Individual Details

Floyd Eugene Putnam

(21 Oct 1897 - 25 Jul 1973)

Lived at SandPoint, Idaho.
Obit from Couer D'Alene Press 26 Jul 1973, Thursday

Putnam, Floyd E., 75, of 618 Washington, Sandpoint, died Wednesday (July 25) in a Spokane hospital after several years of illness.He was born at Rice Lake, Wis, Oct 21, 1897, and came to this area in 1919 from Clouquet, Minn. Mr Putnam was a landscape gardener, having retired last spring.
He was a member of the Catholic Church. He and the former Selma Giroux were married in Minnesota in 1918.
He is survived by his wife, seven sons, William and Jammes W of Sandpoint. Eugene of Rent, WA, Floyd of Spokane, Phillip L of San Francisco, CA, Paul R of Eugene, Ore and Robert E of Shelton, Wash.; a daughter Mrs Ada Boyles of Glendora, CA; 27 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; Four sisters, Mrs Ada Meyers of Cour d Alene, Mrs H C Johnson of Glen Ellen, Ill, Mrs E W Eckblad of Pittsburgh, PA, and Mrs H H Klotz of Mt Vernon, Ohio and a brother, John of Rice, Minn.
Funeral Mass will be Saturday at 10am in St Thomas Catholic Church. Burial in St Thomas Cemetery. English Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
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WW1 Draft Card Sept 12, 1918
in Clouquet, Carlton Co, MN
Truck Driver for fish company
Lists nearest relative as Minnie Putnam of 902 4th NE, Little Falls, MN
Age 20, short, med build, grey eyes, dark hair

FHL Roll #1675385

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1918 married Selma Marie Giroux at Rice Lake, WI -- no I think Clouquet, Carlton, MN
1920 living in CoeurD Alene, Ward 2, Kootenai, Idaho
1973 he lived at Sand Point, Bonner, ID where he lived at time of his death.
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1920 US Census Coeur d Alene Ward 2, Kootenai, ID

Sheet 15A ED 206 Sup D 1 Jan 12, 1920
812 Indiana
244 247 Floyd Putnam 22 WI MN MN Truck Driver
Selma 23 WI CAN Fr CAN Fr
Gertrude Giroux sister in law 19 (21)WI
Clara Giroux sister in law 16 WI
Moses Giroux father in law 62 CAN Fr CAN Fr CAN Fr Engineer Stationery
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Coeur d Alene Ward 2, Kootenai, Idaho; Roll: T625_291; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 1024.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
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1930 Coeus d'Alene, Kootenai, ID
Sheet 3A ED 28-19SD 1 Apr 3, 1930 Ward 4
72 72 Floyd Putnam 32 m@21 MN OH OH Salesman
Salema 33 m@22 WI CAN WI
Eugene 9 ID MN WI
Gorden 7
James 5
Phillip 3 8/12
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho; Roll: 401; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 178.0; FHL microfilm: 2340136.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
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1940 US Census Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, ID
Ward 2 Sheet 4B Sup D 1 ED 28-13 Apr 2, 1940
1017 Tront St
88 owned H Floyd Putnam 42 comp 4gr WI Garage Mechanic Private Garage
Salema 43 comp 4 gr WI
Eugene 19 ID Truck Driver Garbage
Gordon 17 ID Carpenter Carpenter shop
Wesley 15 ID new worker
Phillip 12 ID
Floyd 10
Richard 8
Ada 5
Robert 8/12
In 1935 they were in Sand Point, ID
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Coeur D'alene, Kootenai, Idaho; Roll: T627_748; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 28-13.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
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William Putnam
in the Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
Name: William Putnam
Gender: Male
Spouse: Minnie Hatch
Child: Loyd Putnam
FHL Film Number: 1306422
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
"Wisconsin Births and Christenings." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
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Floyd E Putnam
BIRTH 21 Oct 1897Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
DEATH 25 Jul 1973 (aged 75)Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, USA
BURIAL Saint Thomas CemeteryCoeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
PLOT New Sect 73 Grave 6
MEMORIAL ID 79756892

Members
Spouse
Selma M Giroux Putnam
1897–1976
Children
James W. Putnam*
1922–1989
William Gordon Putnam*
1922–2011
Floyd William Putnam*
1929–1994
Gravesite Details
same stone as Selma M.
Maintained by: Bill Kapaun
Originally Created by: RobMinteer57
Added: 2 Nov 2011

Find A Grave Memorial 79756892
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2018), memorial page for Floyd E Putnam (21 Oct 1897–25 Jul 1973), Find A Grave Memorial no. 79756892, citing Saint Thomas Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA ; Maintained by Bill Kapaun (contributor 47698263) .
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Death Notice in Cour d'Alene Press paper 1973

Putnam, Floyd E., 75. Home in Sandpoint, died July 25 in a Spokane hospital. Funeral Mass Saturday at 10 AM in St Thomas Catholic Church. Burial in St Thomas Cemetery
English Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
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Events

Birth21 Oct 1897Rice Lake, Barron, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage3 Oct 1918Cloquet, Carlton, Minnesota, United States - Selma Marie Giroux
Census (family)1920Coeur D'alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States - Selma Marie Giroux
Census (family)1930Coeur D'alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States - Selma Marie Giroux
Census (family)1940Coeur D'alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States - Selma Marie Giroux
Death25 Jul 1973Hospital, Spokane, Spokane, WA
BurialSt Thomas Cemetery, Coeur D'alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States

Families

SpouseSelma Marie Giroux (1897 - 1976)
ChildEugene Stanley Putnam (1920 - 1977)
ChildWilliam Gordon "Bud" Putnam (1922 - 2011)
ChildJames Wesley Putnam (1924 - 1989)
ChildPhillip Lloyd Putnam ( - )
ChildFloyd William "Floyd Jr" Putnam (1929 - 1994)
ChildPaul Richard Putnam (1931 - 2005)
ChildAda Gertrude Putnam (1934 - 2019)
ChildRobert E Putnam (1939 - )
FatherWilliam Henry Putnam (1867 - 1945)
MotherMinnie Jane Hatch (1872 - 1950)
SiblingGoldie Marie Putnam (1894 - 1989)
SiblingWilliam Stuart Putnam (1896 - 1968)
SiblingSidney U Putnam (1899 - 1967)
SiblingAda Augusta Putnam (1901 - 1994)
SiblingLeola (Teck) Putnam (1905 - 1970)
SiblingLeota (Zoe) Putnam (1905 - 1982)
SiblingJohn Stanley Putnam (1908 - 1985)
SiblingMary Jane Putnam (1911 - 2000)

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