WASHINGTON

Census Reports

1860 – 1920

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UPDATED JUNE 27, 2024

 

In the late 1700s, some American fur traders came to this area. John Jacob Astor established the first settlement called Astoria. In 1846, England gave up its clam to the area and the border with Canada was established. In 1848, Washington was part of the newly formed Oregon Territory. In 1853, Washington became its own Territory and in 1889 became the 42nd State. Gold was discovered in 1860 in Walla Walla and the railroad reached the area in 1888. The first census reports were taken while it was only a Territory.

 

 

WASHINGTON 1860 CENSUS

 

SARAH PUTNAM  Jefferson County

She is 25 MA, and a housekeeper in a hotel. Sounds more like a hooker to me.

 

 

WASHINGTON 1870 CENSUS

 

SOLON PUTNAM  Kitsap County

He is 35 (closer to 39) ME, Kate Evans his wife is 27 ME. Also ,there are a daughter in law (?) Elizabeth Putnam 21 ENG and her daughter Katie 5/12 WA. He is Solon Thaxter Putnam who was born in Rumford, Oxford County Maine November 10, 1834. He married Caroline ‘Kate’ Evans. Solon is a son of Jesse Putnam and Polly Keyes of Rumford. He will die June 9, 1878, and Kate will be back in Rumford by the 1900 census. This line goes back Solon > Jesse > Samuel > Stephen > Jacob > Nathaniel > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John Putnam of Salem, Mass.

 

 

WASHINGTON 1880 CENSUS

 

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

 

JOHN PUTNAM  No Township, Columbia County

He is 51 NY NY NY, Elizabeth Shuey 41 IL -- --, George A. (W. in 1870) 20 CA, Alice M. (Mineta in 1870) 17 CA, William H. 14 CA, Charles A. 10 CA, Mary J. 7 CA and Victor R. 1 CA. They were in San Leandro, Alameda County California in 1870 and he was there, single, in 1860. John Henry Putnam is a son of Abraham Victor Putman and Anna Van Alstine from Glen, Montgomery County New York. New York Dutch family.

 

LOUIS PUTNAM  Port Orchard, Kitsap County

He is 38 NY NY NY. He drives a logging team here in the woods. He was in Clackamas County Oregon in 1870. There are 3 possible Louis/Lewis guys in the NY 1850 census, so can’t guess. But, all were in the Dutch family.

 

JOHN O. PUTNAM  Deep Ellis Falls, Spokane County

He is 50 MI OH OH, Fanny 49 IN NY NY, and there is a stepson, Thomas Cavanaugh 20 OR, a son by Fannie in a previous life I guess. He is a son of Uzziel Putnam and Ann Chapman of Cass County Michigan. He came to Oregon in 1851 according to a book on Pioneers. In 1860, he was in Marion County Oregon and was single at that time. In 1900 they will be in Genesee, Latah County Idaho, and in 1910 in Shasta County California, at which time he will be 80 and Fannie 79.

 

JAMES E. (EDWARD) PUTNAM  Walla Walla, Walla Walla County

He is 37 ME MA ME, Alida  Turner Bothwell 34 IL IN KY, Maggie 12 IL ME IL. He is a son of James Baker Putnam (1807) and Clymenia Stanley of Houlton, Maine. He is a ‘post trader’ here in Walla Walla. In 1900, he will be in an Army Hospital in San Francisco, and will die there in 1901. He married Alida in Illinois May 16, 1862. She will die in Denver August 10, 1892. Ed Putnam found some interesting stuff on James. “ JAMES EDWARD PUTNAM enlisted in the Civil War, received a 2nd Lt. commission and ended up Captain at the war's end.  He stayed in the army and was Commanding Officer at Fort Hall, Idaho, in 1870, but does not show up on the Idaho census.  He resigned his commission in 1873; interesting went to Chicago, Illinois, instead of going to Montana where his father was gravely ill and dying; and later moved to Fort Walla Walla, Washington, accepting job as 'Post Trader.'  He shows up in the census info again in Washington in 1880.  In 1900 he shows up in San Francisco, California (boarding with Eugene Howe).  Like three of his older brothers -- Henry Roscoe, Julian and Charles Ropes -- James Edward Putnam served in the Army during the Civil War. He was the 5th child (out of 10) and 4th son of James Baker Putnam and Climena Mae Stanley, born 17 Feb 1843 in Houlton, Maine. He appeared in the 1850 census at age 7 living with his parents and 5 brothers and sisters in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. After the family moved to Minnesota in the mid-1850's, he's listed in the Minnesota Territorial Census of 1857 as age 11 [incorrect -- he's actually 14] along with 5 brothers and sisters and his parents in Benton County. However, the 5 brothers and sisters listed in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and Benton County, Minnesota, are not the same. Two of his older siblings have moved out and are on their own in 1857 and his parents have added two younger brothers to the family since the 1850 census. On 25 Sep 1861 at the age of 18, James Edward enlisted in the 12th U.S. Infantry. His brother, Capt. H. R. Putnam was the recruiting officer who signed him up for the 3-year enlistment. Because he was only 18 and a minor, his father James Baker Putnam had to sign the recruiting paper giving written consent for his son to join the Army. During the Civil War, James Edward served with his brother H.R. in the 12th U.S. Infantry at Fort Hamilton, New York. He started out as a private and was rapidly promoted to Sergeant and First Sergeant of Company F. During the latter part of 1861 and all of 1862, Fort Hamilton was the principal place where high-ranking Confederate civilian prisoners were confined. In July 1863, he served as First Sergeant of Company F at Fort Hamilton under the command of his brother, Captain Henry Roscoe Putnam, helping put down the violent New York City draft riots. In August 1863, after his brother H.R. wrote a letter to a Minnesota Senator requesting help from the War Department to get his brother appointed an officer, James Edward was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 12th U.S. Infantry. He was promoted to First Lieutenant and commanded a company of men in the Army of the Potomoc in late 1863 and early 1864. During the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864, he was "wounded by the accidental discharge of my revolver" and received a battlefield promotion to Brevet Captain. Like his brother H.R., he stayed in the army after the Civil War. He was promoted to permanent Captain in 1869. In 1870, Capt. J. E. Putnam commanded a company of 70 soldiers that established the "new" Fort Hall Military Post, located near present-day Blackfoot, Idaho. There are two mountains in Idaho, Mount Putnam and South Putnam Mountain, that are named for him because he and his company of men built this fort. In 1872, Nathaniel Pitt Langford, Yellowstone National Park's first Superintendent, thanked "Captain Putnam, commandant at Fort Hall, for his kindness in furnishing camp equipage and guns for myself and my assistant" during Langford's 1872 Expedition to the recently-established first national park in the U.S. On 16 May 1872 at the age of 29, James Edward Putnam married Alida F. Bothwell in Chicago. Alida was previously married to John Bothwell (her maiden name was Turner) and they had a daughter, Maggie Bothwell, who was 4 years old at the time of Alida's marriage to James Edward. About 7 months after he married, James Edward Putnam resigned his commission as a Captain in the army "for reasons of private importance and on account of serious illness in my family". He traveled immediately to Chicago, IL, after he resigned his commission. In the 1880 census, he's listed as residing with his wife Alida, age 34 (James Edward is 37) and daughter (actually step-daughter) Maggie, age 12, in Walla Walla City, Washington Territory. He works as a "Contractor, Gov't Supplies". Four years earlier in May 1876, he was appointed Post Trader at Fort Walla Walla. He held this appointment for 2 1/2 years until November 1878. In 1876, there was a scandal at the War Department involving corrupt Post Traders at military forts and James Edward was appointed to replace the "corrupt" Post Trader at Fort Walla Walla. In 1884, J. E. Putnam, former Captain 12th U.S. Infantry, joined the Phil Sheridan Post of the Idaho Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in Boise. He listed his occupation as "Barkeeper". Also in 1884, he was elected one of 13 delegates to the County Republican Convention to select primary election candidates. In 1884, he & 4 other partners sold a 160-acre mining claim near Munday's Ferry (near present-day Burley), Idaho, for $100. On July 1, 1886, in a large ad announcing the Fourth of July Parade in Boise's The Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman, Capt. J. E. Putnam is listed as Grand Marshal of the parade. The Idaho Governor, E. A. Stevenson, as well as other dignitaries -- Chaplain, Orator of the Day and Poet of the Day -- as well as several committees -- Committee on Military Display, Committee on Stands and Grounds, Committee on Music, Committee on Dancing -- were identified by name along with Parade Grand Marshal Capt. J. E. Putnam. The Independence Day celebration ended that evening with a display of fireworks and a 13-gun salute. James Edward Putnam was obviously a well-respected and prominent citizen of Boise. In 1893, James Edward Putnam & 2 partners bought the Overland Hotel in Boise for $35,000. In 1900, while living in San Francisco and 15 months before he died, James Edward and one of his hotel partners sold their interest in the Overland to the third partner for $10,000. In 1893 the Boise City Directory listed "Putnam and Childs" as proprietors of the Overland Hotel and J.E. Putnam as residing at the Overland Hotel. Several Presidents stayed at the Overland located in the center of Boise near the Capitol building and it was known as a place where politicians stayed when the Legislature was in session and "political deals" were ironed out in the saloon. The hotel was torn down in 1905 to make way for a taller building. In the 1900 census, James Edward Putnam is listed as a Lodger in a large boarding house (probably a home for old soldiers) in San Francisco, California. He dies there one year later at the age of 58 on 7 Apr 1901 from cancer of the mouth (perhaps from smoking too many cigars). He's buried in the old Benton Avenue Cemetery in Helena, Montana, in a family burial plot with his mother and father (James Baker and Climena Putnam), his brother Henry Roscoe Putnam (who recruited him into the 12th U.S. Infantry at the age of 18) and H.R.'s family.

 

ULMER PUTNAM  Walla Walla, Walla Walla County

He is 34 ME ME ME and boarding with Benjamin White. Probably up for the Gold Rush in the area. In 1850, he was living with his mother Susan Putnam in Dover, Piscataquis County Maine. She was widowed then, so I don’t know her husband’s name. He may be a son of Daniel Putnam. Daniel’s brother was married to Adeline White back in Maine, and Benjamin may be related to Adeline and be Ulmer’s uncle.

 

RANSOM H. (HERBERT) PUTNAM  Mount Vernon, Whatcom County

He is 32 NY NH NY and working in a logging camp. He will be in Skagit County Washington in 1900. He is a son of Daniel Porter Putnam from Essex County NY. He was home in 1850 and 1860 and was listed by his middle name of Herbert.

 

T. L. (THURSTON LANE) PUTMAN  Farmington, Whitman County

He is 23 OR. He is working on a farm. He is Thurston Lane, a son of David Hazeal Putman and Catherine Lemasters from Brownsville, Linn County Oregon.

 

 

WASHINGTON 1900 CENSUS

 

By now there are a bunch of Putman/Putnam families.

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON PUTMAN  Asotin County

He is a son of Daniel C. Putman and Elizabeth Lethco from Greene County Missouri. He is 38 MO born in June 1861. Victoria Ross is 36 MO, Charles O. 12 MO and Rosa 9 MO. Southern Putman family. Victoria is with the kids in St. Joe, Idaho in 1910. They are all back together in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 1920 and 1930.

 

JERRY L. PUTMAN  Chehalis County

Jeremiah lives in Montesano and will be here in 1920 but the County name was changed to Grays Harbor. He is a son of Daniel Putman and Louisa Perry from Brown County Illinois. He is 50 IL born February 1850, Catherine Baird his wife is 49 IL, Willis (William in 1880) 22 KS, Bert James 16 KS, Fannie B. 14 KS, Loren 11 KS, Royal 8 WA. Southern Putman family. They are here in 1910 and 1920.

 

ISAIAH P. PUTNAM  Preston, Clark County

Isaiah Porter is listed as 66 MA, born in April of 1834.  His wife, Ann Reid, is 56 MA, born in January of 1844.  The children at home are: Edward M. 38 TN, born in August of 1861, Ella M. 16 TN, born in August of 1883, and Porter 12 TN, born in October of 1887. He was in Knox County Tennessee in 1880. Also now in 1900, he and his son Albert are off in Deer Lodge County Montana where they are also listed. Probably just a quick trip. His son Thomas is presently in Portland, Oregon. Isaiah and Ann are here again in 1910. He is a son of Thomas Cowdin Putnam and Sarah Colby. His folks were from Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Thomas’ folks were Isaiah Putnam and Hannah Cowden, his grand-folks were Daniel Putnam and Rachel Small.

 

JOHN H. PUTNAM  Brooklyn, Columbia County

The son of Ralph and Lavinia Putman, John H. Putman is listed as 71 NY, born July 7, 1828.  His wife, Elizabeth Shuey is 61 IL, born June 13,1838.  Their son, Guy L. Putman 15 WA, born in February of 1885, is with them.  He was here in 1880 and in California before that for 20 some years. John Henry Putnam is a son of Abraham Victor Putman and Anna Van Alstine from Glen, Montgomery County New York. New York Dutch family. John will die here December 1, 1908 and Elizabeth in June of 1908.

 

DAVID E. PUTNAM  Toutle, Cowlitz County

David is listed as 39 VT, born in June of 1860.  He is a boarder with Vincent A. Brewer. He is David Elmer Putnam, and was actually born June 29, 1861 in Thetford, Vermont. He is a son of Amos Putnam and Amy Bragg. He just married Eliza Permilia Richardson here December 12, 1897. Don’t know what happened to her.

 

WALTER P. PUTMAN  Republic, Ferry County

Walter P. is listed as 41 IL IN IN, born in April 1859, and living alone.

 

ALFRED B. PUTNAM  Coupeville, Island County

He is listed as 22 MA, born in September of 1877. He was enumerated at Fort Casey, and is a 2nd. Lieutenant in Company B, a detail of the 3rd. Infantry. He is a son of Henry Locke Putnam (2405) of Medford, Mass. His wife Myrtle Harris and their son Melville are listed next. Must be staying off-base here in town. The whole family will be in Fort de Russy in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1910.

 

MYRTIE H. PUTMAN  Coupeville, Island County

Myrtle Harris Putnam is listed as 22 MA, born in November of 1877.  Her son, Melville H., is 6 months WA, born in November of 1899. Her husband Alfred is listed just above. He is here in the Army.

 

NORMAN W. (WASHBURN) PUTNAM  Coupeville, Island County

Norman is listed as 50 VT, born in August of 1850.  His wife, Alice, is 43 VT, born in October of 1857.  The children at home are: Roy H. (Royden Hugh) 21 VT, born in March of 1879, and Mary Jane 14 WA, born in July of 1885.  He is Norman Washburn Putnam and he was actually born August 3, 1848 in Bethel, Windsor County Vermont. His folks were Ezra Nelson and Lucia Putnam. He married Alice Lamila Dean of Bethel September 26, 1876. Alice will be widowed in 1900 and living with her then married daughter Mary in Skagit County. Their son Roy will be married in Skagit County in 1910 and 1920.

