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     Lucy was born at Indian Territory, USA, on 14 December 1900. Lucy is age 9 at the 1910 census..² She was the daughter of Alexander Semple Hotchkin and Jennie F. Russell. She married Robert Henry Carson Jr. at CA, USA, on 19 May 1924.³ She resided at San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA, USA, in 1991. Lucy Pearl (Luke) Hotchkin died on 14 December 2000 at Medford, Jackson County, OR, USA, at age 100.⁴

     Lucy sent the Compiler a clipping that had appeared in The Beeline, Bethany Center, May 1991 regarding her life. "I was born in Ravia, Oklahoma-- or the Indian Territory-- as it did not become a state until 1907, and was named by my grandmother-- Lucy Pearl; Lucy was my aunts name. Grandmother gave me a pair of red shoes every birthday while we lived in Oklahoma. My dad was in the Post Office- always did office work. We moved to Vallejo, California in 1908 or 1909 where he worked in the Navy Yard office at Mare Island. I broke my arm that year playing hopscotch. Two years later our family moved to Klamath Agency, Indian Reservation, Oregon, 30 miles north of Klamath Falls. Dad was Chief Clerk at the Agency. There were no white schools and my Aunt Dell moved out there from Oklahoma and taught at a Day School off the reservation."

     William Russell Hotchkin Sr. was born on 27 August 1898 at Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. William is age 11 at the 1910 census.² He was the son of Alexander Semple Hotchkin and Jennie F. Russell. William Russell Hotchkin Sr. was a PFC, andserved in Field Artillery, during the World War I. He married Gladys Willis Jackson at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, USA, on 27 December 1920.³ He married Sula Frances McLane at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, on 12 August 1924.⁴ William Russell Hotchkin Sr. and Sula Frances McLane appeared on the census of 1930 at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR. The census lists the family as: William R. Hotchkin, 31 (1898), married at 25, born OK, parents born in TX, handler in lumber yard; wife Frances M., 25 (1904), married at age 20, born OR, father born OR, mother KS, no occup; daughter Mary E., 5, born OR; daughter Barbara L., age 3 6/12, born OR.. William Russell Hotchkin Sr. and an unknown person were divorced before 1940 at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR. Divorced at the 1940 census.. He resided at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, in 1964. He died on 11 October 1964 at Portland, Multnomah County, OR, USA, at age 66.^5,2 He was buried at Klamath Memorial Park, at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, USA.

     William died in Portland, Oregon at the Veterans Hospital and was taken back to Klamath for burial. Later when his mother died, she was buried next to him. William was a veteran of World War I, and a member of the Field Artillery. He enlisted on 6 February 1917 at Vancouver, WA and was discharged on 4 June 1920 at San Francisco. The records of Wards Funeral Home list daughters, Mary Ellen Hankins, of Portland and Barbara Jones of Carlsbad, New Mexico and 7 grand children. His only son, William Jr. was living in Klamath Falls at that time. He also had four living sisters; Bess Petty, Louise Woods, Pauline Hotchkin, Ruth Masters, Lucy Carson, and Helen Russell. It is likely that he was divorced from his wife Frances at this time as no wife is named on the funeral records and when his son died, his mother is listed as Frances Padgett, so probabily she had remarried. Funeral records show that he was born in Durant, Oklahoma and had been a carpenter for most of his life.⁶

     Lowell was born at Wynnewood, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA, on 30 October 1894. He is called Eugene and age 15 at the 1910 census..¹ He was the son of Alexander Semple Hotchkin and Jennie F. Russell. Lowell Eugene Hotchkin registered for the World War I Draft on 12 September 1918 while living at Klamath Agency, Klamath County, OR, USA. The registration card gave additional information on him: "He gives his name as Eugene Hotchkin, age 22, born 30 October 1894 in Wynnwood. OK. He is a mail carrier for the US Government. He says that he is single and has a disability of Potts Diease. Google says that this is TB of the bones, usually the spine.". He appeared on the census of 1920 at Klamath Agency, Klamath County, OR. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Eugene L., age 25, b OK, living with his Uncle Henry on the Klamath Reservation. Note that his first and middle names are reversed and he is listed in two locations at this Census and age 24 and 25.. He died on 2 December 1924 at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, USA, at age 30. Cemetery recordes show his death on 24 Dec 1924..^2,3 He was buried at Linkville Pioneer Cemetery, at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, USA. Site 15-5-18.

