I am researching the JONES family (yikes!) and the PUTNEY family in Kittanning, PA between 1915-1920. I found out today that Harry E. J. Putney, who was a businessman and insurance salesman in Kittanning, invested money from his wife's family and lost their fortune. His wife's name was Marie JONES. Her parents were David and Emma JONES of Pittsburgh. I know that he was involved with the Chicago Air Brake Co. at around that time, so I am wondering if anyone might have any records of that company. It may be that he invested their money in a company that failed. I don't know. In the midst of this time frame, his wife, according to one family member, was distraught because her parents and her husband were at odds. When she died (I don't know exactly when, but probably 1918), he deserted the four children, all teenagers. Neither the Putney family nor the Jones family, as far as I can tell, took them in. A relative also told me today that Harry E. J. PUTNEY died in some sort of sanitorium in 1924 somewhere in Western PA. This all is a big mystery to me, and I can't seem to find the information I am looking for. Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks, Patti