Register Report for John HOPKINS - ILGenWebRegister Report for John HOPKINS Generation 3 (con't) William HOPKINS and Jane Wilson WILLIS were married on 19 Mar 1812. They had the following

Register Report for John HOPKINS

Generation 1

1. John HOPKINS-1. He died in 1791.

Jean GORDON.

John HOPKINS and Jean GORDON married. They had the following children:

i.2. Archibald HOPKINS was born in 1760 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA. He died on 25 Jan 1848 in Red Oak, Brown, Ohio, USA (88y).

Generation 2

2. Archibald HOPKINS-2 (John-1) was born in 1760 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA. He died on 25 Jan 1848 in Red Oak, Brown, Ohio, USA (88y). He was buried in Red Oak, Brown, Ohio, USA.

Notes for Archibald HOPKINS:General Notes: Archibald was born 1760 in Virginia. He went to KY before settling in Red Oak. He was a Revolutionary War soldier in VA and is listed in the DAR #95175.

Elizabeth POAGE.

Archibald HOPKINS and Elizabeth POAGE married. They had the following children:

i.3. William HOPKINS was born on 29 Jan 1786 in Virginia. He married Jane Wilson WILLIS on 19 Mar 1812. He died on 16 Sep 1848 in Putnam, Illinois, USA (vs 1842).

ii. John HOPKINS was born in 1787. He died in 1872.

iii. Jane HOPKINS.

iv. Mary HOPKINS was born in 1790. She died in 1872.

v. Sarah HOPKINS.

vi. Robert HOPKINS was born in 1794. He died in 1874.

Margaret SHANKLIN. She died on 09 Mar 1854. She was buried in Red Oak, Brown, Ohio, USA.

Archibald HOPKINS and Margaret SHANKLIN were married 2nd wife, 10 children. They had no children.

Generation 3

3. William HOPKINS-3 (Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 29 Jan 1786 in Virginia. He died on 16 Sep 1848 in Putnam, Illinois, USA (vs 1842).

Jane Wilson WILLIS was born on 22 Jan 1790 in South Carolina, USA. She died on 21 Dec 1857 in Putnam, Illinois, USA (vs 1849).

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Generation 3 (con't)

William HOPKINS and Jane Wilson WILLIS were married on 19 Mar 1812. They had the following children:

i. Archibald Wilson HOPKINS was born on 28 Dec 1812. He died on 17 Dec 1839 (vs 1836, of typhoid fever). He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

ii.4. Joel Willis HOPKINS was born on 29 Jul 1814 in Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA. He married Eleanor Jane HARRISON in 1840. He died on 16 Feb 1902 in Putnam, Illinois, USA.

iii. Elizabeth HOPKINS was born on 28 Jan 1816 in Ohio, USA. She married James Willis MARGRAVE on 08 Feb 1838 in Putnam, Illinois, USA (8 children). She died on 24 May 1892 in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA. She was buried in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, USA (Mount Hope Cemetery).

Notes for Elizabeth HOPKINS:General Notes: DEATH NOTICE: Brown County World - May 27, 1892 "Mrs. J.W. Margrave, one of the oldest residents of Brown County, died Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Her death was not unexpected, as she has been bedfast for some months. A large number of friends sympathize with the aged husband and children in their bereavement. Funeral services from the Presbyterian Church Thursday at 10 o'clock. "

iv. John Crawford HOPKINS was born on 25 Feb 1818 in Ohio, USA. He died on 07 Feb 1907 in Iowa, USA. He was buried in Green Mountain, Marshall, Iowa, USA (Green Mountain Cemetery).

Notes for John Crawford HOPKINS:General Notes: "John Crawford Hopkins went to Iowa in May, 1855, and has lived in Marshall County ever since. He was one of the charter members of the church at Green Mountain, was chosen deacon June 6, 1857, and has held the office ever since. He is the only one of the original members now living. Because of his blindness, he cannot officiate at the communion cervice. He was for eleven years superintendent of the Sunday school, and has always been ready for any service for the 'Master.' At eighty-six he is the last one left of his father's family." Hopkins genealogy by Ella Warren Harrison 1905

