Cyrus HOPKINS
Clara CARPENTER


Husband:  Cyrus HOPKINS
Birth:  Jan 1828, Hume Allegany Co., New York 
Death:  21 Jul 1903, Breedsville, Van Buren Co., Michigan
Burial:
Father:  Horatio Nelson HOPKINS
Mother:  Elsie SHORT

Marriage:  9 Oct 1856, Allegany Co., New York 

Wife:  Clara CARPENTER
Birth:  13 Dec 1822, Delmar Twp., Tioga Co., Pennsylvania  
Death:  Aft 1900, Breedsville, Van Buren Co., Michigan 
Burial:  
Father:  Abijah CARPENTER 
Mother:  Susannah JAY 

Children:
 1. Sarah N. HOPKINS, b: Jul 1857, Allegany Co., New York
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Notes:
 Cyrus served with the Union forces in the Civil War.  His Service Record shows:
   Name:  Cyrus Hopkins
   Residence:   Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Enlistment Date:   31 March 1865
   State Served:  Michigan
   Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 31 March 1865 at the age of 35.
                             Enlisted in Company H,  12th  Infantry Regiment Michigan on 1 Apr 1865.
                             Mustered out of Company H, 12th  Infantry Regiment Michigan on 15 Feb 1866
                                  at Camden, AR.                             
 
  Cyrus also applied for a pension but no record is available that it was approved.
   Name:  Cyrus Hopkins  
   Service:  H 12th Mich Inf
   Pension Type:  Invalid                  
   Date Filed:  10 Feb 1883          
   Application #:  472,158
   Certificate #:

 1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0562, Page 1018), Porter Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan,
                                                                                                                              Enumeration Date: 24-Aug-1860, Family #1222

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation
Or Trade

Real Estate

Pers. Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr
W/InYr

D, D, B, I,  I, P, C

 HOPKINS, Cyrus

30

M

W

 Farmer

$100

$100

NY

 

 

 

                 Claira

32

F

W

 

 

 

NY

 

 

 

                 Sarah

3

F

W

  

 

 

NY

 

 

 

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_1736, Page 342A), Lima Twp., Rock Co., Wisconsin,
                                                                                                                          Enumeration Date: 14-Jul-1870, Family #147

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation or Trade

Real Estate

Per. Estate

POB

In
Sch

Marr
W/In Yr

D, D, B, I,   I, P, or C

 HOPKINS, Cyrus

40

M

W

 Farm Laborer

---

---

NY

 

 

 

                 Clara

43

F

W

 Keeping House

 

 

PA

 

 

 

                 Sarah

13

F

W

 

 

 

NY

X

 

 

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0607, Page 323B), Arlington Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan,
                                                                                 Enumeration Dist: 206, Enumeration Date: 11-Jun-1880, Family #138

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 HOPKINS, Cyrus

51

M

W

 Self

M

 Farmer

NY

NY

NY

 

                   Clara

55

F

W

 Wife

M

 Keeping House

PA

NY

PA

 

 HATHAWAY, John

21

M

W

 Son L

M

 Laborer

MI

NY

NY

 

                      Sarah

22

F

W

 Daughter

M

 At Home

NY

NY

PA

 

                      Emery O

8m

M

W

 G Son

M

 (noted: born in Oct)

MI

MI

NY

 

 HOPKINS, Cyrus

12

M

W

 Nephew

M

 At Home

MI

NY

MI

X

By 1900, Cyrus and Clara were living with their daughter Sarah and her family.
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