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Hello everyone, I received several copies of old newspaper
clippings in
bad shape. I am going to try and reprint them here in hopes someone out
there will connect to my Hanna and Hopkins family. They are from the
Stockton Daily Evening Record, Stockton Calif. No year is on
it.
Very blurred in places, but I'll try.
DR. AND MRS. SILAS WILSON HOPKINS CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING TODAY. Began
Their Fity Years of Happy Life in Middle West During the Exciting Yars
Following the Civil War---Both Are Alert and Active Despite Their Years.
Lodi Office Stockton Record, Dec 26....Dr. and Mrs. S. w. Hopkins
celebrated their golden wedding anniversary today. The renewal of the
wedding vows of 50 years ago today was made the feature of the G. A. R. and
W. R. C. meeting and feast in I.O.O. F. hall this afternoon. Rev. Bery
Smith of the Christian church efficiated and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brown
accompained the bride and groom to the alter. The ceremony was performed
at 2:30 p. m. and was followed by the banquet prepared by the ladies of the
W. R. C. Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins have rounded out a half century of married
life that has been filled with much more than the average allotmeent of
happiness and usefulness. Dr. Hopkins, now chairman of the county
exemption board and city health officer of Lodi, is one of the most
vigorous young old men in the state and Mrs. Hopkins the mother of three
grown sons, and a grandmother is a younger woman than many who are half her
age. Married just at the close of the Civil war, they lived through some
of the most exciting times in the nation's history
DR. HOPKINS' EARLY LIFE
Dr. Silas Wilson Hopkins was born in Farsyth, Taney Co., Mo., October 27,
1844. He was the second of three sons born to Rev. and Mrs. Josiah
Hopkins. The family moved to Iowa in 1848 and Silas Wilson Hopkins was
sent to school at the Western College in Lynne Co. Before graduating he
left to enlist in the Forty-fourth Iowa Infantry of which his father was
major. After the war the family moved to Kansas and the young veteran
entered Lane University at Lacompton, graduating in 1866. He taught school
for ten years in Iowa and Kansas, and in 1879 was graduated from the
Louisville Medical College, and removed to Saroxie [I hope... blurred] Mo.,
where he practiced for 25 years.
THEIR MARRIAGE
The most important event of his life has been emitted, and that was his
marriage to Candace Alice Still on Dec 26, 1867, the first year he taught
school. His
bride was the third of a family of five girls born to Mr. and Mrs. James
Sill, pioneer settlers of Putnam county, Indiana. Her birthday was Aug 28,
1846. Her father was one of the earliest practicing lawyers of the county,
and he also served as enrolling officer under President Lincoln during the
Civil war. He was mobbed by the Knights of the Golden Circle, opposed to
the draft, and the experiences of the family in those times was graphically
related by Mrs. Hopkins a few years ago in a pamphlet written by her and
published in the Record plant. It was entitled " A Tragedy on Deer Creek."
Before her marriage, Mrs. Hopkins taught school in Indiana. The family
moved to Iowa in 1866, and she was teaching school there when she met Silas
Wilson Hopkins and became his bride. Rev. James R. Baker, a minister of
the Brethren church officiated at the wedding. At the golden anniversary
of that wedding, this afternoon, Mrs. Hopkins wore the same dress in which
she was married a half century ago.
THREE SONS BORN TO THEM
Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins moved to Kansas in 1868 and there two sons were born
to them, Albert R. and James Emmet. In 1875 they returned to Iowa and
there their youngest son, Herman Dilse, was born. In 1879 the family moved
to southwestern Missouri, where they lived until moving to Calif in 1902.
THE DOCTOR ON HORSEBACK
In the 20 years that he practiced medicine in Missour, Dr. Hopkins was one
of the old fashioned country doctors who seem to have lived for the service
they could give their neighbors rather than for fees. Roads were few and
trails many, and Dr. Hopkins was in the saddle a good part of every 24
hours of every day for the full 20 years. Under President Harrison he was
an examing surgeon for the pension department, and under the McKinley
administration he was president of the board and also was president of the
Wouthwest Missouri District Medical Society.