     The 1910 Census of Solano Co., CA finds him listed as Eugene, while the 1900 census of Indian Territory gives his name as Lowell E. Hotchkin. His death is reported in the records of O'Hair's Funeral Home, 515 Pine St., Klamath Falls, OR. His death occurred on 2 December 1924 at 10:05 AM. and he was buried at the Linkville Cemetery in Klamath Falls. Funeral records say that he was an invalid and lived at the Boarding House or Hotel in Shippington, operated by his parents. The records give his birth as 30 October 1894 in Wynnwood, Indian Territory.³

     Jennie was born at Sherman, Grayson County, TX, USA, on 2 October 1874. Jennie is age 39 at the 1910 census..^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Jackson A. Russell and Elizabeth Austin. She married Alexander Semple Hotchkin at Indian Territory, USA, in 1894. Jennie died on 29 February 1968 at Alameda County, CA, USA, at age 93.^4,5 She was buried at Klamath Memorial Park, at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, USA. Plot Fir G-47-9.

     The 1900 census finds her with her husband in Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation, and her birth date is given as 1874; while the 1910 Census gives a date of 1871. Her maiden name is confirmed by the 1900 Census of Indian Territory and the 1910 Census of Salano Co., CA where her mother Elizabeth Russell, born 1855 in England, is living with the family. The 1900 Census gives a birth date of November 1854. The California Death Records list her death on 29 February 1968, (#1435, #28939.) and the Social Security Records give her birth on 2 October 1874; death in February 1968 and California as the location where her SS card was applied for and death benefits sent. The birth and death dates are confirmed by the records of O'Hair's Funeral Home, 515 Pine St., Klamath Falls, OR. These records show her birth in Sherman, Texas on 2 October 1874 and her death in San Francisco on 29 February 1968. Her body was sent to Klamath for burial on 4 March, 1968. The records show that she was survived by daughters, Pauline Hotchkin of San Francisco; Lucy Carson of Redding; Bess H. Petty of Crescent City; Ruth H. Masters of Grants Pass; Louise H. Wood of Portland and Helen H. Russell of Salem.
     Her grand daughter, Jeanne Masters DeCourcey says that her grandmother was small, totally white haired and with a very large wit. Jeanne, also, says that all the daughters were bright, excellent game players and very competitive; her mother, Ruth, she says, was the adventurous one of the family.

     Walter was born at Cassville, Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, USA, on 29 July 1867. Age 2 at the 1870 census. He was the son of Charles P. Hotchkin and Maria Anne Chapman. He married Anna Marie Williams at Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, on 2 December 1891.¹ Walter Jerome Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1910 at Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Walter J. Hotchkin, age 42, m1, 0 children, b NY, father b RI, m b NY; wife Anna M., age 42, b NY, parents b NY. Living with Walters mother Maria.. He lived in 1917 at Cassville, Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, USA. Directory says that they are farmers in Hay and Corn, gives his wife as Anna M. They farm 196 acres.² He died on 30 June 1923 at Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, at age 55.³ He was buried at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery, at Clayville, Oneida County, NY, USA.

     The 1870 census of Paris, Oneida Co., NY finds him with his parents. A guardian document on file in Oneida Co indicates that Charles P. Hotchkin is his father and guardian and that he was 7 years old on July 29th the year before the document was filed on 22 February 1875. The will of Anna Maria Hotchkin establishes her as mother of Walter J., Vol 64, Pg 155, Letters 24, 106. of Paris, NY. In his grandmothers Will he is mentioned as the son of Charles; and left $200, but a codicil dated 8 July 1891 disowns him and says that he shall receive no part of her estate. The Paris Town Clerk furnished his birth and death dates. It seems somewhat confusing that his mothers and his wife’s names are the reversal of each other.

     Maria Anne Chapman was born on 18 September 1841 at Cassville, Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Willard A. Chapman and Martha (Patty) Stone. She married Charles P. Hotchkin at NY, USA, circa 1866. Maria Anne Chapman appeared on the census of 1910 at Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Maria Hotchkin, head, 60, Widow, farmer, 1 child, 1 living, NY, father born Rhode Island, mother NY; son Walter J., 42, married once, 18 years, no children; daughter-in-law Anna M., 42, married once, no children, NY, parents NY.. She died on 20 September 1914 at Paris Twp, Oneida County, NY, at age 73.^1,2 She was buried at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery, at Clayville, Oneida County, NY, USA.

