FLORIDA

Census Reports

1820 – 1935

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UPDATED OCTOBER 17, 2022

 

Don't expect a lot here early on, there just weren't a lot that came this far south. All the Putnams up through the 1870 were from Massachusetts. After the Civil War, by 1870, many of the Putnams and Putmans listed in Florida were black families. Florida became part of America in the 1810-1820 time period and most of the early settlers were on the New England Line and came from Georgia. It became a territory in 1822 and became a state in 1845 after the Seminole Wars were concluded.

 

By 1900 there were more and more people coming down to warmer climes and a growing State. By the mid 1900s it was a popular place to both live and especially to spend the winters, and to retire. More so today and you better speak Spanish or at least Cuban.

 

FLORIDA TERRITORY 1820 & 1825 CENSUS

 

The next two guys are sons of Benjamin Putnam and Ann Sophia Malcolm. He was from Danvers, Massachusetts, born there on August 26, 1751. He settled in Savannah Georgia during the Revolution where he served as a surgeon. Ann was from Washington DC. They were married in Savannah at the end of the War.

 

B. A. (BENJAMIN ALEXANDER) PUTNAM  St. Augustine, St. Johns County

The younger son of Dr. Benjamin of Savannah. Benjamin will be here for the rest of his life. He was born in Savannah in 1801. He graduated Phillips Andover in 1817 and Harvard in 1823. He married Helen Kirby in March 1830 and died in Palatka, Putnam County Florida on January 25, 1869. Little side bit here, Putnam County was named after his dad Ben. He is right here through the 1860.

 

J. G. (JOHN GUSTAVUS) PUTNAM  St. Augustine, St. Johns County

John is the elder son of Benjamin Putnam of Savannah. He too will be here the rest of his life. He was born about 1796 in Savannah. He married Sarah Attaway Lewis on October 3, 1838. He died in Madison, Madison County Florida May 1, 1864

 

 

FLORIDA TERRITORY 1830 CENSUS

 

There were no Putnams or Putmans listed in 1830, but, of course, both Benjamin and John were here anyway.

 

 

FLORIDA TERRITORY 1840 CENSUS

 

JOHN G. (GUSTAVUS) PUTNAM  Madison County

Listing is 00000010  100010. John Gustavus, son of Benjamin, is listed as being in his 40s, his wife Sarah Lewis is in her 20s, and they have a daughter Caroline under 5 years. He will remain here until his death in 1864.

 

BENJAMIN A. (ALEXANDER) PUTNAM  St. Augustine, St. Johns County

Listing is 0000010  0010010010. Benjamin Alexander is another of Ben's kids. He is listed in his 30s as is his wife Helen Kirby. They have a teenage daughter, Catherine. Also there is a woman in her 60s who might be his mother Ann Sophia (Malcolm) Putnam.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  St. Augustine, St. Johns County

Benjamin’s son was born in 1797 and is a preacher. He will never marry, but will be a circuit rider along the Georgia coast for many years. He will be mostly in the Georgia Censuses from here on.

 

 

FLORIDA 1850 CENSUS

 

JOHN G. (GUSTAVUS) PUTNAM  Madison, Madison County

He is a Post Collector (mailman). He is 54 GA, his wife Sarah Ann Lewis 36 VA, Caroline 11 FL, Cornelia 9 FL, Mary 7 FL, John L. 3 FL and his twin Anna 3 FL.

 

BENJAMIN A. (ALEXANDER) PUTNAM  St. Augustine, St. John's County

He is 48 GA, Helen Kirby his wife is 40 CT and Catherine K. 18 FL.

 

 

FLORIDA 1860 CENSUS

 

JOHN G. PUTNAM  Madison, Madison County

He lists his occupation as 'gentleman.’ This means he is retired on his own income. Way to go John! He is now 64 GA, Sarah Ann Lewis is 44 VA, Carrie L. 21 FL, Kate 18 FL, Mary A. 16 FL, Anna A. 13 FL, John Lewis 13 FL and Lucy D. 9 FL. John will die May 1, 1864, but Sarah and two daughters will be here in 1870.

 

BENJAMIN A. (AUIGUSTUS) PUTNAM  St. Augustine, St. John's County

He is a lawyer, 58 GA, Helen Kirby his wife is not listed by age but is around 50 CT. Their daughter, Catherine is listed with no age as K. Calhoun and has three sons: John C. 6 FL, Benjamin A. 4 FL and William L. 2 FL. Catherine had first married John Caldwell Calhoun who died in 1855 and then married his brother William Lowndes Calhoun who died in 1859. She’s back home now. Then there is a female F. K. Smith no age CT. In 1870 she is listed as Frances 88 NY. She is probably related to Helen as they are both from Connecticut.

 

 

FLORIDA 1870 CENSUS

 

With this census, I find several black families in Duval, Jefferson and Marion Counties. The same two Georgia families are here and a new guy from Vermont.

 

ROYAL PUTNAM  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is 48 VT, a soda manager, Elizabeth N. Davison his wife 38 VT, Nora E. 16 IL, E. L. (Edward) 13 IL and E. G. (Elnor) 1 FL. Royal was in Winnebago County Illinois in 1850 and single. In 1860 he is in Ogle County Illinois in 1860. Two children Frank and Abbie who were there in 1860 are not here now and must have died en route, or gone separate ways. Royal is a son of Reuben Putnam (number 1200 in Eben's books) and Eleanor Abbott of Bethel, Windsor County Vermont. He was born in Bethel on June 21, 1822, and he will die in Austin, Illinois on March 2, 1897. He married Elizabeth Davison in Johnson, Vermont on October 30, 1848.

 

SALLY PUTNAM  Madison, Madison County

John G. Putnam's widow, Sarah Lewis, is now 54 VA, Carrie S. 27 FL, Annie A. 20 FL and Lucy D. 18 FL. John died here on May 1, 1864

 

H. R. PUTNAM  Palatka, Putnam County

Ben's widow, Helen Kirby, is now listed 65 CT, and she has Wille 12 SC who I thought was a grandson in 1860, but seems to be listed as a Putnam now. Same story with Frances 88 NY (CT in 1860). Frances is a Smith, and William should be a Calhoun. Everyone else has gone bye bye.

 

 

FLORIDA 1880 CENSUS

 

This is now the full 1880, not just the Soundex portion.

 

F. (FRANK) PUTMAN  Brooklin, Duvall County

He is 60 FL, daughters Mary 20 FL and Laura 15 FL. This is a black family. He will be here with a new wife Philis in 1885.

 

LOU PUTMAN  Brooklin, Duvall County

He is 27 FL, Matilda 34 FL, Daniel 8 FL, Frank 6 FL, Mary 3 FL and Clinton 1 FL. Another black family. Lou is a son of the above Frank Putman and will be living here with him in 1885.

 

J. & L. PUTNAM  Jacksonville, Duvall County

They are listed as stepsons of Henry F. Wright 45 VA and his wife Florence J. 32 GA. J. (John Gustavus Putnam) is 4 GA, L. (Lewis Dexter Putnam) 9 GA. They are sons of John Lewis Putnam, son of John Gustavus Putnam of Madison County. John Lewis died in Savannah in 1876 of yellow fever. His wife/widow, Florence Thompson has recently married Henry Wright. Odd, the two kids are ALSO listed in 1880 in Atlanta, Georgia living with a C. H. Benson, no relationship was shown. John and the Wrights are in Norfolk, Virginia in 1900.

 

HENRIETTA PUTNAM  Jacksonville, Duvall County

She is 35 FL and a black. She is widowed here still in 1885 with a daughter Maggie.

 

MUNO PUTNAM  Jacksonville, Duvall County

She is a mulatto 21 FL and is a nurse.

 

CHRISTIAN PUTMAN  Oakland, Duvall County

He is 20 FL. He lives with another black family.

 

E. H. PUTNAM  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is a retired merchant (merchant marine?) 48 ME ME ME, F. N. his wife 48 NC NC NC, son R. H. 19 NC ME NC. They are here in 1885 and he is a harbormaster then. He’ll be alone here in 1900 and 1910.

 

ROYAL PUTNAM  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is a lumber dealer 58 VT, Elizabeth Davison 47 VT, Eleanor G. 9 FL. Also here is their daughter Nora E. Gange 25 IL and her children Frederick Gange 6 FL and Royal E. Gange 3 FL. Royal first appears in the 1850 Census of Winnebago County IL and is single. In 1860 he and Elizabeth and Nora are in Ogle County IL. They were here in Florida by 1870. Royal is a son of Reuben Putnam (number 1200 in Eben's books) and Eleanor Abbott of Bethel, Windsor County Vermont. He was born in Bethel June 21, 1822, and he will die in Austin, Illinois on March 2, 1897. He married Elizabeth Davison in Johnson, Vermont on October 30, 1848.