 

AURA M. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

The widow of Ellis Putnam, Aura Angeline Myers Putnam is listed as 57 NY, born in October of 1842. The children at home are: George F. 21 NY, born in February of 1879, and Clara H. 16 NY, born in February of 1884.  Also in the household is her mother, Angeline (Taylor) Myers, 91 VT, born in August of 1808. Ellis who died here in 1892, was part of the Dutch family from New York. They were in Schuyler County New York in 1870 and 1880. Clara will marry David Lewis here on October 28, 1901.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Charles is listed as 25 MA, born in September of 1874.  He is a roomer with John C. Mitchell.

 

CHARLES A. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Charles A. is listed as 29 CA, born in July of 1871.  He was enumerated with his sister, Minnie A. (Putnam) Gardner. He was born in Alameda County California, and was with his folks John and Elizabeth Putman in Columbia County Washington in 1880. Dutch family from NY originally.

 

HENRY CLAY PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Henry Clay is listed as 32 VT, born in November of 1867.  His wife, Anna Loretta O’Brien, is 30 OH, born in October of 1869.  The children are: Priscilla 4 WA, born in August of 1895, and her sister, Nada A. 3 WA, born in August of 1896. He is a son of Samuel Grow Putnam and Priscilla Pattee, and was shown at home in 1870 and 1880 in Rutland, Vermont. He is here, lodging in 1910. Anna and the kids will be with her brother William O’Brien in Portland, Oregon in 1910. Henry will die in Alaska September 16, 1916. She will be widowed here in 1920 and be here till she dies.

 

JOHN W. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

John Willett Putnam is listed as 31 IL, born in December of 1869.  His wife, Alice F. Wright, is 28 CDN, born in June of 1871.  Also in the household is his sister-in-law, Edith A. Wright, 32 CDN, born in December of 1867. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Phebe Condit. He was shown at home in Condit, Champaign County Illinois in 1870. They are here in 1910 and 1920.

 

OTIS PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Otis is listed as 25 ME, born in July of 1874.  He is a boarder with the Edward W. Smith. He is Otis William Putnam, a son of Ira Abercrombie Putnam and Lydia Cone of Houlton, Maine. His dad is listed earlier. They came out here in the early 1890s and will remain here. He will marry Celestia Virginia Rogers here March 2, 1908. They are here in 1910 through 1930. He is a butcher in a meat market.

 

IRA A. (ABERCROMBIE) PUTNAM  Sunnydale, King County

Ira is listed as 66 ME, born December 2, 1832.  His daughter, Lydia, is 39 ME, born in January of 1861. His wife Lydia Cone has died August 21, 1887 back in Maine. He is a son of Joshua Putnam and Lucia Clark of Houlton, Aroostook County Maine. Joshua was the eldest son of John and Sally Putnam. The family is originally out of New Salem, Massachusetts.

 

JAMES J. PUTMAN  South Ellensburg, Kittitas County

James J. is listed as 27 MO, born in December of 1872.  His wife, Effie (Lydia Effie Clark), is 28 IL, born in December of 1871.  Their daughter, Pearl Hester, is 3 WA, born in May of 1897. He is the eldest son of James Riley Putman and his second wife Sarah Neafus from Bates County Missouri. The family moved here in 1883. His dad and youngest brother are in Klickitat County. His brother Lee is now in Skamania County. His mom died there in 1890. Dutch family from New York and New Jersey before that.

 

ERNEST PUTMAN  Hartland, Klickitat County

He is 13 WA and a ‘border at school’ with William Tate. He is a son of James Riley Putman and Sarah Neafus. He was born here. His mother died in 1890 and his dad is in Goldendale, Klickitat County with wife number three Caroline Carter, but is not listed in 1900. His brother James is in Kittas County and another brother Lee is in Skamania County. Ernest and his brother James will be in Modesto, California in 1920.

 

ADAH A. PUTNAM  Hoodsport, Mason County

She is listed as 72 WI (West Indies, not Wisconsin), born in May of 1828.  Also in the household are two servants: Ralph E. Parker 25 MI, born in July of 1874, and Junia Mannick 50 GER, born in May of 1850. Adah Husband is the widow of Fernando Cortez Putnam. Her son William is listed next.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Hoodsport, Mason County

William is listed as 33 NJ, born in July of 1866.  His wife, Harriet Griswold, is 29 CA, born in October of 1870.  The children are: Fernando 4 WA, born in April of 1896, and William 2 WA, born in October of 1897. He is a son of Fernando Cortez Putnam and his second wife Adah A. Husband from Jamaica, West Indies. His now widowed mother is listed right above. William Throckmorton Barrett Putnam was born in Jersey City, Essex County New Jersey July 20, 1866. He was a home with his folks in 1870, and not in any index for 1880. He married Harriet Phillips Griswold of Seattle on April 24, 1895. He and Harriet will be here in 1910 and 1920 and in Oregon in 1930. His father Fernando was born in Woodstock, Vermont, a son of William Putnam, in 1813.

 

EMILY PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

She is listed as 51 NY, born in February of 1849, a servant in the Harvey R. Cox household. She is a daughter of Eben and Rhoda Putnam. She was at home in Kirkland, Oneida County New York in the 1850.

 

MILTON A. (AUGUSTUS) PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

The son of Benjamin Augustus and Samantha Purinton Putnam, Milton Augustus is listed as 45 IA, born in September of 1854 (should be 42, born September 1, 1857).  His wife, Ida Theresa Sayles, is 34 IL, born in September of 1865.  The children at home are: Otho Homer 15 IA, born in June of 1884, Ollie Ray 13 IA, born in October of 1886, Bertha Ellis 11 IA, born in January of 1889, and Edna Marie 3 IA, born in April of 1896. He will be alone back in Dallas County Iowa in 1920. The two sons will be here in 1920 and 1930, and have their own families by that time.

 

RANSOM H. (HERBERT) PUTNAM  Clearlake, Skagit County

He is listed as 53 NY, born in October of 1846.  His sister Alice A. is 44 NY born in May of 1855.  There are no others listed in the household. He was here in 1880, but in Whatcom County. Both are children of Daniel Porter Putnam (2142) of Willsboro, Essex County New York. They were both at home there in the 1860 census. They are both here in 1910, and Alice will be here alone in the 1920 census.

 

LEE M. (MARION) PUTMAN  Chemowith, Skamania County

He is listed as 22 MO, born in March of 1878.  He is a boarder with Bert Veatch. He is a son of James Riley Putman and Sarah Neafus. He was at home in 1880 in Elk Hart Township, Bates County Missouri. Dutch family from NY and NJ before that. Lee served in the Spanish American War and has just returned from the Philippines. He will be killed in 1908 in a ‘fight’ in Dalles, Oregon. He was never married.

 

ANDREW J. PUTMAN  Everett, Snohomish County

Andrew Jackson is listed as 43 OH, born in August of 1856.  His wife, Mary Emma Chapman, is 38 MO, born in November of 1861.  The children are: Louis E. 12 NM, born in September of 1887, and Leslie J. 11 NM, born in December of 1888. He is a son of Joseph Putman and Emeline Gearhart and was at home with them in Dent County Missouri in 1860. They are all here in 1910, and he is widowed by 1920. The family is German and came out of Somerset County Pennsylvania. They descend from Andrew Butman/Putman of Frederick County Maryland.

 

MYERS PUTMAN  Everett, Snohomish County

The son of Ellis and Aura Myers Putman. Myers is listed as 31 NY, born in May of 1869.  His wife, Fannie (Frances Wheeler), is 31 IL, born in August of 1868.  The children are: Arthur W. 5 WA, born in August of 1894, Avis E. 4 WA, born in December of 1895, Miles A. E. 3 WA, born in May of 1897, and Lola 11 months WA, born in June of 1899.  This is a Dutch family that began, like all of them, in Montgomery County New York. Johannes son David went to Sussex County New Jersey early in the 1700s, and the family remained there until after the Revolution. Then they returned to New York where Ellis and Myers were born. Myers was born in Schuyler County New York in 1869, see the NY 1870. His widowed mom is in Seattle presently. In 1910 they are in Eaton, Idaho and by 1920 in Oregon.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Silverton, Snohomish County

The son of John H. Putman and Elizabeth Shuey. William H. Putman is listed as 34 CA, born in September of 1865.  He is living by himself. He will be in Siskiyou County California in 1910 and still single. Dutch family.

 

W. P. PUTMAN  Bernard, Spokane County

He is listed as 35 CDN, born in April of 1865.  There is no wife listed.  His daughter, Ruth, is 9 WA, born in June of 1892. In 1910, his wife Adelade and daughter Ruth will be in Tacoma, Pierce County. He will be in the Insane Asylum here in 1910.

 

WILHELM PUTNAM  Brown & Butler, Spokane County

Wilhelm is listed as 38 IL, born in September of 1862.  He is living by himself. There are three possible Williams in the Illinois 1870, so won’t venture a guess.

 

LIDA H. PUTNAM  Illegible, Spokane County

Lida H. is listed as 34 IL, born in September of 1865.  She is living by herself. This may be a duplicate listing of Milton's wife Ida (see his listing back in Pierce County).

 

HENRY C. (CLAY) PUTNAM  Wells, Spokane County

Henry C. is listed as 63 OH, born in November of 1836.  His second wife, Amanda Webster, is 50 OH, born in March of 1850.  The children at home are: Letha 28 OH born in July of 1871, and Israel L. (Lewis) 19 KS, born in January of 1881. He is Henry Clay, a son of Louis John Pope Putnam from Marietta, Washington County Ohio. He was in Clay County Kansas in 1880. He will be back in Lyon County Kansas in 1910 with a new wife Martha.

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON PUTMAN  Spokane County

He is a son of Robert and Elizabeth Putman and a grandson of Reding and Stacy from Illinois. He is 27 IA born July 1872, Nellie E. Van Slyck his wife is 28 IA, Ruth is 1 IA and Elizabeth is 4 months old WA. Southern Putman family.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Spokane County

He is 38 GA, born November 1862 and a roomer. I don't find him in the 1870 or 1880 Georgia census, but may be one of ours.

 

DANIEL BENNETT PUTMAN  Small, Walla Walla County

He is a son of John Harrison Putman and Hannah Louise Woodfin. He is 25 OR, born January 1875. Two of his brothers are here as well. Southern Putman family.

 

DAVID H. PUTMAN  Small, Walla Walla County

Another of John Harrison's sons. He is 33 OR born March 1867. Southern Putman family

 

JOHN E. PUTMAN  Small, Walla Walla County

Yet another brother. All three live together here. He is 19 OR born in April 1881. Southern Putman family

 

JOHN H. (HARRISON) PUTMAN  Washington, Walla Walla County

He is a son of Daniel Bennett Putman from Yamhill County Oregon. He is listed as 62 IL born in February 1838, his second wife Arminda Dancer is 57 IL born in January 1843, Frank 18 OR born in January 1882 and Roy 12 OR born in July 1887. He was married to Hannah Louise Woodfin who died in the early 1890s. He then married Arminda Dancer back in Yamhill County May 28, 1896. Southern Putman family. The three guys in Small are his sons.

 

WILLIAM H. (HENRY HARRISON) PUTMAN  Garfield, Whitman County

He is 41 OR born in March 1859. His wife Amanda Kisiah Woody is 35 KS born March 1865. They have James A. 15 WA born December 1884, William E. (Ernest) 12 WA born June 1887, Florence M. 9 WA born January 1891, Floyd T. 7 WA born April 1893, Lora E. 4 WA born November 1895 and Troy D. (David). 1 WA born February 1899. He is a farmer. He is a son of David Hazeal Putman and Catherine Lemaster from Linn County Oregon. He was in Umatilla County Oregon in 1880 and they will be back in Linn County Oregon by 1908 and be there for the 1910.

 

DANIEL BARNET PUTMAN  Oakesdale, Whitman County

He is a son of Daniel Bennett Putman and his second wife, Rebecca Keeney, from Yamhill County Oregon. He is 42 OR IL KY, Lucinda Heater, his wife, is 44 OR, Maude 17 OR, Loren 12 OR and Lora 8 WA. Southern Putman family. They are here in 1910 and back in Oregon in 1920.

 

NANCY PUTMAN  Turnbow, Whitman County

Nancy is listed as 74 MO, born in February of 1826, the grandmother of John Bunch.

 

ADA M. PUTMAN  Fairview Precinct, Yakima County

Ada M. is listed as 23 MO, born in November of 1876.  She is the niece of Phoebe M. Daughty. She is a daughter of Albert Putnam and Missouri Belle Doughty. She was at home with then in DeKalb County Missouri in the 1880.

 

CHARLES PUTMAN  Kennewick, Yakima County

Charles is listed as 38 IL, born in February of 1862.  His wife, Margaret E. Creller, is 38 IL, born in March of 1862.  The children are: Clayborne 10 IL, born in August of 1889, and Stanley 5 WA, born in May of 1895. He is a son of Henry Putnam. His dad was out of Wyoming County New York. They are in Rockford, Winnebago County Illinois in 1910 and Columbia County New York in 1920. Margaret is widowed there in 1930.

 

ROBERT BENNETT PUTMAN  Yakima County

He is a son of Daniel Bennett from Oregon. He is 44 OR born April 1856, Anna L. McCune is 39 OR, Rex 11 OR, Rena 9 OR and Gordon J. 4 OR. Southern Putman family.

 

 

WASHINGTON 1910 CENSUS

 

JOSEPH W. PUTNAM  White Bluffs, Benton County

He is 30 KY KY KY single and a fruit farmer. He is a son of Nathan Putnam and Nancy Spaulding from Adair and the Marion County Kentucky in 1900. His dad died in 1905. I next find him in Washington DC in 1935 and 1940.

 

JAMES K. PUTMAN  Elma, Chehalis County

He is 53 PA PA PA and widowed. He works in a logging camp.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Hoquiam, Chehalis County

He is 52 MI MI MI, his wife of 30 years Emma Dupree is 49 NY. Their son Gardner lives next door, and their son Joseph will be here in 1920. He works for a sawmill, and they moved to Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County Washington where the company relocated. They were in Schoolcraft County Michigan in 1900. Emma will die there November 11, 1912, and Frank will die there November 29, 1916. In 1920 and 1930 the son Joseph will still be there. This family is originally Dutch from New York State. Frank first shows up in 1860 in Burlington, Calhoun County Michigan with his folks Azra or Ezra and Jane Putman. Not sure who he was though. Then the family moved or died because by 1870, only Frank was around in Berrien County boarding with a Harvey family. By 1880, he is just married in Bay County Michigan, and in Schoolcraft by 1900.