He and Mrs. Hopkins had enough to keep them and did not care for riches
consequently he did not reach out for practice. He has been president of
the Lodi Boad of Health for the past 10 years and is now city health
officer of Lodi as well as chairman of the county exemption board.
The oldest son, A. R. Hopkins is in the state printing office at
Sacramento and is known as one of the most expert men in the printing
trade. The second son. J. E. Hopkins, resides with his parents in Lodi,
but is the partner of his brother Dilse in the ownership and publication of
the Stockton labor paper...........
#2 TAPS SOUNDED
Dr. Silas W. Hopkins of Lodi Grand Army veteran, joins silent majority
after long successful career. Lodi Ovvice Stockton Record June 19
Dr. Silas W. Hopkins, 85, Civil War veteran and for 28 years a resident of
Lodi, died this morning at 7:15 at his home 220 South Sacramento street.
His three sons, Judge J. E. Hopkins of Lodi, Albert R. and Dilas Hopkins of
San Francisco were at his bedside. He had been ill for 11 weeks, and his
daily condition was a matter of concern to the community, in which he stood
a prominetn figure as a public-spirited and splendid citizen............
Thanks everyone, Reba
After sending out the article on S. W. Hopkins yesterday, I started
receiving several e-mails asking for my Hopkins-Hanna connection. [Lets
hope this message doesn't repeat like the one yesterday did] I
still am
not sure how S. W. Hopkins fits in. The articles were sent to my husbands
grandmother years ago, by a Hanna relative in Calif. My mother-in-law
just sent them to me.
Robert William Hopkins m Jan 28, 1807 Ross Co., Ohio to Elizabeth
Hornback. I found their names on a marriage list in Ross Co. He was
listed as William.
Their daughter....Salina Jane Hopkins b Oct 1, 1823 Ohio, died March 21,
1907 Stockton, Calif., married Doctor John Goodloe Hanna b 1818 Indiana
died Feb 1887 Blue Mound, Linn, Ks.
Their son Cyrus Goodlow Hanna b Nov 25, 1843 Taney Co., Mo d Aug 25, 1878
Modesto, Calif. He married Jan 12, 1867 Madrid, Iowa ..Alice Evalyn
Rardin b Dec 4, 1850 Bowling Green, clay, Ind d June 28, 1939 Stockton,
Calif.
Then their daughter Margaret Gertrude Hanna b June 24, 1873 Metz, Vernon
Co., Mo d may 9, 1943 Windfield, Ks married Jan 1, 1889 Pleasanton, Ks to
Samuel Barton Meek b april 25, 1870 Bloomington, McLean Co., Ill d Feb 20,
1942 Winfiled, Ks.
Winnie Mae Meek b Feb 28, 1899 Cushing, Ok d July 1974 Winfield, Ks
married Sept 1, 1919 Beaver Ok to Gilbert Myrick b Sep 18, 1897 Burden,
Cowley Co., Ks d Jan 15, 1971.
Betty Jean Myrick m Henry George Strauhs
Lonnie George Strauhs m Reba Mae Huckaby [me]
Thanks Reba [email protected]
>ROBERT WILLIAM HOPKINS m Jan 28, 1807 in Ross Co., Ohio to ELIZABETH
>HORNBECK.
>
>1. Salina Jane Hopkins b Oct 1, 1823 Ohio, d March 21, 1907 Stockton, San
>Joaquin, Calif., buried Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif... married Doc.
>John Goodloe Hanna b 1818 Indiana d Feb 19, 1887 Blue Mound, Linn, Ks.
>buried Old Cemetery, Blue Mound, Ks.
