ARKANSAS

Census Reports

1920 – 1940

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UPDATED APRIL 5, 2023

 

ARKANSAS 1920 CENSUS

 

ELLA PUTNAM  Gentry, Benton County

She is 52 WI VT OH, her son Marion 26 MO IA WI, and Mabel 23 MO IA WI. She is Sarah Ella Putnam (daughter of George and Polly Putnam), and the wife (she says still married, but no Albert is here) of Albert Putnam, son of John Putnam and Rachel Philbrick from Prairie Township, McDonald County Missouri. They were all there in 1900 and in 1910. Albert and she will soon be in Joplin Missouri and die there in the 1920s. She on September 10, 1928 and Albert on August 15, 1929.

 

ALBERT PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

He is a son of Joseph Martin Putman and Teresa Price. He is 29 AR, Lela Hileman his wife is 25 AR, Joseph A. (Albert) 5 AR and Rex 1 AR. He was born March 23, 1890. He married Lela Hileman November 3, 1912. Lela was born December 22, 1894 and died February 10, 1953. Albert died June 28, 1960. Both are buried in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. He was a farmer and fruit grower.

 

JOHN JAHU PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

He is a son of William Lester Putman. He is 53 TN, Mary Ann Lee 50 AR, Carl 13 AR and his twin brother Calvin 13 AR. John Putman was born in 1865. He married Mary Ann Lee, daughter of John C. Lee and Lottie Hickman. JJ, as he was called, opened a general store in the late 1870s in Pea Ridge. They are here in 1930.

 

JOSEPH MARTIN PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

William Lester's son is now 50 TN, Teresa Price 50 AR and William Thomas 20 MO. They are here in 1930. Joseph Martin Putman was born March 31, 1869. He married Teresa Price on May 30, 1889. J. M. worked at a bank for 31 years and also ran a canning operation. In 1943, he began to operate several Purina Feed Stores in Missouri. Joseph died June 28, 1960 and is buried in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. Teresa was born December 8, 1869 and died June 28, 1933.

 

WILLIAM HENRY PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

John Jahu's son is 28 AR, Edna Swift is 26 AR and Lorene is almost 4 AR, born in 1916. He was born here August 25, 1891. He bought his father’s general store in 1916 and runs it. They are all here in 1930. After he dies Edna will run the store until 1976.

 

BURTON E. PUTMAN  Rogers, Benton County

Edmond Burton Putman is a son of John Lee Putman. He is 35 AR, Mary F. Bradford is 32 OK, Mary F. 5 AR, James D. 4 months. Mary's mom, Sarah Bradford 70 SC, is with them as well. He was born October 16, 1885, and married Mary Frances Bradford in 1910 in Rogers. Mary was born June 20, 1888 in Muskogee, Muskogee County Oklahoma. They will be in Orange County California in the 1930s and then move to Oregon. Bert died in Grants Pass, Josephine County Oregon on June 30, 1954 and Mary died there on February 18, 1967.

 

JOHN LEE PUTMAN  Rogers, Benton County

He is now 63 and widowed. He is living with his son William Castle Putman, who I am listing separately. He will be with him in 1930 as well. John is a son of John Bond Putman and Matilda Jane Bond. Even his grandmother was a Bond. John Lee was born December 15, 1857 and will die in 1942 in Rogers, Arkansas. He married Mary Jane Deason on December 21, 1876. Mary was born in October 1859 and died in 1913.

 

PEARL B. PUTMAN  Rogers, Benton County

She is 23 MO and back home with her folks, Fred and Della Humphreys. She is the widow of John Lee's son Richard Barton Putman (born October 16, 1885) who is missing in this census. Also here are her two daughters Mary Agnes 3 4/12 AR and Nannie Mae 1 6/12 AR. In 1930 Pearl is married to Allen Bare and is in Gentry County Missouri with Nannie.

 

WILLIAM CASTLE PUTMAN  Rogers,  Benton County

He is John Lee's son and in fact old John himself lives here at age 63. William is 40 and Rose May Walker is 40 as well. They were just married. They will have a son, William Mark Putman in 1923. William’s mother, Mary Jane Deason died in 1913. Everyone including John are here in 1930.

 

MARY PUTMAN  War Eagle, Benton County

She is 7 AR AR, and a stepdaughter of Garland Cook and his wife Helen 28 AR AR AR. They are all here in 1930. Helen Kathleen Sanders was married to John F. Putman. He was a son of Benjamin Franklin Putman who was a son of James Daniel Putman and Diadema Smith from Fulton County Illinois and then Washington County Arkansas. He died I guess and Helen married Garland Cook.

 

MARTHA A. PUTMAN  Harrison, Boone County

Martha Anne Bell is the widow of Robert Martin Putman. She is 65. At home are her son Elmer 30 and her daughter Dee W. 40 with her husband Benjamin D. Dial 48. Then there are three Burgess children listed as grand children: Archie M. 13, Audrey 6 and Beatrice 2. I believe these are Dee's children from an earlier marriage. Arch was here in 1910 with a brother Caleb who is now missing (he would be 19 now and may be married and off somewhere).

 

HUGH PUTMAN  Carrollton, Carroll County

He is Wilson Putman and Susan Tipton's son. He is 52 (55) TN, Mary Elizabeth Stacy is 61 KY, Wilson 31 AR and Daniel Monroe 26. He was born here but was next door in Boone County in 1910.

 

WILSON B. PUTMAN  Carrollton, Carroll County

Wilson 3rd's nickname was 'Bose' and it now pops up as his middle initial. He is now 76 AL and his unmarried daughter Mollie 43 AL is still hanging around to help out. He isn’t around in 1930.

 

BENJAMIN PUTMAN  Cedar, Carroll County

He is widowed and listed as 80 IL IL US (should be AR, probably getting a bit senile now) and boarding with Albert Carol. He was married here in 1900. He is a son of James Daniel Putman who was a son of Reding Putman and Stacy Combs. He was born in Arkansas in 1842. He was married in Pueblo County Colorado in 1880 and in Carroll County Arkansas in 1900 and then Washington County in 1910. He had a wife named Sarah Jane who has died since 1910. He will die himself in a month on February 18, 1920.

 

J. (JOHN) M. PUTMAN  Terre Noir, Clark County

He is 59 TN, Ida Smith 48 FL, Thelma 48, Hallie 12, Ralph 10, Arthur 29, and Arthur's wife, Clara Powers 20 TX are living with them. They have been in Fannin County Texas since the 1890s (with a brief stop in Oklahoma in 1896), and were in Grayson County Texas in 1910. John is a son of Wilson Putman and Mary Ann Keele from Jackson County Alabama and then Fannin County Texas. They are in Oklahoma City in 1930. Their sons Posey and Ralph are in Harris County Texas in 1930.

 

JOHN R. (RUSSELL) PUTNAM  Heber Springs, Cleburne County

He is 72 NY NY NY and his wife Genella Lord is also 72 NY NY NY. John is a son of Samuel Putnam (2347) and Eliza Ann Hazard of Madison, Madison County New York. He was there in 1880 and in Butler County Kansas in 1900. He will be widowed in 1930 back in Butler County Kansas with his son Darwin.

 

MARY E. PUTMAN  Lake City, Craighead County

She is 34 KY, Thelma 11 IN IN KY, and Linette 17 IN. Linette's husband Cecil Dickinson 20 AR is there as well. She was married to Jesse Putman in Gibson County Indiana in 1910. Jesse was with his widowed mother Flora Putman in Princeton, Gibson County in 1900 so no idea as to who his dad was. For what it’s worth my ggg grandfather Daniel Putman was a judge in Princeton in 1812 till he died in 1816.

 

WILLIAM PUTMAN  Powell, Craighead County

He is 42 IL, Susie (Flora Susan Kee) 37 MO, Harliss 17 MO, Lillian 15 IL, Wilma 13 IL, Georgia 6 AR and Mary 2 AR. He is a son of Thomas Putman and Nancy White from Shawneetown, Gallatin County Illinois. They were married there March 13, 1901. He is on the Southern line. Tracing backwards from Thomas we go to William Putman and Julia Ann Foster of Gallatin County then to Barnet Putman and Sarah Baker of Hamilton County Illinois to Laban Putman and Betsy Young of White County Illinois and then all the way back to South Carolina to Laban’s dad Barnet Putman of South Carolina and originally from Virginia and then back to England a couple of generations earlier. Susie is widowed by 1930 and has the kids with her in Poinsett County then.

 

BENNETT B. (BENJAMIN) PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

Reding's son is still around and is now 46 KS, Cordelia Ezra Benton 47 IN, Grady 19 AR, Clovie 16 AR, Lawrence 14 AR, Marie 10 AR and Ralph 6 AR.

 

CHARLEY PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

He is 28 AR and Vera (possibly Brody) is 20 AR. He is a son of Reding and Charlotte and was with his folks in Texas in 1900. In fact, his mom is listed in Madison County Arkansas now. I don’t find them in 1930.

 

KENNETH PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

Bennett and Cordelia's son is 22 AR and married to Eliza Moses 23 AR and they have Celia 2 AR.

 

JOHN G. PUTMAN  Earl, Crittenden County

Rev. Martin Putman's son has moved over from Cross County. He is now 71 AL, Patricia 65 AL, Ernest 34 AL with a wife Vivian 25 AR and their daughter Ernestine 1 AR. Also there is his widowed daughter Marie McBride 29 AL with her daughter Marie 11 AR. Patricia is widowed here in 1930.

 

FLOYD RAYMOND PUTMAN  Altus, Franklin County

George Washington's son is 30 MO and married to Bertha M. 25 OK (AR in 1930), they have Vera P. (Pauline) 6 AR. They are in Fort Smith, Sebastian County in 1930.

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON PUTMAN  Hogan, Franklin County

Zachariah's son. He is 56 MO, Nannie C. Baker his second wife 38 AR, Larama C. (Raymond C. a son) 12, Juanita L. 9, Delpha E. 6 and Viola Sexton 17 their married daughter is also there, possibly a widow. He was born in July 1863. His first wife was an Indian named Laura. In 1900 in Franklin County Arkansas, she was with him. He then married Nannie C. Baker and was there with her in 1910. He will died here January 18, 1942.

 

SIMPSON PUTNAM  Hot Springs, Garland County

He is a black man 52 MS and his wife Julia is 48 AR. They were here in 1910.

 

JOSEPH J. PUTMAN  Grant County

Joseph is a son of Johnson P. and Louisa Rich Putman from Choctaw County Mississippi. He is 38 MS, Rosa Cunningham his second wife 43 AR, Lee 16 AR and Ola 12 AR. The whole family was in Indian Bayou, Lonoke County Arkansas in 1910. I don’t find them in 1930, but he is around and will die in Dewitt Arkansas April 6, 1946.

 

LENNIE PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

Flora Purcell is the wife/widow of Tilton Putman. She is now 35 and home with her folks the Purcells. I do not know what happened to either Tilton or their son Guy who would now be 11.

 

MARY PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

John Reuben's widow is still here, she is now 57 GA. Alma 16 and Lucille 11 are still with her. Alma, called Iris in 1930, will be married in a year and Mary and Lucille will be with her and her family then.

 

PRESTON PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

He is listed as Perkin, but is Preston a son of John Reuben Putman. He is 33, Velma Woodall 32, Hazel 5, Dale 3 and John 1. All AR. Grover Preston was born April 25, 1887 and will die here February 3, 1979. Velma was born October 1, 1897 and will die here January 15, 1966.

 

WILLIE PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

He is John William Putman a son of John Reuben and Mary Putman. He is 34 AL, Bertie Ross his wife 23 GA and they have Herman 2 GA. They are here in 1930 and will have a daughter Mildred by then too. John was born in Calhoun County Alabama May 8, 1885 and will die here January 21, 1956. Bertie was born January 28, 1894 and will die here December 29, 1953.

 

ELISHA PUTNAM  Malvern, Hot Spring County

He is 34 KS OH KS, Isabel 32 MO, Thelma 12 MS, Everett 10 MS, Dorothy 5 AR and Paul 2 AR. I do not find him in Kansas or them in Mississippi in 1910 and have no ideas here, may not be a Putnam/Putman.

 

ARCHIE PUTMAN  Blue Bayou, Howard County

He is 32, Eula Lee Cowling 35, Marie 13 and Donna 5. They are here through 1930. He is a son of John Turrentine Putman and Lydia River and was born here August 4, 1886. He will die in Mineral Springs Arkansas in October 1968

 

REEDER PUTMAN  Blue Bayou, Howard County

John Turrentine's son still is here. He is 30, Pearl Lyons 28, Troy (Truman) 12, Densil 10 (a son not listed in 1910 or in 1930, but is listed in 1940), Dewey 8 (listed in 1910), Kelsie a son 4, Odel (Peggy) 1. He is here with a new wife in 1930.

 

SUSAN PUTMAN  Mineral Springs, Howard County

She is 37 and a lodger with J. C. and Lottie Bratton. She might be the widow of Willis Putman. I do not find him in this census. She is here in 1930 and then states she is divorced. Willis Putman was a son of John Turrentine Putman and he died here October 26, 1918.

 

JOE (JOSIAH) PUTMAN  Nashville, Howard County

He is 48 AR and Minnie is 26. He is Anderson's son Josiah A. Putman. I don't find him in 1910, but in 1900 his wife was Clara Bateman who would be 49 now. Clara is listed here in 1930, so the Minnie is a mistake when they put the info on the final census sheets. Doesn't look like they ever had any children.

 

BILL PUTMAN  Dent, Lawrence County

Still here at age 50, still single and a hired hand. Still no idea who he is.

 

C. (CHARLES) W. PUTMAN  Fleener, Lee County

He is 48 MS, Nellie Ellen St. John his second wife is 28 AR and Lucille 1 1/2 AR. He is Charles Putman Jr. out of Choctaw County Mississippi. He was in Sunflower County Mississippi in 1910 with his first wife Lena Cannon, and here now. He will die in the 1920s. She will marry Othel McRoy in the later 1920s. They are here in 1930, but I can’t find them. She and Othel and the girls are here in 1940. She will then go to Kansas with the kids.

 

ELGIE PUTMAN  Fleener, Lee County

He is 17 MS living in a 4 Cs camp. He is a son of George Whitfield Putman and Etta Scroggins from Choctaw County Mississippi and now in nearby Hampton, Lee County listed below. He was born March 10, 1902 in Mississippi and will die April 16, 1983 in Beebe, White County Arkansas. He will marry Georgia Triplett October 1, 1926 in Harmony, Arkansas. Something went astray as he married Oleta Ellen Duke in White County August 27, 1929. He will be married to Olita in Prairie County in 1930 and in Lonokee County Arkansas in 1940.

 

GEORGE W. (WHITFIELD) PUTMAN  Hampton, Lee County

Whitfield is still here. He is now 53 MS, Etta Evergreen Scoggins 43 MS, Elmer 14 MS, Ruby 12 MS, Nellie 9 AR, Henry E. 7 AR, Homer C. (Cecil) 3 AR and Viola 6 months AR. George will be widowed in Prairie County by 1930. The sons Elgie and Elmer will be married there too.

