Philander HOPKINS, Jr. & Emeline W. EGGLESTON & Maria Annette EGGLESTON

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Philander HOPKINS, Jr.
Emeline W. EGGLESTON
Maria Annette EGGLESTON

Husband: Philander HOPKINS, Jr.
Birth: 8 Aug 1836, Lockport, Niagara Co., NY
Death: 1893
Occupation: farmer
Father: Philander HOPKINS, Sr.
Mother: Deborah TOWNSEND

Marriage-1: ca. 4 Jan 1860, Washtenaw Co., MI

Wife-1: Emeline W. EGGLESTON/EGLESTON
Birth: ca. 14 Jul 1844
Death (æ 40y 3m 5d): 19 Oct 1884, Unadilla, Livingston Co., MI
Father: James EGGLESTON, b. CT
Mother: Edna __?__, b. 1809/10, NY (parents born in CT)

Marriage-2: 11 Apr 1886, Ingham Co., MI

Wife-2: Maria Annette EGGLESTON/EGLESTON
Birth: 1830, Onondaga Co., NY
Death: 1919
Other Spouse: m1. 27 Jun 1867, Washtenaw Co., MI, John Nelson CULVER
Father: James EGLESTON, b. CT
Mother: Edna __?__, b. 1809/10, NY (parents born in CT)

Children with Emeline EGGLESTON:

1. Sarah A. HOPKINS, b. 1866/7
2. James A. HOPKINS, b. Aug 1869

Children with Maria EGGLESTON:

none

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Connecticut, Michigan, New York

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Philander HOPKINS
Spouse: Emeline EGLESTON
Marriage: About 04 Jan 1860, , Washtenaw, Michigan
Source: Marriage Records, 1827-1922. Washtenaw County (Michigan). County Clerk

John Nelson CULVER; Age: 49
Spouse: Maria Annette EGGLESTON; Age: 37
Marriage: 27 Jun 1867, , Washtenaw, Michigan
Source: Marriage Records, 1827-1922. Washtenaw County (Michigan). County Clerk

Philander HOPKINS; Birth: , Niagara, NY; Age: 49
Spouse: Maria Annette CULVER or EGGLESTON; Birth: , Onondaga, NY; Age: 55
Marriage: 11 Apr 1886, Ingham, Michigan
Source: Record of Marriages, 1838-1917. Ingham County (Michigan). County Clerk

It does not make sense to me that a county marriage date would be "about" some date, unless the record was difficult to read. (Washtenaw Co. is adjacent to Livingston Co., as is Ingham Co.)

2. 1860 Census Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #8 of 27 — indexed "Hiopkins"): Plainfield P.O., Unadilla, Livingston Co., MI, p. 9, PN 9, 57/57, enumerated 5 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Philander Hopkins 67 M Farmer 3700 475 Vermont

Deborah      " 63 F N York

Philander    " 23 F Do Do

Emeline W    " 10 F Do

Mellville J Titus 35 M Farm Laborer Do

Alpheus C    " 5 M Mich

Martha M     " 25 F N York

Philander & Emeline were married in January. Emeline is young, but she's not that young!

3. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #10-11 of 28): Brighton P.O., Unadilla Twp., Livingston Co., MI, pp. 248B-249A, PN 10-11, enumerated 12 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

80 85 Hopkins Philander 33 M W Farmer 5500? 2200 New York

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_______ Emeline 25 F W Keeping house New York

_______ Sarah A 3 F W at home Michigan

_______ James A ^?/₁₂ M W at home Michigan Aug

86 Hopkins Deborah 75 F W retired New York

Deborah is Philander's mother.

4. LDS. Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):¤•

Census Place:Unadilla, Livingston, Michigan

Source:FHL Film #1254592; NARA Film #T9-0592; Pg 233C

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

Philander HOPKINS Self M M W 43 NY Farmer VT NY

Emeline HOPKINS Wife F M W 35 NY Keeping House CT NY

Sarah A. HOPKINS Dau F S W 13 MI At Home NY NY

James A. HOPKINS Son M S W 10 MI At Home NY NY

Edna EGLESTON Mother F W W 70 NY CT CT

Robt. H. HAWLEY Other M S W 26 MI Farm Laborer ENG ENG

The "Relationship" should always be to the Head-of-Household (Philander), so Emeline's mother should have been labeled "Mother-in-Law."

5. Michigan Department of Community Health. GenDIS: Genealogical Death Indexing System, 1867-1884 (online at the michigan.gov web site):

Name: HOPKINS, Emeline

Date of Death: 19 Oct 1884

Ledger Page: 149

Record Number: 80

Place of Death: Unadilla

County of Death: Livingston

Sex: female

Race: white

Marital Status: married

Age: 40 yr 3 mo 5 dy

Cause of Death: rheumatic cardiac

Birthplace: New York

Occupation: housekeeper

Father's Name: Egleston, James

Father's Residence: Michigan

Mother's Name: Egleston, Edna

Mother's Residence: Michigan

Date of Record: 23 May 1885

8. Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's JavaScript Birthday Calculator.

Name Deathdate Age at Death Result

Emeline 19 Oct 1884 5d 3m 40y 14 Jul 1844

(Calculated birthdates should always be prefaced with "ca." — you can't be certain the person who calculated their age did it correctly.)

9. Livingston County Clerk. Livingston County, Michigan, [Partial] Death Index, 1867-1948 (online at the Livinston County MIGenWeb site; extracted from LDS microfilm by Dianne Richards — the index is not complete for the period covered):

Last Name First Name Vol Page

HOPKINS Emeline 1 143

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