Any additions or correction would be wonderful. Ree Hopper A short time ago, Nancy posted information about a Garret Hopper of Macoupin Co. to the Hopper-L list. He first appears in Macoupin county IL, in l850: G Hopper 66 m Farmer 5,000 NJ Elizabeth Hopper 63 F NJ Matilda hopper 16 F Oh James Monegan 16 Laborer Ireland Other households probably related are: jacob V. Hopper 35 M Farmer 2400 OH Lucinda Hopper 32 F OH Ellen Hopper 11 F OH Emma hopper 8 place of birth illegible Julia Hopper 6 OH Elizabeth Hopper 4 OH Amelia Hopper 1 OH patrick Carroll 40 M farmer Indiana William Welsh 18 M farmer Indiana J.D. Hopper 23 M Farmer 400 NJ Sarah Hopper 16F OH Federal land purchased (3 tracts) on 9/21/l854 in Macoupin county by J.D. hopper Macoupin county marriages: Durbin Hopper m. Sarah Stark 1 Jan l850 >From a pedigree sheet in a macoupin county library: Catharine Hopper, dau. of Garrett hopper b. ca. l784 NJ; and Elizabeth b. ca. l787; they married about l808 in OH? Catharine b. 26 Jan l825 (pob OH?) Married to Jacob William martin l9 March l842. he died 23 Oct l842 in OH(?) son william Jacob Martin b. 5 Feb l843 Hamilton county OH >From the Bunker Hill Cemetery in Macoupin co. IL: Hopper, Clara, d/o D & S l851-21 Sept l854 Hopper , Garrett l7June l784? NJ - 21Aug l873 Hopper, elizabeth w/o Garrett; 65y 8 Oct l851 Hopper, Infant of Frank 6 oct l896 hopper, J.V. (Rev) 81y 6m 20 Apr l896 hopper, Lucinda, w/o J.V. 77y 10m 26 Feb l896 Hopper, Lizzie d/o JV and L; 2 Feb l846-17 Dec l869 Hopper, Sarah d/o L & H Stark 17 Feb l833-20 Dec l853 L& H Stark may be: Stark, hannah Wright 15 Oct l813-25 July l894 Stark, larkin 1 Feb l808-14 Apr l876 the l860 census index: only Jacob Hopper in macoupin County; bunker Hill p. 494 l870 Macoupin county census: Hopper, Jacob V. 55 m/w 20000/5000, 2000/3000 (there is an asterick by this in the transcription, I do not know why 2 values are given) Farmer/merchant OH Lucinda 52 f/w OH Julia 23 f/w OH Eugenia 21 f/w OH Garrett J. 16 m/w Farm help IL Frank 12 m/w IL Garrett (with an asterick; does this mean the second set of evaluations belong to him?) 84 Retired Farmer NJ These are not "my" Hoppers; I just had to sort them out to find that out. Hope they can be of use to someone else!! I have no other information about them!! Nancy Thanks Nancy, You solved alot of my problems. Here is what I have put together any additions or corrections would be welcome. Ree Hopper >From the soon to be published Hopper Family Genealogy; Descendants of Andreis Willemszen Hoppe(n) of New Amsterdam 1651 by Maria Pratt Hopper 941a JACOB V. HOPPER was the son of Garret Hopper and Elizabeth Van Voorhees, named for his grandfather Jacob Van Voorhees. He was b. ca Oct 1814 (from age/gs) in Ohio. He and Lucinda are bur. with his parents in the Bunker Hill Cemetery in Macoupin Co., IL. His g.s. said Rev. J.V. Hopper aged 81y-6m d. 20 Apr 1896. In 1850 he was living near Garret in Macoupin Co., IL aged 35 a farmer born in OH with $2,400 in land. with him were Lucinda 32, Ellen 