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  • Name Hopken, Christian 
    Born 26 May 1864  Strückhausen, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 

    •      In documents from the USA, his first name is often given as "Christ" or "Chris".
           Some sources report that Christian was born in Norderhofschlag. At the time, I believe this was a community within Strückhausen, a town in the Wesermarsch region of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (Großherzogtum Oldenburg). Today, the town is not far from the cities of Brake and Ovelgönne, in the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), in the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland).
    Gender Male 
    Immigration May 1889  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 

    •      Sailing aboard the S.S. Rhein, Christian and his new wife, Anna, departed Bremen, Germany on 15 May 1889 and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland on 30 May. On the passenger list, Christian was identified as a 25 year old merchant and Anna was 23 years old. They shared a single piece of baggage.
           Traveling by train, they arrived at Fairmont, Nebraska on 3 June and continued on to Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska where they located on a small farm southeast of Ohiowa owned by Christian's uncle, Henry Hopken, who had immigrated to Nebraska in 1868.
           According to the 1920 U.S. census, Chris Hopken, Sr. immigrated to the USA in 1889 and became a naturalized citizen in 1911. The same date of immigration was also recorded in the 1930 U.S. census.
    Died 23 Apr 1940  Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12, 13, 14] 

    •      The following is a transcription of an obituary provided by Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller.

                The Late Chris Hopken

           Chris Hopken was born May 26, 1894, at Strusekhausen [sic], near Altendorf in Oldenburg, Germany, a child of pious and good Christian parents. He was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran church at Strusekhausen [sic] and grew to manhood there.
           As a young man he served in the army in infantry regiment No. 91, Company 11, from 1884 to 1887. After three years in Oldenburg, Germany, he was united in holy wedlock with Miss Anna Helen Oellien April 23, 1889, in the same church in which he was baptized and confirmed at Strusekhausen [sic]. This union God blessed with twelve children, five sons and seven daughters. One daughter died in infancy and one, Frieda, at the age of eleven. Ten children survive.
           In 1889, the year of his marriage, he emigrated with his wife to America and came direct to Fillmore county, Nebraska, to the home of his uncle, Henry Hopken, near Ohiowa. He worked for his uncle until 1891, when he rented land near farm near [sic] Bruning that he became the owner of, then to his present home on the Strang rural route, where he lived until his death.
           April 23, 1939, he was privileged to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary in the presence of all of his children, grandchildren and many friends.
           Mr. Hopken always enjoyed good health, although fourteen years ago he suffered a light stroke caused by high blood pressure. He rallied and felt better again until three months ago he became very ill, suffering from complications, a rupture, dropsy and heart trouble, that finally caused his death. Knowing death was near, he was well prepared to meet the Lord. Monday evening he called his pastor, receiving once more the holy communion, together with his beloved wife, who joined him in the holy communion with the Lord Jesus.
           He passed away at 4 a. m., April 23, 1940, on his wedding anniversary day. He closed his eyes in a quiet and peaceful death and his soul went his [sic] to his creator. He was 75 years, 11 months and 3 days of age.
           Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, April 25, with a short home service prior to the service at the South Lutheran church. Rev. V. R. Pietzko officiated, speaking in both languages. His sermon text in both English and German was taken from Isaiah 35,17: Behold for peace I had great bitterness; but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for thou hast cast all my sins behind the back.
           A young people's mixed quartet, Bernice Rippe, Darlene Weber, Wesley Cr[e?]dduck and Orville Schroeder, had charge of the music, with Mrs. V. R. Pietzko at the organ. Mrs. Pietzko and Henry Molthan sang a duet in German. The five sons and a son-in-law, Fred Schroeder, were pallbearers, with three grandchildren taking care of the floral tokens. The church was filled with sorrowing friends. Interment was in the church cemetery, where the quartet sang again.
           Mr. Hopken is survived by his wife, Anna, ten children, Lizzie, Mrs. Fred Schroeder of Geneva, Anna, Mrs. Fred Heinrichs of Bruning, Martha, Mrs. Vern DuBois of Strang, Alma, Mrs. Herman Ohnesorge of Strang, Elsie, Mrs. Ernest Reinsch of Strang, Henry of Bruning, Christ, at home, John of Bruning, Bernard of Martland and William of Wymore, Neb., one brother, Bernard Hopken of Strusekhausen [sic], Oldenburg, Germany, twenty-one grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, besides many other relatives and close friends.
    Buried Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15, 16] 
    Address:
    St. John's German Lutheran Church cemetery 
    • Founded in 1887, the congregation changed its name in 1945 to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and ceased holding services in the German language. In 1954, the name changed again, to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
    Person ID I6884  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2014 

