Emily Hopkins

Brief Life History of Emily

Emily Hopkins was born in 1833, in Kentucky, United States. She married William Ballentine on 30 January 1850, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Liberty Township, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 27 March 1869, in Washington Township, Highland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Washington Township, Highland, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Ballentine
1824–1894
Emily Hopkins
1833–1869
Marriage: 30 January 1850
Mary Elizabeth Ballentine
1850–1935
Margaret Agnes Ballentine
1852–
William A Ballentine
1853–1919
Emily J. Ballentine
1855–1936
James E Ballentine
1857–
Samuel Ballentine
1859–1948
James Edward Ballentine
1859–1926
Amy Anna Ballentine
1860–1920
John Richard Ballentine
1862–1898
Lida S. Ballentine
1864–1953
Lucy Ballentine
1865–1865
Louis Oliver Ballentine
1867–1921

Sources (21)

  • Emily Ballentine in household of William Ballentine, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Emily Hopkins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Emily Hopkins Ballentine, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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