Miles Swope HOPKINS & Salinda Jeanette WADE

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Miles Swope HOPKINS
Salinda Jeanette WADE

Husband: Miles Swope HOPKINS
Birth: 1825/6, PA — probably in Antis Twp., Huntingdon [now Blair] Co., PA
Occupation: farmer
Father: James HOPKINS, Jr.
Mother: Mary TURNER

Marriage: 28 Jul 1847, Des Moines Co., IN
Migration: 1864, to California

Wife: Salinda [Jean/Jeanne] "Jeanette/Jeannette" WADE
Birth: 1830/1, IL
Occupation: homemaker
Sister(?): Jane WADE, b. 1832/3, IL

"Jeanette" is the nickname for the English given name, "Jean"; "Jeannette" is the nickname for the French given name, "Jeanne."

Children — born in IA, probably either Scott Co. or Des Moines Co.:

1. Lois A. HOPKINS, b. Jan 1850
2. James E. HOPKINS, b. 1856/7
3. Mary [Hester?] "Hettie" HOPKINS, b. 1858/9
4. Ida J. HOPKINS, b. 1862/3

Sources:

1. Iowa Marriages to 1850 (online at Ancestry.com):

Hopkins, Miles S. Wade, Jennette 28 Jul 1847 Des Moines Co.

2a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):

1850 IA Hopkins, M. S. Scott Co. District 4 p. 221

1852 IA Hopkins, M. S. Des Moines Co. Burlington Twp. p. 19

2b. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #109 of 143): District No. 4, Scott Co., IA, Roll M432_188 (Book 1), p. 221A, 740/782, enumerated 9 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

M S Hopkins 24 M Tailor Penna

S J " 19 F Illinois

Lois A " ⁴/₁₂ F Iowa

Jane Wade 17 F Illinois

Miles is the only HOPKINS indexed in Scott County.

3. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #26 of 37): Burlington P.O., Burlington Twp., Des Moines Co., IA, Roll 319 (Book 1), p. 739, PN 199, 1576/1516, enumerated 18 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Miles Hopkins 35 M Farmer 10000 500 Pennsylvania

Salinda " 29 F Illinois

Lois A " 10 F "

James E " 3 M "

Mary " 1 F "

4. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #10 of 68): Hollister P.O., San Juan Twp., Monterey Co., CA, Roll 74 (Book 1), p. 389B, PN 10, 88/90, enumerated 20 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Hopkins M S 44 M W Farmer 500 200 Pennsylvania

_______ S J 40 F W Keeping house Illinois

_______ Louis A 21 F W at home Iowa

_______ James E 14 M W at home Iowa

_______ Hettie M 12 F W at home Iowa

_______ Ida J 7 F W Iowa

5. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 32): Soledad, Monterey Co., CA, Roll T9-0069 (Book 1), p. 220B, PN 30, SD 4, ED 55, enumerated 22 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 13 24 25 26

227 233 Hopkins M S W M 54 / Farmer Penn Penn Penn

_______ Jeannette W F 50 Wife / Keeps house Ills Ala NY

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. Anon. 1882. History of Scott County, Iowa. Inter-State Publ. Co., Chicago (excert posted by Deborah Gerischer to the Scott County, Iowa, message board online at Ancestry.com / RootsWeb.com). Biographical sketch of our subject's brother, Samuel G. HOPKINS.

8. Messages in the California Forum (online at GenForum.com).

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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