| Sources:
1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages:
Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):
not found.
2. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 (Broderbund
CD-314): not found.
3. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #7-8 of 94; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1830 |
KY |
Christian Co. |
p. 10 |
Evan Hopson |
000 010 - 110 010 |
110 010 - 020 010 |
These data indicate:
| No., Race, Gender |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 white male |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= Evan (b. 1801/2) |
| 1 white female |
4 or under |
1825-1830 |
= Daughter B |
| 1 white female |
5-9 |
1820-1825 |
= Daughter A |
| 1 white female |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= Amanda (b. 1801/2) |
| 1 male slave |
9 or under |
1820-1830 |
= ? |
| 1 male slave |
10-23 |
1806-1820 |
= ? |
| 1 male slave |
55-99 |
1730-1775 |
= ? |
| 2 female slaves |
10-23 |
1806-1820 |
= ? |
| 1 female slave |
55-99 |
1730-1775 |
= ? |
| 1 black deaf & dumb |
25 or over |
in or bef. 1805 |
= ? |
4. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #95-96 of 98; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1840 |
KY |
Christian Co. |
p. 237 |
Evan Hopson |
010 001 - 111 101 010 |
411 000 - 211 000 |
0400000 |
These data indicate:es
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 white male |
5-9 |
1830-1835 |
= Benjamin (b. 1831/2) |
| 1 white male |
30-39 |
1800-1810 |
= Evan (b. 1801/2) |
| 1 white female |
4 or under |
1835-1840 |
= Ann (b. 1835/6) |
| 1 white female |
5-9 |
1830-1835 |
= Martha (b. 1833/4) |
| 1 white female |
10-14 |
1825-1830 |
= Daughter B |
| 1 white female |
15-19 |
1820-1825 |
= Daughter A |
| 1 white female |
30-39 |
1800-1810 |
= Amanda (b. 1801/2) |
| 1 white female |
50-59 |
1780-1790 |
= Rhoda CLARK? (b. 1772/3?) |
| 4 male slaves |
9 or under |
1830-1840 |
= ? |
| 1 male slave |
10-23 |
1816-1830 |
= ? |
| 1 male slave |
24-35 |
1804-1816 |
= ? |
| 2 female slaves |
9 or under |
1830-1840 |
= ? |
| 1 female slave |
10-23 |
1816-1830 |
= ? |
| 1 female slave |
24-35 |
1804-1816 |
= ? |
| 4 |
persons employed in agriculture |
Listed four lines down from Presley
N.O. THOMPSON, who is three lines down from Henry HOPSON.
5a. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):
District No. 2, Christian Co., KY, p. 408B, 712/756, enumerated 8 October
1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| Evan Hopson |
48 |
M |
Farmer |
900 |
N Carolina |
| Amanda " |
48 |
F |
|
|
S Carolina |
| Benjamin C " |
18 |
M |
Farmer |
|
Kentucky |
| Martha J " |
16 |
F |
|
|
" |
| Ann R " |
14 |
F |
|
|
" |
| Rhoda Clark |
77 |
F |
|
|
Virginia |
Rhoda's age has inflated since 1840, where she was 50-59.
5b. 1850 Slave Schedule Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #92 of 100; missing columns contained no data): District No.
2, Christian Co., KY, p. 179, 3 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Names
of
Slave Owners |
Number
of
Slaves* |
Description |
| Age |
Sex |
Colour |
| Evan Hopson |
1 |
35 |
M |
B |
| |
2 |
30 |
F |
B |
| |
3 |
28 |
F |
B |
| |
4 |
18 |
M |
B |
| |
5 |
17 |
F |
B |
| |
6 |
16 |
F |
B |
| |
7 |
16 |
M |
B |
| |
8 |
13 |
M |
B |
| |
9 |
13 |
M |
B |
| |
10 |
12 |
F |
B |
| |
11 |
11 |
M |
B |
| |
12 |
5 |
M |
B |
| |
13 |
3 |
M |
B |
| |
14 |
4 |
F |
B |
| |
15 |
10/12 |
M |
B |
*The enumerator obviously didn't understand how this column was supposed
to be used.