 

CARRIE L. PUTNAM  Madison, Madison County

She is 38 FL and lives with her sister Kate Duval 34 FL. They are daughters of John Gustavus Putnam and Sarah Lewis from here. They are both still here in 1900.

 

 

FLORIDA 1885 STATE CENSUS

 

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Brooklin, Duvall County

This is a Black family. And yes this is the proper spelling of the town. He is 65 GA GA GA, his new wife Philis is 48 GA GA GA and he has his son Lou 39 GA and his wife Matilda 37 FL with them.

 

LOU PUTMAN, Brooklin, Duval County

He is a son of Frank Putman and lives with him still and is 39 GA, his wife Matilda is 27 FL. Then there is Frank’s married daughter Mary Williams 24 FL, husband Jack Williams 25 FL and Ida Williams 12 FL. Then Lou’s kids Dan Putman 13, Frank Putman 10, Clinton Putman 6 and Mary Putman 4. They are all Blacks. They were all here with Frank and Phillis at home here with them in 1880.

 

HARRIET PUTNAM  Jacksonville, Duvall County

She is 40 FL GA GA and a black. She is widowed here with a daughter Maggie  11 FL. She was alone here in 1880.

 

E. H. PUTNAM  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is a deputy harbor master 54 ME ME ME, his wife F. N. is 54 NC NC NC. They were here in 1880. He’ll be alone here in 1900 and 1910.

 

ROYAL PUTNAM  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is 62 VT VT CT and his wife Elizabeth Davison is 53 VT. He is a foreman. Royal first appears in the 1850 Census of Winnebago County IL and is single. In 1860 he and Elizabeth are in Ogle County IL. They were here in Florida by 1870. Royal is a son of Reuben Putnam (number 1200 in Eben's books) and Eleanor Abbott of Bethel, Windsor County Vermont. He was born in Bethel June 21, 1822, and he will die in Austin, Illinois on March 2, 1897. He married Elizabeth Davison in Johnson, Vermont on October 30, 1848.

 

JON L. (LLEWELYN) PUTNAM  Hillsborough County

He is a carpenter 52 NY MA NY and widowed. He is John Llewelyn Putnam a son of John Putnam from Massachusetts and Almira from New York. He was shown with the folks in Greece, Monroe County New York in 1850 and with his widowed mom there in 1855 and 1860. He was single in 1850 and married to Mary E. Budd in 1860. Mary died in 1865 and he has been ‘missing’ since then.

 

CARRIE PUTNAM  Madison, Madison County

She is 46 FL GA VA. She is a daughter of John Gustavus Putnam and Sarah Lewis from here. She was here in 1880 and still here in 1900.

 

A. (ALFRED) PUTNAM  De Land, Volusia County

He is 52 NY NY NY, his wife Susan Whipple is 48 NY, Emily 23 NY, Mary 19 NY, Susie 16 NY, Allie 14 NY, Clarence  Otis 12 NY. He is a son of Sewell Putnam and Rebecca Shepard, and was born in Deerfield, Oneida County on November 14, 1833. Alfred married Susan Pierce Whipple here in Utica on May 16, 1861. They were in Utica, Oneida County New York in 1870 and 1880. Allie is Alfred Sewell Putnam a son of his brother Charles who was in Bureau County Illinois in 1860. Young Alfred will be by himself in Los Angeles, California in the 1900 census. Alfred and his gang are all back in Oneida in 1900 and Susie is widowed there in 1910 and 1920.

 

 

FLORIDA 1900 CENSUS

 

ELSIE F. PUTNAM  Arredondo, Alachua County

She is 72 MA born Sep 1827, and boarding with William and Alice Smith from Pennsylvania. She is Elsie Marie Squires, widow of Rufus Putnam. They had been in Athol, Mass. in the 1860 and 1870 and in Quincy, Mass. in 1880. Moved down here to retire I guess, and Rufus died.

 

ISRAEL M. (MERCER) PUTNAM  High Springs, Alachua County

He is 26 GA Dec 1873 living in a boarding house. His brother Emery 22 GA is here as well. He is a reporter for the newspaper. He is a son of Jesse Mercer Putnam and Zena Lofton. He was at home with them in Calhoun County Georgia in 1880. He will be married in Oklahoma City by 1910. This line goes back to Jesse Mercer Putnam > James Madison Putnam > Henry Putnam who came to South Carolina from Medford, Massachusetts.

 

EMERY W. PUTNAM  High Springs, Alachua County

He is 22 GA born April 1878. He is boarding as is his brother Israel. He is a pressman at the newspaper. These are children of Jesse Mercer Putnam and Zena Lofton of Putnam County Georgia. They were with the family in 1880 in Calhoun County Georgia. James died in September 1885, and I am not sure when Zena died. Emery will be in Oklahoma City by 1910 as will his brother Israel. This line goes back to Jesse Mercer Putnam > James Madison Putnam > Henry Putnam who came to South Carolina from Medford, Massachusetts.

 

EUGENE PUTNAM  Ft. White, Columbia County

He is 28 GA GA SC Apr 1872, Laura 24 FL Jun 1876. He is another son of Jesse Mercer Putnam and Zena Lofton. He was at home with them in Calhoun County Georgia in 1880. They are in DeSoto County Florida in 1910 and in Atlanta, Fulton County Georgia in 1920 and Oklahoma City by 1930. New England Family.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is 21 GA Apr 1879 and lodging with George Chandler. He is a fireman for the Railroad. I don’t find him in Georgia in 1880.

 

E. H. PUTNAM  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is listed as 65 SC born Sep 1835. In 1880 and 1910 he lists his birth as Maine. He was married here in 1880. Now says he is a retired dairyman.

 

CARRIE L. PUTNAM  Madison, Madison County

John Putnam's daughter is still single at age 60 FL Aug 1839. She is still living with her now widowed sister Kate M. Duvall 58 FL Jul 1841. Kate runs a boarding house here. Kate will die in the next decade and Carrie will be out boarding in Bradford County then.

 

HENRY H. (HERBERT) PUTNAM  Orlando, Orange County

He is 61 ME May 1839, Caroline F. Underwood, his wife, 56 IL Jun 1843 and Helen S. 15 MN Jan 1885. He is a son of Sterne Putnam (#1804) and Hannah Townsend from Houlton, Maine. They were in Brockway, Minnesota in 1860, Chicago, Illinois in 1880 and now here. He is a fruit grower, probably oranges. They will be here again in 1910.

 

MOSES PUTMAN  St. Johns County

He is a Black man 26 GA.

 

HENRY PUTMAN  Precinct 11, Volusia County

He is 28 GA GA GA, born Apr 1872, Clyde 14 TX GA GA born Jun 1885 and John C. 12 GA GA GA May 1888. They are all sons of James W. Putman from Cherokee County Georgia. Henry was there in 1880, but not now, and the other two are listed as brothers. Henry is a farmer, the other two are in school. James was a son of Daniel Putman and Nancy O’Connell from Cherokee County Georgia. Southern Putman family.

 

 

FLORIDA 1910 CENSUS

 

CARRIE L. PUTNAM  Starke, Bradford County

She is 70 FL boarding with Fred Shaffer. She is the spinster daughter of John G. Putnam from Madison County. She was with her widowed sister Kate there in 1880 and 1900.

 

E. (EUGENE) M. PUTMAN  Punta Gorda, De Soto County

He is 38 GA, Laura 34 FL, Gladys S. 5 FL, Robert L. 3 FL and Effie M. just born FL. He is Eugene Putman and is a son of Jesse Mercer Putnam and Zena Lofton from Calhoun County Georgia. They were in Columbia County Florida in 1900. They are in Fulton County Georgia in 1920, and they are in Oklahoma City in 1930 where he operates a grocery store. New England Family.

 

ANDREW B. (BUFORD) PUTNAM  Panama City, Duval County

He is 26 GA GA GA and the son of Ida Wilson 43 GA. He will still with her in 1920. He is not Andrew Byrd son of James E. Putnam. I really have no clues. He will be married to Grace Merchant in Charleston, South Carolina in 1930 and she has remarried by 1935 and has their kids. So no more ideas on Andy.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Jacksonville, Duval County

He is a Black man 35 FL and has a large family here.

 

JERRY PUTNAM  Jacksonville, Duval County

He is 28 GA FL FL. He is a cook at a restaurant. He is a Black man.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Jacksonville, Duval County

He is 60 NY NY NY, Minnie 35 GA. She has a son, Charley Flake 18 GA by a former marriage. He is a woodworker as is Charley.

 

LEMUEL PUTMAN  Jacksonville, Duval County

He is a Black 66 FL and his wife Matilda is 66 FL as well.

 

PHYLLIS PUTMAN  Jacksonville, Duval County

She is 54 FL and widowed. She lives alone. She is a mulatto.

