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Joe Gene Putnam
Last updated 11 Oct 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 8 Feb 1958 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States
Died: 8 Nov 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States
Father: Wesley Fremont Price (1919 – 2011)
Mother: Emilie Ruth Willett (1923 – 2007)
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Joe Gene Putnam).
memorialcard-emilie-price-2007: Memorial card (funeral program) for Emilie Ruth Price (2007); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Joe Putnam).
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Joe Gene Putnam).
obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Joe Putnam).
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interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source includes information (taken in as a family member about 1974, ran away at 16) to give an approximate date of 1958.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Feb. 8, 1958) and location (Meridian, Miss.).
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interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source indicates Joe had died before the interview.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov 8, 2008) and location ([Cedar Rapids, Iowa]).
obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
Comment Detail: Source indicates Wesley "was preceded in death by ... son ... Joe".
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obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Joe Gene Putnam as a child of Wesley Price. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source identifies Wesley Price as an informal parent of Joe Gene Putnam. See notes for details.
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interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source identifies Emilie Willet as an informal parent of Joe Gene Putnam. See notes for details.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Joe Gene Putnam as a child of Emilie Price. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: {private}
Married: 1980
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source includes fact of marriage, and that this was Joe Gene Putnam's first marriage.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1980) and notes they later divorced. This must have been before 15 Oct. 1997, the date of his second marriage.
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source includes fact of marriage, and that this was the second (or later) marriage for both.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Oct. 15, 1997) and location (Cedar Rapids).
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Family #2
Spouse/Partner: {private}
Married: 15 Oct 1997 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source includes fact of marriage, and that this was Joe Gene Putnam's first marriage.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1980) and notes they later divorced. This must have been before 15 Oct. 1997, the date of his second marriage.
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
Comment Detail: Source includes fact of marriage, and that this was the second (or later) marriage for both.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Oct. 15, 1997) and location (Cedar Rapids).
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Child: {private}
Child: {private}
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Employer: Intermec Technologies, 8 Nov 2008
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes employer (Intermec Technologies) and implied date (Nov. 8, 2008). Intermec is headquartered in Everett, Washington; I suspect they have an office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Attributes
Residence: at , , Wyoming, United States
Residence: at , , South Dakota, United States
Residence: at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States
Occupation: engineer
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source notes Joe was raised (partly) in Wyoming.
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source notes Joe was raised (partly) in South Dakota.
memorialcard-emilie-price-2007: Memorial card (funeral program) for Emilie Ruth Price (2007); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes reference date (26 Oct 2007) and location (Cedar Rapids, IA).
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (engineer) and implied date (Nov. 8, 2008). The type of engineering wasn't identified.
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Although he was neither a biological nor formally adopted child of Wes and Emilie, Joe Gene Putnam was taken in as a member of the family sometime around 1974 after running away from his home at about 16. [interview-price-family-2018]
He enjoyed riding motorcycles, being in the mountains, and woodworking. [obituary-joe-putnam-2008]
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
Joe died while working on his motorcycle. He was working in a closed garage and may have asphyxiated. [interview-price-family-2018]
Joe may have been one of three inventors of a "System and Method for Providing Seamless Roaming" as noted in U.S. Patent #60565027, filed 5 Oct 2004 and published 27 Oct 2005, and assigned to Intermec IP Corp. The other two inventors named were Joshua Holland and Douglas Greve. The document ID is given as US 20050238047 A1. From the patent abstract, "A communication system is provided in which a client device can communicate with a server via any one of plural communication networks, such as a WWAN, a WLAN, a wired LAN, a personal area network (e.g., Bluetooth), and any other networking architecture." (from a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office search at https://www.uspto.gov)
The Social Security Death Index record for Joe indicates his last residence was Des Moines, Iowa.
interview-price-family-2018: Notes from interview with Price family, 23 Jun 2018; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #6
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