 MS, his wife Maxine Ward is 35 MS and they have Claude Herbert Jr. 12 MS, Betty 10 MS, Johnny W. 6 MS and Harvey 1 MS. He is a son of James Clarence Putman and Missouri Jeffcoat. Claude Herbert was born October 4, 1914 and will be here till he dies July 27, 1977. His folks are still here too. This is a line out of Laurens County South Carolina.

JAMES C. (CLARENCE) PUTMAN Camden, Madison County

He is now 63 MS, Missouri Jeffcoat his wife 60 MS. James was born here December 15, 1887 and will die here October 24, 1970. Missouri was born June 6, 1890 and will die here November 6, 1987. He is a son of John P. Putman and Fanny Fleming from here. Fanny died here June 16, 1917 and John died here October 25, 1925. John was a son of William Isaac Putman and Mary Ann Garrett from Laurens County, South Carolina.

MARY E. (ELINOR) PUTMAN Someplace, Monroe County
She is 28 MS divorced and works in a beauty shop. She is living with her mother Mary Hester and her own daughter Dona L. Putman 8 MS. In 1940 she was here also and was with her husband James Thomas Putman. Jim is a son of George Worth Putman and Ila Mae Whitt and was born in Lincoln County Tennessee June 30, 1919 and will sometime return to Tennessee and die April 2, 1967 in Davidson County. James will marry Paulene Burrell back in Tennessee.

AMANDA PUTMAN Montgomery County

She is 85 MS and widowed. She is living with her widowed daughter Minnie 60 MS. Amanda Eisland had been in Choctaw County for ages married to John D. Putman who died there November 19, 1933. They were married in 1888. John was a son of John Putman from Laurens County South Carolina and his first wife with a last name of Knight.

CHARLES A. (ANDREW) PUTMAN Montgomery County

He is 35 MS and his wife Mattie Lou Green is 34 MS and they have Cora Lee 9 MS and Sarah S. 4 MS. He is a son of Andrew Bernard Putman and Elizabeth Pace from Choctaw County where they have been as well. He was born August 24, 1914 and married Mattie about 1934. She was born July 17, 1915 and will die in Montgomery County September 24, 2000. Charlie will die here August 24, 1987.

HENRY PUTMAN Montgomery County
He is 49 MS and his wife Ronnie Pittman is 50 MS and they have Lucille 31 MS. He is William Henry Putman a son of Andrew Bernard Putman and Elizabeth Pace from Choctaw County. He was born January 1, 1901 and will die here February 19, 1968. Ronnie was born March 31, 1900 and will die April 22, 1957. And yes, she is a Pittman. They were in Choctaw County in 1930 and 1940.

J, D. (JAMES DREW) PUTMAN Montgomery County
He is 41 MS and his wife Lydia Mae Ray is 42 MS and they have Imogene 13 MS and Frances 9 MS. They were in Choctaw County in 1940. He is James Andrew Putman a son of Jonathan James Putman and Martha Leona Burney and was born there June 27, 1908 and will die in Clarksdale, Coahoma County March 23, 1986. Mae was born March 25, 1908 and will die April 22, 1997 in Okibbeha County.

C. P. (CLOVIS PRESTON) PUTNAM Philadelphia, Neshoba County

He is 39 MS and his wife Lula Viola Milling is 34 MS and they have Gwendolyn 4 MS and Barbara Jo 2 MS. He is a postal delivery letter carrier. Clovis is a son of George Washington Putnam and Minnie Ida Tucker from Lawrence County Alabama and Webster County Mississippi. He was with the family here in Webster County and then they were here in Neshoba in 1930. He was born in Lawrence County March 26, 1911. He is a postal clerk and will die in Dixon Neshoba County August 12, 1984. He married Lola Viola Milling here June 11, 1935. She was born June 19, 1915 and will die here July 22, 2002. His folks now have a farm here in town. They were married here in 1940.

CHARLENE PUTNAM Philadelphia, Neshoba County

She is 25 MS single and lodging. Writing hard to read but seems she is an assistant in some government service. She is a daughter of Albert Ortho Putnam and Lillian Waldrip and was at home in 1930 and 1940 in Beat 5, Scott County.

H. (HENRY) L. PUTNAM Philadelphia, Neshoba County

He is 23 MS and his wife Annie Ruth Rawson is 20 MS and they have a daughter Billie Jo born in November 1949. He is a bookkeeper. Henry is a son of George Washington Putnam and Minnie Tucker from here. Henry was born in Bolivar County December 31, 1926 and will die in Meridian, Lauderdale County Mississippi May 11, 2014. Annie was born February 5, 1930 and will die September 18, 2013 in Lauderdale County but her last name will be Wilkins then.