v. Martha HOPKINS was born on 20 Jun 1820 (5th child). She married James B McCORD on 15 Oct 1867. She died on 24 Jun 1881 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA (61y4d). She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Notes for Martha HOPKINS:General Notes: "When twenty-nine years of age, went into the ome of her brother, Joel Willis Hopkins to mother his motherles little children, and to assist him in the care of their invalid brother Stephen Dawse Hopkins. For thirteen years she gave herself without stint to these loved ones, when the marriage of her brother in 1862 relieved her somewhat of these cares, and Oct. 15, 1867, she was married to James B. McCord. For seven years her home was in the village of Granville. In August, 1874, her husband died, and she went to Toulon, Illinois, to make her home with her niece Mrs. Mary H. Hopkins Wright, where for seven years she was surrounded by all the comforts that loving hearts could devise. She died at Toulon, Illinois, June 24, 1881, and is buried in the cemetery at Granville, Ill." Hopkins genealogy by Ella Warren Harrison 1905




vi. Stephen Dawse HOPKINS was born on 19 Sep 1822. He died on 10 Jan 1867. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

vii.5. George Burder HOPKINS was born on 18 Nov 1824 in Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA. He married Rachel Catherine BRANDO on 02 Apr 1850. He died on 24 May 1904 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

viii. Margaret HOPKINS was born on 02 Apr 1827. She died on 16 Nov 1857. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

ix.6. Melinda HOPKINS was born on 01 May 1831. She died on 22 May 1865.

Generation 4

4. Joel Willis HOPKINS-4 (William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 29 Jul 1814 in Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA. He died on 16 Feb 1902 in Putnam, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Eleanor Jane HARRISON was born on 25 Feb 1820. She died on 20 Feb 1849 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Joel Willis HOPKINS and Eleanor Jane HARRISON were married in 1840. They had the following children:

i. Eveline Winslow HOPKINS was born on 06 Nov 1841 (1st child). She died on 05 Jan 1848 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (childhood, age 6y).

ii. Jennie HOPKINS. She died childhood.

iii.8. Archibald Wilson HOPKINS was born on 04 Jan 1845 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He married Cara Louisa McVAY on 14 Apr 1898. He died on 02 Mar 1926 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

iv.9. Mary Harrison HOPKINS was born on 30 Dec 1846. She died on 13 Dec 1945 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA.

v.10. Helen DeArmond HOPKINS was born on 03 Jun 1848. She died on 27 Dec 1920.

Sarah SMITH daughter of Alba SMITH was born in New York, USA.

Joel Willis HOPKINS and Sarah SMITH were married in 1862. They had the following children:

i. Martha B HOPKINS.

ii.7. Martha HOPKINS was born in 1865 in Illinois, USA.

5. George Burder HOPKINS-4 (William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 18 Nov 1824 in Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA. He died on 24 May 1904 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Notes for George Burder HOPKINS:General Notes:




General Notes: "George Burder made his home on a farm near his father's. He was a man of strong opinions and great thrift. He held the positions of deacon in the church and trustee of Wheaton College." Hopkins Genealogy 1905

Rachel Catherine BRANDO was born on 18 May 1825. She died on 17 Sep 1892. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

George Burder HOPKINS and Rachel Catherine BRANDO were married on 02 Apr 1850. They had the following children:

i. Gustave Wade HOPKINS was born on 13 Jan 1851 (1st child). He died on 12 Mar 1852. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

ii.11. William K HOPKINS was born on 27 Jan 1853 (2nd child). He married Clara A BARNARD on 19 Feb 1878. He died on 07 Jul 1942.

iii.12. Mary Eva HOPKINS was born on 04 Feb 1855 in Illinois (3rd child). She died on 03 Jul 1903.

iv.13. Henry Miles HOPKINS was born on 07 Feb 1857 (4th child). He married Mary M NUTTEN on 20 Dec 1881.

v.14. Albert Wade HOPKINS was born on 27 Feb 1859. He married Louisa Virginia MARTIN on 27 Feb 1883. He died on 11 Feb 1951.

vi.15. Margarette Ann HOPKINS was born on 02 Apr 1861. She married Baxter Todd FRENCH on 27 Jun 1883. She died on 10 May 1948.

vii. George Lewis HOPKINS was born on 17 Apr 1863 (7th child). He died on 20 Feb 1865. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

viii. V Kitty HOPKINS was born on 27 Apr 1866. She died on 27 Oct 1866. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

ix.16. Rachel Melinda HOPKINS was born on 09 Mar 1868 (9th child). She married Ellsworth EDGERLEY on 28 Mar 1892. She died on 13 Nov 1957 in Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA.

x.17. George B HOPKINS was born on 20 Feb 1871. He married Emma CARL on 02 Jun 1892.