 

E. H. PUTNAM  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is 72 ME ME ME widowed and living alone. He was married here in 1880 and widowed in 1900.

 

PLINY D. (DEWEY) PUTNAM  Tampa, Hillsborough County

He is 64 VT, Aurelia Morgan 50 MN. He is a son of Silas Amos Putnam (Eben’s number 1695) and Lucy Maria Hayden of Chester, Vermont. He was born there August 13, 1845 and will die in Tampa May 12, 1912. The family was in Minnesota from the late 1840s on. Pliney had married Laura Williams there in 1869. She died in 1882 and he Married Aurelia December 20, 1885.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  North Orlando, Orange County

He was here in 1900. He is now 69 ME, Carrie Underwood 66 IL, Nora 25 ME (listed as Helen 15 MN in 1900). He is growing vegetables now, was fruit in 1900. They have been married 37 years now. See the 1900 for his line. Carrie will be widowed here in 1920, living with her then married daughter. Henry Hobert was born in 1839 and died here February 3, 1918. Carrie was born in 1843 and will die here on December 31, 1925.

 

JOHN G. PUTNAM  No township, Orange County

He is 38 GA GA GA, Elisa B. 32 GA, Richard S. 8 FL, Matty V. 6 FL, Bernard 4 FL and Mildred 2 FL. Not sure who he is. I think he was the John in Savannah, Georgia single in 1900. But I can’t find him in 1880 so no clues as to his folks except they were born in Georgia.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County

He is 69 CAN ENG PEI, Sarah Cobb 68 CAN. They are retired. He is a son of John and Jane Putnam from Prince Edward Island. They have been up in Winthrop, Massachusetts up till now. They will be here till they die. Sarah in 1924 and Henry in 1925.

 

CHARLES W. PUTNAM  Deland, Volusia County

He is listed with no age. He is listed as a single black man and is a convict in the County Jail.

 

HOWARD G. PUTMAN  Oak Hill, Volusia County

He is 37 GA and living alone. He'll still be here in 1930. He is a son of John Banks and Mary Ann Putman from Cherokee County Georgia. He was with the family in 1880 when they are in Callahan County Texas. John was a son of Daniel Putman and Nancy O’Connell from Cherokee County Georgia. Southern Putman family. I don’t find him in 1900, but his dad died here February 8, 1888. He is still here and still single in 1920 and 1930 and 1935.

 

 

FLORIDA 1920 CENSUS

 

RUSSELL L. PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is 27 DC MA MA and a son in law of Robert and Belle Atkinson. His wife Lucille Atkinson is 25 GA and daughter Mary 1 PA are here too. The Atkinsons are in the real estate business and Russell is a superintendent of a building for them. He is a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Emma Frances Torrey from Danvers, Massachusetts. The family was in Washington for a good length of time, and Russell was there with them in the 1900 census. His dad is a Librarian at the Library of Congress there. Thomas is a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Judith Stone from Danvers. They are here through 1945 at least.

 

A. V. (AMERICUS VISCUSIS) PUTMAN  Jacksonville, Duval County

He is Americus Putman a son of Willis Putman and his first wife Amanda Thomas from Hall County Georgia. Southern Putman Family. He is now 80 GA GA GA and his wife Clara D. Hougland is 74 KY. He is retired and kinda relaxing here. He was born in November 1840 in Hall County. His wife was Clara Hougland was born in January 1852 in Kentucky. They were married in Spencer County Kentucky on November 17, 1869. They were in Warren County Mississippi in 1870. They were in Glynn County Georgia in 1880 and 1900. He lived in Brunswick, Georgia. In 1900 he was in Glynn County and probably still in Brunswick in 1910. Clara will die here in Jacksonville in July 1924.

 

ANDREW PUTMAN  Panama, Duval County

He is still with his mom Ida Rosa Wilson 54 GA as he was in 1910. He is now 32 GA. He is Andrew Buford Putman. He will be married to Grace Merchant in Charleston, South Carolina in 1930 and she has remarried by 1935 and has their kids. So no ideas on Andy’s daddy.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  No township, Duval County

He is 20 WY MN AU and boarding. I don't find him in Wyoming in 1900 or 1910, and I don’t find any Putmans or Putnams there who came from Minnesota. He is a clerk with Polacks 20 Big Shows. There are a large bunch here with them. I assume this is a traveling Circus or something like that. Barnum and Bailey spent winters in Florida too.

 

FRED PUTMAN  Pensacola, Escambia County

He is 22 FL and his wife Mary 24 AL. This is a Mulatto family. Interesting, since she is older, she was listed as Head and Fred just as husband.

 

ANNA M. PUTMAN  Pensacola, Escambia County

She is a Mulatto 47 AL and living alone.

 

ROBERT L. PUTMAN  No Township, Escambia County

He is 40 AL, Pearl 33 AL, Esther 17 AL, Henrietta 15 AL, Burt 12 AL, Bruce 10 AL, Corlie a son 8 MS, James 5 MS, Hazel 2/12 FL. Can't find him anytime in AL or MS.

 

WALTER C. PUTNAM  No township, Escambia County

He is 21 IL NY CAN, and stationed at the Naval Air Base in Pensacola. He is a son of William Putman and Margaret Fontaine and is also listed at home now with his folks in Canandaigua, Ontario County New York. He will marry Emily W. Kunow December 27, 1924 in Monroe County New York. He will die in Rochester, New York January 20, 1968. Emily was born April 18, 18896 and will die in Canandaigua, Ontario County New York June 26, 1972.

 

CORA D. PUTNAM  Brandon, Hillsborough County

She is single, 42 NY NY NY. She owns her house and is not working. She is a daughter of James Nelson and Catherine Lydia Putman from Sullivan, Madison County New York. She was home there in 1880. She is here in Brandon in 1920, 1930 and 1940. New York Dutch.

 

NATHANIEL PUTMAN  Marianna, Jackson

He is a Black 14 FL and listed Inmate at the local reformatory, The Florida Industrial School for Boys.

 

JESSE E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM  Estero, Lee County

He is 50 MA MA VT single and living alone. He works as a printer in a publishing house. He is still single here in 1930 working at the printing job. He is a son of Edwin Putnam and Dianna Titus from Orange, Franklin County Massachusetts. He was born in Erving, Massachusetts. Pretty area going out Route 2. The whole area had lots of rivers and they supported a bunch of paper mills. Still do today. New England family of course.

 

PEARL PUTMAN  Williston, Levy County

She is 25 GA and boarding with Leonard and Sarah Griffin from Georgia. She is a daughter of Robert C. Putnam of Whitfield County Georgia.

 

CARRIE PUTNAM  Orlando, Orange County

She is 76 IL and the mother in law of Samuel Sligh. She is Caroline Frances Underwood, the widow of Henry Herbert Putnam of Maine who was here in 1900 and 1910. Her daughter Helen 35 MN has married Sam Sligh. He has his own business as a produce buyer. Henry was born in 1839 and died here February 3, 1918. Carrie was born in 1843 and will die here on December 31, 1925, or at least that is the recorded date.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County

He is 78 NOVA SCOTIA, Sarah Cobb his wife 78 NS. He is a son of John and Jane Putnam from Prince Edward Island. They have been up in Winthrop, Massachusetts up till 1900. They will be here till they die. Sarah in 1924 and Henry in 1925.

 

THORNDIKE PUTMAN  Salerno, Palm Beach County

He is listed no age, but it would be 37 NH. Josephine Brown his wife is 29 NH and William is 9 NH. He is a son of Oliver and Mary Putnam from Hampstead, Rockingham County New Hampshire. He was home there in 1900 and just married there in 1910. They are back there in Hampstead by 1930. The family next door  is J. H. and G. E. Whitfield also from New Hampshire. Both guys are house carpenters.

 

A. DELPHINE PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

She is 68 PA PA PA, widowed and living alone. A’Delphine Gardner is a daughter of Peter Harris Gardner and Adeline Sweet Richardson and was born November 17, 1851 in Tuckhannock, Wyoming County New York and will die in Deland, Volusia County Florida September 19, 1944. She was married to the Reverend James W. Putnam. The Reverend James W. Putnam was a son of John Putman and Jane Hammond. John was a son of Ebenezer George Putman and Rebecca Frey. He was born in Jefferson County New York November 6, 1843 and died June 9, 1917 in New York City, New York and was buried in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania. New York Dutch Family. They were married June 21, 1872 in Clifford, Susquehanna County Pennsylvania. They were in Cortland County New York in 1880, and New York City in 1910. A’Delphine will be in Flushing, Queens County New York in 1930 and will be in Volusia County Florida in 1940.

 

HARRY L. (LYMAN) PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 56 ME, Gertrude Mary Bass his wife 56 CT. He is a son of Lyman Putnam and Martha Packard of Houlton, Aroostook County Maine. He was a school principal in Deep River, Connecticut, and married Gertrude there May 14, 1891. They then returned to Houlton, where he was a physician. I think they have retired down here. They are here in 1930 and will be till they die. Harry in 1934 and Gertrude in 1945.

