Show Van Putnam Leader Leade x xIn In Settling of Rich I County Dies in Cit City Savannah Van Putnam 89 who figured prominently in the early settling of Rich county being the first pioneer of Woodruff died Saturday evening of causes incident to age at his home at North Twelfth T Vest West in Salt Lake City He was a native of the state of Maine and came to Utah on the first train that entered the valley through Weber canyon April 5 1869 Mr Putnam spent the first win win- winter winter winter ter in Bountiful but the next spring he and Mr Lunstrum went to Woodruff where they the lived in a dugout Mr Ir Putnam residing there for 57 years where he lie served as as' school teacher counselor in three bishoprics Sunday Sunda school superintend tend nt choir and an orchestra leader newspaper published etc He was the father of nineteen children fifteen fifteen fifteen teen of whom are living 83 grand grand- grandchildren grandchildren grandchildren children and six forty great grand children His first wife jfe Clarissa Cornia Putnam died Sept 25 1920 later he married Marie Nielson Putnam who survives The family lived in South Boun Boun- Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful a few years before moving to Salt Lake City Funeral services were held Tues Tues- Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday day in the Twenty-Ninth Twenty ward and burial was in the Bountiful r I |