     The 1870 census of Paris, Oneida Co., NY finds her with her husband Charles Hotchkin and son Walter, she is called Mariah in this census. In her Will she says that her son is Walter J. and her name is given as Annie M. Hotchkin; which would be a reversal of her first and middle names. This Will recognizes niece's Grace Chapman and Annie Chapman. The Paris Town Clerk furnished her birth and death dates to the Compiler. In 1891 she is the Grantee of property from Silas Clarke, 4 May 1891, Libr 488, pg 220 and on 22 August 1892 she is the grantee of property from Reuben Tower, Libr 496, pg 233.

     Cyrus Hotchkin was born on 6 February 1889 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. He was the son of Charles Eugene Hotchkin Rev. and Eleanor Copeland. Cyrus Hotchkin died on 10 December 1914 at Shreveport, Caddo County, LA, USA, at age 25. He was robbed and killed by 2 negroes who were later lynched by a mob of fifty men. The newspaper article says that he was an oil field worker who had come to Mooringport, LA recently and that his mother lived in Chiloquin, OR. The murderers were Charles Washington and Breard Henderson..¹ He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, at Shreveport, Caddo County, LA, USA. Buried under the name of C. Hatchiss and interred on 12/12/1914, ID #13553, Dr Heard attending..

     The 1900 census of Indian Territory shows him living with his father, brothers and sisters. Dorothy Garlington gives his death year and says that he was murdered. The conditions and cause of his murder are discussed under his death tag.

     Lucy Eleanor Hotchkin was born on 12 November 1886 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. She was the daughter of Charles Eugene Hotchkin Rev. and Eleanor Copeland. Lucy Eleanor Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1910 at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO, USA. The census lists the family as: Elenor Hotchkins, 23 (1886), single, OK, parents born in OK, boarding with the Charles Pemberton family, a domestic, working out.. She married Moses Lee Moore at MO, USA, in 1919. She was married at 33 and he at 36 according to the 1930 census.. Lucy Eleanor Hotchkin died on 13 January 1978 at Denver, Denver County, CO, USA, at age 91. She was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, at Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, CO, USA.

     The 1900 census of Indian Territory shows her living with her father, brothers and sisters. The census has her name as Lucy Eleanor. Dorothy Garlington refers to her as Eleanor Lucy and gives her exact birth and death dates and says that she is buried with her sister Mary Philena at Crown Hill Cemetery, Denver, Co. The 1930 census also calls her Eleanor L.

     Joseph Frank Hotchkin was born in May 1884 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. He was the son of Charles Eugene Hotchkin Rev. and Eleanor Copeland. Joseph Frank Hotchkin died in 1908 at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO, USA. He was buried in 1908 at Fairview Cemetery, at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO, USA. Block 009 Lot 034 Plot EC.¹

     The 1900 census of Indian Territory 184-46-10 shows him living with his father, brothers and sisters; his mother has died. Dorothy Garlington refers to him as Joseph Frank, but his family gave census taker the name Frank Joseph. Dorothy Garlington gives birth and death dates, says that he was not married and that he died of tuberculosis while being nursed by his sister Mary Philena. He is buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Colorado Springs, CO.

     Sarah Barnard was born on 16 April 1770 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT, USA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Edward Barnard Jr. She married Ambrose Hodgkin at CT, USA, circa 1789.⁴ Sarah Barnard died on 6 August 1845 at Windsor Locks, Hartford County, CT, USA, at age 75.^2,5 She was buried at Grove Cemetery, at Windsor Locks, Hartford County, CT, USA. Gravestone says died 6 August 1845 at age 78 yrs..

     Sarah's name and the marriage comes from Transcrip, #31288, 8 July, 1925; however, Transcript, #2036, 21 Jul., 1924, refers to her as Sarah Barret.

