Leon Putney Hopkins

15 July 1851–18 June 1946 (Age 94)
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Leon Putney

When Leon Putney Hopkins was born on 15 July 1851, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Caleb Hopkins, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth Augusta Dennis, was 31. He married Elizabeth Estelle Hesser on 30 December 1875. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 18 June 1946, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

Leon Putney Hopkins
1851–1946
Elizabeth Estelle Hesser
1856–1932
Marriage: 30 December 1875
Pearl Hopkins
1877–1977
Kathryn Hesser Hopkins
1879–1964
Louis Leon Hopkins
1886–1970
Anna Grace Hopkins
1889–1955
Ellen Augusta Hopkins
1892–1989

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 December 1875
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
    Age 5
    William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
    1863
    Age 12
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
    Age 25
    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    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 (16)

    • Leon Hopkins in entry for Ellen Hopkins, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
    • Leon P Hopkin, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Leon P Hopkins, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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