Brief Life History of Madison Alexander
Madison Alexander Hopper was born on 27 July 1861, in Polk, Georgia, United States. He married Martha Elmina Lindsey on 18 April 1886, in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Alachua, Alachua, Florida, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 25 Corinth, DeKalb, Alabama, United States in 1930. He died on 6 April 1946, in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in DeKalb, Alabama, United States.
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- Madison A Hopper, "United States Census, 1920"
- Madison A. Hopper, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- Madison Hopper in entry for John Moses Hopper, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1884
Historical Boundaries: 1884: Alachua, Florida, United States
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a dancer, from an agent derivative of Middle English hoppen ‘to dance, hop, leap’ (Old English hoppian). See Hoppe 4.
English: topographic name from Middle English hoper, hopper, in Sussex and Kent denoting someone who lived at a remote place, probably an enclosed piece of land in marsh. The name derives from Middle English hop (see Hope ) + -er, and was interchangeable with (atte) hope.
English: possibly a variant of Hooper .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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