 

GARDNER F. PUTMAN  Hoquiam, Chehalis County

He is 29 MI MI NY, and Alice B. Tweed his wife of 7 years is 32 CAN. Frank and Emma’s son will still be here in 1920, as will his brother Joseph. Hoquian will be a part of Grays Harbor County then though.

 

MINNIE M. PUTMAN  Hoquiam, Chehalis County

She is 21 WA and has a daughter Elsie Irene 3 WA CAN WA. They live with her folks John and Orpha Foster. She states she has been married for 4 years. Minnie Minerva Foster is or was married to Frank and Emma’s son Joseph. They are getting a divorce this year. Don’t know where Joseph is now, but he will be single and boarding here in 1920. Minnie and Elsie are in Portland Oregon in 1920.

 

WILLIAM PUTMAN  East Montesano, Chehalis County

He is 30 KS IL IL and lodging. He works at odd jobs. He is a son of Jeremiah and Catherine and was here with them in 1900.

 

JERRY A. PUTMAN  West Montesano, Chehalis County

He is 59 IL OH TN and married 40 years. Catherine Baird his wife is 57 IL, Minnie a daughter in law is 21 WA and widowed (more later), Fanny 24 IL, Bert 26 KS, Goldie, Bert’s wife 23 WA, Harold L. their son 1 WA, Royal 20 WA and William ? KS. Okay, Minnie Foster is the son William’s wife. She is also listed with her folks in Hoquiam as they are getting a divorce. She calls herself widowed as divorce was a kinda bad word back then. Really should be now too. William is actually out lodging and listed earlier, but Jeremiah kinda scribbled him in here just in case. Anyway, Southern Putman family out of Brown County Illinois and then Mitchell County Kansas in 1880 and here in 1900. They will be here in 1920 as well, but the County will change and this part will be in Grays Harbor County. Same farm though.

 

CHARLES D. PUTMAN  West Wenatchee, Chelan County

He is 49 OH PA OH and widowed. His brother Clarence is living with him. He and the following Clarence are sons of Joseph and Mary Putman. They were home in Pleasant Township, Van Wert County Ohio in 1880. Everyone in Van Wert County were from the German Family from Somerset County Pennsylvania. But, I have never tied this Joseph into any family. Anyway, Charles was widowed there in 1900, and will be still here in 1920, as will his brother Clarence.

 

CLARENCE J. PUTMAN  West Wenatchee, Chelan County

He is 38 OH PA OH and married for 12 years to Laura E. 44 OH (her second marriage). See the above listing. He was listed as Clark in 1880, and as Clarence there in 1900.

 

ISAIAH P. (PORTER) PUTNAM  Harney Precinct, Clark County

He is now 74 MA MA NH, Ann Reid his wife of 51 years now is 69 AR and their son Edward (listed Edwin this time) is 49 TN and still single as he will be in 1920. They were all here in 1900. See that listing for the line.

 

ORLANDO J. PUTMAN  Eaton Precinct, Clark County

He is 48 OH OH US and single.

 

CHARLES PUTMAN  Vancouver, Clark County

He is 39 OH US US and married 3 years to Isabel 39 IA. He will be single here in 1920. He is a son of Israel Pitt Putnam and Fidelia Robinson. He was born in Washington County Ohio August 24, 1871 and will die here in Vancouver June 11, 1958. New Englanders.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  Yeager Precinct, Douglas County

He is 46 IL NY PA, his wife Nettie M. Discus is 32 IA. This is the second marriage for both, and they have just been married for one year. He is Henry Edson Putnam a son of Goyne Putnam and Lavinia Babcock. He was born in Winnebago County Illinois and grew up in Rock County Wisconsin. The family moved out to Oregon in the late 1800s. He first married Ella Straw and they were just over the border in British Columbia Canada in the 1901 Canadian Census. His son Paul is still back in British Columbia, but will be married here in Bellingham Washington in 1920.

 

DANIEL C. (CURRY) PUTNAM  Pasco Precinct, Franklin County

He is 24 WI MI WI, his wife of 3 years Jessie A. Hinckley is 23 MN. He is a son of William Henry and Frances Curry Putnam. He was born February 4, 1886 and home in Jackson County Wisconsin in 1900. He married Jessie A. Hinkley April 16, 1907 in Spokane. She is a daughter of George Hinkley and Agnes TupperShe will die March 11, 1916. He will be widowed and alone here in 1920 and then have a new wife Frances Fehr here in 1930. They have a son Daniel Junior who will be born December 11, 1911 and will be with his mom’s folks George and Agnes Hinckley in Spokane in 1920 and then back here with his dad and stepmother in 1930. The family was from Michigan, and before that Canada, and then back to New York. Dutch family.

 

I. L. (ISRAEL LEWIS) PUTNAM  Warden Precinct, Grant County

He is 30 KS OH OH. He is single and lodging. He is a son of Henry Clay Putnam and Amanda Webster from Chase County Kansas. He was with his folks out here in Spokane County in 1900. He will be in Montana still single in 1920 and then in California in 1930.

 

WILLIAM B. PUTMAN  Avondale Precinct, King County

William B. is listed as 35 IL NY IL.  A boarder in a rooming house. Best guess is that he is a son of William and Angie Putnam of Peoria, Illinois. Not sure who that William was though.

 

AURA PUTMAN  Bothell Precinct, King County

She is Aura Meyers, widow of Ellis Putman from New York. She is 67 NY NY VT, and lives with her daughter Clara 26 NY and her husband D. J. Lewis 32 WALES. Aura was in Seattle in 1900 and widowed then.

 

JULIA PUTMAN  Falls City Precinct, King County

Julia A. Putnam is listed as 65 IL IN MD, a widow, and a boarder with the Jacob W. Huffman family, with whom she was enumerated.  Jacob W. Huffman is listed as 72 OH PA PA, a widower.  His son, Frank, is 43 IL OH OH, who has been married for 16 years.  Frank's wife, Emma, is 37 KS NY OH, who has borne two children, one of which survives, but there are no children listed.

 

JAMES A. (AUBRY) PUTNAM  Kennydale Precinct, King County

He is listed as 40 MI US US, who has been married for 11 years. His wife, Loretta (Nora in 1900), is listed as 34 MI CND CND, who has borne 2 children, one of which survives. Their daughter, Daisy M., is 8 MI MI MI. He is a son of Charles H. Putnam and Sarah A. Tubbs. He was born in Novi, Oakland County Michigan, and was shown there in the 1870 census, and in Gratiot County Michigan in 1880 and 1900.

 

   MRS. C. PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

She is 65 GER and has been married 4 years. With her is Foletus Putman 51 MI MI MI also listed as married 4 years. The entry is kinda reversed. He would be Philitus Putman, a son of Tunis and Emeline Putman from Bronson, Branch County Michigan. He was home there in 1870 and 1880.

 

C. B. PUTTMAN  Seattle, King County

She is 26 IL IL IL, single and lodging.

 

CATHERINE PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

She is 76 IRE (listed as 60 IRE in 1920). The page won’t come up, so I have no other info. She is Catherine Riley and was married to Jesse Putman in Clinton County Illinois in 1880 and is single here in 1920 too.

 

CHARLES A. (ALBERT) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

The son of John Henry Putman from Montgomery Co, New York. Charles is listed as 36 CA NY NY, a clerk in the U. S. Court House, married for 5 years.  His wife Bessie M. Rosenfeldt is 28 MN DNK DNK, married with 2 children born to her, of which two are surviving. The children are: Kenneth L. 4 WA CA MN, and Bessie P. 2 WA CA MN. There are four boarders in the household also. He is a son of John Henry Putman from Montgomery County New York and Elizabeth Shuey. He was born in Alameda County California in 1870. Then the family was up here in Washington in 1880. He will die here in 1933. Bessie was born in St. Paul, Minnesota November 13, 1882 and will die here in1979. Dutch Family originally from Montgomery County New York.

 

CHARLES P. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

He is listed as 39 IA PA IA single and lives alone.

 

CHARLOTTE M. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

She is 24 ID IL IL single and living with her sister Carol B. 28 ID IL IL and her husband Max Malcolm 29 ENG. They are kids of Benjamin Franklin Putman from Moscow Idaho. Southern Putmans from Fulton County Illinois.

 

CLARA PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

She is 46 VT and widowed. Her daughters Mary A. 19 OR MO VT, and Opal E. 10 OR are with her. She is still here in 1920 and 1930 with Opal who is married by then. Rand Putnam found that she was married to William Wilson Putnam a son of Benjamin and Mary Putman in Henry County Missouri in 1880. She is widowed here in 1920 and 1930.

 

DANIEL B. (BRYAN) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

He is 34 IL NY IL, and his wife of 11 years Mary Edith is 30 IN and Lawrence E. is 10 IL. He is a son of Edmund Putnam and Ardela Shepard and was born April 14, 1876 and was at home with them in Vermilion County Illinois in 1900. Daniel and Mary will be in Kitsap County in 1920 and he’ll be back here in 1930. Lawrence will still be here, lodging, in 1920.

 

EDWARD PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

Edward is listed as 27 AR KY GA, a steamship fireman who is a lodger with Archie McCollough. He looks like the Ed Putman in Beaver County Oklahoma in 1900. If so then he is a son of Calvin and Lucinda Caroline Putman. Calvin is a son of William and Alla Putman of Washington County Arkansas. Calvin went west to Idaho and then returned to Arkansas briefly and then moved to Missouri.

 

ELIZA F. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

She is 85 NY NY NY and widowed. She lives with her granddaughter Lotte P. Kelly 25 NY and her husband Frank E. Kelly 26 NY and their two kids. Eliza Fancher is the widow of William Mallery Putnam and mother of George Putnam from Stockton, Chautauqua County New York. They were all home there in 1900.

 

FRED PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

He is 51 CAN CAN CAN and his wife Julia Donals is 49 MI IRE IRE. They have been married 26 years and are living with her brother Thomas Donals and his wife Margaret and their kids. He is a bookkeeper. They were in Chicago in 1900. He is a son of George Putnam and Orpha Wells and was born March 12, 1857 in Ingersoll, Oxford County Ontario. He was with his folks there in 1861 and then in Kansas City Missouri in 1870 and back up in Ontario in 1871 as his mom had just died. Then his dad remarried and went to Waco, Texas and married Sarah Angeline Tuller there June 12, 1879 and Fred is there near them in Hill County Texas 1880. He then came up to Chicago soon afterwards and married Julia there in 1884. Don’t find him in 1920, but I think back in Waco. In 1930 he is there married to Lula Brown and he will die there in Itasco, Texas September 24, 1941.

 

GEORGE F. (FRANK) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

He is 31 NY NY NY, Lulu Barney his wife of 8 years is 33 IA and they have Floy 4 WA. He is the son of Ellis Putnam and Aura Myers from Schuyler County New York. They all came out here to Seattle in the 1890s. Dutch family. Lulu will die here shortly and he will marry Vera Morgan Spaur in 1914. They will be here in the 1930. George will be here until he dies January 24, 1942, and Vera till September 21, 1970.

 

GUY L. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

He is 24 WA NY IL and Lodging. He is a son of John Henry Putman and Elizabeth Stephens. He was home with them in Columbia County in 1900.

 

HENRY C. (CLAY) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

He is 45 VT VT VT and lodging. He states he has been married 16 years. Right now his wife Anna and the kids are in Portland, Oregon with her brother. Henry will soon go to Alaska and die there in 1916. Anna will be back here widowed with the kids in 1920.

 

HENRY F. (FRANCIS) PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

He is 54 MA MA RI single and a cattle buyer. The age is a little off, but he looks to be the son of William Pitt Putnam and Minerva Harris from Douglas, Mass. He was at home with his widowed mother Minerva in Champaign County Illinois in 1880, then in Portland, Oregon in 1900 and was just married then. He is in Yakima County in 1920, still by himself.

 

HERBERT A. PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

The son of Jay S. and Rebecca Putman. They are Dutch from Montgomery County New York. He is listed as 29 IA NY IL, a cafe waiter who has been married for 2 years.  His wife, Roselyn E., is 22 MN MN NY, who has had no children, but will have two by 1920.

 

ISAAC B. (BENNETT) PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

He is 38 OR IL KY and boarding. He states he has been married 3 times and has been married for 3 years to his current wife. His wife isn’t listed here though. He is a son of David Hazeal Putman and Catherine Lemasters of Brownsville, Linn County Oregon. He was born there December 31, 1870. Southern Putman family. He was at home in 1880, and single near his brother Thurston in Idaho County Idaho in 1900. He will be here in 1920 married to a widow, Rachel Campbell, with some of her kids.

 

JOHN R. (RODERICK) PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

He is 38 MI CAN ENG, Laura his wife of 15 years is 34 CO, Mary 13 CO. His brother LAWRENCE PUTMAN 40 MI is with him. These two guys are sons of John and Mary Putnam. They were at home in Vassar, Tuscola County Michigan in the 1880 census

 

J. W. (JOHN WILLETT) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

John W. is listed as 41 IL IL IL, a drug store merchant who has been married 14 years.  His wife, Alice F. Wright, is 38 CDN ENG SCT, who has not borne any children. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Phebe Condit. He was shown at home in Condit, Champaign County Illinois in 1870. They were here in 1900 as well, and will be in 1920.

 

MARY A. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Mary Ann O’Kellar is listed as 78 NB ENG ENG, a widow who has borne 7 children, of which 5 still survive. Also in the household is a lodger, Amelia L. Cooley, 40 MO KY KY, a widow.  Under occupation they were both listed as Low income. I can’t find her earlier, but there is a death certificate in St. Josephs, Missouri where she will die March 2, 1915 at age 83. She was born in New Brunswick, Canada April 19, 1831, a daughter of Thomas O’Kellar and Elizabeth Coleman both from Ireland. I think she is the gal married to Aaron Putnam in Cayuga County New York in 1870. But then I don’t know who he was. Otherwise this is the only time I can pin her down.

 

OTIS PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

He is 36 ME ME ME, his wife Celestia Rogers is 37 MT VA KY and they have Otis Jr. 6/12 WA. Also here is his sister Lydia 37 ME. He is Otis William Putnam, a son of Ira Abercrombie Putnam and Lydia Cone of Houlton, Maine. They came out here in the early 1890s and will remain here. He married Celestia Virginia Rogers here March 2, 1908. They are here through 1930. He is a butcher in a meat market.

 

OSCAR H. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Oscar H. is listed as 24 WA NY IL, a County draughtsman who was a lodger with Frederick Haines.

 

RAY V. (VICTOR) PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

He is 31 CA NY IL. He is a policeman. His wife of 7 years, Hattie is 30 KS and they have Wesley R. 3 WA. He is a son of John Henry Putman and Elizabeth Shuey. He was at home with them in 1880 in Columbia County Washington. In 1900, he was single in Plumas County California. He will be in Marion County Oregon in 1920 and back here in 1930. Dutch family.

