KANSAS

Census Reports

1900 – 1920

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UPDATED JULY 7, 2024

 

KANSAS 1900 CENSUS

 

GEORGE L. (LEANDER) PUTMAN  Garnett City, Anderson County

He is a son of Leander Putnam who was here since 1860. He is 54 VT, born in May of 1845.  His wife, Dorothy A. Simonds, is 60 NY, born in June of 1839.  His folks moved to Richmond, Franklin County Kansas in the early 1880s. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years. His widowed mother Martha is in Franklin County now. He is married here in 1910 and widowed in 1915 here and then he is widowed in El Dorado Springs, Missouri in 1920.

 

RUTH PUTMAN  Lone Elm Township, Anderson County

Ruth is listed as 16 IL, born in July of 1883, the stepdaughter of Eber Jennings 55 IL and her mother Eva Henrietta 43 IL. Eva was in Woodson County with Ruth in 1895. Eva Henrietta Brown was married to Christopher W. Putnam a son of Victor Putnam and Adeline Hardy. New York Dutch folks. They were married April 12, 1882 and then split.

 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM  Atchison City, Atchison County

She is listed as 67 CND, born in November of 1833.  The children at home are: John 28 CND, born in December of 1872, and Carrie 23 CND, born in August of 1877.  Also in the household is a laborer, Charles Parker, 50 IN, born in April of 1850. Elizabeth Ann Dunn is the widow of George Young Putman from St. Catherineճ, Lincoln County Ontario. They were all there in the 1881 Canadian Census. The family must have come down in the later 1880s or 1890s as Elizabeth was widowed here in the State 1895 census. This is a Dutch line going back into New York State. John will be married here in 1910.

 

HELEN PUTNAM  Atchison City, Atchison County

She is 65 NY and widowed as she has been since the 1860s. And she is still living with her daughter Helen L. and her husband Benjamin F. Hudson. Helen Barker is the second wife and widow of Lyman Putnam. Lyman was a son of Cornelius Putnam and Bridget Nevins from Hanover, NH. She and young Helen were here in 1885 and she was married to Ben in 1895.

 

WALTER PUTNAM  Atchison City, Atchison County

He is 26 NY, born in June of 1874, a boarder with Peter Feheoncheid (?). No ideas at all. Maybe not a Putnam at all.

 

WILLIAM P. (PETER) PUTNAM  Grasshopper Township, Atchison County

The son of Victor C. Putman and Adeline Eliza Hardy of Ogle County Illinois. Victor was a son of Peter Putman of Orleans, Cattaraugus County. He was born there August 22, 1820 according to a family bible. William is listed as 50 IL, born in March of 1850.  His wife, Evearetta Bridges, is 41 IL, born in March of 1859.  The children at home are: Clarence I. 16 NE, born in March of 1884, Albert E. 9 NE, born in January of 1891, Ira R. 2 KS, born in June of 1898.  Also in the household is Hugh C. Cleland 21 IRL, born in June of 1879.  Dutch Family.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Great Bend City, Barton County

William Ford Putnam is listed as 46 OH, born in March 14,1854. He runs a grocery store. His wife, Ida Maria Kenyon, is 45 NY, born in March of 1855.  The children are: Emmett 21 KS, born in March of 1879, Ernest 17 KS, born in February of 1883, Otto 10 KS, born in October of 1889, Netta (Antoinette Belle) 7 KS, born in January of 1893, Ruth 4 KS, born in April of 1896, and Rena 6 months KS, born in December of 1899. The son Emmett runs Putnam’s Cafe in Garden City. They were in Harvey County in 1880 and here in Barton County in 1895. He is a son of Solomon Putnam and Zuriah Ford. He and Ida will split soon. In 1905 she says she is widowed, but at the same time Willie is in Colorado with a wife Maud and the just have a son Walter then. They are in Kansas City, Missouri in 1920. Ida is in Garden City, Kansas then and in 1930.

 

O. P. (ORLANDO PROCTOR) PUTNAM  Homestead Township, Barton County

He is listed as 56 IL, born in January of 1844.  His wife, Clara Cone, is 46 IL, born in July of 1852.  The children at home are: LaVern (Vernon a son) 13 IL, born in August of 1886, and Carter 12 IL, born in June of 1887. He would be Orlando Putnam son of Proctor Putnam (#2786) and Rosilla Sargent. He was born in Waukegan, Lake County Illinois and grew up there. They moved here in the 1890s after his father died. He married Clara E. Cone in Warren, Illinois January 6, 1875. Clara and the two sons are in Des Moines, Iowa in 1910, and she is widowed then. Orlando was born January 9, 1845 and died January 15, 1905 probably in Iowa. Clara was born July 11, 1853 and died February 10, 1950.

 

WILLIAM R. (RAY) PUTNAM  Lakin Township, Barton County

William is listed as 15 KS, born in April of 1885, the brother-in- law of William H. and Ella Obleness. Ella 22 KS is his sister and was shown at home in 1880 at age 2 KS. He is a son of William Putnam and Ida Kenyon from here. He was at home in 1895. According to a group sheet, he will marry Nellie Agnes Clark and they will have a son Earl in 1905. Willie will then split and wander up to Wisconsin and be married to Anna there in 1920, and then back here in Finney County Kansas in 1930 with a third wife Nina Cauvel.

 

JACOB S. PUTMAN  Osage Township, Bourbon County

He is a son of William and Sarah Foland Putnam from Jefferson County Tennessee. He is listed as 47 TN, born in May of 1853.  His wife, Celestina Lawton, is 41 IL, born in September of 1858.  The children are: Benjamin 17 MO, born in March of 1883, Harry 13 KS, born in June of 1886, Boyd 11 KS, born in May of 1889, Sarah G. (Grace) 8 KS, born in December of 1891, Ivy 6 KS, born in March of 1894, Dolly 3 KS, born in March of 1897, and Nora G. (Gladys) 4 months KS, born in January of 1900. They were in Vernon County Missouri before coming to Kansas in 1885. The family will be in Fort Scott, Bourbon County through the 1930 census. This is the Southern family that was just late comers as best I can figure. I can only get them back to Virginia in the 1700s a hundred years after my Thomas Putnam came there.

 

HERBERT PUTNAM  El Dorado City, Butler County

Herbert is listed as 26 NY, born in September of 1874.  His wife, Hattie Betts, is 23 KS, born in March of 1877.  Their son, Harold, is 3 KS, born in October of 1896. He is a son of John Russell Putnam and Genella Lord of Madison County New York. His folks are listed shortly. He married Harriet Betts here October 19, 1895. He will be in Long Beach, California by 1910.

 

J. R. (JOHN RUSSELL) PUTMAN  El Dorado City, Butler County

He is listed as 52 NY, born in September of 1847.  His wife, Genella Lord, is 52 NY, born in August of 1847, Samuel 18 NY born May 1882, and Darwin 11 KS born June 1888.  He is a son of Samuel Putnam (2347) and Eliza Ann Hazard of Madison, Madison County New York. Samuel was a son of Dr. Elijah Putnam of Madison. They were there in 1880. They will be in Arkansas in 1920 and John will be back widowed in 1930 and living with his son Darwin.

 

ELTON P. PUTMAN  Leon City, Butler County

The son of Alfred D. Putnam and Rebecca McLane from Wabash County Illinois. Elton is listed as 30 IL, born in November of 1869.  His wife, Georgia A. Britain, is 25 KS, born in December of 1874.  Their daughter, Gladys P., is 6 IL, born in December of 1893. They are here in El Dorado City in 1905 and in Colorado Springs, Colorado by 1910 and then back here in El Dorado by 1915. They are back here in Wichita, Kansas by 1930. Elton will die here in 1942.

 

FREDDIE PUTNAM  Falls Township, Chase County

Fred is listed as 16 MO, born March 20, 1884, the stepson of William M. Musselman. He is a son of Henry Clay and Mary Elizabeth Putnam from Clay County. Henry has died and Elizabeth has remarried to William Musselman. His brother John Andrew is here as well.

 

JOHN A. (ANDREW) PUTNAM  Falls Township, Chase County

John Andrew is listed as 19 MO, born March 21, 1881, the stepson of William M. Musselman. See Freddie right above. Both are sons of Henry Clay Putnam.

 

CLARENCE H. (CHARLES HENRY) PUTMAN  Sedan City, Chautauqua County

This really is Charles Henry, son Jonathan Putman from New York. He is 39 IL, born in January of 1861.  His wife, Hannah Lodema Norman, is 30 MN, born in October of 1869.  Their son, Otto C., is 13 AR, was born in September of 1886. They are all in Adair County Iowa in 1910. He uses the name Clarence then too, so not positive what his first name is.

 

PEARL PUTNAM  Columbus City, Cherokee County

Pearl is listed as 6 KS, born in November of 1893, the grand daughter of John S. Hogan. She is also listed in Neosho County with her mother Ora Hogan and her stepfather Alfred Hibbs. She is Iva Pearl Putnam, daughter of William K. Putnam and Ora Ann Stephens. Bill died in 1894. There is a marriage record that has them married in 1893 in Jasper, MO. The marriage record says Bill is from Parsons, Labette County, KS. This means Bill is the son of James Monroe Putnam and Polly Markham as shown in 1870 KS. James was a son of Ira H. Putnam. Pearl and the folks are all listed together in Neosha County in 1905 and 1910.

 

PIERCE PUTMAN  Empire City, Cherokee County

He is a son of Abraham H. Putman and a grandson of Elijah from Davis County Iowa. He is listed as 48 IA, born in December of 1851.  His wife Josephine Pierce is 48 OH, born in November of 1851.  The children at home are: Iva or Ina 20 IA, born in September of 1879, Nellie 13 NE, born in October of 1886, and Hazeal 7 AR, born in May of 1893. They are here in 1905 and then in 1910 and 1920 they are in Jasper County Missouri.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Galena City, Cherokee County

William is listed as 22 CO, born in February of 1878, a lodger with D. A. McCausland. No Williams in Colorado  age 2 in 1880 or 7 in 1885 censuses. So once more maybe not a Putnam.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Starr Township, Cloud County

He is 19 AR born in March 1881 and living with William T. Clark. He may be a son of Reding Putman, son of Bennett. Reding's second wife was Charlotte Clark and there may be a connection here. Only a guess.

 

MARY E. (ELIZABETH) PUTNAM  Arkansas City, Cowley County

Mary Elizabeth Smith is listed as 42 TN, born in June of 1857.  The children at home are: Charles W. (Wesley) 21 IL, born in October of 1878, Maggie S. 19 KS, born in September of 1880, Howard J. 18 KS, born in February of 1882, Jesse J. 16 KS, born in October of 1883, Florence B. 14 KS, born in September of 1885, and Robert B. 13 KS, born in October of 1886. I can't find this family in 1880. She was with the kids here in 1895. I found a family sheet that says she was married to William Boyd Putnam born in Iowa May 15, 1855 and he died here in 1894. He was a son of James Daniel Putman and Diadema Smith from Fulton County Illinois. Southern Putmans.

 

ARTHUR PUTMAN  Harvey Township, Cowley County

Arthur Willard Putnam is listed as 21 MO, born in February of 1878, a servant for George W. Tharp. He is a son of David Putnam and Sarah Margaret Hensley. He is married to Bertha in 1905 and1910 in Butler County and then back here in 1920 and 1930.

 

DAVID T. (THOMAS) PUTNAM  Harvey Township, Cowley County

David is listed as 41 MN, born in June of 1858.  His wife Sarah Margaret Hensley is 41 IN, born in September of 1858.  The children are: Clarence 21 MO, born in November of 1879, Fred 17 SD, born in March of 1883, Esther 13 SD, born in October of 1887, Elva 12 SD, born in May of 1888, and Vernie 5 KS, she was born in July of 1895. He is a son of Ansil Delos Putnam and was in Mercer County Missouri in 1880. David and Sarah were married in Gainesville, Harrison County Missouri in 1878. They were here in 1895. David is widowed here in 1910 and has a new wife Laura by 1920. New York Dutch family.

 

BRUCE PUTNAM  Pleasant Valley Township, Cowley County

He is listed as 13 KS, born in October of 1886, a hired hand for Amos A. Tolles. Robert Bruce Putnam is a son of William Boyd Putman and Mary Smith. He is also listed with her and the family next door in Arkansas City, Cowley County.

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Richland Township, Cowley County

James Edward Putman is listed as 32 OH, born in January of 1868.  His wife, Myrtle Everil Hicks, is 22 MO, born in July of 1877.  Their son, Clarence R. (Randolph), is 2 KS, born in February of 1898. He is a son of John S. Putman and Clarissa Duey from Ross County Ohio. He was born there September 12, 1838. He was here with his mother in 1895. His folks are now in Oklahoma.  He is widowed here in 1905, and also widowed in Elbert County Colorado in 1910 and in 1920. His dad will die in 1904 and Clarissa in 1902 and they are both buried here in Winfield, Crowley County. This is a German family from Maryland.

 

ED PUTNAM  Winfield City, Cowley County

The son of John W. Putnam and Mary Alice Fisher, Edward is listed as 30 IL, born in February of 1870.  His wife Jennie Weaver is 30 IN, born in May of 1870.  Their son, Fred, is 8 KS, born in July of 1891.  The father John was born in Indiana, and the family came out of Kentucky originally. They were in Tazewell County Illinois in 1880. They are here in 1910.

 

MARAH C. PUTMAN  Winfield City, Cowley County

Marah is listed as 67 NH, born in October of 1832.  Also in the household are: her daughter Annie C. Sanford 29 MO, born in May of 1871, and her grandson, Daniel B. Sanford, 1 GA, born in November of 1898. In 1880 she was in Montgomery County Illinois listed as Marah Robinson 47 NH VT NH and had a son Samuel age 11 MO PA NH and Annie 9 MO PA NH. She must have married a Putman sometime later and was widowed a second time by 1900. She will die July 31, 1910 and be buried in Kay County Oklahoma. The tombstone says ‘Mother’ so I guess she and Annie must have gone down there in the next 10 years.

 

CHARLES PUTMAN  Lecompton Township, Douglas County

The son of Newton Putnam, Charles is listed as 59 IN, born in September of 1840 in Wells County. His wife, Sarah, is 56 OH, born in June of 1843. Their son, Delmar, is 20 KS, born in September of 1879.

 

CHARLES PUTMAN  Elk Falls Township, Elk County

The son of Jacob D. Putnam, Charles F. is listed as 51 NY, born in November of 1848.  His wife, Lydia E. Teague, is 47 ENG, born in January of 1853.  There are no children listed with them.

 

LUTHER PUTNAM  Ottawa City, Franklin County

Luther is listed as 13 CA, born in January of 1887, the nephew of Herbert Baldwin. His mother Ivy Adams had married Albert Baldwin before marrying his dad Charles Putnam. She died in the 1890s and Charles widowed in 1900. Probably why Luther was brought up here before heading West. He was here with them in 1895 and will be in 1905. Luther Lee is a son of Charles Sumner Putnam and Ivy Adams and was born in San Francisco, California January 11, 1887 and will die in Grass Valley, Nevada County California October 27, 1966. Charles Putnam was born in Danvers, Essex County Massachusetts in November 1847, was out in California by 1852 probably Gold Rush Days for his folks. Luther will marry Mattie Myra Jackson in Los Angeles August 5, 1907. Mattie is a daughter of Duke Wellington Jackson and Hattie Kendrick. She was born in Miner, Miner County South Dakota August 23, 1885 and will die in San Francisco October 11, 1965. They are in San Francisco in 1910 and then Santa Rosa, Sonoma County in 1920 and 1930 and San Francisco in 1940 and will be after that till they pack it in. The line is Luther L. > Charles S. > Henry L. > Joseph > Billings > Henry > Eleazer > John > John out there in Danvers, Massachusetts.

 

MARTHA E. PUTNAM  Richmond City, Franklin County

She is Martha Emorette Pike, the widow of Leander Putnam from Anderson County. Martha is listed as 74 VT, born in July of 1825. Leander died here in Richmond March 19, 1886.  Her daughter, Hattie E., is 43 WI, born in June of 1856. Leander died here in Richmond March 19, 1886. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years.

 

CHARLES E. (ELLSWORTH) PUTNAM  Richmond Township, Franklin County

The son of Leander Putnam from Anderson County. Charles is listed as 40 KS, born in August of 1859.  His wife, Ida McGee, is 41 IL, born in January of 1859.  The children at home are: Webster M. 17 KS, born in April of 1883, Ina B. 15 KS, born in April of 1885, George E. 12 KS, born in July of 1887, Ralph E. 5 KS, born in May of 1895, and Mark L. 2 KS, born in April of 1898.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Junction City, Geary County

George is widowed and listed as 52 NY NY NY, born January 26, 1848.  His daughter Pearl is 26 KS, born August 28, 1873. He was here in 1880 and 1885, but Junction City was in Davis County then. He is still widowed here in 1905 and 1910.

 

FRED L. PUTMAN  Grant Township, Jackson County

He is a son of Charles F. Putman and Lydia Teague from New York. They were in Graham County Kansas in 1880. Fred is 29 IA, born in December of 1870.  His wife, Lucy E. Little, is 26 KS, born in June of 1873.  Their son, Paul, is 2 months KS, born in March of 1900.  Also in the household is a servant: Elias Elliott, 18 KS, born in November of 1881.

 

ALLISON J. (JAMES) PUTMAN  Highland Township, Jewell County

He is listed 50 IA, born in June of 1849.  His wife, Fannie J. Beecham, is 45 IL, born in December of 1854. The children at home are: Mabel J. 26 NE, born in February of 1874, Thomas J. (Jacob) 24 KS, born in April of 1876, Edna J. 22 KS, born in July of 1878, Lola A. 19 KS, born in August of 1888, Edith M. 17 KS, born in December of 1882, Ella V. 15 KS, born in December of 1884, Winifred N. 13 KS, born in March of 1887, James A. 8 KS, born in November of 1891, Vernon L. 5 KS, born in January of 1895, and Lottie I. 3 KS, born in April of 1897.  Also in the household is his father, Jacob Putnam, 90 NY, born in February of 1810. They were in Scott County IA in 1850, Benton County IA in 1870 and here since the 1880. New York Dutch.

 

GEORGE H. PUTNAM  Olathe City, Johnson County

George H. is listed as 35 ME, born in February of 1865.  His wife, Lillie F., is 32 PA, born in December of 1867.  Their stepdaughter Lillian G. Pretz is 11 PA, born in October of 1888. They will be in Jacksonville, Morgan County Illinois in 1910 and 1920 and 1930 and till they die. George is a son of George Augustus Putnam and Fannie Maria Wells of Yarmouth, Cumberland County Maine. His dad was a minister originally from Massachusetts.

 

HARVEY D. PUTNAM  Peters Township, Kingman County

Harvey D. is listed as 56 NY, born April of 1844, an employee of Frank H. Weinschenk. There is a chance he is Harvey David Truman a son of Freeman Putnam and Esther Way, and was at home in Luzerne County, PA in the 1850. He was married to Lucinda or Lucelia Davison in Butler County Pennsylvania in 1880. Found a tree that shows him there but the tree says he died by 1900 when Lucinda and her daughter Emma will be in Chautauqua County, NY in 1900. Then I find a reference that he is in Payne County Oklahoma in 1920 at age 78 NY. So maybe he and Lucy split up and he headed West and she back to the East. Big problem I can’t find the Oklahoma Census for him in 1920.