ELTON T. (THERON) PUTNAM Mississippi State College, Oktibbeha County

He is 23 MS and his wife Mary Elizabeth Cliburn is 22 MS. They were just married in 1949. She is a secretary at the College and he doesn’t have a job. He is a son of Roy Lee Putman and Erma Lee Mayo from Scott County. Elton was born in Scott County July 26, 1926 and will die in Tupelo, Lee County Mississippi July 18, 2015.

HERMAN J. (JEFFERSON) PUTNAM Starkville, Oktibbeha County

He is 47 MS and his wife Virginia Carlisle 40 MS and they have Nancy Claire 15 MS and Beryl Joyce 10 MS. He was a teacher in 1930 and then a land planner at Mississippi State University in 1940. Now he is studying and training in the State Agricultural Extension Service. He is a son of Marion Franklin Putman and his first wife Alma Elizabeth Sanders and was born in Harperville, Scott County October 17, 1902. He will die here December 10, 1991.

JAMES D. (DURWOOD) PUTNAM Starkville, Oktibbeha County

He is 26 MS and his wife Mae is 25 AR. He is a son of Roy Lee Putnam and Erma Lee Mayo and was at home in Scott County in 1930 and 1940. Roy is a is a son of Marion Franklin Putnam from there. James was born in Harperville, Mississippi April 22, 1923 and will die in Baton Rouge, Louisiana August 8, 1985. Found a sheet that has his wife as Lucille Day, so no idea who the gal Mae here now is.

BOBBIE PUTNAM Como, Panola County

She is 25 MS and separated. She has Carroll Arthur, a son, 3 MS , Phillis A. born September 1949. They are living with her folks Chelsey and Girvie Spencer. Bobbie Netia Spenser was obviously married to a Putnam, but can’t find any record of their marriage or who he was. Bobbie and the kids will head west into San Antonio, Texas. She will marry Paul Demeter and be there till she dies July 2, 1997. She was born here in Panola February 25, 1924. The kids will marry there and remain as well.

LUCY PUTNAM McComb, Pike County

She is 46 MS widowed and lodging. She is a Negro/Black girl.

ALLEN PUTMAN Quitman County

He is a Negro/Black 40 MS with a big family. He is a farmer.

CONNELY NORA PUTMAN Quitman County

She is a Negro/Black 72 MS with a son named Earth Putman 14 MS.

J. V. PUTMAN Quitman County
He is 49 MS and his wife Gladys Higginbottom is 42 MS. He is a son of Lemuel James Putman and Louisiana A. Weeks from Calhoun County. He married Gladys July 27, 1923 in Calhoun County and they were here in 1930 and 1940. He always just uses the initials J. V. No one on Ancestry or anywhere knows what they stand for. My guess is the name is Justa Vampire Putman and he is embarrassed to use it. North Carolina Putman family.

DUDLEY E. (EPHRAIM) PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 73 MS, his wife Henrietta Parnell is also 73 MS and they have Beulah 44 MS. He is a son of Albert Gallatin Putnam and Charlotte McKnight from here. He was born here January 21, 1876 and will die in Scott County January 20, 1963. He married Henrietta November 28, 1895. She was born in 1876 and will die June 28, 1962.

HOMER R. PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 59 MS single and lodging. Aubrey Homer Randolph Putnam is a son of Albert Gallatin Putnam and Charlotte Fidelia McKnight. He was born in Scott County May 22, 1890 and will die here July 3, 1971. South Carolina Putman family.

OTHO PUTNAM Beat 5, Scott County

He is 44 MS and his wife Lillian Mae Waldrip 40 MS and they have Irene 15 MS and Lois 13 MS. Albert Otho Putnam is a son of Dudley Ephraim Putman and Henrietta Parnell from here. Dudley is a son of Albert Gallatin Putman and Charlotte McKnight from here. He was born here July 22, 1896. He married Lillian March 7, 1920. He will be here until he dies January 8, 1975. Lilla was born August 31, 1900 and will die here July 9, 2001.

ROBERT PUTMAN Beat 5, Scott County

He is 31 MS and his wife Iva Mae Tillman is 23 MS and they have James Robert 2 MS and Annie Carolyn born in July 1949. He works in a saw mill. He is a son of Theodore Putman and Cinny Sloan from here. Theodore was a son of Milton Putman and Mildred Steed. Milt was one of Jeremiah’s kids.

OSCAR WILLIAM PUTMAN Lake, Scott County

He is 37 MS and his wife Audra Hazel Skinner is 30 MS and they have Oscar William Jr. 7 MS and Audra Hazel 5 MS. Audra’s mother Liddie Skinner 56 MS is living with them. Oscar is a son of Dudley Ephraim Putman and Henrietta Parnell from here. Dudley is a son of Albert Gallatin Putman and Charlotte McKnight from here, and he was born here December 10, 1912. He will die in Kingwood, Texas May 14, 1995. Audra was born December 7, 1919, and she will die in Houston, Harris County Texas November 21, 2000. More Southern Putmans. Albert and Charlotte had 18 kids, so they kinda dominate the County. His goal obviously was to have two complete baseball teams that could play each other, and he did it!

