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1847–1868

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Birth Date
1 March 1845
Death Date
3 February 1914
Gender
Male
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William Thomas Hopkins

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  • More research is needed to confirm William's date of birth. Date listed reflects family tradition on Family Tree at FamilySearch.org, William's death certificate, and obituary.

Joseph W. Young Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 8

Traveled with

  • Sarah Hopkins (Age: 39)

William B. Preston Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 19
  • Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

  • 1900 United States Federal Census
  • “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
  • “Freight Manifests, 1864, 1868.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Freight manifests, 1861-1868, p. 12-31. (CR 376 8, Box 1, Folder 4)
  • Joseph W. Young company report, 1853 September 22.
  • "Passing of Good Citizen: William Hopkins Dies Suddenly of Pneumonia. An illness of Only Twenty-Four Hours," Logan Republican, 5 February 1914, 1.