6. Melinda HOPKINS-4 (William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 01 May 1831. She died on 22 May 1865. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Abbott BARKER was born on 12 Jan 1823. He died on 28 Jun 1905. He was buried in Mazon, Grundy, Illinois, USA (Brookside Cemetery).

Abbott BARKER and Melinda HOPKINS married. They had the following children:

i. Hannah Jane BARKER was born on 16 Jan 1857 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. She died on 10 Jan 1934 in Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, USA. She was buried in Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, USA (Atlantic Cemetery).




ii. Joel H BARKER was born on 31 Jan 1860 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He died in 1948. He was buried in Mazon, Grundy, Illinois, USA (Brookside Cemetery).

Generation 5

7. Martha HOPKINS-5 (Joel Willis-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born in 1865 in Illinois, USA.

Sidney WHITAKER Sr was born in 1860 in Illinois, USA. He died on 26 May 1939 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

Sidney WHITAKER Sr and Martha HOPKINS married. They had the following children:

i. Sidney WHITAKER Jr was born in 1899 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

ii.18. John WHITAKER was born in 1901 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

iii.19. Joel WHITAKER was born in 1902 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

iv. Sarah H WHITAKER was born in 1904 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

v. Wilhelmina WHITAKER was born in 1905 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

vi. Richard H WHITAKER was born in 1907 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

8. Archibald Wilson HOPKINS-5 (Joel Willis-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 04 Jan 1845 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He died on 02 Mar 1926 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Cara Louisa McVAY was born on 17 Oct 1861. She died on 27 May 1957 in Cook, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Archibald Wilson HOPKINS and Cara Louisa McVAY were married on 14 Apr 1898. They had the following children:

i. Eleanor Jane HOPKINS was born on 15 Feb 1899 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. She died on 28 Nov 1977 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

ii. Joel Willis HOPKINS was born on 19 Sep 1902 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He died on 08 Jan 1972 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

9. Mary Harrison HOPKINS-5 (Joel Willis-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 30 Dec 1846. She died on 13 Dec 1945 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA (Toulon Cemetery).

William Wilberforce WRIGHT was born on 10 Sep 1842. He died on 30 Sep 1912. He was buried in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA (Toulon Cemetery).

William Wilberforce WRIGHT and Mary Harrison HOPKINS married. They had the following children:




i. Eleanor Matilda WRIGHT was born on 30 May 1877 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA. She died on 07 Feb 1936 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA. She was buried in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA (Toulon Cemtery).

ii.20. William Wilberforce WRIGHT was born on 12 Aug 1878. He died on 08 Jul 1940. He married Phoebe Louis ROBBINS on 20 Oct 1940 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA.

iii. Mary Amelia WRIGHT was born on 06 Nov 1880. She died on 30 Jul 1881. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

10. Helen DeArmond HOPKINS-5 (Joel Willis-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 03 Jun 1848. She died on 27 Dec 1920. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Robert L McCORD was born on 07 Aug 1830. He died in 1909. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Robert L McCORD and Helen DeArmond HOPKINS married. They had the following children:

i. Archibald Wilson McCORD was born on 06 Feb 1878. He died on 22 Sep 1902. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

ii. William Newell McCORD was born in 1879 (6th child, died day born). He died in 1879. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

11. William K HOPKINS-5 (George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 27 Jan 1853 (2nd child). He died on 07 Jul 1942. He was buried in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, USA (Riverside Cemetery).

Clara A BARNARD was born on 01 Sep 1854. She died on 29 Jun 1926. She was buried in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, USA (Riverside Cemetery).

William K HOPKINS and Clara A BARNARD were married on 19 Feb 1878. They had the following children:

i. Mabel H HOPKINS was born on 11 Nov 1878. She died in 1972. She was buried in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, USA (Riverside Cemetery).

ii. Wade Barnard HOPKINS was born on 14 Jun 1884. He died in May 1887. He was buried in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, USA (Riverside Cemetery).

