Miles/Mieles Hodges born 1794 in New York

Question

I am related to him through his son Benjamin. Married a Miranda/Maranda born in Vermont. Need any informtaion to connect him to parents/siblings in New York and or Michigan

Answer 1

Son, Benjamin D. Hodge died 3 Sep 1896 Opma Tp., Iona, MI, b. NY 1835 Farmer, widowed parents are Miles Hodges and Merande.

Miles Hodges at 1860 US Census residence Montcalm, MI, town of Bloomer age 66.

Answer 2

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United States Census, 1850 Dallas, Clinton, Michigan

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8D-6MW

Mieles Hodges  M 56 NY

 Maranda Hodges F 52 NY

 Miles R Hodges M 19 NY

 Delilah Hodges F 16 NY

 Benj D Hodges M 13 NY

 Eunice Hodges F 11 NY

 

Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897 

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11631-289877-65?cc=1452402&wc=1077163

Benjamin D. Hodge

death  03 Sep 1896 death place: Ionia Twp, Ionia, MI

Recorded June 15, 1897

Reference number: vol 11 p 431 rtn no 3168

Male  age: 61 years 4 months 9 days

est birth : 1835  NY

father Miles Hodges  mother  Merande Hodges

Male Widowed Farmer

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U S Census, 1880 Ionia, MI

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWSD-Q31

self  Benjamin Hodges  M 45 NY

wife  Carrie Hodges F 40 MI  (Clarissa)

other  Sophia Hodges F 25 MI

other  George Utter M 26 MI

other  Benjaman Hodges M 16 MI

other  John Hodges M 12 MI

dau  Hattie Hodges F 6 MI

son  Jay Hodges M 2 MI

son  Hodges M --- MI