 

C. (CHARLES) E. PUTNAM  Bartow, Polk County

He is Charles E. Putnam, 60 KS and widowed. He is the son of Leander Putnam from Vermont. He was with the family in Anderson County Kansas in 1860 and 1870. In 1900, he had a whole family in Franklin County Kansas. Guess the kids grew up, wife died and he came here to play shuffleboard at the senior center. He says he is a bible teacher.

 

MARY N. (NICHOLS) PUTNAM  Auburndale, Polk County

She is 85 NY and widowed. She has a family listed as ‘wards’. Mary Nichols Woodward is now the widow of Erastus Gaylord Putnam who died in Elizabeth, New Jersey October 1, 1915. They were there from 1877 on. His parents were Hamilton Putnam (number 2349 in Eben's book) and Jeanette Cleveland from Madison, New York, then back through Elijah Putnam of Medford, Mass. Mary was in Lakeland, Florida in 1917. She is also listed back in Elizabeth New Jersey now in 1920.

 

GEORGE EDDY PUTNAM  Sanford, Seminole County

He is 62 NY CAN CAN, Jeannie 42 SCOT and George H. 12 AL. He is a truck farmer. For the uninitiated, a Truck Farmer had a small but very fertile place and as they harvest, they take in their truck and sell at local farmer’s markets. He would take stuff to local markets daily and get good bucks for it. Great stuff. I remember lots of places like that around New Haven Connecticut when I was there at Yale, but land prices got too high and the farms fell to homebuilders. He is George Edward Putnam the son of George and Elizabeth Putman from Niagara County Ontario. He was born in Niagara County New York October 7, 1857. They were there right across from NY in 1861. He will die in Birmingham November 23, 1934. He is part of the New York Dutch line. They were in Birmingham, Alabama in 1910 and will be there in 1930. Jeanie will be widowed with her son George in Geneva County Alabama in 1940. She will be back here later and die in Gainesville, Florida December 17, 1955.

 

CHARLES M. (MADISON) PUTMAN  Daytona, Volusia County

He is 43 NY NY NY, Flora Lillian Woodruff 43 NY, Charlie 8 NY and George 3 5/12 NY. He runs a general store. He is a son of Charles and Amanda Putnam and was in Moriah Corners New York in 1880 and 1900 and then in Port Henry, Essex County New York. Charles was born November 21, 1877 and Flo was born June 3, 1876. They are also currently listed up there in Moriah, Essex County now. In New York he owns and operates a sawmill. They are there still in 1930. They may just be down here now on vacation or Watching the Stock Car Races.

 

CHARLES W. A. PUTNAM  De Leon, Volusia County

He is 78 VT VT VT widowed and rooming. He is a son of Simeon Dyke and Mary Putnam from Orange County Vermont. He was listed back in Randolph Vermont in 1910 with Esther his wife of 27 years. He is currently listed back there widowed and boarding. He is a retired Janitor and just spending a little time down here.

 

HOWARD G. PUTNAM  Oak Hill, Volusia County

Still here. He is 47 GA and has several boarders. He was here in 1910 and 1920 and he'll still be here in 1930 and 1935. He is a son of John Banks and Mary Ann Putman from Cherokee County Georgia. He was with the family in 1880 when they are in Callahan County Texas. John was a son of Daniel Putman and Nancy O’Connell from Cherokee County Georgia. Southern Putman family. I don’t find him in 1900, but his dad died here February 8, 1888.

 

HELEN L. PUTNAM  Seabreeze, Volusia County

She is 52 MN NY NY and has Henry H. 15 MN, Katherine 13 MN, a son Cleveland 9 5/12 MN. She also has a cook and two servants. Says she is married but he’s not around. They aren’t around after this, probably on vacation. Helen Louisa Van Auken is the wife of Ernest Putnam from St. Paul Minnesota where they were since the 1890s. Ernest was born in Wisconsin. He is Ernest Boles Putnam, a son of Henry Cleveland Putnam and Jane Eliza Balcom of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He and Helen were there in 1895 and 1900. Cleveland is in Lake Forest, Illinois in 1930 with and aunt and uncle James and Sarah Hinkley. I don’t find any of the others in 1930. For what it’s worth, Cleveland is married to Georjean Bartlett and they are in Dade County in the State 1945 Census. He is a newspaper reporter. The daughter Katherine Louise Putnam was born April 27, 1906 and will marry William B. Schrauff.

 

 

FLORIDA 1930 CENSUS

 

RUTH PUTNAM  Pompano, Broward County

She is 38 MA and widowed. She is a head waitress at a hotel.

 

WEBSTER F. (FLETCHER) PUTNAM  Coral Gables, Dade County

He is 34 MA MA MA and has been married for 10 years. Nellie H. his wife is 30 BELGUIM and they have Marian 8 GER and Webster F. (the 3rd) 7 NY. He is a son of Webster Fletcher Putnam and Helen Meldram from Danvers. He is an officer in the U. S. Army. In 1920 he was in Coblenz, Germany where he met and married his wife.

 

ALONZO PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is 36 MN NH NH and his wife Esther Grace is also 36 MN. He is a manager of an apartment house. Alonzo Whipple Putnam is a son of Hiram Morgan Putnam and Winnie E. Williams from Traverse County Minnesota. They are in Fort Lauderdale in 1935, 1940, 1945 and 1950.

 

EMMA J. (JANE) PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

She is 76 MA and single. She is listed as an aunt of Frederick and Lucy Small. Emma is a daughter of John Perry Putnam and Harriet Ward and was born in Sutton, Worcester County Massachusetts March 19, 1854. She and the Smalls will all be in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1940.

 

CHARLES M. (MONTCALM) PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is 50 DC MA MA and a machinist in a boiler factory. Mary L. Shryoke is 50 PA and they have Thomas S. 18 DC and Donald M. 13 DC. He is a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Emma Frances Torrey from Danvers, Mass. His dad was a librarian at the Library of Congress for years and Charles was born there. He and Mary were married there in 1910 and in 1920. Mary is widowed here in 1935.

 

DORA PUTMAN  Miami, Dade County

She is 29 FL and is a single Negro girl.

 

EDITH L. (LINE) PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

She is 48 IN and widowed (says divorced in 1940). Her son Howard Line Putnam is 21 CO TX IN. She was married to James W. Putnam in Denver Colorado in 1910. She and her son Howard were in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1920 and Howard is in White Plains, Westchester County New York still single in 1940.

 

JAMIE E. PUTMAN  Miami, Dade County

He is 35 WI MI WALES single and boarding. He is unemployed. I can’t find anyone who meets these specs in Wisconsin.

 

JOHN P. PUTMAN  Miami, Dade County

He is 34 VA VA VA and a building contractor. He has a family and they are listed as Negroes.

 

MARK E. (EDWARD) PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is 44 NY NY NY and single. He is a chauffeur for a private family. He is Mark Edward Putnam born in Hamilton, Wentworth Ontario October 23, 1886. He is a son of Percy Stephens Putnam from Massachusetts and Helen Jane Lampshire from Hamilton Ontario. He was with the family in the Bronx, New York City in 1920 and will here in Miami in 1940.

 

MARY T. PUTMAN  Miami, Dade County

Mary Ann Taft is 61 MA MA MA and divorced. She was married to Alden Putnam from Worcester and they were in Rockland County New York in 1900. By 1910 she and her daughter Geraldine were in Boston and Alden was gone then. Now in 1930 though he is out in Humboldt County California with a new wife Mabel from Maryland.

 

ABE PUTMAN  Jacksonville, Duval County

He is 54 GA and widowed. He has a family and all are Negroes.

 

JOE S. PUTNAM  Jacksonville, Duval County

This is a Black family. He is 27 GA, Addie 27 AL, Susie 4 FL, Dolores3 FL, Joe L. 1 FL.

 

MARIE PUTMAN  Jacksonville, Duval County

She is 26 GA and widowed. She is a Negro woman.

 

SAM PUTMON  Jacksonville, Duval County

He is a Negro 26 GA and has a wife and son.

 

TABER J. (JONES) PUTMAN  Warrington, Escambia County

He is listed as 24 MA MA MA and is a seaman at the U. S. Navy Air Base at Pensacola. Can’t find anyone of any spelling. He is married in Pasadena, California in 1940 and still can’t figure him out.  His Social Security death index says he was born in Massachusetts December 11, 1905 and died in Phoenix Arizona January 14, 1971. He is in San Anselmo, Marin County California in 1930 with a wife named Alyce and in Pasadena, Los Angeles County in 1940 with a wife Genevieve Katherine. Can’t find him anywhere in 1910 or earlier.

