Stephen Hopkins

1827–1865 (Age 38)
Wilson, Tennessee, United States

The Life of Stephen

When Stephen Hopkins was born on 4 February 1827, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Stephen Hopkins, was 42 and his mother, Mary Adamson, was 36. He married Elizabeth Mills on 7 January 1847. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 31 December 1865, in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Hopkins
1827–1865
Elizabeth Mills
1826–1869
Marriage: 7 January 1847
James Hopkins
1842–
Jasper N Hopkins
1852–1867
Robert F Hopkins
1854–
John Hopkins
1845–
Joseph Hopkins
1850–1866
Joseph L. Hopkins
1851–
Mahala J Hopkins
1858–1933
Marion D Hopkins
1861–1884
James Hopkins
1861–1933
Albert M. Hopkins
1863–1929
Mary E Hopkins
1865–1881

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
7 January 1847
Marion, Illinois
children

(11)

  • James Hopkins

    Male1842–Male

  • John Hopkins

    Male1845–Male

  • Joseph Hopkins

    Male1850–1866Male

  • Joseph L. Hopkins

    Male1851–Male

  • Jasper N Hopkins

    Male1852–1867Male

+6 More Children

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(15)

+10 More Children

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 3

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built

Age 8

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

Age 12

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

Name Meaning

1 English: patronymic from Hopkin . The surname is widespread throughout southern and central England, but is at its most common in South Wales.2 Irish (County Longford and western Ireland): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oibicín, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. In other parts of the country this name is generally of English origin.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Stephen Hopkins, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Stephen A Hopkins in entry for Albert M Hopkins and Elizabeth C Story, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Stephen Hopkins in entry for Marion D. Hopkins and Susan E. Moore, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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