 

HIRAM PUTMAN  Rural Township, Kingman County

Hiram is listed as 68 OH, born in September of 1831.  His wife, Mary Ann Hobbs, is 68 PA, born in February of 1836.  They were here in 1895. There are no children.  He is a son of Gabriel Putman and Susannah Weimer from Stark County Ohio and Pennsylvania before that. They have been in Stark County up till the 1880s, and then were here in Kingman County in 1895 through 1905. They are in Sedgwick County in 1910. Mary Ann is widowed there in 1920.This is the German Putman family from Pennsylvania.

 

SARAH PUTNAM  Oswego, Labette County

She is 65 KY and lives with her daughter Georgiana McLane 32 IL and her husband John McLane 41 IN. She was married to Henry Putnam from New York. Georgiana is her daughter. They were in Bureau County Illinois in 1870 and here in Oswego in 1875, 1880 and 1885. Sarah was widowed here in 1895. She and the McLanes are all here in 1905.

 

PUTNAM KIDS  Leavenworth City, Leavenworth County

These are listed as Patnan and stepchildren of Jordan Dunton 27 KS and Sarah Dunton 32 KS ENG IRE. They are Charles 17 KS MI KS  Feb 1883, Lottie 15 KS Sep 1884, Anna 14 KS May 1886, Sadie 12 KS Apr 1888 and Willard Putnam 10 KS Feb 1890. Also there is Gracie Denton 10/12 KS Aug 1899. The handwriting is bad and the parents are probably Denton. Anyway, Sarah Heatherington was married to Willard Putnam here in Leavenworth in 1885. Willard was a barber as is Jordan. Willard must have died and then Jordan, who probably worked in the same barber shop, and Sarah were married in 1892. They say now they have been married 8 years which is right on the button. Willard was a son of James Willard Putnam from Rochester, New York who was briefly in Michigan in the early 1850s where Willard was born. Found some info on the kids. Charles was born February 10, 1883 in Leavenworth, and will die in Branson, Missouri in September 1979. He married Bertha Frederick Dobler on June 6, 1906 and they are in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1910 and Kansas City Missouri in 1920 and 1930. Bertha was born in Kansas August 28, 1884 and will die in San Diego, California May 28, 1947Willard Wellington Putnam was born February 16, 1890 in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was single and a teamster at that time. Sadie Jane Putnam was born in Leavenworth April 6, 1888 and died in Eugene Oregon January 23, 1965. Sadie married Julius Toman April 19, 1906. Charlotte Putnam was born September 6, 1884 in Kansas and died in San Diego California January 22, 1956. She married a Tomrell.

 

SARAH PUTNAM  Leavenworth City, Leavenworth County

The widow of Silas R. Putnam. Sarah is listed as 65 IRL, born in August of 1834.  The children at home are: May Hoagland, 35 KS, born in February of 1865, and her other daughter, Martha Putnam, 24 KS, born in November of 1875. She is here in 1905.

 

SILAS A. PUTNAM  Leavenworth City, Leavenworth County

The son of Silas and Sarah, Silas is listed as 39 KS, born in September of 1870.  His wife, Emma R. Courtney, is 24 PA, born in December of 1875.  Also there is their son Silas R. 4 KS, born in October of 1895, and his sister-in-law, Maggie Courtney, 28 MD, born in September of 1871. He is alone here in 1905 and then married to Kittie Gardner in 1910. In 1920, he will be in San Diego California with a third wife named Ada Gardner from Missouri. The son Silas R. will be in Arizona in 1920.

 

JANE M. PUTNAM  Agnes City, Lyon County

Jane M. Titus is listed as 65 PA, born in February of 1835, the mother-in- law of Frank J. Cochennet. She is the widow of Nathan Haley Putnam. They were here in the late 1860s on. He died here August 4, 1895.

 

CURTIS PUTMAN  Emporia Township, Lyon County

He is Curtis Palmer Putnam listed as 37 OH, born in October of 1862.  His wife, Anna M. Walkup, is 32 VA, born in August of 1867.  The children are: Mabel E. 10 KS, born in September of 1889, and Helen 6 KS, born in October of 1893.  Also in the household are two boarders: Jennie D. Walkup, 42 VA, born in June of 1858, and Herbert Hoover, 14 KS, born in October of 1885. Bert is a son from Anna’s first marriage. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster, and was born in Devil's Dam, Ohio. The family was in Chase County Kansas in 1880. His folks are now in Oregon.

 

FRANK S. (SHEPHARDSON) PUTNAM  Ivy Township, Lyon County

The son of Sidney Putnam, Frank is 46 PA born August 14, 1854 in Chester County.  His wife, Laura Alma Peacock, is 41 TX born September 14, 1858 in Daingerfield, Morris County Texas.  The children are: Lucile 15 CO, born in August of 1884, Frank James 13 CO, born in January of 1887, John Sidney 10 CO, born in March of 1890, and Bessie (Mary Elizabeth) 7 KS, born in September of 1892. There are 2 boarders in the household also. They are here through 1930 and probably forever.

 

FRED D. (DANIEL) PUTMAN  Ivy Township, Lyon County

He is 42 NY (Erie County), born in August of 1848.  His wife, Lydia E. Brown is 40 PA, born in April of 1860.  The children are: Lucy 15 KS, born in September of 1884, Sidney Leroy 13 KS, born in September of 1886, Ralph J. 10 KS, born in June of 1890, Alma (Alma Olivia) 7 KS, born in June of 1892, and John Harold 6 months KS, born in December of 1899. He is Sidney's son, he was here since the 1860 census. There is another son, Charles Francis born in 1883 who is missing now, but is alive and well as he won't die until 1961.

 

THEODORE PUTMAN  Ivy Township, Lyon County

The son of Sidney and Josephine Putnam, Theodore Valentine Putnam is listed as 27 KS, born December 24, 1872.  His wife, Nettie Jane Rabourn, is 28 MO, born in July of 1871.  The children are: Perry Leland 4 KS, born in February of 1896, and Ina J. (Inez Josephine) 6 months KS, born in December of 1899.  Also in the household are: his father, Sidney Putnam, 76 NY, born in May of 1824, and his brother-in-law, Lew Rabourn, 20 KS, born in February of 1880. Sidney is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barnet of Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Warren County Pennsylvania and now here. This will be Sidney's last appearance, as he will die here March 23, 1908.

 

PEARL PUTNAM  Erie Township, Neosho County

Pearl is listed as 6 KS, born in November of 1893, the daughter of Alfred T. Hibbs. His wife Ora Hibbs 23 MO is her mom. She is also listed in Cherokee County with her grandfather. She is Iva Pearl Putnam, daughter of William K. Putnam and Ora Ann Stephens. Bill died in 1894. There is a marriage record that has them married in 1893 in Jasper, MO. They are all here in 1905.

 

WILLIAM F. PUTMAN  Center township, Ness County

William F. is listed as 47 OH, born in March of 1853.  Also in the household is John L. Boley, 16 KS, born in June of 1883. He is also listed in Barton County with his wife Ida and family. They are splitting up and he may be on his way out.

 

WILLIAM P. PUTMAN  Leota Township, Norton County

The son of Jacob and Theodosia Putman. William is listed as 45 IA, born in April of 1855.  His wife, Amanda Louise Davis, is 33 IN, born in September of 1866.  The children at home are: Alphius O. 12 KS, born in June of 1887, Ida M. 9 NE, born in October of 1890, and Albert 7 KS, born in June of 1892. He was in Benton County Iowa in 1870 and Jewell County Kansas in 1880. William was born April 11, 1855 in Scott County Iowa and will die here in Norton on February 28, 1927. Amanda was born in Indiana September 17, 1866 and will die here January 20, 1934.

 

JUSTIN E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM  Ross Township, Osborne County

Justin E. is listed as 69 VT, born in March of 1831.  Also in the household is Anna 30 IA, born in June of 1869.  Anna is his second wife. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831.

 

JACOB PUTMAN  Phillipsburg Township, Phillips County

Jacob is listed as 44 IN, born in September of 1855.  His wife Eliza Cuffel is 44 IN, born in October of 1855.  The children are: Elsie 15 KS, born in April of 1885, Blanche 12 KS, born in June of 1887, and Estel (Ira Estel) 9 KS, born in June of 1890. He is a son of Jacob Putman and Susan Linniger, and was at home in 1860 and 1870 in Fulton County Indiana, and here in 1880, 1885 and 1895. They will be in Sheridan County Kansas in 1905 and in Reno County Kansas in 1910 then in Chautauqua County New York in 1920. German family out of Pennsylvania.

 

ANNA PUTMAN  Pratt City, Pratt County

Anna is listed as 22 IA, born in March of 1879, the sister-in-law of Jerome J. Roll who has married her sister Della 32 IA. They are kids of Jasper Newton Putman and Eliza Jane Grant and were at home in Lick Creek, Davis County Iowa in 1880. Southern Putmans.  Anna is single and a teacher.

 

CHARLES J. (JAMES) PUTNAM  Victoria Township, Rice County

The son of James Daniel Putman from Fulton County Illinois. He is listed as 33 IL, born in August of 1867. His wife, Elizabeth S., is 33 IN, born in October of 1866.  The children are: Chester A. 8 KS, born in October of 1891, Mabel 4 KS, born in May of 1896, William O. 8 months KS, born in October of 1899. One of the Southern folks. He will have a new wife Mary and be in Kingfisher County Oklahoma by 1910.

 

WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Manhattan City, Riley County

The son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knowlton, William is 60 CT, born in Woodstock, Connecticut August 1, 1839.  His wife, Ella A. Hamilton, is 58 NY, born in May of 1842. The children at home are: Llewellyn 25 IL, he was born on March 18, 1875, William H., Jr., 22 KS, born in September of 1877, Addie E. 20 KS, born in January of 1880, Eunice T. 18 KS, born in March of 1882, and Gerry A. 15 KS, born in December of 1884. They are here in 1905 and in Nebraska in 1910. He will die in 1913 and Ella in 1916 and they are buried back here.

 

ISRAEL P. PUTNAM  Medicine Township, Rooks County

He is 44 CT CT RI, born in October of 1856.  His wife, Anna Belle Doty, is 34 NE, born in August of 1865.  The children at home are: James P. 18 KS, born in March of 1882, Mary E. 13 KS, born in October of 1886, William C. 11 KS, born in April of 1889, Katherine B. 3 KS, born in April of 1897, George W. 5 months KS, born in December of 1899. He was in Osborne County in 1880. He is a son of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. Israel (3286) was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut on October 29, 1855. Israel and Anna were married in Osborne County Kansas May 20, 1880 and were here in Rooks County in 1895, and then will be back in Osborne County in 1910 through 1930 at least

 

ERNEST J. (JOHN) PUTMAN  Salina City, Saline County

He is John Ernest Putnam, and is listed as 29 MA, born in November of 1870.  His wife, Emily Margaret Bellville, is 26 IL, born in June of 1873.  Their daughter is: Dorothy E. 3 KS, born February 15, 1897 and will die here June 21, 1902.  Also in the household are his mother-in-law, Sophia E. Bellville, 57 PA, born in May of 1843, and a servant, Selma England, 20 KS, born in December of 1879. He is a son of Harrison Kimball Putnam (listed next). He was born in Worcester, Mass. November 19, 1870. The family was from Mass., went to Ohio for about 20 years, briefly returned to Worcester where Ernest was born and then came out here in 1878. He married Emily here August 20, 1895.

 

HARRISON K. (KIMBALL) PUTMAN  Salina City, Saline County

Harrison Kimball Putnam is listed as 77 (should be 70) MA, born March 1830, the father-in-law of Irvin Uplinger. His daughter Helen Elizabeth had married Irving as his second wife in December 1895. He was in Ellsworth County Kansas earlier. See 1880 for who he is. He is also listed with his son Walter a couple of listings down. In 1885 his wife Henrietta Elizabeth Crippen said she was a widow, but it looks like Harrison took off or split anyway. Harrison was born March 22, 1830 and will die here July 15, 1903. Henrietta was born February 16, 1835 and will die here April 20, 1915 and they are both buried together for what that’s worth. Got back together I guess.

 

IDA PUTNAM  Salina City, Saline County

Ida is listed as 22 KS, born in January of 1878.  Her status is not recorded, but she was enumerated with Dell Walker. She may be George Putnam's daughter.

 

WALTER PUTMAN  Walnut Township, Saline County

The son of Harrison K. Putnam. He is listed as 43 MA, born in August of 1856.  His wife, Liddie Catherine Russell, is 35 OH, born in July of 1864.  Walter married Lydia Russell here January 1, 1888. There are no children listed.  Also in the household are: his father, Harrison 65 (should be 70, the 1830 is correct) MA, born in March of 1830, and three servants: Edward McCoy 27 IN, born in March of 1883, August Anderson 35 SWD, born in October of 1864, and Cora Kerns 19 KS, born in March of 1881.

 

JOHNSON PUTNAM  Wichita City, Sedgwick County

The son of John Putman from Brown County Illinois. Johnson Putman is listed as 51 IL, born in January of 1849.  His wife, Lydia Frye, is 48 IL, born in May of 1852.  The children at home are: Frances 20 KS, born in September, 1879, Florence 17 KS, born in August of 1883, George 16 KS, born in April of 1884, and Charles 13 KS, born in October of 1886.  There are 4 lodgers there also. They have a similar listing in Afton Township, Sedgwick County.

 

MAHALON C. (CHAPLAIN) PUTMAN  Wichita City, Sedgwick County

Listed as Marsh C. He is now 70 ME, born in July of 1829.  His wife, Fannie H. (Flora H. Sweet), is 68 ME, born in August of 1831.  Their son, Mark Noble, is 21 KS, born in February of 1879. Look back to 1880 in Independence, Montgomery County for the line. Flora will be widowed in 1910 and be in Marin County California with her married grandson Royal Ritz. Her daughter Ida had married Arthur Ritz here in Kansas.

 

SARAH D. (DIAMOND) PUTNAM  Wichita City, Sedgwick County

Sarah is listed as 82 VT, born in June of 1818, the mother-in-law of Nathan J. Morrison and his wife Miranda 58 MA. She is Sarah Capen who was first married to Isaac Diamond and then to Douglas Putnam and they were in Marietta, Washington County Ohio in 1880. She is widowed and Miranda would be a daughter of hers with Isaac Diamond. They are all here in 1905.

 

CATHERINE D. PUTNAM  Topeka City, Shawnee County

Catherine is listed as 55 OH, born in August of 1844.  Also in the household is Elizabeth C. Samson 57 NY, born in June of 1842. She was single here in 1880.

 

MARK PUTNAM  Topeka City, Shawnee County

He is the son of Jonathan Putnam and Frances Browner from Sangamon County Illinois. He is listed as 40 IL, born in August of 1859.  His wife Emma Klienfeld is 38 WI, born Oct. 1861, Edith 16 KS born Dec. 1883, Marie 11 KS born Dec. 1888, and Juanita 7 KS, born August 1892. They also have 17 boarders. He was single in Salina in 1880 and married there in 1885. They are here in 1910 and 1920 and Emma is widowed in Portland Oregon with her then married daughter Edith in 1930.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Topeka City, Shawnee County

William is listed as 36 MI, born in February of 1864.  His wife, Emma, is 29 IN, born in September of 1870.  Their daughter, Jessie, is 13 KS, born in February of 1887.  Also in the household is a servant, Mary Wilson, 21 MO, born in January of 1879. He is a son of Charles Putnam and Sarah Lancaster from Clay County. Charles was a son of Newton Putnam from Vermont, and was in Wells County Indiana in 1850, where he was born. The family was in Richardson County Nebraska in 1870, and Clay County in 1880 where William was born.

 

BENNETT PUTNAM  Topeka Township, Shawnee County

Bennett is listed as 78 NH, born in May of 1822.  His wife, Mary Maria Dunmire, is 62 PA, born in July of 1838.  There are no children listed, all are off and married now. They have been here in Kansas since the 1850s. They are here in Topeka through 1910 when he is 87 years old. Mary is widowed there in 1920 at age 82. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He was born May 3, 1822 in West Nottingham, Rockingham County New Hampshire.

 

ROY K. (KENYON) PUTNAM  Topeka Township, Shawnee County

He is a son of William Putnam and Ida Kenyon from Harvey County and then Barton County. He is 27 KS, born in (?) of 1872.  His wife, Elnora, is 26 KS, born in December of 1874.  There are no children listed. They are in Jefferson County in 1905. I don’t find him after that.

 

WILLIAM R. (RAYMOND) PUTNAM  Center Township, Smith County

The son of William Riley Putnam. He is listed as 23 KS, born in September of 1876.  His mother, Mary E. Humphries, is 51 IL, born in July of 1848.  There are no other children listed. Dad and mom must have become divorced in the 1890s. I don't know where William Senior is now, but he's here in 1910 and in 1920 and lives alone at those times. Anyway, this young William will be married in Billings, Montana in 1910 and in 1920 will be there and his mom will be there too.

 

EDMUND PUTNAM  Houston Township, Smith County

He is Edwin Willard Putnam, a son of Justin Putnam, he was listed as Edwin in 1880. He is listed as 39 MN, born in September of 1860.  His wife, Hannah, is 39 IA, born in August of 1861.  The children at home are: Callie 15 KS, born in October of 1884, Grace 14 KS, born in May of 1886, Leota 12 KS, born in August of 1887, and Vera 7 KS, born in July of 1893.

 

GEORGE W. (WILLIAM) PUTMAN  Harlan Township, Smith County

The son of Justin E. Putnam, George is 29 MN, born in May of 1871.  His wife, Anna Matilda Rudy, is 21 KS, born in March of 1879.  Their children are: Donald E. (Eugene) 3 KS, was born in October of 1896, and Edith C. (Christine) 2 KS, was born in May of 1898. They are in German Township of Smith County in 1905.

 

EDNA J. PUTNAM  White Rock Township, Smith County

She is the daughter of Allison James Putman from Jewell County, Kansas. Edna listed as 21 KS, born in July of 1878, a servant for Edward M. Myers.

 

FRED PUTNAM  Kansas City Township, Wyandotte County

Edward Frederick Putnam is listed as 28 KS, born in December of 1871.  His wife, Mary Ann Shoaf, is 28 IL, born in May of 1872.  The children are: Ella 4 KS, born in June of 1895, and Ralph 1 KS, born in August of 1898. He is a son of Charles Putnam and Sarah Lancaster from Clay County in 1880. He will be in Vernon County Missouri in 1910 and in Kansas City, Missouri in 1920.

 

HENRY PUTMAN  Kansas City Township, Wyandotte County

Henry is listed as 41 PA, born in July of 1858.  His wife, Viola Whitehouse, is 27 IA, born in October of 1872.  The children are: Alvin 7 KS, born in January of 1893, and Nellie E. 5 KS, born in March of 1895. By 1905 Henry disappears and Viola and the kids are in Delaware Township living with a Whitehouse family who are probably her parents.

