227 people from the county histories of Putnam County, Illinois: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.
From The Biographical record of Bureau, Marshall and Putnam Counties, Illinois .. (1896); Past and present of Marshall and Putnam Counties, Illinois (1907). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
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Everyone in the Putnam County index, A to Z (227)
Addis
- James P. Addis (b. 1846, Warren county)
- Daniel O. Addis; child of Simon Addis
Anderson
- Charles A. Anderson (b. 1852)
- Andrew Anderson (b. 1854)
Anthony
- John H. Anthony (b. 1826); child of Francis Anthony; married Elmira Drake
Armstrong
- James E. Armstrong; married Jane Rule
Averill
- Orange A. Averill (b. 1843); married Nancy Rice
Bacon
- J. C. Bacon; married Carrie M. Eead
Ball
- Jonas T. Ball (b. 1853); married Mary E. Beckwith
Bamber
- Sylvester Bamber; married Amy Graves
Barnard
- Charles E. Barnard (b. 1822); married Harriet Holton
- James E. Barnard (b. 1868, Granville township)
Beamer
- Philip Beamer (b. 1836, Carroll county); child of Peter L. Beamer and Mary Elizabeth (Cooley) Beamer; married Sarah Jane Gurney
Beck
- Simon Beck; married Elizabeth Clemens
Beecher
- Charles M. Beecher; child of Orman Beecher and Ruth (Moses) Beecher; married Mae Reeve
Belsly
- John E. Belsly (b. 1863, Deer Creek township)
Bennett
- Amos Bennett; child of Jeremiah Bennett and Sarah (Winne) Bennett; married Hannah Bunton
Bennington
Bocock
- Robert M. Bocock (b. 1825)
- Cyrus Bocock (b. 1832, Highland county); married Eleanor Fouts
Bodine
- John P. Bodine (b. 1841, Warren county); child of Henry Bodine
Bodle
- Leonidas Bodle (Luzerne county)
Boyd
- Robert Ainsworth Boyd; married Florence Olive Addis
Boyle
- L. F. Boyle; married Lelia Rousseau
Brainerd
- Frank G. Brainerd; child of Theodore G. Brainerd and Elizabeth (Gunn) Brainerd; married Effie M. Carter
Brennemann
- Oscar Brennemann (b. 1848)
Brown
- Benjamin R. Brown; child of David W. Brown and Olive (Parish) Brown
Bruder
- Christian G. Bruder (b. 1828); married Anna Gertrude Opper
Bryant
- John H. Bryant; child of Dr. Peter Bryant and Sarah (Snell) Bryant; married Laura Smith
Buchanan
- John Buchanan (b. 1823); married Ann Gallagher
Buffum
- Emery S. Buffum; married Lucinda Pease
Casson
- William H. Casson (b. 1838); child of Henry Casson and Mary (Cock) Casson; married Mary McMahon
Catton
- John Catton; child of Thomas Catton and Mary (Clark) Catton; married Alice J. Bent
Cecil
- Jasper Cecil (b. 1843); married Jennie Mullin
Chase
- Charles M. Chase (b. 1849); child of J. P. Chase and Suah B. (Brown) Chase; married Isa Weymouth
- Joseph Chase
Cherry
- James Cherry (b. 1841, Northumberland county); child of William Cherry and Jane (Forbes) Cherry
Colby
- Newton H. Colby; child of Hiram Colby and Sophia E. (Clark) Colby; married Mary Whedon
Conrad
- William Cornelius Conrad; child of Cornelius Conrad and Gretchen (Rosenburg) Conrad
Cook
- I. H. Cook (b. 1836, Madison county); married Sophia Hengstler
Cox
- Myron R. Cox; married Emma J. Batchelder
Cree
