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Calvin E. Hopkins

Male 1878 - 1962  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Calvin E. Hopkins was born 1878, RI (son of Calvin Hopkins and Adaline Melissa Rathbun); died 1962; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Calvin Hopkins was born 14 Oct 1845, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (son of Burrill Hopkins and Dianna Brown); died 1908; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    Calvin, along with several of his siblings, is mentioned in the 1 May 1871 will of his grandfather, Lawton (Layton) Hopkins, of West Greenwich.

    In the Federal Census of 1870, Calvin & Catherine Hopkins are living at West Greenwich, RI. They have two young daughters, Lenora 3 & Jennie 1. They are living next to Stephen H. & Angeline F. (Hall) Kettle and their son Leonard W. Hall (Kettle); Leonard later married Abbie Whitford. They are also living next to Sheffield Remington.

    In the Federal Census of 1880, Calvin and his second wife Adaline M. are living at Coventry, RI. They have five children in the household.

    Calvin & Adaline are both descendants of Simeon Whitford.

    Calvin married Adaline Melissa Rathbun Abt 1872. Adaline (daughter of Nathan Rathbun and Mary Whitford) was born 1 Jan 1857, RI; died 1932; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Adaline Melissa Rathbun was born 1 Jan 1857, RI (daughter of Nathan Rathbun and Mary Whitford); died 1932; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    Adaline and her husband Calvin are both descendants of Simeon Whitford. They are second cousins once removed.

    Children:
    1. Leon L. Hopkins was born 1873; died 1927; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.
    2. 1. Calvin E. Hopkins was born 1878, RI; died 1962; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.
    3. Elmer N. Hopkins was born Abt Nov 1879, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Burrill Hopkins was born 29 Mar 1819, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (son of Layton Hopkins and Elizabeth "Betsey" Whitford); died 23 Aug 1874, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 28, Hopkins Lot, New London Tpke., West Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    In the Federal Censuses of 1860 & 1870, the family is living at West Greenwich, RI.

    Burrill married Dianna Brown 22 Feb 1844, Exeter, RI. Dianna (daughter of Stephen Brown and Betsey Nichols) was born 13 Aug 1821; died 19 Jan 1891; was buried , Historical Cemetery 28, Hopkins Lot, New London Tpke., West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Dianna Brown was born 13 Aug 1821 (daughter of Stephen Brown and Betsey Nichols); died 19 Jan 1891; was buried , Historical Cemetery 28, Hopkins Lot, New London Tpke., West Greenwich, RI.
    Children:
    1. Caroline Melissa Hopkins was born 15 Aug 1842, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    2. Cynthia Augusta Hopkins was born 9 Jun 1844, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    3. 2. Calvin Hopkins was born 14 Oct 1845, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 1908; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.
    4. Burrill Francis Hopkins was born 9 Feb 1847, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    5. Harriet E. Hopkins was born 29 Mar 1849, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    6. Clarke Lawton Hopkins was born 4 May 1851, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    7. Elizabeth "Betsey" Amey Hopkins was born 30 Aug 1853, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    8. Harris Amos Hopkins was born 26 Apr 1855, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 16 Jun 1883, Coventry, Kent Co., RI.
    9. Dianna Evangeline Hopkins was born 3 Mar 1857, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    10. Ida Jane Hopkins was born 22 Feb 1859, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    11. Eliza O. Hopkins was born 27 May 1862, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.

  3. 6.  Nathan Rathbun was born 1830, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (son of Robert Rathbun); died 1868.

    Notes:

    In the 1860 Federal Census, this family is living at Exeter, RI. Mary's name is given as Whitford.

    Nathan married Mary Whitford 20 Feb 1854, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Mary (daughter of Elisha Whitford and Deborah Hopkins) was born Between 1837 and 1838, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Whitford was born Between 1837 and 1838, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (daughter of Elisha Whitford and Deborah Hopkins).
    Children:
    1. Hannah Rathbun was born Abt 1855, RI.
    2. 3. Adaline Melissa Rathbun was born 1 Jan 1857, RI; died 1932; was buried , Small Maple Root Cemetery, Hill Farm Rd., Coventry, RI.
    3. Jerome B. Rathbun was born Abt 1859, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Layton Hopkins was born 18 Apr 1793, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (son of Rufus Hopkins and Amy Shippee); died 25 Jun 1871, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.

    Notes:

    His name is written as both Lawton and Layton.

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Layton & Betsey Hopkins are living at West Greenwich, RI.

    In 1860 Layton is age 67, living at West Greenwich; Catherine Wightman, age 53, is in the household, keeping house. I am wondering if she is the mother of Catherine Whitman who married Layton's grandson, Calvin. (Whitman & Wightman were the same name at that time, and pronounced the same way.) Her age agrees.

    In the 1870 census, Layton & Katherine Hopkins, ages 77 & 60, are still at West Greenwich.

    There seems to be a question as to where he is buried:
    HOPKINS, LAYTON 1793 - 25 JUN 1871, CY066
    HOPKINS, LAYTON, MAJOR 1793c - 25 JUN 1871, WG028

    Layton married Elizabeth "Betsey" Whitford Abt 1814. Elizabeth (daughter of Simeon Whitford and Elizabeth Case) was born 4 Feb 1797, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 6 Sep 1854; was buried , Historical Cemetery 28, Hopkins Lot, New London Tpke., West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth "Betsey" Whitford was born 4 Feb 1797, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (daughter of Simeon Whitford and Elizabeth Case); died 6 Sep 1854; was buried , Historical Cemetery 28, Hopkins Lot, New London Tpke., West Greenwich, RI.
    Children:
    1. Pardon Hopkins was born 12 Feb 1815, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    2. 4. Burrill Hopkins was born 29 Mar 1819, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 23 Aug 1874, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 28, Hopkins Lot, New London Tpke., West Greenwich, RI.

  3. 10.  Stephen Brown

    Stephen — Betsey Nichols. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Betsey Nichols
    Children:
    1. 5. Dianna Brown was born 13 Aug 1821; died 19 Jan 1891; was buried , Historical Cemetery 28, Hopkins Lot, New London Tpke., West Greenwich, RI.

  5. 12.  Robert Rathbun
    Children:
    1. 6. Nathan Rathbun was born 1830, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 1868.

  6. 14.  Elisha Whitford was born Abt 1806, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (son of Solomon Whitford and Mary Brown); died 26 Dec 1852; was buried , Historical Cemetery 44, Solomon Whitford Lot, Henry Brown Rd., West Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    I have made an assumption that Elisha was born in West Greenwich.

    Elisha married Deborah Hopkins Abt 1828. Deborah was born Abt 1806, RI; died 27 Sep 1884; was buried , Historical Cemetery 119, Whitford Lot, Congdon Mill Rd., West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Deborah Hopkins was born Abt 1806, RI; died 27 Sep 1884; was buried , Historical Cemetery 119, Whitford Lot, Congdon Mill Rd., West Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    In the Federal Census of 1870, Deborah Whitford is age 63, living at Richmond, RI. With her is son Elisha, age 27, and Dorcas Tefft, 16. Also in the household is Adeline Rathbun, age 15, Deborah's granddaughter.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Eliza Whitford was born Abt 1830, RI.
    2. Hannah Whitford was born Between 1831 and 1835, RI.
    3. Reuben Whitford was born Abt 1834, RI.
    4. Joseph Whitford was born 8 Dec 1835, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 26 May 1863, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    5. 7. Mary Whitford was born Between 1837 and 1838, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    6. Elisha Whitford was born Abt 1843.
    7. Emeline C. Whitford was born 1848.