 

1905 KANSAS STATE CENSUS

 

W. (WILBUR) A. PUTNAM  Gas City, Allen County

He is 34 MO. His wife Birdelle Buckworth is 30 MO, and they have Fred 9 MO, Violet 6 MO, Clarence 4 MO and Everett 1 KS. He is a son of Dexter Evander Putnam and Lucinda Brewer from Putnam County Missouri where he was born. Dexter was a son of Dexter Erastus Putnam and Ruby Titus from Sutton Massachusetts. Both Wilbur and his folks were in Putnam County in 1900. By 1910 Wilbur, Bridie and the kids are in Sugar City Colorado and will be there through 1920 Up there he is a building contractor. The dad Dexter is here in Franklin County Kansas in 1910. He is widowed and living with his married daughter Frances Belle Leaper. New England family of course.

 

GEORGE L. (LEANDER) PUTNAM  Garnett, Anderson County

He is 58 VT and his wife Dorothy is 63 NY. He is a son of Leander Putnam and Martha Emorette Pike, who was here since 1860. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years. They are here in 1910.

 

HELLEN PUTMAN  Atchison, Atchison County

She is 70 NY and lives alone. She has been here since the 1860s but has been living here with her daughter Helen and husband Ben Hudson. Helen Barker is the second wife and widow of Lyman Putnam. Lyman was a son of Cornelius Putnam and Bridget Nevins from Hanover, NH. She and young Helen were here in 1885 and she was married to Ben in 1895.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Atchison, Atchison County

He is 32 NE. His wife Lizzie is 30 IA. They have Frances 10 KS, John 7 KS and Charles 5 KS. I don’t find them before or after this. Probably not Putmans.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Atchison, Atchison County

He is 38 NY (really CAN) and his wife May (Josephine after this, same gal) is 29 KS. He is a merchant. He was here with his mother Elizabeth Ann Dunn Putman in 1900. His dad George Young Putman was from St. Catherine’s, Lincoln County Ontario. They were all there in the 1881 Canadian Census. His mom was widowed here in 1895 and 1900. They are here in 1910 and 1920 and she is widowed in 1930. Dutch family from Ontario Canada and New York State before that.

 

WILLIAM PUTTMAN  Lancaster, Atchison County

He is a mason 55 IL, his wife Everetta (Eva) Bridges is 47 IL. They have Clarence Israel 21 NE, Albert Edward13 NE and Ira Reed 6 KS. He is a son of Victor C. Putman and Adeline Eliza Hardy from New York. He has been here since 1900 and was in Nebraska before that. He was born March 1, 1850 in Ogle County, Illinois and was with the family there in 1860. His dad was a son of Peter Putman of Orleans, Cattaraugus County. He married Eva November 22, 1876 in DeKalb County Illinois. Dutch family from New York.

 

E. (EMMETT) O. PUTNAM  Great Bend, Barton County

He is 25 KS, his wife Flora Gilmore is 23 IN and they have Jeneva 1 KS. He is a son of William Putman and Ida Kenyon from here in Barton County. He was home here in 1900 and married Flora about 1903.They are here in 1905 and 1910 and Flora is all by herself with the kids in 1915. She will be married to Frank Williams and be in Reno County by 1920. Emmett will be married and in Kansas City, Missouri in 1920.

 

ERNEST PUTNAM  Great Bend, Barton County

He is 23 KS and his wife Irene Barker is 18 KS. They have Claudie, a son, 1 KS. He is a son of William Putman and Ida Kenyon from Barton County. He was home here in 1900. In 1910 in Topeka you will see an Irene Putnam with a son Claud age 4 and they are with her folks David and Irene Baker. In 1920 Irene has married William Summers and they are in Topeka still.  I can’t find Ernest in 1910 and he is alone in Topeka in 1920. Then by 1923 he is married to Opal E. Schenrer and they are in Dickinson County Iowa in 1925 and back in Finney County Kansas in 1930. His widowed mother Ida Kenyon Putnam is there then too as is Earl from his second marriage.

 

WILLIAM R. PUTNAM  Great Bend, Barton County

He is 21 KS and his wife Nellie is 18 MO. Also here is his widowed mother Ida 50 NY and the rest of her kids, Otto 14 KS, Nettie 12 KS, Ruth 9 KS and Rena 5 KS. He is a son of William Putnam and Ida Kenyon. They were all here in 1900 and back to the 1880. I don’t find them in 1910, but he is in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1920 with a second wife Anna from Wisconsin and a daughter Grace. In 1930 is back here in Finney County near his mother and married sister. He has Grace then but with yet another wife Nina Cauvel from Pennsylvania.

 

B. F. (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) PUTNAM  Fort Scott, Bourbon County

He is a farmer 22 MO, his wife A. (Amy B. Morris) 23 IL, and a son E. (Ernest) 2 KS. He is a son of Jacob Putnam and Celestina Lawton from Vernon County, Missouri. His folks are here too. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1910.

 

J. (JACOB) PUTNAM  Osage, Bourbon County

He is 51 TN and his wife Tina (Celestina Lawton) 42 IL. They have Harry 18 KS, Alice 16 KS, Boyd 15 KS, Grace 13 KS, Iva 11 KS, Dollie 9 KS and Gladys 5 KS. He is a son of William and Sarah Foland Putnam from Jefferson County, Tennessee. They were in Vernon County, Missouri before coming to Kansas in 1885. The family will be in Fort Scott, Bourbon County through the 1930 census. This is the Southern family that was just late comers as best I can figure. I can only get them back to Virginia in the 1700s a hundred years after my Thomas Putnam came there.

 

E. (ELTON) P. PUTMAN  El Dorado, Butler County

He is 35 IL. His wife Georgia Britton is 30 KS and they have Gladys 11 IL. He was born in Wabash County, Illinois a son of Alfred D. Putnam and Rebecca McLane. They were here in Butler County, Kansas in 1900, and in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1910 and back here in 1915 and in Wichita by 1920. They live 2 houses away from John Russell Putnam, but they are not closely related at all.

 

J. R. (JOHN RUSSELL) PUTNAM  El Dorado, Butler County

He is 57 NY and his wife Genella Lord is 57 NY too. He is a son of Samuel Putnam (2347) and Eliza Ann Hazard of Madison, Madison County, New York. Samuel was a son of Dr. Elijah Putnam of Madison. They were there in 1880. They will be in Arkansas in 1920 and John will be back widowed in 1930 and living with his son Darwin.

 

S. (SAMUEL) A. PUTNAM  Prospect Township, Butler County

He is 23 NY and his wife Nellie G. 23 OH. He is a son of John Russell Putnam and Genella Lord of Madison County, New York. Young Sam was born back there, but came here with his folks in the mid 1880s. They are here through 1930 at least. His folks are listed just above. New England family.

 

A. W. (ARTHUR WILLARD) PUTMAN  Towanda, Butler County

He is 25 MO and his wife Bertha is 22 KS. They have a daughter Jessie 2 KS and son George 6/12 KS. He is a son of David Putnam and Sarah Margaret Hensley from Crowley County. They are here in 1910 and will be back in Cowley County by 1920 and be there in 1930 too. David is a son of Ansel Delos Putnam and was in Mercer County, Missouri in 1880. David and Sarah were married in Cainsville Harrison County Missouri in 1878. They were here in 1895. New York Dutch family.

 

PIERCE PUTMAN  Empire City, Cherokee County

He is 53 NE. His wife Josephine Peterson is 53 AR (should be OH). They have Nellie17 KS (should be NE) and Hazel 11 KS (should be AR). He is a son of Abraham H. Putman and Elizabeth Moran and a grandson of Elijah from Davis County, Iowa. They were there in 1880, here in 1900 and will be in Jasper County Missouri in 1910 and 1920. Southern Putman Family.

 

M. J. (MARY JANE) PUTMAN  Galena, Cherokee County

She is 45 TN and has E.  17 IND TER, L. (Laura) 12 IND TER, C. 8 IND TER, Geo 7 IND TER and H. (Hazeal) 5 IND TER. Mary Jane (no idea as to last name) was the third wife of Elijah Putman who just died here in Galena, Kansas. Elijah was a son of Abraham Harrison Putman and Elizabeth R. Moran and was born in Canton, Fulton County Illinois August 2, 1841. He was first married to Harriet Patterson who died in 1881, then to Laura Ellen Thompson in 1885. They were in Washington County Kansas in the 1885 State Census. In 1895 Laura is with her widowed mother Irena A. Thompson and a son Omar. I don’t find Elijah in the 1900 Census, but it would have been in Oklahoma. He died March 10, 1905 and is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Galena, Cherokee County Kansas. In 1900 Laura is in Longwood, Kay County Oklahoma with her son Omar and her then married daughter Myrtle. Laura is in Kansas City, Kansas in 1910 and she died in Kansas City Missouri April 21, 1914 probably at the home of her son Omar who was living there. Mary Jane is married to John Cole here in 1910 with Hazeal and Laura. In 1920 and 1930 Mary Jane is widowed with her son Hazeal in Quapaw, Ottawa County Oklahoma. Southern Putman Family.

 

JOSEPH PUTNAM  Wakefield, Clay County

He is 34 IL and his wife Amanda Jane Parker is 39 IL. They have Mollie (Harriet) 18 KS, Josie 17 KS, Gracie 15 KS and Nettie 11 KS. He is a son of Thomas Ambrose Putman and Mary Bond from Brown County Illinois. They were there in 1880 and then he and Amanda were with his folks here in Marshall County in 1885. His dad died there July 1, 1894. Joseph was born in January 1860. His wife is Amanda Jane Parker born in Illinois in September 1865. They were married in Brown County November 23, 1880. In 1900 they were in Glenwood Township of Gage County, Nebraska. They are in Dodge County, Nebraska in 1910, and in Garden County, Nebraska in 1920. Southern Putman family.

 

MAY PUTNAM  Lebo Township, Coffey County

She is 17 MO living with M. B. and Elizabeth (26 MO) Brown. I would guess they are sisters, but I can’t find earlier.

 

MARY E. PUTNAM  Arkansas City, Cowley County

She is 48 TN and has Florence 19 KS and Maggie 24 KS still at home. They were here in 1895, 1900 and 1905, and she was widowed then. They were not here in any 1880 census, so I don't know whom she married except he was from Indiana. She is here through 1920.

 

J. (JESSE) J. PUTNAM  Beaver Township, Cowley County

He is 21 KS. Also there is Irena Jenkins 64 KY. He is one of the mystery kids that showed up here in 1895 with his mother Mary E. Putnam. He will be back with her in 1910

 

D. T. (DAVID THOMAS) PUTMAN  Harvey Township, Cowley County

He is 47 MN and his wife Sarah Margaret Hensley is 47 IN. At home are Clarence 26 MO, Fred 21 SD, Esther 18 SD, Elva 16 SD, Verna 10 KS. Also here are Leslie McConnell 14 SD and his sister Tressie McConnell 16 SD who must belong to one of his married sisters. He is a son of Ansel Delos Putnam and was in Mercer County, Missouri in 1880. David and Sarah were married in Cainsville Harrison County Missouri in 1878. They were here in 1895. David is widowed here in 1910 and has a new wife Laura by 1920. New York Dutch family.

 

CHARLES W. PUTNAM  Winfield, Cowley County

He is 26 IN, his wife Lizzie B. is 21 KS and they have Elizabeth 3/12 KS. He is a printer. I can’t even find him in Indiana in 1880, wonder if that is where he is from. Haven’t seen him before or since. Probably not a Putnam at all.

 

ED PUTMAN  Winfield, Cowley County

He is a traveling salesman. 35 IL. His son Fred is 19 KS. Also here is H. M. Weaver 60 IN who is probably his wife Harriet Jennie’s mom. Both were from Indiana. She isn’t here now but was in 1900 and will be in 1910. He is the son of John W. Putnam and Mary Alice Fisher. They were in Tazewell County, Illinois in 1880. The father John was born in Indiana, and the family came out of Kentucky originally. Southern Putmans.

 

CLARENCE & LEONA PUTMAN  Windsor, Cowley County

He is 7 KS and his sister 2 KS. They are kids of James Putman and Myrtle Hicks. Their mom died and they are living with their grandparents H. F. and Mollie Hicks. Their dad is listed next.

 

JAMES E. (EDWARD) PUTNAM  Windsor, Cowley County

He is 37 OH and is a farmer that came over from Missouri. He is a son of John S. Putman and Clarissa Duey from Ross County, Ohio. He was born there September 12, 1838. He was here with his mother in 1895. He was married here in Richland Township in 1900. He will still be widowed in Elbert County, Colorado in 1910 and in 1920. He had a son Clarence born in 1898 and daughter Leona born in 1902 who are staying with his wife’s family and listed above now. They will be back with him in Colorado in 1910. James will die in Salida Colorado August 15, 1954. This is a German family from Maryland.

 

CHAS. PUTMAN  Greene Township, Clay County

He is 64 IN, and his wife Sarah Lancaster is 61 OH, and Dell (Delmar) their son is 25 KS. Charles operates a hotel. Dell is a piano tuner. He is a son of Newton Putnam from Massachusetts. He has been here since 1871 and listed from 1880 on. Newton was a son of Ezra and Sally Putnam, born in Danvers, Massachusetts, then moved to Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. Then Newton moved to Indiana where Charles was born. They are here in 1910 but not in 1920.

 

F. PUTNAM  Miltonvale, Cloud County

He is 21 MO and boarding. He is a barber.

 

J. M. (JOHN MARTIN) PUTNAM  Lawrence, Douglas County

He is 47 NY and his wife Lillian Mae Schofield is 39 NY. He is a merchant and they came here from Missouri and New York, probably Genesee County, before that as that’s where Lillian is from. He was born December 3, 1856 and will die here June 27, 1909. Don’t know his folks though. Lillian will die here July 31, 1909. They will have a daughter Lillian soon and she will be with her momճ folks, George and Emma Schofield in Batavia, Genesee County New York in 1910 and 1920.

 

E. R. (EDWARD RAWSON) PUTNAM  Carneiro, Ellsworth County

He is a farmer 30 MA, Helen 30 KS, Helen F. 3 KS, H. T. (Harry) 3/12 KS. He is a son of Harrison Kimball Putnam and Henrietta Crippen from here. He was born when the family was back in Worcester Massachusetts. Harrison was a son of Jasper Wheeler Putnam (#3105) and Mary Kimball, and was born in Grafton, Massachusetts March 22, 1830. They had been in Xenia, Ohio in the 1850s and 1860s, returned to Worcester, Mass for a spell and then came out here about 1878. They are here in 1910 and then in Saline County in 1920 and 1930.

 

CHARLES E. (ELLSWORTH) PUTNAM  Ottawa, Franklin County

He is a farmer 45 KS, and his wife Ida McGee 46 IL. They have Webster 22 KS, George 17 KS, Ralph 9 KS, Mark 7 KS and Arlo 3 KS. He is a son of Leander Putnam and Martha Emorette Pike of Vermont. Leander is a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years. Charles was in Anderson County, Kansas in 1870, not listed in 1880 and here in 1900. They will be here in 1910 and then get divorced, as in 1920 she is alone with the kids in Douglas County. In 1930 Ida is with her son Clifford in Oklahoma.

 

LUTHER LEE PUTNAM  Ottawa, Franklin County

He is 19 CA and lives with Herbert and Emma Baldwin. He was here with them as a nephew in 1895 and 1900. I don’t find him in 1910, but he is married in Sonoma County California in 1920 and in San Diego in 1930. His dad was born in Massachusetts and his mother in Ohio. Luther Lee is a son of Charles Summer Putnam and Ivy Adams. She had married Albert Baldwin prior to marrying Charles. He was here in 1900. Can’t find in 1910, but he is in Santa Rosa, California in 1920 and 1930 and then San Francisco in 1940.

 

M. (MARTHA) E. PUTNAM  Richmond, Franklin County

Martha is now 79 VT. At home is her daughter Hattie E. 48 WI. Also, her son Charles E. 45 KS and his wife Ida McGee 45 IL, her son Webster M. 21 KS and his wife Ida B. 19 KS. Then there are George E. 17 KS, Ralph E. 9 KS, Mark L. 6 KS and Clifford O. 3 KS who are all kids of Charles and Ida. She is Martha Emorette Pike, the widow of Leander Putnam from Anderson County. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years. Martha is here in 1910 at age 85 and Hattie is still with her.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Junction City, Geary County

He is still widowed and is 60 (65) NY. At home is his daughter Ida 28 KS and then his other daughter Pearl 26 KS and Glen 1 KS. Pearl wasn’t here in 1900 and was probably married then. Glen would be hers but both should have a different last name. He was in Davis County in 1870 and 1880 and here in 1900. I think he is the son of Lansing B. and Sarah Putman from Livingston County New York. That George was home there in 1850 at age 1. This is a New York Dutch family. He is here in 1910.

 

C. F. (CHARLES FREDERICK) PUTMAN  Grant Township, Jackson County

He is 56 NY and his wife Lydia E. Teague is 53 ENG. He is a son of Jacob D. Putman and Hannah Lewis from Cayuga County New York. He was in Fayette County, Iowa in 1870, Graham County, Kansas in 1880 and Elk County, Kansas in 1900. They are here through 1930 when he is 81 and she is 75. Dutch family out of Montgomery County New York originally. Well, actually Holland originally.

 

FRED PUTMAN  Grant Township, Jackson County

He is a son of the above Charles Putman and Lydia Teague. He is 33 IA (says KS but that isn’t right), his wife Lucy E. Little is 31 KS (Yes she and the kids are KS). They now have Charley 6 KS, Paul 4 KS. Also here is Dan Place 19 KS.

 

ROY K. (KENYON) PUTNAM  Winchester, Jefferson County

He is 32 KS and his wife Elnora is 30 KS. He is a son of William Putnam and Ida Kenyon from Harvey County and then Barton County. They were married in Topeka in 1900. I don’t find either in 1910.

 

A. (ALLISON) PUTMAN  Highland Township, Jewell County

He is 55 IA. His wife F. J. (Frances Jane Beecham) is 50 IL. They have Ella 20 KS, Winifred 18 KS, James Allison 13 KS, Vernon L. 10 KS and a daughter Charlotte I. Who is listed as a son S. I. 2 KS. Allison James Putman is a son of Jacob from New York. In 1850-60 they were in Scott County Iowa in 1870 in Benton County Iowa, and here from 1880 on. He is widowed here in 1920. I am pretty sure this is a New York Dutch family, but just can’t pin the dad Jacob down yet.

 

J. T. (JACOB THOMAS) PUTMAN  Highland Township, Jewell County

He is 28 KS and his wife Lola 28 KS. He is a son of Allison Putman from here. He was at home in 1880 and is living by himself here in 1910. Don’t know what happened to Lola.

 

G. (GEORGE) H. PUTNAM  Olathe, Johnson County

He is 40 ME. His wife Lillie F. is 37 PA and they have L. (Lillian) G. 16 PA who is a stepdaughter from Lillie’s first marriage with a guy name Putz. Then they have E. (Edith) E. 2 KS and J. (John) W. 1 month KS. George is a son of George A. and Fanny Putnam of Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine. His dad was a minister originally from Massachusetts. George is a Teacher. They were here in 1900 and will be in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois in 1910 and 1920.

