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Emma HOPPER 1859–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1859

Birth Location: Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS

Death Date: 02 Mar 1898

Death Location: Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Hugh HOPPER

Mother: Catherine McRAE

Spouse(s): Samuel COTTON

Children(s): Thomas COTTON, James COTTON, George COTTON, Henry COTTON, Catherine COTTON, Mary COTTON, Fannie COTTON, Frank COTTON

In 1859, Emma HOPPER entered the world in Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS, born to Hugh Alexander Hopper And Catherine Mcrae. In 1880, Emma HOPPER resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA. Emma HOPPER married Samuel James Cotton, and had children including Catherine Alice Cotton, Fannie Ella Cotton, Frank Thaddeus Cotton, George Edward Cotton, Henry Ewing Cotton, James William Cotton, Mary Ellen Nell Cotton, Thomas Hugh Cotton. Emma HOPPER passed away in 1898 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Emma HOPPER entered the world in Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS, born to Hugh Alexander Hopper And Catherine Mcrae.
  • In 1880, Emma HOPPER resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA.
  • Emma HOPPER married Samuel James Cotton, and had children including Catherine Alice Cotton, Fannie Ella Cotton, Frank Thaddeus Cotton, George Edward Cotton, Henry Ewing Cotton, James William Cotton, Mary Ellen Nell Cotton, Thomas Hugh Cotton.
  • Emma HOPPER passed away in 1898 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma HOPPER's Ancestors

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Emma HOPPER
1859–1898
Birth Place: Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
Parents
Hugh Alexander HOPPER
1839–1907
Sumter Co., AL
Catherine McRAE
1837–1882
MS
Grandparents
John HOPPER
1809–1857
SC
Drucilla DORMAN
1815–1901
Horry Co., SC
Great-Grandparents
Hugh HOPPER
1766–1825
Sarah DIAL
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John HOPPER
–1827

Emma HOPPER's Descendants

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Emma HOPPER (13 Nov 1859–02 Mar 1898) m. Samuel (James) COTTON (13 Dec 1854–29 Mar 1938)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hugh) COTTON 1877–1949
  2. 2. James (William) COTTON 1884–1945
    1. 1. Anna (Lee) COTTON 1907–1970
    2. 2. William (Harold) COTTON 1911–1972
  3. 3. George (Edward) COTTON 1893–1944
  4. 4. Henry (Ewing) COTTON 1895–1944
    1. 1. Jane (Russel) COTTON 1918–1984
  5. 5. Catherine (Alice) COTTON 1879–1939
  6. 6. Mary (Ellen "Nell") COTTON 1886–1962
  7. 7. Fannie (Ella) COTTON 1888–1961
    1. 1. Samuel (James) TACK 1913–1981
      1. 1. Ella (Marie) TACK 1942–1942
    2. 2. Philip (Martin) TACK 1915–1918
  8. 8. Frank (Thaddeus) COTTON 1890–1958 m. Sarah (Marie) BROWN 1895–1976
    1. 1. Gerald (Francis) COTTON 1917–2004 m. Eva (Marie) CUNNINGHAM 1913–2009 m. Sarah (Marie) BARGER 1917–1977
      1. 1. Lauren (Marie) COTTON 1945–2014 m. Sherrell (Ronald) RICHMOND 1942–2021 m. Roger (Warren) LAMING 1924–2014
      2. 2. Patricia (Lee) COTTON 1942–2015
      3. 3. Sarah (Lynn) COTTON 1945–2014
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Lee) COTTON 1921–2009 m. Robert (Vincent) BARGER 1921–1993
    3. 3. William (Presley) COTTON 1919–2002 m. Peggy (Louise) LYDICK 1921–1999
    4. 4. Robert (Brown) COTTON 1926–2022

Emma HOPPER's Timeline

3 Records

1859
13 Nov 1859
Birth of Emma HOPPER in Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
1880
1880
Age 21
Emma HOPPER resided here in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1898
02 Mar 1898
Age 39
Death of Emma HOPPER in Grafton, Taylor Co., WV
Grafton, Taylor Co., WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1859
    Event Place: Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 074701-077250
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Grafton, Taylor Co., WV
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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