Individual Page


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Charles William Hopkey: Birth: 2 FEB 1886 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA. Death: 6 JUL 1960 in Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, USA

  2. Henry John Hopkey: Birth: 8 JAN 1888 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA. Death: 4 DEC 1894 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA

  3. Fredericke E. Hopkey: Birth: 5 DEC 1889 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA. Death: 17 MAR 1890 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA

  4. Amelia Margaret Hopkey: Birth: 2 MAY 1891 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA. Death: 28 APR 1983 in Reading Hills, Dale County, Michigan, USA

  5. George Martin Hopkey: Birth: 25 JUN 1894 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA. Death: 1 FEB 1965 in Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, USA

  6. Selma A. Hopkey: Birth: 19 DEC 1896 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA. Death: 30 SEP 1972 in Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, USA

  7. Wilhelmina Marie Hopkey: Birth: 24 SEP 1901 in Edford Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA. Death: OCT 1989 in Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois


Sources
1. Title:   1910 USA Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1910; Census Place: Edford, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T624_291; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0115; Image: 814; FHL microfilm: 1374304.
Publication:   Name: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C., USA;;
2. Title:   1870 USA Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1870; Census Place: Edford, Henry, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
Publication:   Name: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C., USA;;
3. Title:   1920 USA Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1920; Census Place: Colona, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T625_371; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 341.
Publication:   Name: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C., USA;;
4. Title:   Illinois Statewide Indexes (Birth, Marriage, Death, Stillbirths)
Publication:   Name: Name: Illinois State Archives, Margaret Cross Norton Building, Springfield, IL 62756; Location: Springfield, Illinois, USA;;
5. Title:   Find a Grave
Publication:   Name: Location: http://www.findagrave.com/index.html;;
6. Title:   Ancestry.com Family Trees
Page:   Ancestry Family Trees
Publication:   Name: Name: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. ACCURACY UNCONFIRMED;;
7. Title:   New Orleans, Louisiana, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963
Publication:   Name: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C.;;
8. Title:   1930 USA Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1930; Census Place: Geneseo, Henry, Illinois; Roll: 519; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 323.0; FHL microfilm: 2340254.
Publication:   Name: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C., USA;;
9. Title:   1900 USA Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1900; Census Place: Edford, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T623_306; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14; FHL microfilm: 1240306.
Publication:   Name: Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: Washington, D.C;;
10. Title:   Find a Grave
Publication:   Name: Location: http://www.findagrave.com/index.html;;
11. Title:   Find a Grave
Publication:   Name: Location: http://www.findagrave.com/index.html;;
12. Title:   Newspaper Article/Obituary
13. Title:   Illinois Statewide Indexes (Birth, Marriage, Death, Stillbirths)
Page:   Marriage Book 1, Page 183, Marriage License No. 1984
Publication:   Name: Name: Illinois State Archives, Margaret Cross Norton Building, Springfield, IL 62756; Location: Springfield, Illinois, USA;;

Notes
a. Note:   From the Moline Dispatch, Moline, Illinois September, 1938: Ferdinand Hopkey 78, Passes Away Lived in Geneseo Many Years; 5 Children, 11 Grandchildren Are Survivors Ferdinand R. Hopkey, 78 year-old Geneseo resident, passed away at 8:50 Friday evening in his home at 115 N. Vail Street, after an illness of five years. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Myers Funeral Chapel at 1:30 and in St. John's Lutheran Church of Edford Township at 2 o'clock. The Rev. H. J. Elling, pastor of the Concordia Lutheran Church of this city, and the Rev. Carl Hilgendorf of St. John's Lutheran Church officiated. Pallbearers were Leslie Kleinau, Laurence Kleinau, Richard Kleinau, Leonard Hopkey, Charles Hopkey, and Robert Hopkey. Burial was in St. John's Cemetery. Ferdinand R. Hopkey was born in Germany, in 1860, son of John and Wilhelmina Dobrinske Hopkey. He came to America while a young man. On January 23, 1885, he married Miss Adeline Wolff in Geneseo. They operated a farm in Edford Township for many years. In 1923, Mr. and Mrs. Hopkey retired from farming and moved to Geneseo where he has lived ever since. Mrs. Hopkey passed away in 1925. He is survived by two sons, Charles and George of Geneseo, and three daughters, Mrs. Amelia Kleinau, Mrs. Selma Mead, and Miss Minnie Hopkey, all of Geneseo. One sister, Mrs. Alvina Firch of Geneseo, also survives. There are eleven grandchildren. 1900 Edford, Henry County, Illinois; Roll: T623 306; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14. Hopkey, Ferdinand, head, white, male, born Sept. 1860, age 39, married for 15 years, born Germany, parents born Germany. Immigrated in 1861, farmer. Hopkey, Ada, wife, white, female, born Sept. 1865, age 34, married for 15 years, had 6 children with 4 surviving, born Missouri, parents born Germany. Hopkey, Charles, son, white, male, born Feb 1886, age 14, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, Amelia, daughter, white, female, born May 1892, age 8, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, George, son, white, male, born June 1894, age 5, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, Selma, daughter, white, female, born Dec 1896, age 3, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. 1910 Edford Twp, Henry County, Illinois Census; Series: T624; Roll: 291; Page: 124A; Enumeration District: 115; Part: 2; Line: 7. Hopkey, Ferdinand R., Head, male, white, age 49, 1st marriage, married for 25 years, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1860. Hopkey, Ada L., wife, age 44, 1st marriage, married for 25 years, had 7 children with 5 surviving, born Missouri, parents born Germany. Hopkey, Charley H., son, age 25, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, Amelia W., daughter, age 18, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, George W., son, age 15, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, Selma A., daughter, age 12, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, Minnie M., daughter, age 8, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Wolf, Mary, mother-in-law, female, white, age 81, widowed, had 10 children with 4 surviving, born Germany, parents born Germany. 1920 Colona, Henry County, Illinois Census; Roll: T625_371; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 332. Hopkey, Ferdinand, head, age 59, married, born Germany, Hopkey, Adelina L. E., wife, age 54, married, Born Missouri, parents born Germany. Hopkey, Selma A., daughter, age 23, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. Hopkey, Minnie M., daughter, age 18, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri. 1930 Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois; Roll: 519; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 323.0. Hopkey, Ferdinand, head, age 69, widowed, age 23 at first marriage, born Germany, parents born Germany. Hopkey, Minnie, daughter, age 28, single, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Missouri.


RootsWeb.com is NOT responsible for the content of the GEDCOMs uploaded through the WorldConnect Program. The creator of each GEDCOM is solely responsible for its content.