George Washington HopkinsAge: 85 years1849–1934
- Name
- George Washington Hopkins
- Given names
- George Washington
- Surname
- Hopkins
 Birth | January 1849 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Amanda Ellen Thomas — View this family December 4, 1893 (Age 44 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Blanch Mable Hopkins October 11, 1894 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruth Viola Hopkins March 2, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mae Mildred Hopkins February 26, 1905 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Robert Michael Hopkins 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Amanda Ellen Thomas August 22, 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter William Walton — Blanch Mable Hopkins — View this family December 22, 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a son | Robert Michael Hopkins 1916 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 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 grandson #1 | Walter Robert “Bobby” Walton June 26, 1918 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 68 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Noble Scott Hine — Ruth Viola Hopkins — View this family December 27, 1918 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 69 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/ |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Hershel “Joe” Klutts — Blanch Mable Hopkins — View this family March 24, 1927 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Virginia Mae Hine May 19, 1928 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 80 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 |
| Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | February 7, 1934 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Seward Cemetery |
| Family with Amanda Ellen Thomas |
| himself |
George Washington Hopkins Birth: January 1849 — Hamilton, Ohio, United States Death: February 7, 1934 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Amanda Ellen Thomas Birth: February 29, 1876 38 40 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1915 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 4, 1893 — Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Blanch Mable Hopkins Birth: October 11, 1894 45 18 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: March 1965 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Ruth Viola Hopkins Birth: March 2, 1900 51 24 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: May 2, 1995 — Austin, Travis, Texas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mae Mildred Hopkins Birth: February 26, 1905 56 28 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 8, 1992 — Lago Vista, Travis, Texas, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Michael Hopkins Birth: 1908 59 31 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: 1916 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household
Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household
409 First Street Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household
409 First Street Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household
808 North Ash Street Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma
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