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THE WILLIAM HOPKINS FAMILY
CENSUS RECORDS
1870 - 1930




1870 Census
Researcher: Charles Paul Keller
STATE: Ohio; COUNTY: Fulton; TOWNSHIP: Amboy; Post Office: Metamora
Image 4 of 28, July 31, 1870
Line
#
19
20
21
22
23
 Dwelling
#
215

 Family
#
198

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, William
     Mary
     Ida
     Clarence
     Clayton

 Age

34
31
13
8
6
 Sex

M
F
F
M
M
 Color

W
W
W
W
W
 Occupation

Farmer
Keeping House
Attending School
Attending School
At Home
 Real
Estate
1000
 Personal
Property
500
 BirthPlace

New York
England
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
 Foreign Birth
Father
/
Mother

/
/
/
/
 Attended
School


/
/
 Male
21+
/

So far I haven't been able to find William Hopkins (1836 1928) or Mary HUTCHINSON (1838 - 1925) in
the 1860 or 1850 Census records. cpk





1880 Census
Researcher: Charles Paul Keller
STATE: Ohio; COUNTY: Fulton; TOWNSHIP: Amboy
Image 4 of 28, June 7, 1880
Line
#
11
12
13
14
15
 Dwelling
#
32

 Family
#
32

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, William
     Mary M.
     Ida A.
     Clarence
     Clayton P.

 Color

W
W
W
W
W
 Sex

M
F
F
M
M
 Age

44
42
23
18
16
 Month
Born
Feb
Sep
Jul
Jan
May
 Relationship


Wife
Daughter
Son
Son
 Marital
Status
M
M
S
S
S
 Occupation

Farmer
Keeping House

Farm Laborer
Farm Laborer
 Attended
School



/
/
 Cannot Read
Write
 Birthplace
Person
Ohio
England
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Father
N.Y.
England
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Mother
N.Y.
England
England
England
England

William E. HOPKINS (1836 - 1928) married Mary M. HUTCHINSON (1838 - 1925) about 1852.
Ida A. HOPKINS (b. abt. 1857) married James PHILLIPS. I found one child born to them, Emma M. PHILLIPS (b. Nov. 1882) in Amboy Twp.
Clarence (Melville) HOPKINS (Jan, 1862).
Clayton P. HOPKINS (1864 - 1943) married Julia Ann MIZER (1872 - 1951) on October 8, 1890. They had 4
children, only one of which lived beyond the age of 2, Florence Opal (1892 - 1987).





1900 Census
Researcher: Charles Paul Keller
STATE: Ohio; COUNTY: Fulton; TOWNSHIP: Amboy
Image 7 of 30, June 1, 1900
Line
#
13
14

 Dwelling
#
72

 Family
#
74

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, William
     Mary R.?
 Relationship

Head
wife
 Color

W
W
 Sex

M
F
 Date of
Birth
Feb, 1836
Sep, 1839
 Age Last
Birthday
64
61
 Marital
Status
M
M
 Years
Marr.
48
48
 Children
Born

4
Living

2
 Nativity
Person
New York
England
Father
Rhode Island
England
Mother
New York
England
 Year of
Immigration
1836
 Years
In US
64
 Occupation

Farming
 Months not
Unemployed
0
 Read/
Write
Yes
Yes
 English
?
Yes
Yes

The Census records that William owned his farm and that it was mortgaged. Mary is listed as having given birth to
4 children but I have only found 3 children. Living children are listed as 2 children. Does that mean that Ida died? I
couldn't find her in subsequent Census records.





