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Thomas Benoni Hopson 1765–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Hopson

Mother: Sarah Childers\Childress

Spouse(s): Catherine Hoppes

Children(s): George Hopson

The story of Thomas Benoni Hopson began in 1765 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA. Thomas Benoni Hopson married Catherine Hoppes, and had children including George Clayton Hopson. Thomas Benoni Hopson passed away in 1850 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Benoni Hopson began in 1765 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Benoni Hopson married Catherine Hoppes, and had children including George Clayton Hopson.
  • Thomas Benoni Hopson passed away in 1850 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hopson
1740–1811
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
WH
Sarah Childers\Childress
1710–1806
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Catherine Hoppes
1770–1840
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

George Hopson
1805–1870
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
GH

Thomas Hopson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Hopson
1765–1850
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Hopson
1740–1811
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Sarah Childers\Childress
1710–1806
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Hobson
1710–1771
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah Childers\Childress
1710–1806
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Thomas (Childers) Childress
–1734
Varina, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Childress
–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Hopson's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Benoni) Hopson (1765–1850) m. Catherine Hoppes (1770–1840)
  1. 1. George (Clayton) Hopson 1805–1870 m. Nancy (Emaline Hopson) (Hobson) 1841–1923
    1. 1. Martha (A) Hopson 1863–1941 m. Wiley Garland 1862–1930
      1. 1. Blain Garland 1883–1983 m. Birdie Garland 1897–1979
        1. 1. Alice (Minnie) Burleson 1930–2014
        2. 2. Josephine Garland 1922–1995
        3. 3. T (S) Garland 1932–1980
        4. 4. Janes Garland 1923–
        5. 5. Mary Garland 1916–
        6. 6. Charlie Garland 1918–

Thomas Hopson's Timeline

3 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Thomas Benoni Hopson in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 25
Thomas Benoni Hopson was married in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 85
Death of Thomas Benoni Hopson in Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, United States
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