 

HOWARD PUTNAM  Kingman, Kingman County

He is 20 IL (KS and it’s correct that way in 1920 and 1930) and boarding with S. F. and Anna Mead. He is John Howard Putnam and has been with his widowed mother Mary E. Putnam in Cowley County from 1895 up until now. He is a son of William Boyd Putman and Mary Elizabeth Smith from Fulton County Illinois. By 1910 he will be here married to Regina Evans. They are in Los Angeles California in 1920 and 1930. He will die there May 23, 1943 and Regina August 28, 1980.

 

HIRAM PUTMAN  Rural Township, Kingman County

He is 73 OH and his wife Mary Ann Hobbs is 69 PA. He is a son of Gabriel Putman and Susannah Weimer from Stark County Ohio and Pennsylvania before that. They have been in Stark County up till the 1880s, and then were here in Kingman County Kansas in 1895 through 1905. They are in Sedgwick County in 1910 and Mary Ann is widowed there in 1920. This is the German Putman family from Pennsylvania.

 

SARAH PUTNAM  Oswego, Labette County

She is 78 KY and lives with John and Georgia McLane. She was married to Henry Putnam from New York. Georgiana 38 IL is her daughter. They were in Bureau County Illinois in 1870 and here in Oswego in 1875 and 1880. She was widowed here in 1895 by herself, and was here with her daughter in 1900.

 

SARAH PUTMAN  Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

She is 71 IRE and lives alone. She is the widow of Silas R. Putnam from here. She was widowed here in 1900 too. Silas was a son of Silas Putnam and Martha Jordan of Windsor County Vermont and then Lenawee County, Michigan.

 

SILAS A. PUTNAM  Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

He is listed as 34 KS and a druggist. He is a son of Silas and Sarah Putnam from here. He was married to Emma Courtney here in 1900, and then will be married to Kittie Gardner here in 1910. In 1920, he will be in San Diego California with a third wife named Ada Gardner from Missouri. His dad was a son of Silas Putnam and Martha Jordan of Windsor County Vermont and then Lenawee County, Michigan and then here in the 1860s.

 

CURT (CURTIS PALMER) PUTNAM  Emporia, Lyon County

He is now 42 OH. His wife Anna M. Walkup is 37 VA. They have Bert (Herbert Hoover from Anna’s first marriage) 19 KS, Mabel 15 KS and Helen 11 KS. Also here is Anna’s sister Jennie Walkup 48 VA who has been with and will be forever. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster, and was born in Devil's Dam, Ohio. The family was in Chase County, Kansas in 1880. His folks are now in Oregon. They are here in 1900 through 1930 and then forever. New England family.

 

JOSIE PUTMAN  Emporia, Lyon County

She is 17 KS and boarding. She is a teacher and lives with several other ones. She is a daughter of Joseph Putman and Amanda Parker and is also shown with hem now back in Wakefield, Clay County Kansas. Southern Putmans.

 

F. S. (FRANK SHEPHARDSON) PUTNAM  Ivy Township, Lyon County

He is 50 PA and his wife Laura Alma Peacock is 46 TX. They have Lucille 20 CO, Frank James 18 CO, John Sidney 15 CO and Bessie (Mary Elizabeth) 12 KS. He is a son of Sidney and Lucy Putnam from Warren County Pennsylvania. Sidney is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barnet of Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Warren County, Pennsylvania and now here. Sidney will die here March 23, 1908. They were in Breckenridge County in 1860 and Lyon County in 1870 and 1900, and obviously in Colorado in between. Frank and Laura are here in 1910 and 1920.

 

F. D. (FRED DANIEL) PUTNAM  Ivy Township, Lyon County

He is 48 KS (really is Buffalo NY) and his wife Lydia E. Brown is 44 PA. At home are Charles 21 KS, Lucy 20 KS, Sidney 18 KS, Ralph 15 KS, Elma Olivia 12 KS and John Harold 5 KS. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and Lucy Ann Shepherdson from Buffalo New York and here in Breckenridge County by the 1850s. Sidney was a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barrett from Guilford County, Vermont and then to Buffalo, Erie County New York and then Warren County, Pennsylvania. Sidney will be here till he dies in 1908. Fred and Lydia are here through 1920. She will die here in 1928 and Fred will marry an Adelia and they are here in 1930. Adelia will die in 1932, not sure when Fred does though.

 

T. V. (THEODORE VALENTINE) PUTNAM  Ivy Township, Lyon County

He is 32 KS, his wife Nettie Rabourn is 33 MO, and they have Perry 9 KS, Inez 5 KS. His father Sidney Putnam 81 NY is with them as he was in 1900. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and his second wife Josephine Best from here. They will be here in 1910 through 1930 at least. Sidney is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barnet of Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Warren County, Pennsylvania and now here. This will be Sidney's last appearance, as he will die here March 23, 1908.

 

D. W. (DANIEL WEBSTER) PUTNAM  Independence, Montgomery County

He is an oil field worker 52 PA and his wife M. M. (Matilda Humphrey) is 49 PA. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Mary Ann Russell from Crawford County, Pennsylvania and from Chautauqua County, New York before that. They were in Warren County Pennsylvania in 1900 and will be back there in 1910. By 1920 they are in Washington County Oklahoma and he is widowed there in 1930.

 

PEARL PUTMAN  Erie, Neosho County

She is 11 KS and lives with J. (John) S. Hogan 52. He is her grandfather and they were together in Cherokee County in 1900. They are living with Alfred and Ora Hibbs. In 1910 they are all here and she is listed as a stepdaughter of Alfred. Ora Hogan is her mother. She is Iva Pearl Putnam, daughter of William K. Putnam and Ora Ann Stephens. Bill died in 1894. There is a marriage record that has them married in 1893 in Jasper, MO.

 

W. (WILLIAM) M. PUTMAN  Clayton, Norton County

He is 50 IA, and his wife A. (Amanda) L. is 38 IN. They have a son A. O. (Alpheus Orville) 17 KS, daughter I. M. F. (Ida Myrtle) 14 NE, and a son A. (Albert) C. 13 KS. He is a son of Jacob and Theodocia Putnam from Scott County Iowa and then Benton County in 1870 and in Jewell County Kansas by 1875. They were here in Norton County in 1900. Not sure who Jacob is but guess New York Dutch. He was born there.

 

PEARL PUTMAN  Norton, Norton County

She is 25 (no birth State) and boarding.

 

J. E. (JUSTIN EUGENE) PUTNAM  Downs Township, Osborne County

He is 74 VT and his wife Anna 36 IA. She is his second wife, they were here in 1900. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831. He married Mary Ann Stafford in Woodstock, Henry County, Illinois on December 15, 1859. They were in Wabasha County Minnesota in 1870, Kane County Illinois before that. He and Mary Ann were here in Smith County in 1885 and he was widowed here in Osborne County in 1895. They are here in 1910 and 1920.

 

WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Manhattan, Riley County

He is 65 CT and his wife Ella A. Hamilton is 62 NY. They have Abbie E. 25 KS. He is a son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knowlton, and born in Woodstock Connecticut August 1, 1839. They were in Kankakee County, Illinois in 1860. They were in Clay County Kansas in 1880 and 1885, in Riley County, Iowa in 1900 and 1905, and Bill and Ella are in Dundy County Nebraska by 1910. They will die in 1913 and 1916 and be brought back here for burial.

 

I. (ISRAEL) P. PUTNAM  Medicine Township, Rooks County

He is 49 CT and his wife Anna Belle Doty is 39 NE. They now have James P. 23 KS, William P. 15 KS, Katherine B. 7 KS, George W. 4 KS and Harriet W 1 KS. He is a son of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. Israel (3286) was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut on October 29, 1855. He has been here in Kansas since the late 1870s. Israel and Anna were married in Osborne County Kansas May 20, 1880 and were in Rooks County in 1900. They are back in Osborne County in 1910 through 1930 and longer I am sure.

 

J. E. (JOHN ERNEST) PUTMAN  Salina, Saline County

He is 34 MA, his wife Emily Margaret Belleville is 31 IL. They have Elliott 2 KS. His divorced mother Henrietta E. 70 ENG is with them and will be in 1910. He is a son of Harrison Kimball Putnam and Henrietta E. Crippen. Harrison is a son of Jasper Wheeler Putnam (#3105) and Mary Kimball, and was born in Grafton, Massachusetts March 22, 1830. They had been in Xenia, Ohio in the 1850s and 1860s. They returned to Worcester, Massachusetts for a spell where John was born on November 19, 1870. They then came out here to Kansas about 1878. Henrietta was alone here with the younger kids in 1885. Harrison showed up in 1900 with his son Walter in Saline County. Not a widow, but a divorcee. John is here in 1920 and then widowed by 1930.

 

W. K. (WALTER KIMBALL) PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

He is 48 MA and his wife Kate (Lydia Catherine Russell) 40 OH. He is a son of Harrison Kimball Putnam and Henrietta Crippen. They have been here since the 1870s. His folks have divorced. His mom is here in town with his brother John Ernest Putnam. His dad was with him in 1900 too. Walter is here in 1910 through 1930.

 

M. C. (MAHOLN CHAPLAIN) PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He I now 75 ME and his wife Flora Sweet is 71 ME. He is from Oxford County, Maine, a son of Samuel Putnam and Susan Adams, and a grandson of Samuel Putnam number 1855. They were in Grant County, Wisconsin prior to heading out here, and were here for the State 1875 Census. They were here in Wichita in 1900. By 1910 Flora is widowed in Marin County California with her married daughter Ida Ritz. He is a commercial traveler.

 

M. N. (MARK NOBLE) PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 26 KS and his wife Alvina is 26 GER. He is a son of Mahlon Champlain and Flora Putman from Maine. They were in Montgomery County KS in 1880. They are here in 1910 and then in Orange County, California by 1920 and Beverly Hills in 1930.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 30 IL (CAN) and his wife Ida May Kensler is 30 IL. They live with her folks George C. and Mary Kensler. Don’t know who Robert belongs to. In 1910 and 1915 he lists that he is from Canada and came in 1867 when he was about a year old. Ida though was with her folks here in 1900. She and Robert got married April 7, 1902 here in Wichita. They will be here in 1910 and 1915 and then they will get divorced. Ida is back with her folks in 1920 and says she is divorced. She says widowed in 1925 and on and is here with her folks in 1920 and then with her married brother Frank and his wife in 1925, 1930 and 1940. She never remarried.

 

S. C. D. (SARAH CAPEN DIAMOND) PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgewick County

She is 86 VT and still lives with Nathan and Maranda Morrison. She is Sarah Capen who was first married to Isaac Diamond and then to Douglas Putnam and they were in Marietta, Washington County Ohio in 1880. She is widowed and Miranda would be a daughter of hers with Isaac Diamond. They were all here in 1900.

 

ADELAIDE PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

She is 32 IA. She looks like the daughter of Henry Putnam and Elizabeth Beaudette as shown in the 1880 Iowa Census as Addie 6 IA. Henry was born with the name Patenaude up in Canada, and was listed as Henry Putnode in Westford, Chittenden County Vermont in 1850. Probably because there were several Putnams in Westford, he changed and Anglicized his name to Putnam sometime in the 1850s while in Vermont.

 

BENNETT PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is now 82 NH and his wife Mary Maria Dunmire is 67 PA. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He was born May 3, 1822 in West Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. They were married here in Elm Creek, Breckenridge County on December 24 1857. They were in Topeka in 1900 and still are in 1920 when he is 88 and Anna 72. Mary is widowed here in 1930 at age 82.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is a merchant 54 IA and his wife Emma A. is 48 OH. I don’t ever see them before or since either here or in Iowa. There is a tombstone that states he was born April 7, 1848 and she May 20, 1857 but no death dates.

 

K. D. PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

She is 43 OH and has Alfred Klingberg and his wife with her. She is a teacher. She is Catherine Douglas Putnam a daughter of David Putnam Jr. (Eben Putnam #1573) and Hannah Munson. She was born in Harmar, Washington County Ohio August 9, 1842 and find-a-grave has her death there on January 13, 1892. But that is not her or read wrong. She is going strong in 1920 in Pennsylvania She is home there in 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880. In the Ohio 1880 she is single and 37 years old. Then she is also listed in Topeka Kansas in 1880 as a teach and is there single in 1895, 1900, 1905. Then in 1910 she is out in Sacrament, California with her widowed sister Mary Burr Putnam. Then in 1920 she is in Aspinwell, Allegheny County Pennsylvania with the widowed husband of another sister Elizabeth Perkins Putnam. This is a direct line that goes back to Israel Putnam Jr. of Ohio to his daddy General Israel Putnam of the Revolutionary War that got us out on our own as the good old USA.

 

M. (MARK) PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 45 IL. His wife Emma Klienfeld is 44 WI and they have Marie 16 KS and Juanita 12 KS. He is the son of Jonathan Putnam and Frances Browner from Sangamon County, Illinois. He was single in Salina in 1880 and married there in 1885. They were in Decatur County Kansas in 1895 and 1900, and are here in 1910 and 1920 and Emma is widowed in Portland Oregon with her then married daughter Edith in 1930.

 

WILLIAM PUTMAN  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is an engineer with the steam railroad 41 MI and his wife Emma 34 IN. Their daughter Jessie is 18 KS. He is a son of Charles Putnam and Sarah Lancaster from Clay County. Charles was a son of Newton Putnam from Vermont, and was in Wells County, Indiana in 1850, where he was born. The family was in Richardson County, Nebraska in 1870, and Clay County in 1880 where William was born. He has been here since the mid 1880s and will be in 1910. In 1920 they are in Tom Green County Texas still running the trains down there.

 

JACOB PUTMAN  Sheridan, Sheridan County

He is 49 IN. His wife Eliza Jane Cuffel is 49 IN and they have Blanche 17 KS, Estel (a son Ira Estel) 14 KS. He is a son of Jacob Putman and Susan Linniger, and was at home in 1860 and 1870 in Fulton County, Indiana, and Phillips County in 1880 through 1900. They will be in Reno County, Kansas in 1910 then in Chautauqua County, New York in 1920. German family out of Pennsylvania.

 

L. (LEWIS) B. PUTMAN  Spring Brook, Sheridan County

He is 44 VA and has Grace (?) 16 KS and a son T. (Thomas) D. 11 KS. Wish they used full names not initials. Anyway, he was married here in 1900 and listed as PATMAN which is correct. Not one of ours. No wonder I couldn’t find him earlier.

 

E. W. (EDWIN WILLARD) PUTTMAN  Houston, Smith County

He is 44 MN and his wife Hannah Jennie is 49 IA. They have Callie M. 20 KS, Grace A. 18 KS, Leota F. 17 KS, Vera T. 11 KS and Ruth M. 4 KS. He is a son of Justin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford and was born in Lake City, Wabasha County Minnesota, and came with the family to Smith County in about 1879. They are here through 1930. New England Line.

 

RAY PUTNAM  Smith Center Township, Smith County

He is 28 KS, Eliza his wife 23 MO. They have Henry 2 KS and Herbert 3/12 KS. All but Herbert are here in 1910. He is William Raymond Putnam, son of William Riley Putnam and Mary Humphries. His dad was a son of Riley Putnam (3355) from Chester, Vermont. Riley Sr. was a son of Jesse Putnam and Lucy Coleman from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont. His folks are going through what looks like a divorce. The folks are here but separated. His mom will be here with them in 1910. Ray will be married in Billings, Montana in 1910 and in 1920 will be there and his mom will be there too.

 

WILLIAM R. (RILEY) PUTNAM  Smith Center Township, Smith County

He is 66 NY and his wife Mary E. Humphries is 56 IL. He is a son of Riley Putnam (3355) from Chester, Vermont. Riley Sr. was a son of Jesse Putnam and Lucy Coleman from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont. William was born in Charlotte, Chautauqua County, New York on December 3, 1838. He married Mary November 14, 1867. They were in Ringgold County Iowa in 1870 and here in 1875 on. Mary was alone with her son in 1900 and will be back with him here in 1910 and then in Montana in 1920 and 1930. Guess they will be divorced.

 

G. W. (GEORGE WILLIAM) PUTNAM  German Township, Smith County

He is 33 MN and his wife Anna Matilda Rudy is 26 KS. They have Donald 8 KS, Roy 2 KS and Paul 4/12 KS. He is a son of Justin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford and was born in Lake City, Wabasha County Minnesota in 1871, and came with the family to Smith County in about 1879. They have been here ever since. Justin was a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831. He married Mary Ann in Woodstock, Henry County, Illinois on December 15, 1859. They were in Kane County Illinois before going to Minnesota. They are here through 1930.

 

VIOLA PUTNAM  Delaware Township, Wyandotte County

She is 32 IA and has her son Alvin 12 KS and daughter Nellie 10 KS with her. They live with A. J. and M. L. Whitehouse who might be her folks. In 1900 she was in Kansas City married to Henry Putman from Pennsylvania. By 1910 Viola has married Phillip Vensler and they are all in Geary County Kansas in 1910.

 

E. R. (ELMER REVERE) PUTTMAN  Kansas City, Wyandotte County

He is 45 OH. His wife Mary is 33 VA and they have Mabel 11 MO, Kenneth 8 MO and Claud 4 MO. He is a carpenter. He is a son of Luther Charles Putman and Lucy Ann Ewell from Huron County Ohio and New York State before that. Dutch Family. They were in Mercer County Missouri in 1880 and in Daviess County MO in 1900. They are here in 1910 and 1920.

 

LEVI PUTNAM  Rosedale, Wyandotte County

No ages were recorded, but they are here in 1910 so I’llstick them in. He is 55 NH, his wife Agnes is 39 CAN. They have Maude 19 MO and Forest 15 MO. He is a son of Joseph Putnam and Mary Jamison from Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. That family was in Wabash County, Indiana in 1860. Then he was in Kansas in 1870 and 1880 by himself and married Agnes here. They were in Macon County Missouri in 1900 and will be in Wyandotte County in 1910, and then in Kansas City Missouri in 1930.

 

S. W. PUTMAN  Rosedale, Wyandotte County

The age is 38 MI, but it doesn’t say if a guy or a girl. It should be a guy as he is a machinist.

 

 

KANSAS 1910 CENSUS

 

GEORGE L. PUTNAM  Garnett, Anderson County

He is 61 VT and Dorothy Simonds his wife is 66 NY. He is a son of Leander Putnam and Martha Emorette Pike, who was here since 1860. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books, and has been here since the late 1850s. He is widowed here in 1915, and will be in El Dorado Springs, Missouri in 1920.

 

WILLIAM PUTMAN  Lancaster, Atchison County

He is 59 IL, Eva Bridges his wife is 59 IL and Ira 12 KS. He is a son of Victor C. Putman and Adeline Eliza Hardy from New York. He has been here since 1900 and was in Nebraska before that. He was born March 1, 1850 in Ogle County, Illinois and was with the family there in 1860. His dad was a son of Peter Putman of Orleans, Cattaraugus County. Dutch family from New York.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Atchison, Atchison County

He is 43 CAN, Josephine 34 KS. He was here with his mother Elizabeth in 1900. They were here in 1905, but she used the name May then. Same gal though. They are here in 1920 and Josie is widowed in 1930. Dutch family from Ontario Canada and New York State before that.