- Samuel Cree (b. 1833, Greene county)
Cromien
- Philip Cromien (b. 1837)
Crossley
Currier
- William P. Currier (b. 1839)
Dahl
- Peterson P. Dahl; married Mary Blake
Dalzell
- Samuel Dalzell (b. 1850, Crawford county); child of William Dalzell
Daub
- John Daub (b. 1850)
Davidson
- William H. Davidson (b. 1864, La Prairie township)
Dawson
- Frank Lafayette Dawson (b. 1876)
Dexter
Dolan
- Michael J. Dolan (b. 1849); child of William Dolan and Mary Dolan
Dore
- Patrick Dore (b. 1831); married Margaret Rooney
Downey
- Robert F. Downey; married Luella Parker
Dunbar
- Frank F. Dunbar (Waldo county); married Kate Mar
Durley
- Jefferson Durley (b. 1822, Sangamon county)
Dysart
- C. W. Dysart (b. 1847); married Mary E. Heywood
Edwards
- Henry Harrison Edwards (b. 1842, Magnolia township); child of William Edwards and Mary (Wiley) Edwards; married Elizabeth Studyvin
- John E. Edwards (b. 1845, Saratoga county)
Egbert
- Lewis C. Egbert (b. 1846, Warren county); married Frances M. Bryan
Emery
- Eli Emery (West Jersey township); married Hannah Albright
- James Harvey Emery; married Eliza Ann Sheets
Etscheid
- Joseph Etscheid; married Helen Katrine Coffee
Fell
- Adam G. Fell (b. 1868, Goshen township); child of David Fell and Helen (Jackson) Fell
Finley
- Andrew J. Finley; child of John Finley
Flint
- James M. Flint; child of Caleb P. Flint and Sarah (Merrill) Flint; married Eliza Jane Long
Forcht
- John Forcht; child of Frederick Forcht and Marie (Holly) Forcht
Ford
- George A. Ford (b. 1863, Hennepin township); married Catherine Newburn
Fowler
- John Fowler; child of Morris Fowler and Sarah (Bell) Fowler; married Ida Jones
Fox
- John T. Fox; child of Abraham Fox and Jane (Sampson) Fox
Franceway
- George W. Franceway; married Catherine Child
Gehrt
- Ambrose Gehrt; child of George Gehrt and Christina (Gabler) Gehrt
- John M. Gehrt
Glenn
- Isaac D. Glenn; married Mary Jane Stewart
- Isaac D. Glenn; married Mary Jane Stewart
Graves
- Joseph S. Graves (Vinton county); child of John H. Graves and Amy (Wilkinson) Graves
Gunn
Halbleib
- Otto Halbleib (b. 1828)
Hammond
- Augustus Hammond; married Cecelia B. Wynkoop
Hannum
- Edgar P. Hannum; child of Moses Hannum and Mary (Vadakin) Hannum
Hanson
- John H. Hanson (b. 1858); child of P. G. Hanson and Sarah M. (Peterson) Hanson
Harmon
- William Jasper Harmon (b. 1846, Osceola township)
Harris
- Thomas Harris (b. 1842); child of William Harris and Elizabeth E. Harris
Harrison
- Stephen Harrison (b. 1823, Dauphin county)
Hartman
- William Hartman; child of William Hartman and Mary (Haylor) Hartman; married Katie Miller
Hawks
- John Hawks; child of John Hawks and Margaret (Robinson) Hawks
Haws
- Thomas G. Haws; child of Joel Haws and Elizabeth (Gibson) Haws
- William Haws; married Mary Jane Trone
- William Haws; child of Conrad Haws and Susan Haws; married Mary Jane Trone
Hawthorne
- William Hawthorne (b. 1859); child of Nathaniel Hawthorne; married Emma Emelia Opper
Henkell
- Louis Henkell (b. 1843); married Catherine Elizabeth Shaffer
Henning
Hickey
- Thomas Hickey; child of James Hickey and Hanore (Taylor) Hickey; married Margaret Hennesey