     Alexander was born at Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA, on 11 April 1863. Alexander is listed in two 1910 censuses, first in Salano, CA with his family, where he is age 47 and 2nd in Klamath OR, where he is a boarder, age 49..^2,3 He was the son of Henry W. Hotchkin and Mary Jane Semple. He married Jennie F. Russell at Indian Territory, USA, in 1894. Alexander Semple Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1900 at Twp 2, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Alexander S., age 36, b 4-1864 in Ind. Terr., married 6 years; wife Jennie F., age 25, b 10-1894 in TX, father b MS, mother b Eng., married 6 years, 3 children, 3 living; son Lowell E., age 5, b 10-1894 in Ind. Terr., father b Ind. Terr., mother b TX; dau Pauline, age 3, b 11-1896 in Ind. Terr., father b Ind. Terr., mother b TX; son William R., age 2, b 8-1898 in Ind. Terr., father b Ind. Terr., mother b TX; mother in law Eliza Russell, age 45, b 11-1854 in Eng, wd, 2 children, 2 living.. He died on 19 March 1941 at Napa County, CA, USA, at age 77.^4,5 He was buried on 22 March 1941 at Linkville Pioneer Cemetery, at Klamath Falls, Klamath County, OR, USA. Cemetery records say that he has no stone. Site 15-5-21 NS.

     We know quite a bit about Alexander and his wife Jennie from various available records. At the 1900 Census, they are living in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; now the Northeast part of Oklahoma. Living nearby were Charles E. Hotchkin and his wife Mary. The History of the State of Oklahoma, published in 1909 says that Alexander was an Indian school teacher for several years and then went to California to work for the US Government at the Mare Island Ship Yards. According to the children’s birth records given in the 1920 Census, their move to California would have been between 1907 and 1910; and their later move to Oregon about 1913. At the 1900 Census he had said that he was an Insurance Agent. The records at O'Hair Funeral Home say that he was an Accountant prior to his death and his daughter Lucy Pearl, in a letter to the Compiler, says that he worked for several Post Offices while in Oklahoma.
     At the 1910 Census he is found in two places; he, his wife and children are found at 130 Illinois Street, Valley City, Salano Co., California, which would be the Mare Island area, and he is also listed as a boarder in the home of Silas and Lillian Robinson, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Here, he is described as a clerk at the Indian Agency. At both places he says that he has been married 16 years. At the Valley City location, all his children are listed as living at home and all except Ruth were born in Indian Territory. Ruth was born after arriving in California. Mary Louise and Helen Roberta were born after this date in Klamath. His obituary says that he worked in the Indian Agency from 1910 to 1919 when he retired due to ill health. The Compiler has visited the Klamath Indian Agency; about 30 miles north of Klamath Falls, now empty and fenced to protect the historical buildings. It was here that Mary Louise and Helen Roberta were born. Alexander and his wife Jennie made their home in Shippington, the lakeshore area of Klamath Falls, where they operated the Cook House for the Klamath Lumber and Box Company. The obituary said that his wife, 6 daughters and one son, three sisters, one brother and 11 grandchildren survived him. City Directories are available for Klamath Falls starting in 1936 and these directories give a further insight into the lives of Alexander's family. In 1936 he and Jennie are living at 2810 Front Street. At the next available directory, 1942-43, Jennie is a widow and operating the Shippington Boarding House by herself. At the 1949-50 directories, Jennie is operating the boarding house with the help of her son William R. Sr.
     His widow, Jennie F. 9 Jun 1947, filed the Will of Alexander for probate. This Will listed his children as: Pauline D. Hotchkin, age 51, New York City; Lucy Carson, age 47, Redding, CA; Bessie Petty, age 40, Seattle, WA; Ruth Masters, age 38, Holland, OR; Louise Wood, age 35, Portland, OR; Helen Russel, age 32, Shippington, OR; William Hotchkin, age 49, Shippington, OR. According to the Will, he owned two pieces of real estate; his home, which was on lot 7 & 8 of Shippington Addition in Klamath Falls and 37 acres which was Lot 3 of Sec. 7 in Township 41 South, of Range 5, East of the Willamette Meridian, OR.
     A Certificate is recorded in the County Recorders Office, Klamath County that show A. S. Hotchkin appointed as a pastor of the Yainax Indian Mission and entitled to perform marriages. The District Superintendent, Klamath District, and Conference of the Methodist Church of Oregon signed this certificate. The compiler has a copy of this document. Ebenezer Hotchkin Jr., in notes found in the Presbyterian Historical Society, refers to Alex as a preacher and teacher.