 

HATTIE PUTMAN  Hampton, Lee County

She is 15 AR and the adopted child of Andrew Jackson. She is listed as a Mulatto.

 

WALTER PUTNAM  Auburn, Lincoln County

He is a mulatto 16 AR and a prisoner at the Arkansas State Penitentiary Farm.

 

REDING PUTMAN  California, Madison County

Bennett's son is 70 IL and living with his daughter Maggie and her husband James M. White. His wife Charlotte 76 is here as well. She will die here in 1924 and Reding in 1929.

 

SILAS S. PUTMAN  Burdette, Mississippi County

He is 31 KY, Fay 25 OH, Catherine 8 MO and William S. 2 MO. They are in Dunklin County Missouri in 1930 and he is listed as William S. 41 IL IL IL then. He is William Silas Putman, and is a son of James Putman and Martha Matilda Bardmass. He was born in Du Quoin, Perry County Illinois on December 10, 1888. They will later move to Pottersville California. He descends from Laban Putman of South Carolina to Kentucky to Indiana. Southern line.

 

ED PUTMAN  Carson Lake, Mississippi County

He is a merchant 54 MS MS MS, Addie Jones 51 TN, Mora 8 AR. His father Derrick 81 MS GA GA, and his father in law John Jones 65 TN AL AL are with him. Both older folks are widowed. Good luck on this one. No ideas at all, more than likely a Patman when you look at the handwriting.

 

ELIJAH N. PUTMAN  Big Fork, Montgomery County

Nathan Elijah is a son of Richard Thompson Putman and Martha Grant. He is 33 AR, Effie G. Liles his wife 24 AR, Burley 6 (Burl Vaughn) AR, Gladys 4 AR, and Ralph 2 AR. They are here in 1930 with another daughter. He was born July 26, 1886, and died September 7, 1969. He married Effie G. Liles on November 5, 1911. They lived in Big Fork, Montgomery County all their lives.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Parks, Montgomery County

A son of William H. Putman and Eliza Jane Reynolds. He is 40 AR, no other ages are given here. His wife is Annie Coffman, kids are Mary E., Herschel R., William G. Her dad, William N. Coffman is with them. By 1930, the son William Gilbert will be married, and George and Annie have the farm to themselves. He was born April 6, 1879. He married Annie Coffman on April 29, 1900.

 

MARK W. PUTMAN  Parks, Montgomery County

William Marcus is Daniel Elijah Putman's son. He is now 25. Lula Lewis his wife is 18. He was born July 9, 1894. He married Lula Lewis on August 28, 1918 in Polk County. Lula was a daughter of Marion Lewis and Maude E. Deming. She was born June 3, 1903 in Polk County. They moved to Opal, Montgomery County Arkansas after they were married, and took up farming. They will be in Lawrence in 1930 with the first two of their seven kids. In about 1940, they will move to Sulphur Springs, Montgomery County where they remained all the rest of their lives. He died September 7, 1978. Lula died March 3, 1985. Both are buried in Board Camp, Polk County.

 

JOHN MIDDLETON PUTMAN  Gap, Montgomery County

He is now 47 and still living alone. He is a son William and Eliza Putman. He will still be here in 1930 and still living alone. He was born December 25, 1872 and will die October 30, 1951. He never married.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTMAN  Gap, Montgomery County

He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman. Still here and is 67 GA, Eliza Jane Reynolds is 66 GA, Ada is 32 AR and Lula Belle 28 AR. Eliza will die here December 8, 1925 and Bill on February 19, 1929. Ada will move in with her uncle John Middleton Putman by 1930.

 

M. E. (MARTIN EMMET) PUTMAN  Phillips County

He is 39 AL, Annie J. 27 MS and they have Emmet Jr. 3 AR. He is a son of John G. Putman from Marshall County Alabama and was born there April 16, 1880. He was with his folks in Texas in 1900 and they are here in Arkansas now in Crittenden County. Martin and Annie are in North Little Rock in 1930.

 

RICHARD T. (THOMPSON) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Polk County

He is 53 AR GA GA, Martha Grant Lowery his wife 57 AR TN TN, Rollie Gilford 31 AR, Artis a daughter, but listed as Arthur in 1910, 19 AR, Charlie 13 AR. He is Elijah’s son. They are here in 1930. He was born January 31, 1866. He married Martha Grant Lowery in Langley, Pike County Arkansas on August 23, 1885. He died in Big Fork, Montgomery County on November 20, 1931.

 

ROBERT F. PUTMAN  Center, Polk County

He is 65 IA KY IN and Mary Philips is 55 IL. He owns a farm. Son of Gun! He is James Daniel Putman's son from Rice County Kansas. James Daniel was a son of Reding Putman. Robert was single through 1900. He married Mary in Omaha, Nebraska October 22, 1900. They are here in 1930. He will die here April 22, 1932.

 

DANIEL ELIJAH PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

He is now 49, Martha Markham 45, Jesse Jason 21, Necie Lavinia is15. He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman. He is widowed here in 1930. He was born February 12, 1870. He died in Polk County on October 3, 1945. He married Martha Abigail Markham on January 25, 1891. She was born April 6, 1874 and died March 28, 1929.

 

ELBERT E. (ELIJAH) PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

A son of the above Daniel. He is 28. Dora A. Edwards is 23, Edward 6, Ernest 5, Judith C. 5 and Carene 2. He was born August 29, 1891 and died July 1, 1964. He married Dora Ann Edwards on January 11, 1912. He is listed as a prisoner in 1918, but I have no idea what for. They will move from Polk County to Muse, Le Flore County Oklahoma about 1925 and remain there all their lives.

 

ISAAC E. PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

Isaac Eden is a son of Daniel Elijah Putman. He is 24 AR, Lillie A. Medford his wife is 24 AR and he has a stepdaughter Ruth L. Corley 7 AR. He was born August 25, 1895. He married Lillie Medford, daughter of Luke Medford, and widow of a Corley guy. Ike and Lilly were married November 23, 1919. They are in Fulton, Polk County in 1920 and 1930. Ike died February 28, 1957 at the V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. I do not know when Lillie died.

 

JAMES BISSELL PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

He is now 47, Lula Belle Shields 37, Stella J. 17, Frederick F. 15, Eula E. 11, Eunice R. 11, Sterling A. a son 8, Lucy N. 7 and Lena 3. He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman and his first wife Mary Ellen Dodd. He was born January 25, 1873 and died March 15, 1938. He first married Susan Stover around 1892. He married Lula Dove Shields around 1901. They are in Center Township in 1930.

 

ROBERT HAYES PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

He is 41, Alice Smith 39, Raymond E. 15, Roy H., Ruby L. 12, Harkley 10, Lester D. 8, Hester M. 5 and Floyd T. 2. One of Elijah Covington's sons. He was born January 30, 1878. He married Alice Sophronia Smith here on May 17, 1903. They will be here the rest of their lives. They are in Big Fork in 1930.

 

SIM (SIMEON) PUTMAN  Little Rock, Pulaski County

He is 37 MS, Lela 22 TX and Thomas 12 OK. They are in Little Rock. He is Simeon Putman, a son of Kate and Lorenzo Putman. In 1910, he was in Muskogee County Oklahoma with a wife named Susan from Texas and two children. Lela is a second wife as his first wife would be 34 now. Also missing is a daughter Fanny who would be 17, though she may have married by now.

 

HATTIE PUTMAN (PATMAN)  Saline County

She is 36 AR and a daughter of Robert Brents. She is actually Hattie Brents and married M. C. Patman here in Benton May 22, 1919. So not a Putman after all.

 

RICHARD PUTMAN  Scott County

He is 18 (hard to read) AR, Emma 20 AR. They are living with James Cantrell 30 with his wife Essie 19, Charles 20 and his wife Olley 19. All are AR. Looks like the Richard who is a son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Edens and was at home in Yell County in 1910.

 

WILLIAM W. (WARREN) PUTMAN  Big Creek, Sebastian County

He is now 65 and Margaret E. Ward is 64 and the kids are finally all gone. They are in Bloomer, Sebastian County in 1930. William Warren is the oldest son of Thomas Whitney Putman. He was born June 7, 1854. In 1880, he was married to Martha Delaney, born in Ohio in 1856. They were married May 15, 1880. By 1910 he has a new wife Margaret or Marguerite Ward born in Tennessee.

 

JESSIE J. PUTNAM  Upper Township, Fort Smith, Sebastian County

John Augustus' son is 45, Nellie Batson 42, Jessie Jr. 17, Frank 14, Lee Ben 13 and William 10. He is a son of John Augustus Putman who was a son of William Jacob Putman from DeKalb County Alabama and Georgia before that. He was born in Franklin County but moved here with his folks in the late 1800s. Been here ever since. Jess will die here December 3, 1933.

 

MARTHA PUTNAM  Upper Township, Fort Smith, Sebastian County

Mattie Wade is the widow now of Thomas Augustus Putnam who died here November 27, 1918. She is 65, her daughter Nona 35. Also at home are her daughter Annie 30 and her husband Aubrey B. Rhyne 36. Martha will die here January 11, 1924. Nora, Anna and her husband are still here in 1930.

 

RICHARD D. (DUVAL) PUTNAM  Upper Township, Fort Smith, Sebastian County

Richard Duval Putnam is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Ann Taylor. He is now 38, Lillie Orme 35, Leona E. 9, Eugene J. 6, Joel 4, Charles E. 2 and Virginia L. 1. His widowed mom is listed next.

 

SALLY A. PUTNAM  Upper Township, Fort Smith, Sebastian County

She is now 71 IN and only Roy T. 28 AR is still around. She is Sarah Ann Taylor, the widow of John Putnam. She will die here herself on October 20, 1928 at almost 80 years of age. This is the line originally out of New England.

 

WALTER F. (FRANKLIN) PUTMAN  Upper Township, Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is a son of George Washington from Franklin County. He is 27 and living with a Mary Something who is his mother in law. He is married to Ada Keers, but she wasn’t listed here. There should also be a Walter junior age 3 AR, but he’s missing too.

 

SILAS M. (MONROE) PUTMAN  Ben Lomond, Sevier County

John Howard's son has moved from Saline County. He is now 36 TX AL AL, Susie Jarrett 34 TX TX TX, Cashie 14, Matilda (Cerina) 11, Bertha 9 and Raymond 7. Kids are all listed as being born in Texas, but they were here in Arkansas in 1900.

 

WILLIAM BENJAMIN PUTMAN  Fayetteville, Washington County

A son of John Augustus from Sebastian County. He is now 50 MS (should be GA) Maude Junkin his wife 43 IN, Stanley Jessie 21, William Benjamin 19, John 16, Lydia Margaret 13 and James G. 4. They have been living in Fayetteville for a while now. They are here in 1930.

 

PRICE PUTNAM  Greenland, Washington County

Listed as Pierce, William and Lydia's son is 21 and Essie Cowan is 19. They are living with her folks, George Cowan.

 

ELIZABETH PUTMAN  Prairie Township. Washington County

Elizabeth Reed is the widow of Reding Putman jr. She is 85 and has her daughter Annie 60 with her. Also there is Elizabeth's sister Mary Reed Lewis 64. Reding died here in 1914, and Elizabeth will die here October 6, 1922.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Crawford, Yell County

Joseph Putman and Missouri Edens's son is 24 and married to Vergie 18 and have Carl 1. They are in Carlsbad, New Mexico in 1930 with a couple more sons.

 

JOSEPH H. PUTMAN  Crawford, Yell County

Still here at age 50, Missouri Edens is 49, Robert V. 14, Arthur L. 12, William A. 9 and Joseph Leon 6 are still at home. They have another son, Richard, who is 19 now. He is presently in Jail. I have no idea what for. William James Putman and Lucinda Sims were in Yell County. He split and in 1870 was in Red River County Texas with his son James. I can’t find Lucinda or the kids in 1870 but in 1880 Joseph H. 11 AR and William F. 10 AR are with relatives in a couple of towns in Yell County. They are married in Yell County. In 1910, 1920 they are still around in Waveland, Yell County and in 1930 they are there and several kids are married in Waveland and nearby towns. By 1940 only some of the kids are there.  Same for William Franklin Putman below.

 

FRANK M. PUTMAN  Waveland, Yell County

Franklin Montgomery Putman is the eldest son of Joseph Henry Putman. He was born here in Yell County on August 22, 1891. He is 28 AR, Josie Underwood his wife is 27, Todd 6, Loren 4, Hubert 2 and his brother Barnswell (listed Columbus in 1910) age 16 is living with him. He married Josie Evelyn Underwood on March 22, 1913 here in Yell County. Josie was born May 10, 1891 and died May 25, 1970

 

JOSEPH R. PUTMAN  Waveland, Yell County

William's son is 25 and married to Sinna 21 and they have a newborn daughter Eunice D. Joe married Lucinda Elizabeth Frederick here on October 16, 1917.

 

WILLIAM FRANKLIN PUTMAN  Waveland, Yell County

Still in Waveland, William Frank is 51 AR, Callie (Laura Chapel) 47 AR, John C. 16 AR, Everett 11 AR, Kitty M. 7 AR and Hoyt J. 4 AR. Their other son Roy died in 1911. They are here in 1930. John is married by then and Everett is out on another farm.

 

 

ARKANSAS 1930 CENSUS

 

ALBERT B. PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

He is 40 AR TN AR and owns his farm. His wife Lela Ann Hileman is 35 AR and they have Joe Alfred 15 AR, Rex 11 AR, Charles Robert 6 AR and Fay Albert 5 AR. He is a son of Joseph Martin Putman and Theresa Price. He was born March 23, 1890. He married Lela Ann Hileman November 3, 1912. Lela was born December 22, 1894 and will die February 10, 1953. Albert will die June 28, 1960. Both are buried in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. He is a farmer and fruit grower.

 

JOE M. (MARTIN) PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

Joseph Martin is a son of William Lester Putman and Charlotte Mabry. He is now 60 TN TN TN. Teresa Price his wife is 59 AR. Their two sons, Albert and William are married now. Joseph Martin Putman was born March 31, 1869. He married Teresa Price on May 30, 1889. J. M. worked at a bank for 31 years and also ran a canning operation. In 1943, he began to operate several Purina Feed Stores in Missouri. Joseph will die June 28, 1960 and is buried in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. Teresa was born December 8, 1869 and will die June 28, 1933.

 

JOHN J. (JAHU) PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

William Lester Putman’s son is now 64 TN TN TN and his wife Mary Ann Lee is 61 AR TN TN. Their son George Carl 23 AR is at home. George was blind and never married. John Putman was born in 1865. He married Mary Ann Lee, daughter of John C. Lee and Lottie Hickman. JJ, as he was called, opened a general store in the late 1870s in Pea Ridge. He now runs a lumberyard. They are all here in 1940.

