Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
"We are and always will be the United States of America." (4 Nov 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL)
Edward Whiting HOPKINS
Georgina Caroline SMITH
Helen Maria THOMPSON
Husband:  Edward Whiting HOPKINS
Birth:  26 Apr 1848, China Twp., St. Clair Co., MI
Death:  18/19 Jan 1926, City & County of San Francisco, CA
Father:  Samuel Frederick HOPKINS
Mother:  Mary Ann KEENEY
Marriage-1:  25 Oct 1876, City & County of San Francisco, CA
Wife-1:  Georgina/Georgia Caroline SMITH
Birth:  1855
Death:  7 May 1820, City & County of San Francisco, CA
Father:  Henry Stephen SMITH (1817- )
Mother:  Mary Henrietta HIGGINSON (1820- )
Marriage-2:  7 Jun 1920
Wife-2:  Helen Maria THOMPSON
Birth:  16 Jul 1850, Toledo, OH
Other Spouse:  m1. Arthur de Forrest TOURTILLETTE, of New York
Father:  Isaac PIERSON
Mother:  Emeline WILKISON
Children with Georgina SMITH:
1.  Helen HOPKINS, b. 20 Aug 1877; m. 26 Sep 1900, Menlo Park, San Mateo Co., CA, Augustus TAYLOR (1868); lived Menlo Park
2.  Edna HOPKINS, b. 19 Feb 1879; m1. 16 Feb 1901, William Henry TAYLOR, Jr. (1869-1920); m2. 12 Oct 1921, Stewart Samuel LOWERY (1883- )
3.  Georgina HOPKINS, b. 30 Sep 1880; d. 21 Feb 1920; m. 5 Mar 1902, Frederick William McNEAR (1870- )
4.  Samuel HOPKINS, b. 27 Apr 1887; m1. Elyse Carol SCHULTZ; m2. Mrs. Margaret (__?__) WALSH; lived San Francisco
5.  Florence HOPKINS, b. 23 Apr 1889; m1. 5 Jun 1912, Menlo Park, San Mateo Co., CA, John Cheever COWDEN (divorced 1926); m2. 5 Apr 1929, New York, Edward E. HILLS
Children with Helen THOMPSON:
-


Sources:

1.  Timothy Hopkins.  1932.  John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1634, and Some of His Descendants. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, CA (available as a facsimile reprint from Higginson Books and online by subscription at GenealogyLibrary.com):
p. 642 EDWARD WHITING9 (SAMUEL FREDERICK,8 MARK,7 MOSES,6 SAMUEL,5 TIMOTHY,4 JOHN,3 STEPHEN,2 JOHN1), b. at China, Michigan, 26 April 1848; m. (1) at San Francisco, 25 October 1876, Georgina Caroline Smith, b. 1855, daughter of Stephen Henry, b. 1817, and Mary Henrietta ([Higgenson], b. 1820) Smith.  She d. at San Francisco, 7 May 1920.  He m. (2) 7 Jun 1920, Mrs. Helen Maria Tourtillette, b. at Toledo, Ohio, 16 July 1850, widow of Arthur de Forrest Tourtillette, and daughter of Isaac Pierson and Emeline (Wilkison) Thompson.  He d. 19 January 1926.

Removing to California in 1870, he became connected with the Central Pacific Railroad at Sacramento.  He held the office of Assistant Treasurer when his uncle, Mark Hopkins, died in 1878, and succeeded him as Treasurer.  In 1882 he resigned and was prominent in the business and financial affairs of San Francisco.  An Episcopalian and a Republican.

Children:
HELEN,10 b. 20 August 1877; m. at Menlo Park, California, 26 September 1900, Augustus Taylor, b. at San Francisco 25 April 1868, son of William Henry Taylor, b. 22 February 1824, and Mary Ellen Frost, b. at Philadelphia 20 May 1843.

Mr. Taylor and his brother, William Henry, succeeded their father in the ownership and management of the Risdon Iron Works, a large engineering and shipbuilding plant of San Francisco.  He is an officer of the Federal Wireless Telegraph Company.  An Episcopalian and a Republican.