 

DAISY PUTMAN  Effingham, Atchison County

She is 28 KS NY OH and widowed living with her mother Susan E. Higley 71 OH PA NC and she has a daughter Mildred C. 3/12 KS NE KS with her. Daisy is actually Susan Emma Higley. Daisy must have been a nickname. She married Clarence Israel Putnam in 1907. He was a son of William Putnam and Adeline Hardy and was born In Lincoln, Nebraska in 1884.  Dutch guy from New York. Then her life takes a tumble. Clarence went to Seattle Washington and died there November 11, 1909. To matters worse her mom will die here August 30, 1911 and Daisy will head out to California and die in Los Angeles October 16, 1939. She will marry Fred Phelps out there.

 

ARTIE PUTMAN  Atchison County

He is 25 TX and a hired man with William Conlon. I don't find him anywhere in 1900

 

EMMETT O. (ORVILLE) PUTNAM  Great Bend, Barton County

He is 30 KS, Flora Gilmore 28 IN, Jeneva/Genieva 6 KS, Torrance 4 KS and Coyle 2 KS. He is a son of William Ford Putman and Ida Kenyon. Emmett was born March 12, 1880 and will die in Finney County Kansas April 20, 1942. He was home here in 1900. They were in Harvey County in 1880 and Barton County in 1900. Looks like they are going split up. Flora is here with the kids in 1915 and no Emmett. He is in Kansas City Missouri with a new young wife, Ella Palmer, and they have a 3 year old son by 1920. Flora is remarried in Reno County Kansas in 1920. Emmett and Ella are in Salina, Kansas in 1925.

 

IDA PUTNAM  Great Bend, Barton County

Ida Maria Kenyon is the widow of William Ford Putnam who has been here since 1880. She is now 53 NY, Otto 21 KS, Nettie 17 KS, Ruth 14 KS and Rena 10 KS.

 

BENJAMIN F. PUTNAM  Fort Scott, Bourbon County

He is 27 MO, Amy B. Morris his wife is 28 IL, Ernest 6 KS and Marvin 3 KS. He is a son of Jacob Putnam and Celestine Lawton from Vernon County, Missouri. His folks are here in town too.

He is 55 TN, Celestina Lawton his wife is 49 IL, Eva 15 KS, Dollie 13 KS and Nora G. 10 KS. He is a son of William Putnam and Sarah Fowland from Jefferson County TN. He was in Vernon County MO in 1880 and here since 1900. They are here through 1930.

 

JACOB PUTNAM  Fort Scott, Bourbon County

He is 55 TN, Celestina Lawton his wife is 49 IL, Eva 15 KS, Dollie 13 KS and Nora G. 10 KS. He is a son of William Putnam and Sarah Fowland from Jefferson County TN. He was in Vernon County MO in 1880 and here since 1900. They are here through 1930.

 

ARTHUR W. (WILLARD) PUTMAN  Union Township, Butler County

He is 30 MO, Bertha C. Tharp 28 KS, Jessie A. 8 KS, George D. 5 KS, Gertrude A. 3 KS and Nellie M. 2 KS. He was in Cowley County, Kansas in 1900 and here in 1905. He is a son of David Putnam and Sarah Margaret Hensley. He will be back in Cowley County by 1920 and be there in 1930.

 

DARWIN H. PUTNAM  Chelsea Township, Butler County

He is 22 KS NY NY and still single. His parents James R. 63 NY NY NY and Jennie L. 63 NY NY NY are living here. His brother Samuel is listed next on the page. I would guess they all live in the same house or definitely on the same farm they run. James is a son of Samuel Putnam (2347) of Madison County, New York. OBITS gives Darwin’s date of birth as June 8, 1887 and he will die in El Dorado Kansas in January of 1973.

 

SAMUEL A. PUTMAN  Chelsea Township, Butler County

He is 28 NY, Nellie G. 28 OH. He is a son of John Russell Putnam and Genella Lord of Madison County, New York. Young Sam was born back there, but came here with his folks in the mid 1880s. They were just married here in 1905. His folks are with him here in 1915.

 

D. PUTNAM  Latham, Butler County

He is 66 NY and living alone.

 

HAZEL & LAURA PUTMAN  Galena, Cherokee County

They are stepchildren of John W. Cole 67 IRE and his wife Mary Jane 50 TN. Hazel (Hazeal a son) 10 OK, Laura is 16 OK. They were here in 1905 and Mary was widowed then. Mary Jane (no idea as to last name) was the third wife of Elijah Putman who just died here in Galena, Kansas. Elijah was a son of Abraham Harrison Putman and Elizabeth R. Moran and was born in Canton, Fulton County Illinois August 2, 1841. He was first married to Harriet Patterson who died in 1881, then to Laura Ellen Thompson in 1885. They were in Washington County Kansas in the 1885 State Census. I don’t find Elijah in the 1900 Census, but it would have been in Oklahoma. He died March 10, 1905 and is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Galena, Cherokee County Kansas. Mary Jane was widowed here in 1905 with Hazeal and Laura. In 1920 and 1930 Mary Jane is widowed again and with her son Hazeal in Quapaw, Ottawa County Oklahoma. Southern Putman Family.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Cherokee County

He is 35 IL and listed as a son in law of Lemuel Hicks. There is no wife listed here.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Green, Clay County

He is 69 IN, Sarah Lancaster 66 OH and Delmar 29 KS. He is a son of Newton Putnam from Massachusetts. He has been here since 1871 and listed from 1880 on. Newton was a son of Ezra and Sally Putnam, born in Danvers, Massachusetts, then moved to Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. Then Newton moved to Indiana where Charles was born. They will both die in the next decade.

 

ELIAS G. PUTNAM  Ottumwa, Coffey County

He is 69 NY and the father in law of Everett White who married his daughter Jessie. He is a son of Elijah Putman from Steuben County, NY. He has been around here since the 1870s, though I can’t find him in 1900. In 1920 he will be in the National Military Home in Los Angeles.

 

MARY E. PUTNAM  Arkansas City, Cowley County

Mary Elizabeth Smith is 53 TN, Jesse James Putnam her son 24 KS. They were here in 1895, 1900 and 1905, and she was widowed then. Jesse was born September 20, 1883 and will die in Arkansas City September 5, 1969. Mary Elizabeth Smith was married to William Boyd Putnam who died here in 1894. William was a son of James Daniel Putman and Diadema Smith from Fulton County Illinois. Southern Putmans.

 

DAVID T. (THOMAS) PUTNAM  Winfield, Cowley County

He has been here since 1880. He is 53 MN, and widowed since his wife Sarah Hensley has died. The children are Esther A. 23 SD, Verna B. 15 KS, Elva A. 21 SD and her husband Leonard Fliskinger 28 KS are there. His son Fred is nearby. He is a son of Ansel Delos Putnam and was in Mercer County, Missouri in 1880. David and Sarah were married in Cainsville Harrison County Missouri in 1878. They were here in 1895 and 1900. David has a new wife Laura by 1920. New York Dutch family.

 

ED PUTNAM  Winfield, Cowley County

He has been here since 1880. He is now 40 IL, Harriet Jennie Severance his second wife is 39 IN, their son Fred 19 KS, Lila Frances 1 KS, and they have an adopted daughter Nellie 9 CO. Jennie is widowed here in 1920, 1930 and 1940. He is the son of John W. Putnam and Mary Alice Fisher. They were in Tazewell County, Illinois in 1880. The father John was born in Indiana, and the family came out of Kentucky originally. Southern Putmans.

 

FRED O. PUTNAM  Cowley County

He is a son of David Putnam and was here in 1900 with his folks. He is now 27 SD, Birtie A. (Bertha Fredericks) 26 KS, Mary L. 7 KS, Fred A. 3 KS and Margaret newly born KS. Dutch

 

ALBERT E. (EDWARD) PUTMAN  Union Township, Doniphan County

He is 19 NE single and working as a mason like his dad. He is a son of William Peter Putman and Everetta Bridges from Atchison County. He was home there in 1900. Dutch Family from New York.

 

EDWARD PUTNAM  Ellsworth County

He is 35 MA, Helen 35 KS, Helen F. 9 KS, Harry 5 KS and Muriel 1 KS. He is Edward Rawson Putnam, a son of Harrison Kimball Putnam and Henrietta Crippen from here. He was born when the family was back in Worcester Massachusetts. Harrison was a son of Jasper Wheeler Putnam (#3105) and Mary Kimball, and was born in Grafton, Massachusetts March 22, 1830. They had been in Xenia, Ohio in the 1850s and 1860s, returned to Worcester, Mass for a spell and then came out here about 1878. They are in Greeley, Saline County in 1915.

 

W. K. (WILLIAM KIRCHNER) PUTMAN  Dodge City, Ford County

He is now 27 NY, Minnie Lee Crawford 28 MO, Carle 3 KS. He is an adopted son of Leman C. and Ella Putnam and was at home in 1900 with them in McDonald County, Missouri. William was orphaned age 4. Kirchner was his mother's name. He was born in New York City. Leman was a son of Pliney Putnam and Mary Spofford from Springfield, Vermont, and Leman was born in Dodge County, Wisconsin. They are here in 1915 and will be in Reno County in 1920.

 

CHARLES E. (ELLSWORTH) PUTNAM  Franklin County

He is 51 KS, Ida McGee 51 IL, George E. 22 KS, Ralph E. A. 14 KS, Mark L. 12 KS, Clifford A. 8 KS. He is a son of Leander Putnam of Vermont. He was in Anderson County, Kansas in 1870, not listed in 1880 and then here in 1900. They are here in 1915, and then will get divorced, as in 1920 she is alone with the kids in Douglas County. In 1930 Ida is with her son Clifford in Oklahoma, and in 1940 she is back here in Lincoln Township, Franklin County with her son Ralph and her then divorced daughter Ina B. Axling. 

 

D. E. (DEXTER EVANDER) PUTNAM  Ohio Township, Franklin County

He is 69 MA MA MA and widowed. He is listed the father in law of George Leeper and his wife Belle (Putnam) 34 MO MA VA. Frances Belle is his daughter. They were both in Putnam County, Missouri along with Dexter’s wife Lucinda Brewer in 1900.

 

MARTHA E. PUTNAM  Richmond, Franklin County

She is 85 VT and her daughter Hattie E. is 53 WI. She is Martha Emorette Pike, the widow of Leander Putnam from Anderson County. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont. His first wife was Cynthia Stone who died in 1844. He married Martha back in Vermont in 1845. He moved here in 1856 after going to Wisconsin for two years.

 

WEBSTER M. PUTNAM  Richmond, Franklin County

He is 27 KS, Edna M. Semple his wife is 27 PA. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam, Leander's son, and Ida McGee. He was with the family here in 1900. In 1905 he was married to an Ida B. and Edna is new. They are here in 1915 through 1930 with some kids. In 1915 her dad J. J. Semple is with them so I know her name.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Junction City, Geary County

He is 71 NY NY NY, Ida B. his daughter 33 (38) KS. He was in Davis County in 1870 and 1880 and here in 1900 and 1905. I think he is the son of Lansing B. and Sarah Putman from Livingston County New York. That George was home there in 1850 at age 1. This is a New York Dutch family.

 

ELVIN (ALVIN) PUTNAM  Geary County

He was listed Alvin in 1900 in Wynadotte County with his parents Henry (from PA) and Viola. He is now 17 KS and a stepson of Philip Vensler whom his mom has married. Also there is his sister Nellie 15 KS. In 1905 Viola and the kids were with her parents in Wyandotte County.

 

OWEN PUTMAN  Fort Riley, Geary County

He is 25 IN IN IL and is a soldier in the Army.

 

CHARLES F. PUTMAN  Jackson County

He is 61 NY, Lydia E. Teague his wife 57 ENG. He is a son of Jacob D. Putman and Hannah Lewis from Cayuga County New York. He was in Fayette County, Iowa in 1870, Graham County, Kansas in 1880 and Elk County, Kansas in 1900. They are here through 1930 when he is 81 and she is 75. Dutch family out of Montgomery County New York originally.

 

FRED L. PUTMAN  Jackson County

He is 38 IA, Lucy C. Little, his wife, is 36 KS, Charley W. 11 KS, Paul J. 10 KS, Mabel E. 2 KS. He is a son of the above Charles Putman from New York. They were in Graham County KS in 1880 and here in 1900. Dutch family.

 

ALLISON PUTMAN  Highland, Jewell County

He is 60 IA, Fannie J. Beecham his wife 55 IL, Ella V. 26 KS, Winifred L. 23 KS, James A. 18 KS, Vernon R. 15 KS and Charlotte I. 13 KS. Allison James Putman is a son of Jacob from New York. In 1850-60 they were in Scott County Iowa in 1870 in Benton County Iowa, and here from 1880 on. He is widowed here in 1920. New York Dutch.

 

JACOB T. (THOMAS) PUTMAN  Highland, Jewell County

Allison's son is 34 KS and living alone. He was at home in 1900 and then married to Lola here in 1905. Both he and his dad will be here in 1920.

 

JOHN H. (HOWARD) PUTMAN  Kingman, Kingman County

He is 25 IL, Regina Evans 25 KS and Frank E. less than a year old KS. He was with his widowed mother Mary Smith Putnam in Cowley County Kansas in 1900 and they will be in Los Angeles in 1920 and 1930.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

He is 27 KS MI KS, Bertha Dobler his wife 25 KS, Dorothy 3 KS and Charlene just born KS. They were married June 6, 1906 in Kansas City. They are back in Kansas City, Missouri in 1920 and 1930. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Sarah Hetherington and was born here in February 1883. Willard was a son of James Willard Putnam from Rochester, New York who was briefly in Michigan in the early 1850s where Willard was born.

 

S. (SILAS) A. PUTNAM  Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

He is 38 KS, Kittie 26 KS, Ross 14 KS, Oscar 3 KS and Gardner newly born KS. He is Silas, son of Silas A. Putnam. In 1900 he had a wife Emma Courtney, Kittie Gardner is wife numero dos. His dad had been here since the 1850s. In 1920, he will be in San Diego California with a third wife named Ada Gardner from Missouri. OBITS has Ross’s birth as November 12, 1894 and death here in Leavenworth in May 1973.

 

HENRY C. (CLAY) PUTNAM  Americus, Lyon County

He is 73 OH, Martha 63 NY. He was in Chase County KS in 1880 and in 1900 was with the family in Wells, Spokane County, Washington. At that time he was still married to Amanda Webster his second wife. Guess she died as Martha is now his third and probably last wife.

 

CURTIS PUTMAN  Lyon County

He has been here since 1900. He is 47 OH, Anna Walkup 42 VA, Helen 16 KS. Also there is Jennie Walkup 49 VA, Anna's sister. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster, and was born in Devil's Dam, Ohio. The family was in Chase County, Kansas in 1880 and here since 1885.

 

FRANK S. (SHEPHARDSON) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is 54 KS (should be PA), his wife Laura Alma Peacock is 50 TX, Frank 23 CO, Sidney J. 20 CO and Mary E. 17 KS. He is a son of Sidney and Lucy Putnam from Warren County Pennsylvania. Sidney is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barnet of Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Warren County, Pennsylvania and now here. Frank and Laura are here in 1920. They were in Breckenridge County in 1860 and Lyon County in 1870 and 1900, and obviously in Colorado in between.

 

FRED D. (DANIEL) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

Another son of Sidney Putnam. Fred is 53 NY, Lydia E. Brown 49 PA, Ralph J. 20 KS, Elma Olivia 17 KS and John Harold 10 KS. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and Lucy Ann Shephardson from Buffalo New York and here in Breckenridge County by the 1850s. Fred and Lydia are here through 1920. She will die here November 18, 1923 and Fred will marry an Adelia and they are here in 1930. Adelia will die in 1932. Fred was born August 30, 1856 and will die here February 16, 1936. OBITS has Ralph as being born June 26, 1889 and dying in Belpre, Kansas in April 1979.

 

JANE N. PUTNAM  Lyon County

She is 75 NY and now living with Emery Joyce. In 1900 she was the mother in law of Frank Cochennet. Jane Titus is the widow of Nathan Haley Putnam from New York and has been here since the 1860s. Nathan was a son of Nathan Putnam and Nancy Trull of New Hampshire and then Ontario County, New York and then Erie County, Pennsylvania where Nathan married Jane.

 

THEODORE V. (VALENTINE) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is a son of Sidney Putnam and his second wife Josephine Best. Sidney has been here since the 1850s. Theodore is 37 KS, Nettie Rabourn 38 MO, Perry L. 14 KS, Ina (Inez) J. 10 KS, Theodore 4 KS. Theodore was born December 24, 1872 and will die here January 18, 1936. He married Nettie March 20, 1895. She was born July 19, 1871 and will die here November 28, 1947.

 

HARVEY E. (ELBRIDGE) PUTNAM  Grandview, Morris County

He is 35 IL, Sarah J. 29 IL, Mary A. 3 IL, John T. 2 KS and Thelma A. just born KS. OBITS gives Thelma’s birth as January 15, 1910 and death in Council Grove in November 1985. I guess she never married. Harvey is a son of John Elbridge Putnam and Lucy Cornwall from Kankakee, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky before that. John was a son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knolton from Massachusetts. They are here in 1915 and his dad, John (then 64 KY) is with them. They were in Kankakee County, IL in 1880 and 1900. Harvey was born in February 1875 and will die here in 1960.OBITS gives John’s birth as March 20, 1908 and death in Lawrence Kansas on July 30, 1994.

 

FRED PUTMAN  Neosho County

He is 26 IA, Millie Ford his wife 26 IA. He will be in Mahaska County, Iowa in 1920 with Millie and some kids. He is a son of Merton Adelbert Putnam and Alice Blakley and was born in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

 

PEARL I. (IVA) PUTNAM  Neosho County

She is 16 KS and a stepdaughter of Alfred Hibbs. In 1900 she was listed as a grand daughter of John Hogan. They were all here in 1905. She is Iva Pearl Putnam, daughter of William K. Putnam and Ora Ann Stephens. Bill died in 1894. There is a marriage record that has them married in 1893 in Jasper, MO.

 

WILLIAM P. PUTMAN  Norton County

He is 55 IA, Amanda Louise Davis 43 IN, Alpheus O. 22 KS, Ida M. Kensler 19 IA, and Albert 17 KS. He is Jacob Putman's son, and has been here since the late 1800s. Something will happen by 1920. Ida is widowed at home with her folks in Wichita, Alpheus has died and their two kids are with Amanda in 1920 and 1930. William was born April 11, 1855 in Scott County Iowa and will die here in Sand Creek on February 28, 1927. Amanda was born in Indiana September 17, 1866 and will die here January 20, 1934.

 

JUSTIN PUTMAN  Downs, Osborne County

He is 79 VT, Anna Salome Prince 40 IA. She is his second wife. They were here in 1900 and 1905. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831. He married Mary Ann Stafford in Woodstock, Henry County, Illinois on December 15, 1859. They were in Wabasha County Minnesota in 1870, Kane County Illinois before that. He and Mary Ann were here in Smith County in 1885 and he was widowed here in Osborne County in 1895. Justin and Anna are here in 1915.

