UPDATED FEBRUARY 14, 2012 THE PUTMANS of Navarro County Texas Anson Putman was a son of John Putman and Lucy Covington of Rutherford County North Carolina. He was born there in 1814. He traveled with his family to Morgan County Alabama as a young child and was there before 1820. He married Hester Royer in Morgan County on December 27, 1832. Hester was born in Jefferson County Tennessee December 17, 1815. She was a daughter of Charles Royer and Darcus Daniel. Anson was a Methodist Clergyman. Sometime in the early 1860s he left Lawrence County Alabama for Maury County Tennessee. He died in Maury County on March 25, 1865. Hester was listed as a widow in the 1870 Maury County Tennessee census. Hester, and several sons moved west to settle in Texas about 1873. Hester and the kids were in Texas by 1874. In the 1880 census we find Hester at age 65 living with her son John Putman who was 39 but widowed. Also there are her sons Wesley Putman and Anderson Putman and their families. Anderson is Charles Anderson. He is listed as Charles in Alabama and also Charles A. in 1900. Hester died in Navarro County Texas on April 23, 1895 and is buried in the Liberty Hill Cemetery. The following are the Children of Anson and Hester Putman: George Putman George was born in Morgan County Alabama August 29, 1834. He was with his folks in 1850 in Lawrence County Alabama at age 18. He died there October 29, 1854 at age 20. James M. Putman James was born November 25, 1836 and died in Morgan County Alabama September 15, 1849. Louisa Jane Putman Louisa Jane was born in Morgan County November 10, 1838. She married Thomas David McCulloch in Lawrence County Alabama on October 7, 1856. He was a son of Samuel McCulloch and Martha C. Clark. He was born in Lawrence County Alabama April 30, 1836. Thomas died in the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia on February 26, 1864 and is buried there. Louisa then married William N. Oden. Louisa died October 17, 1906 in Stamford, Jones County Texas. Her children were: JAMES HENRY McCULLOCH born August 15, 1859 and died in Navarro County September 15, 1937. He married Millie Jane Roper August 12, 1877. She died January 20, 1921. He later married Martha Stone July 9, 1924. She died April 10, 1951. WILLIAM THOMAS McCULLOCH born September 9, 1861 in Lawrence County Alabama and died December 4, 1930 in Stamford, Jones County Texas. He married Armay Nellie Johnson in Jones County on August 25, 1891. She was born in Murray County Georgia April 6, 1868 and died in Jones County Texas August 19, 1963. John Royer Putman John was born March 12, 1841. He fought for the Union Side in the Civil War. He married Rachel R. James in Maury County Tennessee on February 3, 1867. Rachel was born in Jefferson County Tennessee April 25, 1850. Rachel died June 8, 1877 in Texas. John was a widower in 1880, but had a new wife, Mary Ann Eliza Warden, in 1900. He had married Mary Ann E. Warden in Navarro County on June 20, 1880. Mary Ann was born June 29, 1861 in Tennessee. John died at age 69 on May 14, 1911. Mary Ann died December 24, 1935. Both are buried in the Liberty Hill Cemetery. The children of John and Rachel were: JOHN ANDERSON PUTMAN born December 18, 1867 in Maury County Tennessee. He married Fannie Jane McCullough in Texas on January 25, 1891. Fannie was born in Morgan County Alabama on April 16, 1874. She was a daughter of William Harve McCullough and Margaret Lou Linton. He died June 7, 1947 and Fannie died on March 26, 1939. Their children were: John Harvie Putman born March 17, 1892 and died May 14, 1913. He married Lillian Totten, born February 13, 1893 and died November 12, 1940. They were married December 24, 1911. They had one son. Lillie then married Joseph Benjamin Moore in 1915 or early 1916. She and Ben had 5 more kids: Pauline, Joseph Benjamin Jr., Lonnie, Janet and Glenn Moore. Audie Chester Putman born September 23, 1912. He died in Waco, McClellan County August 20, 1956. He married Frances Wade ‘Peepers’ Barnes on May 22, 1942. They were divorced March 8, 1948. She later married a Manley and died January 12, 2000. They had one son: Johnny Glenn Putman born March 22, 1943 in Dawson, Navarro County. He married Cathy Lynn Jones November 4, 1966. She was born September 19, 1947. Edgar Lee Putman born January 17, 1894 and died April 16, 1962. He married Eva Clark on December 22, 1915. She was born November 3, 1897 and died August 2, 1980. Their children were: