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Hopper Lineage

Historical Perspective	Year		Birth/Death
French/Indian War 1752-64
War of 1812 1812-15
	1821	John W. Hopper, Madison, IN	Birth
	1843	John W. married Margret Spalding in Henry County, KY
	1844	Malinda Elizabeth (Lizzy)	Birth
	1845	Son Francis Marion Hopper	Birth
Mexican War 1846-7	1850	John W., wife Margret, son Frank and daughter Melinda lived in Owen county, KY
	1853	Susan J	Birth
	1858	Lemuel was born in Montery, KY	Birth
	1859	John J	Birth
Civil War	1860	John W., a 39 year old male, lived in Hendricks Cnty, IN census lists him as a day laborer born in KY; . He had no property of value. He lived with his wife Margaret (35 years old), daughter Malinda (16), son Francis M (14), daughter Susan J (5) and son John J (1).
	1861	Frank (Francis M) joined the Confederate 4th KY Infantry at Gestville, KY and mustered in at Camp Burnett, TN.
	1862	John W. joined the Ind 79th Vols, Company B as a private. Signed up by Lewis Manker at Indianapolis, IN-assigned to John Dunbar’s Company (Co ‘B’)
	1863	John W. was shot in the left lung at the battle of Stone’s River. The battle was a prelude to the forthcoming Battle of Murfreesborough
	1867	Son Frank married Martisha (Wilhoite) Ayers in New Castle, Henry County, KY. This was Frank’s first marriage but Martisha’s second.
	1870	John Happer [Hopper] (50) lived in Owen County, KY with his wife Margaret (45), daughter Susan (14), John J (11), Lemuel (9), and Calvin (5). John’s occupation is listed as “Raftsman”
	1873	Thompson Calbert Hopper	Birth
	1873	Margaret Spalding-Hopper died in Gestville, KY.
	1875	John W. married Thompson Ann Taylor (Annie) (she was about 26 years old at the time) at Frankfort, KY
	18??	Flood (Stepson)	Birth
	1876	Margaret Ann	Birth
	1877	John W.'s wife, Annie (Taylor) Hopper died and was buried in the old Taylor Graveyard in Franklin Cnty, KY
	1879	John W. married Sarah J Taylor (unrelated to previous wife)
	1880	George W	Birth
	1882	Dora	Birth
	1884	Bessie	Birth
	1886	Margaret Ann	Birth
	1886	John W.'s wife, Sarah (Taylor) Hopper died at Gestville, KY.
	1892	John W. married Armilda Perkins (Rildy) in Gestville, KY.
	1893	John W. separated from wife Armilda but not divorced. Armilda moved to Hesler, Owen Cnty, KY. John continued to live in Monterey, KY.
	1894	Estel Hopper	Birth
	1896	Armilda filed for divorce from John W.
	1896	John W. Hopper Died in Monterey, KY at 75 years of age. Death due to old age, infirmities, improper nutrition and gunshot wound recieved durring military service (according to his doctor, Dr W L Stamper, his attending Physition.) John had no property when he died. His children were left poor and dependant on charity. John’s older children took control of his few posessions when he died. Frank and his wife Martisha got John’s family bible.	Death
World War I 1914-18	1917	Estel Hopper Junior (Way)	Birth
World War I 1914-18	1918	Francis Marion Hopper	Death
World War II 1939-45	1940	Estel Hopper	Death
	1940	Daniel William Hopper	Birth
	1945	Thompson Calbert Hopper	Death
	1973	Estel Hopper Junior (Way)	Death

Hoppers in historical perspective

According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers,
an individual was a pioneer if they resided
there on or before December 31, 1831

Lessons from the life of a Hopper

Historical Perspective

Year

Birth/Death

Mexican War 1846-7

World War I 1914-18

World War II 1939-45

Mexican
War
1846-7

World War I
1914-18

World War II
1939-45