Person:William Hopper (28)

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William Blanton Hopper
b.Feb 1828 Warren, Tennessee, United States
d.6 Jul 1893 Kansas, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1824
  1. Archibald W. Hopper1824 - 1912
  2. Nancy Hopper1826 - 1880
  3. William Blanton Hopper1828 - 1893
  4. Elizabeth Leoti "Eliza" Hopper1830 - 1902
  5. James Townsend Hopper1832 - 1916
  6. Paralee Prudie Hopper1834 - 1900
  7. Elvira Jane Hopper1836 - 1901
  8. Gillum Hopper1841 - 1926
  9. Ruth B. Hopper1842 - 1878
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Oct 1851
  1. James T Hopper
  2. John Frank Hopper1855 - 1890
  3. Sarah Rebecca Hopper1856 - 1948
  4. Cicero A Hopper1859 - 1922
  5. Tennessee Hopper1860 - 1924
  6. William Blanton Hopper1861 - 1881
  7. Millie Josephine Hopper1865 - 1956
  8. Ida M HopperCal 1868 - 1869
  9. Moses Gillam Hopper1869 - 1919
  10. Edward E Hopper
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Facts and Events
Name William Blanton Hopper
Gender Male
Birth[1] Feb 1828 Warren, Tennessee, United States
Marriage 17 Oct 1851 to Mary Ann Koger
Residence[2] 1881 Salt Springs, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death[1] 6 Jul 1893 Kansas, United States
Burial[1] Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 50302111, in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Apr 2024.

    William B. Hopper, age 65, was born in middle Tennessee in February 1828. He died July 6, 1893. He was married in Tennessee. Then he and his wife moved to Arkansas, locating in Carroll County. At the breaking out of the Civil War they moved to Springfield, Missouri where Mr. Hopper had a government contract to furnish beef for the soldiers. At the close of the war, they moved to Saline County, Missouri whey they lived until 1883. In that year, they came to Pratt County, Kansas where he had led an active business life. Seven children survive. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. (Pratt Union, 1893)

  2. ↑ Elmwood Township, in History of Saline County, Missouri: including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages. (St. Louis, Missouri: Missouri Historical, 1881)
    669.

    Wm. B. Hopper, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O., Salt Springs. Owns 364 acres of land, and was born in Warren county Tennessee, April 2, 1828. Farmed with his father until he was eighteen years old, then went to Shelby county, Texas, and volunteered in the Santa Fe war, when twenty-one years old, but has taken sick and didn’t serve. He returned to Tennessee when twenty-three years old, and October 17, 1851, was married to Miss Mary A Koger. Children: James T., John F., Sarah R., Cicero A., Tennessee, Wm. B., Millie B., Gilmer, and Eddie E. Farmed in Tennessee until April, 1857; then went to Carroll county, Arkansas, where he engaged in cattle speculation. In 1862 went to Stone county, Missouri; in 1863 to Springfield; 1864 to Marshall, this county; in 1864 and 1865 was sub-contractor to furnish U. S. army with beef, and in 1865 was buying freighting cattle and delivering same at Fort Leavenworth; the same year purchased his present farm, where he moved his family in 1866. From 1867 to 1872 handled cattle from Texas to this state. From 1872 to 1879 he has handled cattle on his farm. In 1880 he located a range in Camanche county, Kansas, for the purpose of raising cattle. He has 400 at present. Is a good judge of cattle and has been a successful trader.

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