 

JAMES P. PUTMAN  Natoma, Osborne County

He is a son of Israel Putman and was in Rooks County in 1900. He is now 28 KS and Nola A. Rudy his wife is 23 KS. They will be in Lincoln County, Oklahoma by about 1912, and be there in the 1920. By 1930 they are all in Denver, Colorado.

 

ISRAEL PUTMAN  Alton, Osborne County

He has been here in Kansas since the late 1870s. He is 54 CT, Anna Doty 44 NE, William 20 KS, Kate 17 KS, George 10 KS, Harriet 6 KS and Eva Myrtle 3 KS. They are here through the 1930. He is a son of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. Israel (3286) was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut on October 29, 1855. Israel and Anna were married in Osborne County Kansas May 20, 1880 and were in Rooks County in 1900. They are in San Diego, California in 1920

 

JACOB PUTMAN  Rawlins County

He is 54 IN, Eliza Jane Cuffel 54 IN and Ira E. 19 KS. They were in Philips County in 1900. He is a son of Jacob Putman and Susan Linneger. German Family out of Pennsylvania. They will be in Chautauqua County, New York in 1920. Their daughter Blanche married Samuel Jerome and they are in Idaho by 1920. Their son Ira Estel will be there too and will be married Idaho by 1930.

 

RALPH PUTNAM  Hutchinson, Reno County

He is listed 40 US and a lodger with Thomas Phippen

 

W. G. PUTMAN  Hutchinson, Reno County

He is 32 KS and lodging with J. O. Grey. He might be the William who was a son of Jeremiah in 1880

 

HARRIETT PUTMAN  Manhattan, Riley County

She is 31 KS and rooming with Rosina Wist. Probably she is a daughter of William H. from here. He had a daughter the right age named Addie in 1880, 1900 and 1905 and gone now

 

J. (JOHN) ERNEST PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

He is 39 MA, Emily Belleville his wife 35 IL, Elliott B. 6 KS, John Ernest 4 KS and Dwight Kimball 2 KS. He is a son of Harrison K. Putnam and Henrietta Crippen. His mother Henrietta E. 75 ENG is with them. They were in Ellsworth County in 1880 and here since the 1900 census. They are here in 1920 and he is widowed here in 1930. He was born November 19, 1870 and will die here August 10, 1947. Emily was born June 13, 1873 and died December 8, 1929. The son John Ernest Junior was born September 19, 1905 and will die here February 1, 1926. Dwight was born April 4, 1908 and will die February 20, 1997.

 

WALTER PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

He is 53 MA, Lydia Russell 45 OH. He was here in 1900 with his father Harrison Putman from Massachusetts. The family was in Ellsworth County Kansas in 1880. They are here through the 1930.

 

HIRAM PUTNAM  Attica, Sedgwick County

He is 78 OH PA PA and his wife Mary Ann Hobbs is 74 PA PA PA. He is a son of Gabriel Putman and Susannah Weimer from Stark County Ohio and Pennsylvania before that. They have been in Stark County up till the 1880s, and then were in Kingman County Kansas in 1895 through 1905. Mary Ann is widowed here in 1920. This is the German Putman family from Pennsylvania.

 

GEORGE L. (LOREN) PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 26 IL, Lorraine F. Skinner 24 IA and a son Loren E. (Eugene) 3 MO. He is a son of the following Johnson Putnam and Lydia Frye.

 

JOHNSON PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 60 IL, Lydia Frye 55 IL, Florence 26 KS. There are two nephews here as well, Lucas 26 IL and Frank Gilkey 24 IL. Here in 1900, he is a son of John Putman from Brown County, Illinois. Southern Putmans. They are all in Seaview Pacific County Washington in 1920.

 

MARK N. (NOBLE) PUTMAN  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 30 KS, Alvina A. 29 GER and Charles W. 4 KS. He is a son of Mahlon Champlain and Flora Putman from Maine. They were in Montgomery County KS in 1880. They are in Orange County, California by 1920 and Beverly Hills in 1930.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 43 CAN CAN CAN a cigar salesman and his wife Ida May Kensler is 32 IL IL OH. They have been married 7 years. I don’this line, but they were here in 1905 with her folks. They are here still in 1910 and then get divorced and Ida is with her folks and her brother here through the 1940.

 

THEODORE D. (DANIEL) PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 44 VA and a roomer with Thomas Fuller. He is a son of Charles Henry Putman and Rebecca Millburn from Warren County, Virginia. He is a grandson of William and Pency Gill Putman from Fauquier County. One of the Southern family. He married Minnie A. Modest in Independence, Kansas in 1902. They split and she has married John Lennox here in Wichita. In 1920 his/their daughter Helene shows up here with John and Minnie A. Lennox.

 

GEORGE H. (HENRY) PUTMAN  Sedgwick County

He is 57 VT VT VT and rooming with Ida Orrell. He is a machinery salesman and says he is married for 26 years. He is a son of George Washington Putnam and Martha Brewer from Rutland County Vermont. They moved to Wisconsin in the 1850s and George was there in 1880. He was married to a Ruth in Dane County Wisconsin in 1900. He will soon marry a Lizzie 8 years older than him. He was born February 9, 1853, and will die June 15, 1915. The marker also lists Elizabeth as a wife but with no dates. I guess she married or moved on.

 

ROBERT F. PUTNAM  Sedgwick County

He is 56 IA and living alone. He is a son of James Daniel Putman and Diadema Smith. He was with his uncle Bennett in Rice County in 1880 and don’t know where in 1900.

 

BENNETT PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 87 NH, Mary Maria Dunmire 72 PA. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He was born May 3, 1822 in West Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. They have been here since the 1870s.

 

HARRY W. (WELLS) PUTMAN  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 31 MA, Louise Gibson 29 IA and Gibson W. newly born KS. He is a son of George Augustus Putnam (2929) and Fannie Wells from Millbury, Mass. He married Louise in 1908. They are here in 1920 and he will be here in 1930 with a new wife.

 

IRENE PUTMAN  Topeka, Shawnee County

She is 22 KS and a daughter of David Baker. Her son Claude 6 KS is with her, but no husband. She was married to Ernest Putnam in Barton County in 1905. They are here with her folks in 1915. By 1920 she has married William Summers and has Claude with her.

 

MARK PUTMAN  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 50 IL, Emma Klienfeld his wife 48 WI, Marie 21 KS, Juanita 17 KS. He is a son of Jonathan Putman and Frances Browner, and was here in 1900. He was with his folks in Sangamon County Illinois in the 1870 census and here in Kansas from the late 1870s on. He will die soon. By 1920 Emma will be in Seattle Washington with their married daughter Edith and her husband Earl Graham. Then by 1930 they are all in Portland Oregon.

 

NELLIE PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

She is 22 MO and a daughter of David Clark. Her son Earl 4 KS is with her. She was married to William Ray Putnam from Barton County. He is missing now but is up in Wisconsin with another wife Anna. He will be back down here in Finney County in 1930 with wife number 3 Nina J. Cauvel. Nellie will marry William James and be in Greenwood County in 1920. Earl is with her in 1920 and then married in Finney County in 1930 and in Reno County in 1940. His grandmother Ida is there then too.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 46 MI and living with Eliza McAdoo. His wife Emma 39 IN is there as well. They were here in 1900. He is a son of Charles Putnam and Sarah Lancaster from Clay County. Charles was a son of Newton Putnam from Vermont, and was in Wells County, Indiana in 1850, where he was born. The family was in Richardson County, Nebraska in 1870, and Clay County in 1880 where William was born. In 1920 they are in Tom Green County Texas. He is a railroad engineer here and will be in Texas.

 

MARY PUTMAN  Smith Center, Smith County

Mary Humphries is/was the wife of William Putnam and is now 62 IL. She lives with her son Ray. She seems to be divorced as her husband is also in town but lives by himself

 

RAY PUTMAN  Smith Center, Smith County

He is William Raymond Putnam, son of William Riley Putnam, 33 KS, Liza 26 MO, Henry 6 KS, and Loreen 3 KS. His mother, Mary Humphries Putnam 62 IL is there as is a niece Paris Crouch 16 IN.

 

WILLIAM (RILEY) PUTMAN  Smith Center, Smith County

He is 71 NY and living alone. He and Mary Humphries have split up. She was with her son in 1900 and here with William in 1905. She is with her son now in 1910. Bill senior wasn't listed in 1900 (but was in Taney County, Missouri in 1901). He is here now and will be in 1920 and 1925 and will still be on his own.

 

ED W. (EDWIN WILLARD) PUTNAM  Houston, Smith County

He is 49 IL, Jennie H. (Hannah) 46 IA, Callie M. 25 KS, Grace A. 23 KS, Vera T. 16 KS, Ruth M. 9 KS. He is a son of Justin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford and was born in Lake City, Wabasha County Minnesota, and came with the family to Smith County in about 1879. They are here through 1930.

 

WILLIAM G. (GEORGE) PUTMAN  Harlan, Smith County

He is now 39 MN, Anna Rudy 29 KS, Donald 13 KS, Roy 7 KS and Paul 5 KS. He is a son of Justin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford and was born in Lake City, Wabasha County Minnesota in 1871, and came with the family to Smith County in about 1879. They have been here ever since and are here through 1930 and probably forever.

 

ELMER R. (REVERE) PUTNAM  Kansas City, Wyandotte County

He is 51 OH, Mary E. Woods 39 VA, Mabel C. 16 MO, Kenneth R. 13 MO and L. Claud 9 MO. They were in Mercer County Missouri in 1880 and in Daviess County MO in 1900. He is a son of Luther Charles Putman and Lucy Ann Ewell from Huron County Ohio and New York State before that. Dutch Family. They have been here since 1900 and are in 1920. Elmer was born in Huron County Ohio December 13, 1858, and will die in Kansas City, Missouri February 16, 1935. His wife Mary will survive him. At that time in 1935 Elmer and Mary are living with their son Luther and his family there in Kansas City.

 

LAURA PUTMAN  Kansas City, Wyandotte County

She is 54 IL and an aunt of Homer Thompson. Laura Ellen Thompson was married to Elijah Putman in Washington County Kansas in 1885. Elijah was a son of Abraham Putman and Elizabeth Duff from Davis County Iowa. She was in Kay County, Oklahoma in 1900 with her son Omer and her married daughter Myrtle. The son Oliver Omer Putman married Ida Leah Sarinders in Leavenworth County December 6, 1907 and they are across the Missouri River in Kansas City Missouri now and will be through 1930. Laura will go over there soon and die there April 21, 1914.

 

LEVI PUTNAM  Rosedale, Wyandotte County

He is 60 NH, Agnes Ellen Fensom 44 CAN, Forest Lee 20 KS. He is a son of Joseph Putnam and Mary Jamison from Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. He was born December 26, 1848 in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. He was there in 1850 and with his dad and stepmother in Wabash County Indiana in 1860. He was single here in Kansas in 1870 and 1880 and then married Agnes about 1882. Agnes was born October 4, 1866. Levi and his family were in Missouri in 1900 and here in 1905. I don’t find them in 1920, but he and Agnes will be with their married daughter Maude Ladd in Fulton County, Arkansas in 1930. They will also be listed in Kansas City Missouri in 1930. Levi will die October 28, 1940 and Agnes November 2, 1944 and both are buried in Kansas City. Forest lee was born October 6, 1889 and will die May 7, 1964 also in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

 

KANSAS STATE CENSUS 1915

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Garnett, Anderson County

He is George Leander Putnam 65 VT. He was married to Dorothy A. Simonds here through 1910. He is a son of Leander Putnam and Martha Emorette Pike, who was here since 1860. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth and is number 1124 in Eben Putnam's books, and has been here since the late 1850s. George married Dorothy January 30, 1882.

FLO PUTNAM  Great Bend, Barton County

Florence Gilmore is 32 IN, Jeniva 11 KS, Torrance 8 KS, Coyle 7 KS and Duyane 4 KS. She was married to Emmett Putnam here in 1905 and 1910.

B. A. (BOYD ALTON) PUTNAM  Osage, Bourbon County

He is 25 KS, his wife Pearl Givins is 23 KS and they have Helen 6 KS. He is a son of Jacob Putnam and Celestine Lawton from here in town. Part of the Jefferson County Tennessee family that I can’t totally figure out.  There will be a divorce as Ida and the kids are here in 1920 without Boyd. Boyd will marry a Maud here in 1922 and be in Kansas City, Missouri with her in 1930.

SAM PUTNAM  Chelsea Township, Butler County

He is 32 NY and his wife Nellie 33 OH. Also here are his folks John Russell Putnam 67 NY and Genilla Lord 67 NY. His brother Darwin 27 KS is here as he has been. They have been out here since the 1880s. John is a son of Samuel Putnam (2347) and Eliza Ann Hazard of Madison, Madison County, New York. Samuel was a son of Dr. Elijah Putnam of Madison. New England folks originally.

E. (ELTON) P. PUTNAM  El Dorado, Butler County

He is 45 IL, and his wife Georgia E. Britton is 40 KS and they have their married daughter Gladys Goodall 21 IL and Lyle Putnam 3 CO. He is a lumberman. They were here in 1900 and 1905 and in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1910. They are in Wichita in 1920. He was born in Wabash County, Illinois a son of Alfred D. Putnam and Rebecca McLane. New England line.

VERA PUTNAM  Walnut, Butler County

This is listed as a male with no age OH coming from Oklahoma.

ESTHER PUTNAM  Walnut, Cowley County

She is in the State Hospital for the Feeble Minded. There is no age, but she would be a daughter of David Thomas Putnam. She was at home here in Cowley County in 1910 at age 23 SD. New York Dutch Family.

C. F. PUTNAM  Lawrence, Douglas County

He is 23 and boarding.

CHARLES PUTNAM  Lawrence, Douglas County

He is 55 KS. His wife Ida McGee is 55 IL and they have at home Ralph 19 KS, Mark 17 KS and Arlo (Clifford) 13 KS.  Charles Ellsworth Putnam is a son of Leander Putnam and Martha Pike from Washington County Vermont. Leander was a son of Jacob Putnam and Polly Worth. He was born in Middlesex, Washington County, Vermont. The family was in Anderson County Kansas by the 1850s. They will get divorced soon, and in 1920 she is alone with the kids in Douglas County. In 1930 Ida is with her son Clifford in Oklahoma.

GEORGE E. (ELLSWORTH) PUTNAM  Lawrence, Douglas County

He is 27 KS and his wife Clara Elsie Edwards 26 KS. He is a son of Charles Ellsworth Putnam and Ida McGee. They were in Franklin County in 1900 and are here (listed above) now. They are in St. Louis County Missouri by 1920 and he is a University Professor then. By 1930 he is in Oak Park, Illinois and an economist in a meat packing plant. George was born July 9, 1887 in Richmond City, Franklin County Kansas and will die in Illinois June 24, 1939. He married Clara Edwards June 6, 1911.

W. T. (WILLIAM THOMAS) PUTNAM  Lawrence, Douglas County

He is 38 IL and his wife Zella P. Davis is 37 WI. They live with N. A. and E. P. Davis both in their 60s from Wisconsin who are her parents. They were married here December 18, 1912. Bill is a son of William H. Putnam and Miriam W. King of Wabash County Illinois. He was there through 1900 when he was also listed in the Navy/Marine Corps. On thee ship USS Iowa. He was born in Lancaster, Illinois March 23, 1877. He will die in Topeka, Kansas February 4, 1917. His dad was a son of Eber Putnam and Tryphosa Ballard from here and New York and Massachusetts before that.

W. K. (WILLIAM KIRCHNER) PUTNAM  Dodge City, Ford County

He is a machinist 32 NY, his wife Minnie Lee Crawford 33 MO. They have Carle 8 KS, Carrie 3 KS and her twin Cassey 3 KS. He is an adopted son of Leman C. and Ella Putnam and was at home in 1900 with them in McDonald County, Missouri. William was orphaned age 4. Kirchner was his mother's name. He was born in New York City. Leman was a son of Pliney Putnam and Mary Spofford from Springfield, Vermont, and Leman was born in Dodge County, Wisconsin. They were here in 1910 and will be in Reno County in 1920.

H. (HARRIETT) E. PUTNAM  Richmond, Franklin County

She is 58 WI, single and a dressmaker. She is the daughter of Leander Putnam and Martha Pike from here. She was with her widowed mother here in 1910. I don’t find her in 1920.

W. (WEBSTER) M. PUTNAM  Richmond, Franklin County

He is 31 KS and his wife Edna M. Semple is 31 PA. They were just married here in 1910 and now have Louise 4 KS and Clifford E. 3 KS. They live with her widowed dad James J. Semple 61 PA. Her folks, James and Alice were in Town in 1910 and he ran a general store then.

H. C. (HENRY CLAY) PUTNAM  Americus, Lyon County

He is 78 OH and his third wife Martha Ann is 69 NY. He is still working as a carpenter. He is number 3205, a son of Lewis John Pope Putnam from Washington County Ohio. He was in Chase County in 1880 and 1885 with his second wife Amanda Webster. They were in Spokane, Washington in the 1900 census. He was here in 1910 married to Martha. Martha is widowed here in 1920.

 

CURTIS P. (PALMER) PUTMAN  Emporia, Lyon County

He is 52 OH, Anne M. Walkup 47 VA, and they have Helen 21 KS. They have all been together here since the 1880s. Her sister Jennie Walkup 56 VA is with them, has been and will be in 1930. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster, and was born in Devil's Dam, Ohio. He and a couple of brothers stayed here in Kansas when his folks moved out to Washington State in the late 1880s. The family was in Chase County, Kansas in 1880 and here ever since. They are here in 1920 and 1930 and for the rest of their lives.

J. E. (JOHN EDWARD) PUTNAM  Emporia, Lyon County

He is 64 KY, his wife Lucy Ann Cornwall 58 IL. They have Lucy Hibner 7 IL and Marian Boyer 3 TX. The two kids came here from Texas. They might be grandkids or something. Don’t know. He is the son of Elbridge Gerry Putman Eunice Knowlton. He was born while the family was in Newport, Campbell County Kentucky, and then grew up in Essex Township, Kankakee County Illinois. He was married to Lucy Ann Cornwall and was there through 1910. He will be married to a new wife named Lida in Jackson County Oregon in 1920. Then by 1930 he is back here widowed in Neosho County Kansas at age 79.

F. D. (FRED DANIEL) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is 58 NY and his wife Lydia E. Brown is 55 PA. At home still are Ralph J. 25 KS and John Harold 15 KS. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and Lucy Ann Shepherdson from Buffalo New York then Warren County Pennsylvania and here in Breckenridge County by the 1850s. Fred and Lydia are here through 1920. She will die here in 1928 and Fred will marry an Adelia and they are here in 1930. Adelia will die in 1932, not sure when Fred does though. New Englanders.

F. S. (FRANK SHEPHARDSON) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is now 60 PA and his wife Laura Ann Peacock is 56 TX. They have Bessie (Mary Elizabeth) 22 KS, Frank James 28 CO and his wife Ellen Beulah Reagan 26 TX. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and Lucy Ann Shephardson from Warren County Pennsylvania. Sidney is a son of Daniel Putnam and Betsy Barnet of Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Warren County, Pennsylvania and now here. They were in Breckenridge County in 1860 and Lyon County in 1870 and 1900, and obviously in Colorado in between. Frank and Laura are here in 1920 and 1930. New England family.