12. Mary Eva HOPKINS-5 (George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 04 Feb 1855 inIllinois (3rd child). She died on 03 Jul 1903. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Notes for Mary Eva HOPKINS:General Notes: "MARY EVA HOPKINS, third child of George Burder Hopkins and Rachel Catherine Brando. Was two years at Wheaton College. She went to Chicago in January, 1887, and engaged in Bible work with Miss Dyer, where she stayed until April, 1892, when she was called home by the serious illness of her mother. To her she gave a daughter's most devoted care until her death, September, 1892. She then kept the old homestead bright and homelike for her father, always ready with a glad welcome for the children and grandchildren, until the spring of 1902, when a mortal malady shut her in with pain, for which no remedy was found. She died July 3, 1902, and is buried in the Granville cemetery. She left a




which no remedy was found. She died July 3, 1902, and is buried in the Granville cemetery. She left a legally adopted daughter, Madelene, born September 22, 1898." Hopkins family genealogy 1905

Mary Eva HOPKINS and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

i.21. Madelene Elizabeth HOPKINS was born on 22 Sep 1898 (adopted 19 Jan 1899).

13. Henry Miles HOPKINS-5 (George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 07 Feb 1857 (4th child).

Mary M NUTTEN was born on 02 May 1854.

Henry Miles HOPKINS and Mary M NUTTEN were married on 20 Dec 1881. They had the following children:

i. Edith Alice HOPKINS was born on 02 Oct 1882.

ii. Georgia Beth HOPKINS was born on 24 Jan 1884.

iii. Irma Ada HOPKINS was born on 16 Sep 1887.

iv. Albertis Lynn HOPKINS was born on 19 Feb 1890.

v. Carl Nutten HOPKINS was born on 01 Mar 1903.

14. Albert Wade HOPKINS-5 (George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 27 Feb 1859. He died on 11 Feb 1951. He was buried in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, USA (Riverside Cemetery).

Notes for Albert Wade HOPKINS:General Notes: "Albert Wade Hopkins went with his brother William to Nebraska in 1879, where re remained until 1883. He was then married and returned to Illinois, living on a farm in LaSalle County until 1887, whenhe moved to Crete, Neb. In 1895 he moved to Vilisca, Iowa, where his home now is." Hopkins Genealogy 1905

Louisa Virginia MARTIN was born on 02 Oct 1860. She died on 10 Dec 1923. She was buried in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, USA (Riverside Cemetery).

Albert Wade HOPKINS and Louisa Virginia MARTIN were married on 27 Feb 1883. They had the following children:

i. K Martin HOPKINS was born on 13 Apr 1884.

ii. Paul Ellsworth HOPKINS was born on 20 Feb 1886.

iii. Lewis Story HOPKINS was born on 02 Feb 1888.

15. Margarette Ann HOPKINS-5 (George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 02 Apr 1861. She died on 10 May 1948.




Notes for Margarette Ann HOPKINS:General Notes: "Margarette Ann Hopkins studied at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. Baxter French studied at Oberlin College, Oberlin, O. They lived on the old French farm at Granville, Ill., until 1890, when they moved to Sioux City, Ia. From there they moved to Castona, Ia. where Baxter French died. Since then margarette A. Hopkins French and her family have lived at Wheaton, Ill., where her children are in school." Hopkins Genealogy 1905

Baxter Todd FRENCH was born on 22 May 1859. He died in 1899.

Baxter Todd FRENCH and Margarette Ann HOPKINS were married on 27 Jun 1883. They had the following children:

i. Florence Sarah FRENCH was born on 07 Apr 1884.

ii. Rachel Catherine FRENCH was born on 24 Jul 1886.

iii. Gretchen Hopkins FRENCH was born on 02 Dec 1888.

iv. Amos Zeno FRENCH was born on 27 Sep 1890.

v. Eva Hopkins FRENCH was born on 18 Oct 1892. She died on 09 May 1918. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

16. Rachel Melinda HOPKINS-5 (George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 09 Mar 1868 (9th child). She died on 13 Nov 1957 in Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Notes for Rachel Melinda HOPKINS:General Notes: "Rachel Melinda Hopkins studied music at Oberlin 1884-1886. Since her marriage her home was at Clairon, Ia., until the death of her sister, Mary Eva Hopkins, when she, with her family, returned to the old homestead at Granville, Ill., to be with her father, where she still makes her home." Hopkins Genealogy 1905

Ellsworth EDGERLEY was born on 04 Apr 1861. He died on 22 Nov 1944 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Ellsworth EDGERLEY and Rachel Melinda HOPKINS were married on 28 Mar 1892. They had the following children:

i.22. Kenneth Hopkins EDGERLEY was born on 11 Jan 1895. He married Alice McLEAN on 20 Oct 1920. He died on 03 Nov 1982.

ii. Neya Margarette EDGERLEY was born on 01 Jun 1898.

