Will Putnam page

Dundy County Nebraska Genealogy Trails

The Putnam Family Collection

William Henry Putnam, 1903

b. September 17, 1877 Charlestown, Illinois
d. January 15, 1958, Benkelman, Nebraska

Bessie Crystal Allison

William [Will] Henry Putnam, 1877 -
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Bessie Crystal Allison, 1885 -

Judge Putnam

William Henry Putnam was appointed Judge of Dundy County Court in 1938 and served until 1953. He is listed in the 1940 edition of Who's Who in Nebraska.

He was the son of Wm Henry Harrison Putnam and Ella A. Hamilton. He married Bessie C. Allison on May 23, 1903 in Manhattan, Kansas.

Judge Putnam's extended family includes the DeGarmo and Laughlin families, also from Dundy County.

PUTNAM, WILLIAM HENRY: Judge of County Court; b Clay Co, Kas Sept 17, 1877; s of William Henry Putnam-Ella A ___; ed HS; Kas St Agri Coll, Manhattan; m Bessie C Allison May 23, 1903 Manhattan Kas (dec Jan 4 1938); s Theodora A; d Eunice C (Mrs ___ Mosier), Genevieve M (Mrs ___ Borchert), Bernice, LaVella Mae (dec); prior to 1905 mgr cheese factory, Manhattan Kas; 1905-38 farmed, Dundy Co; 1938- judge of Dundy Co court; MWA, Rhode Island Ill; Meth Ch; hobbies, reading, checkers; off & res Benkelman.
Who's Who in Nebraska - Dundy County

The 1910 Federal census shows William H. and Bessie C. Putnam living in the Blaine Township of Dundy County with their first two children, Eunice and Ted.

Dundy County Biographies

The Laughlin Family Files

The Putnam Family Files

William Henry Putnam Page

Eunice Charlotte Putnam Page

LaVella Mae Putnam Page

Llewellyn Putnam Page

Eunice Putnam Page

Life on the Putnam Farm

The Putnam Farm - 1996

Bessie Crystal Allison, 1903 (Age 16)
b. May 19, 1885, Hanna City, Illinois
d. January 4, 1938, Benkelman, Nebraska

Will and Bessie Putnam had a son and 4 daughters;

Eunice Charlotte Putnam, m. Guy DeGarmo, second Wesley Mosier and third Harry Muir
Theodore [Ted] A. Putnam;
Genevieve M. Putnam, married Mr. Borchert; ?Wesman?
La Vella Mae Putnam
Bessie Bernice Putnam

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Eunice, Ted, and Genevieve Putnam

Homestead and farm of Will and Bessie Putnam.

Bessie has just fed the chickens and La Vella Mae (about 5 years old) is on the horse, Buster. Genevieve (Putnam) Wesman is walking with her doll.

This farm is about eleven miles north of Haigler in Dundy County, Nebraska. Uncle Lell and Aunt Cassie's place was just a little way north.

La Vella, Genevieve and Ted on the sandhills farm near Haigler, Nebraska.

Theodore [Ted] Putnam farmed the homestead land until sometime after World War II when Eunice's husband, Harry Muir convinced Uncle Ted that it would be better financially to move the dairy farm to the Denver area. They bought a farm near Greely, which became more successful than the Haigler one. Bill and Mary had the farm until they retired about 10 years ago. Their girls and their husbands weren't interested in being dairy farmers,so they sold it..

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Bernice Putnam

The pictures and inormation on this page was donated by La Vella Tomlison, Great Grand Daughter of Judge William Henry Putnam.

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