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Below is a family biography from the book,  The History of Franklin County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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William T. Hopkins was born in Floyd County, Ga., near Rome, September 17, 1846. The father, Thomas Hopkins, was born in North Carolina, where he grew to manhood, and the mother was Mary Chambers, a native of Georgia, in which State she was married, and it was there that Mr. Hopkins engaged in farming until his death. Our subject was reared upon the farm in his native county, and made his home with his father until grown. In 1867 he married Martha A. Williams, also a native of Georgia. In 1872 he immigrated to Arkansas from Georgia, and locating in Conway County, farmed there four years. He then sold his farm and came to Franklin County, and in 1876 located upon his present farm of seventy-nine acres, which he has since greatly improved. This place is situated two miles east of Ozark, and three acres are devoted to fruit growing. Mrs. Hopkins died in 1879, leaving one son, Francis P., who is now twelve years of age. In September 1879, Mr. Hopkins was united in marriage, in Franklin County, to Pearl Smith, a native of Georgia, and daughter of Mrs. Hannah Smith. This union has been blessed with two children: Fannie and Addie. Mrs. Hopkins belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her husband to the Missionary Baptist. In Masonry the latter has taken the Royal Arch degree.

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This family biography is one of 163 biographies included in The History of Franklin County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Franklin County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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