He married Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Ribble (previously married to W.N. Simpson and Isaac C Holly), 10 Mar 1889, in Young Co., TX. They had no children, but she had 7 children from her previous marriage.
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John Putman was indicted for murder in Cherokee Co., GA before 1871. His Brooke relatives posted his bail (or perhaps he escaped if you believe the news article below).
In a letter from his father, dated May 1871, he tells John, "I got your pistol from friends the next Sunday after you left here. I found out from Tom Alison where it was."
John's mother's parents came from Jackson Co. AL to Cherokee Co., GA for the court hearing.
John was eventually released because they could not find the murder weapon!
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Jackson County Newspaper, 20 Apr 1871
"On Monday morning last, on Big Coon in this county (Cherokee Co., GA), Cherokee County Sheriff B. F. McColumn, with the aid of our sheriff and other prominent citizens, arrested John Putman, who murdered a man in said county in 1865. Putman had been in prison and broken jail. McColumn was a Confederate colonel, and Putman a worthless soldier in his regiment. We are told the McColumn feels very grateful for the aid he received from our sheriff and citizens and they speak of him as emphatically a man for the times."
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He married Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Ribble (previously married to W.N. Simpson and Isaac C Holly), 10 Mar 1889, in Young Co., TX. They had no children, but she had 7 children from her previous marriage.
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John Putman was indicted for murder in Cherokee Co., GA before 1871. His Brooke relatives posted his bail (or perhaps he escaped if you believe the news article below).
In a letter from his father, dated May 1871, he tells John, "I got your pistol from friends the next Sunday after you left here. I found out from Tom Alison where it was."
John's mother's parents came from Jackson Co. AL to Cherokee Co., GA for the court hearing.
John was eventually released because they could not find the murder weapon!
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Jackson County Newspaper, 20 Apr 1871
"On Monday morning last, on Big Coon in this county (Cherokee Co., GA), Cherokee County Sheriff B. F. McColumn, with the aid of our sheriff and other prominent citizens, arrested John Putman, who murdered a man in said county in 1865. Putman had been in prison and broken jail. McColumn was a Confederate colonel, and Putman a worthless soldier in his regiment. We are told the McColumn feels very grateful for the aid he received from our sheriff and citizens and they speak of him as emphatically a man for the times."
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Family Members
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William Howard Putman
1850–1926
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George Lee Putman
1852–1906
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Esther Jane Putman Knight
1853–1937
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Lydia Emaline Putman Matthews
1855–1891
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Elias Putman
1857–1898
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Mollie Mary Putman Bosworth
1858–1889
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Thomas Columbus Putman
1860–1934
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Sarah M "Sallie" Putman Moore
1862–1892
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Frank Elijah Putman
1863–1935
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Joseph Pinkney Putman
1864–1885
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Julia Buena Vista Putman Timmons
1864–1919
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