Milton E Hopper (1897–1971) • FamilySearch

Milton E Hopper

12 May 1897–9 December 1971 (Age 74)
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

The Life of Milton E

When Milton E Hopper was born on 12 May 1897, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Edward John Hopper, was 37 and his mother, Ruth Ann Coates, was 30. He lived in McHenry Township, McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1900 and McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 9 December 1971, in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Edward John Hopper

1859–1930

Ruth Ann Coates

1866–1931

Clara E Hopper

1888–

Grace Etta Hopper

1889–

Clarence E. Hopper

1893–1968

Dorothy Ruth Hopper

1895–1959

Milton E Hopper

1897–1971

Elmer Trenton Hopper

1899–1987

Russell Roy Hopper

1900–1975

Floyd B. Hopper

1905–1944

Lyle E. Hopper

1907–2000

Parents and Siblings

Edward John Hopper

Male1859–1930Male

Ruth Ann Coates

Female1866–1931Female

siblings

(9)

Clara E Hopper

Female1888–Female

Grace Etta Hopper

Female1889–Female

Clarence E. Hopper

Male1893–1968Male

Dorothy Ruth Hopper

Female1895–1959Female

Milton E Hopper

Male1897–1971Male

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

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.

1900 · The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Age 3

Historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is a canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. It reverses the direction of the Chicago River, which now flows out of Lake Michigan rather than into it. It is one of two canals that helps navigation to ships traveling between the Great Lakes Waterway and the Mississippi River system.

1917

Age 20

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Hopper

Milton

1 English and Scottish: occupational name for a professional tumbler or acrobat, or a nickname for a restless individual with plenty of energy, Middle English hoppere, an agent derivative of Old English hoppian ‘to hop’.2 German: nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German hoppen ‘to limp or stumble’.3 Dutch: occupational name for a hop grower or seller, from Middle Dutch hoppe ‘hop(s)’ + the agent suffix -er.

Possible Related Names

Hoppe

Sources (2)

E Milton Hopper in household of J Edward Hopper, "United States Census, 1910"
Milton E Hopper in household of Edward J Hopper, "United States Census, 1900"

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