Elizabeth Hopkins

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Hopkins was born on 27 October 1845, in Benton Township, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, her father, William Joseph Hopkins, was 23 and her mother, Miriam Elizabeth Roberts, was 24. She married John W. Dougherty on 5 January 1865, in Story, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Eden Township, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States in 1900 and Fairview, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States in 1910. She died on 9 January 1918, in Lennox, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

John W. Dougherty
1839–1881
Elizabeth Hopkins
1845–1918
Marriage: 5 January 1865
Mary A Dougherty
1866–1867
James William Dougherty
1866–1943
Joseph Dougherty
1868–
Mariam Almira Dougherty
1869–1935
Edgar Clinton Dougherty
1869–1950
Mary Ann Dougherty
1871–
Minerva Anna Agnes Dougherty
1872–1960
John Dougherty
1874–
Peter Dougherty
1876–
Arthur Dougherty
1878–
Harry LeRoy Dougherty
1879–1941
Lorenzo Dougherty
1881–1881

Sources (40)

  • Elizabeth Dougherty, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Hopkins, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Story, Iowa, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh (Glamorgan): variant of Hopkin with genitival or excrescent -s. In Ireland, where the name is also frequent, it is sometimes Gaelicized as Mac Oibicín.

History: Stephen Hopkins (c. 1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.

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

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