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James Alvin Hopkins 1887–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Feb 1887

Birth Location: , Etowah, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1967

Death Location: Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, USA

Father: John Hopkins

Mother:

Spouse(s): Private None, Sara Davis

Children(s): George Hopkins, Wilma Hopkins, Alvin Hopkins, James Hopkins, Tempie Hopkins

James Alvin Hopkins was born in 1887 in , Etowah, Alabama, USA, the child of John Francis Hopkins And Nannie May Fortner. In 1920, James Alvin Hopkins resided in Summit, Blount, Alabama, USA. James Alvin Hopkins married Private, Sara Emma Davis, and had children including Alvin Hayden Hopkins, Billy Ray Hopkins, Donna Faye Hopkins, George W Hopkins, James Arvin Hopkins, Patsy Ann Hopkins, Tempie Hopkins, Wilma Joyce Hopkins. James Alvin Hopkins passed away in 1967 in Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James Alvin Hopkins was born in 1887 in , Etowah, Alabama, USA, the child of John Francis Hopkins And Nannie May Fortner.
  • In 1920, James Alvin Hopkins resided in Summit, Blount, Alabama, USA.
  • James Alvin Hopkins married Private, Sara Emma Davis, and had children including Alvin Hayden Hopkins, Billy Ray Hopkins, Donna Faye Hopkins, George W Hopkins, James Arvin Hopkins, Patsy Ann Hopkins, Tempie Hopkins, Wilma Joyce Hopkins.
  • James Alvin Hopkins passed away in 1967 in Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hopkins
1849–1910
Birth Location: ,,Alabama,USA
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Spouses(s)

Private None
1910–1980
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sara Davis
1881–1943
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

George Hopkins
1924–1995
Birth Location: –
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Wilma Hopkins
1943–1993
Birth Location: –
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Alvin Hopkins
1922–2002
Birth Location: –
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James Hopkins
1945–2009
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
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Tempie Hopkins
1919–1924
Birth Location: –
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James Hopkins's Ancestors

Self
James Hopkins
1887–1967
Birth Place: , Etowah, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Francis Hopkins
1849–1910
,,Alabama,USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hopkins's Descendants

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James (Alvin) Hopkins (03 Feb 1887–16 Jan 1967) m. Private (Abt 1910–Jan 1980) m. Sara (Emma) Davis (Abt 1881–16 May 1943)
  1. 1. George (W.) Hopkins 1924–1995
  2. 2. Wilma (Joyce) Hopkins 1943–1993
  3. 3. Alvin (Hayden) Hopkins 1922–2002
  4. 4. James (Arvin) Hopkins 1945–2009 m. Ludell Turner 1942–2025
  5. 5. Tempie Hopkins 1919–1924

James Hopkins's Timeline

8 Records

1887
03 Feb 1887
Birth of James Alvin Hopkins in , Etowah, Alabama, USA
, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1897
03 Feb 1897
Age 10
Birth of James Alvin Hopkins in , Etowah, Alabama, USA
, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
James Alvin Hopkins resided here in Summit, Blount, Alabama, USA
Summit, Blount, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
James Alvin Hopkins resided here in Somerville, Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Somerville, Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
James Alvin Hopkins resided here in Rural, Morgan, Alabama
Rural, Morgan, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 53
James Alvin Hopkins resided here in Precinct 9, Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Precinct 9, Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
James Alvin Hopkins resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1967
16 Jan 1967
Age 80
Death of James Alvin Hopkins in Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1897
    Event Place: , Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00072; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 52-25
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Summit, Blount, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 7
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2339780
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Somerville, Morgan
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1887
    Event Place: , Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Summit, Blount, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Summit, Blount, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 7
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Somerville, Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2339780

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00072; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 52-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 9, Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00072; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 52-25

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Somerville, Morgan

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Summit, Blount, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2339780

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00072; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 52-25
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Summit, Blount, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 7
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2339780
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Somerville, Morgan

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1967
    Event Place: Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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