The tables below show the age of each person during
the census, their new surname, if changed, and their location if known.
****
indicates the person was not alive. [$] indicates the image is available with a subscription to Ancestry.com.
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| Name | Born | 6 Aug 1810 | 7 Aug 1820 | 1 Jun 1830 | 1 Jun 1840 | 1 Jun 1850 | 1 Jun 1860 | 1 Jun 1870 | 1 Jun 1880 | 1 Jun 1890 | 1 Jun 1900 | 15 Apr 1910 | 1 Jan 1920 | 1 Apr 1930 |
| Thomas Cotton | 1787 CT or VT | 23 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY [$] | 33 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY [$] | 43 Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 53 | died 63 Newbury Twp., Lagrange Co., IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| Mary Brooks/Cotton | abt 1789 NY | 20-25 (16-25) (Cotton) Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY [$] | 30-35 (26-45) Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | 40-45 (40-50) Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | |
| 1 Sarah Cotton/ Hackett/Green | 28 Feb 1809 NY | 1 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY [$] | 11 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | 21 (Hackett) Thompson Twp, Seneca Co, OH | 31 (Green) Newbury Twp, Lagrange Co, IN | 41 Newbury Twp | 51 Ravenna, Muskegon Co, MI | 61 Ravenna | 71 Pine Twp, Porter Co, IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 1+ Henry Hackett | 1800-1810 VT | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 Thompson Twp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 1.1 Samuel C. Hackett | 1 Mar 1829 OH | **** | **** | 1 Thompson Twp | 11 | 21 Dutch Creek Twp, El Dorado Co, CA [$] | 31 Pine Twp, Porter Co, IN [$] | 40 Pine Twp [$] | 51 Pine Twp | 61 | 71 Center, Porter Co, IN [$] | **** | **** | **** |
| 1.2 Henry Hackett | 22 Jan 1832 OH | **** | **** | **** | 8 | 18 | 28 Chester Twp, Ottawa Co, MI [$] | 38 Pine Twp [$] | 49 Pine Twp | 58? | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 1.2+ Matilda Fitch/Hackett | Feb 1831 | **** | **** | **** | 9 | 19 Sparta Twp, Kent Co, MI | 29 (Hackett) Chester Twp [$] | 39 Pine Twp [$] | 49 Pine Twp | 59 | 69 Pine Twp [$] | **** | **** | **** |
| 1.3 Sally Ann Hackett | 1834 OH | **** | **** | **** | 6 Newbury Twp, Lagrange Co, IN | 16 Newbury Twp | 26 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 86 | **** |
| 1+ Esick Green | 1 Feb 1808 NY | 2 | 12 | 22 NY? | 32 Newbury Twp, Lagrange Co, IN | 42 Newbury Twp | 52 Ravenna, Muskegon Co, MI | 62 Ravenna | 72 Pine Twp, Porter Co, IN | 82 | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2 Jane Cotton/Wilkinson | 1810 NY | **** | 9 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | 19 Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 29 (Wilkinson) Newbury Twp | 39 Newbury Twp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2+ Truman Wilkinson | 1809 VT | 0 | 10 | 20 Townsend Twp, Huron Co, OH | 30 Newbury Twp | 40 Newbury Twp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2.1 Chester R. Wilkinson | 2 May 1833 OH | **** | **** | **** | 7 | 17 Newbury Twp | 25 Polk Twp, Marshall Co, IN? [$] | "23" Johnson Twp, Lagrange Co, IN? [$] | "44" Walkerton, St. Joseph Co, IN | 57 | 67 | 76 Union Twp, La Porte Co, IN? | **** | **** |
| 2.1+ Elizabeth Hammond/Wilkinson | 21 Jun 1851 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 | 18 (Wilkinson) Johnson Twp, Lagrange Co, IN? [$] | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2.1.1 Lucinda Wilkinson/Kellogg | 14 Jun 1871 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 Lake Twp, Newton Co, IN | 18 (Kellogg) | 28 Monroe Twp, Grant Co, IN [$] | 38 Center Twp, Grant Co, IN [$] | 48 Center Twp, Grant Co, IN [$] | 58 Center Twp, Grant Co, IN [$] |
| 2.1.1+ Thadeous Kellogg | 13 Jan 1862 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 | 18 | 28 | 38 Monroe Twp, Grant Co, IN [$] | "49" Center Twp, Grant Co, IN [$] | ||
| 2.1+ Chloe Cox/Wilkinson | 1850 VA | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 | 19 | 29 Walkerton, St. Joseph Co, IN | 39 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 79 |
| 2.2 Clara May Wilkinson | 1838 IN | **** | **** | **** | 2 | 12 Newbury Twp | 22 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 92 |
| 2.3 Christopher A. Wilkinson | 1841 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 Newbury Twp | 18 Van Buren Twp, Lagrange Co, IN? [$] | 28 Union Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2.3+ Ella C. Barnes/ Wilkinson/Whittager | 1851 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 Union Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 18 (Wilkinson) Union Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 28 Union Twp, La Porte Co, IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2.4 Clarissa Wilkinson | 1843 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 7 Newbury Twp | 17 White Pigeon Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI | 27 White Pigeon Twp | 37 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 87 |