    Father Hopken, Johann Gerhard,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Haferkamp, Margareta E.,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [2] 
    • Details of the marriage are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oellien, Anna Helena,   b. 24 Jul 1867, Strückhausen, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1948  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1889  Strückhausen, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Census (family) 1910  Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    • According to the 1910 enumeration, the household consisted of Christ Hopkin, a 46 year old farmer born in Germany; and his wife, Anna Hopkin, age 43, born in Germany. They were the parents of 10 children, all born in Nebraska and all still living; however only nine were recorded as living in the household: Henry Hopkin, age 20 and working on the farm; Christ Hopkin, age 17 and working on the farm; John Hopkin, age 15 and working on the farm; Benjamin Hopkin, age 13 and attending school within the last year; Anna Hopkin, age 11 and attending school within the last year; Willie Hopkin, age 9 and attending school within the last year; Martha Hopkin, age 5; Freda Hopkin, age 3; and Alma Hopkin, age 1.
    Census (family) 1920  Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 
    • According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of Chris Hopken, Sr., head of household, a 56 year old farmer, born in Germany; his wife, Anna Hopken, age 52, born in Germany; and their four daughters: Anna Hopken, age 21 and single; Martha Hopken, age 15, single and attending school; Alma Hopken, age 11, single and attending school; and Elsie Hopken, age 8, single and attending school.
    Census (family) 1930  Belle Prairie Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24] 
    • According to the 1930 enumeration, the household consisted of Chris Hopkins, age 65, born in Germany; his wife, Anna, age 63, born in Germany; and three of their children: Alma Hopkins, age 21 and single; Alsie Hopkins, age 18 and single; and Chris Hopken, Jr., a 37 year old farmer and single. Chris, Jr. was the only one who was listed with an occupation. The enumerator had some difficulties spelling the names of members of the household.
    Children 
    +1. Hopken, Henry Garret,   b. 9 Dec 1889, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1957, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +2. Hopken, Louise Gesina Anna,   b. 18 Jul 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1963, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Hopken, Christ John William,   b. 4 Mar 1893, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1962, Strang, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +4. Hopken, John George,   b. 30 Sep 1894, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1962, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +5. Hopken, Bernard Herman,   b. 24 Nov 1896, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1976, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +6. Hopken, Anna Marie,   b. 2 Oct 1898, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1975  (Age 77 years)
     7. Hopken, William Gustav Karl,   b. 20 Nov 1900, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1965, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Hopken, Bertha,   b. 5 Jul 1903,   d. 5 Jul 1903  (Age 0 years)
     9. Hopken, Martha Barbara,   b. 8 Jul 1904, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1981, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     10. Hopken, Frieda Maria Johanna,   b. 21 Sep 1906, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1916  (Age 9 years)
    +11. Hopken, Alma Lina Caroline,   b. 30 Oct 1908, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1957, Strang, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +12. Hopken, Elsie Tina Marguerite,   b. 25 May 1911, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1999, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 845, page 7A (image 1,018).
      Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           Christ Hopkin household, 1910 U.S. census, Fillmore County, Nebraska, population schedule, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 18, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 4-6 May 1910, dwelling 133, family 136, lines 38-48.
           In the household was: Hopkin, Christ; head; male; white; age 46; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1889.
           By calculation from the information provided, "Christ Hopkin" would have been born about 1863-1864.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census.

    2. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, Family Group Record for Christian Hopken and Anna Helena Oellien.
      Prepared on 13 March 2010; shared with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in November 2014.
           Christian Hopken, child of Johann Gerhard Hopken and Margareta E. Haferkamp, was born on 26 May 1864 at Norderhofschlag, Germany.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 985, image 858. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 20, census sheet 3 A, enumerated on 5 January 1920; Chris Hopken, Sr. household, a farm, dwelling 53, family 54, lines 32-37. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 32) Hopken, Chris Sr.; head; male; white; age 56; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
           By calculation from the information provided, Chris Hopken Sr. would have been born about 1863-1864. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,280, image 558. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 30-2, census sheet 1 B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Chris Hopkins household, dwelling 17, family 17, lines 67-71. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 67) Hopkins, Chris; head; male; white; age 65; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
           By calculation from the information provided, Chris would have been born about 1864-1865. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S113] Web site, Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery (H-M).
      NEGenWeb. Fillmore County, Nebraska. (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nefillmo/grlucmhm.htm). Updated 23 December 2004. Accessed in November 2014.
           Christ Hopken, Sr. was born on 26 May 1864 and died on 23 April 1940. Burial in Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

    6. [S179] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 in December 2017), Bernard Hermit [sic] Hopken.
      Accessed in November 2014.
           Bernard Hermit [sic] Hopken (as typed on the registration card), residing at Strang, Nebraska, was born on 24 November 1896 at Ohiowa, Nebraska and was 21 years of age. His father was born in Oldenburg, Germany.
           The signature for this section of the registration card was "Bernard Herman Hopken".

