Census Information
Census records reveal many details about individuals and families. They are successive "snapshots" that depict where and how people were living at particular periods in the past. Censuses are often one of the best genealogical research sources available. In the early years of the censuses, particularly those just after immigrating, language barriers existed between census takers and the individuals providing the information. First and last names are often spelled phonetically and data is only as accurate as the people both giving and receiving the information.
Federal law restricts censuses from being made publicly available until they are 70 years old. Therefore, the most recent census data available is from 1930. Because the De Grand family immigrated in 1856, information found for them dates back to 1860. For the year 1890, most federal census records were destroyed by fire. Small fragments still exist for some states, while special veterans schedules exist for those who were old enough to serve in the Civil War.
The list below depicts census information found for the De Grand family. It is not necessarily inclusive of all census records found.
| 1860 | GRANGARSH |
| 1870 | DEGRANGANAGE - Francois, Josephine, Alphonse, Felix (Tn. of Union, Door Co., WI) |
| DEGRANDGAGNAGE - P (Pascal), Augustine, Ernestine, Meary (Mary), Victor (Tn. of Red River, Kewaunee Co, WI) | |
| 1880 | DEGRANDGAGNAGE - Victor, Ferdinande, Francois, Martin, Ferdinande, Florentine, Joseph (Gardner, Door Co, WI) |
| DEGRANDGAGNAGE - Alphons, Catherine, Marie (Tn. of Union, Door Co, WI) | |
| DEGRANDGAGNAGE - Francois, Josephine (Tn. of Union, Door Co, WI) | |
| DEGRANDGAGNAGE - Lucien (Felix), Marie, Eloise (Tn. of Union, Door Co, WI) | |
| DEGRANDGANGNAGE - Pascal, Augustine, Mary, Marie, Desiree, Eugenie, Alphonse, Virgenie (Tn. of Green Bay, Brown Co, WI) | |
| 1900 | DEGRANGANIAGE - Augustine, Desiree, Virginia, Amelia, Jule, Ida, Josephine, Frank (Tn. of Green Bay, Brown Co, WI) |
| 1910 | DEGRAND - Victor, Julia, Lawrence (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) |
| HERSON - Alphonse, Julius, Florence (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) | |
| DEGRANDGAGNAGE - Alphonse, Catherine, John, Adelle, Louis, Rose, Flora, Celestine Herson (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) | |
| 1920 | DEGRANDE - Alphonse, Katherine, Rose, Florence (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) |
| DEGRANDE - Frank, Donie, Clara, Henry, Earnest, Louise, Julia, Madeline, Raymond (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) | |
| DEGRANDE - Andrew, Beatrice, Ruby (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) | |
| DEGRANDE - Isadore, Paulina, Leona, Gertrude Kohler (Flat Rock, Delta Co, MI) | |
| DEGRANDE - Jule, Laura(?) (Cherry Creek School District, Prairie Co, Montana) | |
| DEGRANDE - Joseph A., Emma (Cherry Creek School District, Prairie Co, Montana) | |
| CARIJNAN - Noel, Freda, Nelson, Edward, Agnes, Ellen, Octive, William, Rayne, Mary (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) | |
| MIRON - George, Adele, Laura, Joseph, Olive, Rock, Joseph (father) (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) | |
| DEDREAWE (DEBROUX) - Desire, Veronica, Myrtle Degrand (Denmark, Brown Co, WI) | |
| DEGRAND - Edward, Margaret, Elmer, Sibby, Norman (Tn. of Humboldt, Brown Co, WI) | |
| DEGRAND - Alex Jr (Chicago City, Cook Co, IL) | |
| DEGRAND - Jules, Isabella, Ruth, Genevieve, Edward, Raymond, Bernice, Rock (Escanaba, Delta Co, MI) | |
| DEGRAND - John E., Rose, Emil, Bernadette, Victor, Anna (Wells Twp, Delta Co, MI) |
| DEGRAND - Alfred, Mary, Margaret, Herbert, Albert Borleau (Wells Twp, Delta Co, MI) | |
| 1930 | DEGRAND - Alfred, Mary, Margaret, Herbert (Caledonia Twp, Racine Co, WI) |
| DEGRAND - Frank, Edna, Ralph, Dolores, Shirley (City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI) |