11, Emma 8, Julia 6, Elizabeth 4, and Amelia 1 (all b. in OH) and Patrick Carroll 40 farmer and William Welsh 18 farmer (both born IN) . In 1870 he was in Macoupin Co., Jacob V. 55 farmer/merchant , Lucinda 52, Julia 23, Eugenia 21, all b. OH, Garret J.16 (farm help), Frank 12, (both b. IL) and Garret 84, retire farmer b. in NJ. Next to Jacob were two valuations (possibly for Garret and his father - $20,000 (land) $5,000 (personal), and $2,000 land and $3,00 (personal). He m. Lucinda ___?___ who was born in OH ca. 1827 and died 26 Feb 1896 aged 77y. Julia 23, Eugenia 21, all b. OH and Garret 16 (farm help b. IL) and Frank 12 b. IL, References: Macoupin Co. and Cemetery Records posted online Hopper- L@rootsweb.com 2 Feb 1999 by Nancy Pfannenstiel Children of Jacob V. HOPPER and Lucinda ___?___: 941a-1 Ellen - b. ca. 1838-39 in OH 941a-2 Emma - b. ca. 1841-2 in OH 941a-3 Julia - b. ca. 1843-44 ( 6 in 1850 -23 in 1870), in OH 941a-4 Elizabeth (Lizzie) - b. 2 Feb 1846 (gs.) in OH; d. 17 Dec 1869; bur. with parents 941a-5 Amelia (Eugenia) - b. ca. 1848-49 i(Amelia 1 in 1850 Eugenia 21 in 1870) n OH 941a-6 Garret J. - b. ca 1853-54 in IL 941a-7 Frank - b. ca. 1857-58 in IL; m. ___?___ ___?___ ; bur. with his parents is and infant child of Frank Hopper who d. 6 Oct 1896 941b CATHERINE HOPPER, dau. of Garret G. Hopper and Elizabeth Van Voorhees, was b. 26 Jan 1825 probably in OH. She d. 22 Dec 1907 (gs.) She m. Jacob Martin on 19 March 1842. He was the son of George Martin and Dorothy Rigdon. Jacob d. 23 Oct 1842 in OH(?). Jacob and Catherine are both bur. in Mt. Washington Cem. in Anderson Twp., OH, with Jacob's parents. His son Jacob was born four months after his death. References: (per Dorothy Martin Blocker's Ancestral Chart prepared 10 Jan 1985 when she was liv. at 17060 Jodave St., Hazel Crest, IL ) Jacob William MARTIN and Catherine Hopper: 941b-1 Jacob William - b. 5 Feb 1843 Hamilton Co., OH, d. 28 May 1879, liv. Ohio, Iowa, IL.; m. Kate H. Josselyn (1854- 1937) [They had a son John Josselyn Martin(1884-1911) who m. May Ellen Mc Millan (1892-1972) and were the parents of Doroth F. Martin, who m. ___?___ Blocker]. 941c DURBIN (or J.D.) HOPPER was possibly the son of Garret G. Hopper and Elizabeth Van Voorhees b. ca. 1826-27 in NJ. On 1 Jan 1850 Durbin Hopper m. Sarah Stark in Macoupin Co., IL. According to her grave stone she was the dau. of Larkin Stark and Hannah Wright born 17 Feb 1833 and d. 20 Dec 1853. She is bur in the Bunker Hill Cem. in Macoupin Co. IL, with her parents and dau. and other Hoppers. In 1850 J.D. aged 23y a farmer b. NJ (land valued at $400)was liv. with Sarah Hopper aged 16. On 21 Sep 1854 j.D. Hopper purchased 3 tracts of Federal Land. The only Hopper listed in the 1860 index of Macoupin Co. IL was Jacob V. References: Research of Nancy Pfannenstiel, posted online to the Hopper-L mailing list. Child of Durbin (J. D.) HOPPER and Sarah Stark: 941c-1 Clara - b. 1851 ; d. 21 Sep 1854 (dau. of Durbin and Sarah Hopper) bur. with Sarah and other Hoppers.