 

ROBERT G. PUTNAN  Seattle, King County

He is a son of Samuel Putman and Elizabeth Gailbreth from Hampshire County Virginia. Robert was born in 1879 in Ross County Ohio. He is listed as 31 OH VA VA, a single barber who is a lodger with Emily Height, with whom he was enumerated. He is also listed back home in Columbus, Ohio with his wife Bessie and their family. German family

 

HARRY PUTMAN  Seattle City, King County

Harry is listed as 59 CA CA CA, a married stock buyer, who is a boarder in a hotel.            

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Seattle City, King County

John is listed as 46 MI IN IN, a single magazine solicitor, who is a lodger in a rooming house.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Stuck Precinct, King County

John is listed as John Putnum, 23 IA IA IN, a boarder with the George W. Holt family.  George W. Holt is listed as 61 PA ME PA, who has been married for 34 years.  His wife, Cora M., is 52 OH VA OH, who has borne 5 children, four of which survive.  The Holt children at home are: A. Ma??? 29 MO PA OH, George R. 21 WA PA OH, Warren K. 11 WA PA OH. He is a son of Albert Calvin Putnam and Electa Brown. He was born in Iowa but was with his folks in Fall County South Dakota in 1900 and will be back there with his widowed mother in 1930.

 

EDGAR F. PUTNAM  South Ellensburg, Kittitas County

He is 34 VA VA VA and lodging. He is a foreman of carpenters. He is a son of James Putnam and Alice Steed of Warren County Virginia. He was home there in 1880, and in Pottawattamie County Iowa in 1900.

 

JAMES & ERNEST PUTMAN  Ellensburg, Kittitas County

James J. is 38 MO, his wife Lydia E. Clark 39 IL IN MD, their daughter Pearl H. is 12 WA. Also here is his brother Ernest 23 WA NY KY. They are sons of the following James Riley Putman and his first wife Sarah Neafus. Living with them is their widowed sister Lettie L. Berry 35 MO and her daughter Hazel F. 16 WA. Also here are Lydia’s folks Joel and Nancy Clark and two of their older kids. James runs a grocery store and both Ernest and Lettie work with him. They will all soon be off to Modesto, California, and be there in 1920. James will be operating a furniture store at that time.

 

J. R. (JAMES RILEY) PUTMAN  Goldendale, Klickitat County

He is 68 NY and is married to Ella Campbell 65 IA. His daughter Pearl 20 WA is with them. James is City Clerk here in Goldendale. Pearl Matilda owns a millinery shop in town. He was here in 1900, but not indexed. Now, as to wives. Ella is number five and he will have two more before he packs it in September 19, 1933. He was first married to Esther Clymer July 21, 1867 in Bates County Missouri. She died November 14, 1868 and he married Sarah Neafus December 25, 1870 in Bates County Missouri. They moved here to Washington and she died in Klickitat, Washington August 29, 1890. Pearl was her daughter. He then married Caroline L. Carter July 4, 1894 in Goldendale and they were in Hopedale, Tazewell County Illinois in 1900. They were divorced February 24, 1903. He then married Frances Hendershott here April 12, 1904 and she died in January 1907. He then married Eleanor ‘Ella’ Rathbone in Goldendale, Klickitat County Washington February 16, 1909 and they are there in 1910. His third wife poor Caroline Carter is with her married daughter in Knox County Illinois in 1910. Then Eleanor died on November 8, 1915 in Goldendale, Washington. Couple of months later in 1915 he married Margaret Ann Morrill in Goldendale, Washington, and he will marry Margaret Remore here October 18, 1918. She will die at age 68 in 1924. He will wrap it up with Miriam E. McDonald August 15, 1925 when he was 83 and she was 75. He is here in the 1930 census and says he is widowed. He will die here September 19, 1933. Miriam will survive him, but I don’t know when or where she died. Whew, 7 Up and then 7 Down. Anyway, he is a son of Jacob Putman and Louisa Corey from Steuben then Schuyler County New York. Dutch folks from Montgomery County New York down to New Jersey earlier and the back to New York and then Jim came out to the Mid West and to the far North West. Next probably Alaska if he made it till 1940

 

KNUTE PUTNAM  Columbus Precinct, Klickitat County

He is 23 OR MO OR, single and boarding.

 

DAVID E. (ELMER) PUTMAN  Ainslie Precinct, Lewis County

He was in Cowlitz County in 1900 and single or widowed or divorced. He is now married again. He is 48 VT, and his wife Henrietta E. Felton is 53 WI. Henrietta had 7 children in a previous marriage with Frederick Wilhelm Seifert. She and David have been married 9 years (1901). He is a son of Amos Putnam and Amy Bragg from Thetford, Vermont.

 

JOHN PUTMAN  Garwood Precinct, Lincoln County

He is 29 OR MO KY, Lizzie 19 WA GER GER, and also there is Mary Jane Putman 63 KY KY KY his mother. He is a son of John H. Putman and, of course, Mary Jane. He was at home in 1880 with them in Jackson County Oregon. They weren't in any index that I can find in 1900.

 

WILLIAM T. (THROCKMORTON) PUTNAM  Potlatch Precinct, Mason County

He is 43 NJ VT Jamaica, Harriet Griswold is 39 CA NY PA, Fernando C. (Cortez) is 14 WA, William T. Jr. 12 WA, Phillip G. 7 WA. Also there is Isaac H. Griswold, Harriet's father, who is 70 NY NY NY. They were here in 1900, so look back there for the story. They live inside Olympic National Forest Preserve.

 

FRANK J. PUTNAM  Conconully Precinct, Okanogan County

He is listed with no age or anything else, except he works for a newspaper. Probably the same Frank listed next.

 

ANNIE PUTMAN  Loomis Precinct, Okanogan County

She is 50 ENG and widowed. Her kids Willis 17 NE NY ENG, Annie 16 NE and Arthur 12 NE are with her. Susanna Day Mauger is the widow now of Willis Emery Putman. They were in Omaha, Nebraska in 1900. He married Annie there on December 14, 1880. They then moved to Iowa, and Willis died there in Council Bluffs August 22, 1909. By 1920, Willis junior will still be back Council Bluffs. New York Dutch family.

 

FRANK PUTNAM  Riverside Precinct, Okanogan County

He is 32 NE NY ENG and works in a printing office. Fannie his wife of 11 years is 30 NE, Dorothy 10 NE, Stanley 2 WA and Marian 11/12 WA. They were in Omaha, Nebraska in 1900 and will be here in 1920 and 1930. He wasn’t listed in 1880, but I would guess based on his parent’s birthplaces that he is a son of the above Annie Putman and her second husband Willis Putman who were also in Omaha in 1900. Everything fits, even her being here.

 

LEVERETT BROWNELL PUTNAM  Parkland, Pierce County

He is indexed Brownell P. Leveritt but he is the son of Sidney Putnam and Ruth Brownell. He is 72 NY NY NY and still sells insurance. His wife Anna Frary is now 52 NY NY NY. They were in Victor, Teller County Colorado in 1900 and will be here again in 1920. Leverett will die in 1925 and Anna will die in 1938. Anna is widowed here in 1930. They are both buried in Mountain View Memorial Park in this same town.

 

A. P. (ALDEN PERLEY) PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 36 CT CT ME, his wife of 10 years Rena Anderson is 38 MN, Alden is 8 MN and Caroline 6 MN. The states are screwed up should be MN MA ME. He is Alden Perley Putnam, son of Alden Richards Putnam and Sarah Dole of St. Paul, Minnesota as shown in 1880. They are in Gray Harbor County in 1920 and 1930 and 1940.

 

ADDIE H. PUTMAN  Tacoma, Pierce County

Adelade is 40 CND ENG CND and widowed. Her only child is Ruth E. 17 WA. She is the widow of W. P. Putman who was in Spokane County in 1900.

 

ARTHUR A. PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 65 WI NY NY and in a hotel. He states he has been married 41 years, though his wife Nellie isn’t listed. He is a deputy sheriff in the Supreme Court. In 1920, he will be here in the Orting Soldier’s Home at age 74. He is a son of Erastus and Rosella Putnam from Waukesha County Wisconsin. He was at home there in 1850, and in Waupaca County in 1860. Folks were from New York and New Hampshire before that. He was married in Beaver County Utah in 1880 and I think was here in Tacoma, though not listed, in 1900. Right now Nellie is in Utica New York with their now married daughter Winifred and she says she’s widowed. Probably an informal divorce here.

 

CHARLES E. (EDGAR) PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 29 MN ME ME, Winifred 26 OR OR OR, Edgar G. 4/12 WA. Charles was born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County Minnesota. Charles married Winnifred Gilliam June 26, 1906 in Walla Walla, Washington. He'll be here in Washington the rest of his life. His father Charles R. (Ropes) Putnam 73 ME ME ME is with them. Charles Ropes Putnam was born in 1837 in Houlton, Maine, his folks James Baker Putnam and Clymina Mae Stanley were from New Salem, Franklin County Massachusetts. He married Laura Bracket in Maine, and went to Minneapolis. They were there in 1870 and 1880, and now here. This line goes back Charles Ropes > James Baker (1807) > Joshua (748) > Joshua > Amos > John > Nathaniel > John.

 

CHARLES E. PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 29 MN ME ME, his wife of 3 years Eleanor is 22 NE. They are lodging. He is an engineer for the railroad. This is just a screwed up listing for the above Charles. Census taker put it up twice or something.

 

CLARENCE A. PUTMAN  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 23 OR CA CA, and listed as brother in law of Elijah and Clara Moffit 40 OR CA CA.

 

EDNA PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

She is 13 IA. She lives with her mother Ida Sayles Putnam 43 IL IL PA and her new husband Eugene Soule 38. Ida was married to Milton Augustus Putnam and was with him in 1900.

 

EDWARD M. (MELVIN) PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 35 MO NY MO, Waitie Grantier 36 IA PA PA, Sylvia 12 MT, Grant 7 MT, Mary 5 MT and Edward 1 WA. He is a son of Ira C. Putnam and Sarah Holman and was at home in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1880. They were in Hillgate, Missoula County Montana in 1900 and will be here still in 1920. Ed will die November 17, 1925 and Waitie is widowed in Seattle in 1930.

 

HUGH L. (LAWRENCE) PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 25 CND CND CND, Winifred M. Gildersleeve is 21 WA OR OR. Hugh is a son of Arthur Putnam and Elizabeth Jane Lightbody from Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia. He was born there August 26, 1883. He married Winifred in Victoria, British Columbia Canada on October 5, 1909. I guess something will happen, as he will marry Cecile Olive Winters in Oregon on November 21, 1918. They are in Portland in 1920 and 1930 and he’ll be there till he dies at age 100 in 1983.

 

JULIA M. PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

She is widowed 70 NY NY MA, her daughter Jessie D. is 34 IA NY NY. Julia Marie Stratton is the widow of Norman Melvin Putnam. They were from Genesee County New York. Norman was a son of Josiah and Lydia Shaw Putnam from New York. In 1880 Norman and Julia were in Melrose, Grundy County Iowa. She was widowed by 1900 and was living with her kids in Aberdeen, Brown County South Dakota. Don't know what brought her and Jesse out here though. Probably her son Lewis who is a minister in Spokane. Her daughter Jessie also has a second listing in Burnett Precinct where she is boarding.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTMAN  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 27 KY KY TN and lives as a roomer with George Geer.

 

ROY H. PUTMAN  Avon Precinct, Skagit County

He is 31 VT VT VT, Margaret M. his wife of 7 years is 28 MN, Mary 6 WA and Minnetta 2 WA. He is Royden Hugh Putnam, a son of Norman Washburn Putnam and Alice Dean of Bethel, Vermont. He was here with the family in Island County in 1900, and his mother Alice is here in the County now too.

 

RANSOM PUTNAM  Clear Lake Precinct, Skagit County

He is 65 NY VT NY and his sister Alice is 52 NY. He was here in 1880, but in Whatcom County and both were here in Clear Lake in 1900. Both are children of Daniel Porter Putnam (2142) of Willsboro, Essex County New York. They were both at home there in the 1860 census. Alice will be here alone in the 1920 census.

 

ALICE L. PUTNAM  Mount Vernon Precinct, Skagit County

She is 53 VT and widowed. She is living with her daughter Mary 24 WA and her husband Bertrand Keating 29 CA. Alice Lamila Dean is the widow of Norman Washburn Putnam. They were in Island County in 1900.

 

ANDREW J. (JACKSON ) PUTMAN  Everett, Snohomish County

He is 53 OH PA OH and married 23 years. His wife Mary Emma Chapman is 48 MO, Louis E. 22 NM, and Leslie J. 21 NM. He is a son of Joseph Putman and Emeline Gearhart and was at home with them in Dent County Missouri in 1860. They were here in 1900, and he will be widowed here by 1920 in Kitsap County. The family is German and came out of Somerset County Pennsylvania.

 

GEORGE W. PUTNAM  Everett, Snohomish County

He is 48 MN NY NY and says he has been married for 17 years. He is boarding, and no wife is shown. He is a house carpenter. He and Lila his wife were in Sherburne County Minnesota in 1900. They are all here in 1920. He is a son of Peter Putman and Patience Godfrey from Wright County Minnesota and New York before that. His is a Dutch family. But, Lila is a New England Putnam. She is a daughter of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriam from Sherburne County Minnesota.

 

JAMES G. (GARFIELD) PUTNAM  Hartford Precinct, Snohomish County

He is 39 MA ME US (actually is ME MA MA), his wife of 10 years, Pearl Belle Holden, is 31 IN, George A. 8 IN, Alice A. 7 IN, Arthur L. 5 IN and Mary E 2 CA. The son of George Alvin Putnam and Lucy Rea, James is listed as 42 ME.  They were in Hendricks County Indiana in 1900. He is a physician, and has been for some 20 years. He will remain here on the staff in Everett Memorial hospital for another 40 years till his death July 18, 1961. His then widowed dad will join him here in 1915, and then die here in 1920.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Silverton Precinct, Snohomish County

He is single, 41 CA NY IL and boarding. He is the son of John Henry Putman and Elizabeth Shuey. He was born back in Alameda County California and with his folks here in Columbia County by 1900.

 

GEORGE & GOLDIE PUTMAN  Welangdon Precinct, Snohomish County

Goldie is 21 MT and states she has been married 6 years (to the George listed at the end), and she has a son Lee (Elvin in 1920) 4 OR. This whole group is headed by Miranda Kanst 60 WI and widowed. Goldie is listed as her daughter. Then there is her daughter Florence Papion 40 WI and widowed with a couple of kids George Papion 17 MT and Glendora 13 OR. Then we get a kid, Goldie’s, Clifford Putman 2/12 WA and finally Goldie’s husband George Putman 30 MI NY NY. Confusing order. For what it’s worth everyone, except George, is in Yakima County in 1920. George has died May 20, 1918. George Elmer Putman is a son of John A. Putman and Mary Caroline Huffman and was born in Wexford County Michigan April 24, 1879. The family, but no George, was in Lane County Oregon in 1900. Dutch folks.

