Brief Life History of William Willis
When William Willis Hopkins was born on 3 April 1839, in Palmetto, Campbell, Georgia, United States, his father, Wiley Hopkins, was 34 and his mother, Frances Daniel Smithwick, was 18. He died on 3 September 1853, in his hometown, at the age of 14.
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Sources (6)
- W W Hopkins in household of Wiley Hopkins, "United States Census, 1850"
- The marriage License of John Langston Styles and 1st wife Mary Ann Hopkins
- William Willis Hopkins, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (2)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Campbell, Georgia, United States 1932: Fulton, Georgia, United States. [Spreads across Coweta and Fulton counties]
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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