Herman William Hopen

Brief Life History of Herman William

When Herman William Hopen was born on 4 August 1856, in Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States, his father, Heinrich Wilhem Theodore Hopen, was 38 and his mother, Anna Sara Lammey, was 30. He married Emily Louisa “Emma” Young on 14 April 1888, in Willcox, Cochise, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States in 1900 and Pinedale, Navajo, Arizona, United States in 1910. He died on 4 February 1912, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman William Hopen
1856–1912
Emily Louisa “Emma” Young
1872–1943
Marriage: 14 April 1888
Ella Cecilia Hopen
1889–1984
Emma Viola Hopen
1892–1979

Sources (13)

  • Herman Hopen in household of William Hopen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • H W Hopen, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
  • Hiram William Hopen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863

Arizona Territory

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Owen with prosthetic initial H-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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