Ron Brownell (rrbrownell@msn.com) sent me this information, but for some reason my attempts to bounce it to the list haven't worked. So I've pasted it below and am sending from my own address, with apologies for the duplication if the two previous iterations show up at some point. I thought this might help someone even tho its been a while since it was posted on BNE. I often go back when I have time and research what I can. Unable to identify these Brooks in 1880 census. You remember the picture on E-Bay for sale of the 5yr old boy Burton Hotchkiss Brooks. Looks like his father might be John S. 1851/2 below. ================ 1880 CDV-Boy-Striped Socks-ID'd Brooks-Meriden Ct. This is an original CDV photo of a young boy posed arrogantly with a hat, walking stick and striped socks. He is identified as Burton Hotchkiss Brooks, Feb. 2, 1880, age 5 years. The photographer was J. F. Green of Meriden, Connecticut. It measures about 4" by 2 1/2". ================ Household Record 1880 United States Census Merritt G. BROOKS Self M Male W 31 CT Farmer CT CT Mary P. BROOKS Wife M Female W 23 CT Keeping House CT CT Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 161B next door: ================ Turnbull BROOKS Self M Male W 69 CT Farmer CT CT ??????????????? Julia A. BROOKS Wife M Female W 55 CT Keeping House CT CT Cornelia BROOKS Dau S Female W 26 CT At Home CT CT Seth N. BROOKS Son S Male W 23 CT Farm Laborer CT CT Lizzie BROOKS Dau S Female W 21 CT School Teacher CT CT Burton A. BROOKS Son S Male W 19 CT Farm Laborer CT CT ******* John 1851 below could be a brother. Charlie H. BROOKS Son S Male W 16 CT Laborer CT CT Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 161B Next door: ================ Norman BROOKS Self M Male W 63 CT Farmer CT CT Eliza BROOKS Wife M Female W 59 CT Keeping House MA MA Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 162C 6 houses to: ================ Harry BROOKS Self M Male W 71 CT Farmer CT CT Chloe BROOKS Wife M Female W 64 CT Keeping House CT CT Hiram BROOKS Sister S Female W 34 CT Farm Laborer CT CT Jennie DRESSER Other S Female W 37 MA Servant MA MA Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 162C next door: ================ Nelson BROOKS Self M Male W 65 CT Farmer CT CT Lura BROOKS Wife M Female W 70 CT Keeping House CT CT Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 162C abt 46 doors before: ================ John S. BROOKS Self M Male W 28 CT --- --- b. abt 1851 Mary C. BROOKS Wife M Female W 29 CT Keeping House CT CT b. abt 1850 Addie BROOKS Dau S Female W 9 CT CT CT Alice BROOKS Dau S Female W 8 CT CT CT Burten BROOKS Son S Male W 4 CT CT CT (Hotchkiss) picture of boy Census Place Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 165B ================ My database includes these Hotchkiss/Brooks marriages: Benjamin + Martha/4 Brooks Caroline + Aaron/5 Brooks Gideon + Arvilla/5 Brooks Joseph + Elizabeth/? Brooks (Glastonbury) Laura Ann + Joel/? Brooks Martha + Lt. Thomas/2 Brooks Mary + Thomas/4 Brooks III Robert + Jerusha Cook (Cheshire Brooks descendant) Sarah + Cornelius/3 Brooks Sherman + Eudosia/5 Brooks Simeon + Jerusha/4 Brooks With the exception of the "?" and Glastonbury notations above, these are all Cheshire line Brookses. That's a ton of Hotchkiss connections.

From Ron Brownell's 1880 census extractions: ================ > Merritt G. BROOKS Self M Male W 31 CT Farmer CT CT > Mary P. BROOKS Wife M Female W 23 CT Keeping House CT CT Son of Trumbull below. ================ > next door: > Turnbull BROOKS Self M Male W 69 CT Farmer CT CT > Julia A. BROOKS Wife M Female W 55 CT [snip] > ******* John 1851 below could be a brother. > Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut 7. Trumbull Hatch/7 (1810-1894) + Julia A. Dorman (1826-1891) 6. Asaph (c1783-1866) + Abigail Hatch 5. Capt. Chauncey (c1764-1821) + Elizabeth --?-- 4. Lt. Thomas (1738-1812) + Ruth --?-- 3. Stephen (b. 1703) + Hannah Barnes 2. Lt. Thomas (1679-1732) + Martha Hotchkiss 1. Henry (d. 1713) + Hannah (Potter) Blakeslee Cutter, Gen. Hist. CT, says of Trumbull, "He lived and died in Winchester." If John 1851 belongs to this family, he'd be a twin of Celestia, whom Cutter includes as b. 1851. ================ > next door: > Norman BROOKS Self M Male W 63 CT Farmer CT CT > Eliza BROOKS Wife M Female W 59 CT Keeping House MA MA I don't have Norman, but by location and age, he *ought* to be Trumbull's brother. ================ > 6 houses to: > Harry BROOKS Self M Male W 71 CT Farmer CT CT > Chloe BROOKS Wife M Female W 64 CT Keeping House CT CT Harry's 1841 marriage to Chloe Winchell at Winchester is recorded in Barbour. Another brother of Trumbull? =============== > next door: > Nelson BROOKS Self M Male W 65 CT Farmer CT CT > Lura BROOKS Wife M Female W 70 CT Keeping House CT CT Census Perhaps yet another brother? =============== > abt 46 doors before: > John S. BROOKS Self M Male W 28 CT --- --- b. abt 1851 > Mary C. BROOKS Wife M Female W 29 CT Keeping House Unrecognized. =============== > My database includes these Hotchkiss/Brooks marriages: > Benjamin + Martha/4 Brooks > Caroline + Aaron/5 Brooks > Gideon + Arvilla/5 Brooks > Joseph + Elizabeth/? Brooks (Glastonbury) > Laura Ann + Joel/? Brooks > Martha + Lt. Thomas/2 Brooks > Mary + Thomas/4 Brooks III > Robert + Jerusha Cook (Cheshire Brooks descendant) > Sarah + Cornelius/3 Brooks > Sherman + Eudosia/5 Brooks > Simeon + Jerusha/4 Brooks > > With the exception of the "?" and Glastonbury notations above, > these are all Cheshire line Brookses. That's a ton of Hotchkiss > connections. Yes it is, but there's another. Ramona Curtis reports that "Nancy Brooks, dau. of Daniel & Olive (Smith) Brooks, Jr., m. Sherman Hotchkiss. This is the Middletown CT line who moved to Chenango Co., NY." This Sherman presumably differs from the Sherman you listed. His wife Nancy was in the Woburn line of Henry/1 Brooks. Your identification of the various Hotchkiss spouses concurs with mine. I don't have parents for Joel Brooks. Chris