 

W. P. PUTMAN  Espanola, Spokane County

He is 60 US and an inmate in the Insane Asylum here. He was in the County in 1900. He is actually from Canada, but I guess doesn’t explain things too very well. He used to be a druggist.

 

PUTMAN KIDS  Meadow Lake Township, Spokane County
Vera is 21 WA TX TX, Lola 19 NM, Flora (actually Zona) 17 WA, Edward 13 WA. They live with their mother Lois Alice Burke 40 TX and her husband P. Harold Burke They have been married 11 years, and there are three Burke kids as well, Orville 8 WA, Harold 5 WA and Flora 3 WA. Alice obviously was married to a Putman back in Texas or New Mexico but long after the 1880 and he died here around 1897 or just shy of the 1900. But, in doing the 1940, I got most of it. In that I have “Lois Talkington was married to Edward W. Putnam September 11, 1920 in Spokane, Washington. Edward William Putnam is a son of William M. Putman and Alice Miranda Wainscott from Llano County Texas and then up into Washington where he married Alice. Southern Putmans through Madison DeKalb Putman from Kentucky and then South Carolina. He was born in Bridgeport, Douglas County Washington January 3, 1897. He was single with his mom in 1910 and single in Lincoln County Washington in 1920. There is a marriage certificate that Lois Talkington/Tarkington was married to Edward W. Putnam September 11, 1920 in Spokane, Washington. They were divorced in the early 1930s. He was in Wenatchee, Chelan County Washington and was listed as married in the 1930 Census there, but Lois wasn’t there. He was single in Great Falls, Montana in 1935. In 1940 he was married to Pearl from Kentucky and they were in North Bend, Coos County Oregon. He died in Washington, Daviess County Indiana May 25, 1980. Agnes Wininger was listed as his wife on his death certificate.

 

CHARLES H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

He is 40 MA MA MA and married 9 years. His wife Mary Barnard Clark is 38 MA, Martha C. 6 WA and Henry H. 4 WA. He is a son of Henry O. Putnam and Sarah Ann Smith of Fitchburg, Mass. He was home there in 1870 and 1880. He was single in Great Falls, Montana in 1900. He then married Mary Barnard Clark in St. Paul, Minnesota in June 1901, and they came out to here in 1903. He is in charge of the machine shops in Hillard, Washington. They are here in 1920 too.

 

CYNTHIA PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

She is widowed and 78 VT VT VT. She lives with her nephew George Hall 46 WI VT VT, and his wife Rosetta 44 KS. She is Cynthia Almyra Brown who was the second wife and widow of David Putnam. They were married in Wisconsin November 28, 1900 and then he died there March 31, 1907. David was a son of Roswell Putnam from Broome County, New York.

 

GEORGE W. (WASHINGTON) PUTMAN  Spokane, Spokane County

He is 37 IA IN IN, Nellie Van Slyck his wife of 13 years is 37 IA, Ruth 11 WA, Ardis 10 WA, Robert 8 WA and Nellie Fay 4 WA. He is a son of Robert Putman and Elizabeth Prunty from Fulton County Illinois and then Jasper County Iowa where he was born. He was here in the County around 1899 and will be here in Spokane in 1920. His widowed mother is listed next.

 

ELIZABETH A. PUTMAN  Spokane, Spokane County

She is 73 IL and widowed. She has Lida (Eliza) H. 44 IL KY IL, Josephine 33 IA, and Delilah 29 IA all single. Elizabeth Prunty Drutz is the widow of Robert Putman who was the son of Reding Putman and Stacy Combs from Warren County Kentucky and then Fulton County Illinois. They were in Jasper County Iowa in 1880, and she was widowed there in 1895 and 1900. She will die here September 22, 1913. Southern Putman Family.

 

VIOLA E. PUTMAN  Spokane, Spokane County

She is 25 WI WI IN single and a servant with the Lowden family.

 

WALLACE PUTMAN  Spokane, Spokane County

The entry is indexed for his wife Annie. Anyway, Wallace is 50 (should be more like 54) WI NH ME, on his second marriage of 10 years to Annie Allen 28 PA, and they have Bessie 16 ND, Roland 13 ND, Willie 9 ND, Joan 6 ND, Wallace 4 WA and Allen 1 2/12 CAN (WA in 1920). They live with her parents William and Joan Allen as they did in 1900 in Towner County North Dakota. Wallace is a son of Levi Putnam (2483) from Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was born in Waushara County Wisconsin and was there in 1860 and 1870. He was single in Cass County North Dakota in 1880 and married in Towner County North Dakota in 1900. They will be in Portland, Oregon in 1920.

 

EDWARD PUTMAN  Spokane, Spokane County

Going out of alphabetical sequence because he is listed right after Wallace. Edward is 25 WI WI WI, Maggie Allen his wife of 2 years is 21 PA, and they have Florence 1 6/12 WA. Maggie is a sister of Wallace’s wife Annie. She was with them and her folks in 1900. Something happens as by 1920, Maggie has married Otto Welchert and has these kids and one more with her then. I don’t find Levi Putnam in 1900, so can’t be sure, but I would guess Edward is his, and a brother of Wallace.

 

WILLIAM E. PUTNAM Spokane, Spokane County

He is 30 IL VT IL, single with a lot of boarders. He runs a lodging house.

 

LEWIS W. (WILTON) PUTNAM  Waverly, Spokane County

He is 49 MI NY NY, Clara Emily Olson his wife is 36 MI, Mabel C. 14 SD, Norman 9 SD, and Joseph W. 5 SD. He is the eldest son of Norman Melvin Putnam and Julia Marie Stratton from Michigan and then Brown County South Dakota in the 1880s. He was born in Michigan September 9, 1861. He was with the family in Grundy County Iowa in 1870 and 1880. He and Clara were in Marshall County South Dakota in 1900, and here now. He will be here until he dies March 21, 1930. Clara is widowed in Spokane in 1935 and in La Crosse, Whitman County in 1940.will die in 1969.

 

WILLIS U. PUTMAN  Blue Creek Township, Stevens County

He is 43 WI NY IL and widowed. He has a Rutger Stearns 60 NY and widowed with him. He is a son of Lucius Morgan Putman and Sarah Marks. He was home in Sparta, Monroe County Wisconsin in 1870. I haven’t seen him since then. He will be here through 1930. New York Dutch family.

 

HARRY PUTNAM  Rainier Precinct, Thurston County

He is 27 NE NY ENG and single. He is a foreman for the railroad laying steel. He is a son of Willis Emery Putnam and Susannah Mauger of Omaha, Nebraska. He was home there in 1900. Then the family moved to Iowa where his dad died in 1909. Some of his family stayed there and two of his sisters moved to California. Dutch family from New York.

 

H. E. (HERBERT EUGENE) PUTNAM  Ritz Precinct, Walla Walla County

He is 43 IL NY ?? and married for 15 years to his wife Stella Cole 31 TX, Lorene 14 OR, Emerald a son 8 OR and Lyle 5 OR. He is a son of Goyne M. Putnam and Lavinia Babcock. He was born in Winnebago County Illinois. He was in Rock County Wisconsin in 1870 and 1880 and then moved to Umatilla County Oregon by 1900, after a layover in Iowa. They are here still in 1920.

 

NANCY PUTMAN  Walla Walla, Walla Walla County

She is 25 VA and divorced. She lives with her folks Gilbert and Nancy Freeman. She has two sons Wheeler Putman 9 VA and Lacki 6 VA. No ideas except her husband was also born in Virginia.

 

JOHN E. PUTMAN  Dufur Precinct, Wasco County

He is a son of John Harrison Putman from Oregon. He was in Walla Walla County in 1900 and will be in Vancouver by 1920. He is 29 OR IL OR a railroad teamster married for two years. His wife Annie is 30 IRE IRE IRE. They have a new born daughter who is un-named, but is Marie in 1920.

 

CARRIE PUTNAM  Dusty Precinct, Whitman County

She is 47 DENMARK and widowed. She lives with her brother Thomas Bentson 41 DENMARK. The next two kids are listed next are her kids. She is Karen Bentson, and she came to Minnesota from Denmark in the late 1870s. She married Gordon Winslow Putnam, son of Henry and Harriet Putnam from Hutchinson, McLeod County. Renville County Minnesota. She was in Renville County widowed, in 1900 living with another brother Peter Bentson.

 

JAMES & FRED PUTNAM  Dusty Precinct, Whitman County

James B. is 28 MN NY DEN, Fred B. is 26 MN NY DEN. They live with their sister Jeanette Brooks 25 MN and her husband Wilson Brooks. They are sons of Gordon Winslow Putnam and Carrie Bentson and were born in McLeod County Minnesota. Fred will be in Contra Costa County California by 1930.

 

DANIEL B. (BARNET) PUTMAN  Pullman, Whitman County

He is 57 OR IL IN and married for 32 years to Lucinda Heater 32 OR and they have Maud 27 OR and Ivan 22 OR. He is a son of Daniel Bennett Putman and Rebecca Keeney from Amity, Yamhill County Oregon. They were there in 1880, here in 1900 and will be back in Yamhill County Oregon by 1920.

 

LORA E. PUTMAN  Pullman, Whitman County

She is 18 WA and boarding. She is a daughter of Daniel and Lucinda. She was with them in 1900 and will be with them back in Oregon in 1920.

 

FRED O. PUTNAM  Precinct 66, Whitman County

He is 30 IA US, Alva A. Hanson his wife of 13 years is 28 SWEDEN, Gladys M. 11 IA, Floyd F. 9 IA. He is a son of Charles B. and Esther Putnam from Marion, Linn County Iowa. He was born there and was there with Alva in 1900. They are in Idaho in 1920 and back here in Spokane in 1930.

 

NANCY PUTMAN  Turnbow Precinct, Whitman County

She is 82 MO and widowed. She lives with her daughter Ida Burch and her family. Ida was married to a Davis guy before this.

 

SYLVA PUTMAN  Union Precinct, Whitman County

She is 15 US and adopted by Thomas and Anna Colyer.

 

MARY E. PUTMAN  Yakima, Yakima County

She is 72 MA ME ME and widowed. She lives with her daughter Adeline 24 (actually 34) MA MA MA and her husband Clifton Heam from Maine. She is Mary Elizabeth Neal, the widow of Herman Lincoln Putnam. They were in Newton Mass in 1880. She was widowed and with Adeline in St. Louis Missouri in 1900 where Adeline was working at Forest Park University.

 

ROBERT B. (BENNETT) PUTMAN  Toppenish Precinct, Yakima County

He is 54 OR KY IN and married 22 years. His wife Anna L. McCune is 49 OR, Rex L. 21 OR, Rena E. 20 Orm Gordon 14 OR. He is a son of Daniel Bennett Putman and Rebecca Keeney of Yamhill County Oregon. They are here in 1910 and Anna is widowed here in 1920. Southern Putman Family.

 

 

WASHINGTON 1920 CENSUS

 

RUTH PUTMAN  Lind, Adams County

Ruth is listed as 21 IA IA IA, the partner of Fern Pratt, with whom she was enumerated. She is a daughter of George Washington Putman and Nellie Van Slyck. She is also shown with them in Spokane. She will soon marry Joseph William Little

 

C. O. (CHARLES OTHO) PUTMAN  Clarkson, Asotin County

He is listed as 32 MO.  His wife Ella Hiatt is 30 KS.  The children are: Leta 12 WA, Gerald 10 WA, Frances 8 WA, and Charles Alfred 1 year and 8 months WA. They will get divorced I guess, as Ella will be married to Ed Wilkins and be with him and some of these kids in Clallam County in 1930. Anyway, Charles is a son of George Washington Putman and Victoria Ross and was born June 29, 1888 in Lamain, Missouri and will die in Spokane Washington March 14, 1964. Southern Putman family out of Greene County Missouri.

 

V. E. (VERNON EMRA) PUTNAM  North Prosser, Benton County

He is listed as 22 MN, the son-in-law of J. P. Morse. His wife Ida Morse is 22 ID is here too. He is a son of George Fayette Putnam and Mary Ellen Drew. He was with his folks in 1900 in Big Lake, Sherburne County Minnesota, and with his mom in Silver Lake, Lake County Oregon in 1910. Family was originally from Massachusetts. Vernon and Ida are in Bonner County Idaho by 1930. Then in 1935 and 1940 they are in Walla Walla, Washington.

 

CHARLES D. PUTMAN  Wenatchee, Chelan County

Charles is listed as 59 OH.  He is living by himself. He is a son of Joseph and Mary Putman from Van Wert County Ohio. He was home there in 1880 and alone with his mother in 1900. He will drown here in an accident in 1928. He never married.

 

EDWARD W. (WALLACE) PUTMAN  Wenatchee, Chelan County

Edward W. is listed as 34 WI, a roomer Aaron Swearingen, with whom he was enumerated. He will be married in Los Angeles by 1930. He is a son of Wallace R. Putnam and his first wife. He was with his dad and stepmother in Towner County North Dakota in 1900.

 

GLEN H. PUTMAN  Wenatchee, Chelan County

Glen H. is listed as 28 OH.  His wife, Frieda Ann Gartner, is 27 MI.  Their son, David M., is Newborn WA. He is a son of Melvin and Lillian Putman from Lincoln County Ontario, Canada. Melvin moved to Ohio, and married Lillian in Geauga County Ohio where Glen was born. The family was in Muskogee County Oklahoma in 1910. His dad, Melvin, is in Everett, Snohomish County Washington right now. Glen is divorced in Lewis County in 1940. Glen will be here in Washington till he dies in 1956.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Illegible, Clark County

Frank is listed as 46 CDN.  His wife, Mary, is 55 IRL.  There are no children listed. He is the son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Graybiel from Lincoln Ontario. He was at home there in 1881. He and Mary were in Oak Grove Oregon in 1910 and will be in Los Angeles California in 1930.

 

CHARLES R. (ROBINSON) PUTNAM  Vancouver, Clark County

Charles R. is listed as 48 OH, a lodger with Cyrus W. Sedgwick, with whom he was enumerated. He was married to an Isabelle here in 1910. He is a son of Israel Pitt Putnam and Fidelia Robinson. He was born in Washington County Ohio August 24, 1871 and will die here in Vancouver June 11, 1958. New Englanders.

 

J. (JOHN) E. PUTMAN  Vancouver, Clark County

The son of John Harrison Putman and Hannah Louise Woodfin from Yamhill County Oregon. John E. is listed as 38 OR.  His wife, Annie, is 39 IRL.  The children are: Marie 9 OR, and Mattie 8 OR.