 

WILLIAM T. (THOMAS) PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

He is 30 MO TN AR and is a cashier at a bank. He has been married two years to Sibyl Florence Carden 27 AR. He is a son of Joseph Martin Putman and Theresa Price. He was born when the family was in Missouri on May 2, 1899. They are way out on the West Coast in Bay Center, Washington in 1940 and he is in an Oyster Plant. He will later work with his father in their General Store in Bentonville. He will die here March 24, 1984, and Sibyl on May 8, 1986. They never had any children.

 

MARY AGNES PUTMAN  Rogers, Benton County

She is 14 AR and lives with her grandfather Fred Humphrey. She is a daughter of Richard Barton Putman and Pearl Humphrey from Rogers. Her dad died about 1919, and she was with her widowed mother in Rogers in 1920.

 

WILLIAM C. (CASTLE) PUTMAN  Rogers, Benton County

He is 49 AR AR AR and he owns Putman’s Men’s Store here in Rogers. Rose May Walker his wife of 12 years is 48 AR and they have Billy M. (William Mark) 7 AR. His widowed father, John Lee Putman 73 AR is with him as he was in 1920. Will was born July 12, 1880 and died February 28, 1954. He married Rose May Walker and they just had the one son Billy. John Lee was born December 15, 1857 and will die in 1942 in Rogers, Arkansas. He married Mary Jane Deason who died back in 1913.

 

WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTMAN  Rogers, Benton County

He is now 37 AR TN AR. Edna Swift his wife is 34 AR. Their daughter Lorene (listed Myrtle here) is 13 AR. He is a son of John Jahu Putman and Mary Ann Lee. He bought his father’s general store and runs it now. In 1833, he will move the store to Bentonville and operate it till he dies July 31, 1937, and then Edna will continue running it until 1976.

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Sulphur Springs, Benton County

He is 77 IA VT IL and widowed. He is living with his widowed daughter Minnie Morgan 41 AR. He is David Odell Putnam, a son of John Putnam and Rachel Philbrick and was born in Clayton County Iowa November 3, 1849. Then after his dad died he went with his mother to South Dakota by 1880 and then into McDonald County Missouri. He was there with his wife Annie Eliza Setser and his daughter Minnie in 1900. They had bounced back and forth from here in Benton County and this is where Minnie was born. He and Annie were in McDonald County in 1920. Annie died there February 21, 1922, and he married Nellie Smith in 1925. She died April 4, 1929, and he is widowed again now. He will die here in Sulphur Springs in a month or so on April 21, 1930. Both Annie and David are buried here in Sulphur Springs. New England family.

 

MARY PUTMAN  War Eagle, Benton County

She is 17 AR AR AR. She still lives with her mother Helen S. 39 AR and her stepfather Garland Cook 46 AR. They were here in 1920 too. No idea who her dad was though.

 

HUGH PUTMAN  Alpena, Carrollton Township, Boone County

He is 62 TN TN AL, his wife Mary Elizabeth Stacy 78 KY KY KY and they have D. M. (Daniel Monroe) 31 AR. He is a son of Wilson Putman 3rd and Susan Caroline Tipton. He was born in Tennessee in September 1865. He married Mary May 12, 1887. She will die here November 28, 1935. Hugh will die here January 26, 1941. He and his son are automobile mechanics, as is his son Wilson listed next. The son Dan was born January 12, 1892 and will die in Washington County Arkansas May 17, 1944 and be buried in Alpena.

 

W. H. (WILSON HARRISON) PUTMAN  Alpena, Carrollton Township, Boone County

He is 41 AR TN KY and his wife Jewell Dillon 31 AR and they have J. J. 7 AR and Jim Ed (James Edward) 1 AR. Also here is a daughter Fern 14 from Jewell’s prior marriage. He is a son of the above Hugh Putman and Mary Elizabeth Stacy. He was born September 6, 1888 and will die June 5, 1969 in Green Forest, Carroll County. He was home in 1920 and married Jewell Dillon about 1921. She will die here in Boone County May 27, 1932. Wilson is widowed with his 2 sons here in 1940. He is an auto mechanic and is working with his dad and brother Daniel.

 

CARL J. (JAMES) PUTMAN  Eureka Springs, Carroll County

He is 52 AR IA IA. Nannie Henderson his wife is 49 AR, Marlow 25 OK, Margaret E. 21 OK and Irene 18 OK. He is a son of Reding Putman and Doretha White of Crawford County Arkansas. He was born in Arkansas January 23, 1878. The family was in Rice County Kansas in 1880, Lamar County Texas in 1900. James and Nannie were married in Crawford County November 8, 1900, and were in Sequoyah County Oklahoma in 1910 and Okmulgee County Oklahoma in 1920. He is a house carpenter. His other son Lawrence is listed next. They are in Washington County Arkansas in 1935 and 1940. I found his Death Certificate in Kansas City, Missouri where he died of heart disease November 18, 1955. At that time his wife was Villa Eliott and they lived at 8201 Independence Avenue. His body was taken back to Fayetteville, Arkansas. So I don’t know when Nannie died or when Villa entered the picture.

 

LAWRENCE PUTMAN  Eureka Springs, Carroll County

He is 25 OK AR AR and is a house carpenter. Ruby Moore, his wife of a couple of months, is 22 AR. They live with George and Gertie Moore who are her parents. He is a son of the above James Carl. He was at home with them in Oklahoma up till now.

 

BENNETT PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

He is now 56 AR and still farming. Cordelia Ezra Benton his wife is 57 IN. His son Ralph 17 AR is still at home. He is a son of Reding Putman and Dorthea White. Bennett was originally from Washington County Arkansas, and was a son of Bennett Putman from there. His son Kenneth is here, but I’m giving him a separate listing. Benjamin Bennett was born here September 15, 1872 and married Cordellia July 7, 1895. She was born December 27, 1872 in Indiana and will die here July 20, 1962. Ben will die here in 1959.

 

GRADY PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

Bennett and Cordelia’s son just got married 2 years ago. He is 29 AR and operates an IGA grocery store. Flora Bertha Jones his wife is 24 AR and is a public school teacher. He was at home in 1920, and married before to a May. They were divorced here on September 15, 1924. He married Flora in 1928. Grady was born here December 19, 1900 and will die here April 25, 1989.

 

KENNETH PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

He is 32 AR and now widowed with a zillion kids. In 1920 he was married to Eliza Moses who died here May 27, 1929. His kids are Celia 12 AR, James 10 AR, Virgil 8 AR, Angus 4 AR and Leroy 2 AR. Ken was born here May 7, 1897 and will die here June 2, 1986. He is living with his folks Bennett and Cordelia Benton Putman. In 1940 he is in Tulare, California married to a Grace who was married to a Phipps before Ken. The son Virgil is with his mom’s folks here in Van Buren in 1940.

 

PATRICIA PUTMAN  Earle, Crittenden County

She is 73 AL and widowed. Her son Ernest is 47 AL and his wife Vivian is 36 AR and they have Ernestine 16 AR and Jack 7 AR. Also here as she was in 1920 John and Patricia’s widowed daughter Mary McBride 39 AL and her daughter Mary 21 AR. Patricia is the widow of Martin Putman’s son John Gilland Putman. They were all here in 1920. Ernest is a deputy sheriff, and will die here September 26, 1935. She is widowed here still in 1940.

 

RAYMOND C. (CLAMFORD) PUTMAN  Altus, Franklin County

He is 23 AR MO AR and is a coal miner. Reba Lauhon, his wife of 5 years, is 23 AR and they have John 4 AR, James 1 9/12 AR and Richard 6/12 AR. This guy is a son of George Washington Putman and Nannie Baker from here. He was born here March 5, 1907 and will die here in Altus in September 1974. The son, John Raymond Putman, was born March 27, 1926 and died here September 17, 2004. They are over in Logan County in 1935 and 1940.

 

GEORGE W. (WASHINGTON) PUTMAN  Hogan, Franklin County

Zachariah’s son is still here. He is now 63 MO MO MO and a coal miner like everyone around here. Nannie Baker his wife is 46 AR. They have Juanita 19 AR, Delphia 11 AR and Otis 9 AR. He will die here January 18, 1942.

 

LEVI PUTNAM  Mammoth Springs, Fulton County

He is 79 IN US US and his wife Agnes Fensom is 60 CAN. They live with their married daughter Maude Ladd 42 MO and her husband Willard Ladd 43 IL. He is the son of Joseph Putnam and Mary Jamison. He was born December 26, 1848 in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. That family was in Wabash County Indiana in the 1850s so that’s why he thinks he was born there. They were in Macon County Missouri in 1900, and in Wyandotte County Kansas in 1905 and 1910. I don’t find them in 1920, but Willard and Maude were here then. They are also listed in Kansas City, Missouri where they both will eventually die. Levi on October 28, 1940 and Agnes on November 2, 1944.

 

ROSCOE PUTNAM  Cedar Glades, Garland County

He is 19 AR AR AR single and boarding. He is a son of Victor Middleton Putman and is also now shown at home in Scott County with his folks.

 

JOE PUTMAN  Hot Springs, Garland County

He is 17 AR AR AR working on the dairy farm of Fred Mann and his family. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Eden and was born March 29, 1913, and was at home with his folks in 1920. In 1940 he will be in Garland, Texarkana County Arkansas with his wife Ira Mae who he married in Montgomery County Arkansas.

 

NETTIE A. (ANNN) PUTMAN  Hot Springs, Garland County

She is 21 AR and has been married a year. She has twins Fay Nell and Ray Dell 3/12 AR. They live with her parents Fred and Mary Meredith. Her husband isn’t around and won’t be. She and the kids are here in 1940 too. Take a look at that 1940 for my best shot as to her hubby Richard Putman.

 

JOHN W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

He is 44 AL AL AR. Bertie Ross his wife is 36 AR and they have Herman J. 12 AR and Mildred 9 AR. He is a son of John Reuben and Lucy Harris Putman and has been here most of his life. His widowed mother is still here in town. John was born in Calhoun County Alabama May 8, 1885 and will die here January 21, 1956. Bertie was born January 28, 1894 and will die here December 29, 1953. They are here in 1940 of course.

 

MARY PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

She is the second wife and widow of John Reuben Putman from Calhoun County Alabama, and has been since 1910. She is now 61 GA and has her daughter Lucille 21 AR with her. They live with her married daughter Iris 27 AR and her husband Earl Ross 33 AR and their four children. She is here with them in 1940.

 

PRESTON PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

He is Grover Preston Putman 40 AR AL AL and is a son of John Reuben Putman and his first wife Lucy Harris from Alabama. Velma Woodall his wife is 32 AR and they have Hazel D. 15 AR, Dale Grover 13 AR, John Henry 11 AR and Wallace Dwight 9 AR. He is a farmer. Preston was born April 25, 1887 and will die here February 3, 1979. Velma was born October 1, 1897 and will die here January 15, 1966. Grover Dale was born November 10, 1916 and will die in Shreveport, Louisiana July 1, 1995. He will marry Mildred Elizabeth Wise. The son John Henry was born September 11, 1918. He will be a Captain in the Army in WWII and will die in Ridgeland, Mississippi February 9, 2005. He married Peggy O’Neall. The son Wallace Dwight was born September 9, 1920 and will die in Blanchard, Louisiana in May 1978. He married Venice Stone and they lived in Shreveport, Louisiana. All the sons are in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1940.

 

REEDER PUTMAN  Blue Bayou, Howard County

He is 40 AR AL AL and a farmer. His wife Pearl Lyons has died in 1927 or 1928, and he just married Emmie Tinkes in 1928. She is 20 AR. They have Dewey 17 AR, Opel F. 10 AR, Reeder N. 7 AR, Kelsie 13 AR and Annie M. 2/12 AR. He is a son of John Turrentine Putman and Lydia Reeder from Morgan County Alabama. He’s been here since the early 1900s. He will be here until he dies in 1939. The son Kelsie will marry Pauline Carpenter here on January 21, 1938.

 

ARCHIE T. (TURRENTINE) PUTMAN  Mineral Springs, Howard County

He is 42 AR AL AR and is a house carpenter. Eula Lee Cowling his wife is 46 AR and Willie D. (Donna) 15 AR is still at home. He is a son of John Turrentine Putman and Lydia Reeder from Morgan County Alabama. He’s been here since the early 1900s, and was in Blue Bayou in 1920. He will be here until he dies in October 1968.

 

SAM PUTMAN  Mineral Springs, Howard County

The name Sam is a screwed-up writing mistake he is Troy Oliver Putman 22 AR and has been married for four years to Ruth who is 20 AR. They have Marjory 3 2/12 AR and Ramona 1 2/12 AR. His brother William Denzel Putman 19 AR is living with him. Troy has been listed as Truman up to this point. Both guys are sons of Reeder Putman and his first wife Pearl Lyons from here in Howard County.

 

SUE PUTMAN  Mineral Springs, Howard County

She is 49 AR and divorced. She was here lodging in 1920. Think she was married to Willis Putman who died here in 1918.

 

J. A. (JOSIAH ANDERSON) PUTMAN  Nashville, Howard County

He is now 63 AR AL AL and his wife Clara Bateman is 59 AR. He is a son of Anderson Putman and Henrietta Turrentine from Alabama. He was born while the family was in Sevier County Arkansas. This part of Sevier County became Howard County in 1873, so they really didn’t move at all. Clara was born October 25, 1870 and will die here April 19, 1944. Josiah was born August 15, 1866 and will die here on July 1, 1944.

 

JOHN L. PUTMAN  Dunnington, Jefferson County

He is 25 AR and has a large Negro family.

 

FRANK PUTNAM  Little River, Jefferson County

He is a tractor operator doing roadwork. He is 36 MS LA LA. His wife Sarah Lila Johnston 40 TX and They have Henry 8 AR, Estelle 7 AR and John 8/12 AR. He is Frank Russell Putnam born November 30, 1893 in Mississippi. He is the oldest son of James Russell Putnam and Lucy Cassleman.

 

WILLIAM K. (KERSTAIE) PUTNAM  Pine Bluff, Jefferson County

He is 37 MS MS MS and a mechanic for an auto dealer. His wife Mary Lee Smith is 37 MS. They have a daughter Willine 10 AR and another daughter M. Juliette 5 AR. He is a son of William Jeremiah Putman and Julia Steed from Scott County Mississippi. They were in Cleveland County Arkansas in 1900. He was here with his widowed mother in 1910. He was born December 17, 1892 and will die here in March 1966. He registered for the draft here in 1917 and was here in 1920 but I haven’t found the entry yet. They are here in 1940.

 

B. L. (BENJAMIN LEVI) PUTMAN  Morgan, Lawrence County

He is 41 NE IL IA and works in a sawmill. Blanche his wife is 34 AR and they have Celesta 12 NE and Gordon 9 NE. Blanche is a second wife and he has a stepson Fred Mitchell 9 AR who is Blanche’s from her first marriage. Ben was married to Anna S. Eckland in Douglas County Nebraska in 1920. He is a son of George Putman and Rosa Kennison from York County Nebraska. He was home there in 1910 and in Whitely County Kentucky in 1900. He will die in California in 1964.

