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Absolom Clark Hopper 1808–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 October 1808

Birth Location: Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 15 September 1851

Death Location: Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Gillium Hopper

Mother: Nancy Campbell

Spouse(s): Olly Moore

Children(s): Ellmore Hopper, Sarah Hopper, Moses Hopper, Absolom Hopper, Gillum Hopper, Nathaniel Hopper, Ollie Hopper, Harrison Hopper, Pinkney Hopper, Hankins Hopper, Jemima Hopper

In 1808, Absolom Clark Hopper entered the world in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, born to Gillium John Brown Hopper And Nancy Mansfield Campbell. In 1810, Absolom Clark Hopper resided in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. In 1820, Absolom Clark Hopper resided in Warren, Tennessee, United States. Absolom Clark Hopper married Olly Baird Moore, and had children including Absolom David Hopper, Ellmore Claud Hopper, Gillum Monroe Hopper, Hankins Hopper, Harrison Carter Hopper, Jemima J Hopper, Moses Josiah Hopper, Nathaniel M Hopper, Ollie Bertha Hopper, Pinkney Louis Hopper, Sarah A Hopper. Absolom Clark Hopper passed away in 1851 in Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Absolom Clark Hopper entered the world in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, born to Gillium John Brown Hopper And Nancy Mansfield Campbell.
  • In 1810, Absolom Clark Hopper resided in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1820, Absolom Clark Hopper resided in Warren, Tennessee, United States.
  • Absolom Clark Hopper married Olly Baird Moore, and had children including Absolom David Hopper, Ellmore Claud Hopper, Gillum Monroe Hopper, Hankins Hopper, Harrison Carter Hopper, Jemima J Hopper, Moses Josiah Hopper, Nathaniel M Hopper, Ollie Bertha Hopper, Pinkney Louis Hopper, Sarah A Hopper.
  • Absolom Clark Hopper passed away in 1851 in Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gillium Hopper
1776–1848
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Nancy Campbell
1782–1862
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Olly Moore
1807–1878
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
OM

Children(s)

Ellmore Hopper
1835–1877
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Hopper
1849–1879
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
SH
Moses Hopper
1831–1915
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
MH
Absolom Hopper
1842–1923
Birth Location: Claiborne Co., TN
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Gillum Hopper
1827–1912
Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America
GH
Nathaniel Hopper
1833–1894
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
NH
Ollie Hopper
1837–1890
Birth Location: , Gibson, Tennessee, USA
OH
Harrison Hopper
1840–1904
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
HH
Pinkney Hopper
1847–1908
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
PH
Hankins Hopper
1846–1850
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
HH
Jemima Hopper
1829–1916
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
JH

Absolom Hopper's Ancestors

Self
Absolom Hopper
1808–1851
Birth Place: Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Gillium John Brown Hopper
1776–1848
Virginia, United States of America
Nancy (Mansfield) Campbell
1782–1862
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Hopper
1747–1837
Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America
Junia (Elizabeth) Profitt
1747–1848
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Blaggrove Hopper
1695–1768
Anne Stephenson
1695–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1650–1697
Elizabeth Lugge
1648–1755