SID L. (LEROY) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is 28 KS and his wife Stella Scott is 23 KS. He is a son of Fred Daniel Putnam and Lydia Brown and was born here September 17, 1886. They are here in 1920 and in Edwards County in 1930. He’ll be running a garage then. OBITS has Stella as being born February 12, 1892 and dying in Belpre Kansas in May 1977.

T. V. (THEODORE VALENTINE) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is now 42 KS, his wife Nettie Rabourn 43 MO and they have Perry 19 KS, Inez 15 KS, Ray (Theodore Rabourn) 8 KS and Irene (Jeanette Irene) 4 KS. There are also a bunch of boarders. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and his second wife Josephine Best. Sidney has been here since the 1850s. Ted and the family are here in 1920 and 1930 and forever. New England family.

H. E. (HARVEY ELDRIDGE) PUTNAM  Grandview, Morris County

He is 40 IL, his wife Sarah Jane 34 IL and they have Alma 8 IL, John 6 KS and Thelma 4 KS. His father John Edward Putnam 64 KY is with them. Harvey is a son of John Putnam and Lucy Cornwall from Kankakee, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky before that. John was a son of Elbridge Gerry Putnam and Eunice Knolton from Massachusetts. They are here through 1930.

F. (FRED) E. PUTNAM  Chanute, Neosho County

He is 31 IA and his wife Millie Ford is 31 IA. He is a cement burner. They were here just married in 1910. Also here are Dorothy Butterfield 5 KS and Doxie 3 KS. They are children of Millie’s sister Doxie Ford and John Butterfield. They are listed as Putnams in 1920, nieces in 1925 and daughters in 1930. I guess Fred a nd Millie simply adopted them. He is a son of Merton Adelbert Putnam and Alice Blakley and was born in Poweshiek County, Iowa. He will be in Mahaska County, Iowa in 1920 with Millie and some kids, and in Poweshiek County Iowa in 1930.

I. (ISRAEL) P. PUTNAM  Alton, Osborne County

He is 59 CT, his wife Anna B. Doty is 49 NE and they have Kate 17 KS, George 15 KS, Hattie 12 KS and Myrtle 8 KS. Also there is their son William Putnam 26 KS listed at the bottom. He is a son of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. Israel (3286) was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut on November 29, 1855. They have been here in Kansas since the 1870s and are here through 1930.

J. E. (JUSTIN EUGENE) PUTNAM  Alton, Osborne County

He is 84 VT, Anna 45 IA. He is a retired farmer that came here from Illinois. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831. He married Mary Ann Stafford in Woodstock, Henry County, Illinois on December 15, 1859. They were in Wabasha County Minnesota in 1870, Kane County Illinois before that. He and Mary Ann were here in Smith County in 1885 and he was widowed here in Osborne County in 1895. Justin and Anna were here in 1900 and 1910. They are here in 1920 when he is 88 and she 49.

G. W. (GROSVENOR WARD) PUTNAM  Manhattan, Riley County

He is 24 MI and his wife Edith J. Short 21 KS. He is a student and states he came here from Arkansas. In 1900 he was in Benton County Arkansas listed at 10 MI. He was with his widowed mother Harriet Lowell Putnam (then 45 NY and widowed). His folks were George Putnam and Harriet Lowell. He and Edith are in Lansing, Michigan by 1920. Then they are in Alger County Michigan by 1930. Then they are in Deer Creek Township, Madison County Ohio in 1940.

E. R. (EDWARD RAWSON) PUTNAM  Greeley, Saline County

He is 40 MA. His wife Helen Frances 40 KS and they now have Helen J. 14 KS, Harry 10 KS and Murial 6 KS. Also here is Dan Willow 56 KS. He is Edward Rawson Putnam, a son of Harrison Kimball Putnam and Henrietta Crippen from here. He was born when the family was back in Worcester Massachusetts. Harrison was a son of Jasper Wheeler Putnam (#3105) and Mary Kimball, and was born in Grafton, Massachusetts March 22, 1830. They had been in Xenia, Ohio in the 1850s and 1860s, returned to Worcester, Mass for a spell and then came out here about 1878. They were in Ellsworth County in 1910 and are here in 1920 and 1930.

J. E. (JOHN ERNEST) PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

He is 44 MA, his wife Emily M. Belleville is 41 IL and they have Elliott 11 KS, John Ernest 9 KS, Dwight 6 KS and Emily 1 KS. His mother Henrietta E. Krippen 80 ENG is with them as she has been. He is a son of Harrison K. Putnam and Henrietta Crippen. They were in Ellsworth County in 1880 and here since the 1900 census. They are here in 1920 and he is widowed here in 1930. He is a lawyer.

W. K. (WALTER KIMBALL) PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

He is 58 MA and his wife Lydia C. Russell is 50 OH. He is a real estate agent. He was here in 1900 with his folks Harrison Putman and Henrietta Crippen from Massachusetts. The family was in Ellsworth County Kansas in 1880. They are here through the 1930.

GEORGE H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 62 VT and his wife Lizzie 70 OH. He is a son of George Washington Putnam and Martha Brewer from Rutland County Vermont and was born February 9, 1853. They moved to Wisconsin in the 1850s and George was there in 1880. He was married to a Ruth in Dane County Wisconsin in 1900. He was alone here in 1910. Lizzie is new. He will die here shortly on June 15, 1915.

ROBERT PUTMAN  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 49 CAN and his wife Ida May Kensler is 40 IL. I don’t his line, but they were here in 1905 with her folks. They were here still in 1910 and then will get divorced and Ida is with her folks and her brother here through the 1940.

ERNEST PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is a chef 32 KS. His wife listed as Mrs. Rose is 31 KS. There is a Howard Dernic 9 KS probably from Rose’s earlier marriage. He is a son of William Putman and Ida Kenyon from Barton County. He was home here in 1900. Rose would be a second wife. He was, I think, married to Nellie Clark in the 1905 range. She was alone with their son Earl here in Topeka in 1910. Ernest will have yet another wife Opal Scherner and be in Dickson County Iowa by 1925 and back here in Finney County Kansas by 1930.

HARRY PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 36 MA, his wife Louise Gibson is 34 IA and they now have Gibson 5 KS, George 2 KS and James 7/12 KS. Also there is Hulda Peterson 18 KS. He is a farmer. He is a son of George Augustus Putnam (2929) and Fannie Wells from Millbury, Massachusetts. He married Louise here in 1908. They are here in 1920 and he will be here in 1930 with a new wife.

IRENE PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

She is 25 KS and lives with her widowed dad, David Baker 69 KS. Her son Claude 11 KS is with them. They were here in 1910 and she will have married William Summers and they are all here in 1930. Irene Baker was married to Ernest Putnam and they were in Great Bend, Barton County Kansas in 1905. They split. I can’t find Ernest in 1910 and he is alone in Topeka in 1920. Then by 1923 he is married to Opal E. Schenrer and they are in Dickinson County Iowa in 1925 and back in Finney County Kansas in 1930. His widowed mother Ida Kenyon Putnam is there then too as is Earl from his second marriage.

WILL PUTNAM  Harlan, Smith County

He is 44 MN, Anna Rudy his wife 36 KS and they have Donald 18 KS, Roy 12 KS, Paul 10 KS and Erwin 3 KS. William George Putnam is a son of Justin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford and was born in Lake City, Wabasha County Minnesota in 1871, and came with the family to Smith County in about 1879. They have been here ever since and are here through 1930 and probably forever.

ED PUTNAM  Houston, Smith County

Edwin Willard is a farmer 54 MN, his wife Hannah J. (Jennie) 52 IA and they still have at home Callie 30 KS, Grace 28 KS, Vera 21 KS and Ruth 14 KS. The 3 older daughters are all teachers.  He is a son of Justin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford and was born in Lake City, Wabasha County Minnesota, and came with the family to Smith County in about 1879. They are here through 1930.

W. R. (WILLIAM RILEY) PUTNAM  Smith Center, Smith County

He is 76 NY and lives alone as he was in 1910 and will be in 1920. He is a son of Riley Putnam (3355) from Chester, Vermont. Riley Sr. was a son of Jesse Putnam and Lucy Coleman from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont. William was born in Charlotte, Chautauqua County, New York on December 3, 1838. He married Mary E. Humphries November 14, 1867. They were in Ringgold County Iowa in 1870 and here in 1875 through 1895. Then the split or got divorced. She was here in town in 1910 but living with her son William Raymond Putnam.

 

JOHN P. (PAUL) PUTNAM  Kansas City, Wyandotte County

He is 19 MO and lives with Emeline Saroni 30 MO. He works at a bank. In 1910 he was across the river in Kansas City Missouri living with Mary Putnam 21 IA. He was born in Joplin, Missouri December 12, 1895 and will die in Pasadena, California April 1, 1983. There is a family tree that says his parents were William and Adelaide Lieb and his death certificate also states his mother was Marie Griswold. He had to have been adopted by a Putnam at some stage. I am guessing his wife Marie was a Stepp based on her mother’s name, but the Stepp may have come from a second marriage. Hopefully a descendent will call and straighten this all out.

 

 

KANSAS 1920 CENSUS

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Atchison, Atchison County

He is 50 CAN, Josephine 40 KS. They were here in 1910 and he was here in 1900. They are here in 1925 and then Josephine is widowed here in 1930. He is a son of George Young Putman and Elizabeth Ann Dunn from St. Catherine’s, Lincoln County Ontario. They were all there in the 1881 Canadian Census. The family must have come down in the later 1880s or 1890s as Elizabeth was widowed here in the State 1895 census.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Atchison, Atchison County

He is 26 KS and a roomer. He lives very close to the above John, but was not listed in 1900 or 1910, so I have no ideas here.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Lancaster, Atchison County

He is a son of Victor C. Putman and Adeline Eliza Hardy of Ogle County, Illinois and has been here since the 1880s. He is now 68 IL, Everetta Bridges 60 IL and Ira A. 23 KS. He will die here May 5, 1926. Everetta will be here till she dies January 8, 1944.  Ira is married in Atchison City in 1930.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

CLARA PUTNAM  Hoisington, Barton County

She is 65 IL, Laverne (a son Forest Lavern) 33 IL. She is Clara Ellen Cone, widow of Orlando Proctor Putnam. They were here in Kansas in 1900 and she was widowed in Iowa in 1910. Orlando was a real estate developer here. Clara is here with her married daughter Mabel Morrison in 1930. Forest Laverne was married to Carrie Glen Goldbeck. She died in Des Moines, Iowa December 23 1917. He will marry Leota Jennings September 22, 1920, and they are here in 1925 and 1930.

 

OTTO H. (HAROLD) PUTNAM  Barton County

William Putnam and Ida Kenyon's boy. He is now 31 KS, Florence Mathews 31 KS, Harold 6 KS, Alfred 4 10/12 KS and Lyle 2 10/12 KS. They are in Edwards County in 1930.

 

JACOB PUTNAM  Fort Scott, Bourbon County

He is still here. He is 66 TN (Jefferson County folks), Celestine Lawton 61 IL, Grace 28 KS. His daughter Gladys 19 KS is there with her husband Wesley Stoufer or Stover 19 MO and a granddaughter Irene Hudson 1 3/12 KS.

 

PEARL PUTNAM  Fort Scott, Bourbon County

She is 28 KS, Helen 11 KS, Francis a son 4 KS and Beulah 3 4/12 KS. She is Pearl Givins and was married to Boyd Alton Putnam who was a son of Jacob Putnam here in town. Must be a divorce as Boyd will marry a Maud here in 1922 and be in Kansas City, Missouri with her in 1930. Pearl will be married to Oscar Leroy Taylor in about 1930-31 and will be with him here in 1940 and Beulah will be with her.

 

DARWIN PUTMAN  Chelsea, Butler County

He is 32 KS and living alone. In 1900, he was here with his parents, John Russell Putnam and Genella Lord. I don't find him in 1910. He is married here in 1930 and his widowed dad is here with him then. OBITS gives Darwin’s date of birth as June 8, 1887 and he will die in El Dorado Kansas in January of 1973.

 

SAM PUTMAN  Chelsea, Butler County

They were here in 1910 and will be in 1930. He is 37 NY, Nellie 38 OH. Still no kids. He is a son of John Russell Putnam from here and from Madison County, New York before that.

 

WILLIS W. PUTMAN  Butler County

He is 36 TX and boarding. He is a son of Thomas Alfred Putnam and Susan A. Robertson from Coryell County Texas. He was born January 12, 1873 and will die in Monroe County Missouri June 7, 1940. He works as an oil field pumper. He will marry Irene Dowell soon and they are in Elk County Kansas by the 1925 census.

 

ALICE PUTNAM  Cherokee, Cherokee County

She is 71 OH and widowed. She is living with her married daughter Ruby 35 MO and her husband W. M. Wilkinson 34 MO. Eliza Alice Vincent is the widow of Levi Putman. They were in Bates County Missouri in 1880. I haven’t found them since then. Alice will die here in 1931.

 

DELMAR PUTMAN  Clay Center, Clay County                                                                       

He is 41 KS, Louise 31 KS. He is a son of Charles and Sarah Putman. He was in Clay County in 1880 and 1910 and in Douglas County in 1900. They are still here in 1930 and have a daughter by then.

 

FRED PUTNAM  Athelstan, Clay County

He is 35 MO, Hattie 24 NE and they have Frances 2 4/12 SD. He is a son of Henry Clay from here. Dad died and he moved in with his mom back in the 1890s. His mom married William Musselman and they were all in Chase County Kansas in 1900. Didn't find him or any of them in 1910, but here he is once again. They will be in McPherson County in 1930. No more kids.

 

JESSE PUTNAM  Arkansas City, Cowley County

He was here with his mother Mary in 1900. He is now 39 KS, Nellie Howk his wife 25 KS, and Warren 1 8/12 KS. They are here in 1930. He is a son of William Boyd Putnam and Mary Elizabeth Smith. He was born September 20, 1883 and will die in Arkansas City September 5, 1969. William was a son of James Daniel Putman and Diadema Smith from Fulton County Illinois. Southern Putmans.

 

MARY E. PUTNAM  Arkansas City, Cowley County

She is 65 TN and alone or possibly with her son Jesse. She was here back in 1900 and 1910 and widowed both times. Mary Elizabeth Smith was married to William Boyd Putnam.

 

ARTHUR W. (WILLARD) PUTMAN  Winfield, Cowley County

He is 39 MO, Bertha 36 KS, Jessie 17 KS, George 15 KS, Gertrude 13 KS and Nellie 11 KS. They were here in 1900 and in Butler County in 1910. He is a son of David and Sarah Putnam from here, and was born when the family was in Harrison County, Missouri before the family came here.

 

DAVID T. (THOMAS) PUTNAM  Winfield, Cowley County

He is 62 MN, Laura 52 MN. David has been here since 1900, but was widowed in 1910. Laura is a new wife and has brought him a bunch of stepchildren, all with the last name of Barrett. They are Ruth L. 25 IN, John B. 22 IN, Arthur S. 18 IN and Edward S. 13 KS. He is a son of Ansel Delos Putnam and was in Mercer County, Missouri in 1880. David and Sarah Hensley his first wife were married in Cainsville Harrison County Missouri in 1878. They were here in 1895 and 1900. David was widowed here in 1910. He will die and Laura is in Los Angeles in 1930 and Glendale, California in 1940 still widowed. New York Dutch family.

 

FRED PUTNAM  Winfield, Cowley County

David Putnam's son is still around. Now he is 36 MO (Should be SD), Birdie (Bertha Fredericks) 36 KS, Mary 17 KS, Fred Jr. 12 KS, Margaret 11 KS, Edna 8 KS, Helen 6 KS, Willis 3 KS and Ira 3/12 KS. They are here with one more daughter in 1930.

 

HARRIET PUTNAM  Winfield, Cowley County

She is 40 IN, Nellie an adopted daughter 18 MO and Frances, a regular daughter 11 KS. She is the widow of Edward and they have been here a bunch of years. She is here alone and still widowed in 1930. The two girls are in Wichita in 1930 still single.

 

O. A. (ORVIL ALPHIUS) PUTNAM  Cowley County

He is a son of William P. from Norton County. He has moved and married. He is 32 KS, Edna 33 KS. They are here with kids in 1930.

 

EUNICE PUTMAN  Harrington, Dickinson County

She is 15 NE and the granddaughter of A. F. Allison

 

ELLEN PUTMAN  Lawrence, Douglas County

She is 46 MI CAN ENG and widowed. She has a bunch of roomers

 

IDA M. PUTNAM  Lawrence, Douglas County

Ida McGee is the ex-wife of Charles E. Putnam from Franklin County in 1910 and here in Douglas County in 1915. She is 60 IL, Mark L. 21 KS and Arlo C. 17 KS. She and her son Arlo Clifford are in Kay County Oklahoma in 1930 and then she says she is divorced. Her son Mark will be in Berwyn, Cook County Illinois married in 1930.

 

ALBERT PUTMAN  Garden City, Finney County

He is 20 KS and boarding with Preston Cornell. I don't find him in 1900 or 1910. He must have been using a middle name or something in those returns, if indeed he was born in Kansas.

 

IDA M. PUTNAM  Garden City, Finney County

She is Ida Maria Kenyon, the widow of William Ford Putnam from Barton County. She is now 64 NY and the mother in law of Robert Shackelford 36 MO who married her daughter Rena 21 KS. She was born in Wayne County New York March 9, 1855 and will die here December 29, 1938.

 

GEORGE W. (WELLING) PUTNAM  Dodge City, Ford County

He is 22 KS and listed as brother in law of Walter Bricker. Also here is Margaret Putnam 19 OR listed a sister in law of Walter Bricker. George and Margaret are married and will be here for the rest of their lives. Seems George was married briefly before to Minerva Gossett who died February 27, 1919. He is a son of Israel P. Putnam and Anne Belle Doty and as born in Layton, Rooks County December 24, 1899. They are here in 1930 and 1940 with kids.

 

WEBSTER M. (McGEE) PUTNAM  Richmond, Franklin County

He is 36 KS, Edna May Semple 36 PA, Yvonne 9 KS and Clifford E. 8 KS. He is a son of Charles Ellsworth Putnam and Ida McGee from here. He was with his folks here in 1910.

 

HARRY L. (LAWRENCE) PUTNAM  Fort Riley, Geary County

He is 29 CA NH CA, Dorothy Elizabeth Runkle his wife 21 IN and they have Betty C. 1 KS. He is the son of Frederick Watson Putnam and Rose Osborne. He was born in Los Angeles July 26, 1890. Frederick is a son of Edwin Lombard Putnam and Emeline A. Wright. He was born in Hinsdale, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. He was with his folks in Brattleboro Vermont in 1900, and single in San Bernardino County California in 1910. He is a Captain in the U. S. Army and stationed here. They are in Los Angeles in 1930 and he is an engineer for an oil company then. In 1940 they are in Fort Worth Texas and he is an executive for an oil company. He will eventually die in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands July 10, 1970.

 

EARL R. PUTNAM  Harrington, Greenwood County

He is 14 KS and a stepson of William James. In 1910, he was in Topeka with his mother, Nellie Clark, and they were living at her folks. Nellie married William Ray Putnam first, and she is now married to Bill James. Earl is married in 1930 and is in Finney County with his grandmother Ida Putnam.