Hirschy
- John Hirschy; married Jacobine Holly
Hook
- Frank C. Hook; married Bessie Byatt
Hopkins
- Joel Willis Hopkins (b. 1814); child of William Hopkins and Jane (Willis) Hopkins
- Archibald Wilson Hopkins; child of Joel Willis Hopkins and Eleanor Jane (Harrison) Hopkins; married Cara L. McVay
Hoyle
- William Hoyle; child of John Hoyle; married Edith Newport
Hulsizer
- Augustus Hulsizer (b. 1842, Warren county); child of Abner Hulsizer and Mary (Correll) Hulsizer
- William L. Hulsizer (Warren county)
Hunt
- George W. Hunt; child of Hiram Hunt and Catherine Hunt
Hurlburt
- Wallace W. Hurlburt (b. 1821); child of Benjamin Hurlburt and Cynthia (Trobridge) Hurlburt
Jackson
- John Jackson; child of Thomas Jackson and Isabella (Hyslop) Jackson; married Eliza Ann Montooth
- William Jackson; child of Thomas Jackson and Isabella (Hyslop) Jackson; married Louisa A. Stone
Jacoby
- Mathias Jacoby (b. 1863)
Janes
- Charles Janes; child of Joseph Janes and Mary (Fryer) Janes
Jones
- Frank A. Jones (b. 1831, Clermont county); child of Sheridan Jones; married Martha J. Ross
Jordan
- John Jordan (b. 1832, Muskingum county); child of Charles Jordan; married Frances E. McCraw
- James Jordan (b. 1835); child of John Jordan
Kamerer
- Andrew Kamerer; married Linda Atkinson
Kays
- William Kays (b. 1828); child of William Kays; married Olive Haley
- John A. Kays; married Anna A. McCaleb
Kerns
- Frank A. Kerns; child of Abner Kerns and America (Speck) Kerns
King
- Martin King; child of Peter King
- Martin King; child of Peter King; married Clara Morine
Lackie
- Richard Yates Lackie; child of John Lackie and Sarah (Fall) Lackie; married Anna Buswell
Laughlin
- James Gilliland Laughlin (b. 1824, Bond county)
- William M. Laughlin (b. 1826, Bond county); married Elizabeth J. Thatcher
Leet
- William Leet (b. 1827); child of Samuel W. Leet and Anna Leet
Long
- Jonathan Long (b. 1825, West Virginia)
Lowman
- George A. Lowman (b. 1839, Highland county); married Mary E. Beatty
Lyon
- Caleb M. S. Lyon (b. 1816); child of Ezra Lyon and Hannah (Bass) Lyon; married Sophronia E. Rhodes
- Jeremiah Lyon (b. 1832, Fulton county); married Lillian Hamilton
- Eugene B. Lyon; married Mattie J. Cox
Mahler
- Henry Mahler (b. 1820); child of John D. Mahler and Elizabeth (Saunders) Mahler
- Henry A. Mahler (b. 1864); child of Henry Mahler and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Mahler
Martin
- Henry D. D. Martin (b. 1851, Radner township); child of Henry Martin and Eliza (Sommers) Martin; married Mary E. Joh
Mathis
- Newton J. Mathis (b. 1837, Champaign county); child of Caleb Mathis and Margaret (Home) Mathis
McLennan
Mccormick
- George A. Mccormick; married Mary Fitzpatrick
Mccutcheon
- James Mccutcheon (b. 1859)
Mcgowan
- Philip F. Mcgowan (b. 1818)
Mcintosh
- William A. Mcintosh (Stark county); married Ellen R. White
Mcsmith
- Robert Mcsmith; married Susan McLanahan
Merna
- George Merna (b. 1839); child of George Merna and Mary (Wild) Merna
Mesenkop
Miles
- William Miles (b. 1822, Steuben county)
Miner
- Harrison Miner; child of Harris Wesley Miner
Montgomery