Absolom Hopper's Descendants

1.
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Absolom (Clark) Hopper (22 October 1808–15 September 1851) m. Olly (Baird) Moore (5 Apr 1807–13 January 1878)
  1. 1. Ellmore (Claud) Hopper 1835–1877 m. Mary (E.) Wilson 1835–1891
    1. 1. Jennie Moore 1858–1911 m. William (T.) Moore 1845–1904
      1. 1. Thomas (Harrison) Moore 1886–1920 m. Martha Moore 1891–1982
        1. 1. Sarah (Francis) Moore 1915– m. Charles (Edgar) Heck 1911–2009 m. William (Riley) Biter 1905–1987
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Moore 1917–1919
        3. 3. Virginia (Jeannie Melissa) Moore 1918–1998 m. Johnie (M) Chalk 1916–2003
      2. 2. Claude (Lee) Moore 1894–1961 m. Mabel (Viola) Crawford 1897–1980
        1. 1. Ernest (Lee) Moore 1914–1979 m. Dorothy Woodside 1920–2002
      3. 3. Alvie (Dee) Moore 1897–1965 m. Maddie (Ellar) Pollard 1904–1988
        1. 1. Melba (Louise) Woods 1930–2010
        2. 2. Dortha (M) Moore 1926–2010 m. Douglas (H. M.) Peterson 1919– m. George (T) Hurley 1924–
        3. 3. Dorman (D) Moore 1928–
      4. 4. John (E.) Moore 1877–1893
      5. 5. Mary (E.) Moore 1879–1893
      6. 6. Walter (W) Moore 1881–1904 m. Allis Bryant 1884–
      7. 7. Hattie (L) Moore 1884–1904 m. Eugene Parkes 1876–1912
      8. 8. Asa Moore 1889–1892
      9. 9. Earnest Moore 1891–1892
    2. 2. William (Claud) Hopper 1859–
    3. 3. John (Daniel) Hopper 1860–1943 m. Georgia (Rosie) Mulford 1885–1935 m. Rosa (I) Hopper 1882–
      1. 1. Maudie (May Buchanan) Hopper 1907–1973
      2. 2. Howard Hopper 1909–1928
      3. 3. Pansy (E) Hopper 1914–
      4. 4. Allie (C) Hopper 1925–
      5. 5. Lena (J Davis) Hopper 1910–1978
    4. 4. Elizabeth (B. "Lizzie") Hopper 1865–1948
    5. 5. Molly (L.) Hopper 1868–1938 m. George (W.) Bradley 1862–1929
    6. 6. Louis (T.) Hopper 1872–1922 m. Mary Davis 1860–1930 m. Alice 1879–
      1. 1. Elmer (Thomas) Hopper 1892–1959
      2. 2. Bulah Hopper 1898–1969 m. Ollie Burns 1901–
        1. 1. Ruth Johnson 1918–
      3. 3. Othar Hopper 1909–1988 m. Louise Wood 1910–1948 m. Christine 1919–1999
    7. 7. Julia (Ann) Hopper 1877–1904
  2. 2. Sarah (A.) Hopper 1849–1879 m. Eden King 1841–
  3. 3. Moses (Josiah) Hopper 1831–1915
  4. 4. Absolom (David) Hopper 1842–1923
  5. 5. Gillum (Monroe) Hopper 1827–1912 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Daniels 1833–1883 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Glisson 1875–1904
    1. 1. Absalom (Clark) Hopper 1865–1890
    2. 2. Mary ("Mollie" Elizabeth) Hopper 1854–1937
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Hopper 1860–1942 m. George (W.) Peck 1848–1910
      1. 1. Wilker (J) Peck 1880–
      2. 2. Chester (Roehl) Peck 1889–1958 m. Gladys (A) Allwood 1886–1975
        1. 1. Eleanor Peck 1920–1981
        2. 2. Katherine (Ward) Peck 1914–1996
        3. 3. Harriett (Jane) Peck 1918–2006
        4. 4. Chester (Roehl Peck) Jr 1916–1975 m. Charlotte (E) Fry 1919–2010
        5. 5. Virginia (Ann) Peck 1927–2001
      3. 3. Irene (A) Peck 1886–
      4. 4. Elmier (H) Peck 1882–
    4. 4. Ditha (Louella) Hopper 1871–
    5. 5. Jennie (Lee) Hopper 1873–
    6. 6. Ollie (B.) Hopper 1851–1880
  6. 6. Nathaniel (M) Hopper 1833–1894 m. Mary (J.) Forsythe 1835–1924 m. Mary (I) Forsythe 1836–
    1. 1. Enoch (Ezra) Hopper 1870–1954 m. Melvina (Jane) Cox 1872–1956
      1. 1. Ancil (W) Hopper 1916–1969 m. Margaret (Louise) Conners 1926–1994
      2. 2. Leota (E) Hopper 1895–
      3. 3. Lovena (E) Hopper 1897–
      4. 4. Lula (E) Hopper 1899–
      5. 5. Dewey (L) Hopper 1899–
    2. 2. Silas (F.) Hopper 1863–
    3. 3. Calvin (W.) Hopper 1866–
    4. 4. Minnie (L.) Hopper 1876–
    5. 5. Auther (L.) Hopper 1877–
  7. 7. Ollie (Bertha) Hopper 1837–1890 m. Martin (Van Buren) Baird 1837–1921
    1. 1. Thomas (J) Baird 1866–1902 m. Elizabeth Baird 1866–1909
      1. 1. Kittie Baird 1894–1958 m. William (T) Doherty 1886–1956
        1. 1. Mary (E) Doherty 1917–
        2. 2. William (T) Doherty 1923–
    2. 2. Walter (Pinckney) Baird 1865–1891
  8. 8. Harrison (Carter) Hopper 1840–1904
  9. 9. Pinkney (Louis) Hopper 1847–1908 m. Paralee Mitchell 1848–1910
  10. 10. Hankins Hopper 1846–1850
  11. 11. Jemima (J) Hopper 1829–1916

Absolom Hopper's Timeline

7 Records

1808
22 October 1808
Birth of Absolom Clark Hopper in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1810
1810
Age 2
Absolom Clark Hopper resided here in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
1820
1820
Age 12
Absolom Clark Hopper resided here in Warren, Tennessee, United States
Warren, Tennessee, United States
1840
1840
Age 32
Absolom Clark Hopper resided here in Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
Absolom Clark Hopper resided here in District 9, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1851
15 September 1851
Age 43
Death of Absolom Clark Hopper in , Gibson, Tennessee, USA
, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1852
6 Jan 1852
Age 44
Absolom Clark Hopper - Probate in Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 October 1808
    Event Place: Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: 8; Page: 150; Image: 00142; Family History Library Film: 0181353

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Page: 298; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 262

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: 521; Page: 199; Family History Library Film: 0024544

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: 878; Page: 252a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1851
    Event Place: , Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1825-1852, Gibson County, Tennessee; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Gibson County); Probate Place: Gibson, Tennessee
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1825-1852, Gibson County, Tennessee; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Gibson County); Probate Place: Gibson, Tennessee
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