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Elder Willis Putman

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Elder Willis Putman

Birth
Van Wert County, Ohio, USA
Death
4 Nov 1950 (aged 86)
Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Liberty Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA
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According to their wedding announcement, Elder Willis was "energetic in society, honest in business and a friend to all that knew him. He treated the boys with two kegs of refreshments."

Elder Willis farmed 181 acres in Liberty Township, Sec. 29, the original Peter Putman homeplace where he was born. He built a "handsome and commodious frame farm residence" in 1893. For eighteen years, he operated a steam thresher for which he was contracted by other farmers. They also had six producing oil wells on their property. Later, he became a truck driver for the public schools.

After Lena's death in 1921, he moved into a stucco house in Ohio City. On September 19, 1926, Elder Willis attended the Putman Reunion at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds.

E. WILLIS PUTMAN
OHIO CITY, Nov. 4 - E. Willis Putman, 86, retired farmer, died Saturday after several years illness. He was born May 6, 1864 in Liberty Twp. and spent all his life in the Ohio City community. Surviving are 10 children: county Treasurer Walter Putman of Van Wert, Clarence, Deloyd and Archie and Mrs. Esther Switzer, all of Ohio city area, Mrs. Harold Longsworth and Leland Putman of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Arnie Grundstrom and Ivan Putman of San Diego, Calif., and Glenn of Huntington, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. Clara Chivington of Celina. Funeral services in charge of the Cowan Funeral Home, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Ohio City Methodist Church, Rev. L. A. Wilson to officiate. Interment will be in Ridge Cemetery, southwest of Ohio city. Friends may call at the residence.
According to their wedding announcement, Elder Willis was "energetic in society, honest in business and a friend to all that knew him. He treated the boys with two kegs of refreshments."

Elder Willis farmed 181 acres in Liberty Township, Sec. 29, the original Peter Putman homeplace where he was born. He built a "handsome and commodious frame farm residence" in 1893. For eighteen years, he operated a steam thresher for which he was contracted by other farmers. They also had six producing oil wells on their property. Later, he became a truck driver for the public schools.

After Lena's death in 1921, he moved into a stucco house in Ohio City. On September 19, 1926, Elder Willis attended the Putman Reunion at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds.

E. WILLIS PUTMAN
OHIO CITY, Nov. 4 - E. Willis Putman, 86, retired farmer, died Saturday after several years illness. He was born May 6, 1864 in Liberty Twp. and spent all his life in the Ohio City community. Surviving are 10 children: county Treasurer Walter Putman of Van Wert, Clarence, Deloyd and Archie and Mrs. Esther Switzer, all of Ohio city area, Mrs. Harold Longsworth and Leland Putman of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Arnie Grundstrom and Ivan Putman of San Diego, Calif., and Glenn of Huntington, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. Clara Chivington of Celina. Funeral services in charge of the Cowan Funeral Home, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Ohio City Methodist Church, Rev. L. A. Wilson to officiate. Interment will be in Ridge Cemetery, southwest of Ohio city. Friends may call at the residence.

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