| 2.5 Clinton C. Wilkinson | Aug 1845 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 4 Newbury Twp | 14 | 22 Porter Twp, Van Buren Co, MI | 33 New Carlisle, St. Joseph Co, IN | 44 | 54 Lake Twp, Berrien Co, MI [$] | 64 | 74 | 84 |
| 2.6 Cynthia C. Wilkinson | 1849 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 1 Newbury Twp | 11 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 81 |
| 3 James W. Cotton | abt 1812? | **** | 7? Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | 17? Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 27? | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 3+ Amanda Graham/ Cotton | abt 1812? | **** | 7? | 17? | 27? | ****? | ****? | ****? | ****? | ****? | ****? | **** | **** | **** |
| 3.1 William S. Cotton | abt 1844 IL |
**** | **** | **** | **** | 6 Newbury Twp | 16 Cass Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 4 Willard A. Cotton | 1816 NY | **** | 3 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | "15-20" Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 23 | 33 White Pigeon Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 4.1 Eliza Jane Cotton/Walker | 4 Jan 1844 MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | 7 White Pigeon Twp and Newbury Twp | 17 White Pigeon Twp | 28 (Walker) Burr Oak Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI | 37 Burr Oak Twp | 47 | 56 Burr Oak Twp | 64 Burr Oak Twp [$] | 76 Burr Oak Village [$] | **** |
| 4.1+ William Henry Walker | 4 Nov 1837 | **** | **** | **** | 3 | 13 | 23 | 33 (Walker) Burr Oak Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI | 42 Burr Oak Twp | 53 | "67" Burr Oak Twp | 73 Burr Oak Twp [$] | **** | **** |
| 4.1.1 Carrie S. Walker/Chesley | Sep 1874 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 5 Burr Oak Twp | 15 | 25 (Chesley) Fawn River Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] | 35 Fawn River Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] | 45 Sturgis, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] | 54 Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] |
| 4.1.1+ Clayton Chesley | Sep 1870 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 Noble, Branch Co, MI | 19 | 29 Fawn River Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] | 39 Fawn River Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] | 49 Sturgis, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] | 59 Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co, MI [$] |
| 4+ Phebe R. Osborn/Cotton | 1822 NY | **** | **** | 7 Colesville Twp, Broome Co, NY? | 17 White Pigeon Twp | 27 (Cotton) White Pigeon Twp | ****? | ****? | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 4.2 George Cotton | 1848 IL/IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 1 White Pigeon Twp | 12 White Pigeon Twp | 21 | 31 Fawn River Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI | 41 | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 4.3 Eunice A. Cotton/Balcom | 7 Sep 1850 IN/MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 Middlebury Twp, Elkhart Co, IN | 20 | 30 (Balcom) Casnovia | 40 | 50 Ravenna | 60 Conklin | **** | **** |
| 4.4 Alonzo A. Cotton | 11 Feb 1852 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 White Pigeon Twp | 18 Ravenna | 28 Pine Twp | 38 | 48 Cool Spring Twp, LaPorte Co, IN | 58 Jackson Twp, Porter Co, IN | 67 Jackson Twp | 78 Jackson Twp [$] |
| 4.4+ Persilla Shaner/Cotton | 23 Oct 1855 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 4 | 15 Pine Twp [$] | 24 (Cotton) Pine Twp | 34 | 44 Cool Spring Twp | 54 Jackson Twp | 64 Jackson Twp | 74 Jackson Twp [$] |
| 4.4.1 William Bert Cotton | Apr 1875 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 6 Pine Twp | 16 | 25 Cool Spring Twp | 36 Cool Spring Twp [$] | 46 Michigan City, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 56 |
| 4.4.1+ Anna Logman/Cotton | Nov 1877 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 2 Cool Spring Twp | 12 | 22 (Cotton) Cool Spring Twp | 32 Cool Spring Twp [$] | 42 Michigan City, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 52 |
| 4.4.2 Guy Cotton | Aug 1879 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 0 Pine Twp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 4.4.3 Edith E. Cotton/Reed | 1881 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 | 18 (Reed) | 29 Pine Twp | 38 Calumet Twp, Lake Co, IN | **** |
