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James Ray Hopkins 1864 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 NOV 1864

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 JUN 1928

Death Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Father: Alexander Taylor

Mother: Melvinia Hopkins

Spouse(s): Barbara Smith, Milly MillaTaylor

Children(s): Boyd Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins, Frank Hopkins, Martha Hopkins, Alex Taylor

James Ray Hopkins was born in Knox, Kentucky, USA in 1864, to Alexander “Elix” William Taylor and Melvinia “Viney” Hopkins. Later in life, James Ray Hopkins married Barbara "Barbary" Smith and Milly MillaTaylor; among their children were Boyd Taylor Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins, Frank Hopkins, Martha A Hopkins and Alex Hopkins Taylor. James Ray Hopkins died in Knox, Kentucky, USA, 1928.

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Parents

Alexander Taylor
1838 – 1888
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Melvinia Hopkins
1846 – 1920
Birth Location: Mulberry Branch Hancock Co. Tn.
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Smith
1865 –
Birth Location: Clay Co. Ky.
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Milly MillaTaylor
1867 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MM

Children(s)

Boyd Hopkins
1894 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Hopkins
1884 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EH
Frank Hopkins
1891 – 1970
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Hopkins
1885 –
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
MH
Alex Taylor
1902 – 1994
Birth Location: Elys, Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 NOV 1864
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Tree, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flat Lick, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Elys, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 JUN 1928
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 027751-030600, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: West Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: West Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 536; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: West Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree
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