- Otis Montgomery; married Jeannette Kahn
Munt
- Darius De Munt (b. 1833, Warren county)
Murray
- Gideon Murray; child of Thomas Murray and Janet (Scott) Murray; married Jane Fairbairn
Myer
Nash
- Charles N. Nash (b. 1859); married Jessie Sutcliffe
Newburn
- Milton E. Newburn (b. 1843)
Newton
- Benjamin Newton (b. 1835, Susquehanna county)
- William A. Newton (b. 1855, Goshen township); married Lucy Shinn
Nixon
- William E. Nixon (b. 1859); child of Edward Nixon and Margaret (Kenney) Nixon
Nowlan
- Henry Nowlan; married Mary Hornaday
Oliver
- Andrew Oliver; child of Thomas Oliver and Margaret (Fife) Oliver; married Elizabeth Arm
Olson
- Mons Olson (b. 1839)
Ong
- Crawford N. Ong (b. 1863)
Opper
- Christian G. Opper (b. 1838); child of George Opper and Mary Opper; married Anna Schneider
Otman
- Sylvester T. Otman; child of Jacob Otman and Mary (Behrends) Otman; married Emma Denchfield
Otto
- Gustave Otto (b. 1838); married Eunice Haws
Packer
- Benjamin Packer (b. 1818, Saratoga county); child of Benjamin Packer and Mary (Johnson) Packer; married Rebecca Legget
Packingham
Parker
- Robert Parker (b. 1853)
- James Parker (b. 1856); married Ida M. Thurston
Parks
- Matthew B. Parks; married Agnes Buchanan
Paxson
- Thomas Paxson (Belmont county); married Sarah McCormick
Pettit
- Harvey Pettit (b. 1819, Saratoga county); child of Joseph Pettit; married Phebe E. Whitman
Phenix
- Harmon Phenix (b. 1834); child of John P. Phenix and Lida (Daniels) Phenix; married Mary Elizabeth Earhart
Phillips
- Louis R. Phillips (b. 1864)
Pollock
- Robert M. Pollock (b. 1858, Lawrence county); child of James H. Pollock and Lydia M. (Phillips) Pollock
Pratz
- John E. Pratz
- Jonathan Pratz; child of John Pratz and Nancy (Layman) Pratz; married Lucinda Newcomer
Purviance
- Price Purviance (b. 1830, Jefferson county)
- Amos T. Purviance; child of James Purviance and Margaret (Tipton) Purviance
Quinn
- James Quinn (Preble county)
Ransom
- Clement W. Ransom (Putnam county); child of Benjamin F. Ransom and Augusta (Shields) Ransom; married Minnie Smith
Reagan
- Weldon Reagan (b. 1836, Fayette county); child of James Reagan and Rachel (Shaffer) Reagan
Rewerts
- Hiram G. Rewerts; child of John Rewerts and Fannie (Westerman) Rewerts
Rist
- Martin Rist (Fayette county); child of John Rist and Sarah (Shirrick) Rist; married Elizabeth Myers
Robinson
- Solomon Robinson (b. 1823); child of Solomon Robinson; married Olive Sparks
- A. J. Robinson (b. 1850, La Salle county near the Putnam county line); married Ellen Barnard
Rouse
- Allen A. Rouse; married Nellie Clark
Schiebel
- Gottlieb Schiebel; child of Gottlieb Schiebel and Barbara Schiebel; married Rosa Kloeffer
Shriver
- Adam W. Shriver (b. 1866, Greene county); married Sylvia Ada Sutherland
Sickle
- Aaron D. Van Sickle; married Martha Wiley
Sill
- William B. Sill; child of John Sill and Mary Ann (Dilley) Sill; married Martha A. Harper
Simonton
- William Henry Simonton (b. 1854, Livingston county); child of William K. Simonton and Jane (Bazore) Simonton
Smith
- Byron Smith (Sedgwick county)
Snare
- John P. Snare (b. 1829, Todd township); married Mary T. Holgate
