To: Wayne Williams... I have some information on one small branch of the Williams family. It's not much but I would like very much to find its place in the Williams family. It is in regard to my GGGP's, Rachel Williams and Edward Hopwood, who were married on January 2, 1833 by Rev. John Winter, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Williamsport, Maryland. .................................................................. Descendents of RACHEL Williams First Generation 1. RACHEL Williams was born ~1815 in Williamsport, Maryland. She died between 1850 and 1858 in Williamsport, Maryland. Edward Hopwood and Rachel Williams were married on January 2, 1833 by Rev. John Winter, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Williamsport, Maryland. Their son, John William Hopwood, was born November 2, 1833. Edward and Rachel do not appear in the 1840 Maryland census; Edward apparently died before 1840. Rachel is apparently from the Williams family of Williamsport,MD. A list of letters to Rachel Hopwood remained in the Williamsport, MD post office on April 9, 1841. After Edward's apparent death, Rachel married Benedict Meads on February 6, 1843 in Boonsboro MD. Rachel, Benedict, Rachel and Edward's son John William and Rachel and Benedict's newborn daughter Ann appear on the 1850 census in Washington Co, MD. Benedict appears in the records of Dr. Samuel Weisel in Williamsport during the years 1848 to 1865. He appeared was listed as a registered voter in Williamsport on October 17, 1866. Benedict's parents were Benedict (sr.) Meads and Elizabeth Hayes who were married in Washington County, MD on February 9, 1809. Benedict was born in 1812. He had a brother Jeremiah who lived in Williamsport and who was active in Maryland politics. Jeremiah died December 16, 1854. Rachel appears as Benedict's wife in the 1850 census. Amelia appears in the 1870 census. So Rachel apparently died between 1850 and 1870. Rachel's death and burial are not listed in the Hagerstown newspaper listings available after 1858 so she apparently died before then. Benedict was alive on July 14, 1875, as reported in the Hagerstown Herald newspaper. A new Mrs. Benedict Meads, Amelia Meads, appears as Benedict's widow in the 30 July 1885 Hagerstown newspaper. The 1870 census also lists Benedict's wife as Amelia. Amelia died in Williamsport on August 30, 1889. Rachel likely died between 1850 and 1858 aand surely before 1870. Circumstances of her death and burial are not known. RACHEL married (1) EDWARD HOPWOOD on 2 Jan 1833 in Williamsport, Washington County, MD. EDWARD was born ~1806 in England. He died ~1840 in Washington County, MD. Edward Hopwood and Rachel Williams were married on January 2, 1833 by Rev. John Winter, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Williamsport, Maryland. The marriage is recorded in "Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899" and in the Hagerstown Banner Republican. Their son, John William Hopwood, was born November 2, 1833. Edward and Rachel do not appear in the 1840 Maryland census; Edward apparently died before 1840. Rachel remarried in Boonsboro MD. If she lived in Boonsboro at his death, Edward may be buried there. Edward was born in England per the 1870 census listing of son John William Hopwood of Hagerstown. His ancestry is not known at this time. He may appear in "Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger lists", Roll 6, 1820-1863 as Edward Hopwood; Date of Arrival: 1829 October 14; Port of Arrival: Norfolk & Portsmouth, VA; Country of Origin: Great Britain; Destination: United States; Occupation: Labourer. His English birth suggests that he is not the son of Edward Hopwood from St Mary's County, MD. They had the following children: 2 M i. JOHN WILLIAM HOPWOOD was born 2 Nov 1833 in Penna.. He died 13 Jan 1897 in Waynesboro, PA and was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, PA. Edward Hopwood and Rachel Williams were married on January 2, 1833. Their son, John William Hopwood, was born November 2, 1833 in Penna, according to the 1880 census. After the death of Edward, Rachel married Benedict Meads. Rachel, Benedict, John William and new born Ann appeared in the 1850 census while living in Subdivision 2 of Washington County, MD. John William apparently lived as a youth in Williamsport, MD. The 1850 census lists Rachel age 35, b 1815, John age 19, b 1831, Benedict age 38, b 1812. On June 15, 1861, at Williamsport, age 28, John William enlisted to serve three years as a Corporal in the Grand Army of the Republic. He served in Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment of Maryland. His milityary record shows continual medical problems; he