 

BEATRICE PUTNAM  Cleveland, Little River County

She is 30 MO and divorced. She has James 5 AR, Lucille 4 AR and Lillian 2 AR. They are here living with her folks W. H. and Anna Charlton. They all will be in 1940 too. Found a record that she Married James R. Putman in Asdown, Little River County May 30, 1923 and a divorce record of her divorcing James R. Putman in Boone, Arkansas December 19, 1929. All I have on her husband is that he was born in Louisiana. That should make him a son of James Russell Putman and Lucy Cassleman as they were in Little River, and Louisiana before that.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Jefferson, Little River County

He is 36 MS LA LA and drives a tractor for County roadwork. Sallie Lila Johnston his wife of about 10 years is 40 TX and they have Henry 8 AR, Estella 7 AR and John 8/12 AR. He is the son of James and Lucia Putnam from Bolivar County Mississippi in 1920 at age 26 MS. He’ll be married to another gal, Cordelia McNeil, in Jefferson County Arkansas in 1940. Lila will still be here with the two youngest kids in 1940 and sadly says she is widowed. Yeh, right.

 

ELIJAH N. (NATHAN) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Montgomery County

He is 43 AR AR AR and is a farmer. Effie G. Niles his wife is 33 AR. They have Burl V. 16 AR, Gladys L. 14 AR, Ralph A. 13 AR and Hattie R. 9 AR. Nathan Elijah is a son of Richard Thompson Putman and Martha Grant. He was born here July 26, 1886, but Big Fork was part of Polk County then. He will die in Russellville September 7, 1969. Effie was born November 11, 1895 and will die in February 1972.

 

JOHN M. (MIDDLETON) PUTMAN  Gap, Montgomery County

He is 57 AR GA GA and still single as he will be till he dies here October 30, 1951. His single sister Ada 43 AR is with him and probably will be till she dies. Neither ever married. They are kids of William H. Putman and Eliza Jane Reynolds from Floyd County Georgia. Their mom died here in 1925 and their dad just died here February 19, 1929.

 

JESS PUTMAN  Lawrence, Montgomery County

He is 30 AR and is a farmer. Lela Lewis, his wife, is 26 AR. They have been married for 8 years. They have Lois 7 AR and Grady 1 3/12 AR. They will be here forever. He will die March 19, 1969 and Lee will die here March 8, 1950. Jesse Jason Putman is a son of Daniel Elijah Putman and Martha Abigail Markham from Polk County. His brother Mark lives next door. Probably operate the same farm together.

 

MARK PUTMAN  Lawrence, Montgomery County

He is 37 AR AR AR and is a farmer. Lula Lewis his wife is 27 AR. They have two daughters Fay 9 AR and Theo 4 AR. William Marcus Putman is a son of Daniel Elijah Putman and Martha Abigail Markham from Polk County. He was born July 9, 1894. He married Lula Lewis on August 28, 1918. They are here through 1940 and will have 3 more kids by then. In about 1945, they will move to Sulphur Springs, Montgomery County where they remained all the rest of their lives. He died September 7, 1978. Lula died March 3, 1985.

 

COLUMBUS B. (BARNSWELL) PUTMAN  Leverney, Montgomery County

He is 27 OK US AR. Jewel A. Tedford his wife is 19 AR. They have been married a bit over a year. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Edens from Waveland, Yell County. The family has always been there, but must have ventured into Oklahoma for a couple of years between census taking times. Jewell was born July 18, 1914 and will die October 1, 1935.

 

GILBERT PUTMAN  Parks, Montgomery County

He is 21 AR AR AR and his wife Grace O. Price is 20 AR. They were married here May 5, 1928. William Gilbert Putman is a son of George A. Putman and Annie Coffman from here in Parks. He was born here August 22, 1908 and Grace was born here August 16, 1909. Theyլl be here the rest of their lives. He’ll die here March 9, 1981.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Parks, Montgomery County

He is now 51 AR GA GA and still is farming. Annie M. Coffman his wife is 46 AR. He is a son of William H. Putman and Eliza Jane Reynolds from here in Montgomery County. His folks both just died in the past 4 years. He was born April 6, 1879. He married Annie Coffman on April 29, 1900. They are both here in 1940.

 

SUSIE PUTMAN  Truman, Poinsett County

She is 47 MO and now widowed. She has Harless 27 MO IL MO (also widowed), and daughters Mary 12 AR and Uwanda 8 AR with her. Susan Flora Key is now the widow of William Putman from Gallatin County Illinois. They were in Craighead County Arkansas in 1920. She will die here in 1933.

 

RAYMOND E. (EDWIN) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Polk County

He is 25 AR AR AR and works in a lumber mill. Bessie Crawford his wife is 24 AR. They have, so far with more to come, Eldridge Darrell and his twin Durell Alson both 2 9/12 AR. He is a son of Robert Hayes Putman and Alice Smith from here. He was born August 8, 1904 and will die here December 18, 1981. He married Bessie here November 23, 1924. She was born August 8, 1905 and died January 16, 1958. They will have six children before 1940.

 

CHARLEY W. PUTMAN  Big Fork, Polk County

He is 23 AR AR AR. Lula May Bailey his wife is 20 AR. They have two daughters Milo R. 2 3/12 AR and Myrna 1 1/12 AR. He is a son of Richard Thompson Putman. He was born here January 6, 1907.

 

RICHARD T. (THOMPSON) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Polk County

He is now 64 AR GA TN. Martha Grant Lowery his wife is 61 AR and only Gilford 41 AR is still at home. He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman and his second wife Millie White from Floyd County Georgia and then here in Polk County. Rollie Gilford Putman was born April 17, 1888 and died October 7, 1983.

 

ROBERT H. (HAYES) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Polk County

He is 52 AR GA TN. Alice Sophronia Smith his wife is 49 AR. At home are Roy H. 24 AR, Harkley C. 20 AR, Lester O. 19 AR, Hester M. 15 AR and Flavil T. 12 AR. He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman and his second wife Millie White from Floyd County Georgia and then here in Polk County. He is a farmer. They are here the rest of their lives. He will die here October 27, 1959 and Alice on June 27, 1970. The son Harkley Covington will marry Grace Lutrell here in about a year. She will die January 24, 1934 and he will marry Ollie (Lawrence) Hentham August 16, 1939.

 

FRED E. (ELMER) PUTMAN  Center, Polk County

He is 25 AR AR AR. Mary Jane Herring his wife is 23 TX. They have Daryl or Dolford 3 AR.  He is a son of James Bissell Putman. He was born here September 18, 1904.

 

JAMES B. (BISSEL) PUTMAN  Center, Polk County

He is 58 AR GA GA and a farmer. Lula Dove Shields his second wife is 47 AR. They have Eula E. 21 AR, a twin Eunice R. 21 AR, Sterling A. 19 AR, Lucy N. 17 AR, and Lee (Lena) 12 AR. He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman and his first wife Mary Ellen Dodd. He was born January 25, 1873 and will die here March 15, 1938. Dovey is widowed here in 1940.

 

ROBERT F. PUTMAN  Center, Polk County

He is now 76 IA KY IN and his wife Mary Philips is 66 IL IRE IRE. They were here in 1920. He is a son of James Daniel Putnam and Diadema Smith. He was born in Iowa June 14, 1854 and married Mary October 22, 1900. He will die here April 22, 1932.

 

ISAAC E. (EDEN) PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

He is 34 AR AR AR and has his own farm. Lillie Medford, his wife, is 34 AR. They have Helen O. 9 AR, Clifton E. 6 AR, Tully J. a son 3 9/12 AR, and Ruth Corley 17 AR who is Lillie’s by her first marriage. They were married here November 23, 1919. They will be here forever. Ike will die in the V. A. Hospital in Little Rock in 1957. He is a son of Daniel Elijah Putman and Martha Markham from here in Polk County. His widowed dad is now in Mill Creek.

 

RUBY L. PUTMAN  Mena, Polk County

She is listed 22 TX but it is AR. She is a daughter of Robert Hayes Putman from Fulton. She is working as a servant for a family, and will marry Earl Linehan in 1931 and be around till she dies in 1981.

 

DANIEL E. (ELIJAH) PUTMAN  Mill Creek, Polk County

He is 60 AR GA TN and now widowed. His wife Martha Markham died here March 28. 1929. He’ll be around though till October 3, 1945. He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman. Been here all his life. He is living with his married daughter Necie Lavinia 25 AR and her husband Ira E. Chaney. He will remarry Hattie Hinard here on June 24, 1933. She is in Center Township, Polk County in 1940 and says she is widowed. Also in 1940 Dan is living with his son Jesse in Fulton Township and also says he is widowed.

 

ELGIE PUTMAN  Hickory Plain, Prairie County

He 26 MS MS MS and a farmer. His wife Olita Duke is 18 AR. They live with her dad Odel Duke. He is a son of George Whitfield Putman from Choctaw County Mississippi. He was born there and with his folks in Lee County Arkansas in 1920. In fact his folks are here in Hickory Plain right now. He was born March 10, 1902 in Mississippi and will die April 16, 1983 in Beebe, White County Arkansas. He married Georgia Triplett October 1, 1926 in Harmony, Arkansas. Something went astray as he married Oleta Ellen Duke in White County August 27, 1929. He will be married to Olita in Lonokee County Arkansas in 1940.

 

GEORGE W. (WHITFIELD) PUTMAN  Hickory Plain, Prairie County

He is 55 MS SC MS and a farmer. He is widowed as his wife Etta Scroggins has died since 1920 when they were in Lee County. At home are Elbert 17 AR, Homer 14 AR, Leona 11 AR. Also his son Elmer 24 AR and his wife Pauline M. Cox 17 AR. He is a son of Charles P. Putman and Essance Jane Johnson from Choctaw County Mississippi. George was born in Mississippi July 16, 1874 and died in White County Arkansas August 9, 1961. Etta was born in Mississippi on January 29, 1879 and died in Arkansas September 30, 1926. Elmer was just marred here January 24, 1930. The son Homer Cecil was born October 12, 1916 and will die in White County Arkansas December 22, 1977. He married Helen Theone Dailey. She was born January 8, 1920 and will die in McRae White County on November 5, 2002. She was a daughter of William Rig Dailey and Denise Jane Gage.

 

SAMIE (SAMANTHA) PUTMAN  Hickory Plain, Prairie County

She is 6 AR MS AR and listed as a niece of Robert and Sallie Griffin. Sallie is from Mississippi. Samantha is a daughter of the above George Whitfield Putman’s brother Charles Putman. Sallie Griffin is his sister.

 

CARL M. PUTMAN  Little Rock, Pulaski County

He is 23 AR AR AR single and boarding. He might be a son of John Jahu Putman and Mary Ann Lee from Benton County. But that Carl was blind and also listed at home there now. Not sure.

 

SARAH C. PUTMAN  Little Rock, Pulaski County

She is 82 GA and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Emma 51 GA and husband Louis Grieur from France. She was widowed here in 1910 and will be here with Emma in 1940. Rand found she was married to a Frank Putman from Georgia, but no clue as to who he was or his folks.

 

EMMIT M. (MARTIN) PUTNAM  North Little Rock, Pulaski County

He is 49 AL AL AL and is a railroad engineer. Annie L. his wife is 37MS, and they have Martin E. Jr. 13 AR (he will die here August 30, 1946). He is a son of John G. Putman from Marshall County Alabama. He was born there July 24, 1881. He was with his folks in Texas in 1900 and in Cross County Arkansas in 1910. They were in Phillips County in 1920. They are both here in 1940.

 

LULA PUTMAN  North Little Rock, Pulaski County

She is 39 AR GA GA and single. She lives with her married Sister Mittie 36 AR and husband Otis Rather. They are daughters of William H. Putman and Eliza Jane Reynolds from Montgomery County. They are all here together in 1940.

 

V. M. (VICTOR MIDDLETON) PUTMAN  Cedar Township, Scott County

He is 47 AR GA AR and a carpenter. Melissa Bates his wife is 52 AR. At home are Roscoe 19 AR, Coaster (John Coaster) 19 AR, Gracie 16 AR, and Minnie 13 OK. There were two younger kids that were born and died in 1921 and 1924. He is the youngest son of Elijah Covington Putman and his second wife Millie White. He was home in Polk County in 1900 and married there in 1910. About 1918, they moved to McCurtain County Oklahoma

 

BLANCHE PUTNAM  Big Creek, Sebastian County

She is 33 AR GA AR and single. She is a daughter of Thomas and Alice Putnam from here. She was home here in 1900. She works in a restaurant.

 

RICHARD D. (DUVAL) PUTNAM  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 48 AR AR AR and is a finisher in a furniture factory. Lillie Virginia Orme his wife is 45 AR. They have Leona 19 AR, Eugene 16 AR, Joel 12 AR and Virginia 10 AR. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Taylor from here. New England line originally.

 

ROY T. (TAYLOR) PUTNAM  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 40 AR AR AR and a furniture finisher like his brother Richard. Fairy Sagely his wife is 40 AR. They have been married 10 years. Roy was still at home with his widowed mother in 1920 so must have gotten married later that year. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Taylor from here. New England line originally.

 

WILLIAM W. (WARREN) PUTMAN  Bloomer, Sebastian County

He is now 75 GA GA GA and retired. Marguerite Ward, his second wife, is 74 TN. He is a son of Thomas Whitney Putman and Mary Freeman from Cherokee County Georgia. His dad was killed in the Civil War and his mom brought the kids over here to Arkansas right after the War. He’s been here ever since. He was married to Martha Delaney in 1880 and she died in the early 1900s.

 

FLOYD R. (RAYMOND) PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 39 MO MO MO and is an electrical engineer. Bertha M. Scaggs his wife is 36 AR and they have Pauline 16 AR. He is a son of George Washington Putman and Nannie Baker from Missouri. They have been in Franklin County up until now.

 

JESSE J. (JORDAN) PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 56 AR GA TN and owns a funeral home. Nellie Batson Whiteker, his wife of 30 years, is 52 KY. They have Jesse Jr. 27 AR, Frank 25 AR, Lee Benjamin 23 AR, Bill 21 AR and his wife Bess 26 AR and their son Paul S. 1 AR. He is a son of John Augustus Putman who was a son of William Jacob Putman from DeKalb County Alabama and Georgia before that. He was born in Franklin County but moved here with his folks in the late 1800s. Been here ever since. Jess will die here December 3, 1933.

 

ROY F. PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is a rubber salesman 34 AR GA OH. Maine Alma Brown his wife is 29 AR AR AR. He is a son of William Warren Putman and his first wife Martha Delaney. He was born here July 6, 1895, and was at home in 1910 and single in Garvin County Oklahoma in 1920. He will die here in Fort Smith January 7, 1979. Maine was born July 12, 1900. She married Herschel G. Foster in Logan County on November 6, 1920. After he died she married Roy on December 29, 1928. She will be here until she dies March 16, 1989. They are here in 1940 of course.

 

NONA V. PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County                                          

She is 55 AR GA AR and single. She lives with her married sister Ann Rhyne 43 AR. They are daughters of Thomas Augustus Putman and Martha Wade from here. In 1920 they were with their widowed mom here in Fort Smith.