- Edwin Snare; married Nellie J. Brown
Snow
- Corydon P. Snow (b. 1834); married Caroline Wil
Sparling
- George E. Sparling (b. 1843)
- John S. Sparling; child of George Sparling; married Charlotte Sparling
Stancliff
- Perry Stancliff (b. 1822, Athens county); child of David B. Stancliff and Amy (Miles) Stancliff; married Martha C. Davis
Steer
- Robert Steer; child of Thomas Steer and Grace (Mitchell) Steer
Stephenson
- Frederick W. Stephenson; child of William Stephenson and Susan (Cornish) Stephenson; married Gertie Clark
Stimson
- James C. Stimson (b. 1830, Allegany county); child of Luther Stimson; married Anna Denny
Sucher
- Frederick W. Sucher; child of Jacob Sucher and Katherine (Krebs) Sucher; married Eleanor A. Bender
Sutcliffe
- Benjamin Sutcliffe (b. 1835); married Harriette L. Osborn
Swaney
- John Swaney (b. 1824); child of James Swaney and Nancy (Raley) Swaney
Swank
- Joseph Swank; married Ida M. Abies
Swanson
- Adolph Swanson (b. 1850); married Gusta Matilda Peterson
Sweat
- Henry Sweat (b. 1843)
Taylor
- James E. Taylor (b. 1862, Ross township); married Josephine Henning
Tess
- Fritz Tess; child of John Tess and Mary (Slisting) Tess; married Maggie Wagner
Thomas
- Frank Thomas; child of James M. Thomas and Ellen R. (White) Thomas; married Julia M. Hoover
Thornton
- James T. Thornton; child of Dr. Henrv Thornton; married Ann Lee Barrett
Townley
- E. J. Townley (Essex county); married Julia Baur
Turner
- Arthur L. Turner (b. 1856); child of Benjamin P. Turner and Hannah L. (Miller) Turner
Vincent
- Fred Vincent (b. 1831); married Sarah Adeline Edland
Warner
- William A. Warner (b. 1864, Peoria county)
Watson
- R. L. Watson (b. 1880); child of Joseph L. Watson and Caroline M. Watson
Weber
- Otto Weber (b. 1853)
Webster
- David Webster; child of William W. Webster; married Ora E. Smith
Weeks
- William Weeks; child of Henry Weeks and Jane (Ware) Weeks; married Anna Eliza Mahler
Wheeler
- William Wheeler; child of Ira Wheeler and Susan (Lee) Wheeler
Whitaker
- Sidney Whitaker (b. 1859, Eden township); married Martha B. Hopkins
White
- Henry L. White (b. 1826); child of Hiram P. White and Mary (Carpenter) White
Whitten
- William Whitten (Licking county); child of Theodore Whitten
Wiley
- John Wiley (b. 1832, Warren county); married Anna Sanders
Williams
- William Hunter Williams; child of John Williams and Ann Williams
Williamson
- William H. Williamson (b. 1841)
Wilson
- John Wilson (b. 1847); married Myrtle Mallory
- Milton A. Wilson; married Maggie M. Purdom
Winship
- James M. Winship; child of Ralph Winship and Lucetta (Cooley) Winship
Wolf
- Fridolin Wolf (b. 1841)
Wonser
- Edmond E. Wonser (b. 1860)
Wood
- Crispin Wood (b. 1820); married Martha Crosby
- Timothy Wood; child of James Wood and Barbara Wood
Wright
- Judge Wright (Fulton county); child of Captain W. W. Wright
Wrigley
- John Wrigley; child of Edmund Wrigley and Alice (Howard) Wrigley
Young
- Anson A. Young (Sussex county); child of Michael Young and Elsie G. (Clawson) Young; married Amanda D. Stockbower
Zumbuehl
- Father Leonz Zumbuehl (b. 1846)