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Silas Hopkins 1894–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1894

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 4 December 1958

Death Location: Fredville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Hopkins

Mother: Ilant Richardson

Spouse(s): Berta Hopkins, Berta Wireman

Children(s): John Hopkins, Silas Hopkins, Roscoe Hopkins, Malcolm Hopkins, Alonzo Hopkins, Harlan Hopkins

Silas Hopkins was born in 1894 in Kentucky, the child of William W Hopkins And Ilant Richardson. In 1900, Silas Hopkins resided in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. Silas Hopkins married Berta W Hopkins, Berta W Wireman, and had children including Alonzo Hopkins, Harlan Wiley Hopkins, John W Hopkins, Malcolm Bruce Hopkins, Roscoe Hopkins, Silas G Hopkins. Silas Hopkins passed away in 1958 in Fredville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Silas Hopkins was born in 1894 in Kentucky, the child of William W Hopkins And Ilant Richardson.
  • In 1900, Silas Hopkins resided in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Silas Hopkins married Berta W Hopkins, Berta W Wireman, and had children including Alonzo Hopkins, Harlan Wiley Hopkins, John W Hopkins, Malcolm Bruce Hopkins, Roscoe Hopkins, Silas G Hopkins.
  • Silas Hopkins passed away in 1958 in Fredville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Hopkins's Ancestors

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Silas Hopkins
1894–1958
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
William W Hopkins
1869–1958
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Ilant Richardson
1873–1900
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
George (W Bandy) Hopkins
1841–1912
Kentucky
Jane Adams
1851–1918
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Fiby Adkins
1815–1880
Wm Adams
1821–1862
Margaret Bays
1822–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Winright Adkins
1775–1854
Lucy Thacker
1775–1845
Daniel Adams
1799–1885
Jane Stone
1807–1855
Charles IV
1785–1849
Margaret Stone
1796–1878

Silas Hopkins's Descendants

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Silas Hopkins (abt 1894–4 December 1958) m. Berta (W) Hopkins (12 August 1887–20 May 1978) m. Berta (W) Wireman (12 Aug 1887–20 May 1978)
  1. 1. John (W) Hopkins 1915–1942 m. May Wireman 1918–2011 m. Mae Hopkins 1918–2011
    1. 1. Phyllis (Ann) Mahlan 1936–2002
    2. 2. Ronald (Eugene) Hopkins 1941–1998
  2. 2. Silas (G) Hopkins 1926–
  3. 3. Roscoe Hopkins 1922–1923
  4. 4. Malcolm (Bruce) Hopkins 1912–1996
  5. 5. Alonzo Hopkins 1920–2003 m. Virgie Hopkins 1925–
  6. 6. Harlan (Wiley) Hopkins 1914–2005

Silas Hopkins's Timeline

6 Records

1892
30 May 1892
Birth of Silas Hopkins in Dotson Floyd, Kentucky
Dotson Floyd, Kentucky
1894
abt 1894
Birth of Silas Hopkins in Kentucky
Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 6
Silas Hopkins resided here in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Silas Hopkins resided here in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Silas Hopkins resided here in , Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
1958
4 December 1958
Age 64
Death of Silas Hopkins in Fredville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fredville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1892
    Event Place: Dotson Floyd, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 110
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1894
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Magoffin, Kentucky, 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: Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: 4341; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 77-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fredville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 110

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1958
    Event Place: Fredville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fredville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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