William Earl Putnam was born on June 10, 1885 in Brightwood Township, Marion County, Indiana to William Tasker Putnam and Lillie Estavilla McGahan.
William had 2 older sisters Sadie Gertrude Putnam and Lillian Fay Putnam and 1 younger brother Fred Albert Putnam. He also had 2 half brothers from his father's first marriage in Maine. Their names were Ernest and Samuel.
In 1900 when William was 14, the family was in Chicago, Illinois. His father William Tasker Putnam was working as Foreman for the Railroad while William and his brother Albert were in school. Fay is still living at home at this time, but no occupation is listed for her.
Here is a picture of William Earl as a younger man.
By 1907, the family is in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. This is where William Earl meets and marries Lacy Mae Brewer.
Their second daughter Kathryn Estavilla Putnam is born in 1909. By this time, William Earl Putnam is a manager at National Biscuit Co.
When the third (Helen Elizabeth 1910) and fourth (Wilma Margradell 1912) daughters are born, William Earl's occupation is listed as bookkeeper, but for whom is unknown.
In 1913 when son William Ernest Putnam is born, William Earl is working as a bookkeeper for Golden Rule.
On 12 Sep 1918, when William Earl registered for the WWI draft, William was working as a bookkeeper for Schmitt & Leachman (a department store) in Danville.
In the 1920 census, the family is found in Danville and William is working as a bookkeeper in the Dry Goods industry.
By 1930, William Earl and Lacy have moved the family to Indianapolis. They are living at 2209 East New York Street and William is a bookkeeper in an auto factory. William's son, William Ernest, is 16 and working as a newspaper office boy.
William Earl Putnam passed away May 17, 1939 from a cerebral hemorrhage with Broncho Pneumonia as a contributing factor.
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