 

CHARLES F. PUTMAN  Holton, Jackson County

Jacob’s son is still here. He is now 71 NY and Lydia E. Teague, his wife, 67 ENG (born in Yorkshire). He is a son of Jacob D. Putman and Hannah Lewis from Cayuga County New York. He was in Fayette County, Iowa in 1870, Graham County, Kansas in 1880 and Elk County, Kansas in 1900. They are here through 1930 when he is 81 and she is 75. Dutch family out of Montgomery County New York originally.

 

CHARLES W. PUTMAN  Banner, Jackson County

He is a grandson of the above Charles F. His dad is Fred Putman (also nearby), and he was with the family in 1900 and 1910. This Charles is 21 KS, Mary E. his wife 21 KS as well. They are in Hiawatha, Brown County in 1930.

 

FRED L. PUTMAN  Banner, Jackson County

He is 48 IA, Lucy Little his wife is 46 KS, Paul J. 19 KS and Mabel E. 12 KS. He is Charles' (from NY) son and has been here a while now. They are here in 1930 and Paul is married by then.

 

ALLISON PUTMAN  Highland, Jewell County

He is still around and now widowed. He is 70 IA, and living with his son Jacob. He will die in the next few years. Allison James Putman is a son of Jacob from New York. In 1850-60 they were in Scott County Iowa in 1870 in Benton County Iowa, and here from 1880 on. He is widowed here in 1920. New York Dutch.

 

JACOB T. PUTMAN  Highland, Jewell County

Still here and never married. Jake is 43 KS and his father, Allison Putman 70 IA, is with him. Jacob is still single here in 1930.

 

MARTHA PUTNAM  Americus, Lyon County

She is 74 NY and living alone. She is the widow of Henry Clay Putnam. He has been here since the 1870s. Martha was his third wife and has been here since the early 1900s.

 

CURTIS P. PUTMAN  Emporia, Lyon County

He is 57 OH, Anne M. Walkup 52 VA, and her sister Jennie Walkup 61 VA is with them. They have all been together here since the 1880s. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster, and was born in Devil's Dam, Ohio. The family was in Chase County, Kansas in 1880 and here since.

 

FRANK J. (JAMES) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is 33 CO, and his wife Ellen Beulah Reagan 30 TX. His father is Frank S. Putnam listed next.

 

FRANK S. (SHEPHARDSON) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

Sidney's son is still here and is now 65 PA, Laura Peacock 61 TX and Mary Elizabeth 26 KS. They were married in Colorado March 31, 1881. They are still here in 1930. Frank was born in London, Chester County Pennsylvania August 15, 1854 and he will die here in Lyon County March 8, 1931. Laura was born in Daingerfield, Morris County Texas September 14, 1858 and she will die here March 11, 1936.

 

FRED D. (DANIEL) PUTMAN  Ivy, Lyon County

Sidney's son has been here a long time. He is now 63 NY, Lydia E. Brown 59 PA, Ralph J. 30 KS and John H. 20 KS. In 1930 Ralph will be with his brother Sidney in Edwards County and they will be running a garage. He is a son of Sidney Putnam and Lucy Ann Shepherdson from Buffalo New York and in Breckenridge County by the 1850s. Fred and Lydia are here through 1920. She will die here in 1928 and Fred will marry Adelia May Davis and they are here in 1930. Adelia will die in 1932, not sure when Fred does though.

 

SIDNEY L. (LEROY) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

He is 33 KS, Stella F. Scott his wife 27 KS and Florence Pearl 1 8/12 KS. He is a son of Fred Daniel Putnam and Lydia Brown from here. He and Stella were married here in 1912. They are in Edwards County in 1930. He’ll be running a garage. Sidney was born September 17, 1886. OBITS has Stella as being born February 12, 1892 and dying in Belpre Kansas in May 1977.

 

T. V. (THEODORE VALENTINE) PUTNAM  Ivy, Lyon County

Sidney Sr.'s son, by his second wife Josephine Best. He is now 47 KS, Nettie (Jeanette Jane Rabourn) 48 MO, Perry L. 23 KS, Inez J. 20 KS, Theodore Rabourn 13 KS and Nettie Irene 9 KS. They are here in 1930 and young Ted is married by then. Theodore was born December 24, 1872 and will die here January 18, 1936. He married Nettie March 20, 1895. She was born July 19, 1871 and will die here November 28, 1947.

 

OTTO PUTMAN  Peabody, Marion County

He is 33 AR, Eva May Cannon his wife 30 IA, Florence 10 IA, Ruth 7 MO, Madge 3 KS and Jack 9/12 KS. He is a son of Charles Henry Putnam and Hannah Lodema Norman. He was born in Benton County, Arkansas September 10, 1886, and was with his folks in Chautauqua County, Kansas in 1900. They were just married in Adair County, Iowa in 1910. He will be in Newton, Harvey County and remain there till he dies in 1959. Eva will die here in 1968, both in Harvey County. The daughter Madge was born in 1916 and will die here in 1929.

 

BUCK P. PUTMAN  Plains, Meade County

He is 34 GA and a lodger. I would guess he is the son of Miles and Millie Putman in Bartow County, Georgia in 1900 who was listed as Barksdale P. Putman age 15.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Miami County

He is 44 OH and with his brother Wade. They are newcomers. Both are sons of James Franklin Putnam and Harriet E. Brown from Washington County Ohio and were with that family there in 1880. Their dad died August 16, 1887 and their mom remarried for the third time. He and Wade and their two sisters were all single in Chicago in 1900.

 

WADE W. PUTMAN  Miami County

He is 46 OH and living with his brother James. Both are sons of James Franklin Putnam and were home in Washington County, Ohio in 1880.

 

FORREST E. PUTNAM  Coffeville, Montgomery County

He is 3 KS and a nephew of William Reeves. He is also shown at home with his dad Charles M. Putman in Nowata County Oklahoma now. His mom died I guess and he is here as well as there now in 1920.

 

HARVEY E. (ELDGRIDGE) PUTNAM  Grandview, Morris County

See 1910 for his lineage. He is now 44 IL, Sarah Jane 38 IL, Alma M 13 IL, John Tyler 11 KS, Thelma Iona 9 KS and Calvin Dab 3 KS. They are here in 1930. OBITS gives John’s birth as March 20, 1908 and death in Lawrence Kansas on July 30, 1994.

 

ALBERT C. PUTMAN  Sand Creek, Norton County

He is 27 KS, Eva Christine Howell 21 KS. His father, William Putman 65 IA, and mother Amanda Davis 53 IN are with them. They have been here since the 1870s. Also there are two nieces, Emily L. 8 OK and Bernice L. 3 4/12 OK. These must be children of Alpheus, his brother, who is not around. Alpheus’ widow Ida May Kensler is in Wichita with her folks and will be in 1930. William was born April 11, 1855 in Scott County Iowa and will die here in Sand Creek on February 28, 1927. Amanda was born in Indiana September 17, 1866 and will die here January 20, 1934. Amanda will be widowed in Sand Creek in 1930. Albert and his family will be also here in Sand Creek. Albert was born June 29, 1892 and will die here July 24. 1975. Eva was born in Edmond, Norton County December 10, 1898 and will die here May 28, 1987 at age 88. New York Dutch Family.

 

JUSTIN E. (EDWIN) PUTMAN  Downes, Osborne County

Here since the 1870s, he is 88 VT and Anna Prince 49 IA. He is a son of Reuben Putnam and Eleanor Abbott from Vermont. He was born in Bethel, Vermont on March 25, 1831. He married Mary Ann Stafford in Woodstock, Henry County, Illinois on December 15, 1859. They were in Wabasha County Minnesota in 1870, Kane County Illinois before that. He and Mary Ann were here in Smith County in 1885 and he was widowed here in Osborne County in 1895. They were here since 1900. He will die shortly on August 2, 1920.

 

ARTHUR D. PUTNAM  Natoma, Osborne County

He is 11/12 KS and a grandson of Letitia Gossett. George Welling Putnam who is now in Dodge City, Ford County is presently married to Margaret. He was previously married to Melissa Gossett who died February 27, 1919. Letitia is the mom of Minerva and took the kid when Minnie died. I don't find Arthur later so he may well have died too.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Natoma, Osborne County

He is 37 KS, Sadie Byerly his wife is 37 KS and there are three Cooley stepchildren with them. Sadie was obviously married to a Cooley. The kids are Hazel 12 KS, Henry 9 KS and Ethel 5 KS. He is William Clewey Putnam and was born 5 Apr 1889 here in Natoma, and will die 17 Jul 1942 in Stockton, Rooks County Kansas. Also looks like Sadie (Sarah) was married two times before Bill. He is a son of Israel Putman from here. His folks are in San Diego, California now, and will be here in 1925 and 1930. William and Sadie will be in Rooks County in 1930.

 

WALTER W. PUTNAM  Haven, Reno County

He is 44 IA, Laura Eastman 35 KS, Clyde L. 12 and Bruce 2 8/12 KS. They were in Des Moines, Iowa in 1910, where he was a barber. He married Laura here March 9, 1915. He is a son of Samuel Deloss Putnam and Sarah Ockerman from Ohio and then Mercer County, Missouri. They were in Nebraska in 1880 and back in Iowa in 1900. He was in Des Moines, Iowa in 1910, and came here shortly afterwards and will be here till he dies in Emporia in 1940. They are in Haven, Reno County in 1930 and he is still a barber. Dutch family from New York originally.

 

FLORA PUTNAM WILLIAMS  Hutchinson, Reno County

Flora Gilmore was the wife and now ex-wife of Emmet Putnam from Barton County. She has married Frank Williams 36 US here and has her kids with her. Flora is 38 IN, Genieve 16 KS, Torrance 13 KS, Coyle 11 KS, Duane 9 KS. I assume the last child's name is Duane, but in the census it is spelled Duawaine. Tough name to hang on the kid. Emmett seems to have moved to Kansas City, Missouri and has a new wife and 3 year old son. Emmett and his new wife Ella are in Salina, Kansas in 1925. I don’t find them anywhere in 1930. Flora will be in single with the kids here in 1925 and then in Los Angeles in 1930. The son Coyle is married in Los Angeles in 1930. He is a clerk in a grocery store. Duane is there too and is single and boarding. He is an automobile mechanic.

 

WILLIAM K. PUTNAM  Hutchinson, Reno County

They were here in 1910. See that listing for how he fits in here. He is 37 NY, Minnie (Minnie Lee Crawford) 37 MO, Carl 12 KS, Carrie 8 KS, Cassie 8 KS, twins. Also there is Minnie's mother, Amanda Crawford 64 TN. They are in Reno in 1930 with Cassie. The others are gone by then.

 

BENNETT PUTMAN  Union Township, Rice County

He is Reding Senior’s son and is now 53 IL OH OH (should be IL SC NC), Mattie (Martha Ann Burkhalter) 42 IN SC OH, Horace E. G. 21 IA, Effa 8 AR, Alice 8 AR and Martha’s dad Cason Burkhalter 79 SC GA SC. They were in Fulton County, Illinois in 1850 (where he was born), in Jasper County, Iowa in 1860 (where he married Mattie, his second wife), and in Washington County, Arkansas in 1870 (where his folks were). He’ll return to Springdale Arkansas and remain there the rest of his life. Southern Putman family.

 

JAMES H. PUTNAM  Riley County

He is 29 SCOT and a soldier at Camp Funston

 

FRANCES E. PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

She is 9 IA and a grand daughter of Edward Brady. There is a marriage record of Fred Putnam born in 1885 in Kansas marring Mary Celelia Brady in 1907. So those are her folks, but no clue where they are or who Freddy belongs to. She is here in 1930 too.

 

JOHN ERNEST PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

Harrison's son is still around. He is now 49 MA, Emily Margaret Belleville his wife 46 IL, Elliott B. 16 KS, John E. Jr. 14 KS, Dwight K. 12 KS and Ernestine E. 8 KS. They have been here since they were married in 1895. John will be widowed here in 1930. John was born November 19, 1870 and will die here August 10, 1947. Emily was born June 13, 1873 and will die here December 8, 1929.The son Dwight was born April 4, 1908 and will die here February 20, 1997. He will marry Martha Eberhardt who was born August 29, 1907 and will die here October 6, 1999. The son John Ernest was born September 19, 1905 and will die here when the car he is in hits a railroad train at a crossing on February 1, 1926.

 

WALTER K. (KIMBALL) PUTNAM  Salina, Saline County

He is Harrison's son and has been here since the 1870s. He is now 63 MA, Lydia Russell. 55 OH. They never had any kids. They are here still in 1930.

 

EDWARD R. (RAWSON) PUTMAN  Greeley, Saline County

Harrison's son has moved from Ellsworth County. He is now 45 MA, Ellen F. 45 KS, Helen J. 19 KS, Harry 15 KS and Muriel 11 KS. No new kids since 1910. They were here in 1915 too and will be in 1925

 

E. (ELTON) P. PUTMAN  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 50 IL, Georgia A. Britain his wife 45 KS and Lyle 8 CO. He was born in Wabash County Illinois a son of Alfred Dodge Putnam and Rebecca McLane. They were here in Butler County Kansas in 1900 and in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1910 and are here in 1930.

 

HELENE PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

She is 17 KS and a stepdaughter of John Lennox and Minnie A. Lennox 41 KS who is her mom. Minnie A. Modest married Theodore Daniel Putnam in Independence, Kansas in 1902 and they split. Theodore was shown here by himself in 1910 and I don’t find him after that. Southern Putmans out of Virginia.

 

IDA PUTMAN  Wichita, Sedgwick County

She is 30 IL divorced and a daughter of George Kensler. Ida May Kensler was married to Robert Putman from Canada in 1902 and they were here in 1905, 1910 and 1915. Don’t know his line though. Ida is here with her folks in 1925 and then here with her married brother Frank in 1930 and 1940, and longer.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Wichita, Sedgwick County

He is 36 MA, Marguerite Morgan Blair 32 KS, William B. 5 8/12 IL, Virginia L. 4 1/12 IL and John B. 1 8/12 KS. New comers. He is a son of Leonard Druary Putnam and his first wife Ann Marie Corey and was born in Massachusetts December 24, 1883. His dad was in the Barnum & Bailey Circus and was single in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1880. He married Ann in New York City August 9, 1883. William was born while the Circus was on the road in Massachusetts. Ann then died July 9, 1891 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. William was ‘taken in’ by Leonard’s brother John Putnam and his wife Caroline Cahoo and was living with them as a nephew in Queens, New York in 1900. I haven’t found him yet in 1910 but maybe in Illinois where some kids were born. I think he was a wagon driver. They will be in Long Beach California by 1930, and will be there till they die. He will die there February 7, 1959 and Marguerite will die there January 29, 1957.

 

ANNA PUTMAN  Topeka, Shawnee County

She is 30 KS and a nurse. I don't find her in 1900 or 1910 here in Kansas.

 

CLAUD PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 14 KS and a stepson of William Summers. In 1910, he was here and living with his mother Irene and her father David Baker. His dad was Ernest Putnam listed next.

 

ERNEST PUTMAN  Topeka, Shawnee County

He is 36 NY and a lodger. He is William Putnam and Ida Kenyon’s son from Barton County. He was married to Irene Baker here in 1905 and they got divorced. She married William Summers and is in Topeka with their son Claude listed earlier. He will be married shortly to a girl named Opal Scherner and they are in Dickinson County Iowa in 1925 and Finney County Kansas in 1930.

 

MARY M. PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

Mary Maria Dunmire is Bennett Putman's widow, been here over 50 years. She is 82 PA and living alone. Bennett was a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He was born May 3, 1822 in West Nottingham, Rockingham County New Hampshire. They were married here in Elm Creek, Breckenridge County on December 24 1857, and have been in Topeka since the later 1800s.

 

HARRY W. (WELLS) PUTNAM  Topeka, Shawnee County

He has been here since the 1910. He is now 41 MA, Louise Gibson 39 IA, Gibson W. 11 KS, George H. 7 KS, James W. 5 KS and Caroline L. 2 KS. He is a dentist. Harry is a son of George Augustus Putnam (2929) and Fannie Wells from Millbury, Mass. He married Louise in 1908 out here. They were here in 1910 and he will be here in 1930 with a new wife. OBITS gives James’ birth date as August 4, 1914 and death in Emporia December 3, 1997.

 

GEORGE W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM  Harlan, Smith County

Justin's son is still here. He is now 48 MN, Anna Matilda Rudy his wife 40 KS, Donald 23 KS, Roy (Daniel LeRoy) 16 KS, Paul 15 KS and Ervin 7 KS. Donald will marry this year and be in Osborne County. Same with Roy who will be over there as well. He is a son of Justin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford and was born in Lake City, Wabasha County Minnesota in 1871, and came with the family to Smith County in about 1879. They have been here ever since. They are here in 1930.

 

WILLIAM R. (RILEY) PUTNAM  Smith Center, Smith County

Still here. He is now 81 NY and still alone as he has been since he and Mary got divorced. He is a son of Riley Putnam (3355) from Chester, Vermont. Riley Sr. was a son of Jesse Putnam and Lucy Coleman from Chester, Windsor County Vermont. William was born in Charlotte, Chautauqua County New York on December 3, 1838. He married Mary E. Humphries November 14, 1867. They were in Ringgold County Iowa in 1870 and here in 1875 through 1895. Then the split or got divorced. She was here in town in 1910 but living with her son William Raymond Putnam. He is still here in 1925 at age 86.

 

EDWIN W. (WILLARD) PUTNAM  Smith County

They are still here. He is a son of Justin Edwin Putnam and Mary Ann Stafford. Ed is 59 IL, Hannah J. 57 IL, Callie M. 35 KS and Ruth M. 19 KS are home. He and Hannah are here in 1930. Been here since the 1870s.

 

LOTTA PUTMAN  Smith County

She is 22 KS and listed as a sister in law with Julian McCormick. She would be Charlotte, daughter of Allison Putman as shown in 1910.

 

ELMER R. (REVIER) PUTNAM  Kansas City, Wyandotte County

He is 61 OH, Mary E. Woods his wife 47 VA, Kenneth R. 23 MO and Luther C. 19 MO. They were in Daviess County Missouri in 1900. He is a son of Luther Charles Putman and Lucy Ann Ewell from Huron County Ohio and New York State before that. Dutch Family. They were in Huron County Ohio in 1860 and then moved to Mercer County Missouri by 1870. They were here in 1900 and 1910. Then, in 1930 the son Kenneth is in Albany County New York and Elmer is with him. The son Luther Claude is in Fort Worth, Texas and his mom is living with him. Elmer was born in Huron County Ohio December 13, 1858, and will die in Kansas City, Missouri February 16, 1935. His wife Mary will survive him. At that time in 1935 Elmer and Mary are living with their son Luther and his family there in Kansas City.

 

LAWRENCE A. (ARTHUR) PUTMAN  Kansas City, Wyandotte County

He is 26 PA and the son in law of John White. His wife Dorothy White is 19 KS. They are here in 1930. He is a son of Stewart and Eliza Putman from Somerset County Pennsylvania. German Family. He was born April 21, 1871 and will die in Shawnee Kansas in February 1968.