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John Thomas Hopkins 1863 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAY 1863

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 JAN 1939

Death Location: Ky.

Father: Alexander Taylor

Mother: Melvinia Hopkins

Spouse(s): Martha Warren

Children(s): Lee Hopkins, William Hopkins, Edward Hopkins, Isaac Hopkins, Rosa Hopkins, Annie Hopkins, James Hopkins, Benjamin Hopkins, Delbert Hopkins, Leslie Hopkins, Gillis Hopkins

The birth of John Thomas Hopkins took place in 1863 in Knox, Kentucky, USA, to Alexander “Elix” William Taylor and Melvinia “Viney” Hopkins. John Thomas Hopkins married Martha Jane Warren, and together they had Lee Thomas Hopkins, William Mckinley Hopkins, Edward B. Hopkins, Isaac Leonard Hopkins, Rosa "Rose" Taylor Hopkins, Annie Mae Hopkins, James M. Hopkins, Benjamin “Ben” Harrison Hopkins, Delbert Gimmeri Hopkins, Leslie Hopkins and Gillis Hopkins. John Thomas Hopkins's death occurred in 1939 in Ky.

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Parents

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

Martha Warren
1876 – 1958
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
MW

Children(s)

Lee Hopkins
1902 – 1971
Birth Location: Bell Co., KY
LH
William Hopkins
1901 – 1979
Birth Location: Mills Knox Co. Ky.
WH
Edward Hopkins
1906 – 1979
Birth Location: Bell, Kentucky, USA
EH
Isaac Hopkins
1899 – 1970
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
IH
Rosa Hopkins
1897 – 1996
Birth Location: Mills Knox Co. Ky.
RH
Annie Hopkins
1911 – 1994
Birth Location: Bell Co. Ky.
AH
James Hopkins
1894 – 1935
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
JH
Benjamin Hopkins
1896 – 1981
Birth Location: Mills, Kentucky, USA
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Delbert Hopkins
1913 – 1987
Birth Location: Bell, Kentucky, USA
DH
Leslie Hopkins
1908 – 1918
Birth Location: Bell, Kentucky, USA
LH
Gillis Hopkins
1893 – 1930
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
GH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 MAY 1863
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Find a Grave Index, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths, 1833-1991, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, Public Member Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, United States, Census, 1870, United States, Census, 1900, United States, Census, 1910, United States, Census, 1920, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Page: 564c; Enumeration District: 026, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374477, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 120, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Apr 03 11:26:43 UTC 2025), Entry for John Thomas Hopkins., "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Jan 18 14:32:13 UTC 2025), Entry for John Hopkins and Martha Jane Hopkins, 1920., "United States, Census, 1870", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Jan 19 15:03:45 UTC 2025), Entry for Alexander Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 1870., "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Jan 20 22:34:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Gillis Hopkins and John Hopkins, 28 Jul 1930., "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 03:16:09 UTC 2025), Entry for John Hopkins, 1 Jan 1939., "Ohio, Church and Civil Deaths, 1833-1991", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Jan 20 06:46:51 UTC 2025), Entry for Gillis Hopkins and John Hopkins, 30 Jul 1930., "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Mar 10 05:33:23 UTC 2024), Entry for John H Hopkins and Martha J Hopkins, 1910., "United States, Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Jan 14 15:35:49 UTC 2025), Entry for John Hopkins and Martha Hopkins, 1900.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, Public Member Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Apr 03 11:26:43 UTC 2025), Entry for John Thomas Hopkins.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Page: 564c; Enumeration District: 026, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374477, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 120

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Public Member Trees, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910), Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 120

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374477

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 JAN 1939
    Event Place: Ky.
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, Public Member Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Apr 03 11:26:43 UTC 2025), Entry for John Thomas Hopkins., "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 03:16:09 UTC 2025), Entry for John Hopkins, 1 Jan 1939.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky; Roll: T624_464; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374477

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fields
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Page: 564c; Enumeration District: 026

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cary, Bell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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