 

JESS S. (STANLEY) PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 32 AR GA IN. Drucilla Junkin his wife is 26 AR, and they have Drucilla M. 3 AR and Jess S. Jr. 1 7/12 AR. He is a son of William Benjamin Putman and Maude Junklin. They were here in Fort Smith, but the folks moved up to Washington County where his dad is a lawyer in Fayetteville. William was a son of John Augustus Putman from here and Georgia before that. Jess born in Arkansas in September 1897, and died in 1982. He lived all his life in Fort Smith. He ran a grocery store. Drusilla was born November 21, 1903 and died in Fort Smith August 11, 2005.

           

GEORGIA PUTMAN  Forest City, St. Francis County

She is 24 AR and says she is married for 7 years. She lives with her widowed mother Ada Triplett 65 AR. Georgia Triplett had married Elgie Putman October 1, 1926 in Harmony, Arkansas. Something went astray as he married Oleta Ellen Duke in White County August 27, 1929. Elgie was son of George Whitfield Putman and Etta Scroggins from Choctaw County Mississippi. He was at home with them in Lee County Arkansas in 1920 and is now in Prairie County Arkansas.

 

W. B. (WILLIAM BENJAMIN) PUTMAN  Fayetteville, Washington County

He is 29 AR US US and an advertising manager for a newspaper. Alma Maxine Corbin his wife is 28 AR and they have William B. 6 AR. (The son William B. 3rd is going to become an attorney here in Fayetteville.) He is William Junior, son of William and Maude from here in town. His dad is a son of John Augustus Putman from Sebastian County. His folks are listed next.

 

WILLIAM B. (BENJAMIN) PUTMAN  Fayetteville, Washington County

He is 60 GA GA TN. His wife Maud K. Junkin is 54 IN. They have Gus J. 34 AR, Stanley J. (Jesse) 31 AR, James G. 14 AR. He is a commercial traveler for a produce company. He is a son of John Augustus and Elizabeth Putman from Sebastian County and Georgia before that. He is a grandson of Ezekiel Putman. William died in Dallas, Texas on March 16, 1940. Maude had died of pneumonia January 11, 1933 in Fort Smith, Arkansas

 

WILLIAM A. PUTMAN  West Fork, Washington County

He is 70 NC NC NC and a farmer. Lydia Jane Moseley his wife is 60 MO and their son Finis A. is 17 AR. The next listing is for Winston Underhill 25 AR and his wife Edith M. 20 AR. William had a daughter Edith this age and I would assume this is her. The family was in Calloway County Missouri for ages, and then was here in Fayetteville in 1910. Then they were in Madison County Illinois in 1920 and now back here. They are in Labette County Kansas in 1940 living with a married daughter. He is the eldest son of Jeremiah and Charlotte Putman from Guilford County North Carolina. This is that Quaker family that just popped up in Virginia in the late 1700s. There is more on this whole family in the North Carolina and the Missouri sections. The son Finis will marry Peace Cooper here in about 1935 and they will be in Flathead County Montana by 1936 and there in the 1940 census.

 

ARTHUR LEAVY PUTMAN  Bluffton, Yell County

He is 22 AR AR AR and works on a farm. Susie A. Posey 24 AR and they have Rosetta 2/12 AR. Her widowed dad Joseph Posey 64 AR lives with them. Arthur is a son of Franklin Montgomery Putman and Josie Evalena Underwood from here.  He was born here in Bluffton September 27, 1907. He married Susan Ann Posey here April 26, 1928. She was born in Polk County December 17,1905 and will die in Danville, Yell County July 13, 1979. Leavy will die in Danville July 17, 1973.

 

FRANK M. (MONTGOMERY) PUTMAN  Bluffton, Yell County

He is 38 AR AR AR. Josie Eve Underwood his wife is 38 AR. Kids are Todd 16 AR, Lorea 14 AR, Hubert 12 AR, Victor D. 9 AR, Ruth A. 7 and Kewpie L. 5 AR. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Edens and was born here in Yell County. He was born August 22, 1891 in Rover Yell County and will die February 24, 1973 in Danville Yell County. He married Josie Evelyn Underwood March 22, 1913. She was born May 10, 1891 and will die here May 25, 1970. They will be in Franklin County in 1940 and young Todd is married there then too.

 

JOE H. PUTMAN  Bluffton, Yell County

Joseph Henry is now 56 AR AR AR. He is widowed as Missouri Edens has died in the past few years. William James Putman and Lucinda Sims were in Yell County. He split and in 1870 was in Red River County Texas with his son James. I can’t find Lucinda or the kids in 1870 but in 1880 Joseph H. 11 AR and William F. 10 AR are with relatives in a couple of towns in Yell County. They are married in Yell County. In 1910, 1920 they are still around in Waveland, Yell County and in 1930 they are there and several kids are married in Waveland and nearby towns. By 1940 only some of the kids are there. Same for William Franklin Putman.

 

ROBERT V. PUTMAN  Ions Creek, Yell County

He is 25 AR AR AR and a general farmer. Edith his wife is 26 AR. They have been married 5 years, and have James W. 3 6/12 AR. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Edens and was born here. He will be in Eddy County New Mexico and then in Coahoma County Mississippi in 1940. Says still married then, but Edith isn’t around in 1940.

                                                                                                                                                                  

EVERETT PUTMAN  Richland, Yell County

He is 19 AR AR AR and single. He is working on a farm. Everett Earl is a son of William Franklin Putman and Laura Chapel from Waveland. He will marry Ruby Marie Nicholson later this year. They will be in Madera County California in 1940.

 

FRANKLIN PUTMAN  Waveland, Yell County

William Franklin Putman is 61 AR AR AR and farmer. Callie (Laura Chapel) his wife is 57 AR. At home still are Kitty M. 18 AR and Hoyt J. 15 AR. William is a son of William James Putman and Malinda Harrison. They were married here, he was born here, but they were in Red River County Texas in 1870, and young William was kinda orphaned here in 1880. William will die here July 15, 1931. William James Putman and Lucinda Sims were in Yell County. He split and in 1870 was in Red River County Texas with his son James. I can’t find Lucinda or the kids in 1870 but in 1880 Joseph H. 11 AR and William F. 10 AR are with relatives in a couple of towns in Yell County. They are married in Yell County. In 1910, 1920 they are still around in Waveland, Yell County and in 1930 they are there and several kids are married in Waveland and nearby towns. By 1940 only some of the kids are there. Joseph is listed earlier.

 

JOE PUTMAN  Waveland, Yell County

He is now 35 AR AR AR and has his own farm Cinda (Loucinda Elizabeth Frederick) is 32 AR and they have Eunice 11 AR, Ernest 9 AR and Irene 3 7/12 AR. He is a son of William Franklin Putman and Laura Chapel from Waveland. The son Ernest H. Putman was born here July 17, 1920 and will die here November 6, 2010. He married Ima Briggs.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Waveland, Yell County

He is 26 AR AR AR and working on the Harger farm. He is a son of William Franklin Putman and Laura Chapel from Waveland. He lives on the farm next to his brother Joel. He is a son of William Franklin Putman and Laura Chapel from Waveland.

 

 

ARKANSAS 1940 CENSUS

 

LEE PUTNAM  Bayou Metro, Arkansas County

He is 42 AR and his wife Mary 36 AR. They were here in 1935 they say, but I can’t find Lee anywhere earlier nor can I find anyone in Arkansas County since 1850.

 

EDNA PUTMAN  Bentonville, Benton County

Edna Swift is now 43 AR and widowed as her husband William Henry Putman died here July 31, 1937. Her married daughter Lorene Myrtle Compton 24 AR, husband Neil 27 AR and their daughter Ellen 1 AR are with her. William was a son of John Jahu Putman and Mary Ann Lee. He bought his father’s general store and in 1833, he moved the store to Bentonville and operated it till he died July 31, 1937. Edna will continue running it until 1976. Edna is a daughter of Charles and Etta Swift and was born in Arkansas July 11, 1893 and will die here in Bentonville in November 1980. Lorene married Dr. Neil Ernest Compton. They had three children.        

 

JOHN L. (LEE) PUTMAN  Esculapia Township, Rogers, Benton County

He is 82 AR and widowed as his wife Mary Jane Deason has died back in 1913. He is a son of John Bond Putman and Matilda Jane Bond from Wilson County Tennessee. He was born here December 15, 1857 and died August 23, 1942 in Rogers, Arkansas. He married Mary Jane Deason on December 21, 1876. Mary was born October 14, 1859 and died in 1913.

 

WILL C. (WILLIAM CASTLE) PUTMAN  Rogers, Benton County

He is 58 AR AR AR and he owns Putman’s Men’s Store here in Rogers. Rose Mae Walker his wife of 22 years is 58 AR and they have Billy M. (William Mark) 17 AR. Will is a son of John Lee Putman and Mary Jane Deason and was born here July 12, 1880 and will die here February 28, 1954. He married Rose May Walker June 27, 1918 and they just had the one son Billy. Rose was born in 1860 and will die here in Rogers in 1960. His dad is here in Esculapia Township and will die here in 1942. The son Billy was born March 3, 1923 and will die February 13, 1963. He will have a Pontiac and GMC Truck dealership in Rogers. He married La Verne Neil Rhino and later Patsy White.

 

ALBERT B. PUTMAN  Mount Vernon, Benton County

He is 50 AR TN AR. His wife Lela Ann Hileman is 45 AR and they have Bobbie (Charles Robert) 16 AR and Fay (Albert Fay) 15 AR, Billie (William Vance) 9 AR and Jerry (Thomas Jerry) 6 AR. He is a son of Joseph Martin Putman and Theresa Price. He was born March 23, 1890. He married Lela Ann Hileman November 3, 1912. Lela was born December 22, 1894 and will die February 10, 1953. Albert will die June 28, 1960. Both are buried in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. He was a farmer and fruit grower, but is now a machine operator at a canning factory.

 

JOE M. (MARTIN) PUTMAN  Mount Vernon Township, Benton County

Joseph Martin is a son of William Lester Putman and Charlotte Mabry. He is now 71 TN TN TN and a cashier at a bank. Lynnwood Howard  his second wife is 49 AR. Joseph Martin Putman was born March 31, 1869. He married Teresa Price on May 30, 1889. J. M. worked at a bank for 31 years and also ran a canning operation. In 1943, he began to operate several Purina Feed Stores in Missouri. Joseph will die June 28, 1960 and is buried in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. Teresa was born December 8, 1869 and died June 28, 1933. He then married Lynn Wood Howard, a widow, August 3, 1937.

 

JOHN J. (JAHU) PUTMAN  Mount Vernon Township, Benton County

William Lester Putman and Charlotte Caroline Mabry’s son is now 74 TN TN TN and his wife Mary Ann Lee is 72 AR TN TN. Their son George Carl 34 AR is at home. George is blind and never married. John Putman was born February 16, 1866. He married Mary Ann Lee in 1888. She is a daughter of John Carr Lee and Lottie Hickman. JJ, as he was called, opened a general store in the late 1870s in Pea Ridge. He ran a lumberyard in 1930 and is now retired. He will die here December 24, 1942.

 

REX M. (MABRY) PUTMAN  Mt. Vernon Township, Benton County

He is 21 AR, his wife Ada Marie Haynes is 21 AR and they have Jo Ann 1 AR. He is a son of Albert B. Putman and Lela Ann Hileman. Rex was born June 15, 1919. He married Ada Marie Haynes July 15, 1938. After she died August 8, 1991, he married Bea Patterson in 1995. He restored and showed antique cars. He died in Pea Ridge August 27, 2004. They had 3 daughters. Jo Ann Putman born May 15, 1939. She married Charles Boggs. Betty Jane Putman born April 16, 1941. She married Jack Knox. Joyce Elaine Putman born December 11, 1943. She married Max McCann.

 

DANIEL PUTMAN  Alpena, Carrollton Township, Boone County

He is 48 AK and single as will always be. He is a son of Hugh Putman and Mary Elizabeth Stacy. He has been living here with them through 1930. Mary died in 1935 and he took over the house. He works on a road construction project now.

 

WILSON PUTMAN  Alpena, Carrollton Township, Boone County

He is 51 AR and widowed. He has two sons J. B. 16 AR and James 11 AR. He is a son of Hugh Putman and Mary Elizabeth Stacy. Wilson Harrison Putman was born September 6, 1888 and will die June 5, 1969 in Green Forest, Carroll County. He was home in 1920 and married in Carroll County in 1930. He married Jewell Dillon about 1921, and she died in Boone County May 27, 1932.

 

HUGH PUTMAN  Carrollton Township, Carroll County

He is 72 TN and lives with his widowed sister Molly Burge 68 TN and they operate her farm. They are kids of Wilson Putman 3rd and Susan Caroline Tipton. They were born in Tennessee but came to Arkansas after the Civil War was over and have been here ever since.

 

LAWRENCE PUTMAN  Eureka Springs, Carroll County

He is 35 OK AR AR and is a house carpenter. Ruby Bohannan his wife is 32 AR. They now have Emma J. 10 AR and Barbara L. 8 AR. He is a son of Carl James Putman and Nannie Henderson. He was at home with them in Oklahoma up till the late 1920s then was living here with Ruby’s folks George and Gertrude Moore in 1930. His dad is a son of Reding Putman and Doretha White of Crawford County Arkansas. Bennett Putman’s family.

 

VICTOR R. (ROBERT) PUTMAN  Piggott, Clay County

He is a truck driver 34 IL and his wife Bertha is 39 KY. They have four Stokes kids from her first marriage: Tressie 14 AR, Pansy 12 AR, Denver 9 AR and Ethel Mae 8 AR. Good luck on this guy. Here is how I figure his history. In 1910 he is in Chicago listed as Robert 3 IL grandson of Robert Dunn. In 1920 he is listed Victor R. in La Grange Cook County. In 1930 he is in Carondelet, St. Louis County Missouri listed as Victor Putman 23 IL a private in the Army at Jefferson Barracks. And now he is here. Because of the name Victor and the Putman spelling, I guess he is from the New York Dutch line. They are here in 1950.

 

WALKER PUTTMAN  Magnolia, Columbia County

He is 33 AR, his wife Gertrude 30 OK and they have Marilyn Sue 5 AR and Ardis Rosie 4 AR. His widowed mother Netty 65 AR is with them. Name looks like Pullman. Never seen him as a Putman before.

 

WALTER PUTMAN  Porter Township, Crawford County

He is 53 PA and his wife Anna M. Reeser48 PA. He is a carpenter for a construction company. They were in Cleveland, Ohio in 1930 and 1935. He is a son of Stewart Putman and Eliza Ann Dunmeyer from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He married Anna in 1909 and they were in Washington County Pennsylvania in 1910. I don’t find them in 1920. They were in Cleveland in 1930 and 1935. They will later in Edgewood, Siskiyou County California. Pennsylvania German family.