Notes for Neya Margarette EDGERLEY:General Notes: "RACHEL MELINDA HOPKINS studied music at Oberlin 1884-1886. Since her marriage her home was at Clarion, Ia., until the death of her sister, Mary Eva Hopkins, when she, with her family, returned to the old homestead at Granville, Ill., to be with her father, where




she still makes her home." Hopkins Genealogy by Ella Warren Harrison 1905

17. George B HOPKINS-5 (George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 20 Feb 1871.

Emma CARL was born on 12 Jul 1873.

George B HOPKINS and Emma CARL were married on 02 Jun 1892. They had the following children:

i. Margarette Emma HOPKINS was born on 19 Jul 1893.

ii. Arvilla Fay HOPKINS was born on 03 Jan 1895.

iii. Opal Ruth HOPKINS was born on 04 Oct 1898.

Generation 6

18. John WHITAKER-6 (Martha-5, Joel Willis-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born in 1901 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

John WHITAKER and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

i. John H WHITAKER was born in 1923 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

ii. Barbara H WHITAKER was born in 1924 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

19. Joel WHITAKER-6 (Martha-5, Joel Willis-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born in 1902 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

Marion S Whitaker was born in 1906 in Illinois, USA.

Joel WHITAKER and Marion S Whitaker married. They had the following children:

i. Joel Philip WHITAKER was born in 1934 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

ii. James Wright WHITAKER was born in 1936 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

iii. Sidney Wykins WHITAKER was born before 1940 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA.

20. William Wilberforce WRIGHT-6 (Mary Harrison-5, Joel Willis-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 12 Aug 1878. He died on 08 Jul 1940.

Phoebe Louis ROBBINS was born on 09 Jan 1884 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA. She died on 30 Sep 1972 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. She was buried in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA (Toulon Cemetery).

William Wilberforce WRIGHT and Phoebe Louis ROBBINS were married on 20 Oct 1940 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA. They had the following children:

i. William W WRIGHT was born on 01 Jul 1910. He died on 23 Jan 1973. He was buried in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA (Toulon Cemetery).




ii. John Robins WRIGHT was born on 09 May 1913. He died on 10 Jun 1976. He was buriedin Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA (Toulon Cemetery).

iii. Joel WRIGHT.

21. Madelene Elizabeth HOPKINS-6 (Mary Eva-5, George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 22 Sep 1898 (adopted 19 Jan 1899).

Notes for Madelene Elizabeth HOPKINS:General Notes: "Madelene had a sad life! Not only was she a foundling, then her adopted mother died after 3 or 4 years, after 10 years of marriage her husband developed schizophrenia (a very powerful inherited disease from her husband’s family that hits every generation). This was 1929, can you imagine! She had to put her two kids in the Solidier’s and Orphan’s Home in Normal, Ill, for about 2 years until she could support them. (why could she not ask any Hopkins for help?) Anyway, she supported the kids as a waitress. She did divorce her husband at some point, her son, Bob, went to WWII at age 17, she remarried, and then her daughter developed schizophrenia! She brought the daughter to her home and the husband said “choose between us” and she chose her daughter. " Cathy Allen 29 Aug 2016

Madelene Elizabeth HOPKINS and unknown spouse were married about 1919. They had the following children:

i. Bob was born about 1924.

ii. dau was born about 1924.

22. Kenneth Hopkins EDGERLEY-6 (Rachel Melinda-5, George Burder-4, William-3, Archibald-2, John-1) was born on 11 Jan 1895. He died on 03 Nov 1982. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Alice McLEAN was born on 23 Feb 1895. She died on 11 Mar 1980. She was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).

Kenneth Hopkins EDGERLEY and Alice McLEAN were married on 20 Oct 1920. They had the following children:

i. William M EDGERLEY was born on 07 Nov 1923 in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA. He married Barbara LASIER in 1953. He died on 12 Aug 2008. He was buried in Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA (Granville Cemetery).


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Register Report for John HOPKINS - ILGenWebRegister Report for John HOPKINS Generation 3 (con't) William HOPKINS and Jane Wilson WILLIS were married on 19 Mar 1812. They had the following