MILITARY & NAVAL

Census Reports

1900  -  1930

 

UPDATED MARCH 24, 2021

 

1900 MILITARY & NAVAL CENSUS

 

ALBERT W. PUTNAM  Columbia Barracks, Cuba

He is 42 MI NY NY and an architect. He isn’t in the Army, just a Government worker I guess. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Sarah Sanderson from Oakland County Michigan. He was there in 1860. His dad was a son of Charles Putnam (986) from Oneida County New York.

 

CLARENCE W. PUTNAM  Cavite, Philippine Islands

He is 19 NH and a Corporal in the Army. His home is Haverhill Massachusetts. He was born in Lisbon, Grafton County New Hampshire. His folks were Milon G. Putnam and Jennie L. Welch from there. Milon’s folks were John C. Putnam and Mehitable Jane Weston from Lisbon. He will be married in Quincy Massachusetts in 1910 through 1930 at least.

 

CLARENCE A. PUTMAN  Cebu, Philippine Islands

He is 22 OH and a Private. Can’t find him under that name in 1880, but there is a Clarence Pitman age 1 OH listed as a son of Ross Pitman in German Township, Darke County Ohio. Interesting there was a fairly large Dutch Putman family in German Township, but I don’t have anyone named Ross there.

 

CLARENCE A. PUTNAM  Jolo, Philippine Islands

A dual listing. He is listed here as 21 OH and a Private.

 

WILLIAM B. PUTNAM  Pasig, Philippine Islands

He is 25 WI WI IA and a Private. He lists his home as Pecatonica, (Winnebago County) Illinois. He looks like William Bird Putnam as shown in 1880 in Lafayette County Wisconsin. He was listed as a stepson of John and Hattie Waters. In 1900 there are several Waters families in Pecatonica, Illinois. None were his mom, but I’ll bet that’s who he is.

 

HARRY A. PUTNAM  Sogod, Philippine Islands

He is 31 NY NY NY and a private. He lives in Owego (Tioga County) New York and was born there. He is a son of Frederick and Annie Putman. Dutch family originally from Montgomery County New York.

 

FRANK PUTNAM  9th Infantry, Philippine Islands

He is 28 NY and a Private. He says his home is Rural Grove New York. He is a son of Henry Putman and Asenath Ostakout from Rural Grove in Montgomery County New York. He was home there in 1880. Dutch Family of course.

 

FRANK G. PUTNAM  13th Infantry, Philippine Islands

He is 32 WI and a Sergeant. He was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin. He is a son of John A. and Carrie Putman from there. In 1870 they were in Linn County Iowa and up in Saginaw Michigan in 1880. Dutch family from Montgomery County New York.

 

WILLIAM L. (LANE) PUTNAM  Aibonito, Puerto Rico

He is 45 ME ME ME and is listed as a farrier whatever that is. Again looks like just a Government employee. He is a son of Levy Houlton Putnam and Sarah Bradbury from Houlton Maine. He was there in 1860 and onwards.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  San Juan, Puerto Rico

He is 27 MS LA NH born June 1873, and is a private in the Army. He lists his home as Brooklyn New York.

 

WILLIAM T. (THOMAS) PUTNAM  USS Iowa, Naval Forces

He is 23 IL IL IL and a Private in the Marine Corps. He lists his home as Friendsville, Illinois. He is a son of William H. Putnam and Miriam King from Lancaster Wabash County Illinois. New England line.

 

 

1910 MILITARY & NAVAL CENSUS

 

EDWARD PUTMAN  Camp Keithley, Philippines

He is 22 NY NY NY and a Private in the Army. He looks to be the son of John Putman and Mary Jane Fluno from Watertown, New York. Dutch family.

 

WARREN PUTMAN  USS Olympia stationed in Annapolis, Maryland

He is 24 PA PA PA, an enlisted man in the Navy and married. He is also listed in the 1910 Maryland Census as being in the Naval Academy in Annapolis.

 

ALBERT W. PUTNAM  USS Tennessee, At Sea

He is 20 MA MA MA and single. He looks to be the son of George W. and Myra Putnam from Worcester, Massachusetts.

 

ALFRED B. PUTNAM  Fort De Russy, Honolulu, Hawaii

He is 32 MA MA MA, his wife of 11 years Myrtle M. Harris is 32 MA, and Melville H. 10 WA. He is a son of Henry Locke Putnam (2405) of Medford, Massachusetts. He was stationed at Fort Casey in Washington State in 1900.

 

CALVIN PUTNAM  Camp Overton, Mindanao, Philippines

He is 37 NY NY NY and widowed. He is in the Quartermasters Department. He looks like the son of Arthur and Eliza Putnam from Sullivan, Madison County New York.

 

DANIEL S. (STEPHEN) PUTNAM  Naval Station Olongapo, Philippines

He is 32 WI NY US a sailor in the Navy. He is a son of Albert E. Putnam and Missouri Belle Stephens. He was at home in DeKalb County Missouri in 1880. His dad Albert was a son of Daniel Porter Putnam (2142) from Willsboro, Essex County New York and Vermont before that. Daniel was in Palo Pinto County Texas in 1900 and will and will be in San Francisco California still single in 1920 and then married to Edna Benson in Portland Oregon by 1930.

 

 

1920 MILITARY & NAVAL CENSUS

 

CHARLES T. PUTNAM  New York, New York

The listing is very hard to read. He is 22 MA MA MA and a sailor on the U. S. S. Broome. He lives in Malden Massachusetts.