 

EDWARD PUTNAM  Illegible, Clark County

The son of Charles Frederick, Sr., Edward is listed as 65 OR.  His wife, Julia A., is 63 MO.

 

EDWARD N. PUTNAM  Illegible, Clark County

Edward N. is listed as 58 TN, and is living by himself. He is a son of Isaiah Porter Putnam from Knox County Tennessee and Massachusetts before that. His folks were here in Clark County by 1900.

 

DANIEL C. (CURRY) PUTNAM  Pasco, Franklin County

Daniel C. is listed as 34 WI and widowed. He is a lodger with Herbert F. Hutchinson. He is a son of William Henry and Frances Curry Putnam. He was born February 4, 1886 and home in Jackson County Wisconsin in 1900. He married Jessie A. Hinkley April 16, 1907 in Spokane and they were here in 1910. She died March 11, 1916. He will have a new wife Frances Fehr and his son Daniel here in 1930. The son Daniel Junior was born December 11, 1911 and is presently with his mom’s folks George and Agnes Hinckley in Spokane. The family was from Michigan, and before that Canada, and then back to New York. Dutch family.

 

GARDNER PUTNAM  Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County

Gardner is listed as a confectionary salesman 38 MI.  His wife Alice B. Tweed is 42 CDN.  Their son, Gardner, is 9 WA.  Also in the household is William Randolph, 25 CA, a laborer. He is a son of Frank Putman and Emma Dupree from here. Hoquiam was in Chehalis County then. He and Alice were here in 1910 and she will have a new husband here in 1930. Guess Gardner died. Young Gardner is with her then.

 

ALDEN PUTMAN  Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County

He is indexed as Alder 45 OR OR OR.  His wife, Rena M. Anderson, is 42 MT WI NOR.  The children are: Charlene 15 MT, and Gretchen 9 WA.  Also in the household are Rentin Anderson 72 WI, and Henry Anderson 73 NORWAY who would be her folks. Couldn’t figure him till the 1930 when he said he was born in Minnesota and got him. He is Alden Perley Putnam a son of Alden Putnam and Sarah Dole and was born in St. Paul Minnesota. They were in Tacoma in 1910 and will be here in 1930. He is a conductor on the railroad.

 

JOSEPH PUTMAN  Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County

Joseph is listed as 36 MI, a roomer, but it is not indicated who he was enumerated with. He is a son of Frank Putman and Emma Dupree, and was shown at home with them in 1900 in Schoolcraft County Michigan. Frank died here in 1916 and Emma died here in 1912. Joseph had been married to Minnie Minerva Foster, but they were divorced around 1910. Minnie was here with their two kids in 1910. Hoquiam was in Chehalis County then.

 

JAMES A. (ALBERT) PUTMAN  Grays Harbor County

Jerry's son is at home with his father. He is 35 KS, Goldie 33 WA, Lael (?) a daughter 2 MT and Hubert 7 WA. They were here in 1910 and will be in Santa Cruz County California by 1930.

 

JEREMIAH PUTMAN  Grays Harbor County

Daniel's son from Brown County Illinois is still here, but the county changed names in 1915. He is 69 IL, Catherine Baird 65 IL, James A. 35 KS and his wife Goldie are here. Southern Putman family.

 

ROYAL PUTMAN  Grays Harbor County

Another of Jerry's sons. he is 28 WA, Hazel is 24 WI, Loren 4 WA and Evelyn 6 months WA. They are in Cowlitz County in 1930. Southern Putman family.

 

CLEVE G. PUTNAM  Gardiner, Jefferson County

Grover Cleveland Putnam is the son of Thomas Howard Putnam and his second wife Jemima Staff, and is listed as 33 CA IL CAN (born January 20, 1886).  His wife, Blanche Craig, is 18 WA. There are no children listed.

 

JEMIMA PUTNAM  Gardiner, Jefferson County

The ex-wife and now widow of Thomas Howard Putnam, her second husband. Jemima is listed as 67 CDN, the mother of Joseph R. Vandecar, with whom she was enumerated. Jemima's maiden name was Staff, her first husband was Silas Vandecar. In 1930 she is with her son and married daughter Mabel in Cowlitz County.

 

F. X. (FRANCIS XAVIER) PUTTMAN  Enumclaw, King County

He is listed as 31 MN.  His wife, Cecilia Shannon, is 25 KY.  His mother, Christine, is 62 WI.  His niece, Winona Hill, is 13 WA. She is Christina Schmitz and was married to William or Wilhelm Frederick Puttman who died here in 1916. William was born in Minnesota in 1847, but I never find him. I got this info from a descendant Joyce Darrow. Actually his name is really spelled Puettmann and his dad Wilhelm was born in Germany. Not Putmans.

 

ALONZO PUTMAN  Hobart, King County

Alonzo is listed as 37 MI, a lodger with Martin Lawson, with whom he was enumerated. He is the son of Theodore Putman and Sarah Ann MacAboy from Sanilac County Michigan as shown there in 1900. Dutch family.

 

CLAUDE PUTNAM  Illegible, King County

Claude is listed as 37 OH.  His wife Mary Eugenia Maxwell is 34 TX.  The children are: Charles 9 CO, Eugene 8 OK, Donald 5 CA, Dorothy 3 years and 8 months, WA, and Gerald 2 years and 6 months MT.  You will note that everyone listed was born in a different state! He and Mary were in Portland, Oregon in 1910. He works for the railroad. They are all in Los Angeles in 1930. Rand Putnam found on Ancestry that he is not a Putnam by birth. He was born Roy Christian Reist and he changed his name to Claude Elmer Putnam around 1908.

 

JAMES A. PUTMAN  Kennydale, King County

James A. is listed as 51 MI divorced, and is living by himself. He is a son of Charles and Sarah Putnam. He was at home in Novi, Oakland County Michigan in 1870.

 

LYDIA PUTNAM  Illegible, King County

The daughter of Ira A. Putnam from Houlton, Maine. Lydia is listed as 57 ME, the sister-in-law of Baker N. Coats. Baker had married her sister Hope Putnam.

 

LESLIE J. PUTMAN  Redmond, King County

He is the son of Andrew Jackson Putman and Mary Emma Chapman who were all in Snohomish County in 1910. Leslie J. is listed as 30 TX (NM in 1910).  His wife, Regina H., is 28 WI.  Their son, Robert G., is just newly born in WA. His dad is now in Kitsap County and his brother Louis in Snohomish County.

 

ANNA PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

The widow of Henry Clay Putnam from Vermont, Anna O’Brien is listed as 47 OH.  Her daughter, Nada, is 23 WA.  Also in the household is Elsie Baker, 22 WA, a lodger. They were here in 1900. Henry has died in Alaska in 1916 and Anna will be here till she dies March 28, 1951.

 

AURA M. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

The widow of Ellis Putnam, Aura Angelina Meyers is listed as 77 NY, a boarder in the Kenny Presbyterian Home. She has been around since the 1890s.

 

B. (BERT) M. PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

He is listed as 34 NY.  His wife, Ada Sanders is 35 IA.  The children are: Ruth H. 5 IA, and Lewis H. 1 and 1/2 WA.  Also in the household are: Ida Sanders 61 IA, his mother-in-law, and H. B. McPherson 28 MO, a boarder. They are in Compton California in 1930. Rand Putnam found that someone on Ancestry said that he is a son of Marques Putman and Anna Services. He finds Marques in Montgomery County New York and a son of Jarvis Mudge and Debrah Ann Putman in the 1880 Census. New York Dutch folks.

 

BENNETT I. PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

Isaac Bennett is listed as 50 OR.  His wife, Rachel C., is 55 CDN.  His stepson, Lawrence A. Campbell is 33 CDN.  His stepson, Ernest B. Campbell is 27 CDN. Bennett is a son of David Hazeal Putman and Catherine Lemasters of Brownsville, Linn County Oregon. He was born there December 31, 1870. Southern Putman family. He was here in 1910.

 

CATHERINE PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Catherine is listed as 60 IRL, a housekeeper for Harry E. Cassell. She is Catherine Riley and was married to Jesse Putman in Clinton County Illinois in 1880 and was here in 1910 too.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Charles Albert Putnam is listed as 50 CA.  His wife Bessie Rosenfeld is 38 MN.  The children are: Kenneth 13 WA, Phyllis 12 WA, and another daughter, Cary, 2 WA. He is a son of John Henry Putman from Montgomery County New York and Elizabeth Shuey. He was born in Alameda County California in 1870. Then the family was up here in Washington in 1880. He will die here in 1933. Bessie was born in St. Paul, Minnesota November 13, 1882 and will die here in 1979. Dutch Family originally from New York State.

 

CLARA PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

She is listed as 54 VT. Her daughter, Opal Ryan, is 20 OR.  Also in the household are 6 boarders.  Rand Putnam found that she was married to William Wilson Putnam a son of Benjamin and Mary Putman in Henry County Missouri in 1880. She was widowed here in 1910 and will be in 1930.

 

CLYDE PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Clyde is listed as 28 MO, a lodger with Aleck Laskey, with whom he was enumerated.

 

CLYDE PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Clyde is listed as ?? NE, a lodger. He is a son of Willis Putnam and Grace Lewis from Dodge County Nebraska in 1900. The age should be 27 NE. His folks are presently in Redlands, California. Clyde is also listed there too. Up here on business I guess.

 

DELILAH PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Delilah is listed as 34 (actually 39) IA KY IL and single. She is a roomer with Edith Parkinson. She is a daughter of Robert Putman and Elizabeth Prunty from Jasper County Iowa. She was here with her widowed mother in 1910. Her mother died here in 1913. Southern Putmans.

 

EMMA PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

The widow of Mark Putnam, Emma Klienfeld is listed as 56 WI, the mother-in-law of Earl M. Graham and her daughter Edith Graham 36 KS. Mark was a son of Jonathan and Frances Putnam from Sangamon County Illinois. They are in Topeka in 1900 and 1910. Emma and the Grahams are all in Portland Oregon in 1930. New England line.

 

GEORGE F. (FRANK) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

The son of Ellis and Aura Putnam from Schuyler County New York. George F. is listed as 40 NY.  His wife, Vera Morgan Spaur, is 30 OR. The children are: Floy, a daughter 13 WA, and Emerson 8 OR.  Also in the household is his mother-in-law, Julia A. Spaur, 58 OR. His family was here in the 1890s, his widowed mom is also here in Seattle living with her daughter Clara Lewis and her husband. They are here in 1930.

 

ISRAEL PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

Israel is listed as 26 RUS, a lodger in the Hotel Waldon. Now there is an exotic birthplace. And don't go thinking he was born in nearby Alaska, as Alaska was bought from Russia in 1867 and he was born many years after that. Maybe he is a Romanoff in disguise.

 

JOHN LEWIS PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

John L. is listed as 43 US, and boarding. He is here in 1930 and says he is TX GA GA. Looks like the son of John Banks and Mary Putman from Callahan County Texas and Cherokee County Georgia before that. He was married to Ann Dillard in Caldwell County Texas in 1900 and I haven’t seen him since.

 

JOHN W. (WILLETT) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

John W. is listed as 49 IL.  His wife, Alice F. Wright, is 47 CDN.  There are no children listed. They have been here since 1900. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Phebe Condit of Condit, Champaign County Illinois in 1870. Alice is widowed here in 1930.

 

JOSEPH J. PUTNAN  Seattle, King County

Joseph J. is listed as 55 NY, and is living by himself.

 

JUANITA PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

The daughter of Mark Putnam, Juanita is listed as 27 KS, the sister-in-law of Earl M. Graham.

 

KLICK (KIRK) M. PUTMAN  Seattle, King County

He is listed as 49 KS, a lodger with P. Elias Jones. This seems to be Kirk Putnam, son of Robert W. Putnam from Massachusetts. They were in Leavenworth County Kansas in 1870 and Kirk was 3 months old then. He was married in Milwaukee County Wisconsin in 1900. He is currently listed back in Minneapolis with his wife Martha Ellis and the kids. Probably just here on business or something. In 1930 he and Martha and the kids are in Burbank, California and they are in Pasadena in 1940 and he’ll die in Los Angeles County April 4, 1953.

 

LAWRENCE PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Lawrence is listed as 20 IL, a roomer with Hattie M. Devoe. He was here in 1910 with his folks Daniel and Mary Putnam. They are currently in Kitsap County.

 

MARVIN E. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Marvin E. is listed as 53 AR.  His wife, Olive Genevieve Fisher, is 48 IL.  Also in the household is Marvin's mother, Sarah DeGuire Putman 78 MO. Sarah was Married to Isaac Edgerton Putnam from Chautauqua County New York and was a son of Pliney Putnam and Flora Edgerton. They were in Las Animas County Colorado, and she was widowed in Madison County Missouri in 1880, then Alameda County California in 1900 and in Los Angeles in 1910. Marvin and Olive are back in Los Angeles in 1930.

 

OTHO H. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Otho Homer Putnam is listed as 36 IA.  His wife, Jessie Benton Creek, is 30 MO.  Their son, Glenn Richard, is 3 years and 9 months WA. He is a son of Milton Augustus Putnam and Theresa Sayles, and grandson of Benjamin Augustus Putnam and Samantha Ellis Purinton. He was born in Boone County Iowa June 6, 1884. The family was originally from Mass to Vermont to Wisconsin to Iowa. Otho is here all by himself in a hotel in 1930 and Jessie is in Seattle with their son Glenn. Got a divorce.

 

OTIS W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Otis W. is listed as 47 ME.  His wife Celestia Rogers is 47 MT.  Their son, Otis Ira, is 10 WA. Otis is a son of Ira A. Putnam and Lydia Cone of Houlton, Maine. The family came out in the 1890s. He married Celestia Virginia Rogers here March 2, 1908. His dad died a few years ago. His two sisters, Lydia and Hope are here in the County. They are here in 1930. He is a butcher in a meat market.

 

WAYNE PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

Wayne is listed as 3 years and 1 month WA, the nephew of Russell Hickman.

 

WILLIAM B. PUTNAM  Seattle, King County

William B. is listed as 48 IL.  His wife, Flora Jane Tremaine, is 33 MI.  Their son, Jack, is 3 WA.  Also in the household is Maud Rinker, 23 WA. Jack will be living with his grandmother Jane Tremaine in 1930, so that’s how I know Flora’s name. His dad will be widowed here in a hotel in 1930. He is a son of William and Angie Putnam from Peoria Illinois.

 

ANDREW J. PUTMAN  Bremerton, Kitsap County

Andrew was in Snohomish County in 1900. He is listed as 63 OH, a lodger enumerated with Lou McDonald. He was married in Everett, Washington in 1910. He is a son of Joseph Putman and Emeline Gearhart and was at home with them in Dent County Missouri in 1860. The family is German and came out of Somerset County Pennsylvania.