>
> A. Cyrus Goodloe Hanna b Nov 25, 1843 Taney Co., Mo [School Teacher] d
>Aug 25, 1878 Modesto, Stanislaus, Calif. Civil War..23d Regiment Iowa
>Volunteer Infantry Co., B. Mustered into service Sept 19, 1862 DesMoines,
>Iowa. married Jan 12, 1867 Madrid, Iowa to Alice Evalyn Rardin b Dec 4,
>1850 Bowling Green, Clay, Ind. [d/o John Ferris Rardin and Margaret Lavina
>Mitchell] {she married brothers} d June 28, 1939 Stockton San Joaquin,
>Calif. Buried Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
>
> 1. Margaret Gertrude Hanna b June 24, 1873 Metz, Vernon Co., Mo d May 9,
>1943 buried Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley Co., Ks marriedJan 1, 1889
>in Pleasanton, Ks to Samuel Barton Meek b April 25, 1870 Bloomington,
>McLean Co., Ill [son of richard Meek and Louisa Ellenor Hunter] d Feb 20,
>1942 buried Highland Ceme Winfield, Cowley Co., Ks. Samuel in
1903
>staked a claim of 160 acres in "No mans land" in western Okla. Sam
donated
>an acre of his land to build a school. Lumber was hauled by team and
>wagon from Englewood, Ok 36 miles away. Sam was a Deputy Sheriff. He
>moved his family to Atlanta, Cowley Co., Ks during the depression and later
>to Winfield, around 1939.
>
> a. Estelle Meek b Feb 8, 1890 Maple City, Cowley Co., Ks d 1969. Married
>[1]April 26, 1907 in Beaver, Ok to William Samms b March 1883, Cherokee, Ok
> married [2] 1946 Charles C. Couchman b Jan 26, 1881.
>
> b. Samuel Wray Meek b Nov 16, 1894 Lawson, Payne, Ok d Oct 23, 1989 d Oct
>7, 1957 Buried Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley Co., Ks. WWI Vet. died
>of cancer of the mouth. Deacon Sec/Treas of Milligton Baptist Church.
>married Sept 10, 1920 in Beave City, Okla to Marie Ellen Mamie Valentine b
>March 1, 1899 King Fisher, Ok [d/o Lee Valentine and Geneva Goff] d Oct 23,
>1989 buried Highland Ceme, Winfield, Cowley Co., Ks.
>
> c. Louisa Evalyn Meek b Jan 11, 1897 Lawson, Payne Co., Ok d Jan 1, 1968
>buried Odd Fellow Ceme, Ponca City, Okla. married April 27, 1913 Joe
>Gillespie b May 19, 1890 d Dec 14, 1965 buried Odd Fellow Cemetery, Ponca
>City, Oklahoma.
>
> d. Winnie Mae Meek b Feb 28, 1899 Cushing, Ok d July 1974 buried
>Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley Co., Ks. married Gilbert Myrick b Sept
>18, 1897 Burden, Cowley Co., Ks [s/o Fredrick Dixon Myrick, Jr. and Myra
>Ethel Ellsworth] d Jan 15, 1971 Buried Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley
>Co., Ks. WWI Silver Star. Winnie caught Spinal Meningitis and
Spotted
>Fever when she was six months old. Her head touched her feet and she had
>to be strapped to a board to keep her spine straight. doctor said she
>would probably die or be a cripple. Her mother watched over her day and
>night for six weeks. Her father traveled 36 miles everyday to Englewood,
>Ok, to pick up fresh medicine. Winnie recovered with no complication.
>Winnie died of heart problems and in a diabetic coma. Gilbert died of a
>heart attack. [our line]
>
> 2. George Hanna
>
> 3. William R. Hanna married Gertrude Smith
>
>B. Ruth Hanna b March 14, 1846 Forsythe, Taney Co., Mo d Jan 20, 1945
>buried Madronia Ceme, saratoga, Calif. married Henry W. Evans b Aug 20,
>1846 Civil War. Ruth born at parents home on the White River.
Finished
>school Amos Station, Iowa. Ruth left Metz, Mo., the day after her wedding
>for South Haven, Sumner Co., Ks. After living in dug outs in Okla and
>moving several times to several states, they bought a house in Stockton,
>Calif in 1903. Ruth was a member of the Women's Relief Corps of Stockton.
