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Benjamin Franklin Hopkins 1834–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 FEB 1834

Birth Location: Cocke Co Tennessee

Death Date: 7 MAY 1864

Death Location: Fort Delaware Confederate POW CO F 5th TN CAV

Father: Benjamin Jr

Mother: Ruth Tinker

Spouse(s): Mary Sutton

Children(s): Louis Sutton

Benjamin Franklin Hopkins was born in 1834 in Cocke Co Tennessee, the child of Benjamin Parker Hopkins Jr And Ruth Tinker. Benjamin Franklin Hopkins married Mary Ann Polly Sutton, and had children including Louis Anderson Sutton. Benjamin Franklin Hopkins passed away in 1864 in Fort Delaware Confederate POW CO F 5th TN CAV.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Hopkins was born in 1834 in Cocke Co Tennessee, the child of Benjamin Parker Hopkins Jr And Ruth Tinker.
  • Benjamin Franklin Hopkins married Mary Ann Polly Sutton, and had children including Louis Anderson Sutton.
  • Benjamin Franklin Hopkins passed away in 1864 in Fort Delaware Confederate POW CO F 5th TN CAV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Jr
1808–1884
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, USA
BJ
Ruth Tinker
1808–1884
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sutton
1834–1925
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Louis Sutton
1853–1904
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
LS

Benjamin Hopkins's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hopkins
1834–1864
Birth Place: Cocke Co Tennessee
Parents
Benjamin Parker Hopkins Jr
1808–1884
Washington, Tennessee, USA
Ruth Tinker
1808–1884
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Parker Hopkins) Sr
1776–1808
St John The Evangelist, Great Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Marie (Judith) COPE
1774–1856
Virginia, USA
Abraham Tinker
1775–1865
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Tinker
1745–1838
Sarah Rare
1758–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Tinker
1715–1800
Lucy Harris
1725–1784

Benjamin Hopkins's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Hopkins (23 FEB 1834–7 MAY 1864) m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Sutton (1834–25 Mar 1925)
  1. 1. Louis (Anderson) Sutton 1853–1904 m. Eveline Waycaster 1851–1938
    1. 1. Mary (Adeline) Sutton 1889–1948 m. Christopher (Christian White) Jr 1881–1917
      1. 1. Fred (Alonzo) White 1911–1977 m. Hazel (Pearl) Osborn 1910–1993
        1. 1. Willie White 1934–2020 m. Phyllis (Adelaide) Thompson 1934–2011
    2. 2. John (Newton) Sutton 1886–1967
    3. 3. James (Mitchell) Sutton 1874–1957
    4. 4. William (David) Sutton 1882–1951
    5. 5. McKinnie Sutton 1879–1930
    6. 6. Rebecca (J) Hopkins 1883–1925
    7. 7. Caroline Price 1876–1920

Benjamin Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1834
23 FEB 1834
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Hopkins in Cocke Co Tennessee
Cocke Co Tennessee
1864
7 MAY 1864
Age 30
Death of Benjamin Franklin Hopkins in Fort Delaware Confederate POW CO F 5th TN CAV
Fort Delaware Confederate POW CO F 5th TN CAV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1834
    Event Place: Cocke Co Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1864
    Event Place: Fort Delaware Confederate POW CO F 5th TN CAV
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