In a message dated 2/17/99 11:39:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, PXCHAP@aol.com writes: << I am trying to find info on John Wesley Hopkins b. 1879 m. abt 1900 to Della Rorrer b. abt 1879. They are from Stuart in Patrick County. Thanks, Paul Chapman, Plano, TX >> Hi Paul, I hope you are a descendant of John as I have nothing on his descendants but I got plenty on his ancestors if you would like to share. A few notes below. I descend down another line of the Hopkins family. I went to this families reunion about 4 years ago in Buffalo Ridge and had a great time. Elvin E. Perkins, Jr. 1514 Friendly Chapel Rd. Greensboro, NC 27406-9044 Ancestors of John Wesley Hopkins Generation No. 1 1. John Wesley Hopkins, born May 21, 1879 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; died 1969. He was the son of 2. Samuel Austin Hopkins and 3. Mary Elizabeth Rorrer. He married (1) Della Rorrer Abt. 1900. Generation No. 2 2. Samuel Austin Hopkins, born July 22, 1847 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; died March 15, 1921 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA. He was the son of 4. Thomas J. Hopkins and 5. Mary Webb. He married 3. Mary Elizabeth Rorrer February 18, 1869 in Patrick Co., VA. 3. Mary Elizabeth Rorrer, born January 24, 1848 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; died April 16, 1924 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA. She was the daughter of 6. Thomas Dudley Rorrer and 7. Arminda Davis. Children of Samuel Hopkins and Mary Rorrer are: i. George Elbridge Hopkins, born November 22, 1869 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; died December 14, 1960 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; married Eleonora Morrison February 5, 1891 in Patrick Co., Virginia. ii. Sarah Lou Hopkins, born November 28, 1871 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; married Stoneman Walker April 14, 1892 in Patrick Co., VA. iii. Thomas Green Hopkins, born Abt. 1874 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., Virginia; married Mary Morrison October 2, 1892 in Patrick Co., Virginia. iv. James Daniel Hopkins, born July 21, 1876 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; married Etta DeHart. 1 v. John Wesley Hopkins, born May 21, 1879 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; died 1969; married Della Rorrer Abt. 1900. vi. Joseph Ellis Hopkins, born March 16, 1882 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; married (1) Maude West; married (2) Maude Cockram Soyars. vii. Charles Matthew Hopkins, born August 8, 1884 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; married Ella DeHart. viii. Martha Jane Hopkins, born March 12, 1887 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., VA; married Charlie Akers. ix. Luther Jackson Hopkins, born November 20, 1889 in Buffalo Ridge, Patrick Co., Virginia; died July 21, 1971 in Eden, Rockingham Co., North Carolina; married Alberta Ross.