Daniel Baldwin Putnam (1790-1880)

PUTNAM, LOCKWOOD

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 3/16/2012 at 23:45:07

From Nevada Representative February 25, 1880

In the death of Mr. D. B. Putnam, of which we had time to make only a bare announcement last week the county loses one of its oldest resident citizen. Mr. Putnam was born during the first administration of the first President of this now great Republic, in 1790, and has seen the country develope from a thinly settled region along the Atlantic shore to a broad domain that reaches from ocean to ocean. Mr. Putnam was born in Vermont, but like the hardy sons of that rugged State, commenced pushing west at a very early date, living for a time in New York, Ohio, Michigan and finally settlin near LeGrand, in Marshall county in 1854. But for some time past, together with his companion of 40 years, he has been making his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lockwood, who have given the care and attention of true filial affection to soothe him in the closing scenes of his long and eventful life. Peace enshrouds him.

On the same page:

CALLED.--Messrs. H. C. Henderson, R. H. Taylor, L. Ambruster, W. C. Weatherly, C. B. Pinkham, and --- Williams of Marshalltown, were callers at the REPRESENTATIVE office on Friday last. They were in the place together with several others from Marshalltown to unite with the Odd Fellows of this place and attend the funeral of Father Putnam. After the funeral exercises were over, they spent some time in calling upon acquaintances, looking over the town, court house, school house etc. They returned on the five o'clock train, well pleased with their trip and their reception here.

Also in the same paper:

Resolutions of the death of D. B. Putnam.

WHEREAS, At the advanced age of 90 years it has pleased the Ruler of the Universe to remove by death Bro. D. B. Putnam, from the labor of earth to the rest of heaven, and
WHEREAS, His protracted and faithful service in the order, his upright character and noble example make it eminently proper that we should record a fitting tribute to his memory, be it therefore
Resolved, That our venerable friend and brother by his zeal in the cause of Odd Fellowship, and by his devotion to its benevolent and moral prindiples, has left us an example worthy of our limitation, and that we can only hope that when we shall have passed to the shores of eternity, our record may be as bright and pure, and that our name may be as honored and beloved for the good we have striven to accomplish.
Resolved, That we hereby extend to the widow and children to our deceased brother, our sincere condolence at the visitation of death, which event however late in life it some, yet comes all too soon, and that we trust it may be theirs to join him who has "only gone before" in the Grand Lodge above, where every law is a living illustration of the principles of Friendship, Love and Truth.
Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing be presented to the family of the deceased, and that copy be forwarded to the Lodge of which the brother was a member.

R. HOWE TAYLOR,}
FRANK WALKER,} Com.
JOHN R. HAYS.}