Augusta Leona Hopkins

16 April 1864–22 May 1931 (Age 67)
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Augusta Leona

When Augusta Leona Hopkins was born on 16 April 1864, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, Caleb Hopkins, was 55 and her mother, Elizabeth Augusta Dennis, was 44. She married August William Kessberger on 21 October 1884, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 22 May 1931, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

August William Kessberger
1862–1940
Augusta Leona Hopkins
1864–1931
Marriage: 21 October 1884
Mingnon Liona Kessberger
1885–1965
Mabel Irene Kessberger
1887–1933
Elsie Christine Kessberger
1890–1908
Clara Augusta Kessberger
1891–
Lawrence August Kessberger
1897–1970
Frank Howard Kessberger
1905–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 October 1884Sangamon, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1865
    Age 1
    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
    1871
    Age 7
    In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
    Age 18
    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Hopkin

    Sources (13)

    • Augusta Hopkins in household of Caleb Hopkins, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Gussie L Hopkins in entry for Gustus Milton Wise and Mingnon L Kasberger, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
    • Gussie Kessberger in household of A W Kessberger, "United States Census, 1930"

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