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Donald Nelson Hopkins 1918 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 December 1918

Birth Location: Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America

Death Date: 9 August 1997

Death Location: Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming, United States of America

Father: Edwin Hopkins

Mother: Libbie Steward

Spouse(s): Alice Hopkins

Children(s): Janet Hopkins, Ronald Hopkins, Larry Hopkins, Clinton Hopkins, Deborah Knox

Early life: Donald Nelson Hopkins arrived in Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America in 1918, born to Edwin Nelson Hopkins and Libbie Birdina Steward. Over time, Donald Nelson Hopkins formed a family with Alice E. Hopkins, which included Janet Louise Hopkins, Ronald R. Hopkins, Larry Aldon Hopkins, Clinton Edward Hopkins and Deborah Ann Knox. Donald Nelson Hopkins concluded life in Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming, United States of America in 1997.

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Parents

Edwin Hopkins
1886 – 1959
Birth Location: South Dakota, United States of America
EH
Libbie Steward
1889 – 1979
Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America
LS

Spouses(s)

Alice Hopkins
1922 – 2017
Birth Location: Creighton, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States of America
AH

Children(s)

Janet Hopkins
1944 – 2006
Birth Location: Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming, United States of America
JH
Ronald Hopkins
1947 –
Birth Location: Wyoming
RH
Larry Hopkins
1948 –
Birth Location: Wyoming
LH
Clinton Hopkins
1949 –
Birth Location: Wyoming
CH
Deborah Knox
Birth Location: –
DK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 December 1918
    Event Place: Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Wyoming, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28, Rapid City Journal; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1997; Publication Place: Rapid City, South Dakota, USA; ,0.43849412,0.8105723,0.6187595&xid=3, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Thorn, Crook, Wyoming; Roll: 1955; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 6-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Howard, Meade, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Township 7, Township 7, Meade, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Sundance, Crook, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Wyoming, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Thorn, Crook, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Thorn, Crook, Wyoming; Roll: 1955; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 6-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Rapid City Journal; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1997; Publication Place: Rapid City, South Dakota, USA; ,0.43849412,0.8105723,0.6187595&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 August 1997
    Event Place: Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Rapid City Journal; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1997; Publication Place: Rapid City, South Dakota, USA; ,0.43849412,0.8105723,0.6187595&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Rapid City Journal; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1997; Publication Place: Rapid City, South Dakota, USA; ,0.43849412,0.8105723,0.6187595&xid=3
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