 

JOHN RISLEY PUTNAM  Consular Service Oregon

He is 43 NJ NY OH. His wife Charlotte Ives is 43 PA and their daughter Doanda Risley is 11 NY. He is the U. S. Consulate here. They were here in Hood River County Oregon in 1910. He is a son of John Risley Putnam and Mary Shoemaker from Saratoga Springs New York. His dad was a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court for years.

 

WILL PUTNAM  Charleston, South Carolina

He is 22 GA US US and a seaman on the U. S. S. Olympia. He is a son of Willie Wood Putman and his second wife Rhonda Vianna Holcomb from Gordon County, Georgia. This is the family that just popped up after the Civil War. Think they were New Englanders, but no clues at all yet.

 

VICTOR L. (LYLE) PUTNAM  Portsmouth, Virginia

He is 18 VA MD VA and a seaman in the U. S. Navy. He is a son of William Augustus Putman and Clara Green from Staunton, Virginia. He will be back there by 1930 driving a delivery truck for a biscuit company along with his brothers William and Carnot.

 

CECIL ALFRED PUTNAM  Camp Lee, Prince George, Virginia

He is 21 CAN NY CAN and a corporal in the Army. He is a son of Robert Putnam and Margaret Pratt and was born in Hanover, Ontario Canada September 12, 1898. His dad died and his mother married James Forsythe and they were all in Lockport, Will County Illinois in 1900. I don’t find him in 1910 but in 1930 he will be married and in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

ROBERT H. PUTNAM  Bremerton, Washington

He is 22 VA VA VA and gives Staunton Virginia as his home. He is a seaman on the U. S. S. Seattle. He is a son of William Augustus Putman and Clara Green and was born in Staunton, Augusta County Virginia. Southern Putman family out of Fauquier County Virginia.

 

ALBERT L. PUTNAM  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

He is 18 NY NY NY and is an apprentice seaman. He is stationed on the U. S. S. Arizona. He lives in Attica New York. He is a son of Harvey Alonzo Putnam from there. He will be back there married in 1930 and 1940.

 

ANDREW J. PUTMAN  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

He is a black man 19 GA and is a cook on the U. S. S. Solace docked here.

 

CURTIS E. PUTMAN  Dominican Republic

He is 22 NY. The page won’t come up, but I know who he is. He is a son of Peter and Maud Putman from Canada. The family was in Niagara Falls New York in 1900. The folks got a divorce and Curtis went back to Canada with his mother before 1910. His dad was still there in 1910. Dutch family out of New York originally.

 

ROBERT W. PUTNAM  Santiago Naval Station, Dominican Republic

He is 20 NH MA MA and his home address is Kennebunk Maine. He is an apprentice first class. He is a son of Frederick Brooks Putnam and was born in Hillsborough County New Hampshire. The family was back in Worcester Massachusetts before 1910.

 

TOM W. (WINSTON) PUTNAM  La Vega Naval Station, Dominican Republic

He is 17 LA LA LA and a private in the Marine Corps. He lists Houston Texas as his home. He is a son of James Henry Putnam Jr. from Vermillion Parish Louisiana. The family was there in 1900 and they were all in Houston in 1910 and are there now. He is a great grandson of James Mercier Putnam. The family was originally from Massachusetts.

 

HARRY PUTNAM  District Headquarters, Germany

He is a private 19 NY US US. I can’t find anyone who fits in New York in 1910.

 

HOWARD E. (EUGENE) PUTMAN  Coblenz, Germany

He is 18 IN IL IL and lists Colorado Springs as his home address. He is a private in the U. S. Army. He is a son of Chester Curtis Putnam and Charlotte Matheny. He was born January 2, 1902 in Indiana. He was with the family in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1910 and was in Germany in the Army in 1920. He will marry Vera Geraldine Wright and be in Wheatland, Wyoming in 1930 and 1940. He will die in Wenatchee, Washington December 7, 1980. His line goes back to Marietta, Ohio and the to General Rufus and Israel Putnam from Massachusetts in the Revolution.

 

WALTER L. (LEE) PUTNAM  Coblenz, Germany

He is 20 IL IL IL and a corporal in the Army. He lists Chicago as his home address. He would be the son of Walter Putnam and Alice Adams. He was born in Champaign Illinois in February 1899. Then the family was in Cass County Michigan by 1910. Family was from Indiana and Vermont before that. He is married to Beatrice in Hazzard, Kentucky in 1930 and they are in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1940.

 

WEBSTER F. (FLETCHER) PUTNAM  Coblenz, Germany

He is 24 MA MA MA and a 1st Lieutenant in the Army. He lists Denver, Colorado as his home. He was living there in 1917 when he filed a draft registration card. He is a son of Webster Fletcher Putnam and Helen Meldram from Danvers Mass. He was at home there in 1900 and 1910. He’ll be making a career out of this and be in Coral Gables, Florida in 1930 and 1935 with a wife from Belgium and some kids born here in Germany.

 

ARTHUR C. PUTNAM  Seaport Not Given

He is 23 NE US US and a sailor on the U. S. S. Doyers. He should be the son of Willis Emory Putman and Susannah Day Mauger from Omaha Nebraska. They were there in 1900 and then moved to Council Bluffs Iowa where Willis died in 1909. He will be married shortly if not now and he and Thelma will be in San Diego in 1930 and he will be a Chief Boatswain’s mate then.

 

GEORGE M. (MARVIN) PUTNAM  Seaport Not Given

He is 19 MN IL MN and an able bodied Seaman. He gives Eagle Bend Minnesota as his home. He is a son of Frank P. Putnam from Eagle Bend, Todd County. He was shown there in 1910 and also now in 1920. He will marry Marie C. Richards about 1927 and be here in Panama in 1930 with 2 kinds.

 

 

1930 MILITARY & NAVAL CENSUS

 

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