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Benjamin Franklin Hopkins 1836–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1836

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 6 September 1916

Death Location: Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Sarah Hyatt

Spouse(s): Mary Campbell

Children(s): Sophronia Hopkins, Jasper Hopkins, Ella Hopkins, Julia Hopkins, Orlando Hopkins, Sarah Hopkins, Alice Hopkins, William Hopkins, Arthur Hopkins, William Hopkins

In 1836, Benjamin Franklin Hopkins entered the world in Kentucky, United States of America, born to Benjamin Franklin Hopkins Sr And Sarah Sallie Jane Elizabeth Hyatt. Benjamin Franklin Hopkins married Mary Elizabeth Campbell, and had children including Alice Myrta Hopkins, Arthur Clinton Hopkins, Ella Cleo Hopkins, Jasper Lee Hopkins, Julia Adeline Hopkins, Orlando Reubin Hopkins, Sarah Angeline Hopkins, Sophronia Isabel Hopkins, William Billy H Hopkins, William Benjamin Hopkins. Benjamin Franklin Hopkins passed away in 1916 in Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Benjamin Franklin Hopkins entered the world in Kentucky, United States of America, born to Benjamin Franklin Hopkins Sr And Sarah Sallie Jane Elizabeth Hyatt.
  • Benjamin Franklin Hopkins married Mary Elizabeth Campbell, and had children including Alice Myrta Hopkins, Arthur Clinton Hopkins, Ella Cleo Hopkins, Jasper Lee Hopkins, Julia Adeline Hopkins, Orlando Reubin Hopkins, Sarah Angeline Hopkins, Sophronia Isabel Hopkins, William Billy H Hopkins, William Benjamin Hopkins.
  • Benjamin Franklin Hopkins passed away in 1916 in Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Benjamin Hopkins's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hopkins
1836–1916
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins Sr
1812–1862
Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sallie Jane "Elizabeth") Hyatt
1812–1892
Kentucky, United States,
Grandparents
Susannah Hopkins
1784–1870
Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Hampton (Martin) Hopkins
1783–1850
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Major Brown
1762–1819
Susannah Tennent
1766–1840
Benjamin (1720)
1720–1796
Sarah Palmer
1764–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Brown
1730–1777
Daniel Hopkins
1686–1740
Delilah Chambers
1690–1765

Benjamin Hopkins's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Hopkins (9 April 1836–6 September 1916) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Campbell (28 Dec 1840–14 Sep 1915)
  1. 1. Sophronia (Isabel) Hopkins 1866–1944
    1. 1. Mattie (Burzell) Davis 1901–1977
      1. 1. DEWEY (D HOWARD) Sr. 1926–1995
      2. 2. Ruth (Juanita) Howard 1928–1998
  2. 2. Jasper (Lee) Hopkins 1872–1938 m. Mary (Louisa Artie) Deaton 1875–1898 m. Martha ("Mattie" Elizabeth) Reynolds 1862–1923 m. Maggie (Lee) Hopkins 1889–1967
    1. 1. Dewey (Wister) Hopkins 1903–1966
    2. 2. Rufus (Lee) Hopkins 1893–1961
    3. 3. Noonan (Orlando) Hopkins 1899–1981
    4. 4. Jasper (Van) Hopkins 1901–1960
    5. 5. Arthur (Dayton) Hopkins 1905–1985
    6. 6. Benjamin (Emsley) Hopkins 1895–1970
    7. 7. Rector (David) Hopkins 1905–
  3. 3. Ella (Cleo) Hopkins 1880–1957
  4. 4. Julia (Adeline) Hopkins 1861–1891
  5. 5. Orlando (Reubin) Hopkins 1875–1949
  6. 6. Sarah (Angeline) Hopkins 1887–1954
  7. 7. Alice (Myrta) Hopkins 1869–1939
  8. 8. William ("Billy" H.) Hopkins 1885–
  9. 9. Arthur (Clinton) Hopkins 1883–1960
  10. 10. William (Benjamin) Hopkins 1864–1947

Benjamin Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1836
9 April 1836
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Hopkins in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1916
6 September 1916
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Franklin Hopkins in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America
Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1836
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1916
    Event Place: Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dennis, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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