 

SUSAN M. PUTMAN  Kaylon, Hernando County

Susan Mary Brown is 76 IA NY NY (married age 26) and is living with her "step-daughter" Minnie B. Cotton 58 MO VT NY (married age 29). The listing says "daughter" but is incorrect. They are both listed as widows. Susan is the second wife of Edwin Josiah Putnam. He was a son of Harvey Putnam and Rebecca Steward from Bethel Vermont. They are last listed together in West Plains, MO in 1920. Edwin died back there December 10, 1921 at age 89. Susan will die in Rerdell, Florida in 1933 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.

CORA D. PUTNAM  Brandon, Hillsborough County

She is 55 NY NY NY and is single. She is a daughter of James Nelson and Catherine Lydia Putman from Sullivan, Madison County New York. She was home there in 1880. She is here in Brandon in 1920, 1930 and 1940. New York Dutch.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Belmont Heights, Hillsborough County

He is 43 FL and has a family. They are all Negroes.

 

CHARLES R. (RICHARD) PUTNAM  Tampa, Hillsborough County

He is 60 OH NY PA and his wife Clara Belle Dunham is 50 VT. He manages a music store. He is the son of George Putnam and Polly Temple, son of Gilbert (2840) Putnam and Thankful Rogers of Stockton, New York. Charles was born while the family was in Geneva, Ashtabula County Ohio in the 1870s and 1880s. They were in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1920. Charles will die here in 1939 and Clara Belle is widowed here in 1940 and will die here in January 1956.

 

JESSE E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM  Estero, Lee County

He is 61 MA MA VT single and boarding. He is a son of Edwin Putnam and Dianna Titus from Franklin County Mass. He was born in Erving, Massachusetts. He was here in 1920, and will be in 1950.

 

ELBY PUTMAN  Williston, Levy County

He is 18 FL FL FL single and working on a farm.

 

JAMES H. (HENRY) PUTMAN  Lockhart, Orange County

He is 63 TN AL TN and retired. His wife Mattie F. Lunn is 63 TN. He is a son of John Putman and Nancy Vaughan from Williamson County Tennessee. They were in Davidson County Tennessee from 1900 until 1920. They will be here the rest of their lives. James will die in Orlando in 1946.

 

LEON PUTNAM  Orlando, Orange County

He is 37 TN TN TN and a clerk for the railroad. He is living with his sister Carol P. Simmons 32 TN and her husband Marvin Simmons from Georgia. They are children of James Putman and Martha F. Lunn from Davidson County Tennessee. They were home there in 1900, 1910 and 1920. Their folks are down here just outside of Orlando right now.

 

MAUDE O. PUTNAM  Orlando, Orange County

She is 28 NY NY NY, single and boarding. She is a registered nurse working in a private home. She is a daughter of William and Jennie Putnam. She was home with them in Greenfield, Saratoga County in 1910, and in Wilton, Saratoga County New York in 1920.

 

PAUL W. (WATKINS) PUTNAM  Orlando, Orange County

He is 33 IA IA IA and is a truck driver for a wholesale Grocer. Florence Hoenk his wife of 6 years is 29 IL. He is the son of Fred Reynolds Putnam and Eva Watkins from Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County Iowa in 1900 and Stephens County Minnesota in 1910. Paul was born February 16, 1897 in Rockwell, Iowa and will die here April 19, 1969.

 

JACK PUTNAM  Winter Park, Orange County

He is 31 GA GA GA and is an automobile mechanic. Carrie Ashley his wife is 25 GA and works in a fruit packing house. They have been married 6 years and have Vivian 5 FL. They are in Apopka in 1935 Orlando in 1940. Jack is some kinda nickname. He is Edward Owen Putnam a son of John Edward Putnam and Mary Ann Harrison from Spaulding County Georgia. He was born there October 13, 1898 and will die here in Florida in July 1962.

 

CHARLES W. (WARD) PUTNAM  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County

He is 45 NY CT NY and is a building contractor. Mae Gifford his wife is 45 NY. They have Vivian 17 NJ and his widowed mother Kate 69 NY with them. He has been with his mother Kate in Jersey City, New Jersey in the 1900 through 1920 census. He married Marie Van Valkenburg Gifford in New York June 21, 1905, and they were in Jersey City in 1910 and in 1920. Kate was widowed in Jersey City in 1900. Kate Mary Sargood was married to Charles H. Putnam a son of Charles Elliott Putnam and Jane Hayes from Middletown, Connecticut. This is a part of the English Putnam line that came out of Yorkshire England and not Hertfordshire where the larger New England family came from.

 

EDWARD J. PUTNAM  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County

He is 64 OH CAN MI. Anita L. Nicaud his wife is 54 LA. They have Edward H. 30 AL, Leonard W. 28 AL and John W. 26 AL. He is a son of John W. Putnam from Canada, and he was born in Cleveland and home there in 1870 and 1880. He is a manager of a life insurance company. Anita and the kids would be a second family. In 1900 he was in Cincinnati with a wife Catherine Clark and 4 kids. By 1910 Catherine was there with the kids, so I guess there was a divorce. Anita would be new, and I assume the kids are hers and should have a different last name. I don’t find them in Alabama in 1910. In 1920 they were in Atlanta, Georgia. Anita is widowed back in Atlanta by 1935 and there in 1940 too. His dad John was a son of Martin Mulford Putman and Elizabeth Barnes from Norfolk Ontario. He was at home there in 1851. This is a Dutch line out of New York. It goes back John W. and Emma Putnam > Mulford Putman and Elizabeth Barnes > John Putman and Sarah Mulford > Peter Putman and Sarah Kinnan > Victor Putman and Margaret Weiss > David Putman and Helena Beekman > Jan Poutman.

 

JOHN H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County

He is 64 MA CAN CAN and retired. Georgiana Allen his wife is 64 MA. He is a son of Henry and Sarah Putnam from Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were in Winthrop, Massachusetts from the late 1800s through 1920. They are here in 1945.

 

GEORGE H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Clearwater, Pinellas County

He is 66 MA MA MA, Nellie M. Knight his wife is 61 MA and their married daughter Harriet Stauffer is 22 MA. He is the son of Henry Clinton Putnam (son of James Putnam 2294) and Harriet Maria Fuller from Sutton. They were in Worcester, Mass. in 1900 through 1920, and are all listed there now. Harriet is back there too. Maybe they came down here to get her as she doesn’t have a husband listed anywhere now.

 

ADDIE PUTMAN  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

She is 68 ME and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Addie 49 ME and her husband Frank Spaulding. They were all in Augusta, Kennebec County Maine in 1920. Addie was married to Fred Putnam in Kennebec County in 1880, He was a son of Sumner and Fannie Putnam from there. I don’t find them in 1900 or 1910 though.

 

BURR K. (KELLOGG) PUTMAN  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 72 NY NY NY and his wife Nellie Crane is 67 MI. They are living with their daughter Diana 49 MI and her husband George Rowell 50 IN. He is a son of Charles and Mary Putnam from Michigan. He was born back in Syracuse, New York. Family was originally from Danvers, Mass. He and Nellie have been in St. Joseph County Michigan in 1900 and in Elkhart County Indiana in 1910 and 1920. He was born in 1857 and will die here in 1938. Nellie was born in 1862 and will be here till she dies in 1955.

 

CHARLES M. (MORTIMER) PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 69 NY NY NY and a commercial traveler for pharmaceuticals. Frances M. Conklin his wife is 68 NY. He is a son of Horace L. and Ruth Putnam. He was born in Saratoga Springs, New York and has been there up until now.

 

FERDINAND B. (BEECHER) PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 62 TN AL VA and is a municipal accountant. Clara Rose Ross his wife is 49 PA. He has a stepson William Barnes 29 AL, then a daughter Elizabeth 21 AL, Martha 19 AL, and Ferdinand N. 17 AL. Clara originally married William I. Barnes July 11, 1900 in Birmingham, Alabama. They split and she married Ferdinand in Jefferson County Alabama April 29, 1908. They were in York, Sumpter County Alabama in 1920. He is a son of John Covington Putman and Elizabeth Graham from Maury County Tennessee. He was born in 1867 while the family was in Warren County Tennessee. He will die here in 1932 and Clara widowed here in 1940.

 

FRANK B. PUTMAN  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 29 SC SC SC and a cashier for railway express. Hayne Smith his wife of a year is 22 SC. He is Frank Boice Putman a son of William Butler Putman and Mattie Garrett from Greenville County South Carolina. They are here in 1935 and 1940 and in West Palm Beach in 1945.

 

GEORGE W. PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 53 PA NY NY. His wife Edith R. Clarke is 64 MA. He is a son of Burton Hill Putnam and Flora Bowers from North East, Erie County Pennsylvania. His folks were from Chautauqua County New York. He and Edith were in Pittsburgh in 1910 and 1920 and are here in 1940 and 1945.

