1860 Village of Clarkston census records listed John as a 62 year old landlord who was born in N.J.
Wife, Mary, age 45 in 1860, was born in N.J.
Children: Benjamin, age 20 in 1860, was born in N.J.; John, age 16, born in N.J.; Caroline, age 14, born in N.J.; David, age 12, born in N.Y.; Charles, age 10, born in N.J.; Woodward, age 8, born in N.J.; Emma, age 6, born in N.J.; and Mary, age 2, born in Michigan.
Also listed in the household in 1860 were Eliza Steele, 18, a milliner who was born in CT.; Sarah A. Guston, 26, a domestic who was born in N.J.; A. Stone, 24, a milliner who was born in Michigan and Peter Coyle, 45, Born in Ireland.