After leaving his father's farm in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, OH, John, age 17, worked on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad. The next year he was in Illinois, worked on a farm for two years, and then returned home to Van Wert County and purchased 47 acres, cleared the land for farming and cattle raising and built a house. He and his wife Martha Jane King Putman moved to Shanes Crossing (Rockford), Mercer County to farm and raise their children. Martha and son Oliver opened a hotel in Rockford.
From an 1896 or 1897 newspaper article:
"THE NEW PUTMAN HOUSE
"Open to The Public with W.F. Hileman as Clerk, Who has had Considerable experience with the traveling public.
"The Putman House is the best hotel in the county or in any town in the State of this size. It is an exceptionally fine Hostelry, it long felt want has now been supplied. The elegant new Hotel erected and furnished by our citizens, Mrs. Jane Putman and her son Oliver Putman, was opened to the public last week, though there will be several finishing touches put on both inside and outside."
After leaving his father's farm in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, OH, John, age 17, worked on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad. The next year he was in Illinois, worked on a farm for two years, and then returned home to Van Wert County and purchased 47 acres, cleared the land for farming and cattle raising and built a house. He and his wife Martha Jane King Putman moved to Shanes Crossing (Rockford), Mercer County to farm and raise their children. Martha and son Oliver opened a hotel in Rockford.
From an 1896 or 1897 newspaper article:
"THE NEW PUTMAN HOUSE
"Open to The Public with W.F. Hileman as Clerk, Who has had Considerable experience with the traveling public.
"The Putman House is the best hotel in the county or in any town in the State of this size. It is an exceptionally fine Hostelry, it long felt want has now been supplied. The elegant new Hotel erected and furnished by our citizens, Mrs. Jane Putman and her son Oliver Putman, was opened to the public last week, though there will be several finishing touches put on both inside and outside."
Family Members
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Alexander Putman
1828 – unknown
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Isaac "Ike" Putman
1829–1894
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Rosanna Putman Ickes
1831–1897
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Mary "Pet" Putman Brewer
1838–1864
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Mariah Putman Shaffer
1840–1931
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Catherine Putman Brewer
1843 – unknown
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Winfield Scott Putman
1854–1935
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Zachariah Taylor Putman
1855–1932
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Jasper Newton Putman
1857–1939
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Peter Farmer Putman
1858–1900
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Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Putman Hurraw
1860–1940
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Francis Marion Putman
1862–1939
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Elder Willis Putman
1864–1950
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Arminta "Minnie" Putman King
1866–1938
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William Clark Putman
1869–1924
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Clara B. Putman Chivington
1872–1957
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Andrew Putman
1873–1874
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