| 5 Enos Thomas Cotton | 1817 NY | **** | 2 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | "15-20" Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 22 | 32 White Pigeon Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI | 42 Yellowhead Twp, Kankakee Co, IL | 52 Lake Twp, Newton Co, IN | 62 Lake Twp | 72 | 82 | ****? | **** | **** |
| 5+ Lavita Ann Coffman/ Cotton | 1829 | **** | **** | 0 | 10 | 20 (Cotton) White Pigeon Twp | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 5.1 Malinda Rosetta Cotton/Burnett/Bitters | 1849 MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | 1 White Pigeon Twp | 11 | 22 (Burnett) Walnut Twp, Marshall Co, IN [$] | 31 (Bitters) Clarkston, Oakland Co, MI | 41 | 50 West Branch, Ogemaw Co, MI [$] | **** | **** | **** |
| 5.2 John J. Cotton | Sep 1851 MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 Jackson, Porter Co, IN [$] | 18 | 28 | 38 | 48 West Branch, Ogemaw Co, MI [$] | 59 Dent, Otter Tail Co, MN [$] | 68 | 78 |
| 5+ Elizabeth ?/Rice/Cotton | 1820 | **** | **** | 10 | 20 | 30 | 39 (Cotton) Yellowhead Twp | 50 Lake Twp | 60 Lake Twp | 70 | 80 | ****? | **** | **** |
| 6 Lydia Cotton/ Wilkinson | 1819 NY | **** | 0 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | 10 Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 20 (Wilkinson) Shawnee Twp, Fountain Co, IN? | 30 Kalamazoo | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | ****? | **** | **** |
| 6+ Hiram A. Wilkinson | 30 Apr 1816 | **** | 4 | 14 Townsend Twp, Huron Co, OH | 24 Shawnee Twp, Fountain Co, IN? | 34 Kalamazoo | 44 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 6.1 Eunice M. Wilkinson/ Streeter | 1838 IN | **** | **** | **** | 2 Shawnee Twp, Fountain Co, IN? | 12 Kalamazoo | 22 (Streeter) Oregon Twp, Starke Co, IN [$] | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 6.2 Phebe Wilkinson | 1840 IN | **** | **** | **** | 0 Shawnee Twp, Fountain Co, IN? | 10 Kalamazoo | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
| 6.3 Andrew J. Wilkinson | Jul 1842 MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 Kalamazoo | 18 | 28 Alpine Twp, Kent Co, MI | 37 Alpine Twp | 48 | 57 Alpine Twp [$] | 67 Alpine Twp | 78 | 88 |
| 6.4 Amanda Wilkinson | 1845 IL | **** | **** | **** | **** | 5 Kalamazoo | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 |
| 6.4 Almira Wilkinson | 1848 IL | **** | **** | **** | **** | 2 Kalamazoo | 12 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 82 |
| 7 Mary Cotton/ Wilkinson/Robinson | 1823 NY | **** | **** | 7 Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 17 (Wilkinson) | 27 Camden Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI [$] | 38 Liberty Twp, St. Joseph Co, IN [$] | 47 (Robinson) Jefferson, Vernon Co, WI [$] | 57 Western Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN | 67 | 77 | 88 Davenport, Scott Co, IA [$] | **** | **** |
| 7+ Norman B. Wilkinson | 10 Jul 1819 | **** | 0 | 10 Townsend Twp | 20 | 30 Camden Twp [$] | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 7.1 Chauncey Wilkinson | 1842 MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 Camden Twp [$] | 18 Liberty Twp [$] | 28 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 88 |
| 7.2 Nancy Wilkinson | 1844 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 6 Camden Twp [$] | 16 Liberty Twp [$] Oregon Twp, Starke Co, IN [$] | 26 Jefferson, Vernon Co, WI [$] | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 86 |
| 7.3 Eliza Wilkinson/Shortell | 1847 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 4 Camden Twp [$] | 14 Liberty Twp [$] | 23 Jefferson, Vernon Co, WI [$] | 32 (Shortell) Western Twp | 43 | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 7.4 William T. Wilkinson | Feb 1850 MI/IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | 1 Camden Twp [$] | 11 Liberty Twp [$] | 21 Jefferson, Vernon Co, WI [$] | 29 Western Twp | 41 | 51 Fergus Falls W3, Otter Tail Co, MN [$] | 60 Cooperstown, Griggs Co, ND [$] | 71 | **** |
| 7.5 Myra Evaline Wilkinson/Nesham | Jul 1858 IL | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 2 "Evaline" Liberty Twp [$] | 11 "Myra" Jefferson, Vernon Co, WI [$] | 22 "Eva" (Nesham) La Crosse, La Crosse Co, WI [$] | 32 | 41 "Eva" La Crosse [$] | "48" (52) "Eva" Davenport, Scott Co, IA [$] | 62 "Marie E." Davenport, Scott Co, IA [$] | **** |
