James married Sarah Elizabeth Poe on 25 Sep 1867 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Porter Poe and Mary E. Bryant) was born on 8 Aug 1851 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 20 Aug 1921 in Cold Springs, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; was buried on 21 Aug 1921 in Griffith Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Howard Putnam was born on 1 Sep 1869 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee; died on 13 Apr 1937 in Cold Springs, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; was buried on 14 Apr 1937 in Pikeville City Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
2. Mary H. Putnam was born in in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
3. James H. Putnam was born on 23 Feb 1873 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee; died on 27 Nov 1896 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee; was buried in Griffith Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
4. Gertrude Rhama Putnam was born on 17 Sep 1879 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee; died on 17 Jan 1891 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee; was buried in Griffith Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
5. Roscoe George Putnam was born on 21 Mar 1882 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee; died on 1 Jun 1951 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee; was buried on 3 Jun 1951 in Pikeville City Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
6. Winnie S. Putnam was born in in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
7. Myrtle C. Putnam was born in in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.