Richard Rockwell Hopkins
Birth Date
On 1821 December 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1882 December 25 (Buried)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States
1821 December 25
Mother
Frances Gardner Ruffin
Father
William Hector Hopkins
Married
Ruth Crandall
1848 January 1 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Milo Andrus Company
1850 June 3 – August 30 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ruth Crandall (Age 19)
Frances Adelaide Hopkins (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1850 June 3
Joined Company
On 1850 August 30
Company Arrived
Baptized
1850 July 1 (Age 28)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1851 February 23 – 1852 December 19 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Served With
Ruth Crandall Hopkins
Date Details
On 1851 February 23
Set Apart
On 1852 December 19
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman/Charles C. Rich Company
1852 November 16 – December 19 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1852 November 16
Joined Company
On 1852 December 19
Company Arrived
Buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1882 December 25 (Age 61)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
"Local and Other Matters: Death of an Old Citizen," Deseret News
"Local and Other Matters: Death of an Old Citizen," Deseret News, 3 January 1883.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 23 February 1851.
Pioneer
Andrus, Milo, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 3:216-17
Andrus, Milo, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 3:216-17.
Transcript for Andrus, Milo, [Autobiography], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 3:216-17
"Brief Dialogues," Deseret News
"Brief Dialogues," Deseret News, 25 December 1852.
Transcript for "Brief Dialogues," Deseret News, 25 December 1852, [114]
Index to Utah pioneer biographies
Leithead, James, [Journal], "Utah Pioneer Biographies", Index to Utah pioneer biographies, 42, Page 18, 28-35.
Transcript for Leithead, James, [Journal], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 42:18, 28-35
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 4, Page 481.
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