Brief Life History of Almira Eliza
When Almira Eliza Putnam was born on 21 March 1854, in Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States, her father, Nathan Haley Putnam, was 25 and her mother, Jane M. Titus, was 19. She married Emery Lafayette Joyce in 1872, in Agnes City Township, Lyon, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lyon, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Agnes City Township, Lyon, Kansas, United States in 1910. She died on 26 November 1920, at the age of 66, and was buried in Allen Cemetery, Allen, Lyon, Kansas, United States.
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- Elmira Putnam in household of Nathan Putnam, "United States Census, 1870"
- Almira E Putnam Joyce, "Find A Grave Index"
- A E Joyce in entry for Freddie Joyce, "Kansas, Church Records, 1826-1992"
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1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Breckenridge, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Breckenridge, Kansas, United States* 1862: Lyon, Kansas, United States *Renamed Lyon in 1862
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Buckinghamshire): habitational name from either of two places, in Hertfordshire and Surrey, called Puttenham, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Putta, meaning ‘kite’ (the bird) + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
History: John Putnam emigrated from England to Salem, MA, before 1641, and established a family that was still prominent in Massachusetts four generations later, including the revolutionary war soldier Israel Putnam (1718–90) and his cousin Rufus Putnam (1738–1824), also a soldier, one of the first settlers in OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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