Brief Life History of Walter Kirk
When Walter Kirk Hopkins was born on 28 August 1888, in DeWitt, Onondaga, New York, United States, his father, William A. Hopkins, was 39 and his mother, Wealthy Ann Potter, was 37. He married Mary Olivia Mohorter on 31 January 1913, in Onondaga, New York, United States. He lived in East Syracuse, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1900 and Onondaga, New York, United States in 1920. He died about 1925, in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in DeWitt, Onondaga, New York, United States.
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- Walter Hopkins, "United States Census, 1920"
- Walter K Hopkins, "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942"
- Walter Hopkins, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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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