     Leigh Donald Bowman was born circa 1900.² He married Marian Katherine Hotchkin at 1st Baptish Church, Norwich, Chenango County, NY, USA, on 14 October 1933.³ Leigh Donald Bowman appeared on the census of 1940 at Norwich, Chenango County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Leigh Bauman, age 30 born 1910 in NY, married, manage milk plant; wife Marian, age 36 born 1904 in NY; dau Ann, age 4 born 1936 in NY; mother-in-law Maude Hotchkin, age 61 born 1879 in NY, widow; all lived in same house in 1935..

     Gardiner Everett Angier was born on 12 March 1853 at Piermont, Rockland County, NY, USA. New Hampshire Birth Records 1659- 1900. He was the son of Gardiner Foster Angier and Mary Sanborn. Gardiner Everett Angier married Amy Adeline Cowell on 19 June 1889 at Peoria, Peoria County, IL, USA. New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637- 1947.. He married Mary Jane Hotchkin at St Joseph, Berrien County, MI, USA, on 5 January 1898. They were married by James Hamilton MG. Recorded in NH. New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637- 1947..^1,2 Gardiner Everett Angier appeared on the census of 1900 at Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Gardiner F. Angier, oct 1823, 76, married 50 years, born MI, parents born MS; wife Mary S., Nov 1829, 70, married 50 years, born NH, parents born NH; son Gardiner E., Mar 1853, widow, born NY, merchant.. He died in 1933 at Union County, NJ, USA. A boarder in Plainfield, NJ at the 1930 census.. He was buried at Hillside Cemetery, at Scotch Plains, Union County, NJ, USA.

     Most of the information is found in their marriage applications of Berrien County, Michigan. Records indicated that he was born and raised in New York, and that his age at the time of marriage was 44. The name on the grave of his wife and son is Angier. His marriage application stated that his parents were G. F. Augier and Mary Sanborn.

     William E. Livingston was born in December 1865 at MI, USA. 1900 census.¹ He was the son of John H. Livingston and Sarah Martin. He married Susan Blanche Hotchkin at Jackson, Jackson County, MI, USA, on 17 May 1892. Married by Rev George L. Mount, MG and witnessed by Amos Taylor and Millie Hammil.
Groom name: Will E Livingston
Groom age: 26 years
Groom birth year: 1866
Groom birth place: Sandstone
Bride name: Blanche Hotchkin
Bride age: 20 years
Bride birth year: 1872
Bride birth place: Spring Arbor
Marriage date: 17 May 1892
Marriage place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan
Father of groom name: John H.
Mother of groom name: Sarah Martin
Father of bride name: Edwin
Mother of bride name: Rue Todd
Film number: 2342493
Digital GS number: 4208247
Image number: 297
Reference number: v 2 p 363 rn 166
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925.² He resided at Sandstone, Jackson County, MI, USA, in 1892. William E. Livingston appeared on the census of 1900 at Onondaga, Ingham County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: William Livingston, Dec 1865, 34, married 7 years, born MI, parents born NY, farmer; wife Blanche, Sep 1871, 28, married 7 years, 2 children 1 living, born MI, father born NY, mother MI.. He died on 5 February 1938 at Parma, Jackson County, MI, USA, at age 72. Death date according to the Hotchkin Family Reunion Notes..^3,1 He was buried at Pherdun Cemetery, at Sandstone, Jackson County, MI, USA.

     William was a farmer and the son of John L. Livingston and Sarah Martin. Blanche's marriage to Will E. Livingston is found in Jackson Co. Vital Records, which say that they were married on 18 May 1892, by George L. Mount, MG and witnessed by Amos Taylor and Millie Hammill. The marriage records give her parents as Edwin Hotchkin and Rue Todd, her age as 20, and says that she resided in Spring Arbor and was born at that place.

     Alice L. Parshall was born in 1862 at Concord, Jackson County, MI, USA. She was the daughter of James H. Parshall and Mary Ann Nearpass. Alice L. Parshall married Joseph M. Gary on 27 April 1878 at Marshall, Calhoun County, MI, USA.¹ She married Edwin Andy (Edward) Hotchkin at Spring Arbor, Jackson County, MI, USA, on 4 March 1888.² Alice L. Parshall and Edwin Andy (Edward) Hotchkin were divorced circa 1892 at Jackson County, MI, USA. She married Lewis D. Straw at Concord, Jackson County, MI, on 4 August 1893. Obviously there is a mistake here as The Compiler has a Hotchkin child born after her marriage to Straw..¹ Alice L. Parshall married S. T. Tripp on 10 March 1917 at Jackson, Jackson County, MI, USA.¹ Alice L. Parshall died in 1936 at Jackson County, MI. She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, at Concord, Jackson County, MI, USA.