Children surname Taylor:
 I. AUGUSTUS, b. 16 February 1904.
II. EVELYN, b. 22 April 1909.
EDNA,10 b. 19 February 1879; m. (1) 16 February 1901, William Henry Taylor, Jr., b. 1 August 1869, brother of Augustus Taylor.  He d. 14 September 1920.  She m. (2) 12 October 1921, Stewart Samuel Lowery, b. at Utica, New York, 14 September 1883, son of James L. and Emily Gale (Marklove) Lowery.
p.  643 Mr. Taylor was associated with his brother Augustus in the Risdon Iron Works of San Francisco.  An Episcopalian and a Republican.  Mr. Lowery is associated with and an officer of a prominent bond company in San Francisco.
Children surname Taylor:
 I. EDNA HOPKINS, b. 25 August 1902; m. 18 October 1924, Harold Bliss Rucker.
II. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 27 May 1907.
GEORGINA,10 b. 30 September 1880; m. 5 March 1902, Frederick William McNear, b. at San Francisco, 24 March 1870, son of George Washington McNear, b. 27 March 1834, and Amanda Maria McNear, b. 20 Jun 1837.  She d. 21 February 1920.

Mr. McNear is a lawyer of San Francisco.  He graduated from the University of California, 1890; Harvard, 1891; and Harvard Law School, 1896.

Children surname McNear:
 I. EDWARD HOPKINS, b. 20 September 1903; m. 15 January 1927, Dorothy Caldwell; d. 20 April 1929.
II. FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. 15 October 1908.
SAMUEL,10 b. 27 April 1887, m. (1) Elyse Carol Schultz; (2) Mrs. Margaret Walsh.

FLORENCE,10 b. 23 April 1889; m. (1) at Menlo Park, 5 June 1912, John Cheever Cowden, b. at New York City, son of John Elliot and Gertrude (Cheevy) Cowden. Divorced in 1926. She m. (2) at New York, 5 April 1929, Edward E. Hills.

Child surname Cowden:
I. JOHN CHEEVER, JR., b. 4 June 1913, at San Francisco.

2.  Marriage Records:

3.  LDS.  Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):
Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Source: FHL Film #1254075; NARA Film #T9-0075; Pg 204A
  Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo
Edward HOPKINS Self M M W 32 MI R.R. Treasurer MA CT
Georgia HOPKINS Wife F M W 24 CA Keeping House ENG ENG
Helen HOPKINS Dau F S W  2 CA   CA CA
Edna HOPKINS Dau F S W  1 CA   CA CA
Elizabeth GARRY Other F S W 25 IRE Servant IRE IRE
Mary HARMON Other F S W 45 IRE Servant IRE IRE
Mary SIEGFRIED Other F S W 28 PRUSSIA Servant PRUSSIA PRUSSIA

4.  1890 Census destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com):  Third Township, San Mateo Co., CA, p. 229A, SD 2, ED 40, SN 4, enumeratd 8 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1900:  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 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
56 56 Hopkins Edward W Head W M May 1849 51 M 22     MI ME ME Capitalist 0   Y Y Y O F H
    _______ Helen Wife W F Feb 1854 46 M 22 4 4 ME ME ME       Y Y Y      
    _______ Helen Daughter W F Jan 1879 20 S       CA MI ME       Y Y Y      
    _______ Edna Daughter W F Apr 1881 19 S       CA MI ME       Y Y Y      
    _______ Georgiana Daughter W F July 1883 16 S       CA MI ME       Y Y Y      
    _______ Samuel Son W M Mar 1885 15 S       CA MI ME At School 0 10 Y Y Y      
    Gaynor Maggie Servant W F Jan 1877 23 S       CA Ire Scot Servant 0   Y Y Y      
There are many anomalies in this record.  Who was the informant, the servant?  Living four households from Timothy NOLAN-HOPKINS

6.  Arthur Wilmot Ackerman.  1928.  "Memoirs of Deceased Members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society."  New England Historical and Genealogical Register 82(Jan): 99-121. Memoir of Edward Whiting Hopkins.

Contact Home
Page
Biddle
DNA
Carrico
DNA
Corbin
DNA
Danish
DNA
Rasey
DNA
Straub
DNA
Pedigree
Charts
Census
Records
Every-Name
Indices

Everything I have is online at this web site; I have no further information. If you feel I've made an error, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Progressive Talk Radio on the Internet
Nova M Radio
24 / 7
Randi Rhodes on NovaM
M-F 3 pm - 6 pm ET
Mike Malloy on NovaM
M-F 9 pm - midnight ET
Ray Taliaferro on KGO
M-F 1 am - 5 am PT
Peter Werbe on WRIF
Sunday 11 pm - 2 am ET
Amy Goodman on KPFA
M-F 9 am - 10 am ET and PT
AirAmericaRadio
24 / 7
Plus repeats and archives if you miss the shows live — see web sites linked above for availability. Also see White Rose Society for archived shows.