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Mary Sybil Spafford Putnam

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Birth	:	17 Nov 1822 Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	5 May 1895 Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5359900, -97.6064900
Plot	:	Sec. 3 Lot 56 Plot 01
Inscription	:	"WIFE OF P.M. PUTNAM" "AGED 72YRS. 5MS. 18DS." "PRES. OF THE 5TH DIST. OF THE W.C.T.U."
Description	:	Putnam, Mary S. Spafford – b. Nov. 17, 1822 d. May 5, 1895 PUTNAM, Mrs. Mary S. (wife of Pliny M.) The body of Mrs. Mary S. Putnam who died at Atkinson Sunday arrived on the Elkhorn passenger train yesterday evening. The funeral services will be conducted from the Methodist church this morning at 10 o'clock and the remains interred in the Geneva cemetery. The deceased was formerly was a resident of this city and held the office of president of the W. C. T. U. of this district. Tuesday Journal ... Read More	Putnam, Mary S. Spafford – b. Nov. 17, 1822 d. May 5, 1895 PUTNAM, Mrs. Mary S. (wife of Pliny M.) The body of Mrs. Mary S. Putnam who died at Atkinson Sunday arrived on the Elkhorn passenger train yesterday evening. The funeral services will be conducted from the Methodist church this morning at 10 o'clock and the remains interred in the Geneva cemetery. The deceased was formerly was a resident of this city and held the office of president of the W. C. T. U. of this district. Tuesday Journal 07 MAY 1895 pg 3 Also: The sons of the late Mrs. Mary S. Putnam have contracted with D. Tope for the erection of a $250 monument over her grave. And on same page: CARD OF THANKS – Herbert L. and Leman C. Putnam desire to return their sincere thanks to the many friends who gave them sympathy and assistance in their bereavement in the death of their mother, the late Mrs. Mary S. Putnam. They desire to especially thank Mrs. M. D. Williams and Mrs. E. O. Lemon. Friday Journal 10 MAY 1895 pg 2 Also found of the next page in the last two columns is a praising obit. Only the first two paragraphs are transcribed here: Mrs. Mary Sibyl Putnam. Mrs. Mary Sibyl Putnam died at the residence of her son, Herbert L. Putnam, in Holt county, Nebraska, on Sunday, May 5, 1895, at 4 o'clock in the morning at the ripe old age of 72 years, 5 months, and 18 days. She was the third child of Amasa and Sarah Spafford, and was born November 17, 1822, in Springfield, Vermont. In her native town on September 15, 1847, she was married to Pliny M. Putnam. About the year 1851 she moved to Neosho, Wisconsin; in 1865 to Oconomowoe in the same state; and in 1877 to Geneva, Nebraska, where she made her home until called to that city where they "need no candle." Her husband died in Geneva, Nebr., June 14, 1883. She was the mother of six children. Only two survive her: Herbert L. Putnam of Atkinson, Holt county, Neb., and Leman C. Putnam of Montrose, Missouri. Her pilgrimage began at the Green Mountains of Vermont and closes on the plains of Nebraska. It ends with: Here Mary S. Putnam was a servant holding a candle; there she is a princess with her elder brother Jesus on the throne. The Tuesday Journal 30 JUL 1895 pg 3

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Where is Mary Sybil Spafford Putnam's memorial?
Mary Sybil Spafford Putnam's memorial is located at: Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, USA.
When did Mary Sybil Spafford Putnam death?
Mary Sybil Spafford Putnam death on 5 May 1895 in Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.5359900
Longitude: -97.6064900

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Pliny Moses Putnam

(1819 - 1883)

Siblings

Children

Georgiana V. Putnam

(unknow - 1886)

(unknow - unknow)

Leman Clark Putnam

(1854 - 1925)

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