 

GLENN I. (IRVING) PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is a house carpenter 39 NY, his wife Mary Putnam 40 NY and they have Glenn I. 8 NY and Milton H. 3 FL. Glenn Irving is a son of Merritt Putnam and Clara Stringham. He was born in Bethany, Genesee County New York August 28, 1891. He was there through 1910 and then married in Batavia, Genesee County in 1920 and they will be back there by 1935 and in 1940. And yes, his wife Mary is a Putnam too, a daughter of Hartson Putnam and Roselle Quance from Genesee County New York. New Englanders from Danvers, Massachusetts.

 

HARRY L. PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 66 ME ME ME, Gertrude Mary Bass his wife of 28 years is 66 CT CT CT. He is a son of Lyman Putnam and Martha Packard of Houlton, Aroostook County Maine. He was a school principal in Deep River, Connecticut, and married Gertrude there May 14, 1891. They then returned to Houlton, where he was a physician. He is a doctor still. They were here in 1920 and will be till they die. Harry July 27, 1934 while in Ashville, North Carolina, and Gertrude will die here in 1945. Both are buried at Royal Palm South Cemetery here in St. Petersburg.

 

LEWIS D. (DEXTER) PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 58 FL US GA (actually FL FL AL) and is a salesman for grocery supplies. Alice L. Foster his wife is 63 VA. He is a son of John Lewis Putnam and Florence Thompson of Madison, Florida. He was born there July 30, 1871. This is a New England family going back to Benjamin Putnam from Massachusetts who was in Savannah, Georgia in the mid 1780s. His dad John Lewis died in Savannah in 1876 of yellow fever. His widow Florence Thompson then married Henry F. Wright and they were in Norfolk Virginia in the late 1800s and in the 1900 census. That’s where he married Alice. They were then in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1920 and here now. They are here in 1945 and will be buried back in Spartanburg after he dies November 11, 1966

 

HATTIE E. PUTNAM  Auburndale, Polk County

She is 73 WI VT VT. She is single and is a teacher in a bible school. She is the daughter of Leander Putnam and Martha Emorite Pike. She was born while the family was in Wisconsin for two tears and then in Anderson County Kansas where she was till 1910 and then in Franklin County Kansas and then was a bible teacher in Chicago in 1920 and will be back there at the Moody Bible Institute teaching still in 1940.

 

BEN F. PUTMAN Lakeland, Polk County

He is 37 NC NC NC and a foreman for the railroad. Willie his wife is 32 VA. They have Joseph 13 VA, Ralph 12 VA, Edith May 8 VA, Avery 5 FL. He is Benjamin Furman Bright Putman, a son of Thomas Dickson Putman and Frances Adaline Jenkins from Cleveland County North Carolina where he was born May 29, 1892. They are here in 1935 and 1945.

 

MARCUS PUTNAM  Lakeland, Polk County

He is 40 SC NC SC. His wife Carrie Thomasson is 38 SC. Their married daughter Margaret is 21 NC and her husband Claude Bates is 20 FL. He is Marcus Clyde Putman a son of Joseph Alexander Putman and Nancy Ellen LeMaster from Spartanburg South Carolina. His dad was born in Waco, North Carolina. They were in Atlanta in 1910 and 1920.

 

CHESTER C. (CLYDE) PUTNAM  Lakeland, Polk County

He is 43 TX GA GA and is single. He is a highway engineer involved in road building. He was in Volusia County in 1900 with his brother Henry. He is a son of James W. Putman from Cherokee County Georgia. James was a son of Daniel Putman and Nancy O’Connell from Cherokee County Georgia. Southern Putman family. He was born in Texas and will die here in Volusa County December 3, 1951.

 

PUTNAM KIDS  Lakeland, Polk County

Dudley A. (Adelbert) is 21 IL IL IL, John T. 19 IL and Thomas B. 17 IL. They are with their grandparents Thomas and Helen Bryant. They are sons of William Dudley Putnam from Lake County Illinois. That Dudley was a son of Abel Adelbert Putnam and Abbie Anna Dudley from Lake County and then Chester Vermont before that. Their folks were both in Lake County Illinois in 1920. They came to Florida, lost their money and the father abandoned his wife Helen Bryant and kids here. According to a write-up, young Dudley was born in Chicago and will die here August 22, 2003. He married Edith Langford and was a citrus grower. Helen is around somewhere as she will die here in Bartow, Polk County in 1961. Dudley was born March 8, 1909 and will die here in Polk County August 22, 2003. His wife Edith was born in July 1905 and will die here October 5, 1989.

 

ISRAEL PUTNAM  Federal Point, Putnam County

He is 72 GA GA GA and has a family. They are Negroes.

 

RANDOLPH PUTMAN  Cabbage Grove, Taylor County

He is 49 GA and a Negro.

 

DAISY M. PUTMAN  Perry, Taylor County

She is 9 GA and is a Negro living with her cousins.

 

NATHAN PUTNAM  Raiford, Union County

He is a Negro 24 FL and a prisoner at the Sate Prison Farm.

 

FRANK PUTNAM  Beresford, Volusia County

He is a Negro 53 FL. He is on the Volusia Chain Gang #2.

 

LILLIAN S. PUTNAM  Daytona Beach, Volusia County

She is 56 IL and widowed. Lillian Sherman is the ex-wife or widow of Henry Jasper Putnam and was with him in Concord, New Hampshire in 1910. And then she was with Louis L. Putnam in Chicago, Illinois in 1920. Could have been married to both and widowed in each case. Lillian is here in 1940 too.

 

CHARLES PUTMAN  De Land, Volusia County

He is 50 SC and has a large family. They are all Negroes.

 

HOWARD G. PUTNAM  Oak Hill, Volusia County

He is still here and is 57 GA GA GA and still single. He is a farmer and grows oranges. He is a son of John Banks and Mary Ann Putman from Cherokee County Georgia. He is probably be a cousin of the next guy. He is here with James in 1935 and 1940. He will die in Orange County in 1943.

 

JAMES W. PUTNAM  Oak Hill, Volusia County

He is 47 GA GA GA and divorced. He runs a grocery store. He was married to Ida Ellis in Stephens County Georgia in 1910 and they were divorced by 1920 when she had married Cossie Putman from North Carolina. Wish I knew who he is though. He is with Howard listed above in 1935 and 1940.

 

 

FLORIDA 1935 STATE CENSUS

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Davia, Broward County

He is a Black 60 FL.

 

A. W. (ALONZO WHIPPLE) PUTMAN  Fort Lauderdale, Broward County

He is 41 MN and his wife Esther Grace is 41 MN. He is a real estate dealer. They were in Miami in 1930 and will be again in 1940. Alonzo Whipple Putnam is a son of Hiram Morgan Putnam and Winnie E. Williams from Traverse County Minnesota. Esther will die here in January 1962. Alonzo will then later marry Lucille Eleanor Lathrop in November 1965. Alonzo was born February 19, 1894 and will die here in Fort Lauderdale in May 1977. Lucille was born December 22, 1909 and will die here October 7, 1999. They are here in 1945.

 

NELLIE PUTNAM  Coral Gables, Dade County

She is 35 BELGIUM, her son Webster (3rd) 12 NY and daughter Helene 13 GERMANY. She is married to Webster Fletcher Putnam, Jr. who is an officer in the U. S. Army. Obviously been overseas where he met and married his wife. He is a son of Webster Fletcher Putnam and Helen Preston Meldram from Danvers, Massachusetts. He was born there December 15, 1895. He was in Denver, Colorado in 1917 when he registered for the draft. Then he joined the Army and was stationed in Coblenz, Germany in 1920. They were here in 1930. They got divorced if they aren’t already as she and Helene are here in 1940 and then she says she is divorced. Now in 1935 Webster is in Denver, Colorado and married to Ruth a younger gal from Florida and they are in Duval County Florida where he is a major in the U.S. Army.

 

A. (ALBERT) H. PUTNAM  Miami Beach, Dade County

He is 62 MA and his wife Gertrude 31 MI. He is a son of Henry Elliot Putnam and Abigail Wood Payne from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was in Rye, New Hampshire in 1910 with a wife Elsie and then in Detroit, Michigan by himself in 1920. That’s probably where he met and married Gertrude.

 

EDITH L. PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

She is 42 IN. Edith Davidson was married to James W. Putnam (born Texas) in Denver Colorado in 1910. She and her son Howard were in Cincinnati in 1920 and they were here in 1930.

 

FRED PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is 20 NC and working on the farm of Frank and Jennie Palumbo. He is a son of Charles Silvanus Putman and Annie Miller from Waco Cleveland County. He’ll go back to North Carolina soon and marry Iva Spellman.

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is a mechanic, 35 IA and single.

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

This is a Black family. He is 41 GA, Marie 31 GA and Sally 10 GA.