FRED PUTNAM Beat 5, Sunflower County

He is 26 MS and has a family. This is a large Black/Negro family.

ORVIL E. PUTMAN Beat 5, Sunflower County

He is 20 MS and his wife Mavis is 21 MS and they have Lee 12. Can’t find earlier. There are a bunch of Black families and this may be one.

HARRISON PUTMAN Tallahatchie County

He is 41 MS and his wife Jessie 22 MS and they have 6 kids so far. This is a Negro/Black family.

HATTIE PUTNAM Beat 5 , Tunica County

She is a Negro/Black girl 49 MS and widowed.

BESSIE PUTMAN Washington County

She is 50 MS and a Black/Negro.

JOHN A. (ALFRED) PUTNAM Leland, Washington County

He is a forester and is 48 MI, his wife Dorothy Minola Skees is also 48 MI and they have Marjorie 12 LA. They were married in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in October 1923. He is a son of Alfred E. Putnam and Alice McNeill. He was born May 1, 1901 in Milan, Washtenaw County Michigan and then with his folks in 1920 in Washington County Iowa. He was also a cadet at the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland in 1920. He was just married to Dorothy in Washington, Iowa in 1925. Then they went down into Sneeds, Florida and then up into Bainbridge, Georgia. And then they came out to Opelousas, St. Landry Parish Louisiana by 1930. They are in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1935 and then in Washington County Iowa and his widowed dad is with them then. He will die here in Washington County June 11, 1976.

JONATHAN J. (JAMES) PUTMAN Webster County

He is 65 MS and his wife Leona Burney is 60 MS and they have their son Otis Ishmael Putman 39 MS. They were in Choctaw County in 1930 and 1940. He is a son of James C. Putman and Elizabeth Jones from here. His dad died in the 1880s and he was with his widowed mom here in 1900 and 1910. Elizabeth had remarried as her name was listed as Lizzie Shaw and she was widowed again. The line goes back to Charles Putman and Essence Jane Rush. Charles was born in Laurens County South Carolina.

BUNYAN F. (FARIS) PUTNAM Beat 3, Webster County

He is now 48 MS, his wife Sallie Shaffer 46 MS and they have William Elmer 20 MS, Victor Farris 18 MS, Joy Ann 16 MS and Sue Carlyn 12 MS. He is a son of Elmer Tilden Putnam and Susan Carrie Vaughn from here. Elmer was a son of Champion Faris Putnam from South Carolina to Alabama. He was born here October 4, 1901 and will die in Eupora, Webster County June 8, 1999. He married Sallie Virginia Schaffer in February 1921. She was a daughter of George Allen Schaffer and Jemima Cartledge and was born here in Webster County June 16, 1903 and will die here March 20, 1991.

WILLIAM T. (THOMAS) PUTNAM Beat 4, Webster County

He is 65 AL and his wife Carrie Miles is 61 MS and they have Robert J. 18 MS and Charles A. 15 MS at home. William Thomas Putnam is another son of Champion Farris Putnam and Louisiana Roberts. He was born in Marshall County Alabama June 22, 1883. He married Carrie Lee Miles on January 25, 1905. She was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Miles of Webster County. They were in Webster County in the 1910 and till now and forever. He will die in Webster County Mississippi March 5, 1973. Carrie Lee was born February 25, 1890 and die in Webster County October 21, 1971.

W. (WILLIAM) OWIN PUTNAM Beat 4, Webster County

He is 36 MS and his wife Jewel Lee Hood is 29 MS and they have William Jr. 12 MS. Jewel’s brother Sterling Hood 22 MS is living with them. He is a son of William Thomas Putnam and Carrie Miles listed above. He was born April 1, 1914, and will die in Webster County February 5,1975. He married Jewel Lee Hood on March 12, 1937 in Starkville, Mississippi She was born March 9, 1921 and die October 10, 1997.

MARTIN W. (WINSTON) PUTNAM Louisville, Winston County

He is 35 MS and his wife Lelia Almina Hollis is 36 MS and they have Winston Hollis 8 MS. He is a line foreman for the City Light & Power Company. He is a son of Martin Chapman Putman and Myrtle Abigail Weeks from Chickasaw County. Lelia was born February 26, 1914 and will die April 26, 2006. They were just married July 28, 1938 and were in Calhoun County in 1940 and he was at home in Chicksaw County in 1930 and Calhoun County in 1920. He was born in Calhoun County December 8, 1917 and will die December 13, 1993 in Calhoun County. The son Winston Hollis Putman was born here September 22, 1941. He will marry Sandra Crowell December 28, 1963. Southern Putman family.