1870 Census Records of Our CHENEY / HOLT / HOPKINS / BROWN / etc. Kin

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Our CHENEY / HOPKINS / HOLT / BROWN / etc. Kin Migrating Westward Census Records in 1870

Below is my attempt at extracting the census records of our New England kin and their migration westward. Locations are listed roughly east to west, not alphabetically; and records are color-coded as given in the Legend below. Some non-kin are included to aid in eliminating them from consideration.

Census Timeline Table of CHENEY / HOPKINS / HOLT / BROWN / etc.

Lines known to be related are highlighted with the same color.

Descendants of John HOPKINS of Cambridge, 1634

Descendants of John CHENEY of Newbury, 1635

Descendants of Nicholas HOLT of Andover, 1637

Descendants of Willard BROWN of New Hampshire

Descendants of Joseph RASEY I of New England

Image numbers refer to images online at Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com. Where a record spans two pages, only the first image and page numbers are given. These census data, like all government data, are in the public domain and therefore cannot be copyrighted (please see my Word on Copyright).

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1890

NY: Genesee County
Roll 939

Location	Im	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
Pavilion	`27` `41`	`687A`	`238` `231`	Daniel/David ALLEN & Laverna CHENEY	Daniel (41), farmer. Wife: Lavina (40). Children: George E. (16), Ray (10), Cora L. (3). Brother: William ALLEN (30). Plus servant.	Earl ALLEN & Eunice __?__ Elijah CHENEY & W2: Delilah FITTS

MI: Barry County
Roll 661

Location	Im	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
Castleton Twp	`10` `28`	`097B`	`70` `65`	Alexander PRICE & Clarissa BROWN	Alexander (52, NY), farmer. Wife: Clarissa (52, NY). Children: Henry [Claudius] (23, NY), [Christopher] Columbus (21, MI), Louella (16, MI), Mabel [Belle] (11, MI).	? Joel BROWN & Mary FULLER

MI: Eaton County
Roll 670

Location	Im	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
Village of Bellevue Bellevue Twp	`43` `51`	`57B`	`61` `69`	Abram VANDEWATER & Melissa BLUE	Abram (32, IA), blacksmith. Wife: Melissa (30). Son: Gilbert VANDEWATER (3). And Melissa's daughter from her prior marriage…	Peter B. VANDEWATER & Eleanor Catherine RUTAN Ezekiel BLUE & Irene __?__
Village of Bellevue Bellevue Twp	`43` `51`	`57B`	`61` `69`	Anna S. BROWN	Anna (13).	Otis B. BROWN & Melissa BLUE

MI: Kent County

Roll	City/Wd		Img	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
`681`	Grand Rapids	2	`059` `121`	`286A`	`437` `430`	Charity Melinda (HOPKINS) SCRUBY, widow of Joseph SCRUBY	Melinda (51, OH [Canada]). Children: Emma (22, WI), Elizabeth (19, WI), George (13, WI). Plus six boarders, including…	Norman C. HOPKINS & Mary C. LOUCKS Joseph Henry SCRUBY & Emma STOCKBRIDGE
			`059` `121`	`286A`	`437` `430`	David S. HOPKINS	David S. (30 [35], NY), architect.	?
			`061` `121`	`287A`	`444` `437`	Andrew Jackson DYGERT & Samantha Cornelia HOPKINS	Andrew J. (43, NY), bookbinder. Wife: Samantha (40, Canada). Children: [Nathaniel/Nathan Smith] Nate S. (17), Sylvanus (15), Frank (13), Jackson (11).	Abraham Sylvanus DYGERT & Eunice __?__ Norman C. HOPKINS & Mary C. LOUCKS

MI: Livingston County
Roll 687 (Book 1)

Location	Im	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
Unadilla Twp	`10` `28`	`248B`	`80` `85`	Philander HOPKINS, Jr. & W1: Emeline W. EGGLESTON	Philander (33, NY), farmer. Wife: Emeline (25, NY). Children: Sarah A. (3), James A. (9m).	Philander HOPKINS, Sr. & Deborah TOWNSEND James EGGLESTON & Edna __?__
Unadilla Twp	`10` `28`	`248B`	`80` `85`	Deborah (TOWNSEND) HOPKINS, widow of Philander HOPKINS, Sr.	Deborah (75, NY).	Christopher TOWNSEND & Bethia RIDER Nehemiah HOPKINS, Jr. & Lucy DURFEE

MI: Shiawasee County
Roll 704

Location	Im	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
Owosso	`24` `28`	`348B`	`190` `191`	Loren HOPKINS & W2: Clara Sibley NORGATE	Lorain (44, Canada), farmer. Wife: Clara (30). Children: Frank (12), Jemima (5). Plus farm hand.	Philander HOPKINS, Sr. & W1: Mary MARSALES Stephen NORGATE & Letitia TAYLOR

MI: Tuscola County
Roll 705

Location	Im	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
Ellington	`04` `12`	`67B`	`29` `29`	Henry Loucks HOPKINS & Mary Almeda MILLS	Henry L. (47, Canada), carpenter. Wife: Mary A. (40, NY). Children: Lucy (20, MI), Almeda (18, MI), George (16, MI), Eva (14, IA), Clara (11, IA), Sarah (9, IA), Minnie (7, IA), Jennie (3, MI), Bertha (1, MI).	Norman C. HOPKINS & Mary C. LOUCKS Clark Oramel MILLS & Mary OLDS

MI: Wayne County

Roll	City/Wd		Img	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
`713`	Detroit	6	`239` `362`	`447A`	`571` `613`	(John) Abraham HOWE & Sarah A. HOPKINS	Abraham (47, Canada), sailor. Wife: Sarah A. (44). Child: Ida (17).	? Norman C. HOPKINS & Mary C. LOUCKS

IA: Pottawattamie County
Roll 416

Location	Img	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
Grove Twp	`323` `438`	`162A`	`55` `57`	Samuel Holt HOPKINS & Emma FAY	Saml. H. (39, MI), farmer. Wife: Emma (22, OH). Children: Flora [Florence] G. (3, IA), Loura? H. (1, IA).	Samuel Lucas HOPKINS & Philancia M. HOLT Wooster FAY & Charlotte McMILLAN

MO: Livingston County
Roll 687

Location	Img	Pg	Vis	Heads-of-Household	Household__________________________	Parents of Heads-of-Household
City of Chillicothe	`010` `100`	`496B`	`35` `35`	Ira Baker BROWN & Martha Abigail HOPKINS	Ira B. (41, NY), soda manufacturer. Wife: Martha A. (36, NY). Children: Nellie (16, MI), Ida (14, MI), Wallace (6, AR), Charles (4, MO), Samuel (1, MO). Other.	Willard BROWN & Mary [BAKER?]
						Samuel Lucas HOPKINS & Philancia M. HOLT