Father & Son - " Good Place To Trade"

Antoinette L Smith, also known as Nettie, was the daughter of Gilbert R Smith & Sarah A Jones. She married a furniture salesman named Alfred D Putnam, the son of Hiram R Putnam & Mary Ellen Grey. Together, they had 8 children - Edith, Clarence, Carl, Lloyd, Harry, Gladys, Mabel & Aline.

According to Alfred's obit below, he was an industrious young fella who worked his way to ownership and his son Carl worked with him.

1910 Hudson Evening Register

The Columbia Republican, Tues, 3 Aug 1915

Alfred D Putnam Died Early Monday - Prominent Business Man and Respected and Popular Resident of City

Alfred D Putnam, one of Hudson's best known business men, passed away at his home at the corner of Warren and South Sixth streets at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning following an illness of about seven weeks from blood poisoning. He had been in a critical condition for some time but last week he showed marked signs of improvement. On Sunday, however, his condition again grew critical and all day he failed rapidly. The deceased injured his leg slightly some time ago by striking it against a piece of metal causing a slight cut. He did not think much about the injury at the time until it became painful. It was then that a physician found that blood poisoning had set in, caused evidently from the dye in the dark trousers he wore at the time. Since then he has been confined to his home an altho given every medical care known, it was impossible to overcome the poison which gradually worked itself thru his system, and brought about his death. Mr Putnam was engaged in the furniture business at 616-616 Warren Street. He learned the business with the late Rensselaer Gray of this city, which house later became known as R Gray & Son. Quick to take advantage of every opportunity to learn, he became a very efficient business man. Fourteen years ago he left the employ of R Gray & Son and under the business name of Putnam & Carle, started the business which he owned and conducted at the time of his death. The firm of Putnam and Carle was a year later changed to Putnam & Allen, David Allen, of this city, who was a close friend of the deceased, becoming his partner. Mr Allen was, because of ill health, forced to retire from business ten years later in 1912 and since that time, the deceased alone has conducted the business which has steadily increased under his guidance. He was born near Johnstown 55 years ago and came to his city when 22 years of age, immediately going into the employ of Rensselaer Gray. He was a devoted Christian and a member of St John's Lutheran Church and an organizer of the choir of that church, taking an active interest in everything about the choir. He was also a member of the Hudson band, having been connected with that organization for the past eight years and was president of the band for several years. He was a member of the Carlton Quartet of this city for fifteen years and one of the chief organizers. He belonged to Hudson Lodge, No 7, F & A M to the Masonic Club, and to Mt Merino Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, being a Past Worthy Patron of that fraternity. The deceased was widely known not only in this city but in this vicinity and was one of the leading business men of Hudson. His upright dealings and ever strict attention to business caused it to steadily grow until it at present is one of the prominent houses of the city. He was a true citizen in every sense of the word and took an active interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community and its people. Ever pleasant and jovial, he made and held hundreds of friends who will be grieved to learn of his death which came as a shock to Hudsonian who realized that he city has lost a citizen whose place cannot be filled. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs Earl Miller, Edith and Elaine, all of Hudson, and four sons, Clarence, Carl, Harry and Lloyd.
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Hudson Evening Register, Fri, 27 Aug 1915
Well Known Young Hudsonian is Dead
Carl A Putnam, Former Co F First Sergeant, Dies After Lingering Illness
The death of Carl A Putnam while not unlooked for, will bring sorrow to a large circle of his friends. He had been in declining health for many months and death came to release him from sickness and pain last evening at his home on South Sixth Street. He has received attention at hands of specialists and had been a sojourner at places where it was thought a change of climate might be beneficial, but recently he has been at his home, and it was seen that he was daily growing weaker. He was a young man who has many friends, being of a pleasant disposition, of mild temperament, of companionable ways and ever ready to be of assistance and to render an act of kindness to another. He was born in Hudson and after leaving school, he was in the store of father, the late Alfred D Putnam, for some years, leaving there to take the position of armorer at the State Armory here, which position he relinquished a number of months ago on account of his health. He was a member of Co F of the National Guard of this city for about fifteen years and was ever an active and interested member of the company, being promoted to Corporal and then to Sergeant, at the time of his retirement being First Sergeant of the company. He was liked by all in the company, for while he did his duties and saw to it that others did the same, he did this all with a spirit of comradeship and with no offensive officiousness. He was also a member of Hudson Lodge of Elks and of the Masonic Fraternity, being a member of Hudson Lodge No 7. He bore his ailment with the spirit of a true soldier, realizing fully that the end was not far off, but patiently and with courage he bore himself, ever trying to appear cheerful and seeking to lighten the concern of those about him. His father died this month, on the 2d. He is survived by his mother, three brothers, Harry, Clarence and Lloyd and three sisters, Mrs Earl Miller and the Misses Mabel and Elaine Putnam.