 

MARGARET PUTNAM  Bremerton, Kitsap County

She is listed as 53 IL GERM MD.  Her daughter, Mary, is 27 IA MO IL.  Also in the household is a roomer, Blanche McAfee 28 IA. She says she is widowed, but this would be Maggie Reich who was married to Omar Putman. They were in Freemont County Iowa and then Cheyenne County Nebraska in 1900. Omar is currently in Montana and says he is widowed. Their son Ross will be out here in Yakima, Washington in about 1922, and Omar will come out to stay with him and will die there in 1931.

 

DANIEL B. (BRYAN) PUTNAM  Eagle Harbor, Kitsap County

Daniel is listed as 43 IL.  His wife Mary Edith is 42 IN. They were in Seattle in 1910. Their son Lawrence is lodging back in Seattle now. He is back in Seattle in 1930 and says he is single. Guess they split up. There are tombstones for both the wife Edith and the son Lawrence in Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County. Edith will die here in 1962 and Lawrence in October 1979. He is a son of Edmund Putnam and Ardelia Shepard and was born April 14, 1876 and was at home with them in Vermilion County Illinois in 1900.

 

FANNY PUTMAN  Goldendale, Klickitat County

The wife of Frank Putman. They were in Omaha in 1900. She is listed as 40 NE, the mother-in-law of John A. Mitchell. John has married her daughter Dorothy. Also here is her other daughter Marian 11 WA. She is also listed with her husband in Okanogan County Washington.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Goldendale, Klickitat County

James Riley Putman is listed as 77 NY.  His wife, Margaret Remore, is 69 CDN. He was first married to Esther Clymer July 21, 1867 in Bates County Missouri. She died November 14, 1868 and he married Sarah Neafus December 25, 1870 in Bates County Missouri. They moved here to Washington and she died in Klickitat, Washington August 29, 1890. Pearl was her daughter. He then married Caroline L. Carter July 4, 1894 in Goldendale and they were in Hopedale, Tazewell County Illinois in 1900. They were divorced February 24, 1903. He then married Frances Hendershott here April 12, 1904 and she died in January 1907. He then married Eleanor ‘Ella’ Rathbone in Goldendale, Klickitat County Washington February 16, 1909 and they are there in 1910. His third wife poor Caroline Carter is with her married daughter in Knox County Illinois in 1910. Then Eleanor died on November 8, 1915 in Goldendale, Washington. Couple of months later in 1915 he married Margaret Ann Morrill in Goldendale, Washington, and he will marry Margaret Remore here October 18, 1918. She will die at age 68 in 1924. He will wrap it up with Miriam E. McDonald August 15, 1925 when he was 83 and she was 75. He is here in the 1930 census and says he is widowed. He will die here September 19, 1933. Miriam will survive him, but I don’t know when or where she died. Whew, 7 Up and then 7 Down. Anyway, he is a son of Jacob Putman and Louisa Corey from Steuben then Schuyler County New York. Dutch folks from Montgomery County New York down to New Jersey earlier and the back to New York and then Jim came out to the Mid West and to the far North West. Next probably Alaska if he made it till 1940

 

D. E. (DAVID ELMER) PUTNAM  Centralia, Lewis County

He was here in 1910 and is listed as 56 VT.  His wife, Henrietta Felton, is 62 WI.  Also in the household is Henrietta's ‘stepson’, William Seifert 37 WI. Henrietta had 7 children in a previous marriage with Frederick Wilhelm Seifert. She and David have been married 19 years (1901).

 

EDWARD PUTMAN  East Harrington, Lincoln County
Edward is listed as 23 WA.  Also in the household is Margaret Stables 53 TN, a cook, and Ruth Llewellyn 6 CDN, a boarder. He is in Chelan County in 1930. Edward William Putnam is a son of William M. Putman and Alice Miranda Wainscott from Llano County Texas and then up into Washington where he married Alice. Southern Putmans through Madison DeKalb Putman from Kentucky and then South Carolina. He was born in Bridgeport, Douglas County Washington January 3, 1897. He was single with his mom in 1910 and single in Lincoln County Washington in 1920. There is a marriage certificate that Lois Talkington/Tarkington was married to Edward W. Putnam September 11, 1920 in Spokane, Washington. They were divorced in the early 1930s. He was in Wenatchee, Chelan County Washington and was listed as married in the 1930 Census there, but Lois wasn’t there. He was single in Great Falls, Montana in 1935. In 1940 he was married to Pearl from Kentucky and they were in North Bend, Coos County Oregon. He died in Washington, Daviess County Indiana May 25, 1980. Agnes Wininger was listed as his wife on his death certificate.

 

IVAN J. PUTMAN  Sprague, Lincoln County

Ivan Jay is listed as 32 OR.  His wife Zada Rankin is 29 KS.  Their son, Ivan J., is 7 WA. He is a son of Daniel Barnet Putman and Lucinda Heater from Yamhill County Oregon. The whole family was in Whitman County Washington in 1900. They went back down to Oregon, but Ivan stayed here. They are here in 1930 and 1940.

 

WILLIAM T. (THROCKMORTON) PUTNAM  Illegible, Mason County

William is listed as 54 NJ.  His wife, Harriet Griswold, is 49 CA. The children at home are: Fernando C. 23 WA, William T., Jr. 22 WA, and Phillip G. 17 WA.  There are also two boarders. He is a son of Fernando Cortez Putnam originally from Leominster, Mass. and then Vermont. His dad was a minister, married Lydia Throckmorton in Vermont and then Ada Husband in New Jersey, and was the minister at the Episcopal Church in Jersey City, New Jersey. They have been here since the late 1800s, but will all be in Laurel Oregon by 1930. Young William and Philip will be married by then.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Tonasket, Okanogan County

Frank is listed as 42 NE.  His wife, Fanny, is 41 NE.  The children are: Stanley 12 WA, and his sister, Marian 10 WA. Fanny was also listed earlier in Goldendale, Klickitat County visiting her now married daughter Dorothy. They were in Omaha, Nebraska in 1900, and here in 1910.

 

GEORGE L. (LOREN) PUTNAM  Seaview, Pacific County

George is listed as 35 IL.  His wife Loraine Skinner is 33 IA.  Their son Loren Eugene is 12 MO. He is a son of the following Johnson and Lydia Putman.

 

JOHNSON PUTNAM  Seaview, Pacific County

The son of John and Sophia Putman from Brown County Illinois. Johnson is listed as 70 IL.  His wife, Lydia Frye, is 65 IL.  There are no children listed. Southern Putman family. They were in Barton County Kansas in 1880, and in Wichita, Kansas in 1900.

 

LEVERETT B. (BROWNELL) PUTNAM  Parkland, Pierce County

He is listed as 81 NY.  His wife Anna Frary is 65 NY.  There are no children listed. He is a son of Sidney Putnam (2348) and Ruth Brownell of Madison, Madison County New York. He was born there January 23, 1838. Line came out of Massachusetts originally. He was married to an Elizabeth in Syracuse, New York in 1880 and Dodge County Nebraska by 1885. He then was with Anna in Victor, Teller County Colorado in 1900 and here in 1910. He was an insurance agent in Denver. Leverett will die in 1925 and Anna will die in 1938. Anna is widowed here in 1930. They are both buried in Mountain View Memorial Park in this same town.

 

DIEGO CARO PUTMAN  McNeil Island, Pierce County

Diego C. is listed as 34 Columbia, a laborer.  He was enumerated at the U. S. Penitentiary.  His brother, George Caro, is working there also.

 

GEORGE CARO PUTMAN  McNeil Island, Pierce County

George C. is listed as 27 Columbia, a janitor at the U. S. Penitentiary. They are sons of Mariquita Cruz Putnam and Jese E. Caro. Mariquita is the daughter of Charles Israel Putnam and Escoastica Grice. Here they are in 1850 MA: Charles Israel Putnam in Somerville, Middlesex County. He is number 2315, a son of Israel Warburton Putnam (1022) and his first wife Harriet Osgood of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He is 33 NH, a physician, his wife Marguerita Escolastica Grice is 21 New Grenada, Charlotte N. 2 New Grenada, Concha H. 9/12 MA. They moved to Colombia in 1857.

 

ARTHUR A. PUTNAM  Orting, Pierce County

Arthur A. is listed as 74 WI.  He was enumerated in the Orting State Soldiers Home. He is a son of Erastus and Rosella Putnam from Waukesha County Wisconsin. He was at home there in 1850, and in Waupaca County in 1860. Folks were from New York and New Hampshire before that. He was married in Beaver County Utah in 1880 and was here in Tacoma, though not listed, in 1900, but was in 1910.

 

ELMER A. PUTMAN  Puyallup, Pierce County

Elmer A. is listed as 28 NY, his wife Frances Wilson is 27 NY. They live with her folks William F. and Sarah A. Wilson. He is a son of Elisha A. Putman and Ella Hill. He was born in DePeyster, St. Lawrence County NY June 23, 1891. He married Frances Wilson in Morristown, NY on November 5, 1913. Dutch family.

 

ADELIDE PUTMAN  Tacoma, Pierce County

Adelade is listed as 53 CDN.  Her daughter, Ruth, is 26 WA. She was here widowed in 1910. In 1900 there was a W. P. Putman from Canada with a daughter Ruth the right age in Bernard, Spokane County. She would be his widow.

 

EDWARD PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

He is 45 MO, his wife Waitie Ellen Grantier is 46 IA.  The children at home are: Sylvia M. 22 MT, Grant I. 17 MT, Mary L. 15 MT, and Edward V. 11 WA. He is a son of Ira C. Putnam and Sarah Holman and was at home in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1880. They were in Hillgate, Missoula County Montana in 1900 and will be here still in 1920. Ed will die November 17, 1925 and Waitie is widowed in Seattle in 1930, and has Edward with her.

 

REX PUTNAM  Tacoma, Pierce County

Rex is listed as 29 SD.  His wife, Eleanor, is 28 WI.  There are no children listed. He is a son of Jay Samuel Putnam and Rebecca Sutton. They were in Custer County South Dakota in 1900, and in Salem, Oregon now. Rex and Eleanor will be in Deschutes County Oregon by 1930.

 

ROYDEN PUTNAM  Mt. Vernon, Skagit County

The son of Norman Washburn Putnam and Alice Dean from Bethel, Vermont. They were in Island County in 1900 and here in 1910. Royden Hugh is listed as 40 VT. His wife, Marguerite, is 37 MO.  The children are: Mary M. 15 WA, Minnette 12 WA, and Frederick 2 years and 7 months WA.  Also in the household is a visitor, Harriett Stephens, 61 NY. They were here in 1910 as well and will be in 1930 and 1940.

 

FREDERICK C. PUTNAM  Mt. Vernon, Skagit County

Frederick C. is listed as 54 VT, the brother-in-law of William E. Blodgett. He is a son of Ezra Nelson Putnam and Lucia Washburn from Bethel, Windsor County Vermont. William Blodgett has married his sister Mary Putnam. They are all here in 1930.

 

ALICE A. PUTNAM  Sedro-Wooley, Skagit County

In 1900, she was listed as the sister of Ransom H. Putnam. Alice A. is listed as 62 NY, and is living by herself. She is a daughter of Daniel P. Putnam of Essex County New York. She was born in 1957 and will die here in 1939. She and Ransom are in the same Cemetery here in Sedro-Woolley.

 

RAY O. PUTMAN  Arlington, Snohomish County

Ray Ollie Putnam is listed as 33 IA.  His wife, Lillian May Hanson, is 31 MI.  Their daughter, Grace Edna, is 4 WA. He is a son of Milton Augustus Putnam. He was born in Boone County Iowa October 24, 1886. He married Lillie Hanson in Seattle December 10, 1913. He will be divorced in Everett in 1940 and will die here November 6, 1956

 

GEORGE W. PUTNAM  Everett, Snohomish County

George W. is listed as 57 MN.  His wife, Lilla Maude Putnam, is 50 MN.  The children at home are: Glenn 22 MN, Stella 20 MN, and Marjorie 17 MN. They were in Sherburne County Minnesota in 1900. He was by himself here in 1910. He is a son of Peter Putman and Patience Godfrey from Wright County Minnesota and New York before that. His is a Dutch family. But, Lila is a New England Putnam. She is a daughter of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Merriam from Sherburne County Minnesota. Her folks were from Massachusetts.

 

LOUIS I. PUTMAN  Everett, Snohomish County

Another son of Andrew J. Putman as shown here in 1900 and 1910. He is listed as 32 NM, and is living by himself and will be single here in 1930.

 

MELVIN PUTMAN  Everett, Snohomish County

Melvin is listed as 50 CDN.  His wife, Lillian Mae Miller, is 54 OH.  There are no children listed, but their son Glen is here in Washington. Also in the household is a boarder who is a non-relative, Emma Egbert. He is a son of Lorenzo Putman and Mary Graybiel from Lincoln County Ontario. He and his son Glenn (now here in Wenatchee, Washington) were in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1910. He is a minister and will be here in the Northwest until his death in Oregon in 1937. His line goes back Melvin, Lorenzo, Albert and David Putman. David was born in New York in 1783 and moved to Canada in the early 1800s. Think this is a Dutch line. They are in Washington County Oregon in 1930.

 

HUGH E. PUTNAM  Edgecomb, Snohomish County

Hugh E. is listed as 26 MN, and is living by himself. He is a son of the above George and Lilla Putnam. He was home in Sherburne County in 1900.

 

GEORGE ALVIN PUTNAM  Vader, Snohomish County

George Alvin is listed as 81 MA, and is living with his son, James Garfield Putnam. George was born in Andover, Massachusetts August 1, 1838. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Mary Hawkes of Lyndeborough, N. H. and then Andover, Mass. He was orphaned at age 8 and moved back to Lyndeborough, N.H. where his folks were originally. He married Lucy Rea in Andover on October 20, 1864. After losing a leg in the Civil War, he returned to Lyndeborough, then to Kittery, Maine (where James was born) then to Andover and finally to Vineland, New Jersey. When his wife Lucy Adeline Rea died there in 1915, he came out here to live with his son. He will die here in three months on April 30, 1920.

 

JAMES GARFIELD PUTNAM  Vader, Snohomish County

The son of George Alvin Putnam and Lucy Rea, James is listed as 42 ME.  His wife, Pearl Belle Holden, is 42 IN.  The children are: George Alfred 18 IN, Alice Adeline 16 IN, Arthur Luke 15 IN, Mary Elizabeth 12 CA, Ruth Eleanor 9 WA, and Edith Evangeline 6 WA. They were here in 1910. He is a physician, and has been for some dozen years. He will remain here on the staff in Everett Memorial hospital for another 40 years till his death July 18, 1961.