>[info from newspaper clippings].
>Henry discharged from the Civil War on June 20, 1865 From Go., G 146
>Regiment at Cairo, Illinois.
>
> 1. Robert Evans married in Oregon and divorced Josephine McClure.
He
>then left Oregon for Stockton, Calif to live close to his relatives.
>
>C. Robert William Hanna b March 10, 1848 Taney Co., Mo d Oct 18,
1926
>Stockton, San Joaquin, Calif. married Oct 13, 1879 in Sumner co., Ks
to
>Alice Evalyn Rardin....who had also been the wife of his brother Cyrus.
>
>Any help on these lines would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Reba
>Strauhs
>
Letter to Julia Hopkins from her Mother, Elizabeth F. Hopkins, dated September 15,
1892, Ukiah, CA.
Dear Julia & the beloved ones at home
Here I am in Ukiah, met Charlie at Cloverdale. He come in to light the lamps
preparatory to going through the tunnels, he glanced over the car & was coming toward
me when I said, "My son how do you do." He whirled & clasp my hand &
kissed me. We are looking every day for Walter & Mary. Charlie looks well & he
says he is happy.
I met Willie Kirkby in the buss that took me to the hotel, he & Charlie rooms
together. Charlie takes his lunch every morning so when supper came I told the Land Lady I
would wait until Charlie come. He came & changed his clothes & we went down to
supper, after we went out on the porch and listened to the Salvation Army. Willie joined
us soon, then went up to the parlor & the boys played & sang, "Nearer my
God". Half past nine Charlie & I went to my room & Chapter 1 began, near
eleven we separated. I told Charlie would get up and breakfast with him but he said no, he
would be in such a hurry we would not enjoy our breakfast. So Walter & I took
breakfast together, 1/2 nine we took a walk over town.
Ukiah is a pretty place, it is so situated in a valley eight or ten miles wide
surrounded by high mountains, there is an abundance of fruit - grapes & mellons. Every
other person is talking about a railroad to Hazdesville. I am coming home over land it can’t
be as hard as the Steamer for I had such dreadful reaching that raised blood. I feel very
well now, but I felt bad for a week & although I have a good appetite, I am weak. I
wrote a letter to send by Mrs. Tillis but did not get to send it. So I will send in your
daughter. I had only scrapes of paper to write on, as I had sent my valiese off &
writing material with it. Daughter I shall have lot to tell you when I come. I am so glad
I went to Gingery’s. Charlie is getting his eyes open, pray for him every day that he
may surround all these snares & come out victorious.
Hoping that you are all well & happy, with love to all.
Affectionately, Mother
Letter to George W. Hopkins from Elizabeth Hopkins, dated September 13th, 1892,
traveling to Ukiah to visit Charlie Hopkins.
Dear George
Here I find myself in company with Brother Tillis & his sister-in-law in the
Arlington House. We [intended] to go to the Epworth but it was full. I had to get up so
early this morning & then straining my eyes to look over the country as we come to the
City that I have a headache. I had my valice transferred to Tiberson so my writing
material went to. Hence these few lines on scraps of paper. I will go on tomorrow to
Ukiah. It will depend on circumstances how long I shall stay there, if my money holds out
I may stay until Mary & Walt comes. I have yet 24 dollars & 80 cents & will go
to Ukiah on a third rate ticket. You can write to Ukiah, if possible have it come over
land.
I have not written to Julia because I have not had time. I am almost sick of this kind
of fast living. Now this is too bad. I meant to send this by Mr. Tillis by steamer but has
gone to Oakland & we will not see him any more. His sister-in-law, Miss Martha Hoffman
& a Miss Towers will go with me to Ukiah tomorrow. Tell me just how you are getting
along. Julia will give you her letter & you will hear all about Chas. I am so glad I
went to Gingerys,will tell you why.
