John W.[?] Hopper

1821 - 1896

Wives of John W. Hopper

Margaret Spaulding

M-1843 D-1873

Thompson Ann Taylor

M-1875 D-1877

Sarah J. Taylor

M-1879 D-1886

Armilda Perkins

M-1892

John's Children
1844	Malinda Elizzabeth
September 3, 1845	Francis Marion (Frank)
1855	Susan J.
October 1858	John Jay
August 19, 1861	Sarah J.
? 1861	Lemual ?
1865	Calvin
June 13, 1876	Margaret Ann
September 29, 1880	George Washington
January 25, 1882	Dora
December 26, 1884	Bessie
February 27, 1886	Lula Pryor
Armilda Perkins was the mother of two daughters when John married her. They appear to have also raised a male they called "Flood" that was probably not John's son.
Some sources say that John fathered about 21 children but not all of them lived. I could only find references to these 12 children.

John was born near Madison, Indiana in 1821. The state capital would be changed that year from Croydon, IN to Indianapolis. There is no hard evidence, yet, to explain who John's parents were nor why they located near Madison, Indiana. There is some evidence, however. that he was not raised by his parents, but by his [Uncle? What was his occupation? Where did he live?]...

[What was life like for 'regular people' in the Madison, Indiana area in 1821 and the following few years? What most influenced their lives?]

The government was aggressively trying to expel the indians from this new state and the Delaware indians near Madison were at best restless and sometimes belligerent toward settlers in this area.

James Monroe had been re-elected to his second term as president of the country. [ So What? How did this effect the lives of people in Madison or Jefferson County, IN? ]

Hard Times.
I'm a "River Man".

After the war.

June 6, 1821	John W. Hopper was born in Jefferson County, Indiana (From family bible per son George Hopper - confirmed by Civil War enlistment statement.)
April 20, 1843	John W. married Margaret Spaulding in Henry County, KY
[When and why did John relocate to Gest, KY?]
1844	Daughter Malinda Elizzabeth was born [per 1850 and 1860 Census']
September 3, 1845	Son Francis Marion (Frank) Hopper was born
1850 KY Census	John W. (27 years old) lived in Owen County, KY with his wife Margaret (25), Malinda E. (6), and Francis M. (5)
1855	Daughter Susan J. was born [per 1860 Census]
1859	Son John Jay was born [per 1860 Census]
1860 IN Census (Pending Confirmation)	John W. (39 years old) lived in Hendricks County, Indiaia with his wife Margaret (35) Malinda E. (16), Francis M. (14), Susan J. (5) and John J. (1)
August 19, 1861	Daughter Sarah J. was born
August 9, 1862	John enlisted in the Indiana 79th Regiment of the Union Army (Company 'B') by Capt. Lewis Manker at Indianapolis, Indiana, to serve for 3 years. He got an enlistment bounty of $26. John was described as 5. 10" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair. He served only 7 months because of an injury he recieved in the Battle of Stones River, Murfreesboro, TN.
	John participated in the following acation as part of the Indiana 79th: Pursuit of Hood to Loudon, Kentucky, October 1-22, 1862. Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, October 8 (Reserve). March to Nashville, Tennessee, October 22-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 26-30.
January 2-3, 1863	John was wounded in the side at the battle of Stones River (Battle of Murfreesboro) Here is a narrative of the Battle of Stones River
March 1, 1863	John W. was transfered from #7 Hospital, Nashville, TN to Hospital #1, Louisville, KY.
March 25, 1863	John recieved a disability discharge because of his wound in the Battle of Stones River.
1865	Son Calvin was born [per 1870 Census]
1870 KY Census	John w. (50 years old), Margaret (45), Susan (14), John J. (11), Lemual (9) and Calvin (5) lived near Monterey, KY next to Winfield Wilhoite [Download an image of the original 1870 KY census record - 180k.] He listed his occupation as "Raftsman".
January 13, 1869	John W., who lived in Montrery, Owen County, applied to have his pension transfered to Louisville, KY
February 6, 1869	John W. who lived in Owen County, KY applied to have his pension tranfered to "Madison, Indiana"
April 9, 1873	Margaret (Spalding) Hopper died
June 12, 1875	John married Thompson Ann Taylor (PDF document)
June 13, 1876	Daughter Margaret Ann was born
August 13, 1877	Ann (Taylor) Hopper died.
1879	John married Sarah J. Taylor (Sarah's parents were Richard and Matilda Taylor according to depositions of her daughters.)
September 29, 1880	Son George was born
January 25, 1882	Daughter Dora was born [See Pension Application of these children]
December 26, 1884	Daughter Bessie was born
February 27, 1886	Daughter Lula Pryor Hopper was born
Spring 1886 ?	Sarah died
June 3, 18 - ??	John married Francis Tomlinson ????

January 7, 1892	John married Armilda Perkins at Gestville, KY
??	John and Armilda separated.
September 11, 1896	John W. Hopper died

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John W.[?] Hopper

After the war.

[When and why did John relocate to Gest, KY?]