Eva Oleta Putman born August 31, 1916. She married B. C. Onstott. She later married a cousin, Otis Lee Putman. She died in Navarro County June 12, 1992. Imogene Putman born August 27, 1918. She married N. J. Goodman. He was born in Frost County Texas February 16, 1921, and died in Stamford, Jones County Texas May 30, 2009. Imogene died in Houston December 7, 1969. They had a son Larry Jay Goodman born May 7, 1947 and died March 10, 1968. Clark Newland Putman born March 25, 1920. He married Bobbie Jewel Ford in 1947. They were divorced October 15, 1971. He later married Eva A. Wiggins July 24, 1988. Wendell Wayne Putman born April 26, 1922 and died in Purdon, Navarro County January 7, 1989. His wife was Wyvonne Yaws and they had two children, Patrice and Wendell Junior. Margaret Lynn Putman born July 25, 1924 and died in Phoenix, Arizona September 17, 2008. She married Eber John Neely in April 1947. He died in Oklahoma in 1958 and she later married Joseph Lawrence McCulloch in New Mexico on August 15, 1960. He was in the Merchant Marines and died at sea July 30, 1975. Margaret said “enough” after that. Artie Newton Putman born September 27, 1895 and died March 2, 1982. He married Hattie Lou Oden on July 15, 1917. She was born December 13, 1897 and died December 13, 1989. Their children were: Chester Doyle Putman born June 10, 1918 and died in Corsicana, Texas September 3, 2008. His wife Catherine was born January 4, 1920 and died in Corsicana on June 9, 2004. Cordena Putman she was born about 1921 and married a Woods. Glendon Douglas Putman born October 7, 1924 and died August 26, 2004. He married Hazel Marie Griffin on October 20, 1944. She was born September 16, 1927 and died May 12, 1994. Both are buried in Younger Cemetery in Silver City, Navarro County. They had a son Douglas Neil Putman born September 28, 1945 and died 4 days later on October 2, 1945. There may have been more, but he is the only one buried here. Artie Putman Junior born Mach 28, 1927 and died October 30, 1991. William Ralph Putman born August 4, 1929. He married Lilliam Geraldean Minefee and they lived in Corsicana. She was born March 1, 1931 and died November 13, 2010. Ralph was still alive at that time. Betty Jo Putman born June 10. 1932. Donald Lee Putman born July 22, 1936 and died in Jefferson, Texas November 15, 2004. Doris Jean Putman born June 28, 1941. Claude Guy Putman born July 8, 1897 and died March 18, 1958. He married Jewell May Lewis on December 23, 1920. She was born May 21, 1902 and died January 15, 1942. He then married Louise Wommack on June 27, 1943. Louise later married Paul Miller and died in March 2011. There were no children in either marriage. James Rufus Putman born December 21, 1899 and died January 31, 1982. He married Mary Jewell Lewis (a cousin of the above mentioned Jewell May Lewis) on December 21, 1921. She was born May 20, 1902 and died August 2, 1973. After she died he married Mary Lee (Lonsford) Trantam September 4, 1975. The children were two sons: Y. M. Putman born February 10, 1926 in Navarro Mills and died September 19, 2003 in Waco, Texas. He was named basically for his grandfather Yancy Martin Lewis, but was named just Y. M. He was in the Navy in the Pacific in WWII. He married Wylna Louise Calame Saturday June 1, 1947. She was born June 21, 1926 in Tehuacana, Texas. She was living with her daughter Charlotte in 2010 at age 83 plus. They had just one daughter: Charlotte Elaine Putman born in Pasadena, Texas September 10, 1949. She married Larry Thomas Thacker (born January 5, 1948) on June 6, 1969, and had twin sons born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina where Tom was stationed in the U. S. Coast Guard. They were divorced in Houston November 6, 1974. She later married Leslie Alan Larson in Dallas on July 31, 1981. They live in Prosper, Texas now. She is the gal that filled in all the details on this family. The kids were: Steven Thomas Thacker born May 30, 1971. He married Maurie Jo Pollard August 23, 1997. She was born January 8, 1971. They have Sydney Christine Thacker and Jacob Steven Thacker. James Roy Thacker born also on May 30, 1971. He married Rebecca Lynn Black on December 18, 1998. She was born February 6, 1973. They have Baily Lynne Thacker and Benjamin James Thacker. John Cleatus Putman born October 13, 1929. He married Melba Marie Crenshaw of Corsicana, Texas on April 21, 1951. She was born February 14, 1929 and died July 24, 2002.