Brief Life History of John W.
When John W. Hopper was born about 1843, in Illinois, United States, his father, Joshua Hopper, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Emiline Green, was 25. He lived in Pike, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1850 and South Winchester Election Precinct, Scott, Illinois, United States in 1900.
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- John W Hopper, "United States Census, 1900"
- John W Hopper in household of Joshua Hopper, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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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