 

JACK R. PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is 28 AL. Mary M. his wife 21 AL. Barely readable. I thought Josh but Rand read it as Jack and ages okay. Still now ideas on who he is or if he is even a Putnam/Putman.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

She is 66 MA and by herself. Mary Ann Taft was married to Alden Putnam from Worcester and they were in Rockland County New York in 1900. By 1910 she and her daughter Geraldine were in Boston and Alden was gone then. She was here in 1930 divorced and also in 1930. Alden is out in Humboldt County California with a new wife Mabel from Maryland. She is here and so is her married daughter Jean.

 

MARY S. PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

She is 57 PA and has her sons Thomas S. 24 DC and Donald M. 18 DC still with her. Mary Shryoke was married to Charles Montcalm Putnam here in 1930. He just died here May 6, 1934. He was a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Emma Frances Torrey from Danvers, Massachusetts. His dad was a librarian at the Library of Congress for years and Charles was born there. He and Mary were married there in 1910 and 1920 and here in 1930. She and young Thomas are still here in 1940 and 1945.

 

RUSSELL L. (LAMPHERE) PUTNAM  Miami, Dade County

He is a supervisor 42 DC and his wife Lucille Mildred Atkinson 50 GA and their daughter Mary Elizabeth 16 FL. The Atkinsons are in the real estate business and Russell is a superintendent of a building for them. He is a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Emma Frances Torrey from Danvers, Massachusetts. The family was in Washington for a good length of time, and Russell was there with them in the 1900 census. His dad is a Librarian at the Library of Congress there. Thomas is a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Judith Stone from Danvers. They were here in 1920 and will be still in 1945 and for the rest of their lives. He was born January 3, 1893 and will die here in Miami December 1, 1970. Lucille is a daughter of Robert Virgil Atkinson and Mary Belle McKeehan and was born in Atlanta, Georgia April 4, 1895 and will die here in Miami July 21, 1957.

 

GEORGE A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM  Duval County

He is 44 TX and a salesman. He is still here in Jacksonville through 1945 and then has what looks like a son, Richard 17 GA who is in the Navy. Okay, now are you ready? Never Ever could have figured this guy if it weren’t for a family group sheet that led back to his granddaddy. This is a Dutch Poutman then Putman family out of New York State. George was indeed born in El Paso, Texas June 6, 1890. He was a son of George Banister Putnam and Mary Holland. His dad died in El Paso December 12, 1889, Mary died in his childbirth in June 1890. He was taken back to his grandmother’s home in Mount Morris, Livingston County New York. His grandmother Helen Marrs Burch was married to George William Putman who was an engineer for the railroad and died in a train wreck in Clay, New York in March 1865. Helen then married his brother Ellis Putnam in 1866 and they were in Mount Morris, New York in 1900 and that’s where I found George Arthur in the 1900 census. Ellis died there March 6, 1905 and Helen died there November 23, 1912. Anyway George Arthur married Hazel Grace Benway. He enlisted in the draft while in Rochester, New York. In the 1920 census, Hazel was there with her father and a son Arthur 6. By 1930 they were divorced, Hazel married another guy and he died and she and their son Arthur were still back with her folks in Rochester.

 

LYMAN PUTNAM  Duval County

He is 38 MO and his wife Inez Lanier 33 FL. He is Lyman Wheeler Junior, son of Lyman W. and Fanny Putnam from University City, St. Louis County Missouri. He was born there July 2, 1896. In 1920 he was listed with his folks and also at Camp Dix in New Jersey. That’s probably where he met Inez while he was in the service. They were in Clinton County Illinois in 1930. They are still here in 1940.

 

MARIE PUTMAN  Duval County

She is a Black 30 GA single with Andrew 18 FL and Verden 12 FL.

 

MARY PUTMAN  Duval County

She is 40 GA and Black.

 

SAM PUTNAM  Duval County

He is a Black, single 29 GA and a laborer.

 

P. A. (PAUL ALBERT) PUTNAM  Escambia County

He is 31 MI, his wife Virginia Miley is 27 VA and they have Peggy 5 CA, Carol 3 CA, and Joyce 1 FL. He was stationed out in Camp Pendleton, San Diego County California in 1930. He is a Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps and will make a career out of it. He is a son of Alfred E. Putnam and Alice McNeil from Washtenaw County Michigan. The family was in Iowa in 1910, and was in Washington County Iowa in 1920 and 1930. He was stationed in Camp Pendleton, San Diego County California in 1930 and will go to Puerto Rico in the late 1930s. He was born in Milan, Michigan June 16, 1903 and will die in Fairfax, Virginia May 21, 1982. Peggy was born October 12, 1929 and will die in Mesa, Arizona June 11, 2007. The daughter Peggy Hamilton was born October 12, 1929 and will die in Arizona June 11, 2007. New England family Massachusetts to New York to Michigan.

 

WAYNE PUTNAM  Escambia County

He is 19 AL and a nephew of Nursie (?) McMurray 67 AL. Can’t find him under the name Wayne in Alabama.

 

J. R. (JOHN ROGERS) PUTNAM  Nobleton, Hernando County

He is a carpenter 52 MA and his wife Flora Wakefield is 47 ME. He is a son of Elwin Tyler Putnam and Lillian Rogers from Sutton, Massachusetts. He and Flora were there in 1920 and will be in 1940.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Outside Tampa, Hillsborough County

This is a Black family. He is 45 FL, Mammie 39 FL, Mary Beth 24 FL, Helen 20 FL, Laverne 19 FL, Esther 11 FL and James 1 FL. They are here in 1940 and 1950.

 

A. J. PUTNAM  Tampa, Hillsborough County

He is 38 FL, Muriel 34 GA, a son S. J. 12 FL and Mattie 8 FL.

 

I. C. (ISRAEL CLINTON) PUTNAM  Tampa, Hillsborough County

He is 60 CT as is his wife. His wife is Lena, but is listed as Mrs. I. C. age 60 He is a salesman. He is a son of Giles Putnam and Mary Burnham from Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in East Hartford, Connecticut July 25, 1874. His wife Lena is about the same age as him too. They were in East Hartford with his widowed mother in 1920 and then in Detroit, Michigan in 1930.

 

GEORGE H. (HILDRETH) PUTNAM  Ashtabula, Lake County

He is alone and is 61 ME. He is a son of George Alvan Putnam and Lucy Adiline Rea from Andover, Massachusetts. He was born while the family was in Kittery, Maine on November 11, 1873. His dad was then working in the Navy Yard there. George was in Cumberland County New Jersey in 1910 and 1920 and I don’t think ever married. He is single here in 1940.

 

JESSE PUTNAM  Estero, Lee County

He is 66 MA MA VT single and boarding. Jesse Edwin Putnam is a son of Edwin Putnam and Dianna Titus from Franklin County Massachusetts. He was born in Erving, Massachusetts. He was here in 1920 and 1930 and will be in 1940 and 1945.

 

WILLIAM W. PUTNAM  Tallahassee, Leon County

He is 32 MA and Maxine 32 MO. He is a watch maker, and she is a teacher. He is a son of Walter D. Putnam and Marietta Harrison from Spencer, Massachusetts. He was born there March 19, 1903 and will die in Worcester, Massachusetts June 8, 1991. They are here in 1940 and 1945.

 

JACK PUTNAM  Apopka, Orange County

He is a fruit buyer 36 GA, Carrie Lou Ashley his wife 30 GA and Vivian 10 FL. He is Edward Owen Putman a son of John Edward Putnam and Mary Ann Harrison from Spaulding County Georgia. He was born there October 13, 1898 and will die here in Florida in July 1962.

 

P. (PAUL) W. PUTMAN  Orlando, Orange County

He is 38 IA and his wife Florence is 34 IL. He is an auto mechanic, Florence a bookkeeper. He is the son of Fred and Eva Putnam from Cerro Gordo County Iowa in 1900 and Stephens County Minnesota in 1910 and 1920. They were here in 1930. They are here in 1945 and his dad Fred is here then at age 78.

 

PERCY PUTNAM  Orlando, Orange County

He is 47 GA and his wife Elizabeth Lewis 43 GA. He is an insurance agent. They have been in Atlanta since they were married in 1902. He is a son of Israel Putnam who was a son of James Madison Putnam. James was one of Henry Putnam’s kids. New England folks that came to South Carolina in the 1700s.

 

RAYMOND PUTNAM  Winter Park, Orange County

Joel Raymond is 20 GA and his wife Betsy Parker 18 FL. Also here is his mother Mary Ann 59 GA and sister Lottie Belle 25 GA. He is a son of John Edward Putman and Mary Ann Harrison from Spaulding County Georgia. He was born there August 26, 1914. John was a son of Sanford Allen Putman. John died back there April 30, 1924 and Mary was widowed there in 1930. She will die here shortly on December 28, 1936.

