Orson Hopkins, a farmer and lumberman of Steuben township, is a son of Daniel and Margaret (Kingsley) Hopkins, and was born in Steuben township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, August 21, 1850. Daniel Hopkins and his wife, Margaret, came from the town of Ellington, Chautauqua county, New York, in 1838, and settled on a tract of land in Steuben township, about two miles from Townville. At that time this section of country was an almost unbroken wilderness. A few settlers had here and there cleared away patches of timber and made the beginnings of farms. Here, where they first located, they made themselves a home and reared a large family of children, the youngest of whom is the subject of this sketch. He remained on the old homestead after his older brothers and sisters married and moved away, gradually, as his parents advanced in years, assuming the responsibilities of home management until the death of his father, Daniel, in 1872, since which time he has carried on the farm and engaged quite extensively in the sale of farm implements and in lumbering. In 1872 he married Alice Winston, youngest daughter of Horatio and Minerva Winston, early settlers in Richmond township, this county. To this union four children have been born: Grace, Ethel, Earl and Elsie.