     The marriage of Alice Parshall Gary to Andy Hotchkin is given in Jackson Co. Vital Records, H-11 as 4 March 1888. He gave his parents as Elie Hotchkin and Electa Smith and she as James H. Parshall and Mary Nearpass, both resided in Spring Arbor. Edwin said that he was born in New York and she in Concord, MI. They were married by Seldon Woodworth, JP and witnessed by G. W. and Frankie Harrington in Spring Arbor. He gave his age as 49. She gave her age as 26. They must have divorced because she married Lewis D. Straw on 4 August 1893. Alice had an earlier marriage to Mr. Gary as that name is given on the Marriage License. At that time she gave a middle initial of L.

     Earnest Frank Hotchkin was born on 1 June 1859 at El Paso, Woodford County, IL, USA. This birth date is in his mothers Civil War Pension application.^1,2 He was the son of Eber Hall Hotchkin Segt. and Celia Ann Bayne. He married Anna (Annie) Miller Mueller at Peoria County, IL, USA, on 20 July 1880. Marriage date according to 1900 census and IL Marriage Index..³ Earnest Frank Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1900 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, F. E., age 40, b 6-1859 in IL, father born IL, mother OH, switchman for railroad; wife Annie, age 38, b 6-1861, born MO, parents born Germany; daughter Della M., Nov 1881, age 19, born IL, dress trimmer; son John F., age 18, b 3-1882 in SD, single, day labor; son William M., age 16, b 4-1884 in SD, single, apprentice blacksmith; son Hugh J., age 13, b 11-1886 in SD, day labor; dau Frances C., age 8, b 10-1891 in IL, at school; dau Hanna M., age 6, b 10-1893 in IL, at school; son Walter J., age 4, b 10-1895 in IL; dau Myrtle M., age 2, b 11-1897 in IL.. He married Matilda Frichow Firhon at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, in 1918. Date according to the 1930 census.. Earnest Frank Hotchkin was a Carpenter in 1920. He resided at Chicago, Cook County, IL, in 1928. He died on 9 November 1936 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, at age 77. Listed as Frank E. in Cook County Death records..^4,5 He was buried at Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens (West), at Willow Springs, Cook County, IL, USA.

     Frank's grandson Hugh Miller Hotchkin reports on this individual, but much of the information was confused with his father, Eber. Hugh says that Frank had brothers who joined the Union army and one died of starvation in a confederate prison camp. This was his father, Eber. According to Hugh, Frank (Eber) moved down the Allegheny River and Ohio River to North Bend, Ohio, and then, across Indiana to El Paso, IL where they lived for a while. Eber did live and was married in El Paso. From there the family moved across Iowa and ended near Mitchell, South Dakota (Hugh is correct that this would be Frank's family). After hardships with cold winters and dry summers Frank decided to move to Chicago. The move to Chicago was in cattle cars and they ended at and lived in an area at the Chicago Stock Yards called "back of the yards."      
     The 1900 census of Chicago, Cook Co., IL finds him living at 5143 Winchester St with his wife Annie. This census gives his birth as Jun 1859 and the place as IL. The census report says that they had 10 children, 8 still living and they had been married 20 years. The census says, his father was born in NY and mother in Ohio. His occupation was R. R. Switchman and he owned his home with a mortgage.      
     After the death of his wife Anna, Frank married the house keeper, Mrs Ferguson, who had a son LeRoy. According to grandson Hugh, LeRoy Ferguson became the Archbishop of the Episcopalian Church in St. Paul, MN and Hugh believes that LeRoy collected and wrote information on the Hotchkin Family. Like much information carried down in a family, some of the above is correct, some is erroneous and some cannot be verified. The compiler has no information on LeRoy, but he was likely born in Chicago.
     Frank's grandson, Raymond Harry says that Frank's proper name was Frank Edward but he was often called Edward Frank. The records show that he was Ernest Frank by birth, but was called Frank Ernest. Raymond gives the first name of Frank's second wife, Matilda or Mathilda. Raymond Harry Hotchkin says relatives lived in the state of Minnesota near Ely. He also says that an Uncle of John Francis (brother of Frank Edward?) was an Episcopalian Minister in the Northwest and visited them occasionally. The compiler thinks that this is likely LeRoy Ferguson, son of Frank's second wife. There is no verification on any of this information.
     Ernest first appears in the Chicago City Directories in 1895, as a railroad switchman residing at 5141 Winchester. In 1896 the family lives at 345 Leeland and in 1898 they are back at the Winchester address. They appear at this address through 1910. The 1910 directory is the last directory available until 1928. The 1928 Polk Directory says that he is a carpenter and contractor and lives at 5828 S. Artesian, which is also the address of Hugh J., John F. and William M. Hotchkin. A microfilm of some voting records of 1892, has him at 5141 Winchester, Dist. 1, Ward 30, Precinct 34. The records show that he had lived in the precinct 2 months, the county 4 years and the state 4 years. This information likely places the families move from SD to IL in 1888. The death certificate for Frank, calls him Frank E. Hotchkin, born 1 Jun 1859, in El Paso, IL. It says that his father was Eber Hotchkin, and mother unknown. The certificate says that he worked 35 years for R. R. Donally Co. as a carpenter, and last worked in Aug 1936. His father's birthplace is given as Sullivan, NY.