 

W. (WILLIAM) C. PUTNAM  Orange County

He is 68 ME and retired, his wife Effie Elizabeth is 66 ME. He looks to be the son of William F. and Sarah Putnam from Somerset County Maine. He was with that family in Holbrook, Massachusetts in 1880. They were in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1900 through 1920. He was a captain in the Fire Department there.

 

FRANK PUTNAM  Boca Raton, Palm Beach County

This is a Black family. He is 60 FL, Juanita 40 FL, Ben 25 FL and Sarah 22 FL.

 

EDGAR PUTMAN  Lake Harbor, Palm Beach County

They are Blacks. He is 52 GA and his wife Mildred 40 GA.

 

ESTELLE PUTMAN  West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County

She is 53 MA and listed as the mother of Jack A. Housley 28 CA who works for Shell Oil Company. She was married to Royal Lyman Putnam in Newton, Massachusetts in 1920 through 1930. In 1920 she had her son Jack with her so she had been married to a Housley before marrying Royal. They are here in 1940.

 

DONALD E. PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 40 ME a contractor. His wife Antoinette W. is 40 ME and also here is his mother Gertrude Bass 70 CT and his uncle Beecher Putnam Jr. 68 ME. He is a son of Harry Lyman Putnam and Gertrude Mary Bass from Houlton, Aroostook County Maine. Beecher is a son of Lyman Putnam and Martha Ann Packard and his dad Harry Lyman Putnam’s brother. Donald and Antoinette are here in 1940 and 1945 too. Donald was with his folks in Houlton, Maine in 1900 and 1910 and then was in Louisville, Kentucky in 1920 and then back in Waterville, Maine in 1930.

 

FRANK B. (BOICE) PUTMAN  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 34 SC SC SC and a cashier at. Hayne Smith his wife is 27 SC. He is Frank Boice Putman a son of William Butler Putman and Mattie Garrett from Greenville County South Carolina. He was born in Laurens County January 3, 1899 and will die here September 27, 1977. He married Hayne July 4, 1928. She was born in Greenville August 7, 1900 and will die there December 27, 1980. They are here in 1940 and in West Palm Beach in 1945.

 

L. D. (LEWIS DEXTER) PUTMAN  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 63 SC and still selling groceries. His wife Alice L. Foster is 66 SC. He is a son of John Lewis Putnam and Florence Thompson of Madison, Florida. He was born there July 30, 1871. This is a New England family going back to Benjamin Putnam from Massachusetts who was in Savannah, Georgia in the mid 1780s. His dad John Lewis died in Savannah in 1876 of yellow fever. His widow Florence Thompson then married Henry F. Wright and they were in Norfolk Virginia in the late 1800s and in the 1900 census. That’s where he married Alice. They were then in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1920 and here in 1930. Lewis will die November 11, 1966 back in Spartanburg. Alice was born in Virginia in 1868 and will die in Spartanburg January 30. 1958. They are here in 1940 and 1945.

 

W. E. (WALTER EDWARD) PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 47 OH and his wife Charlotte Evelyn Bartlett is 54 PA. He is a son of Charles Sumner Putnam and Laura Eliza Stone from Conneaut, Ashtabula County Ohio. He was born there February 14, 1886 and was there with Charlotte in 1930. He is retired now and will die in June 1967 either here or Arizona where they are in 1940 or back in Conneaut where he is buried.

 

WORCESTER PUTNAM  St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

He is 50 NY NY MA and is a public accountant. His wife Helen Armington is 51 RI and they have Charles W. 17 MA. They were in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1920, and here in 1930 and 1935. He is a son of Bayard Taylor Putnam and Grace Sanderson Thatcher. He was born October 17, 1883. His dad was a son of George Haven Putnam, the book publisher from New York City. His dad died in North Adams, Massachusetts in 1886 and his mother in Jamestown, Rhode Island in 1900. He was born October 17, 1883, and will die here in 1957. Helen is a daughter of Charles Fuller Armington and Sarah Randall. She was born in 1883 and will die here in 1967.

 

I. B. (IRA BALLARD) PUTNAM  Bartow, Polk County

He is 59 IL, Cecelia Howell his wife 49 IL and their son Earl 16 IL. He is a son of William H. Putnam and Marian W. King from Wabash County Illinois. He will die here June 15, 1938. Earl will die later this year at age 17. Cecelia is widowed here in 1940. She will marry Wesley Delbert Courter in Tampa, Florida April 25, 1943 and they will be in Lansing, Michigan where Wesley was from in 1955. He will die back here in Tampa February 22, 1977. Cecelia will die in Picayune, Mississippi March 8, 1992

 

B. F. (BENJAMIN FURMAN) PUTMAN  Lakeland, Polk County

He is 43 NC NC NC and works for the railroad. Billie his wife is 37 VA. They have Joseph 19 VA, Ralph 17 VA, Edith May 14 VA, Avery a daughter 10 FL and Bobby. He is Benjamin Franklin Bright Putman, a son of Thomas Dickson Putman and Frances Adaline Jenkins from Cleveland County North Carolina where he was born May 29, 1892. They were here in 1930 and are in 1945.

 

CARRIE PUTMAN  Lakeland, Polk County

She is 44 SC widowed and a schoolteacher. Her mother Margaret Ann Thomasson 72 SC is with her. Carrie Elizabeth Thomasson was here married to Marcus Clyde Putman in 1930. Marcus Clyde Putman was a son of Joseph Alexander Putman and Nancy Ellen LeMaster from Spartanburg South Carolina. His dad was born in Waco, North Carolina. They were in Atlanta in 1910 and 1920. She is in Pasco County in 1940 still widowed. Carrie is a daughter of Robert Fleming Thomasson and Margaret Ann Phillips and was born in York County South Carolina May 31, 1891 and will die in Tampa, Hillsborough County Florida September 26, 1966. Catch is that Marcus is in Greenville, South Carolina now in 1935, and in Miami in 1940 and 1945 and will die here September 10, 1959. He keeps saying he is married and she says widowed, so I guess they just ‘separated’ and called it quits.

 

FLOYD PUTMAN  Putnam County

This is a Black family. He is 33 GA Jane 46 GA and their son Elijah 33 GA.

 

CHARLES F. (FREEMAN) PUTNAM  Sarasota, Sarasota County

He is 64 CT and his wife Flora Marie Prince is 58 MA. He is a son of Charles Freeman Putnam and Hulda Morse and was born in January 1871 in Eastford, Windham County Connecticut. He and Flora were there in 1900 and in Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1910 through 1930. He is a mechanic here as well.

 

ISAAC PUTMAN  Sanford, Seminole County

He is a Negro 78 GA and widowed. His sister Roxanna is 82 GA. Also here are Washington Putman 60 GA, his wife Mandie or Maudie 58 GA and 3 of their kids. I assume Washington is Isaac’s kid.

 

D. B. (DAVID BINNEY) PUTNAM  St. Lucie County

He is 21 OR and his wife Ruth Nilla Shields is 22 GA. He is a son of George Palmer Putnam and his first wife Dorothy Binney. His dad is a son of John Bishop Putnam and Frances Faulkner of New York City. He married Dorothy Binney in 1911 in Connecticut. They got divorced in the 1920s and she is down here in St. Lucie, but I can’t find her or her other son George Junior. They are around someplace and all of them are here in Fort Pierce in 1940.

 

HAROLD PUTMAN  Bakersville, Volusia County

This is a black family. He is 51 FL, Marjorie 44 FL, their son Lee 22 FL, his wife Sallie 21 FL and Ernest born this year.

 

J. (JAMES) W. PUTNAM  Oak Hill, Volusia County

He is 52 GA and has Howard G. Putnam 62 GA with him. They were both here in 1930. They are cousins. Howard is a son of John Banks and Mary Ann Putman from Cherokee County Georgia. He never married and will die in Orange County in 1943, In 1930 J. W. said he was divorced and ran a grocery store. Now, I think this is John W. Putman born in Cherokee County Georgia in June 1882. Age is perfect. In 1920 and 1930 he was in Birmingham, Alabama married to Edith Tumlin. I think he was listed both here and back there in 1930 and just divorced then. John is a son of James Worth Putman and Sarah Elizabeth Nichols from Cherokee County. James was a son of Daniel Putman and Nancy McConnell and was a brother of John Banks Putman who is Howard’s dad. Cousins on the Southern Putman line.

 

BOTT?? PUTMAN  Pct 8A, Volusia County

He is 83 NY and the father in law of Edward Reiss 61 NY and Katie B. Reiss 58 NY. Strange. There is/was a Baultus Putman the right age with his brother Leonard Putman in Johnstown, Fulton County New York in 1930, but that guy was there as well in 1935, so not him. Tried Bart, Burt, Bert, Butt and others to no luck. Maybe the name is actually his nickname ‘Bottle’ and he is a great and famous drunk.