was mustered out on June 15, 1864. Records of his regiment's extensive Civil War service at Harper's Ferry, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chatanooga, Wilderness and many other battles are found in "Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65", published in 1899. He belonged to the Hagerstown Chapter of The Boys in Blue in October, 1866. John William and Mary Ann Lewis Evans were married on September 20, 1864 by Reverend Thomas H. Switzer at the Methodist Episcopal Church of Wallaceton, PA near Philipsburg. The October 14, 1864 issue of the Bellefont Democratic Watchman listed both as residents of Philipsburg. They were married three months after he mustered out of the army, so their marriage almost certainly resulted from events of the Civil War. There were large Union Army training and medical facilities in Houtzdale near Philipsburg and Wallaceton. His record shows him leaving the military with significant medical problems for which he may have been treated at Houtzdale. Sons John Edwars and Emery Reid was born in PA per the 1880 census, perhaps at Philipsburg. The family of four then moved to in Hagerstown, MD. John was a Hagerstown registered voter in October, 1866. The 1870 US Census finds John William, Mary Ann and son William (age 9) living in Hagerstown where John was a Carpenter. The 1880 census indicates that John's father (Edward) was born in England. The records of St Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of Hagerstown list John W. and Mary A. Hopwood as members. Son John Edward was baptized there October 19, 1873 by Reverend J. Edwin Amos. Son Emory Reid was baptized there June 11, 1876 by Reverend B.G.W. Reid. In January, 1879 John William was an officer of the Hagerstown Odd Fellows lodge. The family moved to 318 West North Street, Waynesboro, PA around 1886 where John was a Cabinet Maker by trade. John was not wealthy. The September 3, 1891 Hagerstown Herald and Torch relates: MUST HAVE A LICENSE.- A man giving his name as John Hopwood was found guilty on Saturday by Justice Bitner of selling neckties at the city market without a license. Being unable to pay a fine and costs amounting to $25.33, he was committed to jail. His obituary appeared in the January 14, 1897 Waynesboro Village Record: J.W. Hopwood, an old resident of Waynesboro, died at his home on West North street, early yesterday morning, at an advanced age in life. He had been ill for a long time and for the last thirteen months had been confined to his bed the greater part of the time. His trouble was Bright's Disease, a kidney disorder, and his sufferings at times were intense. Mr. Hopwood was a GAR man, having served through the late war, where he earned the respect and esteem of his comrades for his bravery as a soldier. In addition the being a member of the GAR, he was a member of Encampment Branch of IOOF, this place, and of the Red Men and IOOF of Hagerstown, MD. A widow and six children, four sons and two daughters(!), survive him. Some time ago Mr. Hopwood identified himself with the Presbyterian church, where his wife had long been a member. The funeral, which will be attended by the GAR, IOOF, and Red Men, will be held tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock. Services at the house, conducted by Rev. T.C. McCarrell; internment at Green Hill. John William Hopwood (aged 63 years 2 months 11 days) and other family members are interred at the family burial ground in Green Hill Cemetery in Waynesboro. His metal GAR plaque remains at his grave. JOHN married MARY ANN LEWIS Evans, daughter of JOHN LEWIS and MARY THOMAS , on 20 Sep 1864 in Wallaceton, PA. MARY was born 21 Feb 1844 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales. She died 18 Feb 1921 in WAYNESBORO, PA and was buried in GREEN HILL CEMETERY WAYNESBORO, PA. The Pennsylvania Commemorative Biographical Record of 1900 reads: Mary Ann Lewis.... was the daughter of John Lewis and Mary Thomas Lewis, natives of Tredegar, Wales, where they married. John, Mary and oldest son William crossed the Atlantic to America, "arriving in the Port of Philadelphia on May 8, 1848 on the ship Kalamazoo". They located first in Brady's Bend, Pa., later moved to Johnstown, and still later to North Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pa, renamed Brisbin. John Lewis died there on February 3, 1893 at the age of seventy nine years. Mary Thomas Lewis died May 30 1889, the day before the Johnstown flood, at the age of sixty eight. Both are buried at the IOOF cemetery in Brisbin, Pa. They were consistent members of the Welch Baptist Church and had the esteem and confidence of all who knew them. By occupation the father