 

BENNETT F. (FRANKLIN) PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

He is now 66 AR and still farming. Cordelia Ezra Benton his wife is 67 IN. They have 2 grandchildren Angus Putman 14 AR and Leroy 12 AR. They are sons of his son Kenneth. Kenneth was married to Eliza Moses who died in the 1920s. He was widowed here in 1930 and is presently in Tulare, California married to Grace who was married to a Phipps in Oklahoma before that. He is a son of Reding Putman and Dorthea White. Bennett was originally from Washington County Arkansas, and was a son of Bennett Putman from there. Bennett was born here September 15, 1872 and married Cordellia July 7, 1895. She was born December 27, 1872 in Indiana and will die here July 20, 1962. Ben will die here in 1959.

 

GRADY PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

He is 39 AR and operates an IGA grocery store. Flora Bertha Jones his wife is 34 AR and is a public school teacher. They have W. L. (William Leonard) 9 AR and Leon (Franklin Leon) 5 AR. He was at home in 1920, and married before to a May. They were divorced here on September 15, 1924. He married Flora June 27, 1928 and they were here in 1930. Grady was born here December 19, 1900 and will die here April 25, 1989.

 

RALPH PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

He is 26 AR, his wife Odeen 20 AR and they have Donald R. 2 AR. He is a clerk in his brother’s grocery store. He is a son of Bennett Franklin Putman and Cordellia Ezra Benton from here and Washington County Arkansas before that. He was born March 11, 1913 and will die in September 1986. Odeen was born October 31, 1919 and will die here in December 1984.

 

VIRGIL PUTMAN  Van Buren, Crawford County

He is 18 AR and lives with his mother’s parents J. S and Clea Moses. He is a son of Kenneth Putman and Eliza Moses. His mom died here May 27, 1929 and his dad is presently married to a Grace and they are in Tulare, California. Virgil was born February 8, 1923 in Van Buren and will die January 25, 2012 in Bozeman, Montana. He will marry Alice Nunes in Yuma, Arizona August 6, 1951. He served over 20 years in the U. S. Army and after retiring started his own trucking business. His dad will ome back to Arkansas and will die here June 2, 1986.

 

TONEY PUTMAN  Lucas Township, Crittenden County

He is a Negro married to Myrtle.

 

PARTHENIA PUTMAN  Earle, Crittenden County

She is 85 AL and her twice divorced daughter Mary Howard 48 AL is with her. She was married to John G. Putman here in 1920 and widowed here in 1930. John was a son of Martin Putman and Mahulda Parker from South Carolina and then Marshall County Alabama where he was born in December 1848.

 

VIVIAN PUTMAN  Earle, Crittenden County

She is 42 AR and widowed. Her son Ernest Jackson Jr. 17 AR is with her. She was married to Ernest Jackson Putman here in 1930. He was a deputy sheriff here and died September 26, 1935. He was a son of John G. and Patricia Putman from Marshall County Alabama. They were in Burleson County Texas in 1900, Cross County Arkansas in 1910 and Crittenden County by 1920. Southern Putmans descending from the Reverend Martin Putman.

 

SYLVESTER PUTNAM  Mississippi Township, Desha County

He is a Negro 56 MS and widowed.

 

GEORGE W. (WASHINGTON) PUTMAN  Hogan, Franklin County

Zachariah’s son is still here. He is now 76 MO MO MO and a coal miner like everyone around here. Nannie Baker his wife is 56 AR. They have Juanita 29 AR, and Otis 19 AR. He is a son of Zachariah Putman and Cunis Bledsoe from Oregon County Missouri where he was born July 17, 1863. His first wife was an Indian named Laura. They were married in 1888. In 1900 in Franklin County Arkansas, she was with him. Laura was born April 14, 1866 in Illinois and she died in Altus, Arkansas June 5, 1908. He then married Nannie C. Baker and was here with her from 1910 on. He will die here January 18, 1942. Southern Family South Carolina to Tennessee to Missouri.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Weaver Township, Franklin County
He is 48 AR, his wife Josie Underwood is 48 AR and they have Ruth Ann 17 AR and Kewpie Love 15 AR. There is also a niece Jeweline Putman 4 AR. Franklin Montgomery Putman is the eldest son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Edens from Yell County where he has been up until now. He was born August 22, 1891 in Rover ,Yell County and will die February 24, 1973 in Danville, Yell County. He married Josie Evelyn Underwood March 22, 1913. She is a daughter of Lafayette D. Underwood and Georgia Emma Scott. She was born May 10, 1891 in Logan County Arkansas, and will die in Danville May 25, 1970.

 

TODD PUTMAN  Weaver Township, Franklin County

He is 25 AR, his wife Laura Allie Billingsly is 27 AR and they have Shirley 6 AR and Charlotte 1 AR. He is a son of the above Frank & Josie Putman and was at home with them in Yell County in 1930 and married there in 1935. He lives on his dad’s farm here and works on it. Guess they came over in the last few years. He was born in Yell County December 10, 1914 and will eventually die in Carlsbad, New Mexico March 27, 1974. He married Laura October 20, 1930 in Bluffton, Yell County. She is a daughter of Joseph Henry Billingsly and Minnie Pearl Jones. She was born in Little Texas, Yell County June 6, 1912. They will be getting divorced soon and she will marry Arlie Carlson Summit back in Yell County in 1946. They will move to Coos County Oregon and she will die there February 7, 2001. I don’t know if Todd remarried or not.

 

BARNEY PUTNAM  Hot Springs, Garland County

He is a Negro 44 AR married with a wife Geneva and son Barney.

 

CLEM PUTNAM  Hot Springs, Garland County

He is 68 MI and his wife Emma Hartneth Tenia ‘Tena’ Johnson 53 SWEDEN. They were in Redmond, St. Louis County Minnesota in 1935. He is Clement Putman and he and Tenia were in Stuntz, St. Louis County Minnesota in 1930. She is his second wife. His first wife was Agnes and they had two sons which she took with her. Best guess is that he is a son of Clement and Emily Putman from Canada and he was with them in Bay County Michigan in 1880. Age is off but rest seems okay. He will die in St. Louis County Minnesota January 1, 1942 and Tena is still alive then. Dutch folks I would guess.

 

NETTIE A. (ANNA) PUTMAN  Hot Springs, Garland County

She is 31 AR and has twins Fay Nell Putman and Ray Dell Putman 10 AR and a Clyde Thornton 12 AR. They live with her parents Fred and Mary Meredith as she did in 1930 when the Putman kids were 3 months old. Found a family sheet that she is Nettie Anna Meredith born November 10, 1908 and will die here August 4, 1978. Sheet has her marrying William Orlando Knox December 10, 1950, but no mention of a Putman. Another sheet has her marrying 3 times but all names were marked Private. Then hit gold on a sheet that says she first married Richard Putman and had two kids, then married Ernest Thornton and had one son and then based on the other sheets will marry Will Knox next. Anyway, Garland County abuts Yell County and the only Richard Putman that could fit is the son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Edens from Yell County. He was born in 1900, home in 1910 and in Jail in 1920 and can’t find him any later. But he’s the right age and from the area. There is a marriage certificate that she married R. D. Putman May 29, 1929 in Hot Springs. She was 20 and he was 28, which fits his 1900 birth date. Then that sheet gets interesting. Says she married Richard Putman May 29, 1929. Don’t have info on Ernest Thornton, but will soon marry Charles St. Clair here May 21, 1940. That didn’t work either so she’ll marry Joseph Willatt here October 3, 1946 and then William Knox December 10, 1950. Interesting.

 

WILLETT PUTMAN  Hot Springs, Garland County

She is a Negro 63 MS and widowed.

 

HENRY PUTMAN  Calvert Township, Grant County

He is 19 AR single and working on a farm. He is the son of Frank and Lila Putman and was at home in 1930 in Jefferson, Little River County. His dad was a son of James and Lucia Putman from Bolivar County Mississippi.

 

JOE PUTMAN  Darysaw Township, Grant County
He is 59 AR divorced and works on the Plunkett farm. Joseph is a son of Johnson Putman and Louisa Rich from Choctaw County Mississippi. He and his folks were in Indian Bayou, Lonoke County Arkansas in 1910 and he was in Grant County Arkansas with his second wife Rosa Cunningham. Can’t find him in 1930, but he was here in 1935 he says. He married three times: Ida Tucker, Rosa Cunningham and to Myrtle Frownfetter in 1943. He is shown with Ida in the 1900 census of Choctaw County. In 1910 he is in Lonoke County Arkansas with Rosa. In 1920, they are in Grant County Arkansas. He will die in Dewitt, Arkansas on April 6, 1946.

 

HERMAN PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

He is 22 AR and his wife Irene is 23 AR. He is a son of John William Putman and Roberta Ross from here.

 

MARY PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

Mary Etta Bearden is the second wife and widow of John Reuben Putman from Calhoun County Alabama, and has been since 1910. She is now 71 GA. She lives with her married daughter Iris 38 AR and her husband Earl Ross 43 AR and their children. She was here with them in 1930, and still in 1950. Mary will die here August 21, 1962.

 

PRESTON PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

He is Grover Preston Putman 52 AR AL AL and is a son of John Reuben Putman and his first wife Lucy Harris from Alabama. Roberta Velma Woodall his wife is 42 AR. He is a farmer. Preston was born here April 25, 1887 and will die here February 3, 1979. Velma was born October 1, 1897 and will die here January 15, 1966. They were here also in 1930 with a bunch of their kids. All the sons are in Shreveport, Louisiana now in 1940.

 

WILLIAM PUTMAN  De Roan, Hempstead County

He is a farmer 55 AL AL AR. Bertie Ross his wife is 44 AR and they have Mildred 19 AR. John William Putman is a son of John Reuben and Lucy Harris Putman and has been here most of his life. His widowed stepmother is still here in town. John was born in Calhoun County Alabama May 8, 1885 and will die here January 21, 1956. Bertie was born January 28, 1894 and will die here December 29, 1953.

 

RAT PUTMAN  Blue Bayou, Howard County

May this is a nickname, but he is Dewey Putman 27 AR and widowed. He had married Elsie McClain about 1937 and she died in 1939. Also here is his stepmother Emmie Tinkes 28 AR who is also widowed. She is the second wife of his dad Jesse Reeder Putman. He was first married to Pearl Lyons who died in 1927 or 1928 and then he married Emmie. Reeder just died in the last 6-7 months. Emmie was only 20 when she married Reeder who was 40 at the time. Dewey was born here December 13, 1913. Anyway, also here is his brother William Denzel 29 AR, brother Neal Reeder 17 AR and half sisters Anna May 10 AR and Mildred 7 AR. His dad Reeder was a son of John Turrentine Putman and Lydia Reeder from Morgan County Alabama. He’d been here since the early 1900s. Denzel is also listed lodging in Mineral Springs where he is a truck driver for a logging company.

 

ARCH T. (TURRTINE) PUTMAN  Mineral Springs, Howard County

He is 52 AR AL AR and is a house carpenter. Eula Lee Cowling his wife is 56 AR. He is a son of John Turrtine Putman and Lydia Reeder from Morgan County Alabama. He’s been here since the early 1900s, and was in Blue Bayou in 1920. He will be here until he dies in October 1968.

 

DENZEL PUTMAN  Mineral Springs, Howard County

He is 30 AR single and lodging. William Denzel Putman is a son of Jesse Reeder Putman and his first wife Pearl Lyons from here in Howard County. He is also listed back in Blue Bayou with what’s left of the family.

 

JOE A. (JOSIAH ANDERSON) PUTMAN  Nashville, Howard County

He is now 73 AR AL AL and his wife Clara Bateman is 69 AR. Her brother Harry Bateman 60 AR is living with them. He is a son of Anderson Putman and Henrietta Turrentine from Alabama. He was born while the family was in Sevier County Arkansas. This part of Sevier County became Howard County in 1873, so they really didn’t move at all. Clara was born October 25, 1870 and will die here April 19, 1944. Josiah was born August 15, 1866 and will die here on July 1, 1944.

 

LOIS PUTMAN  Nashville, Howard County

She is 24 AR says she is married but a line is drawn through it and the symbol for separated is drawn, and has a son Billy 4 AR. No ideas, but I wonder if she was married to William Denzel Putman or his brother Reeder???

 

ELLIS PUTTMAN  Bolivar Township, Jefferson County

He is a Negro 65 AR married with his wife Albertine 53 AR.

 

FRANK R. (RUSSELL) PUTNAM  Pine Bluff, Jefferson County

He is 46 MS and his new wife Cordelia McNeil 46 AR. He owns an upholstery shop. He was in Prescott Arkansas in 1935. He just married Cordelia here February 25, 1939. Cordelia was previously married to Theodore Collins July 29, 1928, and they were divorced August 3, 1938. Collins was her last name on this wedding certificate. Frank is a son of James Putnam and Lucy Castleman and was born in Street, Mississippi November 30, 1893. He was with the family in 1900 in St. Helen Parish Louisiana and then in Bolivar County Mississippi with them after that. He was in Little River County in 1930 married to Lila Johnston from Texas. She’s still there with the kids and says she is widowed. He will die December 26, 1982 in Ashdown, Little River County Arkansas at age 89 after a great but too hectic Christmas party I guess.

 

WILLIAM K. (KERSTAIE) PUTNAM  Pine Bluff, Jefferson County

҃Cush’ as he is known is 47 MS MS MS and a mechanic for an auto dealer. His wife Mary Lee Smith is 47 MS. They were married here August 8, 1914. They have a daughter Juliette 15 AR. He is a son of William Jeremiah Putman and Julia Steed from Scott County Mississippi. They were in Cleveland County Arkansas in 1900. He was here with his widowed mother in 1910. He was born December 17, 1892 and will die here in March 1966. He registered for the draft here in 1917 and was here in 1920 but I haven’t found the entry yet. They were here in 1930 with 2 daughters.

 

ISAAC & MYRTLE PUTNAM  Vaugine Township, Jefferson County

They are Negro kids living with their mother Alerene Dixon and her new husband Shellie Dixon.

                                                                                                             

BEN L. (BENJAMIN LEVI) PUTMAN  Morgan, Lawrence County

He is 51 NE IL IA and works in a sawmill. Blanche his wife is 44 AR. Blanche is a second wife and he has a stepson Fred Mitchell 19 AR who is Blanche’s from her first marriage. Ben was married to Anna S. Eckland in Douglas County Nebraska in 1920 and married to Blanche here in 1930. He is a son of George Washington Putman and Rosa Altha Kennison. He was born in Nebraska December 25, 1888 and was with them in Whitely County Kentucky in 1900 and York County Nebraska in 1910 and Douglas County Nebraska in 1920 and then here in 1930. He will die in Riverside, California November 7, 1964. Southern Putman Line. It goes back through Hazeal Putman from Fulton County Illinois. Hazeal was my grandfather Reding’s brother. They were from South Carolina and Virginia before that.

 

MAVIS PUTMAN  Hampton Township, Lee County

She is 13 AR and lives with her mother Nellie 45 AR who has married Othel McAroy 38 MO. Ellen ‘Nellie’ St. John was the second wife of Charles Putman from Choctaw County Mississippi. They were here in 1920 and then he died in the later 1920s and she married Othel in the early 1930s. I am sure they were here in 1930, but I can’t find them.

