The Shemwell Family

Marion Oscar HopkinsAge: 76 years18851961

Name
Marion Oscar Hopkins
Given names
Marion Oscar
Surname
Hopkins
Birth January 1, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageFannie CarnealView this family
1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Franklin Hopkins
June 1, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dovie C Hopkins
October 19, 1907 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Marion Oscar Hopkins Jr
March 11, 1909 (Age 24 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Susan M Hopkins
January 12, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Gertrude Hopkins
October 23, 1912 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Charles Edgar “Charley” Hopkins
November 29, 1914 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#7
Effie Ethel Hopkins
January 25, 1917 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 33 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a son
#8
John Lendel Hopkins
March 10, 1919 (Age 34 years)
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Nellie May Hopkins
May 5, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#10
George Robert Hopkins
August 5, 1923 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Wilma Jean Hopkins
December 2, 1925 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Marilyn Frances Hopkins
October 26, 1927 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterDovie C Hopkins
January 2, 1928 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Birth of a grandson
#2
Floyd Thomas “Bud” Hopkins
January 27, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childBernard Edgar SwigartEffie Ethel HopkinsView this family
August 1931 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Edward WalkGertrude HopkinsView this family
March 26, 1932 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childLeroy F BordewischeSusan M HopkinsView this family
September 28, 1935 (Age 50 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a grandson
#3
Gary R Hopkins
1947 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sonThomas Franklin Hopkins
November 19, 1948 (Age 63 years)
Death of a grandsonGary R Hopkins
1949 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death May 23, 1961 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with Fannie Carneal - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1906Kentucky, United States
5 months
son
17 months
daughter
Dovie C Hopkins
Birth: October 19, 1907 22 22Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1928Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
son
Marion Oscar Hopkins Jr
Birth: March 11, 1909 24 23Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 1967Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
22 months
daughter
Susan M Hopkins
Birth: January 12, 1911 26 25Kentucky, United States
Death: January 30, 1973Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
21 months
daughter
Gertrude Hopkins
Birth: October 23, 1912 27 27Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 1990Dayton, Greene, Ohio, United States
2 years
son
Charles Edgar “Charley” Hopkins
Birth: November 29, 1914 29 29Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 9, 1992Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
2 years
daughter
Effie Ethel Hopkins
Birth: January 25, 1917 32 31Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 13, 1991Orange, California, United States
2 years
son
John Lendel Hopkins
Birth: March 10, 1919 34 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 1986Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
daughter
Nellie May Hopkins
Birth: May 5, 1921 36 35Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 31, 2014Ohio, United States
2 years
son
George Robert Hopkins
Birth: August 5, 1923 38 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 15, 1994Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, United States
2 years
daughter
Wilma Jean Hopkins
Birth: December 2, 1925 40 40Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1975

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Marion Oscar Hopkins - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hopkins, Marion OheadMW25M4KYNCKYfarmer
Hopkins, FanniewifeFW24M433KYKYKY
Hopkins, Thomas FsonMW3SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Dovie CdaughterFW2SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Marion O, JrsonMW1SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marion Oscar Hopkins - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hopkins, Marion OheadMW35MKYVAVAminercoal mine
Hopkins, FanniewifeFW35MKYKYKY
Hopkins, Thomas FsonMW13SKYKYKY
Hopkins, ClaradonadaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Oscar MsonMW10SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Susan MdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Hopkins, GertrudedaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Charles EsonMW5SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Effie EdaughterFW2 years 11 monthsSKYKYKY
Hopkins, John LsonMW9 monthsSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marion Oscar Hopkins - Household

Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hopkins, Marion headMW45M19KYKYKYshock absorbersfoundry
Hopkins, FanniewifeFW45M19KYKYKY
Hopkins, Susan daughterFW21SKYKYKYstator winderauto maker
Hopkins, GertrudedaughterFW18SKYKYKYsales ladynotions store
Hopkins, Charles sonMW15SKYKYKYsalesmandrug store
Hopkins, EtheldaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Hopkins, JohnysonMW11SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Nellie MdaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Hopkins, George RsonMW7SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Wilma JdaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Sumner, Andrewson in lawMW23Wd20KYKYKYwelderauto maker

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Marion Oscar Hopkins - Household

Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hopkins, MarionheadMW55MKYinspectoriron factory
Hopkins, FanniewifeFW54MKY
Hopkins, George RobertsonMW16SKYapprenticeamusement