Individual Notes
Note for: Adah J. Price, 1 AUG 1866 - AFT MAR 1938
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Occupation: Post Master/Estero Post Office
Residence: Place: Ammity House; K.U.
Event: Warranty Deed; Lee Cty Court House; Estero, FL
Type: Court Record
Date: 25 APR 1924
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Adah J. Price, (Dr. James R. Prices' wife); Born: 1 Aug 1866, Illinois.
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Ada Price; "Husband and wife. Doctor Price (whose given name no one seems to remember) was an orator and actor. One of his favorite readings was "Darius Green and his Flying
Machine."--William McCready.
COURT RECORD/Lee County Court House--WARRANTY DEED: Adah J. Price; 25 Apr 1924; No. 26759; Deed Book 70, Page 209, Entry Number 1.
U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County; Florida; Precinct 12; Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration Date: May 5, 1930; ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 2003: Adah J. Price; Radio set: none listed; Sex: female; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 63; Marital condition: married; Age at first marriage: unreadable; Attended school since Sep 1, 1929: no; Able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: Illinois; Place of birth of father: New York; Place of birth of mother: Vermont; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: none.
ESTERO POST OFFICE; Established March 26, 1895: ....Subsequent Masters of the Post in order were: Ada Price, sisters Rosa Gilbert and Anna Lewis (whose home still remains as part of the Koreshan State Recreational Area), Marie Fisher (the last Koreshan member to be Postmaster.)
Notes of Evelyn Horn: Dr. James Price and wife Ada;
Dr. Price was a poet. Sister Ada was assistant postmaster. They lived down the river west of the Koreshan home in a house called "The Ammity." The married couples had to live away from the communal home. Dr. Price lived a very private life down the river.
As a young girl, I remember him lecturing at the Sunday evening performances at the Art Hall. He taught Dr. Teed's theory on the doctrine. He also was very witty and often recited his poetry.
Individual Notes
Note for: Henry Pulvermacher, ABT 1881 -
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Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Henry Pulvermacher
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Henry Pulvermacher; Sex: Male; Race: white; Age 29; Single; Place of birth: Russia; Place of birth of mother and father: Russia; Year of immigration to U.S.: 1902; Naturalized; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Mail Carrier; Nature of trade: U. S. Mail; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes.
Individual Notes
Note for: Jesse E. Putnam, 5 FEB 1869 - 17 SEP 1950
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Occupation: Printer/Pressman
Residence: Place: Above K.U. store
Event: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Type: Census/1900
Date: 14 JUN 1900
Event: Estero, FL
Type: Census/1920
Date: 2 JAN 1920
Event: Warranty Deed/ Lee Cty. Court House; Estero, FL
Type: Court Record
Date: 25 APR 1924
Event: Guardianship; Declared incompetent
Type: Court Record
Date: 22 OCT 1949
Event: Bass viola & cello; Sang bass in quartet
Type: Orchestra
Event: Director, Power Press Department
Type: Pioneer Curriculum
Burial: Date: SEP 1950
Place: Estero, Lee, Florida
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Jesse E. Putnam; Born: 5 Feb 1869 in Massachusetts; Died: 17 Sep 1950; Entered K.U. in Chicago in 1893.
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Jesse Putnam; "One of the old timers. Was in the printing office in Chicago and came to Estero with the last contingent; played the bass viola in the orchestra. His voice was deep
like his instrument, and he was the bass in the singing quartet."
1900 U. S. Federal Census/Lake township/Chicago/Cook/Illinois: Film Roll No. 284; Page 14; SD No. 1; ED No. 970; Sheet No. 14; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration date: 14 Jun 1900; Enumerator: Martha H. Philpot; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999: Jesse Putnam; Residence 6310 Harvard Avenue; Relation to head of family: Boarder: Color, White; Sex, Male; Month of birth: February; Year of birth: 1869; Age at last birthday, 31; Single; Place of birth: Massachusetts; Place of birth of father, Mass.; Place of birth of mother, Vermont; Occupation: Pressman; No. of months not employed, 0; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes.
1910 U. S. Federal Census; Estero, Lee, Florida; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Jessie R. Pittman; Sex: Male; Race: white; Age: 41; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Massachusetts; Place of birth of father: Massachusetts; Place of birth of mother: Massachusetts; Language spoken: English; Occupation: printer; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes.
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1920; Koreshan Unity Colony; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Enumeration date: Jan 3, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff; December 1994: Jesse E. Putnam; Relation to head of family: head; Place of residence: Estero River Front; Age 50; Single; Place of birth: Massachusetts;Place of birth of father: Massachusetts; Place of birth of mother: Vermont; Occupation: Printer/Printing and Publishing House
U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County, Florida; Election Precinct 12: Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration date: May 5, 1930; Enumerator: William Howell; ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff; January 2003: Jesse E. Putnam; Radio set: none listed; Sex: male; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 61; Marital condition: single; Attended school since Sep 1, 1929: no; Whether able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: Massachusetts; Place of birth of father: Massachusetts: Place of birth of mother: Vermont; Occupation: printer; Industry: Publishing house; Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day): yes; Veteran: no
Burial: Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 47; Inscription: Jesse Putman--Sep 1950
COURT RECORD/Lee County Court House--WARRANTY DEED: Jesse E. Putnam; 25 Apr 1924; No. 26759; Deed Book 70; Page 209; Entry Number 1.
THE PIONEER CURRICULUM: Power Press Department, Jesse Putnam, Director
THE BROTHERS' LAUNDRY LIST: Jesse Putnam #102
MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Jesse Putnam played the bass viol.--Page 78. Jesse Putnam played the cello.--Page 81. George and Charley Hunt, Jesse Putnam and Charley Faulkner were popular as a singing quartet.--Page 83.
Evelyn Horn's notes; Jesse E. Putnam, veteran printer:
"Jesse was born in Orange, Massachusetts on February 5, 1869. He came to Chicago where he joined the Koreshan movement in the early nineties. In 1903 when the Guiding Star Publishing House was moved to Estero, he was in charge of transportation and installation of the machinery in the printing office building at the Estero River, east of the highway.
Putnam was one of the early followers of Koresh and a faithful believer in his doctrine. Jessie lived above the Koreshan Unity Store building where the other brothers lived. He loved cats and raised prize angora and Siamese. He kept them in cages on the grounds of the print shop. Jesse's life-long friend and associate in the printing trade was Sister Florence Graham, and her brothers Robert and Lloyd.
Jesse was a tall thin man, about 5 foot 11 inches tall, fair skin, blue-grey eyes. He always wore light grey clothes, grey cotton pants, blue or grey long sleeve shirts. In aging years he had real pretty thick white hair. His humor was witty, and he was loved by all who knew him. He died September 17, 1950, and interment took place in the Koreshan cemetery."
Guardianship of Jesse Putnam: 22 Oct 1949; Jesse Putnam declared incompetent because of mental incompetency (senile dementia); guardianship given to L. W. Bubbett. Jesse Putnam died 17 September 1950.