| 7+ Asa S. Robinson | 1820 | **** | **** | 9 | 19 | 29 | 39 Liberty Twp [$] | 49 Jefferson, Vernon Co, WI [$] | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 8 Eli Cotton | 6 Oct 1825 OH | **** | **** | 4 Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 15 | 25 | 36 Jackson, Porter Co, IN [$] | 45 Liberty, Porter Co, IN | 55 Washington, Dallas, IA | 65? | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 8+ Lucinda Jones/Cotton | Jul 1832 OH | **** | **** | **** | ---- | 17 Jackson, Porter Co, IN [$] | 25 (Cotton) Jackson, Porter Co, IN [$] | 36 Liberty, Porter Co, IN | 45 Washington, Dallas, IA | 56 | 67 Union, Dallas Co, IA [$] | ****? | ****? | ****? |
| 8.1 Harriet Cotton | 1859 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 1 Jackson, Porter Co, IN [$] | 11 Liberty, Porter Co, IN | 21 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 71 |
| 8.2 George E. Cotton | Feb 1862 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 9 Liberty, Porter Co, IN | 17 Washington, Dallas, IA | 28 | 38 Union, Dallas, IA [$] | 47 | 57 | 67 |
| 8.3 Dudley Cotton | 1865 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 5 Liberty, Porter Co, IN | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 |
| 8.4 Charles Emory Cotton | 1867 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 3 Liberty, Porter Co, IN | 13 Washington, Dallas, IA | 23 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 63 |
| 8.5 Bertha M. Cotton/Fink | Sep 1873 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 5 Washington, Dallas, IA | 15 | 26 (Fink) Union, Dallas Co, IA [$] | 35 Des Moines, Polk Co, IA [$] | 45 | 55 |
| 9 Almera E.A. Cotton/Smith | 17 Sep 1828 OH | **** | **** | 1 Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 11 | 21 (Smith) Newbury Twp | 31 Cass Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 41 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 51 Western Twp, Otter Tail Co, MN | 61 | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 9+ Samuel Philander Smith | Jul 1826 OH |
**** | **** | 2 | 12 | 22 Newbury Twp | 32 Cass Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 45 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 52 Western Twp | 62 | 73 Elizabeth Twp, Otter Tail Co [$] | **** | ****? | **** |
| 9.1 Alva A. Smith | May 1852 MI | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 Cass Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 18 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 28 Western Twp | 38 | 48 Elizabeth Twp [$] | 58 Elizabeth Twp [$] | 67 Dwight, Richland Co, ND [$] | **** |
| 9.1+ Matilda Stahl/Smith | Jan 1870 MN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | ---- | ---- | 20 (Smith) | 30 Elizabeth Twp [$] | 40 Elizabeth Twp [$] | 50 Dwight [$] | 60 Dwight [$] |
| 9.2 John F. Smith | Dec 1855 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 4 Cass Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 14 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 24 Western Twp | 34 | 44 Perham Twp, Otter Tail Co [$] | 54 | 64 | 74 |
| 9.3 Eli E. Smith | Aug 1858 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 1 Cass Twp, La Porte Co, IN [$] | 11 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 21 Western Twp | 31 | 41 Fergus Falls W4, Otter Tail Co [$] | 50 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] | 61 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] | 71 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] |
| 9.4 William H. H. Smith | Aug 1862 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 8 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 18 Western Twp | 28 | 38 Western Twp, Otter Tail Co [$] | 48 Fergus Falls W3, Ottertail Co, MN [$] | 58 | 68 |
| 9.5 Mary E. Smith/ Finley | Oct 1864 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 5 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 15 Western Twp | 25 (Finley) | "33" Elizabeth Twp, Otter Tail Co [$] | 45 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] | 55 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] | **** |
| 9.5+ Andrew Theodore Finley | Jun 1860 NY | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | ---- | ---- | 29 | 39 Elizabeth Twp, Otter Tail Co [$] | 49 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] | 60 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] | 72 Schafer, McKenzie Co, ND [$] |
| 9.6 George T. Smith | Jan 1867 IN | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 3 Benton, Berrien Co, MI | 13 Western Twp | 23 | 33 Western Twp, p7B [$] | 42 Western Twp [$] | 53 | 63 |
| Hannah ?/Cotton | 1787 NY | 23 (Cotton) Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY [$] | 33 Brutus Twp, Cayuga Co, NY? [$] | 43 Clinton Twp, Seneca Co, OH [$] | 53 | 63 Newbury Twp, Lagrange Co, IN | ****? | ****? | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| Name | Born | 6 Aug 1810 | 7 Aug 1820 | 1 Jun 1830 | 1 Jun 1840 | 1 Jun 1850 | 1 Jun 1860 | 1 Jun 1870 | 1 Jun 1880 | 1 Jun 1890 | 1 Jun 1900 | 15 Apr 1910 | 1 Jan 1920 | 1 Apr 1930 |
