This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2392.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 1870 United States Federal Census about Carrie C Hoyt Name: Carrie C Hoyt Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Age in 1870: 5 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1870: Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin Family and neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Troy Household: Hoyt, Benjamin, 40, b. VT Elvira, 33, b. NY Ellen l., 15 B. Arthur, 13 Sarah E., 10 Carrie C., 5 Allie M., 3 Florence, 3/12 all children b. WI ************** 1880 United States Federal Census about Carrie Hoyt Name: Carrie Hoyt Home in 1880: Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin Age: 15 Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other) Father's birthplace: VT Mother's birthplace: NY Occupation: Servent Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Horis Baker 32 Clara Baker 30 Alva Baker 2 Carrie Hoyt 15 1880 United States Federal Census about Alvira Hoyt Name: Alvira Hoyt Home in 1880: Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Father's birthplace: NY Mother's birthplace: NY Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Weaving Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Alvira Hoyt 45 Altha Hoyt 13 Florance Hoyt 10 1880 United States Federal Census about Arther Hoyt Name: Arther Hoyt Home in 1880: Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other) Father's birthplace: NY Mother's birthplace: NY Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farm Labr. Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Ann Hopkins 67 Arther Hoyt 23 Would seem that Benjamin died and children are living and working away from home **************** THis family may be related?? 1880 United States Federal Census about A. A. Hoyt Name: A. A. Hoyt Home in 1880: Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin Age: 56 Estimated birth year: abt 1824 Birthplace: Vermont Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Carloline Father's birthplace: NH Mother's birthplace: NH Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age A. A. Hoyt 56 Carloline Hoyt 50 Hoyt 21 Mary Hoyt 16 Bengn. Hoyt 13 Olive Hoyt 10 Tristum Hoyt 41 Julia Hoyt 39 Amelia Peterson 22 from 1850 census, looks like this is Benjamin's brother. ************* 1860 United States Federal Census about Benjamin Hoyt Name: Benjamin Hoyt Age in 1860: 32 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: Vermont Home in 1860: Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin Gender: Male Post Office: Honey Creek Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Benjamin Hoyt 32 Sarah Hoyt 36 Ellen A Hoyt 6 Arthur M Hoyt 4 Estella Hoyt 5.12 Given the gap in ages, possible that Elvira is second wife & mother to Carrie and followeing children. ************** 1850 United States Federal Census about Benjamin Hoyt Name: Benjamin Hoyt Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1829 Birth Place: Vermont Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin also in household is Benjamin, 70 & Susan 66. looks like living with family *************** Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907 about Benjamin Hoyt, Jr Name: Benjamin Hoyt, Jr Marriage Date: 09 Jun 1862 County: Racine Volume: 01 Page: 0314 Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907 about Alvira Kelley Name: Alvira Kelley Marriage Date: 09 Jun 1862 County: Racine Volume: 01 Page: 0314 ********************* Possibly??? Could be that Alvira & Catherine are sisters? 1860 United States Federal Census about Alvira Kelley Name: Alvira Kelley Age in 1860: 26 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Albany, Green, Wisconsin Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Albany Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Hyram Bowen 33 Catherine Bowen 28 Albert Bowen 5 Ida Bowen 1.12 Alvira Kelley 26 ************** Wisconsin Census, 1820-90 about Alvira Kelley Name: Alvira Kelley State: WI County: Walworth County Township: Spring Prairie Year: 1855 Database: WI 1855 State Census Index ********** http://walworthcgs.com/springprairie.html has some info mentioning Benjamin Hoyt, probably grandfather of Carrie. ********** http://www.geocities.com/scarletgen/walworth/history/springprairietidbits.txt >From History of Walworth County Wisconsin, Vol. 1, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, publ. 1912 - Page 406 - 417 Benjamin HOYT (1778-1860) was son of Joseph HOYT and Abigail, daughter of Samuel and Mary FLANDERS. Older father ancestors were 1, John; 2, Thomas; 3, enjamin; 4, Enoch. In 1807 he married Susan HAYES, who died in 1862, leaving even children. Of these, not before named here, Simon Batchelder HOYT (1811-861) married Elizabeth D. CADY, at Honey Creek. Benjamin HOYT, Jr. (born 1829), married, first, Sarah ROBINSON; second, Alvira KELLEY. The elder HOYT was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire; his children were born at Cabot, Vermont. From their third American ancestors, Benjamin HOYT and Hannah PILLSBURG, were also descended the HOYTS of Allen Grove. ********************* Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 about Alvira Hoyt Name: Alvira Hoyt Death Date: 01 Feb 1883 County: Barron Volume: 01 Page #: 0029 Reel: 003 Image: 0441 Index Volume: - ImageNum: 102312 Sequence #: 167932 Level Info: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index. *************** Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 about Florence A Hoyt Name: Florence A Hoyt Death Date: 07 Mar 1899 County: Walworth Volume: 02 Page #: 0431 Reel: 131 Image: 0630 Index Volume: - ImageNum: 102312 Sequence #: 167955 Level Info: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index. ****************** Good Luck!