     Anna (Annie) Miller Mueller was born in June 1861 at MO, USA. Hugh J Hotchkin Death Certificate gives his mother's surname as Mueller. She married Earnest Frank Hotchkin at Peoria County, IL, USA, on 20 July 1880. Marriage date according to 1900 census and IL Marriage Index..¹ Anna (Annie) Miller Mueller died on 4 December 1905 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, at age 44.²

     The 1900 census of Chicago, Cook Co., IL finds her with her husband. This census says that her parents were both born in Germany; that she had been married 20 years, had 10 children of which eight were living and she resided at 5148 Winchester, Chicago, IL. Her Death Record (#177-21) shows her address at death as 5145 Kenmore. It is believed that she died in child birth because records show another Anna died the same day with notation of SB.

     Hilda Marion Roberts was born on 17 August 1935 at Woody Point, Newfoundland, Canada.¹ She married Anthony Vaughn Hotchkin at Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, USA, on 1 April 1967. There may be a mistake in this date as the Minnesota Birth Records 1935- 2002 have a birth of Agnes Mabel to Anthony and Hilda on 17 July 1960..¹

     Susan Blanche Hotchkin was born on 16 September 1871 at Spring Arbor, Jackson County, MI, USA. 1900 census confirms month and year of birth.^1,2 She was the daughter of Edwin Andy (Edward) Hotchkin and Rufina U. (Rue) Todd. She married William E. Livingston at Jackson, Jackson County, MI, USA, on 17 May 1892. Married by Rev George L. Mount, MG and witnessed by Amos Taylor and Millie Hammil.
Groom name: Will E Livingston
Groom age: 26 years
Groom birth year: 1866
Groom birth place: Sandstone
Bride name: Blanche Hotchkin
Bride age: 20 years
Bride birth year: 1872
Bride birth place: Spring Arbor
Marriage date: 17 May 1892
Marriage place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan
Father of groom name: John H.
Mother of groom name: Sarah Martin
Father of bride name: Edwin
Mother of bride name: Rue Todd
Film number: 2342493
Digital GS number: 4208247
Image number: 297
Reference number: v 2 p 363 rn 166
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925.³ Susan Blanche Hotchkin died on 7 November 1931 at Spring Arbor, Jackson County, MI, at age 60.^4,2 She was buried at Pherdun Cemetery, at Sandstone, Jackson County, MI, USA.

     The Jackson County Genealogical Society furnished the Compiler a copy of an old bible page which gave her birth and death dates. This entry was likely made at the time of death. Her birth and death are also recorded in the Hotchkin Reunion Notes.

     Anna Elizabeth Laing was born on 4 March 1842 at MI, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Abram Laing and Elizabeth Jones. She married Francis L. Hotchkin at Saline, Washtenaw County, MI, USA, on 17 April 1862.³ Anna Elizabeth Laing died on 14 February 1906 at Manchester, Washtenaw County, MI, USA, at age 63.^4,2 She was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, at Saline, Washtenaw County, MI, USA.

     Her son Ernest's Death Certificate gives the name as Lane instead of Laing.