    7. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 845, page 7A (image 1,018).
      Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           Christ Hopkin household, 1910 U.S. census, Fillmore County, Nebraska, population schedule, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 18, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 4-6 May 1910, dwelling 133, family 136, lines 38-48.
           In the household was: Hopkin, Christ; head; male; white; age 46; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1889.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census.

    8. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1948 and 1954-1957.
      (http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8679). Accessed on 23 October 2014. Passenger List of the S.S. Rhein, Wilh. Kuhlmann, master. Departure from Bremen; arrival at Baltimore, Maryland on 30 May 1889.
           There were 1,082 passengers on board (798 adults, 219 children, 65 infants). On page 12 of the passenger list were #687: Chr. Hopken; age 25; male; merchant; and #688: Anna Hopken; age 23; female. Both were traveling from Germany to U. St. A. [United States of America?]. The location of their compartment was A [deck A?]. They shared a single piece of baggage. They were on a "protracted sojourn".

    9. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, "Hopken"; page 102.
      From an unidentified compilation of biographies, probably published about 1986.
           "Since no employment could be found they [Christ Hopken and Anna Oellien] decided to come to america to locate as Mr. Hopken's uncle had located here in 1868. Their journey was also their honeymoon. They left Streuckhausen, Germany on May 15, 1889 and arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on May 29, 1889."
           The Hopkens were bound for Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska. "It was June 3rd when they arrived at Fairmont, Nebraska and then continued on to Ohiowa." They located on a small farm southeast of Ohiowa owned by Christian's uncle, Henry Hopken, who had immigrated to Nebraska in 1868.

    10. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 985, image 858. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 20, census sheet 3 A, enumerated on 5 January 1920; Chris Hopken, Sr. household, a farm, dwelling 53, family 54, lines 32-37. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 32) Hopken, Chris Sr.; head; age 56; immigrated to USA in 1889; naturalized citizen, in 1911.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,280, image 558. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 30-2, census sheet 1 B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Chris Hopkins household, dwelling 17, family 17, lines 67-71. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 67) Hopkins, Chris; head; male; white; age 65; born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1889; naturalized citizen.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    12. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); February 1999.
      Obituary for Elsie Marguerite Reinsch (1911-1999). Transcription provided by Jane Michel.
           "In September of 1939, her husband Ernest died, leaving her with the boys. She was helping her mother and brother take care of her father at that time. Her father passed away in 1940 and in 1942, she moved in with her mother and brother, Christ Hopken, Jr."

    13. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, Family Group Record for Christian Hopken and Anna Helena Oellien.
      Prepared on 13 March 2010; shared with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in November 2014.
           Christian Hopken died on 23 April 1940 at Bruning, Nebraska.

    14. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, "The Late Chris Hopken".
      Photocopy of an obituary from an undated and unidentified newspaper.

    15. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, Family Group Record for Christian Hopken and Anna Helena Oellien.
      Prepared on 13 March 2010; shared with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in November 2014.
           Christian Hopken was buried at Ohiowa, Nebraska.

    16. [S113] Web site, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      NEGenWeb. Fillmore County, Nebraska. (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nefillmo/graceevcem.htm). Updated 23 December 2004. Accessed in November 2014.
           St. John's German Lutheran Church, located about two miles south of Ohiowa, Franklin Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska was founded on 25 September 1887 by 15 German pioneer families. The first church building was dedicated on 18 May 1888. In 1945, services in the German language ceased and the congregation dropped "German" from the name, becoming St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1954, the church re-organized and took the name Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.

    17. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); February 1999.
      Obituary for Elsie Marguerite Reinsch (1911-1999). Transcription provided by Jane Michel.
           "Elsie Marguerite Reinsch was born to Christ and Anna Oellien Hopken on May 25, 1911, near Bruning, the youngest of 12 children in the family."
           "She was preceded in death by her parents, Christ and Anna Hopken;...."

    18. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 845, page 7A (image 1,018).
      Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           Christ Hopkin household, 1910 U.S. census, Fillmore County, Nebraska, population schedule, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 18, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 4-6 May 1910, dwelling 133, family 136, lines 38-48.
           In the household was: 38) Hopkin, Christ; head; age 46; married (first); married 21 years; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1889. 39) Hopkin, Anna; wife; age 43; married (first); married 21 years; mother of 10 children (10 still living); born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1889. 40) Hopkin, Henry; son; male; white; age 20; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
           By calculation from the information provided, "Christ" and Anna would have been married about 1888-1889.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census.

    19. [S269] Sandra Sue (Hopken) Miller, Genealogical research, Family Group Record for Christian Hopken and Anna Helena Oellien.
      Prepared on 13 March 2010; shared with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in November 2014.
           Christian Hopken and Anna Helena Oellien were married on 23 April 1889 at Streuckhausen, Germany.

