Hopkins, William B.

1892 - 1955  (63 years)

• Name	Hopkins, William B.
  Birth	4 Jul 1892	Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 11a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 22, page 11a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 03a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 05, page 03a
  Occupation	Grocery Store Clerk, Highway Patrolman  [3, 4]
  Reference Number	HOPK.W002
  Military Service	World War I, Private First Class, Company B, 158th Depot Brigade, United States Army  [1, 3]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army (1919-Sep 1920) This rank was also addressed as Lance Corporal
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	23 Aug 1955  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I18642	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Hopkins, Charles W.,   b. 12 Jan 1860, Mason County, West Virginia d. 16 Jul 1940 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Barnes, Mary C.,   b. 1 Apr 1861, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Jan 1932 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1889	Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 11 months - She : 28 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F6073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Fietta F.,   b. 1908, Illinois
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4]
  Divorce	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F8404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jul 1892 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4901] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hopkins, William B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24070689), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4761] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 22, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as). [S1392] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 05, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S242] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 11B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00629&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S6279] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hopkins, Charles W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1161&GScid=105163&GRid=24103902&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4792] Biographical and Reminiscent History of Richland, Clay and Marion Counties Illinois--Pub. 1909, Biography, Hopkins, Charles W. (1860-1940), (Biographical and Reminiscent History of Richland, Clay and Marion Counties Illinois--Pub. 1909) (Reliability: 2).