Brief Life History of John J
When John J Hopkins was born about April 1893, in Brookline, Greene, Missouri, United States, his father, Charles W Hopkins, was 35 and his mother, Minerva Matilda Box, was 37. He lived in Brookline Township, Greene, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States for about 10 years.
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- John F Hopkins, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: John J. Hopkins - Government record: Census record: birth-name: John J. Hopkins
- J F Hopkins in household of C W Hopkins, "United States Census, 1910"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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