 

CHARLES H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

He is listed as 51 MA.  His wife, Mary B. Clark, is 48 MA.  The children are: Martha C. (Clark) 16 WA, and Henry H. (Homer) 14 WA.  Also in the household is Irene Carefoot, 18 CDN, a maid. He is a son of Henry Osmere Putnam and Sarah Ann Smith of Fitchburg, Mass. He was home there in 1870. He was single in Great Falls, Montana in 1900, then married Mary Barnard Clark in St. Paul, Minnesota in June 1901, and they came out to here in 1903. He is in charge of the machine shops in Hillard, Washington. By 1930 they are back in St. Paul and he is building cars for the Railroad.

 

DANIEL C. (CURRY) PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

Daniel Junior is listed as 8 WA MN WI, the grandson of George J. and Agnes (Tupper) Hinkley. He is a son of Daniel Curry Putnam and Jessie Hinkley. He was born December 11, 1911 in Pasco, Franklin County Washington. His mom died in 1916 and his dad is back there now. By 1930 he will be back with his dad and new stepmother Frances Fehr who his dad will marry in 1921.

 

EDWARD W. PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

Edward W. is listed as 34 OH ME WI and divorced. He is a lodger in a hotel. He was married to Maggie Allen here in town in 1910.

 

EDWARD, FLORENCE & WALTER PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

Edward W. is listed as 9 WA, Florence B. is listed as 11 WA, Walter G. is listed as 6 WA. They are listed as stepchildren of Otto C. Weichert. Their mother Maggie Allen 31 PA was married to Edward Putnam here in Spokane in 1910. They were divorced, and she married Otto. I guess young Edward had some trouble with all this, and will be in the State Reformatory in 1930. He will also be listed here with his folks and brother Walter in 1930.

 

ELIZABETH J. PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

Elizabeth J. is listed as 66 (should be 61) NJ, the housekeeper for William Yates. Elizabeth Bird is the widow of William Charles Putnam. They were in Minnehaha County South Dakota in 1880 and in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1900.

 

FRED B. PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

Frederick Buford is listed as 41 MO.  His wife, Pearl Cruse Stover, is 38 MO.  The children are: Frank 20 MO, Fred 17 MO, Nellie 15 MO, and Robert 9 MO. He is a son of Levi and Alice Vincent Putnam, and has been in Bates County Missouri up till now and they are still here in 1930. Dutch family from Jefferson County New York.

 

GEORGE W. (WASHINGTON)PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

The son of Robert and Elizabeth Putman, George Washington, is listed as 47 IA.  His wife, Nellie E. Van Slyck, is 48 IA.  The children at home are: Ruth 21 IA, a daughter, Ardis 18 WA, Robert H. 18 WA, and Nellie Fay 14 WA. Southern Putman family from Iowa and Illinois before that. They are here in 1930.

 

GEORGE W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM  Spokane, Spokane County

George is listed as 36 MN.  His wife, Della Mayes, is 29 NE.  The children are: Theodore 9 WA, William 7 WA, and Woodrow 5 WA.  Also in the household is his brother-in-law, Henry J. Mayes, 22 WA. He would be the son of William Charles Putnam and Elizabeth Bird. He was at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota with them in the 1900. They will get a divorce soon. Della and the kids are here and George has a new wife and is also here in Spokane in 1930. His widowed mother is here in Spokane too.

 

WILLIAM PUTMAN  Spokane, Spokane County

William Jonathan Putman is listed as 32 CO.  His wife, Daisy Chase, is 40 IL.  Also in The household are two stepsons: Romaine Yandell 23 IN, and Ronald Yandell 17 OR from Daisy’s first marriage. He is a son of William Lee Putman and his first wife Alice Waterhouse. He was born in Denver and was with his grandmother Elizabeth Coulson Putman there in 1900 and next to her in Enterprise, Wallowa County Oregon in 1910 just married  He and Daisy are in Long Beach, California in 1930 and 1940. He will die in Jackson, Oregon July 2, 1944. Daisy will die in Los Angeles October 15, 1961.

 

G. L. (GROVER LEWIS) PUTNAM  Colville, Stevens County

He is a son of Andrew Putman and Charity Earl. German family from Sandusky, Ohio. Grover L. is listed as 31 OH.  His wife, Vernice L. Bonawitt, is 28 OH.  The children are: Garth 6 WA, Ben 5 WA, and Lois Irene 1 month WA. Grover was born in Scott Township, Sandusky County on January 23, 1889. The family descends from Andrew Butman/Putman of Maryland and then Somerset County Pennsylvania. Grover was a teacher in Ohio, and moved out here to be Superintendent of the Colville school system. By 1930 they are in Kittitas County and he is superintendent of schools there then.

 

CLIFFORD, CATHERINE & FRANK PUTNAM  Hunters, Stevens County

Frank is 17 ID OR CO, Catherine is 16 SD, and Clifford is 14 ID. The ages of the 2 sons were reversed, but I have corrected them. They are all listed as stepchildren of Marion Harmon 52 WI and his wife Nora 37 CO. Nora Welch was married to Isaac Bennett Putman in 1902 and they were divorced by 1908. Nora and this family were in Nez Pierce County Idaho in 1910. Isaac was a son of David Hazeal Putman and Katherine Lemaster from Linn County Oregon. Southern Putmans.

 

FRANK H. PUTNAM  Lake Creek, Stevens County

Frank is listed as 58 MN, and is living by himself. He is a son of S. Kimball Putnam and Mary Elizabeth Edgerton and was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1862, and was with the family in Chicago, Illinois in 1870 and 1880.  He was in Bingham County Idaho in 1900 and 1910. He’ll be here in 1930.

 

HERBERT L. (LEE) PUTNAM  Olympia, Thurston County

He is listed as 53 NE (should be NY).  His new wife, Louise, is 46 WA.  The children at home are: S. (Samuel) Carl Simmons 22 WA, Mabel Putnam 20 WA, Mildred Hash, 16 WA, and a granddaughter Beatrice 9 months WA. He is a son of Orson Freeman Putnam and Amelia Thorp originally from Broome County New York. The family was in Merrick County Nebraska in 1880, and Herbert was married to Bertha Quinn and they were in Holt County Nebraska in 1900. He will be here until he dies November 8, 1948. The kids must belong to Louise from her prior marriage(s).

 

CHARLES PUTMAN  Skamokawa, Wahkiakum County

Charles is listed as 33 IL.  His wife, Ruth Nelson Fugitt, is 30 IA.  The children are: William 3 years and 3 months WA, and John 1 year and 4 months WA.  Also in the household is: John Tohill 23 WA, a boarder. He is a son of Johnson Putman and Lydia Frye originally from Brown County Illinois. They moved to Kansas and then out here. His folks were listed earlier in Seaview, Pacific County. They will go into Oregon for a couple of years and then be back up here in Seattle by 1930. Southern Putmans.

 

LOUIS & ‘OTHER’ PUTMANS  Lincoln, Walla Walla County

Lewis (correct spelling) is 23 ID, Clara 23 WA, Chester 21 WA, Jessie 20 WA, Ralph 17 WA, Loucille 10 WA, and Walter 8 WA.  They were all listed as Putmans, and enumerated with Charles J. Dicus 52 IA and his wife Emma 49 NV. This was a very confusing listing. Louis was listed as a son in law, the others as sons and daughters (which they are, but not Putmans). Lewis is a son of Thurston Lane Putman, and Clara Gertrude Discus is his wife. The other kids would be Discus kids. Lewis was at home with his folks in 1900 in Kamah Precinct, Idaho County Idaho. The rest of his family is now back in Linn County Oregon, where his dad died in 1912. Lewis and Clara are also shown at this time back in Linn County Oregon. Lewis and Clara are here in Hadley, Walla Walla County in 1930.

 

HERBERT E. (EUGENE) PUTNAM  West College Place, Walla Walla County

The son of Gayne M. Putnam and Lavinia Babcock. Herbert is listed as 52 IL.  His wife, Stella A. Cole, is 41 TX.  The children at home are: Lorene 24 OR, a son Emerald, 17 OR, and a son Lyle, 15 OR. They and his folks were in Umatilla County Oregon in 1900, and here in Walla Walla County in 1910. They are in Yolo County California in 1930.

 

ISRAEL PUTMAN  Bellingham, Whatcom County

Israel is listed as 35 CA.  His wife, Martha Howen, is 24 WA.  There are no children listed, probably as they were just married in August 1918. He is a son of Thomas Howard Putnam and his second wife Jemima Staff. He was born December 29, 1882 in Orange County California. Thomas was a son of Daniel Green Putnam and Elizabeth Washburn from Wabash County Illinois.

 

PAUL PUTNAM  Bellingham, Whatcom County

Paul is listed as 26 OR US US.  His wife, Marjorie Irene Kiskbi, is 21 CDN CDN CDN.  There are no children listed, there is a record of them having a son Jack Vade Putnam in Arizona in 1923. He works in a sawmill. He was at home in Kootenay, Yale & Cariboo District, British Columbia with his folks Henry and Ella Putnam in 1901, and then was in a reform school in British Columbia Canada in 1911. I haven’t found them yet in 1930. In 1940 Paul is single and in Suquamish, Kitsap County Washington working as a carpenter for a building contractor. Says he was there in 1935 as well.

 

JOHN W. PUTNAM (?)  Marietta, Whatcom County

He is 70 NY ENG ENG, Olive 62 IA, Paul 35 IA, Nellie, Paul’s wife, 28 WA. It is really indexed as Petheram and looks more like Peterson.

 

ISRAEL PUTNAM  Diamond, Whitman County

Israel is listed as 62 NY NY VT, single and is living by himself. He is a son of Aaron Putnam and Jane Ormsby. He is shown at home in Peru, Clinton County New York in 1860. He was in Iowa in 1895 and Lake County Oregon in 1900. He is a Methodist Preacher and has been since the 1880s. This is the last time I find him.

 

LEWIS W. (WILTON) PUTNAM  La Crosse, Whitman County

He is listed as 59 MI.  His wife Clara Emily Olson is 46 MI.  The children at home are: Norman M. 19 SD, and Grant W. 18 SD.  There are 15 lodgers in the household also. He is a son of Norman Melvin Putnam and Julia Marie Stratton. He was born in Genesee County Michigan, and his folks were from Batavia, New York. His widowed mom Julia was here in Washington in the 1910 census. Lewis will die here March 21, 1930.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Penawawa, Whitman County

He is listed as 29 MN.  His wife, Minnie L. Smith, is 30 VA.  The children are: Harold M. 5 WA, Francis V. 3 WA, and Irene 1 WA. He is Gordon William Putnam from Renville County Minnesota. His widowed mom and some brothers were here in 1910. He and the gang will be in Bonner County Idaho by the 1930.

 

CHARLEY S. (SIMEON) PUTMAN  Granger, Yakima County

Charles is listed as 24 ID.  His wife Olive May Pitcher is 22 OR. They were married in Idaho February 4, 1917. There are no children listed. He is a son of Thurston Lane Putman and Olive Wycoff. His folks were from Oregon (Thurston was a son of David Hazeal Putman from Linn County Oregon). Thurston moved to Idaho County Idaho and was there, as was Charles, in 1900. They returned to Oregon where Thurston died in 1913. His mom is still in Linn County now.

 

ELVIN, CLIFFORD & RUSSELL PUTNAM  West Ahtanum, Yakima County

Elvin (Lee in 1910) is listed as 14 OR, Clifford 9 WA and Russell 6 WA. They are listed as the sons of Florie Papion 50 WI. Also here are Florie’s mother Miranda Kanst 70 WI, her brother Arthur Kanst 35 WI and sister Goldie Kanst Putnam 31 MT, and George Papion, listed as a son, 26 MT. Okay, In 1910, this gang plus Goldie’s husband George Elmer Putman were in Snohomish County Washington. Take a look back at the 1910 entry. The son Russell Leo was born June 5, 1913 and will die May 2, 1987. The Putmans are on the New York Dutch Line.

 

CHARLES E. PUTNAM  Sunnyside, Yakima County

The son of Charles Ropes Putnam, Charles Edgar is listed as 38 MN. He was born in Minneapolis.  His wife, Winifred G. (Gillian), is 35 OR. Their son, Edgar G. (Gillian), is 10 WA.  Also in the household is Charles' widowed father, Charles Ropes Putnam 82 ME. Charles Ropes is a son of James Baker Putnam and Clymina Stanley from Houlton, Aroostook County Maine. They have been here since about 1905. Charles the dad will die here next month on February 27, 1920. Young Charles will be here in Washington till he dies August 18, 1952 in Seattle. See 1910 for the line. They are in Tacoma in 1930.

 

CHARLES R. PUTNAM  Sunnyside, Yakima County

Charles R. is listed as 82 ME.  He is living with his son, Charles E. Putnam. He is Charles Ropes Putnam.

 

HENRY F. (FRANCIS) PUTNAM  Yakima, Yakima County

Henry F. is listed as 69 MA MA MA and widowed, a roomer in a hotel or something with a zillion others. The age is a little off, but he looks to be the son of William Pitt Putnam and Minerva Harris from Douglas, Mass. He was in Portland, Oregon in 1900 and was just married then. He was in Seattle, Washington in 1910 and listed himself as single then.

 

MARY E. PUTMAN  Yakima, Yakima County

Mary E. is listed as 82 MA, a roomer with her married daughter Adeline P. Ham 42 MA MA MA. She is Mary Elizabeth Neal, the widow of Herman Lincoln Putnam. They were in Newton Mass in 1880. She was widowed and with Adeline in St. Louis Missouri in 1900. She was here in 1910 too.

 

MELVIN G. (GLEN) PUTNAM  Yakima, Yakima County

Melvin is listed as 19 SD, the brother-in-law of Halvar H. Ekers 31 NOR and his sister Ruby Putnam Ekers 32 SD. He is a son of Emmett Delos Putnam and Florence Stanton. He was born in McCook County South Dakota December 6, 1900. He is also listed now back in McKenzie County North Dakota with his folks. He will marry Fay Morrison in Portland, Oregon in 1924 and they are in Santa Monica California in 1930. He will die in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 1, 1941 at only 40 years of age. Dutch Family out of New York State.

 

ANNA PUTMAN  Wapato, Yakima County

She is Anna L. McCune, the widow of Robert Bennett Putman and is now 60. She is living with her daughter Rena and her husband James Everett in Wapato, Washington. They were here in Yakima County in 1910. Her son Rex is here too. Southern Putman family.

 

GORDON M. PUTMAN  Wapato, Yakima County

He is a son of Robert Bennett Putman. He is now 24 OR, Alice 25 WA and young Robert B. 8 months old WA. Southern Putman family.

 

REX PUTMAN  Wapato, Yakima County

A son of Robert Bennett Putman. He is 31 OR and living with his mother Anna at his sister Rena's home. Southern Putman family