Background
Putnam, John Risley was born on August 16, 1876 in in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Risley (justice Appellate Division New York Supreme Court) and Mary Steiner (Shoemaker) Putnam.
Putnam, John Risley was born on August 16, 1876 in in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Risley (justice Appellate Division New York Supreme Court) and Mary Steiner (Shoemaker) Putnam.
Educated private schools at Saratoga Springs, New York, and Saint John's School, Sing Sing (now Ossining), New New York
R. (wife of Captain Charles Julian Wheeler, United States Navy). Married second, Sidney Kendall Knapp, January 21, 1939.
Member of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, 1896-1908. Member American Foreign Service Association. Club: University (Winter Park, Florida).
Married Charlotte Brownell Ives, March 13, 1899 (deceased). Married second, Sidney Kendall Knapp, January 21, 1939.