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Note: 1850 Callaway County, Kentucky census shows William H. still living in the household of his parents.
It has been said that the Hopkins family settled in the Shiloh area of Ripley County, coming here from Kentucky in the early years of the Civil War. William Hopkins brought his first wife and 3 children here possibly to escape serving in the Civil War. A fourth child, a girl, was born when his first wife died.
1860 Ripley County, Missouri census, P.O. Little Black, 31 Jul 1860
Dwelling # 247, family # 237
Hopkins, William 24 m farmer 200 TN
Mary 35 f TN S.E 18 f TN T. 14 m TN B.A. 12 f TN John 9 m KY M.J. 5 f KY Who are the first three children listed in the above census. They are not children of William's. Are they brothers and sisters, nieces & nephews, or were they children of Mary's from a previous marriage?
1870 Ripley County, Missouri Census, family # 416
Hopkins, Wm 35 m KY
Martha 30 f TN Jane 16 f KY Martha 10 f KY Wm 6 m MO Francis 3 f MO Nancy 1 f MO 1876 Ripley County, Missouri Special Census.
Township 24N Range 3E
William Hopkins m 21 to 45
Martha ? Hopkins f 21 to 45
Martha M. Hopkins f 10 to 18
William W. Hopkins m 10 to 18
Frances E. Hopkins f under 10
Nancy C. Hopkins f under 10
Elizabeth F. Hopkins f under 10
Fearby Hopkins f under 10
Sarah A. Hopkins f under 10
William T. Hopkins m under 10
1 horse, 11 cattle, 7 hogs, 20 bushels of wheat, 200 bushels of corn, 40 gal of molasses.
1880 Ripley County, Johnson TWP, Missouri census 9th & 10th June 1880. Page 562, Dwelling # 34, family # 33.
Hopkins, William w m 47 farmer TN SC/NC TN
Martha A. w f 38 wife TN TN TN cannot r & w
Wiley w m 16 son farm MO TN TN cannot r & w
Frances E w f 13 dau MO TN TN Nancy C. w f 11 dau MO TN TN Elizabeth w f 9 dau MO TN TN Feraby w f 7 dau MO TN TN Sarah A. w f 6 dau MO TN TN Wm. Thos. w m 4 son MO TN TN John w m 2 son MO TN TN According to family information, William & family had gone from Missouri to Arkansas to pick cotton when William took suddenly ill and died. He was buried in the closest cemetery.
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