 

ELOISE & SAMMIE PUTMAN  Hampton Township, Lee County

Eloise is 18 AR and Samantha 15 AR and they live with Cora Hartley 62 MO. They are two more kids of Charles and Nellie Putman from here.

 

LILA PUTNAM  Ashdown, Little River County

She is 50 TX and now says she’s widowed. She still has Estelle 17 AR and John Frank 10 AR with her. Sallie Lila Johnston was married to Frank Russell Putnam here in 1930 and he is now remarried to Cordellia McNeil in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County. It was more convenient to tell people she is widowed rather than to say her hubby took off, found another gal and settled in the other side of the State. Sallie and her son John Frank are in Reno County Kansas in 1950. Young John is married then and she is still widowed, or says she is.

 

BEATRICE PUTMAN  Cleveland Township, Little River County

She is 39 MO widowed and has some grandchildren James R. 15 AR, Anna Lou 14 AR and Lillian 11 AR. They were here in 1930 and still live with her widowed mother Anna M. Charlton 75 MO. Found a record that she Married James R. Putman in Asdown, Little River County May 30, 1923 and a divorce record of her divorcing James R. Putman in Boone, Arkansas December 19, 1929. All I have on her husband is that he was born in Louisiana. That should make him a son of James Russell Putman and Lucy Castleman as they were in Little River, and Louisiana before that.

 

RAYMOND PUTMAN  Ratcliff, Logan County

He is 34 AR MO AR and is a coal miner. Reba Lauhon his wife is 34 AR and they have John Raymond 14 AR, James 11 AR, Richard 10 AR, Christeen 8 AR, Paul William 6 AR, Corrine 4 AR and David 2 AR. He is a son of George Washington Putman and Nannie Baker from Franklin County. He was born there March 5, 1907 and will die there in Altus in September 1974. He was working in the coalmine in Altus, Franklin County in 1930. Reba was born in Arkansas in 1906 and will die in Los Angeles May 24, 1959. Divorce later on I guess as she was living with her son Paul when she died. Southern family from South Carolina to Tennessee to Oregon County Missouri.

 

ELGIE PUTMAN  Butler Township, Lonoke County

He is 37 AR (actually MS), his wife Olita Duke is 28 AR, and they have Lauren 9 AR, a son W. C. 6 AR and Martha 4 AR. He is a son of George Whitfield Putman and Etta Scroggins from Choctaw County Mississippi. He was born March 10, 1902 in Mississippi and will die April 16, 1983 in Beebe, White County Arkansas. He married Georgia Triplett October 1, 1926 in Harmony, Arkansas. Something went astray as he married Oleta Ellen Duke in White County August 27, 1929. He was with his folks in Lee County Arkansas in 1920 and married in Prairie County Arkansas in 1930.Theyare in White County Arkansas in 1950.

 

JAMIE PUTNAM  Pulaski Township, Lonoke County

He is a Negro married with a family.

 

MARY L. (LUCINDA) PUTNAM  Crooked Creek Township, Marion County

She is 37 TX and divorced. She has her daughter Murial 18 IA with her and they live with her widowed father Albert Sowby 66 NJ. They were all in the same house in 1935. Mary Lucinda Sowby was married to Harry Lee Putnam in Sioux City, Iowa in 1920 and they were living with her folks. They divorced and Mary was still there with her folks Albert and Maude Sowby in 1930. Harry Lee Putnam was a son of Herbert Lee Putman and Bertha Blanche Quinn from Holt County Nebraska

 

ROSCOE C. (COVINGTON) PUTMAN  Texarkana, Miller County

He is 29 AR and his wife Frances Williams is 21 TX. He is a carpenter in building construction. He is a son of Victor Middleton Putman and Melissa Ann Salina Bates and was born in Polk County Arkansas November 20, 1910 and was with the family in McCurtain County Oklahoma in 1920 and with them in Scott County Arkansas in 1930. He married Frances December 23, 1938 and they will have three children before they get divorced in 1959.

 

ELIJAH N. (NATHAN) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Montgomery County

He is 53 AR AR AR and is a farmer. Effie G. Niles his wife is 44 AR. They have Burl V. 26 AR and Hattie R. 19 AR. Nathan Elijah is a son of Richard Thompson Putman and Martha Grant. He was born here July 26, 1886, but Big Fork was part of Polk County then. He will die in Russellville September 7, 1969. Effie was born November 11, 1895 and will die in February 1972. They were here in 1930 and before. They and the next families of Lester and Mark all live next to each other probably on the same farm and were all here in 1935.

 

LESTER O. (ORLAND) PUTMAN  Big Folk, Montgomery County

He is 29 AR, his wife Ester V. Bates is 20 AR and they have Linda E. 4/12 AR. He is a son of Robert Hayes Putman and Alice Sophronia Smith from Polk then Montgomery County. Didn’t move, County lines just changed. He was born March 5, 1911 and will die April 11, 1964. Esther was born February 29, 1920 and will die Saturday July 24, 1999.

 

MARCUS W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Montgomery County

He is 46 AR AR AR and is a farmer with the above two families. Lula Lewis his wife is 38 AR. They have Theo Josephine 14 AR, Jerry Lee 9 AR, Eutha Marilyn 4 AR and Jackie Lula 2 AR. They will have two sons in the next 5 years too. William Marcus Putman is a son of Daniel Elijah Putman and Martha Abigail Markham from Polk County. He was born July 9, 1894. He married Lula Lewis on August 28, 1918. Lula was a daughter of Marion Lewis and Maude Demming. She was born June 3, 1903 in Polk County. They were in Lawrence, Montgomery County through 1930. In about 1945, they will move to Sulphur Springs, Montgomery County where they remain all the rest of their lives. He died September 7, 1978. Lula died March 3, 1985.

 

JOHN M. (MIDDLETON) PUTMAN  Gap, Montgomery County

He is 67 AR GA GA and still single as he will be till he dies here October 30, 1951. His single sister Ada 52 AR is with him and probably will be till she dies. Neither ever married. They are kids of William Henry Putman and Eliza Jane Reynolds from Floyd County Georgia. Their mom died here in 1925 and their dad died here February 19, 1929. They were here in 1930 as well and will be forever.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Parks, Montgomery County

He is now 61 AR GA GA and still is farming. Annie M. Coffman his wife is 56 AR. He is a son of William H. Putman and Eliza Jane Reynolds from here in Montgomery County. He was born April 6, 1879. He married Annie Coffman on April 29, 1900. Annie is a daughter of William Newton Coffman and Missouri Bevill and was born here in Montgomery County March 13, 1884 and will die here August 7, 1965. George will die here September 5, 1958.They are here in 1950.

 

GILBERT PUTMAN  Parks, Montgomery County

He is 32 AR AR AR and his wife Grace O. Price is 31 AR. He is a merchant with a Retail Peddler Truck. They were married here May 5, 1928. William Gilbert Putman is a son of George A. Putman and Annie Coffman from here in Parks. He was born here August 22, 1908 and Grace was born here August 16, 1909. They’ll be here the rest of their lives. He’ll die here March 9, 1981, and Grace May 8, 1998.

 

LENNIE PUTMAN  Alabama Township, Nevada County

She is 56 AR and lives with her married daughter Flora May 33 AR and husband Ernest May 34 AR and their kids. She is Flora Purcell who was married to Tilton Putman in Hempstead County in 1910 and widowed there in 1920. Tilton was a son of John Reuben Putman from Calhoun County Alabama.

 

HARKLEY C. (COVINGTON) PUTMAN  Kirby, Pike County

He is 30 AR, his new second wife Ollie Laura Lawrence is 27 AR and have Franklin C. 8 AR, Mariedda Faye 6 AR by his first marriage with Grace Luttrell and Wanda Henthorn 6 AR who is Ollie’s from her first marriage to a Henthorn guy. Harkley is a son of Robert Hayes Putman and Alice Sophronia Smith from Big Fork, Polk County and was born there April 23 1909. He was at home in 1910 through 1930. He married Grace Luttrell in 1931 and she died January 24, 1934. He married Ollie August 16, 1939. Ollie was born February 2, 1913 in Opal, Arkansas and will die November 2, 1998 in Mena, Arkansas. He will die in Mena May 5, 1978. After he died Ollie will marry Joseph Ketcham in Mena.

 

HARLISS PUTMAN  Trumann, Poinsett County

He is 36 AR, his wife Mary 31 AR and his married sister Uwanda Ford 17 AR. They were all here in 1930. He is a truck driver for a lumber mill. Everyone on the page works for the lumber mill so they must be in Company housing. He is the eldest son of William Putman and Susan Flora Key. He was born January 2, 1903 in Arkansas I think, but might have been Missouri where his mom was from. He will die here in November 1973. His dad is from Gallatin County Illinois and was born there April 18, 1878. This line comes down from Laban Putman from South Carolina to Kentucky and Illinois. Southern Putmans.

 

CHARLEY W. PUTMAN  Big Fork, Polk County

He is 33 AR AR AR. Lula May Bailey his wife is 30 AR. They have three daughters Milo R. 12 AR, Myrna 11 AR and Oleta M. 7 AR. Also here is his widowed mother Martha 71 AR and his brother Gilford 51 AR. He is a son of Richard Thompson Putman and Martha Grant Lowrey. He was born here January 6, 1907 and will die in Mena Tuesday March 2, 1993. Lula was born January 1, 1910 and will die in Mena November 2, 1996. These three are their only children. His dad died here November 20, 1931 and Martha will hang in till October 4, 1957.

 

ROBERT H. (HAYES) PUTMAN  Big Fork, Polk County

He is 62 AR GA TN. Alice Sophronia Smith his wife is 59 AR. Their son Roy H. 34 AR. He is a son of Elijah Covington Putman and his second wife Millie White from Floyd County Georgia and then here in Polk County. He is a farmer. They are here the rest of their lives. He will die here October 27, 1959 and Alice on June 27, 1970. The son Roy Himer Putman was born March 22, 1906 and will die May 7, 1990. He never married.

 

HATTIE M. PUTMAN  Center Township, Polk County

She is 58 TX and says she is widowed for the second time. She has two sons from her first marriage Loy Hinard 23 TX and Leonard Hinard 21 NM. She has been married to Daniel Elijah Putman from here. He was a son of Elijah Covington Putman. He was first married to Martha Markham who died here March 28. 1929. He then married Hattie Hinard here on June 24, 1933. He won’t die here though till October 3, 1945 so she really isn’t widowed again, just kinda didn’t want to stay together, I guess. Dan is now in Fulton Township living with his son Jess.

 

DOVE PUTMAN  Fulton Township, Polk County

She is 57 AR and now widowed. Lula Dove Shields was married to James Bissel Putman here in 1920 and 1930. He was a son of Elijah Covington Putman and his first wife Mary Ellen Dodd from Georgia. He was born January 25, 1873 and died here March 15, 1938. Dovey was born in Montgomery Couny July 7, 1882 and will die here shortly on May 21, 1940.

 

I. E. (ISAAC EDEN) PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

He is 44 AR AR AR and has his own farm. Lillie Medford, his wife, is 44 AR. They have their daughter Helen 19 AR, and Clifton E. 15 AR, Tully J. a son 13 AR. They were married here November 23, 1919. They will be here forever. Ike will die in the V. A. Hospital in Little Rock February 28, 1957. He is a son of Daniel Elijah Putman and Martha Markham and born August 25, 1895 here in Polk County.

 

J. J. (JESSE JASON) PUTMAN  Fulton, Polk County

He is 40 AR, his wife Lelah Lewis is 36 AR and they have Lois 17 AR, Grady 11 AR and his widowed dad Daniel Elijah Putman. Dan is a son of Elijah Covington Putman. He was first married to Martha Markham who died here March 28. 1929. He then married Hattie Hinard here on June 24, 1933. She is nearby in Center Township and says she is widowed yet again. He won’t die here though till October 3, 1945. Don’t know when she’ll die but both are alive and kickin’ now. It was popular to say you were widowed rather than you were divorced or just left each other. Anyway, Jess was born July 9, 1898 and married Lelah January 5, 1922. Lee was a daughter of Marion James Lewis and Maude Deming. She was born November 5, 1904 and will die March 8, 1950. Jess will die here March 19, 1969.

 

STERLING A. (ANSON) PUTMAN  Mena, Polk County

He is 29 TX (think was AR) and his wife Josephine Sturgell 27 AR. He is a barber and will be for the set of his life. He is a son of James Bissell Putman and his second wife Lula Dovie Shields. He was born January 11, 1911. They will move to Lubbock, Texas and he will die there March 7, 1966. He married Josie October 18, 1931.

 

FRED E. (ELMER) PUTMAN  Potter Township, Polk County

He is 35 AR AR AR. He is a farmer like most everyone in this County. Mary Jane Herring his wife is 33 TX. They have Dolford D. 12 AR and Evander V. 9 AR.  He is a son of James Bissell Putman and his forth or so wife Lula Dove Shields. He was born here September 18, 1904. He married Mary Jane Herring. They will move to Oregon. He will die in Corvallis, Benton County Oregon April 6, 1982. Mary Jane was born March 14, 1908 and will die in Linn, Linn County Oregon December 17, 1990.

 

RAYMOND E. (EDWIN) PUTMAN  Rich Mountain Township, Polk County

He is 35 AR AR AR and works in a lumber mill. Bessie Crawford his wife is 34 AR. They have Darrell and his twin Durell both 12 AR, Nuell 10 AR, Marlene 7 AR, Haskel 5 AR and Melba 3 AR. He is a son of Robert Hayes Putman and Alice Smith from here. He was born August 8, 1904 and will die here December 18, 1981. He married Bessie here November 23, 1924. She was born August 8, 1905 and will die January 16, 1958. Now, as to the kids. Durell Alson Putman was born June 24, 1927 and died November 4, 2002. He Married Mary Edwards September 7, 1956. Eldridge Darrell Putman was born June 24, 1927, a twin. He married Oleda Guthrie October 7, 1960. He died in Mena June 26, 1997. Nuell Travis Putman was born January 5, 1930. He married Carolyn Wolf February 3, 1951. Marlene Helen Putman was born March 8, 1933. She married Paul Tucker on August 27, 1960. They have two children and live in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Marlene was the one who supplied the information here on Robert Hayes Putman and his descendants. Thanks. Haskell Deal Putman was born January 1, 1935 and died May 9, 1989. He never married. Melba Avon Putman was born May 5, 1937 and died in March 1994. She married Jerry Griffin on December 22, 1957.

 

ELMER PUTMAN  Hickory Plain, Prairie County

He is 34 AR MS MS, his wife Pauline M. Cox 24 AR and they now have Vernlee 9 AR and Velma Louise 5 AR. They were just married here January 24, 1930 and were living with his dad George Whitfield Putman here in 1930. George was from Choctaw County Mississippi in 1900 and then in Lee County Arkansas in 1910 and 1920 and here in 1930. He married Etta Evergreen Scroggins March 29, 1896. She died September 30,1926 and George has been widowed ever since.