6a. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #121
of 295): Hopkinsville P.O., Christian Co., KY, p. 623, PN 121, enumerated
14 Sep 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 850 |
850 |
Evan Hopson |
58 |
M |
|
Farmer |
5000 |
13,150 |
NC |
| |
|
A.M.F. Hopson |
57 |
F |
|
|
|
|
SC |
| " |
" |
B.M. Johnson |
29 |
M |
|
Farmer |
1000 |
1500 |
Ky |
| |
|
Telatha Johnson |
28 |
F |
|
|
|
|
" |
| |
|
[children of B.M. & Telitha] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Anderson Johnson |
18 |
M |
|
Farmer |
|
|
Ky |
Living next door to James
& Elizabeth (WEST) THOMPSON. The JOHNSON's have no known connection
to Evan or Amanda, so they may just be boarders. See
their page for the full record and for further info.
6b. 1860 Slave Schedule Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #10 of 125; missing columns contained no data): Christian Co.,
KY, p. 259B, PN 10, enumerated 1 Sep 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Names
of
Slave Owners |
Description |
Number
of Slave
Houses |
| Age |
Sex |
Colour |
| Evan Hopson |
50 |
M |
B |
2 |
| |
48 |
F |
B |
|
| |
46 |
F |
B |
|
| |
34 |
M |
B |
|
| |
32 |
M |
B |
|
| |
25 |
M |
B |
|
| |
25 |
M |
B |
|
| |
23 |
M |
B |
|
| |
14 |
M |
B |
|
| |
12 |
M |
B |
|
| |
12 |
F |
B |
|
| |
11 |
M |
B |
|
| |
8 |
F |
B |
|
| |
7 |
M |
B |
|
| |
2 |
F |
B |
|
| Totals |
15 |
|
|
2 |
7. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #68
of 591): Hopkinsville P.O., Fruit Hill Pct., Christian Co., KY, p.
330B, PN 66, 470/470, enumerated 20 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| Hopson Evan |
67 |
M |
W |
Farmer |
1600 |
|
North Carolina |
| ______ Amanda M. F. |
67 |
F |
W |
Keeping house |
|
|
North Carolina |
| ______ Ben C |
39 |
M |
W |
at home |
40 |
2000 |
Kentucky |
8. 1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family
History Resource File: CD-ROM Library): not found.
9. Willard Rouse Jillson. 1925. The Kentucky Land
Grants. Filson Club Publ., Louisville, KY (online at Ancestry.com;
Broderbund CD-650):
| Pg |
Grantee |
Acres |
Book |
Pg |
Date |
County |
Watercourse |
| Vol. 1, Pt. 1, Chap. VI, Kentucky Land Warrants (1816-1873) |
| 593 |
Hopson, Evan |
7 |
S |
201 |
5-11-1825 |
Christian |
W Fk Pond R |
| Vol. 1, Pt. 2, Chap. X, Grants in the County Court Orders
(1836-1924) |
| 1355 |
Hopson, Evan |
70 |
10 |
163 |
6-7-1842 |
Christian |
W Fk Pond R |
| 1355 |
Hopson, Evan |
1 |
44 |
426 |
2-5-1855 |
Christian |
Pond R |
| 1355 |
Hopson, Evan |
188 |
44 |
427 |
2-5-1855 |
Christian |
Pond R |
| 1355 |
Hopson, Evan |
19 |
44 |
428 |
2-5-1855 |
Christian |
Pond R |
| 1355 |
Hopson, Ben Clark |
9¾ |
55 |
140 |
6-9-1858 |
Christian |
W Fk Pond R |
| 1355 |
Hopson, B C |
45 |
81 |
269 |
9-19-1870 |
Christian |
W Fk Pond R |
|