    20. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 985, image 858. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 20, census sheet 3 A, enumerated on 5 January 1920; Chris Hopken, Sr. household, a farm, dwelling 53, family 54, lines 32-37. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 32) Hopken, Chris Sr.; head; male; white; age 56; married; and, 33) Hopken, Anna; wife; female; white; age 52; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    21. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,280, image 558. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 30-2, census sheet 1 B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Chris Hopkins household, dwelling 17, family 17, lines 67-71. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           In the household was: 67) Hopkins, Chris; head; male; white; age 65; married; married at age 25; and, 68) Hopkins, Anna; wife; female; white; age 63; married; married at age 23.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1889-1890. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    22. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 845, page 7A (image 1,018).
      Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           Christ Hopkin household, 1910 U.S. census, Fillmore County, Nebraska, population schedule, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 18, census sheet 7 A, enumerated 4-6 May 1910, dwelling 133, family 136, lines 38-48.
           The household consisted of: 38) Hopkin, Christ; head; male; white; age 46; married (first); married 21 years; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1889; a naturalized citizen; speaks English; occupation=farmer; industry=general farm; "Emp."; can read; can write; owns home; owns with mortgage; home is a farm; #82 on farm schedule. 39) Hopkin, Anna; wife; female; white; age 43; married (first); married 21 years; mother of 10 children (10 still living); born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; emigrated to USA in 1889; speaks English; occupation=none. 40) Hopkin, Henry; son; male; white; age 20; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=farm laborer; industry=home farm; "w" [works for wages?]; out of work on 15 April 1910=no; weeks out of work in 1909=0; can read; can write; did not attend school since 1 September 1909. 41) Hopkin, Christ; son; male; white; age 17; single; born in Nebraska; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=farm laborer; industry=home farm; "w" [works for wages?]; out of work on 15 April 1910=no; weeks out of work in 1909=0; can read; can write; did not attend school since 1 September 1909. 42) Hopkin, John; son; male; white; age 15; single; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=farm laborer; industry=home farm; "w" [works for wages?]; out of work on 15 April 1910=no; weeks out of work in 1909=0; can read; can write; did attend school since 1 September 1909. 43) Hopkin, Benjamin; son; male; white; age 13; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write; did attend school since 1 September 1909. 44) Hopkin, Anna; daughter; female; white; age 11; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write; did attend school since 1 September 1909. 45) Hopkin, Willie; son; male; white; age 9; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none; can read; can write; did attend school since 1 September 1909. 46) Hopkin, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 5; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none; cannot read; cannot write; did not attend school since 1 September 1909. 47) Hopkin, Freda; daughter; female; white; age 3; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none; cannot read; cannot write; did not attend school since 1 September 1909. 48) Hopkin, Alma; daughter; female; white; age 1; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; occupation=none.

    23. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 985, image 858. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 20, census sheet 3 A, enumerated on 5 January 1920; Chris Hopken, Sr. household, a farm, dwelling 53, family 54, lines 32-37. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 32) Hopken, Chris Sr.; head; owns home, with mortgage; male; white; age 56; married; immigrated to USA in 1889; naturalized citizen, in 1911; can read; can write; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; farmer. 33) Hopken, Anna; wife; female; white; age 52; married; immigrated to USA in 1890; naturalized citizen, in 1911; can read; can write; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none. 34) Hopken, Anna; daughter; female; white; age 21; single; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none. 35) Hopken, Martha; daughter; female; white; age 15; single; attended school since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none. 36) Hopken, Alma; daughter; female; white; age 11; single; attended school since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none. 37) Hopken, Elsie; daughter; female; white; age 8; single; attended school since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none.

    24. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,280, image 558. Nebraska, Fillmore County, Belle Prairie Township, Supervisor’s District 11, Enumeration District 30-2, census sheet 1 B, enumerated on 7 April 1930; Chris Hopkins household, dwelling 17, family 17, lines 67-71. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2009.
           The household consisted of: 67) Hopkins, Chris; head; owns home; home is a farm; male; white; age 65; married; married at age 25; not attending school; can read and write; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1889; naturalized citizen; speaks English; occupation=none. 68) Hopkins, Anna; wife; female; white; age 63; married; married at age 23; not attending school; can read and write; born in Germany; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; immigrated to USA in 1889; naturalized citizen; speaks English; occupation=none. 69) Hopkins, Alma; daughter; female; white; age 21; single; not attending school; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none. 70) Hopkins, Alsie; daughter; female; white; age 18; single; not attending school; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=none. 71) Hopken, Chris, Jr.; son; male; white; age 37; single; not attending school; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; occupation=farmer; works on own account; was employed on last regular work day; not a veteran; #17 on farm schedule.


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