1910 Census
Researcher: Charles Paul Keller
STATE: Ohio; COUNTY: Fulton; TOWNSHIP: Amboy
Image 8 of 33, May 11, 1910
Line
#
17
18
19
 Dwelling
#
119

 Family
#
121

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, William
     Mary R.?
     Clarence

 Relationship

Head
wife
Son
 Sex

M
F
M
 Race

W
W
W
 Age

74
71
48
 Marital
Status
M
M
S
 Years
Marr.
58
58
 Children
Born

4
Living
 Nativity
Person
N.Y.
England
Ohio
Father
Rhode Island
England
N.Y.
Mother
N.Y.
England
England
 Year
Immigrated

1885?
 English
?
English
English
English
 Occupation

?
None
Farmer
 Trade



Own Farm
 Read/
Write
Yes
Yes
Yes

The Census records that William owned his farm free of mortgage. Also that Mary immigrated in 1885 which
doesn't seem right if they have been married over 50 years. Mary had 4 children born and 2 were alive in 1910.
Did Ida die? Clarence (Melvin?) doesn't show a family but in 1920 he has a wife, a son & daughter, 19 & 18 respectively.
Where were they in 1910?





1920 Census
Researcher: Charles Paul Keller
STATE: Ohio; COUNTY: Fulton; TOWNSHIP: Clinton
Image 16 of 22, January 8, 1920
Line
#
86
87
 Dwelling
#
231

 Family
#
231

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, Clayton
     Julia

 Relationship

Head
Wife
 Owned
Rented
R
 Free
Mortgaged
 Sex

M
F
 Race

W
W
 Age

55
47
 Marital
Status
M
M
 Attended
School
Yes
Yes
 Read/
Write
Yes
Yes
 Navitivity
Person
Ohio
Ohio
Father
New York
Ohio
Mother
England
Ohio
 English

Yes
Yes
 Occupation

Minister
None
 Business

Home Church

STATE: Ohio; COUNTY: Fulton; TOWNSHIP: Amboy
Page 4B; Image 8 of 31

Line
#
75
76
77
78
 Dwelling
#
106

 Family
#
106

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, Melville
     ?
     ?
     ?

 Relationship

Head
Wife
Son
Daughter
 Owned
Rented
O
 Free
Mortgaged
 Sex

M
F
M
F
 Race

W
W
W
W
 Age

57
4?
19
18
 Marital
Status
M
M
S
S
 Attended
School


No
Yes
 Read/
Write
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 Navitivity
Person
Ohio
Ohio
?
?
Father
The rest
of the form
was
unreadable
Mother
 English

 Occupation

 Business

Some of the data on this census form were unreadable.





1930 Census
Researcher: Charles Paul Keller
STATE: Michigan; COUNTY: Lenawee; TOWNSHIP: Fairfield
Image 7 of 38, April 12, 1930
Line
#
19
20
 Dwelling
#
78

 Family
#
78

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, Clayton, Rev
     Julia A.

(HOPPINS on index)
 Relationship

Head
Wife
 Owned/
Rented
O
 , Value of
Real Estate
 Sex

M
F
 Color

W
W
 Age

65
58
 Marital
Status
M
M
 Age 1st
Marriage
26
 BirthPlace
Person
Ohio
Ohio
Father
New York
Ohio
Mother
England
Ohio
 Occupation

ClergyMan
 Industry

UB Church
 Employer/
Worker
W
 At Work

Yes

STATE: Ohio; COUNTY: Fulton; TOWNSHIP: Amboy
Page 5B; Image 10 of 12

Line
#
56
57
 Dwelling
#
126

 Family
#
129

 Name of Person

HOPKINS, Clarence
     (No Name Listed)

(HOPHINE on index)
 Relationship

Head
Wife
 Owned/
Rented
O
 , Value of
Real Estate
2,000
 Sex

M
F
 Color

W
W
 Age

68
57
 Marital
Status
M
M
 Age 1st
Marriage
28
17
 BirthPlace
Person
Ohio
Ohio
Father
New York
Rhode Island
Mother
England
Ohio
 Occupation

Retail Merchant
SalesMan
 Industry

Dry Goods Store
Dry Goods Store
 Employer/
Worker
E
np
 At Work

No
Yes




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