 

HARRY L. (LEE) PUTNAM  Hill Township, Pulaski County

He is 47 NE and is an attendant at the U. S. Veteran’s Facility here. He is a son of Herbert Lee Putnam and Bertha Blanche Quinn and was born in Kearney, Nebraska February 2, 1893. He was with the family in 1900 in Conley Township, Holt County Nebraska and with his widowed dad in Sioux City, Iowa in 1910. He married Mary Sowby in Sioux City in 1917. They were there in 1920 and they divorced about 1921. Then in 1930 he is in Lyons, Burt County Nebraska with a wife named Nanny who he married in about 1926 or so with 2 kids. Now here in 1940 he says he is married but have no idea who or where she is. Haven’t done the Nebraska 1940, so she may back there. New England folks Massachusetts to Michigan to Iowa.

 

SARAH PUTNAM  Little Rock, Pulaski County

She is 90 GA widowed. She lives with her married daughter Emma Grieur 51 GA as she was in 1930. Rand found she was married to a Frank Putman from Georgia, but no clue as to who he was or his folks. She was here in 1910 by herself.

 

LULA PUTMAN  North Little Rock, Pulaski County

She is 49 AR GA GA and single. She is a stenographer with the wholesale electric company. She lives with her married Sister Mittie 44 AR and husband Otis Rather 54 AR. They are daughters of William H. Putman and Eliza Jane Reynolds from Montgomery County. They were all here together in 1930.

 

EMMIT PUTNAM  North Little Rock, Pulaski County

He is 23 AR and his wife Roberta 20 AR. He is a son of Emmit and Annie listed next. He owns a dry cleaning business.

 

MARTIN E. (EMMIT) PUTMAN  North Little Rock, Pulaski County

He is 59 AL AL AL and is still a railroad engineer. Annie L. his wife is 47 MS. He is a son of John G. and Patia Putman from Marshall County Alabama. He was born there July 24, 1881. He was with his folks in Texas in 1900 and in Cross County Arkansas in 1910. They were in Phillips County in 1920. They were here in 1930.

 

ANNIE PUTMAN  Franks Township, St. Francis County

She is a Negro 80 TX widowed and lodging.

 

DUTCH PUTMAN  Garland Township, St. Francis County

He is a Negro 52 MS and widowed.

 

EMILY PUTMAN  Hickman Township, Scott County

She is 40 AR and has Juraldine Isbel 21 AR, Lorene 17 AR and Rubbin 14 AR. She is a housekeeper for Edgar Smallwood. Can’t find earlier and based on the writing and spelling probably not a Putman at all.

 

ALETHA PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

She is 65 TX widowed and lodging. Says she was here in 1935, but haven’t seen her around anywhere before. She is also here in 1950.

 

FLOYD R. (RAYMOND) PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 49 MO MO MO and is an electrical engineer. Bertha M. Scaggs his wife is 46 AR. He is a son of George Washington Putman and Nannie Baker from Missouri. They have been in Franklin County up until now.

 

FRANK M. (MARION) PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 35 AR and his wife Lucy Olivia Scott 28 LA and they have Frank M. J. 2 AR. He is a son of Jesse Jordan Putman and Nellie Batson and was born here. Lucy is a daughter of Stanford Watson Scott and Henrietta Hough. She was born in Vidalia, Louisiana in 1911 and was at home there in 1930. She will die February 26, 1978 in Houston, Texas. I don’t know when and where Frank died.

 

J. (JESSE) STANLEY PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 42 AR GA IN. Drucilla Junkin his wife is 36 AR, and they have Drucilla M. 13 AR, J. Stanley Jr. 11 AR and Elizabeth 6 AR. He is a son of William Benjamin Putman and Maude Junklin. They were here in Fort Smith, but the folks moved up to Washington County where his dad is a lawyer in Fayetteville. William was a son of John Augustus Putman from here and Georgia before that. Jess born in Arkansas in September 1897, and will die in 1982. He lived all his life in Fort Smith. He ran a grocery store. Drusilla was born November 21, 1903 and will die in Fort Smith August 11, 2005.

 

LEE BEN (BENJAMIN) PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 33 AR and a funeral director of the funeral home his dad ran till he died in 1933 and now Lee and his brother Billy run it. His wife Marjorie Phelps is 30 AR and they have Margie 9 AR and William F. 4 AR. Hi lives with his mother and brother Bill. He is a son of Jesse Gordon Putman and Nellie Batson and was born here in Fort Smith. Jess was a son of John Augustus Putman who was a son of William Jacob Putman from DeKalb County Alabama and Georgia before that.

 

NONA V. PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

She is 66 AR GA AR and single. She lives with her married sister Ann Rhyne 56 AR and another sister Pearl Francher 50 AR. They are daughters of Thomas Augustus Putman and Martha Wade from here. In 1920 they were with their widowed mom here in Fort Smith and Nona was here with Anne May in 1930 and will still be in 1950.

 

RICHARD D. (DUVALL) PUTNAM  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 58 AR AR AR and is a finisher in a furniture factory. Lillie Virginia Orme his wife is 55 AR. They have Eugene 26 AR, Loel 24 AR and a whole slew of married daughters and their family. Gotta have a huge house. Okay here is their kinda separated daughter Leona Bullock 29 AR with George Bullock 7 AR and Jerry Bullock 2 AR. Then their son Edward 22 AR has his wife Virginia 21 AR and Dorothy C. 2 AR and Sally Anne 1 AR. Then their daughter Virginia Rose 20 AR, her husband Ray Rose 20 AR and Nancy Jane Rose 2 OK. That’s 14 people either sleeping in the house, in tents, back seats of their cars or whatever. That makes two 7 man/woman softball teams all under one roof. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Ann Taylor from here. He will die here February 24, 1947 and Lillie is widowed here in 1950. New England line originally

 

ROY F. PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is a rubber salesman 44 AR GA OH. Maine Alma Brown his wife is 39 AR AR AR. He is a son of William Warren Putman and his first wife Martha Delaney. He was born here July 6, 1895, and was at home in 1910 and single in Garvin County Oklahoma in 1920. They were here in 1930 and in Franklin County in 1935 and now back here. He will die here in Fort Smith January 7, 1979. Maine was born July 12, 1900. She married Herschel G. Foster in Logan County on November 6, 1920. After he died she married Roy on December 29, 1928. She will be here until she dies March 16, 1989. Southern Putmans out of Georgia.

 

ROY T. (TAYLOR) PUTNAM  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 50 AR AR AR and a furniture finisher like his brother Richard. Fairy Sagely his wife is 50 AR. They have been married 20 years. Roy was still at home with his widowed mother in 1920 so must have gotten married later that year. They were here in 1930 too. He was born here in Upper Township February 11, 1890 and will die here in Fort Smith in October 1963. Fairy is a daughter of George Albert Sagely and Nancy Cordelia Stevens and was born here February 19, 1889 and will die in Muldrow, Sequoyah County Oklahoma in July 1969. She was originally married to Alonzo Boatright in 1905 and then divorced. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Taylor from here. New England line originally.

 

WILLIAM W. PUTMAN  Fort Smith, Sebastian County

He is 31 AR and his wife Helen K. is 32 AR. He is a son of Jesse Jordon Putman and was born here in Fort Smith. He is a funeral director of the funeral home his father owned. His dad died here December 3, 1933. His mother Nellie B. Whitteker 63 KY is living with him. Also his brother Lee is in the same house.

 

JOE L. (JOSEPH LEON) PUTMAN  Garland, Texarkana County

He is 27 AR and his wife Irma or Ira Mae 30 AR. They have Leo P. 5 AR and Rhoba Jeanette 2 NM. There are also stepchildren Mildred Vaughn 11 AR and Clarence Vaughn 8 AR from Ira Mae’s first marriage. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putman and Missouri Eden and was born March 29, 1913, and was at home with his folks in 1920. He was single in Hot Springs, Garland County in 1930. He works on road construction. He says he was in Caddo County Louisiana in 1935. He will move back to Louisiana and die in Oil City, Caddo County Louisiana November 10, 1983. Ira Mae will die in Cotton Valley, Webster Parish Louisiana September 18, 2002.

 

JAMES G. (GREY) PUTMAN  Fayetteville, Washington County

He is 26 AR, his wife Virginia 31 MT and they have William Cole 11 FL and Robert Cole 9 AR. He married Mrs. Virginia Cole here June 8, 1939. They will later get divorced and he’ll marry a Dortha. I don’t know either’s last name. He is a son of William Benjamin Putman and Maude Clara Junk. He was born back in Fort Smith March 8, 1914 and was there up till the last year or so. They will have two sons James Jr. and David.

 

JAMES C. (CARLTON) PUTNAM  Center Township, Farmington, Washington County

He is 72 IA, his wife Eva Adaline Hooper is 47 CA and they have William T. Putnam 16 MO and Helen A. 14 MO. They were in West Plains, Howell County Missouri in 1935. He is a son of William Riley Putnam and Mary Ellen Humphries from Davenport Iowa was born there April 23, 1868. He married Eva February 22, 1918. She is a daughter of Truman Hooper and Eugenia Bangle, and was born October 30, 1892 and will die December 8, 1974. He was married to Mary in Columbus Ohio in 1900 through 1910 and then divorced. Mary was there in 1920, and James and Eva were in the Panama Canal District where he was working in 1920. He served as a private in the Spanish American War. He later founded the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was it’s first commander in chief. He died October 11, 1956 and is buried in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville Arkansas. They were in Howell, Howell County Missouri in 1930. His dad William was a son of Riley and Hannah Putnam from Charlotte, Chautauqua County New York. He was at home there in 1850. Riley Sr. was a son of Jesse Putnam and Lucy Coleman from Chester, Windsor County Vermont. They were in Smith County Kansas in 1875 and 1880. New Englanders of course.

 

CHARLES R. (REDING) PUTMAN  Prairie Township, Washington County

He is 48 AR and his son Earl 19 AR. He is a son of Reding Putman and Doretha White of Crawford County Arkansas, and is living with his brother James. Charlie was born October 11, 1891 and will die up in Benton County in May 1970. He married Vera Howard in 1917 and they have divorced. She is now married to George Jenkins and they are in McCurtain County Oklahoma. Earl is also listed there now as well as his brother Gene and sister Bobbie June. Earl Howard Putman was born September 26, 1920 and will die in Jay, Oklahoma in November 1985. He will marry Robbie Katherine Daniel back in Washington County Arkansas April 17, 1942. She was born in Arkansas January 30, 1923 and will die in Pryor, Oklahoma December 14, 1991.

 

J. C. (JAMES CARL) PUTMAN  Prairie Township, Washington County

He is 62 AR IA IA. Nannie Henderson his wife is 59 AR, Margaret E. 31 OK and Irene 29 OK. His brother Charles 48 AR and his son Earl 19 are with them. He is a son of Reding Putman and Doretha White of Crawford County Arkansas. He was born in Arkansas January 23, 1878. The family was in Rice County Kansas in 1880, Lamar County Texas in 1900. James and Nannie were married in Crawford County November 8, 1900, and were in Sequoyah County Oklahoma in 1910 and Okmulgee County Oklahoma in 1920, and Carroll County Arkansas in 1930. He is a house carpenter. I found his Death Certificate in Kansas City, Missouri where he died of heart disease November 18, 1955. At that time his wife was Villa Elliott and they lived at 8201 Independence Avenue. His body was taken back to Fayetteville, Arkansas. So I don’t know when Nannie died or when Villa entered the picture.

 

ELBERT PUTMAN  Cane Township, White County

He is indexed as Albert but is Elbert Putman a son of George Whitfield Putman and Etta Evergreen Scroggins. He is 27 AR, his wife Martha Ann Busbea is 19 AR and they have Harold Leon born March 13, 1940 (and will die July 26, 1952. Elbert was born in Prairie County September 26, 1912 and will die here in White County March 2, 1980. He is a farmer.

 

HUBERT PUTMAN  Bluffton, Yell County

He is 22 AR, his wife Faye Ferry is 23 AR and they have Dorothea 1 AR. They will also have Harry Wayne ‘Butch’ Putman in 1943. He is a son of Franklin Montgomery Putman and Josie Evalena Underwood from here. He was born here in Bluffton December 20, 1917 and will die in North Richland Hills, Tarrant County Texas October 9, 2006. He married Faye June 26, 1937. She was born here in 1916 and will die in Mississippi April 19, 1974. Both were brought back and buried here in Searcy, Yell County. They are in Bradley County Arkansas in 1950.

 

LEAVY PUTMAN  Bluffton, Yell County

He is 32 AR, his wife Susie Posey is 34 AR and they have Rosetta 10 AR, Woodie 5 AR and Lucille 1AR. They were here in 1930 and in Louisiana in 1935. Also here is Susie’s dad Isam Andrew Appleton Joseph Posey 74 AR. Her mom Emily died in 1924 but her dad will do on to 1958. Arthur Leavy Putman is a son of Franklin Montgomery Putman and Josie Evalena Underwood from here. He was born here in Bluffton September 27, 1907. He married Susan Ann Posey here April 26, 1928. She was born in Polk County December 17,1905 and will die in Danville, Yell County July 13, 1979. Leavy will die in Danville July 17, 1973.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Richland Township, Yell County

He is 37 AR, his sister Kate 27 AR and brother Hoyt 24. Also here is his widowed mother Callie 69 AR. John Chappell Putman is a son of William Franklin Putman and Laura ‘Callie’ Chappell. He was born March 19, 1903 in Arkansas City and will die June 16, 1968. He married Jonnie Moody here February 17, 1937. He lists himself as widowed so she either died or they split. His dad died in Waveland July 15, 1931. Callie will die here August 29, 1951. His sister Kate was born March 24, 1911 and will die January 8, 1949. His brother James Hoyt was born February 23, 1914 and died July 11, 1958. He married Georgia Vestel around 1950. Now, as to the line. Weaves back and forth a bunch. William Franklin’s folks were James William or William James Putman and Malinda Catherine Henderson. They were married here in Yell County in 1867, then they were in Texas in 1870, then back here in Waveland, Yell County in 1880 and on. He was kinda deserted here in 1880. His dad was (I think) a son of William James Putman and Lucinda Sims from Washington County Arkansas. He kinda disappeared into Polk County after the Civil War and died near Mena. His folks were William Putman and Alla Bridges from South Carolina to Fulton County Illinois to Washington County. William was a brother of my great great grandfather Reding Putman from Fayetteville. Whew.

 

JOE R. (JOEL ROBERT) PUTMAN  Waveland, Yell County

He is 46 AR, Sindy, Lucinda Elizabeth Fredericks his wife, 43 AR and they now have Ernest Henry 19 AR, Edith Irene 12 AR, Laura Marie 10 AR, Jimmie B. a daughter 3 AR. Also here is their daughter Eunice Edna 20 AR who is married to Elbert Beatty 22 AR and they have Billie Joe Beatty 1 AR. He is a son of William Franklin Putman and Laura Chapel from here in Waveland. He was born December 27, 1894 and died November 9, 1966. He married Lucinda Elizabeth Frederick on October 16, 1917. She was born March 19, 1898, according to her tombstone, but no death date was listed. They lived in Waveland all their lives.