was a coal operator and in politics he was a Republican. In the family were eight children, namely: William, who was smothered to death in a coke pit in Johnstown; Mary Ann, wife of John Hopwood, a cabinet maker in Waynesboro, Franklin Co.,Pa.; Elizabeth, wife of Michael Erhart, of Philipsburg; Margaret, wife of Alfred Mallory, a machinist of Altoona, Pa.; Letitia, wife of J. M. Rolles, a carpenter of Clearfield, Pa.; Tallion T., a blacksmith of Hastings, Pa.; Henrietta Simler, of Philipsburg, Pa.; and Emma, wife of Peter Camoran, superintendent of coal mines in Westmoreland county, Pa.... John William Hopwood was mustered out of Civil War service on June 15, 1864. He and Mary Ann Evans were married three months later on September 20, 1864, by the Reverend Thomas H. Switzer at the Methodist Episcopal Church of Wallaceton, Pa. near Philipsburg and North Houtzdale. Her marriage surname was Evans. The 1870 census shows that a son, William, was born in 1861, three years before their marriage. It appears that she married a Mr. Evans in about 1860 when she was about 16 years old. Mr. Evans may have been a Civil War casuality but that has not been shown. But her Widow's Pension application of 1897 asserts under oath that her name in marriage to John William was Mary Ann Evans (not Mary Ann Lewis) and that she was never previously married. But her tombstone in Waynesboro reads "Mary Ann Lewis". One custom of the Civil War era was that a mother took the surname of her child's father regardless of marital status. A large Evans family belonged to the church in Wallaceton where she and John William eventually married, indicating ties to that church. The marriage was not conducted at her family's Welch Baptist church in nearby North Houtzdale. She and John William lived in Hagerstown in 1870. In about 1876 they moved to nearby Waynesboro, Pa. where the family lived in a small house at 318 West North Street, near the Frick Company where several family members worked. John William died at the house in 1897, wherein Mary Ann was with children and without income. She applied for government pension as the widow of a Civil War veteran. The National Archives record of the pension application shows it to have been a daunting, time consuming process. Mary Ann lived with her children in Waynesboro until her death. Her obituary in the February 19, 1921 Waynesboro Press reads: ....While dressing at the home of her son, Omer Hopwood, 417 Fairfield Ave, with whom she resided, Mrs. Mary A. Hopwood was siezed with an attack of apoplexy (stroke) yesterday morning and was found lying partly dressed on the floor at 7:30 o'clock by her daughter in law. It is thought to have occurred about an hour before her discovery. She was in her 77'th year and would have attained that age on February 21. It was the habit of Mrs. Hopwood to arise before her son went to work and her failure to do so yesterday caused the investigation and the discovery of her dead body. Mrs. Hopwood had very seldom been ill and she had remarked on how well she felt on the night before. She was a resident of the city for the past thirty five years. Surviving are the following children: Omer, at whose home she died; J. Edward, Rocky Mount, N.C.; L.S., York, Pa.; Fred. W., Butler, Pa.; Mrs. Leslie Whittington, Washington, DC. Also the following sisters and a brother: Mrs. John Mowery, Altoona; Mrs. Emma Cameron, Monessen, Pa.; Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Simler, both of Clearfield, Pa.; and Theodore Lewis, Brady's Bend, Pa. The last named is critically ill as the result of a stroke. Fourteen grandchildren survive. Private funeral at the house Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, in charge of Rev. J.M.Rutherford, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of which she was a member for many years. She was also a member of the Pocahontas Lodge and was one of its first officers. Internment will be made in the Green Hill cemetery. It is requested that flowers be omitted.... Mary Ann Lewis Evans Hopwood is interred with her husband John William and other family members at the family burial ground in Green Hill Cemetery in Waynesboro. RACHEL also married (2) Benedict Meads, son of Benedict Sr. Meads and Elizabeth Hayes , on 6 Feb 1843 in Washington County, MD. Benedict was born 1812. He died 1875/1885 in Williamsport, Maryland. They had the following children: 3 F ii. Ann Meads was born Feb 1850. Ann is seen in the 1870 census with Benedict and Amelia. ............................................................................ ......................................................... 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