Lovingly, Liz
(On back of letter these instructions: Take the Oakland boat & when you get
off at Oakland take the narrow gauge railroad it stops at 7 St. rite at the dapo [depot]
& the House stands just across from the dapo [depot] back a way from the street with
trees around it.)
Letter to George W. Hopkins from Elizabeth Hopkins, dated September 25, 1892, Ukiah,
CA.
Walter & Mary send their love also Chas he seems to be happy notwithstanding the
rebuffs.
Dear George & dear ones,
We are still here awaiting the result of that contract which has been delayed from some
course that is unknown as yet. We are well, it is nice weather only quite cool nights. I
can’t say I like this place. It is too fast for me. The men seem to be minding their
business but the women think little else but gad the street & dress but that is
characteristic of Cal. The hop picking is over. That is the staple of this section of
country. There has been no political demonstrations here yet. This place is Democratic I
have been told. Yesterday I met in the parlor of this hotel a Presbyterian preacher from
Oakland by the name of Rich. He said he was trying to revive the Church here. They have a
fine building with the exception of the Advents who have a large tent & services every
day & night. There has only been one Sermon preached since I have been here. The
Catholics have preaching once a month. The Baptist are building a fine church, I will
correct one statement I made in regard to Indians drinking at the Bar. They are not
allowed to buy the drinks, but the Chinese have a strong hold on this place. They cook in
all the Hotels & rule or ruin. Yesterday a white girl waiting in the dining room took
the wrong order & he struck her across the hand with a knife. She had him arrested
& they only fined him ten dollars. The Land Lord of this House is going to fire his
cooks, he has two, in a conversation regarding their being here & the getting them
out. Walter told some gentlemen to send for a committee of fifteen from Eureka & they
would soon find out how to get them out.
Well I am repairing Charlie’s clothes today. I can’t say just when we will
start home. Charlie don’t want me to talk about going. Will Kirkly don’t seem to
think of anything but a good time. Don’t mention this outside. Let Julia & Frank
read this. Kiss my grandesons & Julia. How I long to see her.
Goodbye, Affectionately,
Liz
Letter to George W. Hopkins from Elizabeth Hopkins, dated September 20, 1892, Ukiah,
CA.
Dear George,
I received yours of Sept. 15th & Charlie papers for which receipt - - thanks. We
are glad you are all well, as this leaves us with the exception of colds. We don’t
know just when we will start home, as Walter asked for a job here concerning the water
works which will be decided in a day or two. If he gets it he will stay here, while Mary
& I will come over land. Don’t ever say steamer to me again & as for me being
bumped, I can stand that. But being jumped I don’t know about that.
As for Geary, there is very little politics discussed here. The people seem more
concerned about the robbers. I met Mr. William Carson of Eureka last Saturday here. I
shook hands with him & told him I was the wife of Judge Hopkins of Arcata. He said he
was pleased to meet me. I introduced him to Walter as an engineer. They had a talk. His
wife was with him. He said the doctor advised him not to take her on the water any more,
as she was liable to lose her life so there was some hope of a railroad & that is the
firm conclusion I have come too.
I can’t say I like Ukiah. Every store & saloon but one (J.W. Hoffman’s)
was open last Sunday & there were more Indians than whites on the streets &
Indians go right up to the bars & buy the drinks same as white men. I have not seen a
white ribbon since I have been in Ukiah.
Mary & I called on Dr. Barnes by invitation. Found he and his wife to be very
friendly old folks. Sent his regards to Mrs. Freese of Eureka & asked what Wiley was
doing in a doubtful way.
Well as I have not had my breakfast yet I will close by saying you ought to have gone
to the fair. The duties on the ranch was no excuse. Am sorry you did not go. Go to
Trinidad. I have not found any Corps women yet. I think they are scarce here. Mr. Langley
of Hazdesville preached in the South Methodist Church last Sunday night. Tell baby Gamma
is coming & then she will love him lots. love all for me. Lots of love to all.
Affectionately, Liz
Don’t write here any more.
Submitted by Janet H. David <[email protected]
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