Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameWalter Jasperson HOPKINS 
348
348Death10 Jun 1924351 Age: 67
BurialHillside Cemetery, St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan351
Occupationtelephone operator320
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherMark HOPKINS (1832-1914)
MotherAnn JASPERSON (1835-1863)
Census
• 1860 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 3, b MI.350, p 2
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 23, b WI. Parents b MI.352
• 1900 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 40, b Apr 1860, MI. [unclear] in lead mines. Parents b MI.104
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 23, b WI. Parents b MI.352
• 1900 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 40, b Apr 1860, MI. [unclear] in lead mines. Parents b MI.104
Research
• Could not find in 1910 or 1920; Ancestry.com, 15 Mar 2005.
Spouses
1Mary Margaret MILLS , 1658
, 1658Birth12 Nov 1869, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan343
Death6 Jul 1932, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio278 Age: 62
BurialLakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan278
FatherNelson MILLS , 1166 (1823-1904)
MotherMary Jerralds WILLIAMS (1842-1891)
Individual Notes
• Lived in St. Clair, Joplin, Mo. and Cincinnati, Ohio where she died.95
• DIVORCED MRS. HOPKINS IS MARRIED, LITTLE SON GIVING MOTHER AWAY
Port Huron, Mich., Sept. 23 – Before an assemblage of select guests in the old Mills homestead in Marysville today, 11-year-old Mark Hopkins gave the hand of his mother, Mrs. Margaret M. Hopkins, in marriage to George K. Barnes, of St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Detroit.
The bride is a sister of Myron Mills, the M. U. R. magnate, a daughter of the late Nelson Mills and divorced wife of Walter Hopkins, of St. Clair. Their divorce of about a year ago was a society sensation. Mrs. Hopkins was the one who obtained the decree, on the score of her husband’s drinking habits.344
• The interest of Margaret M. Barnes, deceased, is assigned by George K. Barnes, widower, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mark Hopkins, son by former marriage. These are sole heirs. They are on the record in Ogemaw County as legatees and owners of the Margaret Mills Barnes 1/5 undivided interest in the Mills lands in Richland and Mills townships.331
• Death Date: DWM photo of grave marker, Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Michigan.278
• DIVORCED MRS. HOPKINS IS MARRIED, LITTLE SON GIVING MOTHER AWAY
Port Huron, Mich., Sept. 23 – Before an assemblage of select guests in the old Mills homestead in Marysville today, 11-year-old Mark Hopkins gave the hand of his mother, Mrs. Margaret M. Hopkins, in marriage to George K. Barnes, of St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Detroit.
The bride is a sister of Myron Mills, the M. U. R. magnate, a daughter of the late Nelson Mills and divorced wife of Walter Hopkins, of St. Clair. Their divorce of about a year ago was a society sensation. Mrs. Hopkins was the one who obtained the decree, on the score of her husband’s drinking habits.344
• The interest of Margaret M. Barnes, deceased, is assigned by George K. Barnes, widower, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mark Hopkins, son by former marriage. These are sole heirs. They are on the record in Ogemaw County as legatees and owners of the Margaret Mills Barnes 1/5 undivided interest in the Mills lands in Richland and Mills townships.331
• Death Date: DWM photo of grave marker, Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Michigan.278
Census
• 1870 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 7/12ths, b MI.302
• 1880 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 10, b MI.101
• 1884 Michigan Census: Port Huron Township, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 14, b MI.102
• 1900 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 29, b Nov 1870, MI. Father b Canada Eng; mother b MI. Her name given as Margaret Mills, although husband Walter is present as Son-in-law in Nelson Mills household.104
• 1910 Census: St. Louis, Missouri. Age 38, b MI. Second marriage. Parents b Canada Eng. Mother of one living child.345
• 1920 Census: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. Age 46, b MI. Father b [unreadable]; mother b MI.346
• 1930 Census: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. Age 57, b MI.347
• 1880 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 10, b MI.101
• 1884 Michigan Census: Port Huron Township, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 14, b MI.102
• 1900 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 29, b Nov 1870, MI. Father b Canada Eng; mother b MI. Her name given as Margaret Mills, although husband Walter is present as Son-in-law in Nelson Mills household.104
• 1910 Census: St. Louis, Missouri. Age 38, b MI. Second marriage. Parents b Canada Eng. Mother of one living child.345
• 1920 Census: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. Age 46, b MI. Father b [unreadable]; mother b MI.346
• 1930 Census: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. Age 57, b MI.347
Marriage19 Oct 1893, Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan95, p 3; year only,329, p 1; marriage only,349, p 3; marriage only,320
Divorce1906344
Marriage Notes
• Marriage witnessed by Mrs. M. W. Mills, of Marysville, and Sherwood Hopkins, of California.320
• Married seven years in 1900.104
• Married seven years in 1900.104
ChildrenMark (1896-1968)